Karen and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day...

Have you ever read this book?

This was what my day felt like yesterday. I got up late so I didn't get to my quiet time before the kids got up. I received an email that made me cry and wonder why I still let things sting.  Something else happened that made me angst and then made my oldest feel terrible. I received another email from someone that made me think about some decisions that I really have been praying about and now those decisions were forefront on my mind again. I was crabby to my children, so now my children were crabby. I snapped at Dale and didn't answer his call when he tried to call back and apologize. I was having an extremely bad hair day. I forgot to eat lunch and had the worst tummy ache all day. My youngest had a runny nose in Target and I forgot to bring tissues.  That same child dropped his sucker on the floor which resulted in a  mini-melt down. I overspent at Target (what else is new?) which threw off my grocery budget for next week.

And then I came home to find this by my front door...

And I stopped.  

And I thanked God for using someone to remind me that He loves me. 

That someone was thinking of me. 

 That my day really wasn't that bad after all.

That I really need to go back and start all over.

So...I gave grace to the person who wrote me the email.  I pushed off the major decision for another day and more time to pray.  I hugged on my children and told them I loved them. I apologized to Dale and held his hand. I ate a late night snack, so my tummy felt better. I pulled my hair back in a barrette. I gave my youngest allergy medicine and brushed his teeth.  I planned my next week's menu in my head so I don't have to go to the grocery store afterall. I finally had my quiet time after everyone went to bed and talked to the Lord about my day.

All because someone took the time to reach out and let me know they were thinking of me. 

 May I never underestimate the power of kindness and always be obedient to the prompting to reach out to others. 

You never know if they are having a

Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day...

The end.

P.S. Thank you to the person who anonymously brought a "hug" to my door.  You are a treasure!