Insomnia Rambles

October Sunlight - Rick Reinert
I love this painting. I just saw it online and it made me happy.

*ALERT* *This post contains girly girl talk!* *Men . . . Beware*

Can't sleep, so here it goes:

~I was having one of those days today. I just needed a little TLC to keep my head up and my eyes dry. I prayed for comfort, and I received it time after time today. I can't believe how quickly the Lord answers our requests for help sometimes.

#1 - I woke up in tears and my husband immediately took me in his arms and held me as I sobbed into his chest. He didn't even know what was the matter and he just let me cry. Then he patiently waited for me to tell him my woes. How did I get such a perfect husband. I am so in love with that man.

#2 - Sacrament meeting was especially dense with the spirit today. I sobbed during the sacrament hymn and I turned to the sacrament prayers in D&C 20 and read them over and over. A covenant those words truly are, and we have such responsibility and promised blessings for obedience in those prayers. Then, Sister Rose presented a message about joy. She admonished the congregation to "take note" of the happy moments in our lives so we can refer to them often as our lives turn dark. There was much more wisdom in her talk, but that is what spoke to me completely.

#3 - I got to take a long, uninterrupted nap this afternoon that invigorated my tired PMSing body. Good grief do I love a good nap. I don't understand how toddlers can not want to indulge in such a lavish luxury.

#4 - I attended our Stake Youth Standards Night this evening and our guest speaker was former YW general president Ardeth G Kapp. She gave such a powerful message, I will never forget her words. I took extensive notes and felt like every word from her mouth was worth recording. The youth, and all those present, were truly taught by a woman of revelation.

#5 - We have some neighbors just down the hall who have been particularly comforting to me as of late. They recently went through a struggle nearly exact to one Bryce and I are experiencing right now. To talk to them and sit with them tonight was wonderful. I was feeling so lonely and desperate in my depressions that I haven't allowed others to give me much solace. The Ellis's were my peace and comfort tonight and they allowed me to smile and laugh about something that has often brought tears.

#6 - Once again, my husband is nothing but good. He takes me the way I am and I am not perfect. He helps me see a perspective that I never allow myself to see. A logical and solvable conclusion is always at the end of the horizon. His male thinking balances my female emotions so well, I can't imagine how I survived without his influence.

#8 - My family gets the "Best Family on Earth Award" for this year and all years previous and all years yet to come. I got to talk on the phone with my Dad, Mom, and sisters today and they always make me feel loved and looked after. Their prayers are the reason that I succeed in life and go forward instead of always taking steps back.

#9 - Cookies and Brownies . . . need I say any more.

#10 - My house is clean and that just feels good.

# 11 - I took some Pamprin earlier today to help with the massive cramps I've been having. Oh me, oh my, thank goodness for that drug. It not only helped with the cramps, but man do I feel alive. I don't drink a lot of caffeine and this medicine contains more caffeine than a large coffee. But holy moly does that stuff do wonders for me. This isn't a new for me. I get very bad headaches that verge on migraines every once in a while. The only thing that even touches my headaches is a good dose of Exedrin that is revved with caffeine.

~Final Note: I am the cheesiest of the cheese heads tonight. So sorry if you had to roll your eyes a few times and my sentiments, I would n0t blame you at all.

OVER AND OUT