I went to bed about 1:30AM and woke at 7:10AM. After taking Alex to the bus I came back and crawled back into bed. I did not get back up until 10:20AM which means the alarm clock screeched for twenty minutes with me ignoring it. Mom got me up. Must get new alarm clock! Tomorrow may be the day to do that.

I took a shower and wrote an email. Then I spent a good hour paying bills. I hate to see my bank balance dwindle so quickly, but it happens.

Alex had a half day at school today so he came home about 12:30PM. I read some of my favorite blogs. Then we had to go for the parent/student advisory meeting at his school at 2:15PM. The advisor was not there when we got there so I looked at his schedule and we discussed it. We waited twenty minutes and the advisor did not show. I left him a note to let him know I did come… and we left because Alex had a 3:00PM appointment with his doctor. We talked about Alex’s novels while we waited. My teen-ager is an excellent writer with a super imagination. He will go far if he does well in the Marines… I still wish he would choose something else to do with this war on, but I have to support him and just pray a lot. We finally saw the doctor about 4:15PM and were quickly out of there.

We took the prescriptions to SAM’s to fill them and picked up a few things in the store. I have ink cartridges for the printer now. Alex got Sims 2 and a memory card for his iPAC. He wanted to go see a movie when we left SAM’s so we went to the mall and checked movie times. The one he wanted to see did not start until 7:00 which was two hours and we decided to go on home. Then in the car I asked if he would like to get something to eat. He said sure and suggested Krystals, I said I was thinking more Olive Garden or Friday’s. He said, "Oh yeah, Friday’s." Then a few seconds later he said "Second thought it was really bad last time." I said, "Yeah well, then how about Outback?" His face lit up and he said, "Outback is great." We almost never eat at nice restaurants, so this was a treat for both of us. We will not do that again probably for a few months. We had excellent service, excellent food, and enjoyed ourselves immensely. By the time we finished I decided we could make the movie without too much wait time, so we saw CONSTANTINE. This was a very good movie, although I may have some nightmares tonight. Some of it was a little too close to my experience to be really comfortable, but it was good.

The coincidence thing is still happening for me a lot. I read something or think something and it comes up in conversation. Really strange, but life always surprises me. I was so busy today in "real time" that I did not get to be in the virtual world much. I enjoyed my day. Alex is great company, and he and I continue to get along so well. I am blessed by this child in so many ways. He is a true gift from God. He still loves to spend time with me, and that is wonderful in a sixteen year old.

Typing is still hard. I am so glad I see my psychiatrist Saturday. This malfunction really worries me.

I am going to finish making the rounds to other blogs and settle in for the night. Hope you all have a great Friday!

Smiles,

Jo Ann

This prompt comes from Just Journal For Fun a book by none other than myself:

Faith can move mountains… Where do you need to apply it?

I think I need to apply faith to my relationships, and to my financial situation. Lots of times I have difficulty in trusting others because of the abuse that has been heaped on me. This lack of trust undermines current, and future relationships. People in general are not out to cause me harm… I need to be more understanding, accepting and less paranoid. This is hard work, but I have accomplished hard things in the past. I am sure with diligent effort that I can accomplish this. I should also have faith that when the time is ripe I will find "the right one" with whom to spend my life. I need to let go the pursuit and allow what is to happen to happen. My attachment to the outcome will not hasten its occurrence. It will only bring me dissatisfaction. Happiness must be my goal.

My financial situation is a crisis waiting for the opportunity to happen. I do not have much control over it beyond trying to stay afloat. Faith states that God will provide and He has in so many other places that I need to believe He has control over this sphere as well. I want to fix it, but that is beyond my power at the current time. I may be able to influence the outcome in the future, but for now I need to stop worrying over things that have not become reality. I need to be content that the situation is going to work out for my betterment not my harm. Peace is my goal.

Do you need to apply faith in your life, not necessarily faith in God, but maybe faith in yourself or others? You could explore it in writing. Sometimes writing crystallizes things for people and gives new insight. It often works that way for me. I find solutions to problems when I write and I learn to better deal with difficulty.

Always,

Jo Ann