24 hrs. later...
well, i said it could only get better from here, right? praise the Lord, that was the truth! today was a great day. thank you for your encouragement and your prayers. i surely felt the Lord's healing and His peace over our house today. after a much-needed good night's rest last night, brian and i felt it was best for me to not work my usual tuesday morning at school. though i felt much better this morning, i didn't want to push it (my usual M.O.), and i also knew that i did not need to pass on my cold to any of my sweet students right before spring break! so the kids and i had a wonderful day at home today. it was just what the dr. ordered. :) my mom came over this evening and helped me fold and put away alllll of ethan's now super-clean laundry, which was a HUGE help! so i am not so far behind this week... and who knows, by friday, i may even have a chance to mop the kitchen floor! :)
seriously, thank you for your prayers. one of my favorite "mommy" passages is ps. 46:1-3...
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
i thought about this verse a lot today as i contemplated how bad yesterday seemed while i was in the midst of it! the mountains were falling, the waters were roaring, but God was still ever-present. i pray that the next time, i will think on these verses DURING the trial instead of the next day. :)
what scriptures encourage you the most during challenging mommy days? please share!
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I'm glad to hear everyone is feeling much better! What a great question about "mommy verses." I'm excited to see what everyone else writes. One of my favorite "mommy" verses is:
He tends His flock like a sheperd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:11
It a great comfort to know He is leading me through Mommyhood!
Motherhood can be physically tiring and at the end of the day, I find I need God's strength to make until the kids go to bed. That's when I'm reminded of Isaiah 40:29-31, "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
The scripture that I love is and the Lord reminds me with is, Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it."
I learned just recently in Beth Moore's new study, "Stepping Up" that this was the "song" Jesus and his disciples sang after the Lord's supper just beore Jesus was taken away.
He reminds me that He has made everyday, no matter what and I must rejoice in it with him.
Thanks for asking!
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