I truly believe that I have adult ADHD.As I go along my merry way here in life, I have noticed things that have lead me to believe this. For one, I have a really really hard time sitting still for any length of time. I barely make it through movies anymore. And if we are watching a movie at home, forget it. I am up, getting snacks, cleaning up messes, filing taxes....whatever. I just can't do it anymore.
Which is what brings me to today's pondering. I can't make it through an entire prayer start to finish. I try! I really do!! But ultimately two things end up happening.
#1, I start my bedtime prayer every night the same. "Dear Father, thank you so much for all of the blessings you have given me today...." Then I will either go into specifics of wonderful things I have been blessed with, or I will praying for friends and anything that they may be dealing with. I should say, START to pray for them. Because this is what happens. "God, please help my daddy. Help his body to heal......zzzzzzzz *snore*" I fall asleep ridiculously fast. And that is even if I make it that far. I have even started with "Dear Father.....zzzzzz *Snore*"
But that is bedtime prayer. If I am trying to do any type of quiet time, the following happens. Every. Single. Time.
5:00 I wake up. Oh, look. 5 am. I have time to myself before people wake up. Awesome. I will make some coffee and do quiet time this morning. Oh, (stretching) ow. Ow ow ow. My knees and back. Ow. Just ow. When did I get old? Ugh. (Walking downstairs) why does coffee have to take so long to perk. I want it now.
Coffee is ready, and I am on the couch ready for some quiet time. I bow my head.
Dear God, thank you for a great nights sleep.
Sleep.
It wasn't really a great nights sleep, I am pretty tired. I think maybe we need a new mattress. How old is our mattress? I think it is like 12 years old. Aren't you supposed to replace it after like 8 years. Eh, that is a gimmick by mattress companies just to get you to buy mattresses. Oh, I am supposed to be praying.
Thank you God for coffee. Oh yeah, and that reminds me a little of that prayer Our pastor taught our kids. That one he sings to the tune of Superman....:Thank you God....for giving us food....- Yeah, I thank you for the food God, but I don't know if I can sing that one more time. The kids want to do that one CONSTANTLY. Thanks a lot Pastor Terry.... Oh yeah, I need to sign up for that membership class as church. I think it is time. Oh oops, back to praying....ummm,
God please help me to be patient with the children today. Help me not to yell at them. But you know, if they would just listen I wouldn't have to yell so much. I mean for crying out loud, I know they hear me! But maybe Little man can't. He seems to have a really hard time with that. Maybe he has a hearing problem. I should probably get his ears looked at. They are pretty waxy. Oh gosh, what if he is going deaf?! I don't know what I would do! Do you have to get a service animal if you are deaf. If so, I bet that our new dog would be awesome at that. He is so smart! I can't believe how fast he learns. Now if I could teach him to pick up his own poop we would be in business. Heh heh, business. Like dog business. I guess we wouldn't be in business, HE would literally be in business...oh geez, back to praying. Ok, ummm, God, please give me energy and strength to keep up with these people today....Oh. My. Gosh....is that a BOOGER on the wall?? That is disgusting. WE are disgusting. I don't even want to know who did that. I don't. Ugh, I will have to clean that up. I really need to deep clean. This house is a mess. There is dust all over that baseboard. I don't think I have EVER dusted that baseboard. How long have we lived here? Almost three years? I haven't dusted baseboards in three years. We live like pigs. I don't even want to know what is creeping under that refrigerator. I should probably clean that out too. I think I saw some chili in a container back there. I can't even remember the last time we had chili. Eww, I bet its furry. Like the FUR UNDER THE TABLE. Good Lord, look at that. Oh....whoops....Lord, I was talking to you.
Sorry. Ummm....where was I?
Ok, For real. God, please bless all of these people on my prayer list.....(I read through my list of special needs, then come to my normal list of people I pray for daily) Fernando...Oh man, wonder what he is up to. I really should call him. Its been what, two years since we actually talked? I mean, we text sometimes, but that isn't the same as hearing his voice. Of course we do have different lives now....I am married with the admiral, and have four children, he is single with none...
Oh, yeah, prayer list.....
(Footsteps heard overhead.)
Ugh, kids up. Well, I will hurry this up God. Please bless my family, friends and children today. Give me strength and guidance. And hope you have a good day too! Love you. Amen
And that is why when I get to heaven, God is going to say, "Tiffany, so happy to see you. The Adderol is right over there."
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