Thinking about Overcoming Overwhelm

I have been scheduled to speak to my home school group on the subject of Overcoming Overwhelm.

The funny thing about this is that I volunteered last August to do this, but they never scheduled me this Fall. At the time I had volunteered, I already had a talk outlined out on paper.

Well, September, October & November came and I had one month after another of pain and sleepless nights as my back went out in September, my neck went out in October and again in November. Many hours were spent at physical therapy and several trips to the chiropractor. On the last appointment at physical therapy my therapist dropped a bomb on me I had not planned on and which completely overwhelmed me. He told me he took a job in another city and would be moving. He has been my therapist for around 8 to 9 years.

So, here I am today. I’ve just come through a completely overwhelming three months, still suffering from sleep deprivation as my sleep has not returned to normal. Still dealing with some pain issues and I am told that I am scheduled to speak on the topic of Overwhelm on January 18^th. I went home to find my notes I had written up back in August for this and I can not find them. I thought I had backed it up to a flash drive before my husband sent my computer to TX for repairs, but now I can’t locate the file. Does God have a sense of humor or what?!

I feel like I have completely failed the overwhelm test and now I am scheduled to speak on it at our next home school support group meeting. Isn’t funny how God works? When I couldn’t find my notes, I said to myself, “Well, God must want me to share something different than what I had written. He has brought me through an overwhelming time where I feel like have failed the test. He must have something that I need to share from this experience.” And so, here I sit, wondering what I should say. What lessons can I share from this experience? What have I learned?

As I contemplate those questions over the next few days and weeks and begin to come up with what I am supposed to share at the home school support group meeting, I will be posting what God lays on my heart to say to these dear ladies. So stay tuned…