Overdrive

I lied when I said that I was going to stay in bed all day.  I wouldn't even change out of my pajamas.  Nope, I would lay in bed all day and do nothing.  I lied to myself.  David and the kids had no idea what I was planning on doing today.  The plan was:  no church, a good meal, and that I would not be running around doing errands today.
11:30 am came too soon.  I woke up, that was after getting up at 7am to take my older son, D.J. to work at Schlotzskys.  He needed my expertise in writing his two week notice for work.  Yup. No more spending money for this 16 year old. In fact, I feel bad, no more Schlotzskys sandwiches, their salads or more importantly, no more cinnabons.  No more free meals. Sad. But with school approaching and football being his number one goal in life, he would soon have to leave. D.J.'s work isn't done yet, for in two days, his father, my beloved husband will be going under the knife.  It feels like just yesterday that we were getting the news that in a month the surgeon would be performing both total hip replacements.  Yup, you heard right.  Not one, but two.  We are not crazy and we did not plan on him having both done at the same time.  Both hip joints are at the brink of death.  When you've suffered 3 long years with pain, you will do anything for the pain to go away.  This is where the healing begins.  In that song by Tenth Avenue North, the singer states, "This is where the healing begins. This is where the healing starts. When you come to where you're broken within, the light meets the dark."  The healing we have been praying for years.  The healing that only the giver of Life gives freely to those who have confessed that he is Lord.  The healing that for so long our soul longs for.
 David has experienced spiritual healing; physical healing awaits.
We waited patiently for this.  David more than I.  I just didn't know what to do sometimes.  This is where I just kept pushing through. I kept praying. I was a woman after God. A woman praying for her husband's healing.
Yesterday I felt like the energizer bunny.  I went all day.  Never stopped.  I felt if I sat for one moment the world wouldn't function without me.  There has been so much to do that I had to just keep on going. So as I stumbled out of bed at 11:30am, I wasn't refreshed, but I  finished the rest of the preparations for David.  No matter what we go through in life, God is always there.  It seems when I can just sit and absorb all his glory that's when he recharges me.  He restores my soul.  He gives me peace. 

 I am a woman after God's heart because if I pursue him like he pursued me at the tender age of 18,  he will give me all the strength I need to endure whatever may come my way.

Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.  

Our Vacation at Padre Island.
His favorite pic of us. 

Until Next Time, 
Eat Organic, 
Eat Gluten-Free, 
Jennifer
(My daily sweet has been Hail Merry's Chocolate Almond Butter Tart. If you haven't tried, I strongly recommend )