OK, It is raining which is good. But our construction isn't done yet so it is bad! Dirty workers trampling back and forth, dust and mud tracked all over the place. Wet dogs and paw prints all over and a broken vacuum and a disconnected washer and dryer going on 4 days now! Laundry is piled up in every room. Clothes that never made it out of the washer are probably moldy by now but I can't get to them because there are so many sharp and heavy tools on top of the washer that I am afraid they will fall on the new saltillo tile just put in! Of course, we missed our 3rd deadline on this project which originally should have been done at the end of December. So I am stressed a bit.
My house has never looked dirtier and I don't like that. There are piles of dust and dog fur everywhere. I feel like I have a trail of dust following me everytime I leave a room. To top it off, Hannah opened the top cabinet to get a cup just as I was standing back up to load the rest of the dishes into the dishwasher and I whacked by head sharply on the edge! OUCH!!!!! My head is still throbbing. I didn't really wake up feeling so great to begin with. (I know, you can almost hear the violins in the background right?)
My girls are feeling more playful today than normal (cabin fever) so I can tell we are going to have a struggle today. I have a pile of stuff to do at home and errands outside of home that require more patience and planning than I can handle today so they'll have to wait. I hate having things hanging over my head like that. It's hard to relax when I know I have so much to do. At least we had a decent Bible Study to start our day off. Now if we could all just apply it! :O) God will give me what I need. I trust that. It just doesn't always feel so good going through a trial (or trials). Life isn't always easy but God is always Faithful. So I will spend my day trying to hold onto that. Hopefully, your day will look great next to mine! So HAPPY MONDAY everyone! I will be posting photos of our remodel soon!
Lori
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Lori, I was just reading a commentary 0n Romans 5 that guaranteed that we "will" have tribulations in order to prove to us that our faith is being strengthened. Personally, I'm working on the rejoicing in these tribulations - not doing so hot just yet. Love you all,
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Dave, I have not been rejoicing as much as I should as well. But my ending paragraph did say how Faithful God is and I do trust Him. So even though things aren't so hot right now, I know it is just another trial to deal with to sort of go "through th fire" to be cleansed of all that doubt, impatience, annoyance, etc. Not an easy thing but I know again, God will pull me through.
ReplyDeleteConstruction and homeschooling do NOT go together well. Not a good plan to have a house with an open floor plan with dust, debris and noise flying everywhere, delays, disorder and chaos whiel trying to navigate my way around this brand new concept of homeschooling! Trying to implement schedules and routines with 2 kids while juggling construction workers and errands and regular life is not something I prepared myself for. But again, God is Faithful! Hope you guys are doing well. We miss you. God bless.