I spent yesterday morning in the office of my favorite doctor, but at the most dreaded appointment us women have to visit "yearly". I've never met a female who enjoys those "visits", but for me, it's a little different. This time last year that same doctor held my hands and prayed a mighty prayer that God would bless me with a Godly man, as my "time was ticking". Yesterday, he hugged me and told me how much he loved me, and I know he genuinely means it. There was no way to try hide the "big elephant" in the room and he didn't try to tip toe around it. With love, gentleness and prayer, he let me know that as my doctor he wouldn't be dishonest with me, but more importantly we serve an amazing God whose plans are always better than our own and is still in the miracle business.
I spent very little time on Facebook this morning trying to get ready for a busy day, but I did enjoy seeing pictures of kids in their school uniforms holding signs saying "First day of ___ grade". And then, one of my gym babies shows up for her private lesson today in her plaid uniform dress after her first day of kindergarten. I dropped to my knees and hugged the preciousness out her bones! I have to admit the tears started coming! Tears of Joy? Tears of, "I love these kids and consider them my babies too. And wow! They are growing up"! I spentthe afternoon excitedly asking questions and listening to "first day of school stories"!l I was hugged on, loved on, thanked by parents, and appreciated. Today was a great day! UNTIL... I let one little "negative person" (who wasn't even negative towards me) change my mood. I went home to relax after a very long day, and all of the sudden the "first day of school" pics and posts started weighing on my heart. The, "I may never walk my child to their first kindergarten class, but..." suddenly became "Oh, God! I may never walk my child to their first Kindergarten class!"
Dear Satan- you are so bad you're good! To use my situation and one negative person to try to grab ahold of me was smart. And you did it. You won. BUT only for a few minutes!! My God is so much more powerful than you and he will always win!
Lesson of the day: I do not want to be the "Debbie Downer/Negative Nelda whose bad attitude causes someone else to stumble. I too am guilty of letting Life's stress and anxiety bring my attitude down! And next time I am faced with "negativity", I hope and pray I can either ignore it, or smack the negativity right off their lips (with love and encouragement, of course! 😄)!!!
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