The Confessing Lunatic

I have been rather discouraged lately. Work has been incredibly difficult, my school work is suffering and I'm quite certain my kids don't know my name. They see the back of me as I walk out the door in the morning, the side of me as I sit at my computer to do school work, and the top of my head as they peek in on Saturday mornings as I sleep. Yesterday I had had enough...I came home and just sat on the bed and cried. Jim consoled me the best he could, he just sat and listened. So today I check my email while I'm listening to my Professor talk about the changes in the DOD 5000 series of instruction which covers the topics I'm learning in his class. I scanned through the email to find a message from my Uncle Larry entitled Encourage. I waited until after class to read his message out of respect, mind you. However, his message is just what I needed to read at the moment that I'm struggling to get from point A to point B with my sanity intact. At the bottom of ...

I confess...yesterday I was feeling bit overwhelmed. Work, as I've mentioned before, has been frantically busy. Yesterday was no different. I got an email from our new administrative assistant that had a scripture verse in very small type at the bottom of it. The verse was just what I needed to read at that moment so I thought I would share it with you - plus the verse before it. I've printed it and it's now just under my monitor. Today when decisions needed to be made and I couldn't focus, I read through the verses. "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:2-3 So, feeling a bit overwhelmed? Fix your eyes on Jesus. He's been through it all and then some.

I saw the title of this post somewhere. I confess...I thought it would make a good blog subject so as soon as I got home, I started this post. Unfortunately, it's sat there as a draft for a month now. I don't know why I feel compelled to complete this post or why it matters to me, but it does. I just can't bear to delete it. So, why do so many live in fear? Just look around you. There are signs everywhere warning us about this cancer or that bad food (hello, donuts) or the dangers of using the hairdryer while in the shower or bathtub. Some fear is good...a healthy respect for things that are dangerous is not necessarily a bad thing. Warnings such as don't touch the stove or you'll burn your hand; look both ways before crossing the street; and always wear clean underwear because you never know when you're going to get into an accident are ones to keep in mind. My warning to my children every time we visit a restroom is always wash your hands and NEVER tou...

I confess...I am hooked on The Amazing Race. If you're not familiar with this TV show, you can find it here . There are so many, many comparisons to life in this reality show that I don't really know where to start. Jim and I watch this together and talk about how we would run the race and not fight. We're convinced we could win because we wouldn't make the same mistakes the other teams have made. The object of the game is to work in two person teams to navigate through towns/cities/rural areas to find clues. There are times when the team has to work together to complete a task or other times when one member of the team must complete a task on their own. We have had so much fun watching this together. The people on this show say some of the funniest things...hence the title of this post. One team is a Goth couple, Kynt and Vxysin, that pride themselves on being different. In this last episode, the Goth team was performing a task where each had scale the side of a...