Monday Mishmash
Sep 15th, 2008 by Shalee
I can tell that the let-down over not getting that job is finally settling in. I feel a bit listless and depressed about it, yet at the same time, I’m still praising God for his protection. Oh, and I’m very thankful for your sweet prayers and encouraging words.
Maybe I should change my name to Sybil…
I know that it’s perfectly normal to feel disappointed about things not working out as I had planned, but at the same time, I want to truly stand in awe about how God is guiding and directing every detail of my life. These two feelings oscillate within me, wreaking havoc on my emotions. After snapping at The Girl and then apologizing to her for being unjustly frustrated with her, I tried to explain what is going on in me, but I think I left her more confused than anything. How do you explain something that you don’t fully understand yourself?
Character. God’s building character… and hope and perseverance and a whole bunch of other stuff that I need but don’t necessarily want right now. How’s that for honesty?
We had the pleasure of Mr. Right’s parents company this weekend. When I asked what Mr. Right wanted for his birthday, he said, “I wish I could see my family. That would be the best gift.” So I called them up and begged them to come for a visit. Fortunately, it all worked out with work and health.
They took us out for Indian cuisine, which Mr. Right loved. He’s so adventuresome when it comes to food. I know God did that on purpose because if Mr. Right had his dithers, he would be a missionary, and we all know that missionaries have to have stomachs of steel!
The time together with them was so precious. It was wonderful not feeling like we had to entertain them, but rather, we all talked, relaxed, started a puzzle (which only I have worked on Avon!) and generally enjoyed the presence of each other. Throw in that they bought the kids some much needed pants and you can see how the weekend was perfect. :)
The grandparents escaped just in time though. On Sunday, Mr. Right awoke with a head cold or a bad case of allergies. The Girl followed suit after spending the night with a friend and staying up until the early hours of the morning. They both took really long naps after church, which suited me just fine. While making brownies for the Teen Group, I watched a crummy Chiefs-Raiders game and then an exciting Chargers-Broncos game, followed with a shot of Steelers-Browns. (I always root for the Browns. I always feel so sorry for them. They try so hard, and yet, year after year, they come out on the losing end. Poor Browns. I want them to have several wins, just so those players can get a boost of confidence.)
Can I just say that the only time I waver on my “No Cable” policy is during the football season? I hate having an extremely small selections of games to watch. Sometimes I’m tempted to take on the cable expense just so that I won’t be stuck with limited game selections. Seriously, I would have loved to see the Colts last second win over the Vikings or the Giants spank the Rams. I guess this is part of the suffering that will build more of that character stuff that I don’t really want to learn right now. ;)
Today my tasks are simple. I have an interview at 11 AM, so I’ll go get ready for that in a few. I’d still appreciate prayers about a job… Mr. Right is in bed, sleeping to give his body ample time to thwart this head cold, so I’ll be taking care of him too. I think Susanne’s Taco Soup should be on the menu tonight, so I’ll make a batch of that brothy food. And last, and least, I’ll clean up for the coffee time at my house tomorrow. So far it’s just Smeagle and me, but I’m hoping the other ladies will be able to join us too. (Don’t worry. My attitude will be properly adjusted by then, and I’ll be back to my optimistic self. I know me too well. A day of moping is usually all I need.)
Though it’s my blog, I want you to tell me something that you’re looking forward to this week because after reading what I just wrote, I’m sick of me. Let’s make it about someone else now – you! :)
I’ve got something to look forward to. Clare has a day off from school on Friday this week already. It’s for teacher meetings, but it seems to me that they could have had this meeting a couple of weeks ago right before school started. Still, we’ll take the day and enjoy it.
I will be there for coffee tomorrow! Sorry I didn’t reply sooner… not sure why that is… I knew I could come right away… ANYWAY! see you tomorrow. d
I will be going home this weekend (to Wichita) for my dad’s 60th SURPRISE birthday party! YAY!
