The Other Story - Week 2 - Chapter 4

You know, there are always two sides to every story, and that is the focus of this chapter in Why Her?

But that is not the main take-away for me from this chapter.

Nope.  The take-aways from this chapter came in the last pages.

Here goes~~~

On page 72 I marked these passages:

*Psalm 23:6 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (that is how I memorized it, not how it is printed in the chapter)

*Each day is filled with new opportunities for beauty, creativity, and life.

*I don't have to let yesterday be my story for today.

*It's not always like it seems. But it also doesn't have to be like it seems.

As I sat and watched Lynnlee sleeping in her rock-n -play, I knew that each day is filled with new opportunities that I must cherish because they will fly by too quickly. I was feeling very weighted down by all of the babysitting and traveling back and forth that we need to do in the next two weeks - but I need to think positive about all of it! Time with the kids! We have a functioning car and money for gas! We have the time to do it! Our daughters know they can count on us and appreciate all we do for them. New opportunities to be with the little people I love so much!

Just because Mom didn't see any worth in my life doesn't mean that it was a worthless life. Far from it. 

And it is time for me to let all of that go, get rid of it, and as Nicki said in Chapter 4, "STOP IT!"

That is what I intend to do. Stop thinking about how I could never please Mom and be happy that God was using me to fulfill His plan for my life.

Let the blessings continue!