Well, today has started out a little rough. I was woken up early with Micah saying “Mommy I want to play my games” an hour before we are suppose  to be getting ready for school. This is always fun, so here I am wanting to sleep the last hour before we are suppose to wake up and Micah is jumping on the bed screaming “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy I wanna play my games”. He really enjoys playing video games, but we limit him on when he gets to play them so, he is always trying to figure out extra time he can play video games. I then get him to lay with me for about 15 minutes but the whole time he cannot keep still and is wiggling. I finally get out of bed and get him dressed quickly and then thank goodness Tony gets up to help Micah, because I was not feeling well. I also needed to take a shower for work. I got in the shower and got dressed quickly, just in time to see Micah about to go out the door to catch his bus. I finished getting dressed and all the while I am still not feeling well, but I know I have to go to work today. I wish I could have stayed at home. I then leave for work after running a few minutes later than I would like and I get down the highway about 10 miles and realize I have left my blackberry for work at home so, I have to turn around and go home to get it! The first thought I had was negative because I knew I was going to be late for work. Then I remembered I should be saying “Thank you Jesus”, because he has a reason why he wants me to go back home to get my blackberry for work. I finally fight traffic and know I am wasting precious gas that is so expensive! I make it back home and get my blackberry. I see Tony sitting on the couch and tell him “I love you”. I get back in the car and I figured I was really going to be late now with traffic. I made record time though and got to the office in 50 minutes! Wow! Thank you Jesus! The traffic was awesome! My commute usually takes me about an 1.5 hours each way.

I get in the office and start doing my morning routine and I hear my blackberry going off, because I have a new email. I notice the email is from my close co-worker saying she lost her sister today. Her only sister has been battling severe acute respiratory syndrome for the past eleven weeks in the ICU. She was only 38 years old. Her sister has a daughter who is 21 and an only child. My deepest sympathy goes out to my co-worker and her family during this very hard time. I know her sister is no longer suffering with pain or struggling to get oxygen to her poor body. She has went to meet the Lord. The Lord has a reason and plan for taking her at this time. Her sister and her family has been in my prayers the whole time she has been sick. I will continue to pray for them during this very hard time.

Thank you Jesus for this day! Thank you Jesus for all the blessings that you pour out on me. Thank you for allowing me to go back home today and get my blackberry and to be able to be there for Misty as she is going through this hard time. I know that you will never give us a burden that is to hard to handle or you will never leave us or forsake us. Thank you Jesus for your unconditional love. Please lift Misty and her family up during this hard time and allow them to become closer to you Lord. In your name I pray.

Amen

God has not promised us skies always blue,

flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;

God has not promised sun without rain,

joy without sorrow,

peace without pain.

But God has promised strength for the day,

rest for the labor,

light for the way,

grace for the trials,

help from above,

unfailing sympathy,

 and undying love.