monday's rambling...

It’s a rainy and gloomy morning on the prairie. Hard rains fell overnight and all morning, it was the perfect morning to shut off the alarm, pull the covers over the shoulders and burrow into the warm man beside me who shares a bed with me. Rather, the cat, who thinks she is a child, sat outside the door and cried her little heart out, at ear piercing levels, for about 10 minutes before the alarm went off. I laid in bed listening to her and the dull roar of my husband’s snoring and in between the two was able to hear the rain hitting the leaves on the giant tree that shades the front of our house. It’s a new week, all over again.

It is a short week this week. We travel to Emerald Isle on Wednesday morning for my sister-in-laws wedding. I have such mixed emotions about going, namely because I feel like being protective of my husband. His family does nothing but beat him up and then tear him down, leaving him mentally and emotionally exhausted and often times, doubting his words, actions and intentions. He is the most Godly, compassionate, and loving man I have ever met and he has such care for these people who fail to see it, over and over again. I pray for smooth travels and smooth sailing through the emotions of the week.

We celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday and I love my mom so much. She and dad came for dinner and the boys golfed (but of course!) and we just hung out. It is so good to have family that you can be so comfortable with that just hanging out and talking can be so calming, relaxing and refreshing. I love my parents so much and am so, so thankful that they love not just me but my husband as much as they do!

I did experience some sadness this weekend and had a small meltdown on Saturday morning because this weekend was the third anniversary of the death of my very, very good friend Candace…but more so, I was so sad for her mom because the anniversary of her death fell on Mother’s Day and that had to have been so hard for her, her family is so often on my heart and I pray that they will continue to rest in Abba’s embrace.

A meandering post, a little bit all over the place…but, so are my thoughts this morning.