Just another manic Monday

I really don't like Mondays.
First of all, Will has to be at work by 5:00am (on Mondays & Fridays) and I usually wake up when he does. This Monday, for some reason, I couldn't go back to sleep. Ugh!
Second, I usually have several messages already waiting for me when I drag myself into work. They are usually not good messages. They are usually about some kind of crisis that a girl had over the weekend.
Yesterday was no exception.
Overall yesterday, 4 out of 6 of my residents had some kind of crisis:
- one has self-pierced her nose and keeps putting a straight pin back in when she is away
from staff; the same one punched a boy twice in the van on the way home from school
- one was suspended for skipping class- she denied it and ended up yelling and cursing
at me ... and she told me she didn't like me... ouch!
- one lost her flash drive with a 7 page paper on it that she didn't save anywhere else
- one was promiscuous over the weekend, was not safe about it and is now asking for the
morning after pill

It is so hard for me to watch these girls make bad decisions and not feel responsible for them.
They definitely keep me on my toes and dependant on God.
I was able to go to my BSF Bible study after my chaotic day and be reminded that God's plans cannot be thwarted and that we cannot always know what He is up to. Praise God for that! I can't mess things up (too much!)
I'm sure glad that I have almost another full week before I have to have another Monday. Phew!