Giving Up Control

I started on this new path of life to give up control a long time ago (years in fact). It didn't go so well until about a year ago when I really started putting effort into giving up the need to control everything. I think that I am doing much better and Tim agrees that I have loosened up somewhat and don't get so "wiggy" about everything.
My house no longer has to be perfectly clean and dusted whenever someone is coming to stay (don't worry, I still do the sheets and clean the guest bathroom). I no longer get the itchy twitchies when there are dirty dishes in the sink or piles of laundry to do.
It has taken a mountain of effort and sometimes I wonder why I am trying to "not" be controlling. Then I look at Tim and how relaxed and happy he is here in TX. I look at the dog and his happy tail wag. Finally I think about all the things that no longer make my chest feel tight or make me feel like yelling at the top of my lungs. I see how much more time I have in the day just because I am not fretting about the small stuff to get done. 
Today at church I was reminded that I should give things up to God, not just tell him about it but give it to him and go on with my life the best way I can. Maybe someone else can do that too? So tomorrow, I am going to keep working on the control thing and only do what I can with what I have, the rest we will just have to see how it sorts out...