Immeasurable

I’m 0 for 3 on the whole dinner thing this week. It’s been my first simulated week of school. I’m helping with administrative tasks and office work for piano camp. I am also trying to practice four hours a day and study two to three. And run the dog. (Hey, I’m 2 for 3 on that one!) On Monday, I was at school a full eight hours. I had a wonderful time, but I came home entirely exhausted and drained of energy. I know, I know, people go to work for 8+ hours every day. I can’t help but think about how it’s going to take some getting used to a rigorous school schedule again. If I already feel tired, how am I going to handle a class schedule, too? It’s been a bit discouraging, to be honest. I’ve even been dozing off for about a half hour each day, because I can’t keep my eyes open! For the first time, I feel concern along with my excitement. Am I really cut out for this? Am I going to be able to handle everything?

Ty has been so gracious! Last night he just announced he was taking me out. I was fighting hunger and the need to cook. Bad place to be when you need to make dinner. We had a splendid time at a (gasp!) chain restaurant (they are surprisingly hard to find in our area!), indulging in delicious Tex Mex. And yes, I had the queso chicken. It was that kind of day. Afterward, we drove through a few notable Highland Park neighborhoods, in one of the wealthiest parts of Dallas (and coincidentally where my school is located). The average home value is $1,000,000 in Highland Park, although the most spectacular streets have homes valued at 10-12 million! I’ve seen a lot of impressive homes, but none have astonished me the way these did. We had a blast just playing the gawking tourists! 

I am reminded that I cannot do it all.

And. That. Is. Okay. 

(It kills me to type that!)

Why do I always think that I can? That road always leads to disappointment and frustration. 

I am also reminded that He has been preparing the way.

This is exactly where I’m supposed to be, relying only on His strength.

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20)

Today's goal: dinner in the crockpot

(That is a chandelier in the front yard, people! Hanging from a tree! This home was also so big that we couldn't see the entire thing from the car window.)