Jenn Doing My Best

This question of the day is very timely, as I am having a tough day on this Wednesday. 😏

Our minivan needs some costly repairs, and it’s our only vehicle. So, it immediately triggered my anxiety.

Negative thoughts and questions started swarming through my head, and I felt a little defeated, at first.

What about this…? What about that…? How will we…? How much will it cost…? Trying to hurriedly come up with solutions, and so on.

Pause and just breathe

But instead of letting it get me down, I took a few slow deep breaths and quietly sat in the kitchen for a moment. 😌

The kitchen is the heart of our home, so it just made the most sense to pause here. 💜

I decided to stick with my morning routine: light the prayer candle, morning prayers, get the tea kettle on, tidy the kitchen, start breakfast for the kids.

And then I spent the rest of the morning in my garden. My happy place. 😊🌼

It doesn’t make the problems go away. We will still have to get the minivan fixed. I know that.

But I also trust in God; He is my hope. 🙏🏽

A timely message of encouragement

Yesterday, we went to the Tuesday evening Mass. Fr. Jim’s homily focused on having hope and trusting in Jesus even when life throws us some curve balls.

I’m thankful for his very timely message. It turned out I would need it this Wednesday morning. 💜🙏🏽

And tending to the vegetable plants and admiring our flower blooms was the joy and peace I needed to help me take a break from the stress of auto repair issues. 🥰🌸💜🙏🏽

💜 XO

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