The kids started back to school today. I skipped watching my favorite show last night so I could prepare, practically and mentally. I chose outfits for each of them for the whole week.
Today was a little bit of a mess. I must have not slept enough, or not allowed myself a chance to be prepared for the shock of getting back to real life. Or maybe it was something else - I don't know. I was just grumpy, and my outlook was affecting my uptake. Know what I mean? I was only bringing in the bad stuff.
Sigh.
There was one nice little surprise; I found a pair of pants on clearance. They aren't a size I want to be, so I'm glad I didn't pay much for them. They will cover me for now.
I was reading the story of the fall the other day, and noticing how God made his people clothes when they had exposed their nakedness to themselves, just like the stress of getting back in a routine exposed my ugliness thinly veiled beneath a candy shell. How sad and how compassionate at the same time - to cover the sin which could not be undone.
Covered. He's got me covered. My size, and what I will be. My kids, and what they need. He's got this all covered.
Now to sleep - a good year will, I think, depend on some good sleep.
Zzzz....
No comments:
Post a Comment