Today is Monday, November 15th.
Today, I colored a picture of a giant penguin. It turned out blue and pink and purple... just because it could. Today, I had fun and I made other people have fun with me.
Let's start this at the beginning.
Friday, October 1st. I woke (sort of) to find my car which had been parked on the street outside our house had been hit.... no note. $1,160 of damage.
After spending the morning with the police and getting no work done, I left for Fargo to go to NFP class and then fly to Vermont for Chris and Brenda True's wedding. I got pulled over. 83 in a 75. $35 ticket (lucky for me, North Dakota tickets are CHEAP!)
I went to NFP then headed to the airport. I arrived to find out the my first flight was delayed. Then it was delayed more. Then, I missed my second flight because of the delay. They spent three hours trying to rebook my flights. Finally, they got it figured out- I could leave on the first flight Saturday Morning and be to Burlington by 3pm- missing the wedding but still attending the reception.
Jake took me out to dinner because of my bad day. Isn't he great :)
At 11:30pm Delta called and canceled my second flight for Saturday. I cried. A LOT. I spent an hour with a cranky Delta agent and the best they could do was have me fly in to Laguardia, drive 6 hours to Burlington and arrive by 10pm. Or, they could refund my ticket. Yes, please.... I prefer not to pay $400 to drive 6 hours and miss the entire reason I was going to Vermont.
A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I spent the weekend cranky and sad.
Monday, October 5thI reconciled my weekend with God. Now I can laugh about it.
Tuesday, October 12thI went for a snack and opened the fridge door. And... it... fell.... OFF! Completely. Just fell off. Crash. Condiments everywhere. (Only the butter dish broke though!)
Friday, October 15thI went to a bonfire and hayride in the country. It was cold. Despite many suggestions, I did not put on gloves.
At 10:30pm I realized that I had LOST my engagement ring. Lost it. Gone. In a field at a HAYRIDE. Gone. I called Jake and cried.
Saturday, October 16thFifteen people searched, on their hands and knees, for three hours in a field for my ring. We had one metal detector. I was now at my breaking point. I cried for three days.
Sunday, October 17thI reconciled with God about the ring. I wasted if for Him, just like He wasted His life for me.
Monday, October 17thJake came back and we went to look, one. last. time. Within ten minutes, we found the ring. It was in the fire ashes. I literally threw my ring into a fire. It was charred, but it was beautiful. We took it to the jewelers and now it is like new- but better because of Luke 15:10. We even had a party to celebrate!
Friday, November 5th-Wednesday, November 10thWith in a week, I have a number of women come talk to me about depression, suicide, homosexuality, unchasity, pride, and a whole slew of sins that they could no longer handle.
I break down.
Big time.
Jake and Father Lefor pick up the pieces of my messy life and lovingly but firmly put me back together. The consensus: I am not having enough fun. I am not holding life lightly enough. I am not giving God my burden.
Nope. I am keeping it to myself and it gets heavier and heavier. Then, I try to control more and more. And then... I break down. Big time.
So, the moral of this story?
HAVE FUN.
If you are having fun- even if it is silly, Satan can stand it. He has to depart- he hates laughter. If you are having fun, you are holding this world lightly. It's cares to don't affect you because you think more of the next world. If you are having fun, you will find joy. God will not disappoint you :)
Here are the ways I had fun this week:Polka Dot Socks
Swinging
Rolling down hills
Having an indoor picnic on the living room floor
Coloring
Jumping for joy
Building Lego's
So, next time you have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Jump for joy! Make yourself laugh. Do something silly or childlike. HAVE FUN!
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