"Don't work yourself into a fever every time your husband omits to turn up
at the expected time. He is in all probability neither run over by a motorcar,
nor robbed and murdered on his way home, nor lying in a lonely land with
a sprained ankle, nor in any other of the terrible predicaments your
imagination pictures. Probably he stopped at the bookstall to buy an
evening paper, and so missed his train. So don't greet him hysterically
when he does arrive."
Now, I know I'm not the only woman out there that goes over every possible worst scenario in our heads if our husbands are late coming home, or (and this goes for women who are dating or engaged) if our men haven't called us when they said they would or when we thought they should have.
I must say that Joe is very good at saving me the worry by calling and texting me a lot and that's something I really appreciate. In spite of this, I still worry sometimes if I know he's out driving and the roads are slippery or if it's dark. This piece of advice was something that I needed to hear, even if I knew it anyway. This advice reminds me of the Bible verse, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Philippians 4:6) Both text are bits of wisdom that I need to listen to more.
Thank you Abi for the books! I'm loving mine and I know that Joe has been enjoying his too!
(Just as a side not at the end of this entry, keeping a blog is hard! I'm so bad at writing in it frequently. Hmm, maybe that will be my next blog entry?)
at the expected time. He is in all probability neither run over by a motorcar,
nor robbed and murdered on his way home, nor lying in a lonely land with
a sprained ankle, nor in any other of the terrible predicaments your
imagination pictures. Probably he stopped at the bookstall to buy an
evening paper, and so missed his train. So don't greet him hysterically
when he does arrive."
Now, I know I'm not the only woman out there that goes over every possible worst scenario in our heads if our husbands are late coming home, or (and this goes for women who are dating or engaged) if our men haven't called us when they said they would or when we thought they should have.
I must say that Joe is very good at saving me the worry by calling and texting me a lot and that's something I really appreciate. In spite of this, I still worry sometimes if I know he's out driving and the roads are slippery or if it's dark. This piece of advice was something that I needed to hear, even if I knew it anyway. This advice reminds me of the Bible verse, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Philippians 4:6) Both text are bits of wisdom that I need to listen to more.
Thank you Abi for the books! I'm loving mine and I know that Joe has been enjoying his too!
(Just as a side not at the end of this entry, keeping a blog is hard! I'm so bad at writing in it frequently. Hmm, maybe that will be my next blog entry?)
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