peace like a river...

I've told myself countless times that I will not post on here if I am either feeling tired or it is late (as in past 11pm). But here I go again -- breaking the rules. It always happens this way, no matter what I tell myself. I think mainly because at the end of the day when you're winding down, all the thoughts and emotions from the whole day just start whirling through your head, and so there's quite a lot to write about. Of course, the downside is that usually by that time I am already quite tired, emotionally unstable, and prone to write things I will immediately regret in the morning. Ha. Which is why none of this is very deep so far. ;-)

Anyway, I thought I'd change it up some and give you the top three things that I've been thinking about today:

1) "We definitely live in a world of misunderstandings."
- I wrote about this some last time, but it's become more and more and MORE clear to me over the last week or so. We are SO quick to judge each other and jump to conclusions!! And I know that I'm just as guilty as anyone else out there (and it makes me sick!), but seriously! I think maybe I've noticed it more this week just because I've had my eyes open for it more, but I can't even COUNT all the times this week that I've heard people make premature judgments about others, or that I've witnessed misunderstandings, or that I've caused misunderstandings. It really, honestly makes me sick when I think about it. Which is why I'm moving on to point 2 before I get carried away...

2) "I like working maintenance. Some."
- So this week I don't have campers. It's an all girls camp, so the male staff members are working maintenance instead this week. I don't think I could work a job like maintenance forever, but it always feels so good to me to get my hands dirty! Ha. I know it's cliche, but it's so true! I haven't decided if that's just a guy thing or if it's an everyone thing, but I love it. Maybe it's because physical labor actually has immediate, apparent results, and you can SEE that you've done something and accomplished something in a day's work. I don't know. I just thank God for the ability to use my body to do physical work... I don't think I thank him enough for that.

3) Now that I think about it, number three is more of a toughie. It's more of a blend of lots of different things going through my head, all connected somehow, but all unsorted and basically one big mess. Mostly about relationships... And I hate messes. I hate living with a mess. Some people can just ignore messes until later, but I can't. I've always kept a clean room and kept my things pretty organized, and if there was ever a mess in my room, I couldn't concentrate on doing my homework or reading or enjoy doing anything anywhere near my room until I got things cleaned up. I think that's also a disease, ha! But it's the way I've always been, and I think my thought-life is much the same. And when there's no mess, I couldn't be better, but when there's a mess, I can't think about anything else until it's resolved. ....gosh, I hate messes!

Well, there you have it -- the top 3. Or.....more like the top 2... lol. Whatever -- shut up. ;-) So yeah, today was one of those more messy days, for sure, but I know that my God is alive and that He is sitting on the throne -- all sovereign, all powerful, and EVERYTHING is under His feet! And I KNOW that all things work out for those who love God, and I'm clinging to that promise. God is good!! -- yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And that's enough for me. :-)

Peace!!