One of 'those' days

I don't know why, but for some reason, today has been 'difficult.' I have been sitting here all day trying to decide what to write for this blog, and nothing is coming to mind. All that is coming to mind is how I have a stack of newspapers on my desk that I need to go through, how I need to figure out our DCYC event stuff, and how I have a million other things to do within this week. The stresses of daily life seem to be getting to me, and that annoys me, because I'm not that type of a person. I don't let stress get to me - so today is pretty much bothering me for a million reasons.

However, there were some highlights within the day - I received my recent Amazon.com order in the mail! I ordered a Catholic Youth Bible (so that I would have the same version as all of the SJV youth), a Live Teen Bible - which looks pretty cool - it's supposed to have more interactive things in it - so I'm looking forward to checking it out more tonight, and finally - the most exciting part of the order - my Rush of Fools sheet music book. Sooo excited for that - some of those songs will definitely be showing up in Youth Band!

So today, since it's one of 'those' days, a day when you want to get through your responsibilities and get on to the next step…I'm going to use some lyrics from Jeremy Camp to express pulling through these type of mundane days. I've edited the lyrics here to make it shorter (because reading lyrics can be boring), and I've also attached a YouTube video so you can listen to the song and follow along with the actual lyrics. I don't understand the choice of the background for this video, but whatever.

Also, I feel like this music may be too "hard" for some of you to listen to - so just refer to my modified lyrics below. :) I think this song says a lot - expressing that even though sometimes we are completely torn down by this world, as Christians, we still need to rise above our circumstances through our faith. Sometimes, the most we will be able to do is simply "carry on" and wait for our next opportunity to change our circumstances.


"One Day at a Time" by Jeremy Camp (modified lyrics)

One day at a time I will walk this road I've traveled so far, I know I will carry on.
One day at a time I can see you took my life this far and I will take this faith along.

All this hope I breathe is given by the hand that carries me, until I'm complete, and I'll take all I will to understand this plan you have for me.

I've been shut up, shut down, held out, held down - in ways I never knew I would, but I can feel your fullness in my life.
Well I've been burned out, broken, torn out, torn down - in ways I never knew I would, but I can feel your fullness in my life.

One day at a time I will take these words you've given me, I will rest in knowing you.
One day at a time I will share this gift you've given me, and I will walk these valleys through.
All I know is that I see how much my heart is longing to be cradled by your side, and I'll give all I can to one day soon be held by your hand.

In all these things I will press on - I'll be with you I know it wont be long.



Hope the rest of you are having a more inspiring day than I am! Maybe tomorrow I will wake up and be back at 100%. :)