Don't Worry About Tomorrow - July 11

"Brianna, what are you doing?" I asked.
"I'm going to flick this pea at you."
Brianna and I were the last ones at the dinner table and as I was working on my laptop I looked up to see her elbow on the table and her hand in a fist directed at me. She flicked a pea at me!! Why? Because she wanted to!!
Another teenage tendency that normally would not fly in our house is calling your parent by their first name! Well, Brianna gets annoyed if I don't respond to her immediately (within 1-2 seconds.) She resorts to "Jen" "Jennifer" or even "Jennifer Ann Siemann." Oh well, I can't help but smile...
Fr. Ted came over from our parish to pray and annoint Brianna. It was wonderful that as soon as he annointed her, she reached to give each of us an individual hug, one by one. Even though she was extremely tired and ws having a few delusions while Fr. Ted was speaking, he waited patiently for her to quiet down and continued. Brianna makes the sign of the cross, recites the Our Father, and folds her hands in prayer.
Brianna was discussing Joseph the other day at dinner and it was very interesting that Fr. Ted discussed Joseph and his significance.
Leanne Lacewell visited us the other day and reminded us to enjoy this time which enabled me to get a new perspective. Don't compare her to yesterday, don't worry about what's ahead, enjoy her as she is now! Even though it's with much assistance, she is walking, talking, feeding herself, she is still giving hugs and she knows who we are...most of the time. It's hard not to think about what's ahead, but I also read a page from a devotional that Leanne gave to me. The message was "Do not worry about tomorrow." As a command He said He divided time into days and nights so we have manageable portions of life to handle. His grace is sufficient, but only if you handle one day at a time.
I worry too much about the future and He was clear that if you do that, you will carry more than He intended and will end up with a web of worry, foggy mind which makes it more difficult to hear and listen to Him.Thank you Leanne for the gift as I have already changed my perspective and hope it will continue to guide me through this journey.
God bless all of you who continually lift our spirits and offer words that comfort at just the right time. We love you and are grateful to have you in our lives.
Brianna's mom Jennifer