The General Confession (guaranteed to make me cry, every week)
ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind In Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. ~from 1928 Book of Common Prayer
Listening to For King and Country's CD. Oh my. I know I've mentioned them before, but bears re-mentioning. The name of the CD is Run Wild, Live Free, Love Strong, and is wonderful. The songs Shoulders and It's Not Over Yet are my favorites. When oldest daughter plays it in her car, the sound is a m a z i n g, since her speakers really go to town. The second song I mentioned played LOUD is the best. You feel like God can do anything. Well, He can, but you believe it. Linking it here. I can't check to see how the link works...with our new Internet through our T-Mobile account we've already used our supply of 4G, and are limited to (though an endless supply) of 2G. Can't watch videos, but we're not complaining. A lesser bill is a fine balance. Feels so funny, going backwards. Cancelling cable and using the roof antennae again, and our 2G with the Internet is like our old phone Internet....well, not quite that slow. :) Yeah, first world problems.
Feeling blessed. Gary's had such an endless run of work these past two months. Our house note being cut in half is wild, and being able to pay the bills on time, plus just the relief of not feeling so tapped financially is truly incredible. It's deeply contenting.
And I'm learning to take life in littler bites. But mind, this has to be re-learned on a daily basis. Heard from son who's engaged, after I asked if his fiance could/would come for dessert/or the whole meal for Thanksgiving. He said she would. Immediately I felt anxiety, then prayed and released it to the Lord. I feel peace today. We'll look ahead, and not behind. And remember, I'll have to keep setting this in God's lap. I'll have the tendency to over-clean and just make myself miserable. Also considering we'll invite my mom, who's a bit of a challenge---well, Thanksgiving should prove to be an interesting day. But we'll make it. Asking them is the right thing to do. Doesn't mean it's easy, but it's right.
With firstborn son's girlfriend going out of town with her family to NC, he'll be here as well and that guarantees all my chickens will be around my table. What a lot has happened in 12 months. By God's grace we've survived.
No drama, least not immediately. I don't want anymore of that stuff.
