How Did a Bad Day Get Better?

April 7

It's not often that a bad day doesn't gradually get worse for me. I am glad to say I'm feeling better than I was this morning. This morning I was in a very dark place. I planned to lay in bed all day. I think that would have been perfectly OK if I had done that, but after a few hours after lounging, I felt like doing something. I asked a friend to come over and she helped me to order the photos for my Addison Wall Collage project. We even went to Costco to pick them up. We also stopped by Babies R Us to cash a gift card and even went to JoAnn's to get a custom frame for Addison's Blessing Certificate. Want to know the best part? I didn't explode on anyone. Sure, there were some people who said less than helpful things are just kept talking too much, but I kept my cool and really didn't even have to bite my tongue. I actually even enjoyed something the framing guy said. As we were leaving he said, "Have a safe day." I love that. I can do that. I can have a safe day. I can't always plan or even hope to have a good day or a great day. Sometimes I feel like there is pressure to have one of those kinds of days, but there is no pressure with a safe day. Now I'm not trying to tell all you people to only tell me to have a safe day. Eventually there will be a time that I can get closer to accomplishing a good or great day and I don't know how close or far that day is.

It wasn't just Mr. Framing Guy that helped me. I know many have been praying for me this morning and hoping that I would find Addison's lock of hair. I have not found it. I still don't think I will. It still makes me sad, but I'm trying to not dwell on it. My point though is that I really can feel your prayers. Prayers, help from a friend, a little motivation, and a goal to do something for Addison helped me to get up today. That may not be the recipe every day but today it was.

With Love,

Addison's Mommy

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Sarah Marsh Hamilton: So glad to hear the rest of your day went a little more smoothly. (And I can't wait to see your wall when you are finished!)

Camden Fordham Inman: I like what the frame guy said! I will be using that from now on.

Valerie Jones Merrell: For starting slowly, you accomplished quite a lot today! I'm glad your day didn't stay dark. And it sounds like your picture wall will be ready sooner rather than later!