A small tender mercy

So the past couple of days, (weeks actually) I have felt like this....

 

Especially yesterday...It all started when I went to pick up Sport from the kennel and was told I own a mean attack dog...I also found out he lost another tooth (due to his crazy banging his head against the door-he lost one last time we kenneled him too) Who needs teeth right? So, I brought him home and he pooped on the carpet (yep, diarreah)... (What!?-He never poops in our house...-but he did yesterday) Somehow Logan managed to get it on her legs and feet. This whole time the kids are whining and fighting about everything in the book... My text to Perry describes my day..."If your dog poops one more time in the house I will drop kick him to the moon! He just pooped a second time and I am losing it with the kids...They are fighting over everything...Try to come up with a spiritual talk for Sunday....yeah right!!!! I am so done"
Anyhoo, it wasn't a great day for me, and I was exhausted by the end... I feel like I have been blessed with really good kids-but the past couple weeks have been hard for me...They have been fighting alot more than usual and I have been losing my patience a lot more than usual.. I have known for a month that I am giving a talk this Sunday and it has been weighing on my mind to get it done-but alas I find other things to do instead...(Who wants to write a talk? Not me) I was really set on doing it yesterday-and was bummed at my horrible day and knew writing a spiritual talk was definitely not in the plans...
This morning I woke up, goal in mind to write my talk... I woke up and fed the kids and myself breakfast and sat down at the computer to work on my talk. I said a quick prayer that I would be able to be inspired to know what to write and finish my talk... Something amazing happened... For 3 straight hours my kids played quietly with each other..They didn't fight or whine, and they didn't bother me, or ask me to get anything for them. I was able to write my talk and feel pretty good about it... I think that the Lord knew I needed a break and he was kind enough to give one to me... All day today the kids have been great, no fighting whatsoever.. I know it was a small thing-but I feel like it was a little tender mercy that I really needed....