If you're a parent of terrible-twos toddlers or snarky teenagers or anything in between, take a deep breath and let it out slowly. Some day those stressors will be your stress-busters.
It just happened to feel like a Monday. I know. Poor Monday gets a bad rep. But it could have been any day. Just that it was today that I had stress pile on. A decent amount at work but it was the outside forces that made it overwhelming (technical problems with a freelance job, meetings to plan for committees, a t-shirt design gone wrong, yada yada).
I had to apologize to some friends for accidentally venting on them. To cheer myself up, I looked at this cute picture of our baritone player – taken 8 years ago today – and I created a countdown to my Seattle trip. 4 day 15 hours and 32 minutes 'til I land. For those who are counting. Some days you just need something to look forward to, right?
It was a huge surprise and delight when I heard Carter's ringtone (Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine) on my way home from work.
We talked for about 40 minutes. It was just what I needed. To my dismay, he said he tried calling me twice last week. For some reason those calls didn't go through. Maybe it was God's plan that we connect today. He was having a stressful day, too.
We both talked each other off the ledge and I just wanted to cry. Dang. I love that kid so much.
Hold onto hope parents. They learn to love and appreciate you and, yes, even need you.
A stressful day. An unprompted call College Boy. Priceless.
And blessed. Just keep breathing...
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