South Dakota – Great Faces Great Places (Part 1)

As I lied down in my tent to nurse Tirzah before bed, sweating profusely from the sun beating down, I spied numerous pieces of grass and dirt on the sides of the tent. Not having much else to do, I looked a little closer; they weren’t dirt, they were smashed bugs – spiders and ants mostly! Well, I thought, at least they’re dead! What else can you do when you know you’re going to be doing this very thing for the next 11 weeks! I remembered a few days ago making dinner in OK, flies were all over me and the food. I kept getting frustrated with them and taking it out on anyone nearby. (Brian quickly took the kids for a walk.) In KS, the flies were not any better, but I handled them and everyone else better because I reasoned that this was my life for the next 3 months. If I allow frustration to rule because of a few bugs, I will be miserable and make everyone else feel the same. Amazing how you can change your attitude by changing the way you think. Romans 12 comes to mind – “…be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” So, I chose to “be thankful in all things” – even the extra protein. Yes, this journey of ours is a spiritual one as much as a physical one. We have much to learn and far to go. So what about you? How do you handle the “little” things that frustrate you – at home it may be the toys everywhere, the piles of laundry that never seem to get done, the spouse who has to work late again?