21 days of stress

People keep mentioning to me these are the best times of my life. If what they say is true God help me, after this weekend if THIS is the best man Lord just send down your chariot now and take me to paradise.

February has not been a good month for this family. Eric had his procedure at the beginning of the month, then colds came on and you know they last a while, I mean there is seven of us that the germs have to make miserable. If each of us is sick for a minimum of three days that is 21 days total. This past weekend takes the cake. It started with Jonah and then spread like wild fire. Fevers, coughs, aches, chills, snot, lots and lots of snot. First it came on me, then on Eric, the dreadful germs, the headache, the pain of moving, the pain of sound all the while seeing to the needs of five kids six and under. Now chaos ensues on a good day, I will leave it to your imagination for what this weekend was like. Parenting and sickness don't mix.

So let me end with this, if you see me don't say this is the best time of my life, I just might slap you and I am not prone to violence, I have a hard enough time killing hornworms on my tomato plants.

Contentment...Really?

It's Friday. I use to live for Friday's. The weekend, time off, sleeping in, oh the bliss. Now every day starts with whining and coffee. Must not forget coffee. I bet you think I am speaking of my childrens whining but really I am referring to my own. God has been working on my heart lately in regard to whining and comparing. Comparing equals whining in my world. I want turns into I need and then turns into gotta have it now, and when it doesn't happen I become bitter and angry. Some people say the grass is always greener on the other side, a wise person said the grass is always greener where you nourish it. I am guilty of overlooking my own blessings when I see God has blessed someone else. Do you do this as well? I believe we all have a time or two, for myself it seems to be more often than not and I really desire to work on changing. I think 1 Timothy 6:6-7 says it so well.

6.Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. ⁷ After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.

True godliness with contentment. I need to grasp this and pound it into my heart. I've got a long way to go. Praise the Lord he isn't finished with me yet!