weekend stress

Today has me very stressed.

Today is payday and while that is always a fabulous day to come around, today is slightly different. We are all walking on egg shells not sure of what today will bring at the workplace. Uncertainty at work causes a stressful work environment and I am definitely feeling the affects of that.

Tonight, my mom, dad and sister are flying in for a visit this weekend. While it is going to be wonderful to see them since I haven't seen them since December, I am also quite stressed about the whole event. My mom and sister have been here once while we were living in the apartment still, but now my dad is coming and I just want him to be proud of what we have accomplished in such a short period of time. I realize that I cannot live for his pleasure, but rather i need to live to make God happy, but I can't help but wonder what he will think. Sunday they are going to church with us and the church that we go to is awesome! I love it so much! However, it is very contemporary and my parents are not used to that sort of worhip style. I am praying that the service goes smoothly and that my parents are blessed by the worship like I have been so many times since attending.

I have so much to do between now and when they get here. I have to clean the ENTIRE house, finish the laundry and shop for items like an air mattress and groceries so I can feed them while they're here :) I am sure the trip will go smoothly and I am stressing over nothing (wouldn't be the first time), but it's in my nature. I just need to lean on God to take control of this one.....he has the power to do it!

It's just so stupid because I stress to the point of making myself sick. Today I didn't want to go to work because not only do I have a lot going on, I just wasn't feeling well at all (and that started last night). I just need to relax and enjoy their company while they're here....right?

uncertainty

I am rather stressed right now. Friday my parents are coming with my sister to visit and see the new house. It will be my dad's first trip to California since we've moved out here and while I am excited, I am anxious about it too. I just want for them to be proud of where we're at and I hope that the whole trip goes smoothly. They will be leaving on Monday morning, so it's a quick trip, which provides less of a chance for something negative to happen....right?

Plus, with the job insecurities that I'm dealing with right now, I am just adding stress to myself. I am uncertain what my future holds at my current job and it is making me uneasy. At first I was peaceful about the possiblity of a transition, but now it's really hitting me and I'm hoping that everything works out smoothly and I am trusting that God will provide.

I am praying that the family visit goes well and that Friday doesn't bring any unwanted surprises at work. Pray with/for me? Please?

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Random Stuff :)

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To
*The weekend
*Mom & Dad Visiting
*Celebrating our One Year anniversary in July
*tax refund
* paying off the credit card :)
* baseball season to be over so I can spend more time with Josh
* Vacation to Florida with the family in August
*Getting new furniture

8 Things I Did Yesterday
*Worked
*did laundry
*went to Target
*showered
*ate at McDonalds
* bought bar stools for our kitchen
* talked with my mom
* watched American Idol

8 Things I Wish I Could Do
* Go back to school
* Work out regularly to get fit
* spend more time with my friends
* have everything done in the house :)
* take time off work
* go back to Jamaica!
* Not worry so much
* be more organized

8 Shows I Watch
* Grey's Anatomy
* 24
*Jon and Kate Plus 8
*Lie to Me
*American Idol
* Say Yes to the Dress
*Big Ban Theory
* How I met Your Mother

Questions in Life

After talking with my mom on the phone for a while the other day, I came to spiritual crossroads: I know God has the power to harden and soften hearts (check out the Old Testament), but if a hard heart is hurting His people, why wouldn't he change that heart to make life peaceful for those being hurt? Why continue to let his children get beat up by the one who has the hard, stubborn heart? It wouldn't be a difficult thing for him to do; change someone's heart. If he can get through to Pharoah, he can get through to people today!

I'm sure it is because there is something to learn through those situations, but it just doesn't seem fair. Why would God allow one person or situation take such a heavy toll on others? Why not just fix the problem and make things better?

I can think of a few situations in which families are broken or are going through difficulty and I just don't understand why God doesn't make that situation better in order to make those being hurt not feel that pain anymore. This is probably covered in "Christianity 101", but it just really hit me a few days ago and I'm searching for answers.

God is a loving, just god and I know that he has reason and purpose for every situation, but I think this is one thing that I may not have answered until I am in Glory with him. Maybe it's one of those things that we are supposed to know in part on earth, but know fully in Heaven?

We're In

We made it in. Josh and I both took last Wednesday off and were able to move in. It has been a very tiring process, but it's done and now the house is ours! We have almost all of the boxes unpacked and it feels great! We were also able to get the garage emptied out, so now our cars actually fit into the garage. Josh did most of the work, so I can't say that I helped a ton, but it's done and I appreciated all his hard work!

We wanted to get all the boxes emptied and everything put away by this weekend because we were hoping to just relax. Well, turns out it was good that we got everything put away because Josh's parents came to visit on Saturday and stayed the night, so we had a decently clean house when they showed up. They came to visit for Josh's birthday and they bought him/us a lawn mower AND a grill! This is partly josh's birthday present as well as a house warming gift. Either way, both items were much appreciated!

Otis and Daisy are enjoying their new backyard, but since there is no landscaping done to it yet, all they do is dig in the dirt and get all dusty and Otis seems to get full of weed bits because his fur is so long. So, hopefully Josh will be able to set up the landscaping soon so that it can get done and we don't have to deal with dirty puppies anymore.

My parents and grandparents are planning to come out here at some point this summer so it will be great to see all of them as well! Hopefully by then, we'll have a good furniture set up in the family room and will be more settled in. We are just happy to be in and are just taking it one step at a time.