Peace

Yesterday was a very frustrating day for me. I was at work and stuck on a problem and had home loan stuff to do. My mind was a bowl of soup. I couldn't keep anything straight and it was very frustrating. I had to go home and have Kristen sign a document I needed to take to the title company. Lucky for me Kristen offered to take the stuff to the title company and I was able to work from home. Because I was so 'all over the place' mentally I wasn't very patient with Kristen and didn't show her the attention she deserves. Who am I to do that!?! I see her little enough as it is, then when I do get to see her I do that!

After she did her errands she came home some before she had to go to work. I spent some time with her away from my computer and work. After she went to work I started working again until I had to leave for class at 6. On my way to class I was fed up with work and all the things that were on my shoulders. Then I realized something. I hadn't really been praying and asking God for help through all of this. I pray a lot but just quick 'text-message' prayers. I took some time and gave in to God. Since then I have had a sense of peace come over me that is amazing. I know the person who has control of it all is on my side.

It is so easy to get wrapped up in the details to forget what is really important. A job is important and day to day duties are important but these should never interfere with your relationship to God or your family.

I know that I need to adjust my priorities. Once those are fixed then everything else will make sense. I won't stress out as much about things that don't need to be stressed out about.

Scott

Summer Colds

I am not certain what it is exactly that I have but it has been nagging at me for almost 2 weeks now. 2 days after Kristen and I got back from our honeymoon I came down with something I figured was a cold. I stayed home from work that Thursday and tried to sleep as much as I could then and Friday too. Then Saturday we traveled to Manhattan so I could show Kristen around campus and show her where I went to school and all that fun stuff. Then we stopped in Topeka to visit my brother and towards the end of the night I started getting a stomach pain. We left and I stopped by my sister's house to get Aero (my dog) and then headed home. My stomach continued to hurt. Sunday Kristen went to work and I stayed home trying to sleep off whatever I had. The stomach thing got worse and I ended up going to the urgent care clinic by my house. Three hours of waiting and the doctor didn't know why my stomach hurt. He gave me a prescription for the symptoms and sent me on my way. In any event I started feeling better the next morning and by Tuesday my stomach was alright (I stayed home Monday from work too).

I thought the whole thing was going away but it just kept nagging at me. It moved up into my head and I started coughing up a bunch of snot. I thought this was usually a good sign but I have been doing it for 4 days! This morning I went to work and felt like crap again. I 'toughed it out' which really means that I whined like a baby but dealt with it and stayed all day at work. After I got a little food in my stomach that felt better but I continue to cough like crazy. I stopped coughing up much so it is starting to hurt to cough.

I am sure you really wanted to read that but it is really a pain in the butt so I thought I would share. I will post another happy message next. :)

Scott