Gratitude

This week, and tonight in particular, I have been very grateful for a kind Bishop and a prayer offered on my behalf in tithing settlement on a rainy Saturday morning last week.

I don't remember everything about the prayer, just a few parts. The part that has come to mind literally every day this week is the part wherein he petitioned the Lord on my behalf for the energy and strength to do all that was required of me this coming week.

What he didn't know is that I've been praying for just that nearly every day for a month. I've had things to do nearly every day for about that long, and not just the normal things, but extra things that have kept me up later than usual and left me exhausted. Good things. But tiring things.

Like tonight, when I had work all day, and then ward temple night, and then a grocery run for tomorrow's holiday party, and then I made two pies (which are just barely done baking), also for tomorrow's holiday party. Normally, midnight is not the best time to be taking something out of the oven. But this is not a normal week. :-)

Last night it was library books, dinner with a friend, Christmas shopping and planning, laundry, etc... suddenly it was midnight and I was still going. (I can usually only do that for about 3 days in a row before I crash hard, for the record. Right now, we're going on 7. I think. (Actually, I don't think well when I'm tired. But whatever.))

So... that's a long way to say I'm grateful to my Father in Heaven for answering my prayers and the prayers of my Bishop. It has helped me to enjoy my Christmas season with an added measure of peace.

PS - And as an added bonus, He has also helped me remember the things I would typically forget since I'm so tired! Yay!