Musings: Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window...

After a week of unseasonably warm weather (even for Texas),
the temperature has cooled off.
The sky is clear and the moon is bright...I'm hoping it won't interfere with my sleep

I am thinking...

about too much, which inevitably turns to worry. Stop it, brain!

I am thankful...

for a great weekend. Esther and I went to Dallas to a Swing Dance shindig (Jadan hasn't caught the dance fever yet, so he stayed home and held down the fort). My precious friend Kim, whom I usually stay with when I go to Dallas, wasn't home for us to bunk with, so she booked us a hotel room! Can you even believe that?! Am I blessed or what? The dance was the most fun I have had in a long time. I smiled the whole night. My face was literally as sore as my legs when it was over! :)
We were also able to see my brother Stephen because we met up with him for lunch on Sunday before we headed home. These little excursions I've been taking have been a real blessing. They have been good diversions and keep me from staying home, feeling sorry for myself, bingeing on Netflix chick-flicks and eating entirely too many cookies.

I am wearing...

my PJ pants with doors on them. Esther got these for me a few Christmases ago because
I have a thing for taking pictures of doors. The girl gets me.

I am hearing...

clothes tumbling in the dryer.

I am creating...

fun lesson plans. I am finally out of show season
(we've put on three major shows since mid-November),
so now we get to do a lot more playing, dancing and creating.

I am going...

to take a big pile of papers over to my accountant friend tomorrow to see if she can help me make heads or tails of my taxes. I've been worrying about it, so its time to turn the angst into action and get it taken care of.

I am wondering...

what's next

I am reading...

Daily Bible reading on my She Reads Truth app

A Year With C.S. Lewis

I am hoping...

that I can find a good deal on a new dishwasher. Mine is 14 years old and not acting right. A dishwasher is a luxury I'm willing to pay for right now to make my load a little lighter...I just hope it won't break the bank.

I am praying...

for wisdom
for my kids
for my Boaz
for my family
for my friends

I am learning...

how to snap myself out of a funk. I've been battling emotional and mental funk for the past several weeks. It tries to sneak up on me unaware - usually when I'm hungry, angry, lonely or tired (HALT). Pray is a powerful weapon against the funk. God has been hearing me say, "Lord, these thoughts are yucky and making me crazy. Please wipe them away and help me focus on the good in my life". I'm learning to "stare down the funk" and tell the blues to beat it. Sometimes a few tears of exasperation fall, but I've learned that can even be very cathartic. Onward through the fog...

In my garden...

Look at my little darlings!

In my kitchen...

Mom got us a rotisserie chicken tonight.
She knew today was a long day for me and helped me out.
I am blessed!

A Favorite Verse for today....