God only gives you what you can handle

This semester is getting off to a rocky start for a couple of reasons and only one has to do with school. It's my fault that one of them is because of school. I haven't taken time to organize myself and get my mind geared up for school and because of that, I feel like I'm not really in the swing of things. My professors think otherwise. I have a project in my computer class do and I didn't take the time to figure out how to use the program. I've got a single print due in my photography class but spent 30 minutes trying to get the cap off of the film to develop it this afternoon. When I couldn't do it, I got frustrated with myself, poked my finger with a bottle cap opener and decided to wait until tomorrow to get some help. Besides, it will give me a chance to get some more pictures. But school is the least of my worries right now. (Which is odd...something major must be going one, right?)

I had a family crisis this past week which is hopefully starting to calm down a bit but with something like what we experienced, you can never be too sure. As a result, my mother is living with us for two weeks...well just one more now. Which is kind of nice. She is cleaning our house and cooking and doing some laundry. She is also teaching me the art of procrastination. (I didn't really need to learn it though.) "Do you have to go to class today? Do you have to study? Let's go shopping instead." Things a cooling down on the homefront but picking up in other areas of my life.

My best friend called me today and told me that her father passed away this morning. I drove back home to be with her this evening, will drive back to the Big CS for class tomorrow and Tuesday morning, then drive back to be with her and her family on Tuesday afternoon for his funeral. I don't know what to do for her other than be a friend and pray for her and her family.

Another friend asked tonight how in the world I was able to handle all of this. She said she would be on the floor with everything. To that I just replied, "Well, I have great friends and know that God is with me." I know that God won't give me more than I can handle. I am actually blessed by all of this because I know that God believes I can handle everything He has given me. I am doing my best, taking it moment by precious moment, pray by prayer. I won't let any of this get me down or diminish my faith. It only increases with every day...with everything I am given.

At the beginning of the summer, I wasn't dealing with anything. I've got more on my plate now than I have ever had and my faith is stronger now than it has ever been. I'll continue to walk by faith, knowing that God is leading me.