One of THOSE days.....

Did you ever have one of THOSE days?  You know the type of day I am talking about.  You wake up at 3 a.m. and for some reason sleep is determined to elude you.

You stumble into your day in a bit of a fog trying to suck down enough caffeine to make your brain believe you are fully energized and awake.

You make sure you spend time in God's Word, before running out the door to conquer the world.  Well, at least your corner of the work world! <grin>

Then it comes.... first as a slow trickle, then gaining momentum, until by time 6 that night rolls around you are well and truly ensconced in an utter landslide that you have no clue how to get out from under.

You have had a day filled with harsh words, hurtful actions, slammed phones, mis-understood good intentions, people walking away from you, and you just spin from one painful moment to another trying desperately to grasp onto some straw of safety and solace yet not quite able to reach it.

You feel me?

This has well and truly been my day.  I pull in my drive and sit at the gated entrance (farm gate silly people.... no rich girl here) and my shoulders are slumped with hurt and feeling as if I am carrying the weight of the world.  Get out in the misting rain, open gate, pull car through, close gate, continue on up the drive.

Walk into the house, by pass pets and people, and just head to my little office.  My sanctuary.  My safe place.  What is special about this room?  Nothing.  Not one thing.  Wait, you know what?  That isn't true.

There is a desk here, a small sofa, a memento or two but that isn't what I am feeling.  Peace..... there is utter peace in this tiny room.
It takes me a minute to figure out why.... and then as I hit my knees I realize.

God inhabits the praise and the prayers of His people.  My special little room is where I run to Him, pour my heart out to Him, lay my hurts at His feet, and sing (in quite the off key voice) His praises.  So here, I can shut out the noise of the world and I can rest in the presence of my Savior and know that He sees my heart, has himself lived a life of hurt, and can see my innermost thoughts like no other can.

It is with all my heart that I hope and pray you have such a place where you can go and find rest, become strengthened, and rise again knowing that the grace of God will always meet us in our moments of need.

Much love my friends....  Tomorrow promises to arrive and have it's own little agenda but we all can choose to step away and find that moment of peace to stop the madness and walk in His forgiveness and love.

Onwards and upwards with our boots on.....   Let's do THIS!