Prayer Monday, September 26, 2011

So I skipped out on Prayer Monday last week because I was trying to be still and do some listening. It's amazing what that will do for your prayer time.  A lot happened in the two weeks since I didn't Prayer Monday but let's just say it has been rather trying.

I have few things that I am praying about this week.  I am praying for our Fall Retreat which is this coming Thursday through Saturday.  I am really looking forward to it.  I am specifically praying that all of our hearts will be open to hearing from God.  It's going to be a great time!

My husband has an interview on Oct 3 for a job that would be really great if he can get it.  I am praying God's will be done.  I feel like we have been through this cycle a couple of times now with interviews and rejection letters so I am just not going to stress it and rest in the fact God is our provider.

Continue to pray for me that I will be a little less Chatty Cathy with God and do more listening. I don't really feel like I have been hearing Him much lately. I just feel like I have been talking, asking, pleading etc  too much and not being still to hear what He has to say.

Overused....

I have come to the realization that I have a word I overuse.  That word is Awesome.  Especially when replying to text messages.  It has become quite ridiculous actually. I have had to break out my mental thesaurus to intentionally find words to express the same thing.  It has become such a habit though that I automatically respond with Awesome before I have a chance to think of a different word.  I've even started noticing it in regular conversation.  I'm not sure why I do it.

Is there a word you overuse?  Have you tried to break yourself of the habit?

Prayer Monday, September 12, 2011

God has been good over the last couple of weeks.  My dad's surgery went very well and he is feeling so well that he not caring much for his restrictions.  That's my dad stubborn as he can be.  Thank you so much for your prayers.

My knee is also improving.  Big J was a little nicer today even though I gave him a hard time about last week :).

My sister and BIL are making some big decisions regarding possible relocation of their business to the town they are currently living in.  There is more to it than that but that is the short version.  Please pray that God has their hand in this and they are able to hear Him clearly.

My church is having their Fall Retreat at the end of this month (I know it seems like we have a lot of retreats but this one is just our church not the whole network :) ).  Please pray that God will prepare the hearts of those going and they will be open to what He will show them during that time.  I am hoping to get to go myself but am trying to figure out childcare for my son.  Please pray that God is able to work that out.

Also, pray for me that I get my energy back.  I have just been so tired lately no matter how much I sleep.  I am trying to exercise more because I am sure my lack of exercise is not helping. Ironically my knee injury has kicked that into gear because I have to do exercises for that daily.  

Therapists and Watermelon

Normally therapists and watermelon would not be connected but I will get to that in a minute.

I have been going to therapy for about three weeks now.  I have a PT and a PTA I generally see when I go.  I do a series of exercises and then they do stretching and deep tissue massages on my leg and knee.

Now most people when they think massage they think of this nice relaxing experience.  Let me set you straight. When you combine the words massage, therapy and deep tissue you get anything but relaxing.

I generally work with the PTA when I am there, we'll call him Big J.  Big J is a big guy and good at his job.  When he does a deep tissue massage he means business.  I am sure he doesn't mean to torture because the object is to find the tight muscle and get it to loosen up.  Fact is I am fairly certain Big J could get some secrets out of some very tough people if he ever needed to; granted he's a really nice guy so I doubt he would ever do that.  Though he may have said something along the line of giving me something to remember them by; I am assuming the pain I now feel.  Today I felt like he was going to put his thumb through my muscle all the way to the bone.  I know from previous experience that this will be a good thing in the long run.  Tonight, however, I feel like he beat my leg with a metal rod.  No hard feelings though...... I will let him know about it at my next appointment.  Enough about Big J and me whining.  On to the watermelon!

The place I go to for therapy also has a little room where they have produce for sale.  This really isn't that odd if you know all the pieces of the story.  See Big J's sister owns the therapy place and their family farms. Big J brings it to work.  Hence the produce sold out of the little room.

Last week I got a watermelon from there.  It sat on my counter for a week and today I decided to cut it open.  MY GOSH it is the sweetest watermelon I have had in awhile.  My 23 month old ate two big pieces at lunch.  Thankfully I had the foresight to undress him down to his diaper before lunch.  The watermelon was so juicy he had it running down his chest and a smile from ear to ear.  I wish I would have cut it up sooner!

Well that was about all the excitement in my day.  How about yours?