Brain Overload

I unfortunately inherited the "can't-shut-down-brain" gene, from my mom! Thankfully t.v. isn't too bad at 4:00am (sadly it's better at 4am than at 8pm)! What's more irritating is Jon is in the other room snoring away! Oh how I wish I could just turn my brain off for just 8 hours! On Monday I just finished telling a friend that I hadn't had a "real bad" migraine in over a year...and voila! I've been nursing a migraine since yesterday afternoon. I've tried my miracle pills (several actually), muscle relaxants, A535 cream to soothe the neck pain, a hot bath to relax, and I even attempted sleep.

Jon & I have a travel meeting today at 10am. Afterwards Jon is off to work and I plan on doing some shopping. Thankfully mom is watching Nathaniel for me so I can do my errands "quickly". I met another adoptive parent online from Ontario who will probably be in Hanoi, Vietnam at the same time as us and he was very nice to send me his packing list. This will be a GREAT help since this is his second time adopting from Vietnam, so he knows what he's talking about. I had to giggle though...I now know how many bras his wife is bringing and even their colors. I also know how many pairs of underwear they are packing...thankfully they seem to be hygienic people! LOL! We'll be staying at the same hotel in Hanoi...I am looking forward to finally meeting him and his family.

Not only do I have to concern myself with shopping and packing, I also have to plan for our 3 cats. Dad will be feeding them and cleaning the litter box but we are still dealing with Daisy and her vomiting episodes. So if I don't want vomit all over my couches/bed while we're gone, I have to think about everything I need to protect! And no one will be here for 3 WEEKS+ to stop her from scratching our couches! Urgh...

I know it sounds like I do a lot of worrying but I really do try and push it all out of my head. I have great difficulty memorizing Bible verses but there is one that I try to repeat to myself whenever I do find myself "worrying"...Matthew 6:27 "Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" Our prayer since starting this adoption process has been that the Lord would guide us and provide for us if this is HIS will. He has definitely shown us that this is His will and He has not let us down a step of the way! And I know that something as trivial as a cat vomiting is something I can bring before the Lord and commit it to Him. I shall not worry...I shall not worry...I shall not worry!!!!!