It's Monday

Wow, it's Monday already. What happened to the weekend? Saturday we worked in the yard, cleaning up branches and burning them. Then turning the compost pile and adding mulched up leaves to it. I'm planning on having an herb garden this spring. Yummy basil, oregano, thyme, etc for cooking with and maybe some lavender and such to use for potpourri and mint for tasty tea.
 Today, I have to go to the pharmacy for my dear husband who isn't feeling to well. I think that he has caught the cold that everyone else in the house has had for the past two weeks. I feel bad for him today, but yesterday I wanted to punch him. Why does my husband do this? I guess he wasn't feeling well yesterday and was cranky and fussy. But, I didn't realize that and yes... I was being a little self centered.  I would like to defend myself and say that I was focused on doing the right things, but I really must call it as I see it. I was thinking of myself and not being sensitive to him.
   Let me tell you about yesterday (Sunday). I felt like it was going to be the greatest day ever. Then, Aimee decided that she wasn't feeling well enough yet for church and decided to stay home with her Daddy. Daddy got fussy about that (I think God is convicting him about the example that he sets). I wasn't quite ready for church yet and I hate to be late for things, and when people don't do like I want or expect them to I get irritated. Then a few minutes later Jessica came in and said I think the laptop has a virus. Well, this just put the icing on the cake! We use our computers for so much. Seems that she had tried to open something on a facebook page that had been hacked and downloaded some malware. I was so upset at this point that I had almost decided not to go to church. I knew I didn't need to drive with the attitude that I had now developed.
    Kelly came in and gave me a hug, encouraged me to finish getting ready and to leave everything in God's hands. So, trying to be a good Mommy and realizing that she was right, I made myself take a deep breath and turn it all over to God.  Well, don't you know that God is awesome and the God of ALL things! Wes and Bobby were at church and both know more than a thing or two about computers. We now have virus protection, the malware is gone and the computers are back up and running better than ever. We watched an awesome movie, The Mysterious Islands (an Erwin Brothers Movie). Everyone was full of hugs and laughter. Just what I needed to get my week going. And today I have insight into why Hubby was so fussy. (He really doesn't like getting sick because he carries the weight of this family on his shoulders and worries that he might have to miss work) So today I pray that he will be quickly healed of this cold. That God will give him the strength he needs and protect him from the worries of this world.
   I will make him some chicken soup, and cater to his needs and be the wife that he really needed yesterday. I will work on the quilt, clean the house and teach the girls. Look out Literature, Geometry, and Algebra! I love our Bible time too, it really helps us to keep focused on Who is truly at the center of and in control of our world.
The LORD is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust in him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:7
Praising Jesus, S