Some Days I DO "Sweat the small stuff"..

I try not to, truly I do, but some days I do sweat the small stuff. I know you're not supposed to do that. I know that it's not productive. I know that it only breeds stress within. I know. I know. I know.

But I sweat.

This floor is about ready to drive me crazy! I have yet to find one that I really "love". I bring home samples. I put them under each different piece of furniture to check for compatibility. I have all the other eyes in my house look and give their opinions. But I haven't found it yet.

I wanted to get it done before my DS 1 leaves for Basic Training. In my haste to "meet this deadline", I narrowed it down to two floors that that I could "live with". I got the estimates for both. Then I brought both samples home AGAIN to hem and haw around about it.

Last night I realized that I was "sweating". I dreamed about flooring!! I tossed. I turned. I weighed out the two options in my sleep. And this morning I woke up tired and more confused than ever. So, I did the thing that perhaps I should have done to begin with....

I prayed.

Now I know that God's got bigger "issues" to deal with. I know that floors are not high on His list of priorities. But I know that He doesn't want me to be in a state of confusion and chaos. I know that He doesn't want me to be so focused on a floor that I miss some opportunity to be the person He needs me to be.

As I prayed, I thought "What are you thinking? When you find it, you'll know. When you are certain, this will be fun and not the drudgery that it is now."

So, I called the new flooring store that I am working with. I assured them that I WILL make a decision. I just explained that I need to really consider my options so that I can find that one that jumps out at me and says, "Take me, I'm yours!"

And I'm happy to report that tonight, thanks to my little talk-it-out-session, I'm "Sweat Free"!