exactly what I thought I didn't need

Sunday definitely set the tone for my entire week. Shame on it.

I've been in a rut since then, that awful place where I feel like nothing at all is going right, nothing is good, blah blah blah.

Every minor issue at school is intensified.

Every dramatic spat involving my children is highly annoying.

While I'm not one to stay on top of new stories lately, this one caught my eye:

Sarah Cole accident

What a sad, sad story.....which led me to dig a little further, and I found her husband's blog:

Chad Cole's blog

Suddenly, all my problems seemed not so monstrous. My sadness transformed itself into a surprising waste of time.

God, I pray that you keep being a life jacket for Chad Cole, even though I've never met him. I pray that you surround him with friends and family that will love him, support him, and help him. Wrap him in your peace that passes all understanding, and help him to rejoice in the fact that his wife and precious baby are now with you. Heavenly Father, I thank you for putting strangers like this indirectly into my path. You alone knew how badly I needed something to change my perspective on this week I had rued. God, I thank you for my children as they help to refine my patience and my character. I know that they are precious beings on loan from you, so please reform me into the Mom I should be for them. I praise you for the husband you have blessed me with and for instilling in him the desire to meet a calling so much bigger than I would be brave enough to face.....but help me to be courageous enough to face my calling here at home in his absence. Help me to remember that while the days may be long and wearing, the work that you are trying to accomplish in me is great. Amen