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All in all, life seemed to be to much and too unhappy all the time. We had moved to the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

I wished I did not have fibromyalgia because I was pretty sure that if I was healthy and not constantly in pain and exhausted, it would be easier to behave. Everything?would be magically easy and all at once I would?always be happy. Maybe after trying this diet or that supplement or seeing that doctor, I would feel fine all at once, and from then on I would ?behave…<\/p>\n

And so we stayed mostly unhappy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nLike we were an Eeyore family with our own little raincloud hanging over us. And the saying goes ‘If mama ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy’ so I knew it was on me, ?I had to make some big changes.<\/p>\n

I hesistantly asked God to do whatever He needed to do to change my heart. I wasn’t wildly enthusiastic since I knew operations tend to be painful.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I had tried to find the good stuff in life on my own. I tried to pretend I was happy. Sometimes it worked. Mostly it didn’t.<\/p>\n

Then God started the operation, because although He’d helped me all along, I was now ready to act and learn myself; to change.?He used events in my life to get my attention.<\/p>\n

He started by telling me He made me and reminded me He owns time. It woudln’t happen in a day and He didn’t want me flying off in a tantrum because it took longer than a week.<\/p>\n

Then He proceeded to show me how?very human I am. And how sinful I am. All the areas I thought I was OK?in, He showed me smears and?smudges.<\/p><\/div>\n

He broke me down so He could build me up again, but with Him, not by?myself.<\/p>\n

It was depressing to see how awful I was without Him. But He filled me with hope for what could be by showing me His greatness.<\/p>\n

And here, Stepping Heavenward<\/em> and Little Women<\/em> inspired?me a lot.?In Little Women<\/em>, Marmee (Mom) tells Jo her own temper was just as bad. When Jo asks her how she cured it, she tells Jo ‘It took me 40?So I happily give myself 40 years as well. God? He, in fact, gives me a lifetime. How long that will be, I don’t know. But it will be enough, because He always gives enough.<\/p>\n

In Stepping Heavenward<\/em>, it encouraged me that someone who was just as bad as me could learn to become a loving and joyful person, even when?life isn’t easy.<\/p>\n

Although really, I hope it won’t take me 40 years.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Deze post is deel van een serie:\"compassion-bloggers-motherhood\"<\/a><\/div>\n

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All in all, life seemed to be to much and too unhappy all the time. We had moved to the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

I wished I did not have fibromyalgia because I was pretty sure that if I was healthy and not constantly in pain and exhausted, it would be easier to behave. Everything?would be magically easy and all at once I would?always be happy. Maybe after trying this diet or that supplement or seeing that doctor, I would feel fine all at once, and from then on I would ?behave…<\/p>\n

And so we stayed mostly unhappy.<\/p>\n

Like we were an Eeyore family with our own little raincloud hanging over us. And the saying goes ‘If mama ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy’ so I knew it was on me, ?I had to make some big changes.<\/p>\n

I hesistantly asked God to do whatever He needed to do to change my heart. I wasn’t wildly enthusiastic since I knew operations tend to be painful.<\/p>\n

I had tried to find the good stuff in life on my own. I tried to pretend I was happy. Sometimes it worked. Mostly it didn’t.<\/p>\n

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