May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope , encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. - 2 Thessalonians 2: 16-17 ↝ Stories from the journey of my life ↜ written by: Sue Leerhoff ↝ follow me on my Facebook page ↜ - Brick by Brick
Sometimes I am ok. Other days, I attempt making coffee in my CD player... Just trying to counteract my fog-filled choices. That is a daily battle. You've probably heard of grief fog. There is pain fog as well. It gets really messy - WHEN GRIEF AND PAIN COLLIDE. How to get anything done when I must save my energy to work around weather flares, be able to participate in social outings, and constantly regroup from yet another trigger? Just when I feel good enough to accomplish anything of considerable value, I cram my energies into that small window of time. Then pay-back begins, for every crime my body chose to commit against itself. The recovery is always longer than the event. "Oh, you wanted to get groceries today?" The cost for that will be: 12) Muscles knotting 11) Joints crying 10) Bones a creaking 9) Back a bending 8) Feet a twisting 7) Skin a crawling ...
When I was a very small, I saw my first ballet on television. I was entranced by the delightful music, graceful swaying, and delicate flying, it seemed. That must have been why I thought fairies were real. I was in awe of the beauty and surrealness of the scenery. I hoped silently that I could be able to dance like that someday. I was so excited when I saw my first pair of real ballet slippers. I fingered the lacy fringe of the pink tutu and dreamed it was mine. But my hopes were soon dashed. I should have known better to ask. My piano teacher's daughter was a ballet dancer and a tap dancer. I was already at her house, playing piano. I could have learned a few more things while I was there. But that is not the way we did things at our house. I should be ashamed to think of asking to wear such things and parade around half naked in front of people. We do not dance at our house. End of story. You can take a horse to water, but you can't make ...
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