it is pouring

You know the old saying "when it rains it pours"? Well, it is pouring buckits in my life right now. My car died last week and I had to spend some time figuring out what I could afford, then secure a loan, then find a new car. All within days. I just wish I had more time to plan. But it all got done and now I'm driving a new car. One that should provide me with YEARS of very few hasstles. Should.

I've been reading my daily devotional and the bible this week (and over the weekend) so all is going well in that regard. I really like having time in the morning to just read and think. It really helps the day get started off right.

One of the things I've been thinking about (still) is the whole idea of singlehood. I think I said in one my last last few posts how challenging it is to "do" life alone. All of that is true and last week's challenge only reinforced that for me. But I'm also beginning to see some of the positive things about my life. I can be as messy as I want (which could be a bad thing), I can mope around all I want (which could also be a bad thing), but I can also devote time to things that I have a longing to do. Like write. I don't have to coordinate schedules with anyone. I can simply do the things that I feel I need to do. This is perhaps one of the first positive and reassuring things I've thought about, so while small, it is a break through.

I'm still reading the book Listening and Caring Skills and am finding it interesting. Once I got past the initial "technical" stuff, I'm seeing direct application with my small group.