If it's not one thing, it's your mother...: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Ugh. We have had so many changes in our lives this past year, and I do NOT handle change very well at all. In fact, I handle change so poorly that I was the weird mom taking her child to the toddler room for the first time at daycare a couple of months ago, exclaiming how badly I handle change. They were all probably thinking, "Lady, your kid will be fine if you will just leave already!"

I've always been a really emotive person, and while some people might classify me as occasionally "unstable", I like to think I just feel things deeper than others! So when stuff happens <change>, I do nothing but think about how it is going to affect me and those close to me. I usually end up imagining the worst possible scenarios and then I just fret until A. everything works out fine or B. something else pops up to worry over and I forget the first thing.

For several years my parents have been stressing to me that worrying and being fearful are not things that God desires for me to walk in.

Philippians 4:6-9 says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me -- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

The older I get the more I realize that worrying will not get me anywhere, nor is it Biblical, so I'm really trying to make an effort to let go of things without being negative.

All of that said, I don't always succeed. The past few months have been tough for our little family. Due to circumstances that I'm not really ready to go public with yet, we found out that our time in Arkansas is going to be prolonged. Our good friends, the Johnsons, moved to Colorado. Collin made a transition at his daycare. Both Jarrod and I have a grandmother in poor health. It feels like there is always something popping up. If it's not one thing, it's your mother!

So today's items of note are that Jarrod has a job interview tomorrow, and my brother, Daniel, got married today. I could go on and on about either one of those things, but I won't.

I'll just continue to remember: "...we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose for them." Romans 8:28