Everyone is entitled to rant about a rough week every now and then. So, here goes mine...

This past week has been one of the most hectic weeks that I've had in a while. I have had very little social interaction at all the whole week other than in classes. I have done nothing but wake up and study, go to class, go home and study, barely even remembering to eat. I study until I can hardly hold my eyes open, and I'd wake up the next morning and repeat the process. This has been my schedule for the past week. I've been so busy with school and I've been so stressed out over tests, assignments and other personal things that I felt as though I was becoming almost mentally unstable... and it was only Wednesday. Thursday came around and I got my last test over with; I had plans for Thursday afternoon, my Friday class was canceled, and things were really looking up. I could finally breathe. But, I guess I should know better than to celebrate the end of the week when it's only Thursday.

I took the bus to my off-campus parking lot to get my car and go home, only to realize once I got to my car that I didn't have my car keys. They had obviously fallen out of my bag somewhere on campus over the course of the day. Not only was I now stranded in the parking lot miles from campus, my phone was also dead so I couldn't call anyone to come get me. So, I started my hike to my apartment. (This is all very irresponsible I know, but it had been a long week-- give me a break.) So, I get home and make a few ranting phone calls, and finally calmed down. I would get my spare car key the next day, and I reported the other keys missing to campus police. Things still weren't great but I sat down, took a deep breath, and thanked God for my week.

You might be wondering, why would you thank Him for the week when it's been awful? Well, because even though it was such a rough week to me, there are many people in the world who would have loved to have had my week. Even though I had a stressful week, I was still blessed throughout the week in more ways than I can count. So I thanked God.

I thanked God for waking me up every day this week, and giving me a nice and comfortable place to sleep. For helping me remember the information I had studied for days and hours when it came test time. I'm thankful that I'm in college and even have a test to worry over. And I thanked God for my Thursday afternoon. For keeping me safe when I walked home alone. I'm thankful for the spare, hidden key outside the apartment. I was thankful that I wouldn't have to wait long to get my spare car key. I'm very thankful that I have friends and family to talk to and make me feel better when I've had a rough week. I'm thankful because my week could have been so much worse.

Everyone has these kind of days and weeks, but we all just have to remember that it could be worse. This doesn't mean your week still wasn't awful-- you are entitled to claiming your rough week, trust me. But we can't let the rough week get the best of us. We have to pray that it will get better soon, and realize how blessed we are that it wasn't even worse... Even on the darkest days, there is always something to be thankful for!