Finals are Finally Over!

WHEW! I am happy to report that my finals are finished and I am into Spring term as of tomorrow! Only 5 more classes to go until I graduate. I had quite the semester going full time with my 6 kids and being board president. I can't claim to have handled it very gracefully. Many nights, I came home to a thrashed house with dirty dishes. Sometimes I was superMom and sometimes, I made everyone clean like crazy because I had to have control over something in my chaotic and overwhelming life. It wasn't always pretty and I definitely wasn't always pretty! Towards the end, with the health problems, I had to talk myself into showering on some days. I just ran out of energy. However, I made it through and my kids did too. Some of them think college isn't very fun, which isn't the impression I wanted to give, but it has been stressful to be sure. Again, I must report, I have been carried through the hardest parts. I had the Spirit tell me to not worry about a final last week because I wouldn't be there for it and then sure enough, I ended up in the emergency room instead! My teacher was very gracious about it. I talked a teacher into given us our final as a take home and was given extra time on my huge paper on Tess of the D'Urbervilles. My grades are way better than they should have been. I learned that doing my best at 39 with 6 kids is different than doing my best if I was young and single without any other obligations. The Lord indeed does His part and shoulders my burdens, consistently and with such incredible mercy. It is overwhelming to witness His love. I haven't had much time for poetry in the last few weeks but it is brewing internally so look for some in the coming days!

I have a great cat story coming as well. I just have to get rid of a few first! But it is funny!