What a little bit of God can do...on a Monday

If you see a "Brian" commenting, (everyone say hi to Brian!)
that is my artistic director. (and all around goof for those of you who really read it)
He is the one who is responsible, well, I have to admit it, for the entire creative layout and beauty of the magazine. That back page last month? Yep, that's Bri.
Anyway, I thought it ironic but God had other plans when I was writing yesterday's post. I was thinking..I mean I LITERALLY had the thought that I was glad my two worlds didn't cross. I was thankful for the blog and my HS group and happy that I could share my thoughts without the other side.
So imagine when in passing I said the word blog and next thing you know?
Heeeeeeere's Brian! (What a little google can do)
Well, God had a plan because after he read my post he called me. (Bri, not God)
And comforted me with words that were well, just normal.
(Hope you don't mind me sharing this Bri)
He told me he had gotten together with some friends over the weekend. They all knew each other when they were single. Now they were all married and had kids.
And they were all now in the same boat. Everyone was trying to get ahead. Srtiving , pushing reaching for....the thing. Everyone's thing is different.
Anyway, that the point maybe was that life just KEEPS COMING AT YOU. It doesn't stop coming. It got me thinking that it was so true. Life just keeps on coming...there is no break, no attaining the "thing", just a constant roll of experiences. Sometimes busy, sometimes calm, sometimes happy, sometimes sad...Life just is.
It reminded me that I often think that God cares more about HOW you handle your circumstances than your actual circumstances.
Bri reminded me how much we love the mag and that there are often solutions to the seemingly daunting. He offered really practical solutions and more importantly a desire to hang with it and help me return to my first calling. Wife and motherhood.
My point is that I ended up feeling like I could do it!
(Bri may not realize he has the gift of encouragement!)
I don't know if Bri will ever come by these parts again, but he is surely welcome to and yesterday he became an honorary blogging buddy!

Then there was Tif...who magically called and ended up getting what could only be called a real earful. Talking things out with her (a.k.a. VENTING) reminded me that we all really are in the same boat one way or the other. I felt so much better just getting the trillions of thoughts out of my way overstocked head. THANK YOU TIF. Thank you for allowing me to speak my mind when it runs so contrary to lots of other things. Thanks for letting me talk about the stuff I go through regarding parenting without being offended (or at least hiding it really well!) You really were a good friend to me yesterday listening to all my blah blah blah.

And of course there is ROMANS. Lol Thanks God, for pushing me past my screaming flesh to continue this Monday night bible study...Romans reminded me WOW. That's right. I LOVE THE WORD OF GOD and what can you say about Romans? I mean, come on. It is just so good. This new study of it is going to be wonderful. We seemed to have covered creation, salvation, faith and wretched man syndrome, proving yet again, that even in Biblical times, Paul and everyone else went through it. And by it I am sure you know what I mean.
Today, I am pressing on!
Sorry for those whom I worried.
No I am not putting the kids back in school.
Yes, I am returning to church one day.
Yes, I love the magazine but I love my family more and take parenting as the more important role, which is why the struggle is there.
Thank you Monday night ladies for your commitment to the study group and reminding me that God and His Word are my ultimate comfort and source of wisdom.
Thanks for staying after too and getting that old discussion on parenting going that I love so much!
Alright! Enough! Time for cup a Joe. I'm out!