When I got up this morning and saw that it had been raining, these lyrics popped into my head- “Hangin’ around,Nothing to do but frown,Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” This old song was originally recorded by The Carpenters, one of my favorite groups when I was growing up. As a moody pre-teen and teen, this song often expressed how I was feeling every Monday as I got ready for school. It’s funny how my brain can pair a song with so many vivid memories of teenage angst, but I can’t really remember much of what happened yesterday!
Month: October 2009
Lately it seems that I have spent most of my time waiting. Waiting at stoplights. Waiting in lines. Waiting for something to start. Waiting for something to end. Waiting for cold syptoms to subside and for my body to completely heal. Waiting for answers to prayer. Waiting for a miracle regarding a circumstance in my life. Waiting to hear what God has for me. It’s hard to be patient while waiting. I find myself trying to figure out ways to speed up the process, only to realize that all of my striving is in vain and I’m back where I