Days 319 - 325 Happy Fourth of July!

It's been nearly a week since I've blogged. I've been really busy at work and at home.

My husband and I are trying to refinance our home loan from a 30-year 7.5% to a 20-year 4.5%, and tomorrow is the appraisal. We have been scraping and painting the exterior of the home, landscaping, mulching, and fixing minor repairs. I have been praying that the Lord's will be done in this situation. I would rather the refinance go through, obviously, but whatever happens is fine with me. I've prayed and given it to the Lord.

My visit with my mother-in-law went better than expected, so I am still praising the Lord for that miracle.

And I quit taking my depression medication. It was just the smallest dose to begin with, not even sure how it was helping in the first place on such a low dose. But I slowly weaned myself off over the last month. I can get crankier than when I'm on the medication, but I can also feel joy and happiness again. I think the meds not only took away my lows, but they took away my highs, too.

Anyway, had a bit of a difficulty with my toddler's nanny. Nanny hurt her back a few weeks ago and was taking pain killers. The pain killers were adversely affecting nanny's behavior and speech, and I had to telephone her and speak with her about this. It wasn't easy. I prayed. My closest friends prayed, too. It went better than expected. Nanny realized the negative affect these pills were having, so she quit taking them.

Whether or not she is able to stay off of them is an entirely different matter. I am praying, and trusting that the Lord will help me notice when Nanny decides to go back on them. It just isn't safe to have my toddler looked after by someone whose speech is slurred or whose demeanor is altered due to prescription pain medication.

I have not been able to spend as much time with my Little lately. I will try to dedicate more time to reaching out to Elisabeth and welcoming her into our family activities. It's often difficult to juggle time with my own children, let alone a child outside of our family unit.
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Lord, I want to thank you for the time I spent with you this morning, one-on-one, with my scriptures and my inspirational music. Nothing beats time alone with You. Nothing.