Reminder for the Forgetful

So, as you Caught Up Blog Stalkers know, it's been quite a busy couple of months for me. In theory, I will be working - therapy-wise - about sixteen hours a week (four hours/four days a week). And in theory, I will be coming home and working for, oh, an hour or so on paperwork on each of those four days.

In reality, over the past month, I have been providing about fours hours of therapy each day and then working, oh, three hours more on paperwork until the boys get home from school (um, yes with a smidge of Facebook thrown in), and then picking up about three more hours of paperwork in the evening after the boys go to bed. And then on the weekends, it's at least six more hours of paperwork with some catch-up house cleaning thrown in.

I can hear what you are saying Blog Stalker friends: "Cry me a river poor little rich business owner!" Ix-nay on the rich part, by the way. Medicaid rejected half of my first set of billing claims. Turns out I am full of human (correctable) error.

All I'm saying is while starting a business has been a blessing and I'm terribly excited about it and it's going smashingly well (well, not the rejected claim part, but I'll get there), it is also extremely stressful for me. For some reason (my purity and innocence, surely), I had no idea I would be spending so many hours at home to begin with. Thankfully, my hubbers is AWESOME, and he has been incredibly supportive in so many ways. And this will get to be less work at home eventually. However, in the meantime, my little (expanding) body is going a bit haywire from the stress and all that doggone candy corn that I can't seem to stop inhaling. Funny how the more stressed I feel, the less I take care of myself.

Soooooo, all this to say that when I saw that my (dear college friend) Joni posted something about the following hymn on Facebook last night, it was again God bringing to light His words in His perfect timing. This has always been a favorite hymn of mine (good heavens - where have all the hymns GONE on Sunday morning???), and I really needed to hear the refrain.

I am so thankful that God has given me this ministry that I LOVE. Also thankful for the reminder to focus on HIM in the midst of this busy, tiring time.

"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" by Helen H. Lemmel
O Soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!

Refrain:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

Through death into life everlasting
He passed and we follow him there;
O'er us sin hath no longer dominion -
For more than conquerors we are!

His word shall not fail you, He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!