climax of my day: going to wal mart....

I have now completed my first official day of summer 2011, it was long, it was restful, and I was completely lost as to what to do with all of my extra time.  I felt so pathetic. [a little backtrack...] Yesterday, I took the Praxis which I am so glad that is over with.  Hopefully I pass, and be one step closer to being finished with school and one step closer to teaching...if the world doesn't freeze over before hand. [hmm I'm not bitter about being in school at all]  

One of my main goals for the summer is to attempt p90x...I've had many people to discourage me from it, but a select few have been cheering me on.  Today was suppose to be the start of that but I was missing the ONE cd that I needed that was locked in a house while the family is on a beach vacation. sooooo that didn't happen. Naturally, my next thought was- "well, I'll go to wal-mart" I'm not sure why walmart is a fall back place of boredom..but it is for me. 

Today was probably the worst possible first day of summer anyone has ever had...it was raining...it was cold...my motivation was low...friends were busy...and I was stuck with my thoughts of how pathetic I was.  I'm disappointed that in spite of having nothing to do, I didn't even have a devotion time with the Lord.  You would think with all this extra time on my hands I would make use of it, well lesson learned I suppose. However, I did find one of my summer readings on amazon called Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick for only 8.75! I am very excited to start reading this; along with a Praying Life by Paul Miller!!  

All in all my day was not completely useless, tomorrow my standards are much higher for myself, such as laundry, work out, devotion, clean and if it is sunny lay out...then tie dying with friends - I think I just described the life of a ex-hippie/yoga instructor grandma .... so comforting.

A little taste from Sun Stand Still:

" I'm glad God didn't cut the crisis moments out of the Bible. Without them, we would know nothing of his power. We would have nothing on which to base our trust in his unlimited provision. We would never prove his potential. We would never be carried by his tender mercies or have stories to tell of his presence in our darkest hours. Sometimes God lets the sun go down so that he can be our only light.  Audacious faith doesn't mean my prayers work every time. It means that God is working even when my prayers don't seem to be working at all. "