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I have been missing from MyChurch here lately. I apologize. The holidays, working, and just feeling a bit blue, have been my excuse. I hope to get back into a regular routine soon. I am still adjusting to working, even though it is only part time, it has made a change in my routine that I am trying to get used to!
With the new year, I reflect on the past one. Really, it has been a decent one. Nothing major happened except for the death of two of my cats...one of which really hit me hard. But our health has been good, we both have jobs, and things are ok. I hope that the new year will bring blessings, but I know that I will need to praise God even if it brings darkness.
I struggle off and on with depression, and lately I have been a bit down. I keep going, and doing my normal things, but there is this funky haze that I am in. I know some of it is the fact that it is winter, and the daylight hours are few. I know that some of it is the holidays and spending them without some of the people I love who have passed on, or those who live too far away to come home. It is times like this that I struggle to get out of bed in the morning, but I force myself to, because I know to give in to it, would be playing into the devils hands.
I would be lying if I said I am not glad that the holidays are over. I love celebrating the birth of our Lord, but really, Easter is more my holiday. It is a new birth, and the coming of spring, and it brings with it a breath of fresh air after a long hard winter. I look forward to that time...and somehow it will get me through this dark funk of winter.
Anyway, I wish all of you many blessings in the New Year.
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| Deb I know how you feel with the dark mornings and winter months, I suffer with it too but one thing I have started doing that really helps is putting uplifting praise music on the moment I sip my first sip of tea! It puts me into Worship mode and lifts the doom and gloom. Then just feel the moment with God and I guarantee no matter what life throws at you, you will praise God throughit! love Stu |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| May your soul feel its worth Deb, as you reflect on the magnitude of God's love for you and the lengths to which he went to redeem you from sin's corruption and insure that you'd be with him forever. God bless you sister!! |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| Thank you for being so honest. I am so thankful that you recognize what is going on and you do what you need to do in spite of how you feel! All of us have experienced days like this. I am thankful for a New Year and getting a fresh start. Leave the past behind. It is a bright new day and God has great things in store for you. I ditto what Stu said. Praise music will come right into a dark situation and bring light! The devil flees at the name of Jesus as we worship him! Have a blessed day and so glad that you are back. |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| Sending you my prayers and thoughts sister |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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I certainly know what you mean, Deb. You write so many wonderful blogs. I certainly MISS you when you are offline! (I've had times that I had to be offline, too--so I know how it is.) You have so much to offer!! I'm sorry for the losses you had. I see that you count the many blessings you have, even in the midst of the grieving process. I can appreciate the honesty with which you speak! I hope your pain heals quickly, even though it might seem impossible at times. I do know how you feel. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Welcome back! |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| I know how you feel for sometimes I get like that and I hope that you are doing better now for I also have depressioon and there is times that it hits for no reason at all and I am glad that you are back and you are in my prayers and thoughts |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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I can't add more originality than the words of wisdom and encouragement above Deb. Just know we miss you when ur offline, we understand why and you are in our thoughts n prayers. One thing about this time of year... our weather here is like England's...lots of rain and dark skies in winter..I've heard that people in winter season can suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) so if u are prone to depression in any way, this change of weather can make it worse. They've found that increasing exposure to sunlight works...since we can't always have sun, they have manufactured special lamp for treating SAD through light therapy. read about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy (it is even supposed to help with other things like wound therapy and eczem) God bless. |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| Ahhh - yes - I so relate to what you said about Winter and the Holidays - they have not been the same for me since my mother went to be with Jesus in 1998. Spring is my favorite season of the year as well. When those thoughts come rushing do what Stu said and put on some spiritual music. I have all the radios in both cars and the ones in house turned to http://www.wmit.org/ (Billy Graham 24 Hr Christian Radio) from Black Mountain NC. I know sometimes we need quietness to have more quality time to be with our Lord in prayer but I find that this music calms my soul when those type of thoughts start flooding at my heart. Glad to see you back on here and I always enjoy your posts. Have a blessed weekend! |
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| January 02, 2009 |
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| sending all my prayers to u and sorry for the loss of ur cats and i know just how bad that really feels i am still mourning over my kitten that died so suddenly and me and my husband did all we could to keep it alive but it had been behind a toilet for 2wks when i got it because somebody had tried to drown and flush down all their kittens and one got away and my neighbore martina came to my door pounding and asking me to take care of it of it intil she get's home and she said if i wanted it i could keep it because she had a hotdog dog and so she game me baby infant milk and so that almost killed it and than we got it kitty milk and we fed it with a eye dripper and than we tried a bottle and it liked it too so eventually it came back to life and also we had to deworm it and get it some shots and keep it on a strict diet and keep it healthy and get it flea medicine and i did what i could for the kitten and than it hurt it's paw and we had to go to the vet for that and we had to keep it in a large carbored box and it wasn't allowed to move around that much for a few weeks and we had the best time with that kitten we named miracle do u know why we named it miracle because it was a miracle that kitten stayed alive and also that it was able to stay alive for that long and one day i found it in it's room for the kitten for him and he was squarming and when i picked him up and held him for a while after about five minutes it died in my hands and ever since i have been gloomy about the whole thing with the cat ok |
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| January 05, 2009 |
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Stu, that is a good habit to get into. I usually start praying as soon as I am up, and awake.
Mike, and God bless you!
Gaye, thank you so much. You and Stu are right of course, praise music is the best thing to do on a gray day, or any day!
Jade, thank you...
Yahschild, thank you for your kind thoughts. I have to look at my blessings, because even amidst the pain there can be blessings.
DeeDee, thank you so much. I hope you know you are in my thoughts and prayers as well.
Bubbles, it is so nice to see your smile....
Joyful Servant, I have heard of SAD, and yes, I do believe a lot of people, including me, suffer from it in the winter months. Today the sun is shining brightly, and it is so beautiful to see!
Lynne, I am glad that you have a station that you enjoy...I usually just play a cd, if I am not praying, while I am in my car driving. It does help...
Rebekah, wow, how sad aabout the kitten. I have lots of cats outside, so I see a lot of the kittens that don't make it. Not because I don't want to keep them alive, but some of their mom's aren't healthy and they are born not healthy. It breaks my heart when they are so young and die. You tried to do your best with the kitten, and that is all you can do.
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| January 06, 2009 |
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| Prayers Lifted Up Unto His Holy Name ..Prayers with you Dear Sister! |
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| January 06, 2009 |
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Thanks fo keeping us updated. I know that the holidays sidetracked me, too. (just mailed a bunch of bills today). I've been less depressed now that I'm no longer at my job. It was gettting very hard to get out of bed for me, too, while I was at that place. It's good that you look forward to spring. I'll say a prayer for you on my walk home from here (public library -- the only place I have internet access). For a laugh, you might want to check out "No exit strategy whatsoever". It's funny (0n cute overload.com) |
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| January 06, 2009 |
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Cyn, thank you so much for your prayers.
Jen, Glad that things are better for you now that you are not at your old job. Are you looking for something else? And thanks for the suggestion for a laugh. I will have to check it out. |
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