Day 44

What I did:

I think I'm starting to need that 7th inning stretch! I went to work yesterday and got quite a bit accomplished. Sometimes it's easy to look at the clock, but I told myself to enjoy every minute I could, no matter what the task, and it really made a world of difference. Yesterday was my little one's birthday, and we had a little time to just be together before heading back out the door within a few hours of me coming home from work.

I didn't really get much accomplished other than scheduling my day around work and another evening appointment that lasted a few hours. I have some work to get done before company comes for the weekend, but I'm doing well with the general upkeep of the house.

My second appointment was with a group of disabled tenants, their landlords and a NH State Representative who is also disabled. I have been very interested in learning as much as I can about the disabled community and their struggles/victories because of the unique situation I am in as both a caregiver and also probably having the Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis confirmed in myself.

I enjoyed meeting everyone and was especially in tune with what the State Rep. said about not wanting special treatment, just equal opportunities to live as independently and productively as possible, while taking into consideration that accessibility for disabled people is a very general subject due to each disability having it's own special circumstances. The meeting was respectful and eye opening and ended on a very positive note. I'm glad I took the time to go.

What I learned:

Though yesterday was full, I just seemed to have another case of the "blah's" and found myself allowing negative thoughts to creep in around the edges of an otherwise very good day. After catching myself more than once, I jumped up and opened my Bible to the Psalms. I do have my Bible reading, devotions and prayer each night, but realized it's no good to just let the day get away from me when I'm in one of those funks. I feel that God wants me to move to a new level of commitment and service to Him, and I know the best thing to do in times of discouragement is to open His Word and act on my desire to change both inside and out.

I also have quite a bit of Scripture committed to memory mostly due to my foster parents quoting verses throughout the day. I have nearly no recollection of the references to those verses. I came up with an idea to try to memorize the references each time a verse I know comes to mind. I'll let you know how it goes. My memory isn't what it used to be!

Until Tomorrow~~~Elizabeth