Good Tired

So Wednesdays are my day at home. Carter doesn't have preschool, I don't have class. I can stay at home and just catch up. Today I didn't leave the house, I hardly got dressed...just took my shower and put comfy clothes right back on. As I was helping the boys get dressed for bed I got a good look of myself in the mirror and let me tell you what I saw is not what keeps Michael coming home. I said "ugh, I look rough!" and Carter sweetly said "and tired too." But I might be tired, but it is from a day of catching up on things around here, school work, etc.

As I think about all of the reasons I am tired, I keep thinking about a family I have recently discovered (Thanks Angie!) that is dealing with more than I could ever dream of... They are the neatest couple and I think of them more as missionaries without boundaries, not really knowing who they are touching as they share not only their journey, but the power of God through all aspects of our lives. God bless them...

I talked to my mother-in-law today and I need her to be kept in your prayers. She is in a lot of pain and she is just getting worn down. We said a prayer together over the phone and she was begging God for a healing. I pray that too. She needs to be pain free. My heart hurts for this active, vibrant woman, stuck in a body that keeps failing her.

I find myself hurting for many people in my life, those that are suffering physically, mentally or emotionally. But I know that only through the love of Christ can that hurt be turned into hope.

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31