IT'S NOT IF YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN...IT'S IF YOU GET BACK UP

It's a deadly combination, I've discovered.

No sun. Cold weather. Rain. Stomach bug. Too many holidays, too close together. Bad news. Friendly fire.

I was in bed all day today with a stomach bug, that is still haunting me tonight a little. And it's taken a lot of wind out of my sails. Along with everything else listed above, I've felt like...as Ang would say...poop on a stick. :-)

I know better than to get too down. I don't like how it feels. I know I have more good in my life than I'm focusing on right now. And ultimately, I am in charge of what and who gets to me. For the most part. Sometimes we trust when we shouldn't and hey...lesson learned. Other times it's situations that are totally out of our control. Constantly reminding myself to worry only about those things I can control and/or change and to let go of everything else. And that's proven to be a lot.

This weather is one thing I have no control over. Other people...no control. Stomach bug...no control. Holidays...ughhhh. Again. No control.

ME? Yeah. I need to regain control.

Several people have recommended a book to me called Captivating and I'm anxious to read it. I've read Wild at Heart by the same author, mainly about men. Captivating is about women.

Here's a summary of Captivating:

Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and demands. Many Christian women are tired, struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager.
 What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating is doing for women. Setting their hearts free. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be. By revealing the core desires every woman shares-to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a grand adventure, and to unveil beauty-John and Stasi Eldredge invite women to recover their feminine hearts, created in the image of an intimate and passionate God. Further, they encourage men to discover the secret of a woman's soul and to delight in the beauty and strength women were created to offer.


I'll let you know...