Waves

-











I've spent the past two days getting things done around my house. I'm so thankful for the flexibility I have in my schedule to be able to change things up every now and then and focus on home. 

I focused on my kitchen area and did some rearranging of my furniture to make my sitting area seem less cluttered. I did some deep cleaning and generally just puttered around.

I processed pumpkins that I had sitting on my countertop and as I put the new bags of pumpkin into my freezer, I pulled one out from last year and made some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Dan took them to the college class he is teaching to share with his students.

I did some reading in my shiny clean sitting area for the class I'm taking. I have a paper due this Friday and then another next week so that's been a focus this week. I know I have to get it done by Thursday night because Friday and Saturday I'll be helping a friend at her store. 

I filled an order of 2 KitchenAid mixer covers, a set of placemats and napkins and made a toaster cover for another order. 

I've generally kept busy. The one year anniversary of my mother's passing is coming up and while there is sadness when I think about her, life is busy so I haven't had time to sit and wallow in sadness.

However, yesterday I was hit by a wave of grief. Grief that felt like a gut punch and I couldn't control the tears. I received word that my stepfather's Alzheimer's symptoms have worsened and his children had to make the decision to put him in a nursing home. 

I'm not sure why that triggered all this emotion in me, but I felt loss in a way I haven't since last November. I went to bed in tears and slept fitfully last night. I know grief comes in waves, but this felt like a huge one!

But this morning as I opened my Bible to read and pray, I was comforted by the verses in Psalm 57. My heart is confident because no matter how many waves hit me, I know that God has me in His hands. 

I can truly say this morning that though I'm sad, my heart is confident in the goodness of the Lord. His mercies are new every morning. May you experience that goodness today!

 

Comments

Post a Comment

I love your comments and encouragement! I can't always respond back but do read each comment.

Popular posts from this blog

Oh What to Do; I'm Sixty-Two!

-
Image
Today is my sixty-second birthday and it's hard to believe I've achieved that....um....seasoned age! My first thought this morning was one of not being sure that I like it. However,  as I thought I about it, I decided to take joy in the fact that I've reached an older age. Because age comes with benefits. Benefit #1 - I'm a bit wiser.   When I look back at some of the decisions I made when I was younger, I cringe. With age has come the ability to slow down and think things through before I make major upheavals in my life. I've also discovered that getting worked up about certain things is just an absolute waste of emotional energy. Benefit #2 - I'm enjoying my life.   As I've aged I've learned all kinds of skills and hobbies and can honestly say that I'm never, ever bored. I love all the different things I'm able to do and it's fun! Benefit #3 - I've learned to appreciate my relationships. With age I've learned to work on developing a...
Read more

Eating to Live

-
Image
  Despite the unexpected busyness and interruptions, I have been plugging away at my weight loss as well as writing the plant-based, whole food cookbook. Recipe testing fell by the wayside the past two weeks, but I've still gotten a good chunk of the book done. I also got on the scale this morning for another one pound loss which makes a total of 61 lbs. since I started this journey back in July. It's second nature at this point and I have so much more energy and feel healthy. The only negative is that because I've lost so much weight I'm seeing some sagging, crepe-papery skin happening. Yuck. Some of that is age and I need to figure out some toning exercises. It's definitely a life-style change, but a positive one which I'm so thankful I started on. The pictures above are a small selection of meals I've eaten the past two months and many of those will be included in the book.  This will be a printable e-book as I find that will be the easiest and most cost ...
Read more

When the Unexpected Pops Up

-
Image
On Thursday afternoon, just as Dan and I were getting ready to leave for a meeting, we received a phone call from our son. He was sitting on the side of the road with a blown engine in his car. The problem is he lives 3 1/2 hours away. After back and forth phone calls he called a tow truck and got it towed to a garage. He ended up renting a car and headed here for the holiday. We've been working with him to figure out his next steps because he still owes thousands of dollars on the car which will also take a significant amount to replace the engine. His rent is going up in the new year. His seasonal job ended and he is trying to find something else, but needs a car for that to happen. His car still has not been looked at by the mechanic. It is all more than a little overwhelming. Long story short, we extended an invitation for him to live here temporarily so he can get out from under all of this. It would save him money on expensive rent and utilities.  The timing was right since h...
Read more