Almost 4 months into 2010

It's been ten days since I blogged....what a word. Blogged....almost sounds like clogged to me and there are too many days when I feel CLOGGED....just plain stopped up mentally and spiritually with all the crud that's going on in this world today. I need some spiritual Drano.....I was thinking about how years ago when my children were small, the house we had purchased was on an acre and a bit outside of town proper. It was old and a bit unique....the bathroom was just off the kitchen, which I didn't like too much and after about 15 years we opened it up from a small porch off the kitchen and closed it to the kitchen area. But it was still next to the kitchen of course....and one day my kitchen sink was stopped up. For two days I poured Drano and every other thing I could think of trying to get it unstopped. I plunged it, got a water hose and tried to force water down it....you name it I tried it. With five children and my husband overseas with the military, I couldn't afford to call a plumber. On about the third day I just gave up.....sat down at the kitchen table and talked to the Lord....saying something like....Lord you know our situation, I need that sink to work....I can't do anything else about it so would you please send someone who might be able to help me with this problem. I was so down mentally about the whole situation and sat at the table for a while, probably with my head in my hands and my heart on my sleeve. As I sat there lamenting my situation ....alone with 5 children...no family around....no one at all to ever give me some relief or help. Oh...by the way....thinking back I think I could have called my pastor or something,....but then of course.....I could never ask for help. I can't say for certain how long my pity party lasted, but I was abruptly stirred from it when I heard....BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB... I went to the sink and the sound was not coming from there but from the bathroom....I went in there and the bathtub ,that backed up to the kitchen sink wall ,was collecting some of the nastiest, black, smelly crud I ever have seen. The problem was now in the bathtub...but wait...it's going down....YEA...and the sound of the mess gushing down the drain was a sound for sore ears and a sight for sore eyes. You know my husband used to tell me that I could make something spiritual out of going to the bathroom. Well this time he was right.....later as I pondered the occurances of the day I thought how I get clogged up sometimes with self pity, feeling things will never change etc. but when I get into the Word..it really is like spiritual Drano....it begins to unplug all the messy stuff that wants to steal my joy and make me fear the future. So , even tho' sharing this crazy happening is a bit nutty...maybe it will stir you to take some spiritual Drano when the world, the devil and the flesh are trying to discourage you and steal your joy. Listen for the BLUB BLUB BLUB in your spirit....it's a wonderful sound.