No Good, Very Bad Day

Or so it tried to be. Thankfully, we have a God who gives us refuge and strength.

This morning, I awoke, stubbornly, to the urgent call of the Holy spirit. "Wake up and look at your clock!" When I finally did, I saw that it read 6:37. Turning, to go back to sleep, thinking, "No biggie. I've got time.", it struck me. No I don't! My alarm wasn't turned on and I was waking up over 10 minutes late. I jumped out of bed, with one thought on my mind. "Must get girls up and to the bus on time!"

Success. We made it out to the bus stop with a couple minutes to spare and take a moment to give God our joint attention. I drove back to the house, thanking God for intervening.

Unfortunately, I arrived to discover my husband's alarm hadn't gone off either, and I didn't wake him, due to my one track thinking. He was up and rushing to get out the door. Again I prayed, this time for his peace and comfort, as well as for his day to be much better than it started.

The rest of my morning, I was dragging. I don't drink coffee, but on days like this, I wonder if I should start.

Lesson time with the boys was frustrating. It seemed they were just as off kilter as I was. Again, I prayed, God help me to handle this well and for us to get through this. He answered and we did.

As we nearly finished up, my husband called to let me know, I'd forgotten to take the boys to the dentist. I called them up to apologize and was informed I now owed them $50. I felt awful. I'm not one who misses appointments and couldn't believe I'd forgotten. I cried. Sadly, I did. I cried out and asked God to help me through this day. I felt overwhelmed and unmotivated.

After that, I decided to put a combination of Young Living Joy and Peppermint essential oils into my diffuser. The combination is supposed to be uplifting. It was. Not only did I notice a change in my self, but also a peace and calm seemed to have taken over my sons.

Between the oils and God, my day began to turn around. Though, I haven't stopped feeling off kilter and have had my share of unpleasant moments, I have found motivation, peace, and joy. I've done more today, than I would've believed I could, and I'm ending this day feeling good about it, in spite of the valleys strewn through it.