SLEEPLESS IN TEXAS...

Unlike Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan, it is not my hopes of finding that perfect someone that has left me ::SLEEPLESS:: in Texas. It was one look at my ::ELECTRIC BILL:: and one look at my ::PHONE BILL:: and one look at my ::WATER BILL::! I've been having so many ::MONEY:: problems that I have been seriously considering ::DISCONNECTing:: my telephone and ::ABANDONing:: AOL. My disappointments with my ::HEALTH:: have greatly influenced my weightloss ::FAILURES::, that everyday has become a "START YOUR DIET OVER AGAIN TODAY" day. My greatest ::SHOCK:: of the week, however, is that this ::EVIL:: woman who ::HATEs:: me will be supervising the entire county...

But in between all the bad, God shines His little rays of ::HOPE::, sending me little ::MESSAGES:: of His divine ::LOVE::, and ::PROMISES:: that ::GOOD THINGS ARE COMING::!

INTO YOUR HANDS, I PLACE MY ENTIRE SELF, LORD... ALL OF MY TROUBLES, ALL OF MY WORRIES, ALL OF MY DEEPEST FEARS, AND ALL OF THE GREATEST DESIRES OF MY HEART.

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies:
You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.”

~ Psalm 23