Angie's Answer

Shew ! What a DOOZY OF A DAY!

Today was a hard, wonderful, weird, successful, emotional day !  YES all of that rolled into one day.  Let me explain.  I woke up with an anxiety I have not dealt with in some time ( I used to be very familiar with that feeling of anxiousness). I could not really put my finger on why I felt this way.  Was it because I had Linda coming into my home to help with the taxes and the home was not spotless?  Or because she would see how disorganized I was in my tax records?  Hmmmm?  Then as I just did what I had to do to get ready for the day, I prayed for peace, but the anxiousness only dimmed a litttle.  Then I began to see all the things that still are not done.  The bathroom floor that still needs to be retiled, the kitchen that needs new linoleum, etc.  As I would pray for peace and to not worry, it seemed the enemy would throw another "undone" thing at me.  Least to say by the time we sat down to do the taxes I was in a tizzy of a mood.  Then I couldn't get the tax forms to print from the computer, and I couldn't put my fingers on a very important folder (I did later find it right under my nose). 

The taxes are 99% done now for the business.  Now  we just have to plug it and the family taxes into the Tax Act online. 

I ended up being late for my friday date with my CHGs.  But I am so glad I went.  I needed to talk with them, hear them talk, just be together.  My son prayed for me on the way over to Marianne's home and then when I got there the Lord used my friends to just add the soothing balm to my soul.  As we begin to talk about the Lord and what HE is doing in our lives, the weight of my own problems do not seem so big and the heaviness begins to lift. 

Stress produces a hormone called cortisol (flight or fright hormone) , and it is not helpful to one's heart.  It also creates extra weight around the middle.  I thank the Lord that He relieves my stress via His Word / pomises. and also fellowship of good friends. 

What I did not look to for comfort was food.  I am still marveling at the fact that it does not have the same hold on me any longer.  Evern today when my system felt nervous and jittery inside, I knew that food would not help me or bring comfort.   I used to really blow it when I was stressed out.  Not today.

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