FeelinG LikE ThesE DominoeS

They say a picture's worth a thousand words and if that is the case, then what thousand words would my picture utter right about now? Well, if I'm the one writing "said words," I'm sure they will be quite the mouthful. Word vomit much? Yeah, it may go down that road. Get ready folks- I'm about to blow word chunks! 

Life has been hectic, chaotic, stressful, and everything in between lately! I feel like I am being bombarded with one thing after another and as soon as I take care of one thing, a new problem peeks its head around the corner and shouts for all to hear: "The world hates you Stephanie!" Okay, it's not THAT bad. I am not having a pity-me-party, but rather am just trying to get out my frustrations in the blogisphere. I know that very few people will even read this post, if any for that matter so this entry is being written for me and me alone. Don't ask me why, but when something upsets me or strikes any emotion within me (be it good or bad), I feel a need to write it down as if doing so will help me in some way. Writing is cathartic for me and I have found that when I write things down, I can move on afterwords. It's as if I've said my piece and I am fulfilled in that sense. 

As lame as it may sound, I really do feel like one of the little, minuscule dominoes in the picture above. I feel like life's trials and hardships have literally knocked me down, and squished me into the ground domino by domino, bit by bit. Rather than go into depth about the domino-knocking, butt-kicking problems described heretofore, suffice it to say that they have tested my patience. From flat tires to stomach flus to taste buds coming off of my tongue and making eating a painful experience (don't ask) to major car problems- the thought has occurred to me, could it get any worse? I usually never ask that question because it can ALWAYS get worse and I have an irrational fear that asking it will somehow put the universe at odds with me and dropkick karma in my face!

Despite the fact that life has been a little tough lately, I have been blessed by the Lord amidst it all. During the time that trials entered my life (at times, at a second's notice *cough* stomach flu that struck my body at 3 a.m. last Tuesday morning), I have had angels helping me through all of them. They loved me and carried me through the moments when I thought I couldn't take another step. Jill Franklin and Lindsay Ayers- you have given me another reason to thank my Heavenly Father. Thank you seems like such a trite, overused phrase, yet it is the only thing I can think of to convey how I feel about you and the help you have given me.  

That's all folks! The word regurgitation has run its course.