August 20, 2018. 7pm.
Today was a decent day. When I woke up, I wasn’t ready to face the day, but once I got going it got better. Ha ha. I thought to myself that it’s pretty bad when you don’t have a ton of motivation on a MONDAY morning!!
One of my friends on Facebook recently recommended “Natural Calm” – a Magnesium supplement for stress relief. She recommended the powder that is mixed into a drink. While grocery shopping yesterday I was able to purchase the gummies (rather than the drink mix) in a Raspberry Lemon flavor. Oh my goodness…..yummy gummies! The adult serving is four per day. I took one last night and have had three today so far. I think they really help me! At least, I know I was “calm” all day today, even when things were a bit stressful. I am only one day in but I recommend this!
By the end of the day, I was E X H A U S T E D!!!!! I tidied up my classroom, did a few last things, and left around 4:15. I grabbed Dairy Queen for supper and came home! Praise God, it started raining when I was on my way home, and it has rained a bit this evening. We are in desperate need of rain!
I did not turn on my radio this morning, so I don’t have any songs to share in this post; however, I was going through saved items on my phone earlier and would like to share a few things before I close for today.
This first item, I saved on my phone in 2015. I often look back at it and am comforted. It gives me such a wonderful visual of God’s angels and their protective presence. Often during praying over myself and / or others, I will ask God to place a host of His Heavenly angels around me / someone else, with swords raised high, so that no evil can enter in. Whenever I say that prayer, this is what comes to my mind. 
“God is BIGGER than your discouragements, BIGGER than your frustrations, and BIGGER than your lost dreams. God can handle all of your feelings. Give them all to him.” I know this in my head, but so often I fail to really KNOW it in my heart. Can you relate??
10 things God wants you to remember:
- I will give you rest.
- I will strengthen you.
- I will answer you.
- I believe in you.
- I will bless you.
- I am for you.
- I will not fail you.
- I will provide for you.
- I will be with you.
- I love you.
“At my lowest, God is my HOPE. At my darkest, God is my LIGHT. At my weakest, God is my STRENGTH. At my saddest, God is my COMFORTER.” If you are reading this and you are a Christian, I hope that you know these truths. If you are reading this and you are not a Christian, I pray that you can come to know these truths. If you need direction or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me through the “Contact” page at the top of my blog!
This next quote is not a spiritual one, but I feel it is a powerful quote and I want to share here. Maybe there is someone who needs to hear it. Obviously I needed to hear it whenever I read it, because I saved it on my phone!
“Don’t ever feel bad for making a decision about your own life that upsets other people. You are not responsible for their happiness. You’re responsible for your own happiness. Anyone who wants you to live in misery for their happiness should not be in your life to begin with.” ~Phuckyoquote. I believe this spoke to me because I have always been the type of person to “please” others; I believe this comes from the manner in which I was raised. Over the past few years, I have learned the truth of this quote, and I have tried to live by it. I certainly have not perfected this way of living, but I am trying!
Okay, I am going to close out here and do some reading. I got off track over the summer and took a break from reading “It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok” by Megan Devine. I only have a little bit left and hopefully I can finish it tonight. I am excited because I ordered a new book from Amazon and it should arrive tomorrow. It is called “Finding God in My Loneliness” by Lydia Brownback. I look forward to reading it! As always, I hope you have enjoyed reading my post and I hope you gained at least one thing to take away…..even if that one thing is the “Natural Calm.” Ha ha! May God bless each and every one of you.
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