Be Not Dismayed!

I do not enjoy worrying (who does?) but no matter how much I remind myself that it's hopeless to do so, I cannot help but do it anyway. Almost constantly. So here is what I am going to do. I am going to write out the things bothering, and decide which are imminent, which can be avoided, and which things I have no control over anyway. 

I worry the baby will not get enough nutrients and 
that I won't gain the suggested amount of weight for 
a healthy baby. 

Obviously, I can control what I eat which will help

determine which nutrients the baby gets but other than 

that, there is little I can do to ensure that the baby is

healthy. So I will just do what I can, eat right, 

be careful, and pray for a healthy son or daughter.

I worry I will have regrets when my grandpa is gone. 

What if there is something only he knows that I

never found out? What stories will be lost? This is

why I have asked my mom to start recording some 

of Grandpa's best stories now and why I've been 

having her ask him about our heritage more often

than usual. Just yesterday I had her ask him 

to explain how exactly we are related to John

and Samuel Adams. He already knows how much 

he is loved by I need to turn my focus to him. He 

is worried he won't be remembered by the younger

 grandchildren. I promise him that I will make sure 

they will remember him. 

I worry that life will get in the way and I won't finish school. 

I only  have 13 classes left! If I wasn't working

and having a baby, I would finish by December, but now,

I'll be lucky if I finish by 2015. I only need to take 

2 more classes on campus and then I can do the rest

Independent Study, but I just can't figure out how to work 

my schedule. I need to just chill and realize it will work out

but my family is my priority and then work (but only 

because no money = no house, no car, no school) and 

sometimes it just feels hopeless. I know myself so I know 

I will find a way to finish but it's hard to feel like 

it will ever finally end.

I worry that after having the baby we will be flat broke.

How will we be able to pay for our apartment and car

if I'm not working full-time? There is nothing more important

 to me than making sure our baby is well-cared for and breast-fed

but we can't live off of our savings for a full year...all I need to 

do though is remind myself that somehow it will work out and 

we will get by no matter how difficult the decision may be right now.

I worry that by wanting so badly to fast-forward our lives 

right now, I will miss the good things that are happening. 

Somehow I will try to be more positive. I will try to enjoy 

our lives now and live more in the moment. Though it is

important to plan for the future, it is also important not to 

get caught living only for the future.

Those images are some words that bring me comfort. 
What brings you comfort? What suggestions do you have for me?