Monday, August 27, 2012

What an interesting weekend: Etc. Etc. Etc. #4



Well, this weekend was an interesting one.
 
First, my husband came home from being gone for a week for work. His flight was delayed twice when he came home. Then, we had a torrential downpour of rain for hours, which led to our flooded yard (in the picture above). We kept waiting for Noah, the ark, and all the animals to pass by.

The water, thankfully, never came into the garages or into our house. But, it sure made a mess in our front yard. It took a few hours for the water to subside.
 
Never mind how every distraction came to me last week imaginable, so I was not able to get ahead with my writing when my husband was gone, like I usually am. As a matter of fact, I am running behind. (Sigh.)
 
Now, today, I have been hit with more distractions. It seems like whenever I think I am going to get ahead, another shoe falls. Today was a bad day from the moment the alarm went off, though. Bad moods and bad luck--mixed with being tired from not sleeping well last night, then add how dog decided to get sick in the house, and cat was stepped on, and other distractions... What a lousy day and it is only 11:16 a.m.
 
So, did I have a nice, relaxing weekend?
 
Umm... No... Not really.
 
Am I refreshed and ready to take on the week? Um... No. I keep getting further and further behind on my writing--and that is not like me. So, this only adds more stress and frustration. It seems like everything is complicated and a mess at the moment. Oh. And, a family member is having a operation tomorrow. So, that only adds even more yucky stress.
 
Am I complaining? Not really. Rather, I am letting you know how the best laid plans do go astray and how it is absolutely essential to journal, do Bible study, have prayer, and regroup when that happens.
 
I realize that I need to stop. Halt. Freeze. I am going to print out the last partially types page I was trying to write. I am going to stop hitting my head against the wall and do what I just said. I will journal, do Bible study, and regroup. I probably should have done that first thing this morning. But, I felt the pressure of my writing goals slipping away. So, I tried to shortcut the process. Shortcutting never works. Not having a quiet time until later rarely works for me. I get the most out of my quiet time when I give God the time he deserves first. The next thing I know, he usually helps me get far more done that day than I could imagine or would have otherwise.
 
I fail. I mess up. I am human. I am a sinner. It is what I do from here that counts and I am going to apply the lessons learned to my own life and try again. I will let you know how this works in a bit.  
 
Do you ever have this kind of Monday?

(Photo Credit: Stacy Duplease. 26 August 2012.)

 
Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Writer of:
Inspirational American Historical Ancestry Romance Fiction
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA

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