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Good morning ☀️ RISE & SHINE literally shine for the Lord because He is whom we should be trying to impress. Rewrite the agenda. I want to do something today that is purposeful and makes a positive impact for someone around me. Prayers are necessary. Do not think your prayers go unheard or are impotent. I’m beginning this post at 0725 hours and I may or not get it published today. I’ve been up since 0520. ☄️ UPDATE It’s Wednesday now and I did not post this and I’m still working on it. Yesterday, it was a busy day at work. I didn’t pray enough. Talking about praying is just talking. Talking TO GOD (or Mary) is a form of praying. I need to be in the church and feel God’s love right now. I know how badly I need Him because I cannot do this on my own.

Today, right now, I’m sitting anxiously at the school to pick up my youngest son. When my boys were in elementary school, I LOVED dropping them off and picking them up after school. I think if a parent has the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom, do it. It’s the most rewarding “career.” I thank God for choosing me to be their mom. I think it’s important and the kids appreciated it. I wish a lot of things could have been different, but we cannot change the past. We can make the present and future different/better/amazing/peaceful/calm/educational/positive/all of the above ✨💜🙏. I thoroughly enjoyed (and miss 😢) the conversations during all our car rides; to any from practice, games, swim meets, the pool, movies, a restaurant, sitting at the drive-thru, errands, grandma’s, friends’ houses, wherever we had to go, it was nice to just be together. My youngest hated being a bus rider. That is also why turning 16 and getting a driver’s license is bittersweet. We lose a lot of time together. Even if we’re sitting in quiet, it’s still together.