A Bad Week?

So, I hit a car! I really felt like I couldn't post this week with the stress of a "special needs child" who's running around my room-literally, my dad back in the hospital,(Again, seems okay now, but must run more tests) the sudden death of my cousin's boy- brilliant kid, Greg Muff, and me- broadsiding a car.
Tired, stressed,spent a couple hours trying to find a sub for the funeral, blah, blah, blah
My forty day fast from grumbling, complaining, criticizing and judging is over. I took 40 in hopes of really breaking all of the above. I hope that I am doing better in these areas,as I believe they are among the greatest roadblocks to the highest of Christian values- to Love God with one's heart, soul, mind and strength, and the second, being like it- to love one's neighbor as oneself.
I was challenged to trust that God had me at the school I'm supposed to be at right now, that He had perfect timing and was working things out. That I'd asked Him, and He'd directed my steps.
And guess what. I began thanking Him for this job instead of stressing and looking all over for a way out. And it began to get better. And better,
Until a miracle happened. The class from hell became a class I love to teach! The majority of the behavior issues dissipated- save my "special" child, but even there, more help was sent to deal with him. God does amazing things for those who praise Him!
And the car accident- well, the next day, instead of having all the soreness I thought I'd have, I felt better. A slight headache, minor neck soreness, but nothing more than sleeping on the wrong pillow would give me.
I began to realize, when I chose to thank Him, how greatly He protected me!
MY cousins, I just ache for. Sometimes there's these deaths that defy our reason and understanding of what's right and good. I have learned however, that in those times, when I praise Him for His goodness, and His love, even in the midst of what I can't understand- it's then that I recieve the comfort that defies reason, and somehow glimpse the goodness that makes me fall more in Love with Jesus than ever before.
I pray that for my dear cousins!
P.S. Pink, if you're reading this, I couldn't figure out how to get the downloads of the girls weekend onto this here blog!!!! But I won't complain! Just gotta ask someone younger and brighter than me!