Yesterday was all about being grateful…I am still grateful, but I am feeling sad for my co-worker and her family. Her grandson, 10 weeks old, died yesterday around 11 a.m. eastern time. Please keep the family in your prayers.
I start my new job today; 2 days this week and next, then my full, daily, regular schedule beginning May 3rd. Of course, I will finish my old job 3 days this week and 2 days next. Nothing like jumping into working all at once! Early appointment today before going to work so I am in a rush.
This is what I am trying to focus on today:
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
I Peter 5:7
If I can remember that, I know I can get through all the stuff that seems to be dragging me down. While I was concerned about trying to juggle everything when I took this job with more hours than I have worked in sometime…I did not count on getting sick Sunday a week ago…I am still dragging a bit. My energy level is down and when I try to exercise it is like my legs are lead weights. So…I will have to continually remind myself that to “cast my care upon Him.” Funny…when we do His will, things seem to work out. I truly believe this job is His will, so I am sure it will be OK.
Hello Mary, Thank you so much for stopping by to visit with me yesterday. What a pleasure it has been to come to your blog and read some of your posts. You have a lot on your plate the next few weeks…I'm adding you to my personal prayer list and will be remembering you each morning.
May the Lord richly bless you as you focus upon His Word!
As the weeks have drug on it has been easy for me to lose hope.
Will things ever get back to some type of normal? People were not created to live in isolation.
Will we be able to see someone smile or will we always look at them and only see their eyes?
Will people gather without having to sit 6’ apart?
I don’t know the answer and I’m not posting this to debate the news media’s portrayal of the pandemic.
I’m sharing this today because I spent some time with the Lord thanking him for the things I DO have and not focusing on the things I don’t have. The things I have lost since March.
I looked up scriptures about hope.
I made a list in my prayer journal of things I’m grateful for.
Life goes on. Life crisis continues even during this pandemic. People die naturall and tragically. And babies are born. And weddings happen and new lives begin.
This crisis in our world isn’t a surprise to God.
And my hope and security is in Him.
If you scroll through the photos, you see things that made me smile this morning and reminded me of the goodness of God - even now.
With all the grief and sadness in the world I wasn’t sure how I would handle today. How I would allow myself to grieve this loss? Today when there has so much WRONG in our world. In a post @deidrariggs shared today she reminded us that life goes on. And I realized that today this is my life. And I can grieve this loss. My life goes on... I am thankful for the 4 days we had her. On Friday I will remember each event of her last day and I will remember her dying in my arms.
And I will be both sad and grateful. #infantloss #trisomy18 #stlouischildrenshospital
Hello Mary, Thank you so much for stopping by to visit with me yesterday. What a pleasure it has been to come to your blog and read some of your posts. You have a lot on your plate the next few weeks…I'm adding you to my personal prayer list and will be remembering you each morning.
May the Lord richly bless you as you focus upon His Word!
Blessings!