The sun is shining and bouncing off the evergreen leaves to further brighten a winter day. Thank You for the feeling of warmth the sun brings to a chilly day. Thank You for the joy of seeing a kitty basking in sunlight. It is a picture of peace that You want all Your children to know.
Thank You, Lord, as You weave healing into the stories of those who have been mentioned lately on here such as Lynn, Paul, Kathaleena’s dad, Karen’s friend and others. Thank You for modern miracles of healing that allow Paul to now have three kidneys and two pancreases in his body so that his body can function properly. You gave the creativity for the doctors to be able to reroute things in the bodily systems. You are so amazing. Thank You for sunshine, peace and healing. It is a day to rejoice and be glad in. In Jesus’name, Amen
I’m going through my usual January blahs, feeling very low energy, easily discouraged; not quite ‘depressed’ — but like I just want to hibernate now until spring. I can’t seem to get back to healthy eating (which is probably contributing to all of this) and just taking the dogs for their nightly walk seems to be a chore. And I’m sleeping too much, I think it’s my means of “escape” when I’m feeling like this.
This is not unusual for me at this time of year, there’s something about January-February — even though our weather is sunny and warm — that makes me go into an emotional dip most years.
Meanwhile, work seems to merely plod on these days, overall morale remains at a very low ebb and it appears now that one of our best reporters who’s been on maternity leave may have found a way not to return (good for her, not good for us — and not really a surprise, but it leaves us with one more uncovered beat & empty desk that may or may not ever be filled).
We’re a handful of people spread out in what now (after all the layoffs and voluntary departures of the past few years) looks like a gigantic room, with vast territories of empty desks and other real estate between and all around us. 😦 I think we still have a few more years on the lease, but we certainly no longer need all the space we have.
So there. Bah, humbug.
Pray that this state of mine passes quickly this year, that I’ll get a renewed burst of energy sooner rather than later.
Teacher’s conference in one hour.
Also, Hubby wreaked his truck yesterday. It wasn’t his fault but we will probably not get enough from the insurance to buy another vehicle. .
Time in the sun will help Donna. My daughter showed me what is coming for my birthday. A praise journal with a picture of me with the grandkids on the cover. Donna, I experience that at Christmas, it is hard. I need to consciously praise Him. I also spent a night telling Him that it hurts and I don’t like it. I think that the daily recording of praise and focusing on His goodness in the midst of a hard time will help. I will be and am praying for you.
I’m struggling with anger toward someone who I know didn’t mean to anger or frustrate me. Lack of sleep and other things are contributing to my overreaction about something that wasn’t intentional. In other words, the real problem is not her, it’s me. Prayers for my attitude.
Thank you Jo. I have been consciously turning off the news on the car radio and tuning into a praise station over the past couple weeks.
I’m not always crazy about the form of the music, but many of the lyrics hit home and help keep me more focused on God, His will for me and on my relationship with Him.
(While it’s sunny here, I realize that I’m not out “in it” very much, especially on days when I’m not out on assignment — I spend most of my days indoors.)
Donna, you may also want to take some vitimin D. Most people are deficient these days. The endocrinologist prescribed a high dose (above over the counter) for BG.
Thanks for the prayers, Donna. You have mine, too. I struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder, and this is generally a bad time of year for me, too. Little sunshine here, although on some of these extremely cold days we’ve had this year, it has been clear and sunny. Just too cold to be out in it very much, though — although it’s nice to spend time by a sunny window then.
It seemed to go okay but when we got there he had gotten another detention for inappropriate language. I had hoped this problem would go away since bad language neighbor friend had moved away, but habits are hard to break.
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Let’s continue praying for Lynn! 🙂
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Heavenly Father,
The sun is shining and bouncing off the evergreen leaves to further brighten a winter day. Thank You for the feeling of warmth the sun brings to a chilly day. Thank You for the joy of seeing a kitty basking in sunlight. It is a picture of peace that You want all Your children to know.
