"Falling apart" is another way of saying "It's all Falling Together"

Okay, okay so I've been a little out of pocket.  I don't really know what that phrase means.  What does it mean to be "in" pocket?  I digress.  already.

The curious thing about the series of weird events in my life of late is that every one of them has led to something unexpected.  And by unexpected I mean terrifying and horrible.

I'm going through (an ugly) divorce.

I've moved.

I lost my job.

I ran out of gas.

I had a car accident.

I had the stomach flu.

My children had the stomach flu.

I think I had the stomach flu again (or a near facsimile).

All of these events taken individually are irritating.  Three of these would amount to a series of unfortunate events.  All of them together add up to a crisis.  And yet...

I'm happy.  I mean really happy.  It won't continue like this (God willing).  I mean you can't count on losing your job every day but with a little ingenuity I could keep the wheels on this wagon for another couple of months (give or take).

Meanwhile, what could have been an excrutiatingly stressful time at work...isn't.  And what could have been a difficult move has been one of the greatest joys of my adult life.

While my concerns are robust and occasionally I find myself awake at 3am worried about what will become of me (financially, spiritually, physically) those occasions are greatly outweighed by the number of deep breaths I take in thanksgiving for my new life.

Go figure.

Comments

[Viki]

Hang in there. Things will get better eventually.

[Llama Momma]

Apparently God is trying to kill us both.

[Chrissy Witt]

Oh my!! Moved Job Gas Oh my! Accident Stomach flu! I know sometimes you have to say to yourself, WTH?? I know I ask for you! But, I know your faith and I think I know your heart and that means I pray no more, moving, gas, accidents, or stomach flu OH MYS!! I pray the best is around the corner! Gett'em girl!

[Angela]

That whole promise of not giving us more than we can handle sure provides comic relief. We tend to think we can't handle tough times yet God insists on proving to us that when things are piled on top of each other we can be fine, even really happy. You're in our prayers!

[The Eastsider]

You are handling this with grace. Hang in there and you're in our prayers!

[Air Jordan]

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.