Helpful Words...

Sometimes Dreaded D's can feel completely overwhelming. The overwhelmingness tends to come on at the most randomness of times for me too. It's like when I'm driving in the car and I turn to tell Army Guy about how I want to paint the entryway and I realize, ummm, he's not there. And even though I did email him a bunch of pictures explaining my grand plan for painting (which he still poo-poo'd...boo), it's those "well crap" moments that make me feel like Dreaded D just snuck up and smacked me upside the head. Soooo for times like those, I keep a list of random scripture, encouraging words, or just funnies for reference.

‎"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding" Proverbs 3:5  (Current Dreaded D's "Go To" Scripture)



"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." ~ Phillippians 4:6-7 (Last Dreaded D's "Go To" Scripture

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do"~Eleanor Roosevelt

"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

"Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help" ~ Calvin & Hobbes

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" ~ Dr. Seuss

"You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left." ~ Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)

“God says to me with kind of a smile,
"Hey how would you like to be God awhile
And steer the world?"
"Okay," says I, "I'll give it a try.
Where do I set?
How much do I get?
What time is lunch?
When can I quit?"
"Gimme back that wheel," says God,
"I don't think you're quite ready yet."”  ~ Shel Silverstein

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth” ~ Psalm 46:10