Thunder Dog and Ant Woman

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"The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him."

Psalm 28:7, ESV

Squirrel and I enjoy our "old lady" kind of Friday nights. I wrap up work (usually later than I want), we take a short walk, I make myself my current obsession (banana ice cream), get Squirrel a treat, and then we hunker down and watch a movie together. Even when I was the age when people go out and party on Friday nights, I still didn't. Now that I'm in my thirties?

Heck no.

The movie we chose last Friday was an incredibly unthreatening, family-friendly-sort of movie movie. However, the opening scene took place during a thunderstorm.

Squirrel would have found It less threatening. "Mom, there's THUNDER!"

The scene was probably less than five minutes. I tried to convince my boy it wasn't real, but Squirrel was completely panicked. He wouldn't touch his treat and eventually fled to the safety of the corner by the dryer, his current favorite hiding spot.

It's a movie, Squirrel. A MOVIE. He notices nothing on the TV screen...except apparently thunder.

I've been finding myself stressed lately over silly things. I'm having an ant problem in my living room. About had a breakdown over it before church. "THEY'RE INVADING, LORD! I'M GOING TO LOSE MY HOUSE TO THE ANTS!"

(BTS moment: for some reason I kept typing "aunts" instead of "aunts." I swear I know how to spell. But please reread the last paragraph with "aunts." It was almost worth keeping the typo.).

Why is it always the ridiculous fears that bring me down? I mean, they're ANTS. They're not going to kill me.

I couldn't fall asleep the other night because I was stressed over what to bring to Friendsgiving this year. How do I keep my side dish warm, but not dry, on the drive over?

It's October.

So I guess I can no longer make fun of Squirrel for panicking over thunder on a T.V. screen.

Perhaps if the little fears bring me down, the little blessings can pick me back up.

I'm drinking an excellent cup of coffee right now. The sky could not be more blue. I got to talk to my mom earlier today. I really like the book I'm reading, which I picked up on a whim from a library book sale. My contact was twitchy earlier; it's stopped now.

Whether the thunder is fake or all too real, the sunshine is still there.