The past two weeks have been very draining on me emotionally, which then causes physical exhaustion such as I have never known before.

People in my family are sick and my phone has been popping with someone calling me about something important while I’m speaking to someone else about something important.

My step-mother has had major back surgery, my cousin is battling dementia and cancer and having a daughter who wants her to herself, my aunt on my father’s side is now in ICU because it looks as though she will need another bypass operation, my husband is still waiting for results from a capsule endoscopy after already having an endoscopy, colonoscopy and barium enema to determine where the bleeding is originating, my niece having problems which seem to be clearing up now and on and on.

We got a respite last Thursday when our son’s daughter flew in from Dallas and was here until Saturday, when we dropped her off to her other grandparents who had paid for her trip to visit with them for three weeks.

Thursday night we had three of our four grandchildren with us. We had offered to bring our other grandson from Texas to stay with us for the summer and perhaps take him to DC so he could see the museums and monuments, but his Mom said no because she wanted at least one child home this summer.

We thoroughly enjoyed having our grandchildren get to know each other as cousins as they don’t get together very often, but by Saturday I was completely wiped out. I went to bed Saturday night and couldn’t even get up to go to church on Sunday.

With all the commotion going on in my life I have had to turn it all over to Jesus because He is much stronger than I am. I had to quit fighting Him and stop worrying when worrying does no good anyway. I have received a great peace since then and now He is resting my mind and my body.

Jesus is my best Friend. He has promised He will never leave us or forsake us and that He will provide our needs.

I’ve been getting relaxation Sunday evening and this morning by listening to Southern Gospel music. It always soothes my soul because it is from the heart, as so much Southern music is.

I will leave you with two songs that have deeply moved me last night and this morning:

The first tells you how you can know Jesus too, and the second tells you and me what Jesus can do if we just let go and let God.

And now, listen and get the peace that passes all understanding.