tomorrow will worry about itself

     I was so excited to start this blog.  I wanted to document EVERYTHING so that one day Peyton could read it.  For many this probably seems unnecessary, but to me it's not.  I've been so blessed my entire life.  I've never dealt with death, loss of any kind, sickness, nothing.  I'm relatively well adjusted (depending on who you ask) :-) I try to see the good in every situation.  I don't like to dwell on negative things.  So... I feel that I've lived my 26 years pretty stress free.  Lately, I've had this obnoxious feeling that God is preparing me for something and it scares me because I know I have no control over what it is.  I try to dismiss the feeling as me just being paranoid and overly worried as I tend to be, but I don't know.  (That is a flaw of mine- I worry.  I try not to, because I truly feel that when I worry it's as if I'm saying "I don't trust you- Jesus."  And I do.)  But this is why I wanted to start this blog- because I am OVERLY AWARE of how precious and unpredictable life is. 

   On that note...this week has been a longgg week... (and the funny thing is it's technically been a short week *Monday holiday).  On Tuesday, I signed up for a graduate course that I need to take for a program I am completing.  Unfortunately I have to take it through University of Phoenix and it's only three weeks long!  I guess it's kind of a good thing that it's so short, but it's a lot of work and I am NOT looking forward to it.  I AM, however, looking forward to 3 and half weeks from now when it will be over!  Then, on Wednesday I started a new growth group at my church, which is like a small group Bible study.  I signed up for one this semester called "What happens when women say yes to God."  And I'm pretty excited about that too, but I find myself hesitating in my excitement because of the s-t-r-e-s-s of regular life.  Now work... well, work is just work.  Some days are great and some days I get cussed out and threatened by adolescents on their way to adulthood (which is scary).  I could have used many more adjectives to describe these adolescents, but I won't because deep down I do really care about them and I do really care about my job.. so I will refrain from any negative adjectives that I may have been thinking that of course I wasn't thinking. These things all mixed together (along with normal child rearing, housekeeping, finance, lack of time, etc. issues)  are causing some serious s-t-r-e-s-s in my belly.  So... I'm writing it all down here.  I will cast all my anxieties on Him.. and try to relax (after I grade some papers, read Chapter 1 of my growth group book, and respond to the 13+ emails I've gotten from University of Phoenix regarding my class- seriously its getting out of control)...No, no!  I won't do those things- tonight.  I'll do them tomorrow, and I won't worry about tomorrow because "tomorrow will worry about itself."

So... If you're a worrier like me... maybe this will help...

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Or if you're a little unsure about Jesus.. Here's a little Bob.  He's not the same as Jesus.. but he definitely is making a point.