I’ve been MIA
around here for about a week and a half.
It’s been a crazy 11 days! The 15th
– when I should’ve written something again – was my 21st wedding
anniversary. I know what you’re
thinking. You’ve glanced over to the
side, seen my photo and thought, “How did she get married at 10 years old?” You’re too kind, really!
I can’t say
we celebrated because you’ll also notice a cute little guy in that same
photo. We’ve lived in our current location
for just over a year now and have yet to find a babysitter. We also have no family within 6 hours of us. We really only get to go out when we are
visiting our family at home – or on vacation with the fam. That’s the plan for next week. We’ll celebrate one night while we’re at the
beach. That’s better than the suburbs
anyway.
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After the
anniversary we had 5 members of my family come to visit for 4 ½ days. We had such a great time. My sister and I, who you know from Thursdays,
went into Georgetown for the day. It was
fun, girly, and totally exhausting! We
then took our kids to a local farm and a splash pad at a local shopping area
for Day 2. The next day had us cavorting
at a waterpark. They all left the next
morning after a breakfast at IHOP. They
hit the road and we went to the second swim lesson of the week. Did I mention that I was getting sick this
whole time with a crazy, hacking cough?
At this
point, I’d missed two of my pre-beach, look good in a swimsuit Strike! workouts. Friday morning is my Zumba time, so off we
went. Zumba was really fun on medication
and after a slacker week fitness-wise.
There wasn’t even “Five Minutes” for me to write. Then we were back to a weekend and enjoying
time together in the beautiful weather.
At this point, I’m tethered to a box of tissues and my bag of trusty
Ricolas.
So that
brings me to today. It’s 10:30 on Monday
night and here I am writing.
So where does
the “Doc” fit into all of this rambling?
I saw him this morning and the dear man gave me a prescription for an
antibiotic to kick this sinus infection to the curb so I can go MIA again in a
week while I’m playing at the beach.
During all of
this, I have been able to continue my study of the book of James. I will finish it before we leave town. One of the biggest things I’ve learned goes
perfectly with Allume’s blog post for Monday – “Riding Tandem”. I’ve seen directly how my imbalance and life
out of God’s word takes my little guy and my husband along for a wobbly, bumpy
ride. I’ve been putting myself in the
driver’s seat and then wondering why everything goes off the track so
badly.
When I put myself behind and surrender the control we move along much more smoothly. Does this mean there are no wobbles? Absolutely not! When you have multiple pedalers there will always be jerks and jumps. Learning to compensate and adjust is the trick.
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When I put myself behind and surrender the control we move along much more smoothly. Does this mean there are no wobbles? Absolutely not! When you have multiple pedalers there will always be jerks and jumps. Learning to compensate and adjust is the trick.
So, I’m going
to work on getting back in balance and getting my rhythm down. I ask for your prayers. I want to be the most effective tool I can be
for the Kingdom of God. Sometimes the
tools just need some maintenance. This
is what I’m learning now.
It's a good lesson to learn. ((hugs)) I hope you get it quicker than I did... am... well, yeah. ;) It's a continual process, but I am learning. LOL
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that this is one of those present perfect participle verbs kind of learning. Thanks for the hugs.
DeleteOh, I have so missed your presence! Great to see this post this morning. Love that on this journey of life we are NEVER left alone.
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you. Thank goodness for not being alone!
DeleteI pray your medications take effect quickly. I had noticed your absence and did a search to see if you posted about a vacation. I just thought this morning...well dummy, see if she's on the blog and just not at BW? So I'm sad to hear of the sinus infection. They make you feel SOOOO beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI got an amazing antibiotic that started working almost immediately. Working out was sooo muuuuuch fuuun Friday and this morning, but I've only got one more workout til it's swimsuit time on Saturday. A girls' gotta do what a girl's goota do. In your honor I will be going with pink toesies to the beach. I'll also be packing the polish for touchups. Pools are killer on pedicures. :)
DeleteWhen we are plugged into the Word, I've found I hav a lot more grace to deal with those bumps and wobbles!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with WIP Wednesday!
Mary Beth
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