It is two weeks ago today that we moved into our new home. I really do love it. I love seeing the sun streaming into the living room windows in the early morning. I love the fact that my husband’s wheelchair is not blocking traffic areas nearly as badly as it did when we lived in our apartment. I am glad that my husband seems to like our new home also.
Even in our new home, however, caregiving issues continue to press heavy on my spirit at times. So much of caregiving is just plain gross, thankless, and just not a lot of fun. I must remind myself that this is my calling right now. I must remind myself that this is developing my character and stretching my faith. I must remind myself that even the difficult “gifts” of life (the troubles and trials) are good, if I don’t become bitter in the process and if I try to see God’s hand in even these things. Thank you, Lord, for Your presence in my life, for my family, for my friends, for my new home, for beautiful sunshiny weather, and for a host of other blessings. Make me also thankful for and in the difficulties of caregiving.
Hi Sharon, I am so glad you like your new place! It sounds like you feel absolutely home there. In times of struggle, it does seem that we throw grateful out the window. How can we be grateful for difficulties. You are right–we can be grateful within the difficulties. We always have blessings, even on those tough days when the blessings seems invisible.
A thankful heart, creates a thankful home, filled with love and understanding, so that grace can abound….from a song we sang at our last church
In everything give thanks…for this is the will of God
Not for everything, but in everything you are going though, thanking God, and trusting Him that He will bring you out of it
Talking to me too!
.-= Donna W´s last blog ..Silent Talking =-.
You are so incredibly inspiraitonal…just in the fact you can call your trials gifts….not many of us can do that. It is ok to express your feelings when things get difficult however. You have to let it out sometimes, somewhere….Im with Donna…talk to all of us. I will never tell you I understand because I have said before caring for your parent as hard as it is unfortunately is the natural pattern of how it is supposed to go. We usually unfortunately must say goodbye to our parents. To care for your best friend has to be so difficult….Im blessed to have met you on here…..good luck in your new home!!….
Thank you to each of you for your words. This has been a particularly difficult day here. On top of the regular caregiving routine, my mother has had some type of reaction (stomach-wise) to an antibiotic she has been on. To be thankful in the weariness, is such a challenge. I know I am blessed in so many ways and feel ashamed when I don’t acknowledge that. We are all human though, but I do think caregivers somehow expect more from themselves, because we are responsible for the well-being of someone else. Not sure if I am making sense here, but I know we have to be kinder to ourselves during our “journeys”. Best wishes to you Sharon in your new home.
Thank you to all of you for your kind comments. It is good to be able to interact with others who understand how frustrating and emotionally exhausting caregiving can be. The idea I mentioned about looking at our troubles as difficult “gifts” for our untimate good comes from a book by Jennifer Rothchild who was striken blind as a young girl.
.-= sharon´s last blog ..Who We Are =-.