1 ~ My mom and I have many issues, but she definitely has her high points. She tracked down the person my roommate gave the bags of Tupperware to and asked her if she's already taken it to Goodwill. She said no and my mom now has my stuff. Yay!
I'm going to get rid of some of it (I really did have a lot), I'm going to bring some of it back home and I'm going to store the rest I want to keep at my mom's for the time being. I still have to have a talk with my roommate - there are many other issues - but at least I have my things.
2 ~ I'm going to be starting the summer Bible Study being done over at LPM entitled Me, Myself & Lies by Jennifer Rothschild. I got two books thinking I would ask someone in my "real life" to join me, but now that it's time to start I have no idea who to ask. There are 3 or 4 people I've considered asking, but I don't think they'd want to. Life is busy and I can't imagine why anyone would really want to spend one on one time with me (yes, I know I still need to work on the confidence thing).
I guess it's a God thing that the Bible Study is all about how we think about ourselves. From the back cover:
We talk to ourselves all the time. We evaluate everything we do, compareOUCH.
ourselves to others, and even call ourselves names. We disparage who we are
instead of telling ourselves the truth about who God says we are. Me, Myself
& Lies deals with our destructive, unrealistic self-talk.
3 ~ I agreed to do something I'm not sure I can do - no matter how much I want to. I'm still trying to figure out how well I'll be able to step up to the plate. Only God knows, I suppose. If He's in this (and I let Him work through me), I'll do well... if He isn't, I'll crash and burn but at least I'll know. It's hard to figure out where you fit in the larger Kingdom picture when the thing you were sure God was asking you to do (for me, that was grad school and becoming a therapist) falls apart.
4 ~ My kids are out of school! That means I finally get to spend more time with them. Of course, right now they're revelling in their freedom and seem to have no intentions of returning home any time soon. =) I've recently had to talk to one of my sons about finding new friends... I'm cautiously watching his choices this summer. Could you pray for him? There are other things coming up and I want better for him.
I'm having more babysitter-related problems (well, actually, it involves someone who lives with the babysitter). She's mad at me for something I said - which I don't regret saying - and she's taking it out on my kids. So far the worst of it has been talking about my kids rather than to them, but they're all intimidated by her and she's hyper-critical of everything they do. Another confrontation I have to have. Joy. This could use prayer too.
5 ~ And to end on a positive note... Work is going great! I'm loving my new schedule and the opportunities I have to create groups and work closely with the clients. I've hit some bumps along the way and have ruffled a few feathers among my peers and superiors, but it's a good job that is very fulfilling.
I'm off to take my kids to the movies! Later!
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