encouragement

they passed the board interview, all is well, closing should be next week. oh thank God. one less thing to worry about.

it's been a little crazy lately (well, more than usual)...i was praying for j, who's getting hosed at work and feeling overwhelmed, and i thought to start another project (and we all know i like projects) to send him a verse each morning to encourage him. kind of like the daily verses and prayer requests i did last year for my small group...i wonder if they actually read them.

when i was looking up verses for discouragement and such, i realized...i really need to take my own advice. it's so easy to dole it out, but how many times this week have i had the clouds following me around and raining on my day as i felt flooded with anxiety about all the crap i had to do (and all the things i forgot?)

moving is no joke - the sheer logistics of it all is staggering. every day i'm on the phone, online, checking things off my list to shift my life along. and at the end of the day, i have to do it all over again in a few months. it's painful. i actually made myself sick - now i have some sort of sinus something and i'm generally congested and useless. (this did get me out of flying to buffalo tomorrow for work, though. hooray for people not wanting to fly in close quarters with the newly infected).

between the apt stuff, tlc stuff, tkd stuff...not to mention work and teaching...it's getting a little ridiculous. and i really ought not to get too excited and take on other things. (why did i volunteer to lead games at the retreat? and the mit tkd 10th anniversary hoopla is just getting me all excited about possibilities all over again). not to mention that i want to spend time with my nieces and nephew.

anyways. encouraging someone else is a good time to remember to encourage yourself. looking up scripture was actually kinda good for me.

i really hope people buy my furniture...and that i find a good car...


Zephaniah 3:17

17 The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing."