Today was quite stressful. All at the same time I felt like I held my breath waiting to find out if my husband was going to be one of the nearly three hundred people laid off at his work today. And stayed on the phone with my dad while he rode out a tornado that touched down close to where he was, as well as worrying about all of my family and friends in the New Orleans area. 

Thankfully my husband still has his job. Though rightfully shook up after seeing so many good people being let go. 

As bad as the weather got in New Orleans, I’m beyond relived to know no one we love was harmed. I’m actually glad the rain was too bad for my dad to drive to his next stop for work or he would have been where the tornado hit.

Today was tough. A horrible realization of knowing we don’t always have control over our life or situations. Actually in a lot of cases we don’t have control at all. What we do have control over is how we respond to stressors that are thrown our way. So I took a step back this evening. Hugged my husband tight when he got home from work. Talked him into putting his phone away for the evening. And spent it cooking dinner and cookies for our kiddos. Listened to him play his guitar and upright bass. After our girls went to bed I did yoga with my friend. I finally feel calm and centered again. Tomorrow will be a brighter day, whatever comes our way. Just have to remember to breathe and always count our blessings!