Blessed & Distressed... I am Stronger!

Hi Friends,
  Was about to write yesterday after a victory around here but then decided to wait for day 2 and then life flipped on me a bit. But that is what I am about... sharing the ups and downs, being real. So...

Yesterday, David got our 2nd car running again and was able to pay the registration. Such a big thing right now! This week we have enough going on, it was going to be a huge challenge with one car. It also gives me hope for upcoming weeks as I try to schedule things for the kiddos and I. We are no longer completely limited to David's 60 hour weeks! (Yes, that is right.) 

Today, I woke up, took Joy to VBS with a huge smile on her face and then was able to get out on my own a little while David took Micah and then picked up Joy for me. (He even had to take a longer route back due to an accident on the highway.) However, sometime after I got into a conversation that turned a little sour for me. And even though I knew I had no reason to let someone get me down, I just haven't been able to fully shake the feeling.

Tonight, David is going to finish cleaning the house for our inspection tomorrow. So ready for that to be over. They are trying to make up for everything that hasn't happened for years around here. So, feeling a little down here but trying to keep my head up. Started looking for Mandisa's new song when I realized it wasn't out to see yet but decided to play some others of hers. I love her music but clearly have missed quite a few. So, for you, I have included the link to the lyrics video and also the actual lyrics below. Be encouraged! There's more where that came from!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tezG4LRNzw

"These Days"

I never liked Mondays or bad news
Or breakin in new shoes
And mornings when I can't find my phone
Nobody likes traffic or short nights
Or situps or long flights
But sometimes that's just the way it goes
It's funny what you use to help me grow...

So I'll learn to love these days
Life along the way
In the middle of the crazy
God your love is so amazing
Through the ups and downs
You're the only hope I've found
The Lord you meet me in the madness

I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days

I can see a silver linin
When the sun's not shinin'
Even when you choose to bring the rain
Oh, but I'm trustin your leadin'
'Cause your Lord of all my joy and all my pain

So I'll learn to love these days
Life along the way
In the middle of the crazy
God, your love is so amazing
Through the ups and downs
You're the only hope I've found
The Lord you meet me in the madness

I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days

I could wait the hundred years
You gave me here the days when you near
The days when I was out there
Lookin for what comes next
Oh, cause every minute,every hour, everyday
Is such a gift and I can say
I'm thankful for each day

So I'll learn to love these days
Life along the way
In the middle of the crazy
God, your love is so amazing
Through the ups and downs
You're the only hope I've found
The Lord you meet me in the madness

So I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days

Feels a little abrupt but that is all that came out of my swirly whirly brain today. Have a good day and pray & think on that, okay? Its something I definitely need to work on.... learning to love even THOSE days :( lol.

That's all for now...

Melis