I had a hard time pulling myself together this morning

I’ll just say, yesterday was tough – lingering emotional residue from yesterday

– stumbling around in the dark, my first thought was that I did not want to be here

• that I’d rather find a quiet spot near the ocean

• and just sit with Jesus for awhile

◦ that I could really use his company and his strength and wisdom

– but when my brain started waking up,

• I knew this was exactly where I wanted to be and needed to be