I posted last Sunday that I was feeling at peace, and boy have I paid for making that statement! Monday and Tuesday went on like normal. Then came Wednesday and Thursday...
I cannot even pretend to know what some of my closest friends and their families were/are going through. But my heart literally aches for them. I have felt all week that I need to be doing something, but there is nothing that I can do, so I just prayed. I begged God to wrap His arms around them in this tragic time and to give them the strength they need. I just prayed...
Then Friday rolled around and brought with it an awesome case of the stomach flu 2 hours before I had to take my baby (who is growing WAY too fast for my liking) to his pre-k screening. So add the stomach flu, getting slapped in the face with the reality that Brody is old enough for pre-k, and my raging hormones to an already awful week...you can guess my emotional state of mind by this point! The screening started out great, then turned awful when Brody went into "shut down" mode. And this is what brought on the tears that I could no longer stop. Thank God for my dear friend Krista, who got me outside before I had a complete meltdown. Then my son proceeded to break my heart a little more on the way home when he said, "I'm sorry Mommy, I just got scared." :( Does pre-k mean that much? Am I worried about Brody not succeeding in school? Is it worth crying over? NO...but I emotionally couldn't take any more last week. Every female knows exactly what I mean!
Saturday...recovery day and uneventful (YAY!)
Which brings me to today. I finally got to get my arms around the people who have been on my mind so much this week and tell them how much I've been praying for them and that I will continue to pray for them.
Do I think my week sucked? Yes. Enough to dwell over? No...it could have been far worse. So I found myself constantly thanking God for all the blessings in my life.
But what I did more than anything this week was pray for those who have needed it the most and who will continue to need it. So, if you read this, please say a little prayer for them. I know God hears us and I know He will not leave them.
