One of my friends posted this quote on Facebook today...and it truly spoke to me.
I've been experiencing some "brain fog" lately, in the aftermath of family issues, the passing of my mother in law, and just plain exhaustion. I haven't felt like writing...haven't been able to really focus my energy into saying anything worth saying, and was even toying with just taking a "Blog-cation"
(vacation from blogging) for a while...and this was posted today: (and I don't know who Todd Kaneko is...I hope he doesn't mind my sharing this)
So very profound...hit me right between the eyes and in the center of my heart. Still, I'm not sure when I'll be back up to snuff in writing...but at least this gives me some very strong food for thought.
This is why we blog...this is why I blog...as God leads and gives me words to put onto this page...it's not about me....It's about you...that "someone out there with a wound in the exact shape of your (my) words"...
That's why I "bother" with this blog...as long as God gives me "breath"....
My life verse:
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14
I'll be back later...
Pamela: I understand what you are going through. Take the time you need. Read the Psalms and reflect on your mother-in-law's life and her spirit. What you feel is a normal part of the grief process.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cecelia. I believe you are right, even though I don't THINK I am grieving, I know I am. My mother in law was such a big part of our lives all of these 49 years of marriage...even more than my own mother was...and I guess I can't just all of a sudden live like she is no longer here...does that make sense?
DeleteRestore your soul, Pam. You have been through so much these past weeks. Rest, pray, recoup!! Love & hugs!!
ReplyDeleteThank you dear friend. I could say the same to you...wish Lakeland wasn't quite so far...
DeleteAllow yourself time. Grief is real and it is the way we deal with things. It takes time.
ReplyDeleteI love these wise words here. All of them.
Thank you. I appreciate these words...I tell myself I am not really grieving...she was 95 and ready to go "home"...and yet, she is missed in so many ways...so yes, it does take time...you are right.
DeleteWhen my husband's grandma passed away she was 92. She knew she was going. My father died about a week before and I went to visit her in her nursing home when I returned from his funeral. While lying in bed and a little bit groggy, she said to me, "I'm sorry you will have to go to two funerals in two weeks." Pamela, hers was two weeks to the day from my father's. When I heard the news my Dad had passed, the Lord reminded me of a line from a movie, "Death comes to us all." But it was not meant to be that way. We were created to live forever in the garden. We grieve because it is not supposed to be this way, whether we are 92 or 109 or in a war. We live in a fallen world because, "If you eat this fruit you shall surely die." But it will not always be this way.
DeleteWho says it has to be up to snuff? We come to visit YOU, not articles.We find you in your photos, a word here and there and we don't need acres of words or ideas to spend some time with you. It's like coming to the back door to sit down for tea with a good friend. Nothing needed but to be together.
ReplyDeleteSometimes saying Hello is already more than enough.
Sigh...thank you. That speaks volumes. gee, I wish NJ wasn't so far up the coast...
DeletePam, please take as much time as you need to heal from this loss. It has been almost a year now since my mother passed into glory and I still have days when I have no words. We are just here to share in your sorrow with you, my sweet friend. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dianna. Just getting around to commenting on your comment. I do miss my mother in law...in so many ways. But I am so happy for her to finally be in heaven with her Savior and her family that she loved and missed so much. I find that I miss her most in my kitchen. She loved being there with me, watching me bake, cook, and helping where she could. We enjoyed each other's company, and now my kitchen seems lonely. The guys just don't hang around there any longer than necessary. LOL.
DeleteI don't know how it happened, but I missed this blog post when it first came out on August 25th (it's Sept. 8 as I am commenting). I love this quote!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barbara, for visiting here even if it is a later...I do that sometimes too...I try to catch up with everyone eventually, but sometimes it becomes overwhelming. Anyway...I appreciate your visit anytime!! I'm praying that your part of the state doesn't suffer any ill effects from Florence.
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