Life got hard, didn’t it? Tug on those bootstraps and pull yourself up out of the mire with some divine assistance.

My little guy has begun using an odd phrase all the time. “Womp womp!” In fact, he emphasizes the second word to make it even more insulting, as in, “Womp, WOMP!” When asked what it means, he tells me it stands for, “No one cares!” Now, he’s not generally a jerk. In fact, he’s really empathetic and peacemaking, but like many people, when he’s had enough, his empathy is done, as well.

When I first thought about a title for a new blog post, my first choice was, “How to Avoid Hurting People’s Feelings.” I even asked the AI assistant to write a few paragraphs that I could use as a reference point. Then, I read the first sentence and I hated it! I couldn’t make myself keep reading. It sounded boring, dry, and textbook-ish. Yawn!

But when I thought about the alternative, I realized that I wasn’t in the mood to write. I wanted to just lie back and recover from the crazy amount of discomfort I’m experiencing in my foot after my bunionectomy. I told myself that I was in the mood to watch a Korean drama and relax while the rest of the family went to church.

Why I’m not in church today

After surgery, I was told to stay in bed for 30 days without putting any weight on my toes at all. After just a week of this, lying around began to feel like it was just too much. And this drained feeling has been sapping even my mental productivity. Sadly, I don’t usually put too much productivity on display to the world in general, so if I was lazy then, you should see how bad it is now. But, honestly, I would rather you didn’t see it at all.

I’m in pain, though, I’m moody. Also, I can’t go to church to hang out with my emotional support people. So, I’m just going to complain a bit, okay?

Ranting and bellyaching

I feel overheated since it’s over 100 degrees outside and the A/C in our house can’t keep it below 81 degrees. Understandably, I’m tired of lying down. Furthermore, I’m sick of the random pain in my post operative foot. Above all, I’m tired of seeing my mother-in-law struggling with her own injury at the same time that I’ve been out of commission. In short, I feel useless.

How can you avoid feeling useless? Um, I’m not an expert in this subject, but I am an expert at being myself. And the best way to pull myself up out of the mire is to get to work.

So, after deleting that AI abomination of a blog post, I said to myself, “Womp, WOMP!” And I began writing. Not a bad idea, huh? And that’s what I’ve almost completed, this whiny, grumpy, and seemingly unproductive blog.

Now, here’s the clincher. In spite of all the bad stuff going on in my life, there’s still all the good. I love my job. I enjoy spending time with my family. The kids are cute and smart. My hubby is a dream. And my mother-in-law is an inspiration. So, all in all, I’ve decided that I’ll keep the faith.

More than just muddling through

Over the years, I’ve finally began to understand that the God who brought me through the hardest parts of my past is still walking alongside me today. So while my life feels like it has come to a screeching halt, the miracles haven’t stopped coming. The way he moved things around in order to put me into a life that I love right now is proof that God is capable of getting me out of this funk and into a newfound joy. So while I’m watching my Korean drama “Crash Landing on You,” and icing my swollen foot, I’m also smiling inside as I realize that He’s once again going to outdo himself, revealing the goodness that he shows in my life over and over again.

Have faith. God has got you. Now and forever. And if you still don’t believe me, check out my other blogs here.