On this day the Lord has made . . .

As I was driving home from the grocery store I heard a man on the radio ask what we were leaving our children/grandchildren. He mentioned how he would choose, over any amount of money, the writings from his grandfather . . . if he had left any.

So, I have determined to create a diary/journal of what happened to me on this day(s) the Lord has granted me.







Wednesday, February 19, 2020

hints of sadness

Mourning is something that I have not done in a very long time. Thinking is something that I have not done in a very long time. I have been coming to this realization for quite a while now. I've been fighting depression. A looming, deep darkness, just over there, threatening me, and I don't want to play. But today I spoke it out loud because a friend is leaving work. It was his last day.

He broke the bonds. The golden handcuffs. He is going to work at a place where he can come and go as he pleases. He can wear what he wants. There are just three employees. He works with two architects.

Andrew is someone that I can talk with about Jesus anytime. He counsels me and I counsel him. I don't have to worry that I am boring him because I know he loves Jesus as much as I do. Actually, he is the only one left at work that I can freely talk with like this. That's when I said that I will be in mourning over him. That is when I realized that I haven't mourned over anyone. Not Curt, not Uncle Pete, not Aunt Rita, not my Father, not my brothers, not anyone really. I've avoided all the hurts. I just put one foot in front of the other and I don't look back. 

But it is affecting me. I'm having trouble thinking. Well, holding onto thoughts. Something will come into my mind and I'll think that I should do that very thing but before I can put it into action the thought will have left me - completely. In the old days, I would have been able to get it back. I can't anymore. I'm also having trouble spelling. Grammar, ha, if it wasn't for Grammarly I wouldn't be making any sense right now.

So, it could be Alzheimer's or it could be me hurting myself by stopping my cognitive processes. So, I'm going to stop relying on television and games and work and start being in silence more. 

I was going to type out my pain but I won't be doing that. I don't want anyone to know. That hasn't worked out so well in the past. Plus something I've noticed is that people don't understand me. It's like I speak backward to how they think.


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Prayer List

  • Thank you Father thank you.
  • Lord, extend the kingdom of your Son.
  • O Merciful God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor desirest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all who know thee not as thou are revealed in the Gospel of thy Son. Take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord to thy fold, that they may be one flock under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
  • God please take the blinders from my children's heart and eyes. Please give them the gift of faith. Lord God, faith in you is so comforting and brings so much joy. Thank you!
  • God please bless Michael, Lindsay, and their families with faith, wisdom, and compassion. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • God thank you for the gift of my co-workers who have shown me that it is good to show that I am a Christian. It is more than okay, it is imperative that my faith shows, so that others can come to know you. Please make me into a shining light for you. Give me the words, and your wisdom, and please don't let me cause anyone to stumble.
  • God please be with my family/friends as they go through this time in their lives. Please give them strength and courage and wisdom and faith Lord.
  • God please guide the leaders of the world.
  • God please heal my children.
  • Please heal those that have asked for prayer.

Reading List

  • One Thousand Gifts ~ Ann Voskamp

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