My Head Hurts!

My Facebook page asks the question, "What do you think?"  My Blog is entitled, "Just Thinking!"  My brain is having nothing to do with either phrase this morning.  I have so many things going through my mind that my head actually hurts.   It seems to be easier to just not think at all!

Maybe, just maybe, after 67 years of life, over 50 years in the work force, 25 years in ministry, 45 years of marriage, 43 years of raising kids and grandkids and over 16 years as Senior Pastor of New Life Bible Church, I could take a few minutes off and not think about anything.

Last night I was tired.  I went to bed early as I was home by myself.  Glenda was in Beloit at Rock River Christian College teaching a class till 9:00 PM.  About 8:30, the telephone rang and woke me out of one of the soundest sleeps that I think I have had for a long time.  Most usually I am a very light sleeper.  Any noise and it wakes me up.  Anyhow, when the phone rang I couldn't figure out what the noise was.  It rang and rang and eventually I realized it was my cell phone.  I sat up on the edge of the bed, felt for my glasses and then felt to find the phone in the dark, all still not totally awake.  I answered the phone and it was my daughter, Shelly, wondering if I was awake?  "Now I am!"  She had just left the church and was worried about Mom getting home from Beloit because the roads are drifting shut.  I rubbed my eyes and tried to text Glenda that the road were bad.  No reponse!

Since I didn't have the telephone number at the college, I called my son, who is a board member at the college.  He wanted to chat.  He had spoken for a puppie for Glenda and I before Christmas.  He had heard nothing.  He checked with the breeder and everything was okay.  Again, he heard nothing.  He checked again with the breeder and still everything was okay.  He still heard nothing.  Yesterday he called her again and found out there are no puppies.  He was upset and somewhat angry.  I just wanted to go back to sleep.  We ended the conversation and I laid back down.
Two seconds later, I get a text message on my phone.  Feel around for the glasses and the phone and see it is Jason.  "Mom left Beloit 20 minutes ago!"  The thought went through my mind, "She'll be fine!" and I went back to sleep.

Two minutes later the phone goes off again!  The groping routine starts all over again and eventually I find the phone.  This time it is from a Schipperke rescue who has three Schipperke's that need a home.  How is that for timing?  For fifteen minutes I texted back and forth with her, and by now, guess who is wide awake!  Instead of trying to go back to sleep, this time I get up and go turn the TV on.  At 10:00 o'clock, Glenda gets home safe and sound.  I think she was impressed that I had stayed up until she got home, so don't tell her why I was awake.  Anyhow, at midnight, I was still watching TV!  Something has got to change about this sleep thing in our house!

So today, I get to go through life mushed brain and try not to think anymore than I have to.  If you need serious cousel today, tomorrow might be a better day to make an appointment!  Just trying not to think...