i'm gonna be alright

yesterday was a doosie. a real hum-dinger. at one point i just wanted to crawl in bed and sleep to bring it to an end. well, i am happy to report that i survived my day yesterday. i survived the broken hot water heater and its replacement by far the very least intelligent person in the entire universe (home warranty company assigned the job to a knuckle head). i survived breaking the news to my youngest two that the elderly neighbor they had grown to love and pray for daily has passed into eternity. and i survived their tears and heart ache, and gently reminded them when (almost by habit) they prayed for her last night that instead they pray now for her family that is hurting... yeah yesterday those two things really complicated my already complicated life. the aggravation of one and the hurt of another really made life almost more than what i needed.

so i woke up today with the knowledge that yesterday is gone and today is a new day.

so here i am. june first. the first of june... one of thirty days of concentrated and consistent prayer... we have asked that others join with us this month in prayer and through fasting - claiming the promises of the Word that when we pray together - He listens and does what we ask in His will. so instead of grief and annoyances today i am again hopeful and anticipating the miracles that God will work for our family this month...

today is a new day. reminds me of that song by Matt Maher - "Hold Us Together".

this is the first day of the rest of your life
this is the first day of the rest of your life
cause even in the dark you can still see the light
it's gonna be alright. it's gonna be alright
love with hold us together
make us a shelter to weather the storm
and i'll be my brother's keeper
so the whole world will know that we're not alone

God's love will hold me together. i'm gonna be alright.