Certain we would have TONS of things to talk about in the Joy department this week, I was so looking forward to this Monday post. I mean, it’s my birthday week!
Instead it’s Wednesday and we are busy preparing for a funeral for my husband’s brother. We have known this time would come, I guess we just didn’t expect it so soon.
There has been a lot going on over here. Risking being vulnerable, I reached out to a friend earlier in the week and she delivered to my door a book of prayers and a big big hug.
Earlier today I texted this to a friend. “This is what I am currently praying “God, I always say I see you in the tiniest of details. But right now, I don’t. I don’t hear you. So maybe show up? Let me just follow you around so I don’t have to think? Maybe say audible words? Let off some fire works so I know you are here?””
My mom came over today. I worked at the election polls yesterday (see? Another Joy I was so looking forward to sharing!) and she knew I would be so tired from the long day. She knew I was about to go into some emotionally tough days ahead so she brought me flowers and helped me clean my house. My mom knew that in the hustle and bustle, I would want to come home and just be at rest. My mom scrubbed my toilet, people. Mom love never dies.
As I was walking out of my now clean dining room where I don’t hang out in the summer, I noticed my chalk board. It hangs by our front door.
I wrote this awhile ago.
God gave me fireworks, in my own penmanship.
That, people, is how you find some Joy in the every day.
Also, I “stumbled” upon this song this week. I was headed into town for a last minute something I had to do and this song came on. I had never heard it before. Usually I wouldn’t even say TobyMac spoke to me….but this song did.
This week, can I selfishly just ask you to pray? We need some prayers. Thank you.
