Oh, No! Not Me!

Ahhhh yes, Monday again! Ready for some fun and shameful honesty?

I have to admit that it was not me that absolutely let Satan creep in for a minute while I read a comment that an Anonymous poster from Cary, North Carolina, sent to my Working Through The Sludge post this morning. It was definitely not me that immediately wanted to hit the "REJECT" button in the moderation box when I read the words that God intervening is a "ridiculous thought", but stopped, took a deep breath and thought about what God would want me to do. It then was absolutely not me that decided to break the rules in this "NOT ME" carnival and DID comment back to the poster with how I really felt, which was sadness over the fact that he/she does not know Christ enough to know that He is the creator of everything and all that happens in this world is because He has allowed it to happen. Therefore, it IS ME that will continue to pray for Obama, his family, our country AND those that don't know the one true and living God, Jesus Christ.

It is without a doubt not me that is in total awe of Anna Grace's resilience and the fact that she has not needed one drop of medication since she came home. It is not me that continues to ask her if her hand or arm hurts while fearing that I may make her think that it does from asking so much.

It definitely was not me that decided to take on a second puppy only to realize a few weeks (and a couple of hundred dollars) later that 2 dogs and 4 kids was more than I could handle. There is no doubt that it was also not me who at the risk of hearing "I told you so" from sweet husband, rehomed that sweet puppy to a family that really could give her all the attention in the world, and potty train her, too!

I have to be honest and say that it is definitely not me that is sitting with 5 loads of laundry behind me ready to be folded and put away, but instead is typing out her Not Me's because she loves this day! That would be irresponsible and a waste of time. I am well aware of how precious time is and would never do that because I want my sweet husband to come home to a nice clean house and be able to pull his clean, unwrinkled laundry out of the closet or drawer instead of a piece of clothing all crumbled up that came out of a laundry basket. Especially a laundry basket which clothes have been "smushed" down to be able to fit in 2 loads so that it appears that there are less clothes than there really are that need to be folded.

This week while at the hospital with Anna Grace, it absolutely was not me that took a tray of food for her each and every time it was meal time, knowing full-well that she was throwing up and would not eat it. It certainly was not me that ate not only my own tray full of food, but hers also. I wouldn't do that because that is gluttony and not only would I be breaking my diet, but would be breaking it to almost the point of no return. No siree, I am trying hard to be very strict about my diet.

Finally, it was absolutely was not me that told Scott as we were driving up to the hospital that we should stop off at an all-you-can-eat barbecue place because it would be my "last meal" since hospital food was horrible and I knew that I would not eat it. Therefore, it just confirms that the paragraph above must've been someone else because it certainly WAS NOT ME!

Edited for my husband because he stated I wasn't being completely upfront with ALL of my Not Me's: There is no way that it was me that flirted with my husband, whiled the kids napped, during his "all-important-I-wait-all-week-for-football" Patriots game which resulted in him missing the entire 2nd quarter. Nope. Not me! I would never be so selfish! Or....would I? ::wink::