Struck down but not destroyed

That was my week... ending today. There is a high likelihood that will be my week beginning tomorrow. I cannot describe the terrible weight on my chest these past 10 days. I will not try. 

My life has this way of throwing everything at me it possibly can in a very short amount of time, I told Aimee today. She simply could not believe the amount of things on my checklist of to-dos. I ranted a bit at her, pulled out a long list of all the things that had been crushing me not the least of which was my overdrawn bank account that took a third of this past paycheck, my taxes (still not paid), or the stack of boxes I needed to somehow move into a storage unit before the weather turned nasty again (read: tomorrow). Sometimes you eat the bear...

And bless her if she did not meet me at the apartment after my lunch, help me load boxes and take them to my new storage place and then followed me to the house where we spent a good couple hours deep cleaning. As I am fond of saying: Check and check. 

After moving 10 hours yesterday, I went to the work out center at our new apartment. It was glorious. I swam in our indoor/outdoor pool. I had triscuts and cheese for dinner (and a protein shake) and slept very hard for 8 hours. I am constantly moved by this church every Sunday and today was no different. It sure didn't fix my life... or even lift the stress of my shoulders... but it did remind me to pray. 

Also, today I had lunch with a good friend of mine. We got coffee. She reminds me not to take myself so seriously. She reminds me that there is beauty in this world and that I can take time out of my craziness to rest and laugh over espinacha (sp?) and talk about her upcoming prom and simply get out of myself. She reminds me of what my passion really is and what I know I'm made for. The rest is shadows and dust... 

That was enough. Aimee's help today was enough. Alex's help yesterday for 10 hours... the dedication and passion of my friends and family... it's enough to wake me up at 6:30 tomorrow morning and keep on going. Tomorrow is my mom's 50th birthday and I am looking forward to blessing her when I see her at dinner with my family. I am looking forward to being settled in this new place and where my job is taking me and I'm looking forward to getting my bike and going to the park. 

Well. All I can say now is 'We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.' 2cor 4:8-9

Amen to that.