Feeling so grateful.
I asked God to show me the importance of community.
Sometimes the days trials can feel physically like you are actually carrying heavy burdens.
You can feel so worn/laden with the problems of the day, the hour, the month.
Tom was out of work for 3 months March, April, May with several different back problems.
I started a new job in May to try to help with the bills.
Traveled to my dad's funeral September, came back home.... Sewer lines busted.
Our beloved watchdog and pet of over twelve years was diagnosed as very sick.
Tom ran a 103 temperature on and off for a week.
His job said if he called out again, he was fired.
That same Friday the dryer broke,
the brakes went out on the Jeep. ...
even the coffee maker gave out.
Saturday went to Urgent care with Tom,
he was
sent immediately to the emergency room.
He has been there since Oct. 1.
Then the hurricane came.
These past weeks I have been blessed by the care of others.
I am so thankful.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I shared with Lori , Liz , Anthony, Peter, Francis, Bernadette and others.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as TJ and Sandy worked to remedy our broken dryer.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened when TJ, Cayci, Matthew and Cathleen brought me D batteries
as my power outage after the storm continued.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I spoke with Liz on a dark night alone in the hurricane.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as Suzanne went to the library to try to find books/video's for Tom so that as he recuperates his time can be used to learn and discover more about something he enjoys (gunmithing).
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I look to God
.......and through His people the load lightened.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as my boss and associates
(from a job I just recently began)
rearranged their schedules so I could care for Tom.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as Sandy came over and helped me move yard items into the garage so
that they wouldn't blow around during the hurricane.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as Susan would text to see how we were doing.
Even in the greatest distress, search until you find causes for thankfulness.
I felt the weight of a burden lifted when Matthew and Cathleen came over and got the window of the suburban to go back up by taking the door apart. (The day I was picking Tom up from the hospital to take him home, I used the valet service. The valet put the window down, not realizing that the window would not go back up.)
I felt the weight of a burden lightened when Suzanne brought us over vegetables and food after the storm as our refrigerator food had spoiled with the power outage.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as my neighbors Jammi and John checked on me after the storm, and my other neighbor brought over some ham/turkey for sandwiches since I will be going back to work and looking for easy meals for Tom.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I heard that family and friends were safe after the storm.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I sat in the hospital and my thoughts wandered to finances, an ailing pet, the new sewer lines, Tom's job, ongoing home care, recuperation, and what the future would bring. Then I would remember the love of a cousin who started a fundraiser to help lighten the anxiety and worry.
She said, " saying yes to charity and the way it lightens the load is beyond measure."
Charity is Love.
Not Pity.
She was right!
I am so thankful and humbled by the generosity and kindness of those who have contributed.
Thank you so very much.
Even in the greatest distress, search until you find cause for thankfulness. "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered Me from all My fears. They looked to Him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed." Psalm 34:1,4-5
I asked God to show me the importance of community.
Sometimes the days trials can feel physically like you are actually carrying heavy burdens.
You can feel so worn/laden with the problems of the day, the hour, the month.
Tom was out of work for 3 months March, April, May with several different back problems.
I started a new job in May to try to help with the bills.
Traveled to my dad's funeral September, came back home.... Sewer lines busted.
Our beloved watchdog and pet of over twelve years was diagnosed as very sick.
Tom ran a 103 temperature on and off for a week.
His job said if he called out again, he was fired.
That same Friday the dryer broke,
the brakes went out on the Jeep. ...
even the coffee maker gave out.
Saturday went to Urgent care with Tom,
he was
sent immediately to the emergency room.
He has been there since Oct. 1.
Then the hurricane came.
These past weeks I have been blessed by the care of others.
I am so thankful.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I shared with Lori , Liz , Anthony, Peter, Francis, Bernadette and others.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as TJ and Sandy worked to remedy our broken dryer.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened when TJ, Cayci, Matthew and Cathleen brought me D batteries
as my power outage after the storm continued.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I spoke with Liz on a dark night alone in the hurricane.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as Suzanne went to the library to try to find books/video's for Tom so that as he recuperates his time can be used to learn and discover more about something he enjoys (gunmithing).
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I look to God
.......and through His people the load lightened.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as my boss and associates
(from a job I just recently began)
rearranged their schedules so I could care for Tom.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as Sandy came over and helped me move yard items into the garage so
that they wouldn't blow around during the hurricane.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as Susan would text to see how we were doing.
Even in the greatest distress, search until you find causes for thankfulness.
I felt the weight of a burden lifted when Matthew and Cathleen came over and got the window of the suburban to go back up by taking the door apart. (The day I was picking Tom up from the hospital to take him home, I used the valet service. The valet put the window down, not realizing that the window would not go back up.)
I felt the weight of a burden lightened when Suzanne brought us over vegetables and food after the storm as our refrigerator food had spoiled with the power outage.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as my neighbors Jammi and John checked on me after the storm, and my other neighbor brought over some ham/turkey for sandwiches since I will be going back to work and looking for easy meals for Tom.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I heard that family and friends were safe after the storm.
I felt the weight of a burden lightened as I sat in the hospital and my thoughts wandered to finances, an ailing pet, the new sewer lines, Tom's job, ongoing home care, recuperation, and what the future would bring. Then I would remember the love of a cousin who started a fundraiser to help lighten the anxiety and worry.
She said, " saying yes to charity and the way it lightens the load is beyond measure."
Charity is Love.
Not Pity.
She was right!
I am so thankful and humbled by the generosity and kindness of those who have contributed.
Thank you so very much.
Even in the greatest distress, search until you find cause for thankfulness. "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered Me from all My fears. They looked to Him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed." Psalm 34:1,4-5
