So, life got hard, didn’t it? Tug on those bootstraps and pull yourself up out of self-pity with some divine assistance.

My little guy began using this phrase all the time. Womp womp! In fact, he gives it oomph by emphasizing the second one, as in, “Womp, WOMP!” Now, he’s not a little jerk. In fact, he’s generally empathetic and peacemaking, but when he’s had enough, his empathy is done, as well.

When I thought about a title for this post, I decided upon, “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 I’m not in the mood to write. I wanted to just lie back and try to recover from the crazy amount of discomfort I’m experiencing this evening. I was in the mood to watch my Korean drama and relax while the rest of the family went to church.

After surgery, everything feels like it’s too much. And it’s sapping my productivity. We’re not going to touch the subject of how like productivity I generally display to the world. I’m just going to complain a bit, okay?

I feel overheated since it’s over 100 degrees outside and the A/C in our house can’t keep it below 81 degrees. I’m tired of lying down. I’m sick of the random pain in my post operative foot. 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’m grumpy.

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

Now, here’s the good part. 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.

The God who brought me through the hardest parts of my past in order to put me into a life that I love right now is capable of getting me out of this funk and into a newfound joy. So while I’m watching my Korean drama in bed once again, I’m smiling inside as I realize that he’s once again going to outdo himself, revealing the goodness over and over again.

Have faith. God has got you. Now and forever.