The Rescue Plan

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: It’s an uber busy morning. You’re running late for work, and your five-year-old ashlee-lipstick-3-2-05.jpgcomes into the kitchen with bubble gum* in her long hair. And your toddler chooses that morning to decorate the living room carpet with toothpaste. And lipstick. And the cat gets sick in your closet, and you can’t find two clean shoes that match. Eww.

“WHY ME, LORD!?” you scream as you melt down. This too shall pass, you hear in reply. You answer back, loud enough for the neighbors to hear, “DO YA PROMISE?”

TODAY’S ENCOURAGEMENT: You need—we all need—a “rescue plan” in times like this! That phrase is everywhere lately. Are you confused by all the economic stuff? Don’t feel bad. I spent over a decade working in financial services, including Black Monday of 1987 (which was, just so you know, NOT my fault)  and I don’t have a clue what’s going on.

But I do know this: The rescue plan for your own economic concerns and for those crazy life moments is the same and it’s simple: DON’T PANIC.

Panic gets you nowhere. This is not the time to dump the portfolio. Or the cat. Or the kids.

Don’t panic. Take a deep breath. Count to ten. Pray for wisdom. Pray for strength. Pray for peace. “This too shall pass” IS a promise.

Don’t panic. Count your blessings. How different life would be if we spent as much time counting our blessings as we do thinking about our troubles.

Just for today, for this moment, don’t panic. Breathe…breathe…breathe…

Now go encourage somebody else to breathe today.

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P.S. Sorry I missed posting last week. Driving a thousand miles in five days wiped me out. Taking my own advice, I took a few days off to breathe and recharge. I missed you and I’m glad to be back.

P.P.S. Stay tuned for info about the Holiday Giveaways coming in November.wimp-cover.jpg

*True story. Check out “The Worst of Mornings” in Confessions of a Prayer Wimp.

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3 Responses to The Rescue Plan

  1. Laurel says:
    October 7, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Good to hear from you, you were missed. Hope you were able to recharge. And you are right, don’t panic is the best advice around (and don’t listen to the news 24/7) =)
    (But that news is soooooo addicting…and I might miss something… As IF! :-) MP)

  2. jjeneeze says:
    October 8, 2008 at 9:09 am

    God is getting an ear full from me today! I LOVE YOU MARYand daddy too. Thank you so much for ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT through all of this! Love, Jen
    (And thanks to Ashlee for letting me use her picture! ;-) You ARE loved! M)

  3. Leza says:
    October 8, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    Last week was one of those for me. All three kids were in and out of the docs *six* times, and only one of those were for a “well” check-up (to be able to refill RX for inhalers/allergies).

    I guess it’s still on-going because my eldest daughter has now been in and out of the chiropractor’s, DXed with a cervical strain after a head injury. (The CT scan done at UC showed some swelling where she got hit–right next to her eye!–but was otherwise fine, thank the Lord!!! :-) )

    Yup, and then there’s yearbook as the adviser with a deadline coming up, and new people to train. My flash isn’t working on my camera…, so I ain’t the main photographer, no more. :P

    And then my Mom and Sis are flying in for a quicky visit, next weekend, and I haven’t been home to clean…, and my sister has bad asthma and is allergic to dogs and cats. (Remember? She’s the one that has two cats that sleep in her room where she keeps allergy/asthma meds and a glass of water on her nightstand!) And we now have two cats and a large dog!

    There’s more, but I’m not going to continue!!! If I didn’t know He was in control of it all, I think I’d be a basket case!

    (WOWZERS! You need a rescue plan! A bailout! Relief! STAT! Wishing you His inexplicable peace in the middle of it all, my friend, as you trust and breathe…breathe…breathe… ;-) MP)

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