I can do all things in His strength..

My day yesterday...

7-8:15am - Justin attends ward council and I try to get kids ready for church alone in order to meet him there at 8:20am, but he comes home a tad bit early. Yay! I was relieved, we were having some serious meltdowns at this house!
8:25am - Meet at church to help YW practice song they're singing in sacrament meeting
9am-10:15am - Speak in sacrament meeting and direct YW in musical number
10:20am - Get materials ready for lesson
10:30am - Nursery leaders find me because Luke is freaking out.  Hang out in nursery for the remainder of the hour.
11am-noon - Get my Beehives ready to conduct in RS, lead another song, then teach combined YW lesson
12:15-1:30pm - Stuff my face with food, rehash my talk, give Justin recap of my lesson, then suddenly realize I'm missing choir at the moment.
1:30-2pm- Choir practice.. what was left of it.
2:30pm- Chat YW updates with Mitzi, then hurry home to help Justin prep for his Sunday School training taking place at our house.
3pm- Justin hosts SS training. Mylie and I are banished to the basement.  I actually pick up the basement for the first time in over a week.  I guess I needed to be banished down there in order to do it!
4pm - Chat with Justin about how his training went. He's awesome!
4:30- 6pm - Pass out on the couch.. after a week of no sleep.  Wake up to Luke licking my face! Eewww.
6pm - Stuff my face again...wish food wasn't such a big priority in my life! Get ready to go to the youth fireside.
6:30pm - Call one of my sweet girls and chat for 20 mins.
6:50pm- 8:15pm - Go to youth fireside
8:30pm - Change clothes, eat a huge bowl of ice cream (see, stuffing face again.  I guess you know how I cope with stress!), and sit on the couch.. surf the web and literally waste time doing anything mindless.
10pm - Go to bed and pass out immediately.

I knew this "week" was coming...The Road Home and prepping both a talk and lesson amidst everything else in my life.  I knew I would be pushed to my limits and stretched beyond what I thought I could handle.  But.. I did it!  I survived. 

Honestly, only with the help of my Heavenly Father.  I can't even count how many times a day I prayed for strength, the ability to prioritize and the capacity to successfully accomplish everything I needed to.  What a humbling experience it has been for me.  I know our Heavenly Father is mindful of us! I felt that love and sustaining support this week.  He helped me bless His other children beyond what I could offer alone. 

It's over..I'm beyond excited and mentally exhausted.  I'm praying the headache that I've had all week goes away soon. But I can honestly say, I'm grateful for what I learned.

I'm humbled to know that these events, though not extremely important in the eternal grand scheme of things, were important enough to me and therefore my Heavenly Father, that He saw it fit to bless me with abilities beyond my own.  He knew I needed reaffirmation that He's knows me, He's listening and He's eager to bless and help us if we but ask.