Being Sick Stinks!

We have all had this yucky crud for over a week. Chris has had an upper respiratory infection for over 2 weeks and just started his second round of antibiotics. I'm starting week 2 with my now full blown sinus infection. Margaret got sick this weekend with fever, cough, runny nose....Thatcher and Jack are both coughing...and you know what, BEING SICK STINKS!

All I want is a quick cure!!! The Dr. laughed at me when I said "I want to be better by tomorrow!" It's a total drag. Especially when you don't get the day or week off from being a mom and wife. You still have to get up and pour, wipe, or cook something!! Even more difficult to keep a sick baby happy and entertained when you feel just as bad!!

What I want to know is, why does one have to be weighed first thing at the Dr. when they already feel like DUMP! I left feeling worse just for stepping on the scale. I WAS still wearing tennis shoes and I'm sure they added a good 5-10-30 pounds to the overall weight...

The Holy Spirit is really good about turning my selfish thoughts around....even when I'm not ready.....and then I begin thinking of people who are chronicaly ill...or moms with fatal illnesses....how do they do it? Knowing there is no cure or relief this side of heaven. I guess the answer is to give what you have and let God cover the rest.

So, then the Holy Spirit slaps me on the back with an A-HA moment as I realize I should be living everyday like this. I know I'm not perfect, but there are times as a mom where I feel overwhelmed with responsibilites and wonder if I'm doing a good job....I get caught up in the "enough" syndrome...which is where I've been lately. Do we talk about God enough? Do we pray together enough? Are they disciplined enough? Do we play enough? Do we do ENOUGH?
and the answer is.........no...."But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. " 2 Corinthians 12:9

I love what God teaches me in my yuckiest moments. I don't LOVE the yucky moments, but sometimes they are so necessary for me to learn and grow. I still say being sick stinks, but luckily this sinus infection has temporarily robbed me of my sense of smell, so I can't smell the illness OR the dirty diapers!!!