Thank You, Lord, as You weave healing into the stories of those who have been mentioned lately on here such as Lynn, Paul, Kathaleena’s dad, Karen’s friend and others. Thank You for modern miracles of healing that allow Paul to now have three kidneys and two pancreases in his body so that his body can function properly. You gave the creativity for the doctors to be able to reroute things in the bodily systems. You are so amazing. Thank You for sunshine, peace and healing. It is a day to rejoice and be glad in. In Jesus’name, Amen
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I’m going through my usual January blahs, feeling very low energy, easily discouraged; not quite ‘depressed’ — but like I just want to hibernate now until spring. I can’t seem to get back to healthy eating (which is probably contributing to all of this) and just taking the dogs for their nightly walk seems to be a chore. And I’m sleeping too much, I think it’s my means of “escape” when I’m feeling like this.
This is not unusual for me at this time of year, there’s something about January-February — even though our weather is sunny and warm — that makes me go into an emotional dip most years.
Meanwhile, work seems to merely plod on these days, overall morale remains at a very low ebb and it appears now that one of our best reporters who’s been on maternity leave may have found a way not to return (good for her, not good for us — and not really a surprise, but it leaves us with one more uncovered beat & empty desk that may or may not ever be filled).
We’re a handful of people spread out in what now (after all the layoffs and voluntary departures of the past few years) looks like a gigantic room, with vast territories of empty desks and other real estate between and all around us. 😦 I think we still have a few more years on the lease, but we certainly no longer need all the space we have.
So there. Bah, humbug.
Pray that this state of mine passes quickly this year, that I’ll get a renewed burst of energy sooner rather than later.
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Dr. Kim prescribes Inositol and a day off sitting on the beach in the sun and reading a book for pure pleasure. Works for me.
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Teacher’s conference in one hour.
Also, Hubby wreaked his truck yesterday. It wasn’t his fault but we will probably not get enough from the insurance to buy another vehicle. .
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Thank you Dr. Kim. I’ve never even heard of Inositol.
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Time in the sun will help Donna. My daughter showed me what is coming for my birthday. A praise journal with a picture of me with the grandkids on the cover. Donna, I experience that at Christmas, it is hard. I need to consciously praise Him. I also spent a night telling Him that it hurts and I don’t like it. I think that the daily recording of praise and focusing on His goodness in the midst of a hard time will help. I will be and am praying for you.
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Saying a prayer for you right now, KBells.
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I’m struggling with anger toward someone who I know didn’t mean to anger or frustrate me. Lack of sleep and other things are contributing to my overreaction about something that wasn’t intentional. In other words, the real problem is not her, it’s me. Prayers for my attitude.
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Thank you Jo. I have been consciously turning off the news on the car radio and tuning into a praise station over the past couple weeks.
I’m not always crazy about the form of the music, but many of the lyrics hit home and help keep me more focused on God, His will for me and on my relationship with Him.
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Praying also for kBells & 6 arrows.
(While it’s sunny here, I realize that I’m not out “in it” very much, especially on days when I’m not out on assignment — I spend most of my days indoors.)
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Donna, you may also want to take some vitimin D. Most people are deficient these days. The endocrinologist prescribed a high dose (above over the counter) for BG.
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Thanks for the prayers, Donna. You have mine, too. I struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder, and this is generally a bad time of year for me, too. Little sunshine here, although on some of these extremely cold days we’ve had this year, it has been clear and sunny. Just too cold to be out in it very much, though — although it’s nice to spend time by a sunny window then.
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How did kBells’ teacher conference go?
Tomorrow I will try to sit in the sun and take some extra Vitamin D and Inositol, whatever that is. 🙂
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It seemed to go okay but when we got there he had gotten another detention for inappropriate language. I had hoped this problem would go away since bad language neighbor friend had moved away, but habits are hard to break.
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