Tender Mercies in an ADHD life

So, I woke up this morning thinking that today just may be one of those "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day "s. I was in tears before I even left the house. As I drove to work this morning, I prayed and I mean PRAYED for tender mercies to help me get rid of the frustration and anxiety I felt. But, I ran into a problem. As I prayed out loud, I also found myself muttering the words, "I thought Veteran's Day was tomorrow..." and then "... I think my drivers' license expires soon ..." REALLY? I can't even say a PRAYER without derailing my train of thought? No wonder I frustrate myself when I can't focus. After I apologized to Heavenly Father, I gave up--just HOPING that things would get better.

Then, when I got to work, I got some encouraging texts from my cousin Kim

who's been my #1 cheerleader through all the crap I'm trying to wade through. She's amazing.

And then my phone rang. It was my awesome friend Amy who teaches my Zumba class. I was helping her with some advertising for her Zumba fundraiser* and had a BLAST chatting with her as we both fought with our fax machines to get the right information over. Have I mentioned that I love that girl? The next tender mercy came when I pulled up the picture we took on our lunch date yesterday with her sister Tami who team-teaches the Zumba class. They make me happy and our time together yesterday was AMAZING. I'm still hoping for permission from them to post that day-brightening picture!

I got an email from Kylee and a Kit Kat from Jerry.

Then, I found this.



I watched several seasons of So You Think You Can Dance with friends. I LOVED it and may have even been addicted to the show. Then, they changed show times and I lost track and I've missed the last few seasons. But, this video was from the last season I watched religiously. I just hadn't seen the Ellen show until now.

My problems aren't solved. But, the Lord knows JUST what I need to brighten my day and remind me that some things really are worth smiling about.

**The fundraiser we're working on is a Zumbathon held on Wednesday, November 17th at the Sandcreek Middle School gym from 8-9:30 pm. The cost is a minimum of $5 donation at the door to go towards educational materials for Sandcreek's teachers and students. There will be giveaways throughout the AWESOME Zumba workout--all led by my lovely Zumba Sisters-- Tami and Amy. Come and support and get your Zumba on!