Grace For Me
frustrations out on them and it’ s not fair to anyone. That makes me feel worse than ever. I might as well just go to bed and it’ s only 6:15 in the evening.
I’ m not alone in this am I? You have days like this too right? The good, the ordinary, and the ugly? I wish I had a good remedy for all of us. I wish it would be enough to say, " Don’ t be so hard on yourself. I’ s only one bad day. You probably just need more rest." Oh, I could say it, but you wouldn’ t believe it would you? No, neither would I.
The sticky part is a lot of those things I tell myself are true. Deep down I know I should be
I’ m not alone in this am I? You have days like this too right? getting more exercise, giving
up sugar, and heaven knows I can do a better job of budgeting. I’ m also very aware that there are a lot more people in this world suffering more that I am. Knowing this makes me feel selfish and guiltier for my petty complaints.
But … at the end of days like today I want to be objective and see that it wasn’ t all bad. My husband could tell it was one of those days and made dinner for all of us. The kids tried their best to bring me out of my bad mood. My middle son said, " Mom, what’ s wrong?" while he gave me one of his big hugs. My daughter looked worried when she asked, " Mom, are you mad?" And my oldest son tried to
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