It's Going to be a WEEK!

I’m tired – and the week is just beginning. I’m not being a baby – this really is a busy, busy week! I will start with yesterday, since that is officially the beginning of this week. We had church yesterday morning – two services. A quick lunch, and then BACK to the church building to get the stage set up for our musical this coming weekend. We had a rehearsal at 4:00 – complete with drama, narration, and the choir. It was the blocking rehearsal for the drama, and drama is my baby, so I was doubly busy. Tonight we have tech rehearsal – then we race to another church to have a rehearsal / set up for the community chorus we sing in – and that concert is tomorrow night. Wednesday night is dress rehearsal for our musical at church. Thursday night is yoga. Friday night is performance number 1 at church. Saturday, Dave’s quartet is singing at one of our church member’s 80th birthday – and then singing that night at Buckner’s – a local family style restaurant – that has gospel singing every Friday and Saturday evenings. (Dave’s quartet sings about once every three months or so.) Then Sunday is church, followed by our annual birthday party/lunch for Jesus, and performance number 2. After that, the choir at church gave us a wonderful gift – tickets to see Straight No Chaser – a 10-voice male a cappella group – which my husband is extremely excited about seeing. And, of course, I will still be working my 40 hours, and commuting roughly two hours every day. Everything that is happening is a good thing – but man – when I think about it all together, I just want to crawl into bed and pull the covers up over my head until everything settles down.

My Mom has to have surgery on her shoulder – on Wednesday, December 22, if there are no cancellations that can get her in before that. There was a problem with the blood supply to her shoulder, and the socket has died and is pulling away from the joint. She is in a great deal of pain – and replacing the socket is the only way to fix this. So, while I’m busy doing all the things I have to do – I’m also constantly thinking about her. A very good friend is going next week for tests at the Mayo clinic – and I know how much she needs some answers. She is constantly in my thoughts and prayers, too.

So, for right now – I’m taking a deep breath in, and letting it out slowly. There are many things beyond my control this week – and sometimes that is just part of life. But there are many things within my control as well. I’m very, very encouraged that already last month and this month, I have faced some things that would have ordinarily meant that I gained weight: vacation for two weeks, our Open House, and my office Christmas party. And through each event I have been particularly conscious of my food choices – and have actually lost weight through all of them. Every time that happens, my self-confidence goes up a little – I realize that I CAN make good choices. I know that I AM making good choices. And I believe that I WILL CONTINUE to make those good choices.