Long days

The past couple of days have been physically, spiritually, and emotionally draining in so many ways. I had jury selection on Monday at the courthouse and was chosen for a sexual battery case that was held on Wednesday and Thursday. It was a long two days sitting for hours on end. I won’t go into all the details, but it was gut wrenching. My heart broke for two girls. Two girls who are now women and still live with the pain of something terrible that happened to each of them 17 years ago. One was repeatedly raped and the other ran to save herself and has lived with the guilt of leaving her cousin behind. Their testimonies were so real. . . and as tears ran down cheeks, I felt like I lived just a little bit of that night with them. So all I could do was pray. Pray that God would help me and five other ordinary people make the right decision when it came to this man’s life. . . and closure for these girls. In the end, I truly believe we did just that. We found him guilty on 4 counts of sexual battery.

Today I have very little patience. I have a headache and feel like I could be getting sick. My boss gave me a project to do, and I wish I could just throw it in the garbage. I think I deserve a raise for not giving in to my temptations. In the grand scheme of things, I am truly thankful to even have a job.

Whiney Jessica ends here.

Oh, Happy Halloween! It has creeped up on me this year. (Creeped, get it?) Tonight if I feel okay, we’re planning on going to the Drive-In to see a scary movie. Since I just recently found out that Kevin has lived in Lakeland 30 years and never been to the Silver Moon Drive-In. . . I’ve been anxiously awaiting our trip there. I couldn’t think of a better way to spend Halloween night!

It’s so beautiful outside today and all I want to do is enjoy it. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to do just that!