Renewal and refreshed

So much has happened since I last posted...

• lost my sweet momma
• marriage broke up and got back together
• my child is being held back
• relocated my dad
• separation from in-laws over hurtful criticism
• gained all my weight back that I had worked so hard to lose
• found out after getting a new administrator that I am getting another one
• close friends moving away

Lots to talk about and a lot to complain about: but this morning as I sit here the last week of school and I am struggling and striving to find a renewed spirit.  I want to breath God's goodness and warmth and leave this all behind... not to forget, but to make me stronger.
I plan to journey in praise in the book of Psalms this summer to allow my spirit to reminded that all is well with my soul and I should be encouraged and uplifted by that.

Psalms 1

Happy are those who don’t listen to the wicked,
who don’t go where sinners go,
who don’t do what evil people do.
² They love the Lord’s teachings,
and they think about those teachings day and night.

I have a choice in how I view things in life.  Yes, things have been a challenge this year and yes, I have strayed and lost focus, but it is time to pick myself up and choose to love the Lord in all things that I do, say, and encounter.
Thank you Lord for that ability to rise above the wickedness of the world!