I just started my period today, which always in some ways is nice, as it gives some logic to my strange emotions the couple days before and this time to why i had an enormous appetite yesterday. The downside is the rush of emotions i felt today - longing to be married and have kids, a little overwhelmed with my to do list, frustrated at the world for no reason, feeling needy and unheard and uncared for, and just in an all around bad mood.I journaled a bit, got some perspective from reading the Bible, and decided despite trying to be productive that I just needed to get out of the house and exercise a bit. I went to the gym and then met up with Beth to go running. She too was in a bad mood, so we both unloaded a bit, gave each other perspective and gospel-centered truth about how God sees us, our perfectionist tendencies and reality, our slowness to see and ask for help, and a plethora of other things. On my way home, I thought of how sweet the Lord is to put Beth there right when I needed someone to listen and how sweet of him to put her there to normalize my bad mood. We both left our run with our spirits lifted and reminded of how God delights in us and also of his sweet provision and care. :-) Plus going for a run always does help me to feel great, particularly on a nice day like today.
