Suffering....

The past few days some people in my life have experienced suffering. One relative lost a child and a dear friend who is separating from her husband also lost her grandmother. It's the ebb and flow of life as I have said before. It's part of the circle of life that Mufasa and Simba sing about.....
In the same universe our friends Dena and Jason welcomed a beautiful baby girl . From what we were told it was a long hard labor but the suffering was temporary.

That's how I feel today. My suffering is temporary. The swelling and pain will not be forever and when I read 2 Corinthians 12:10 it made sense. Scripture not only explains suffering as something that is temporary but also teaches me how to respond to it. So why haven't I been listening? Hard-headed, still yearning for that control I suppose....No one can choose to avoid suffering for it is a part of life. I was told to read Job, for his examples of suffering are inspiring.

I'm going a little crazy being cooped up in the house....I'm past cabin fever...I feel like a caged animal. I did work yesterday though, yes....I said work....but hubby drove, carried my books and stayed till I was done. It took me longer to do my hair, makeup and get dressed than it did for me to teach!! Hahaha.....

I wore my fiber filled boobies for the first time outside of the house....they fit snugly into my camisole and a denim dress hid any spots of suspicion.........they were a bit intricate to maneuver, I didn't know which part was supposed to be the nipple so I winged it. I got the thumbs up from my 6 year old that they were on correctly, pointing in the right direction and looked "almost" real. She said they were softer than real ones and would work for now. If you want the truth ask someone under 8 or over 80 is my philosophy. My 6 yr old also told me to wear a sweater so that in case one fell out or got lopsided I could cover myself and run to the restroom....lucky for me no mishaps and if my students could tell, they didn't let on.......I will work on being comfortable with my confinement and confidence for I know it's SAVING MY LIFE.......