Tarred

I am tarred. Extremely tarred. Hey, I’ve just gotten back from East Tennessee and I can say things like “tarred”, o-kay?

Here is what I should not do when I am really tired: make decisions and have important problem-solving conversations with my husband (And, NO, I’m not going to share any details of why that is a good idea. I mean, I already confessed last week to swearing at Hugh in anger. Enough of that!).

Also, I should not pack my week so full of stuff that I have no time to unpack let alone be a support to my husband during his really stressful week.

Wow. Now I’m thinking of ten other things I should be doing differently. It’s amazing how quickly negative “you should/you really need to” thinking takes over my mind.

Enough of what I should and shouldn’t do this week. I’m tarred, therefore, I am choosing to:

1. Cancel two different commitments (friends tell me they read my blog and then wait for the email that it’s their playdate/lunch that I backing out of…that totally cracks me up).

2. Not stress about fine-tuning my church volunteer training process. It needs to be done, but it can wait a couple more weeks.

3. Try to take a nap.

4. Make some homemade food for my family.

5. Spend significant amounts of time with my six year-old son, Jon-David, who started classes this morning at our local University Model School.

6. Pray through my feelings of guilt about this. Then reread Marybeth’s email to me that reminds me to be free from guilt.

7. Shave my legs.

8. Read all the holiday magazines I’ve bought at Target to get ideas for Thanksgiving Dinner.

9. Pray with my accountability partner ASAP. When Amanda prays for me, she ALWAYS blesses and encourages me in Jesus. Every single time. She is the biggest blessing of my life, after my family.

10. Write, write, write for my blog. Because I LOVE my blog and after THIS post I want to write about other things this week. Things that will encourage people in Jesus. And I don’t know that sharing about shaving my legs is all that encouraging!!

I love lists like this. They give me perspective and clarify my priorities. Yes, reading a magazine is on my list. But so is cooking for my family and spending time with my son. Ahh! This is a great list!

Have a blessed Monday, Precious Friends!!