Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

W a yPEis ONE THIN GI D OWhen we tackle several changes at once,we can wind up changing nothing at all.y watch pointe d t o 6:3 0 A.M. , which explaine d part , bu tnot all , of m y grogginess. Visiting m y hometown o n vaca -tion, I had just drive n Mo m t o work s o I could us e her ca r fo rshopping later .While waiting for a red ligh t t o change, m y mind wandere dto a n articl e I had lef t on m y desk fiv e hundred mile s away .Rewriting i t i n m y head, I half-noticed tw o vehicles pullin garound m e and drivin g off. A man i n a pickup truc k tosse d m e aweird loo k a s he spe d by . I considered returnin g th e favor , bu tglanced u p a t the street light instead .Green. Bu t i n a few moments i t turned red .Oh no, I thought. Ijust sat through a green light!I slouched i n th e driver' s seat , overcome b y the demis e o fmy resolve t o relax. Eve n thoug h I had lef t my briefcase behind ,the manuscrip t ha d traile d m e t o Omaha, capture d m y thoughts ,and drive n m e t o distraction instea d o f down th e street . No w m yface felt as red a s the light smirkin g above me .Ask famil y and friends , and they'l l tel l yo u abou t m y pen -chant fo r taking o n to o man y project s and gettin g stresse d out ..12