The die hard Steelers fan in me is cringing still over mention of you rooting for the Browns. I think it will affect me all day. I had such high hopes for our blog friendship!:)
I am looking forward to: My baby’s first birthday party this weekend. Sigh. I’m sure I’ll be crying about it too, though. She’s not supposed to be one already.
So that’s it!
Well I am not sick of you. Even though the situation is different I had many of the same feelings when I was lamenting over selling my house and why was it not selling. You get your hopes up and then you are disappointed. You cry out to the Lord saying, “take me off this roller coaster.” And believe it or not, it may not even be character building there may be a reason the Lord wants you home during this period.
Praying for you and Mr Right. Oh and Taco Soup sounds wonderful, you may have given me a great idea for tonight. Thx.
Character is way overrated!
Since you mentioned Indian food I am sharing a recipe I tried this weekend – super easy and received rave reviews. Trader Joes has Nan in their frozen section – yum. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Indian-Barbeque-Chicken/Detail.aspx?prop31=5
i’m looking forward to attending a reenactment this weekend with school day on Friday and the event on Saturday & Sunday. I’ll be scurrying around but i’ll also be lighting off artillery pieces! WAHOOOOO!!! Nothing says happy like lighting off a 3 lb. cannon. Oh and i’ll be seeing part of my core reenactment crew some of which i haven’t seen in over a year and i’m beyond giddy about seeing them. I’m looking forward to feeding them all for breakfast all 3 days i can hardly stand it!
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D If i had nothing else to do i would make massive amounts of food the entire weekend. *SQUISHES*
i’m looking forward to thursday. it’s art lesson day for my girls and i spend the whole day in the car running my errands while they are doing art. we just started it last week so it’s still fun for me to get out that one day, but i know eventually i’ll dread thursdays. so i’m going to look forward to it while i can.
A day of moping is allowed! Hopefully you will be feeling more like your old self soon!
I’m looking forward to this whole week because my kidlets are out of school for fall break. I have missed them!
I’m looking forward to the weekend, because some friends from our former life are in town and we’re going to get together.
But I’m not a bit sick of you. Oh and I can relate on that whole emotional roller-coaster thing; I was like that w/getting Elliot into school, and I’m hoping to not do it as we get into a serious house search. (I did it during our last two house searches)
I wanna come for coffee! :v)
Hey, I haven’t thought of the taco soup for ages. I’ll be making that sometime too, maybe on the weekend. What am I looking forward to this week? There is really nothing special going on and that is exactly what I’m looking forward to. No running here and there. Just getting to be home each evening!
oh! cheer up! i’m looking forward to planting lots of bulbs on Wednesday. I bet you could find a few places around that pretty new house to plant some, too — if it would cheer you up as much as it does me!
Still praying and hoping, Shalee!
I must say, dear Shalee, you missed a wonderful display of heart, courage, disappointment, perseverance, and redemption as the San Francisco 49ers edged the Seattle Seahawks in overtime, 33-30. J.T O’Sullivan (I like his name), a scrambling, wandering, journeyman quarterback, an escape artist who was sacked eight times, led not just one, but two game-winning drives (after kicker Joe Nedney just pulled the game-winning kick wide right).
As for the Browns… there’s no excuse for them. They made several errors in managing the game that were magnified by turnovers and physical mistakes. Hopefully they can turn things around.
Oops – I’m a bit late in reading this as I’ve been battling my own body this weekend/beginning of the week. (My immune system decided it was fighting off the plague instead of a minor head cold – ugh). Anyway, I am looking forward to talking to my mentor tomorrow since I’ve almost finished my second class already (2 weeks into school) and I want to hear more about moving forward. Of course, I am always looking forward to Friday game night with my friends. Glen and I are fortunate to have some of the best friends anyone could ask for. We laugh incessantly, teach each other mercilessly and generally have a fabulous time until 2am. Yay!
All of us need a mope day from time to time.
I know you’ll be back to optimistic-woman (cape not included) soon Shalee!