I feel like yesterday morning I got on the emotional roller coaster and still haven’t been able to get off of the ride!  I’m fighting very hard to have enough self-control not to say the things that want to come out of my mouth!  So far, I have been successful and for that I’m thankful!  Sadly, that feels like a big accomplishment!  Now if I could just get a proper perspective on things again and adjust my attitude back to where it should be!  I know for a fact that I am over-reacting to minor issues, so there’s no doubt in my mind it’s either steroid-induced mood swings or hormone-induced mood swings, or a combination thereof!  You wouldn’t believe how minor the things are that are causing me such distress and bringing me near tears and making me so frustrated I feel like I can’t take it anymore!  Crazy!!!  Actually, if you are female you would understand, and especially if you are a female somewhere around the age of 50 or older!!  I’m thankful that my emotions haven’t been this extreme all along.  It’s actually been a great weekend – that’s part of why this is so frustrating!  I should be feeling great!  Oh well, I’m sure if I wait a few minutes, it will all seem completely different once again! lol

Saturday was our annual ladies’ day at church.  It’s an event we all look forward to all year long.  It’s so great for us to have the experience of working together for a common goal and to have the opportunity to hear speakers we don’t generally get to hear – that’s a treat!  It’s also so much fun to get to enjoy the company of other christian women in our area.  It was an awesome day!  Afterwards, I headed home and my sweet hubby told me he was taking me out to dinner!  Two days in a row is pretty major for us!  We were celebrating the fact that he found his hearing aids which have been missing for a year and a half!  Woohoo!  That IS worth celebrating!  He also knew how exhausted I felt this weekend, and wanted to treat me and save me from having to cook or clean up.  I guess the combo of steroids and how out of breath and tired they make me feel, plus still recovering from a cold, and having two exceptionally busy days in a row took their toll.  I have been so tired this weekend that I felt like I had reached the limit of what I was capable of more than once.  I went to bed at 10pm on Friday night (for those of you that know me, that is very early!  I’m usually one to go to sleep around midnight or 1am) and slept until I had to get up around 7am.  Then Saturday night, I slept for 7 hours, then napped Sunday afternoon for 2 hours, then still went to bed early and slept until I felt caught up this morning (around 6am – earlier than usual, but I guess I finally caught up!)  We tried another new restaurant.  It was one that I found when I was doing my research on restaurants in the twin city area a few years ago.  I read lots of great reviews about it and put it on my list of places I’d like to try sometime.  Chet’s mom also saw it on a tv program, and thought it sounded like someplace that we would love.  It’s an Italian place called Broder’s Pasta Bar.  Italy has a special place in our hearts – it’s where we first started dating and where we went for our 25th anniversary.  We arrived at 5pm on a Saturday and still had to wait an hour to be seated.  It was worth it, though!  The food was phenomenal!  We will definitely be going there again!!!  My favorite dish we tried had homemade fresh pasta with a cream sauce, a little bit of pancetta and truffle oil!  The truffle oil really took it over the top.  It was a fun evening!  Last night was also flock groups at church.  Even with my personal listening system, I  was only able to hear parts of it.  I think there is a visual aspect of following along for me, even with improved volume control that still is helpful.  I was seated in a way where I couldn’t see the speakers most of the time.  I’m pretty sure that made the difference.  I guess I’ll have to request trading places with someone next time if I find myself in that situation again.

I spent some time this morning back in God’s Word, trying to get my head back where it needs to be.  I spent some time in prayer – giving thanks and making requests and asking forgiveness for my shortcomings.  I’m so glad we have the Word to guide us, and God’s power behind us to help us when we fall short.  I love 2 Chronicles 16:9:  For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His…  I want to make sure that my heart is completely His, then it’s such a comfort and gives me much-needed strength to know how much He wants to be there for me!  Love this verse! Hope you all have a great Monday (or as my friend always says, hope you all MAKE a great Monday!).