Wow, I am on deadline!!! That is a phrase that crossed my lips all the time when I was a working woman. It has been a long time since I was under the pressure of a real deadline! I am working with a good friend of mine to edit a bible study she has written. She has a speaking engagement and needs revisions in a publishable state by Monday! Whooo, the adrenaline is pumping! I have no quiet time, I am sharing my computer with my kids, and I have no Creative Services department to create templates, graphics, etc..... this is living wild! It is amazing how being reminded of what we are capable of refreshes the spirit! When your gifts lie dormant, they can get lazy, but just like muscle memory in your body, your brain can get it's sharpness back too, it just takes exercise! What gifts have you shoved in the back drawer while you tended to diaper changes, and grocery shopping? Do you need to dust some skills off, find a use for them, and give yourself a little reminder of what you are capable of ? I have a feeling that you have some some amazing gift that your are keeping to yourself. What are yours?
I enter this new week a little tired, but smiling. Why? No drama this weekend. We had sunshine, and sports, and cuddle time--- less the drama. Most families don't experience the intense level of emotions that the Rhodes clan does. Sure, they have the hectic life of families, perhaps some fighting, the normal mess--- perhaps a little teen hormone induced drama....but we have drama of a different kind in our house. The kind of drama caused by a brain that is shooting off crazy chemicals induced by years of trauma. When our son Victor is home, the whole world is a great big land mine. Saying the wrong thing, calling him out on behavior, or even suggesting that he not eat a 4th serving of ice cream can cause the the peace to recede, and for chaos to ensue. He is now in a boarding school for kids with emotional issues. As sad as it is that our family isn't all together--- I must admit that the peace in our household is a welcome blessing. We are learning more and more
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