"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing  love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron." Psalm 107: 13-16

On my last blog I stated that I was having some blahs.  There have been times in my life when I have felt down and out, but last week I felt like I was suffocating. I felt like there was a black fog surrounding me and pulling me down and I was literally suffocating. It matched the dreary landscape of my yard, with the bare trees surrounded by fog with the dark branches reaching up out the top towards the sky.
One night last week I could not sleep, one of many over the last few weeks. I got up and I prayed. The only thing I could pray is for God to please save me and lift me up. Our God is so very faithful. After praying I read my Bible and He lead me to Psalm 107. It is about praising God for His love and faithfulness even though we have wondered away and rebelled from him. So that is what I did. After a time of prayer again, time of thanking him for his faithfulness and love and forgiveness, I was able to get some sleep.
The next day was so much better. Several things happened that reaffirmed that he heard my prayer and was answering it! One of which is my mother called and it was such an uplifting time (thanks Mom, I love you.) And He continues to reaffirm to me His faithfulness throughout this week. Tuesday, I had probably the best "school day" I have had in weeks, months, or even years. We accomplished all we set out to do. It was smooth day with little bumps.The kids were in good humor and so was I. My seven year old decided he could read and he read 3 Dr. Suess books to me. What a blessing. I even managed to get my housework done!
Yesterday was a little bit rockier, school dragged a little bit, but at the end of the day (after finishing all we had set out to do, again, not common in my house) as I was sitting down to check my email, I recieved a package in the mail from my sister. She sent me a late gift and CHOCOLATE (one of which was a huckleberry truffle candybar!) It just made my whole day (Thank you Sis)
After sharing my blahs, I wanted to share the faithfulness of God. I am so grateful to be called one of His.

 Thank you God, for your neverending faithfulness and love, for lifting me up out of a black miry pit. You are so awesome.