Before I forget...

I want to post before I forget things. But, this week I've had a hard time getting my thoughts to the computer. I think part of it is that I'm having a hard time putting words to some of my thoughts.

I've been reading a lot. I guess that's partly where all my time is going. The women in our Sunday School class started Sacred Rhythms. We meet on alternating Thursdays (the men meet on the other Thursdays). I'm really excited about this. It seems to fit where I'm at right now.

I started reading Confessions of an Irritable Mother. Awhile back I read IM's post on Brokenness...and cried...and sent her an email...and she sent me the book. How sweet is that! So, I'm reading through this too. And this has made me pull out my copy of 31 Days of Praise. OH, how I needed that.

This is a busy week. I don't like busy weeks. I wish life could be at a much slower pace. But, today I renewed our library books on-line because I didn't have time to go to the library. Tomorrow morning is MOPS. I'll have to rush the kids to get them to finish breakfast on time. I hate doing that. Then we have a park day with other homeschoolers in the afternoon. On Wednesday I teach our co-op about Russia. Then we have piano in the afternoon. On Thursday, M will be away at the Men's group so I'll have to convince the kids they need to sleep on my own. And then on Friday, I'm having a tooth pulled! YIKES! And in the afternoon our samples for this month are due. Friday's the real reason I think this is a busy week.

(Now I fully realize that most families have busier lives than this. But
last year, I read 2 books that changed my life...Breathe and Margin. I
realized that I didn't feel well because I was hurried. And I didn't want
my kids to grow up hurried...I didn't want to be yelling at them to get in the
car when they saw no reason to hurry...they were laying on the driveway watching
a rolly polly. And I decided that I wanted them to be able to do that for
as long as they could...they're only little once.)

So, this busy week...is mostly busy just in my mind. I'm busy worrying about having my tooth pulled. At this point, there really is no other option. I saw my endodontist today, and while he probably could save it, just trying to fit the little mirror that far back in my mouth was a challenge. So. 9:45AM. FRIDAY. Pray that the tooth comes out in one piece. That's the difference between this procedure taking 5 minutes or much longer. And while my mind is busy...I'll be knitting, but probably not posting much this week.

Hopefully, when I get back to my computer, I'll remember to post about my Clappy, my Jaywalkers, my trip to Wildfiber (my new yarn is up on Ravelry already), and my thoughts about brokenness...before I forget what it feels like to be RIGHT HERE.