Sometimes when I sit down to write these blogs and do my best to focus on the ‘Just Show Up’ aspect either my mind goes blank or there is something I really want to write about but it would be infringing on someone else’s privacy.
The latter is my ‘moment’ for yesterday. I am helping someone very near and dear to me go through a desert moment in life and in turn it causes me to worry for them. When it is so close to the heart sometimes it’s hard to step back and be neutral in the response.
What I can do is pray. Which I have been diligently. This will take time. Unfortunately patience is not my strong suit. 😉
Veterans Day celebrations on the news this morning reminded me of my dear friend who lost a son to this war. My heart filled with pride for him and sorrow for her. I was uplifted by many stories of the young men who managed to survive horrific injuries and have turned around their suffering in an effort to show the joy of life, encourage other veterans who are still physically healing and bring hope to all those who have served and are still serving our country.
It made me get off my booty and set aside my heavy heart. I finally managed to get the Hopeful Hearts Newsletter published. It was one of those days where either the computer would act up and shut down the site, it would freeze or the internet was extremely slow. It felt like every detail of putting the newsletter together was pain staking process.
Once finally complete I went to work on the insurance papers to list all of the Christmas items we had…again another slow and arduous process. However, it did take my mind off of what makes my heart so heavy. Though it was another heart-heavy situation I suppose that is an account of ways He can show up by putting your mind to another task.
I know tomorrow is a new day and I already know it is THE day I get to reveal my final and most exciting GOOD NEWS! Already my spirits are lifted. 😉
One moment at a time, that’s all it takes. If today is too ‘heavy’ get through what you can and thank God for the little moments he took your mind off things.
Blessings
Shannon