Recovery

I've spent most of the winter fighting off a sinus infection.  I gave in, got antibiotics, and the follow-up drug that a course of antibiotics always leads me to.... 

I'm feeling better, but realizing that my fitness level suffered a lot this winter.  My first clue was trying to keep up with SDR....  Yeh, I know it is not realistic for a 55 year old to try to keep up with a 22 year old.  He came up for a few days to do some work for me during his period of winter unemployment.  I worked beside him because I had him doing jobs he had never done.   I've slowed down a lot this winter.  I'm older than I thought.

I was grateful to have Seth working for me though.  Church calling changes meant a drastic cut in my free time  and took most of my mind share.  He got done the things I would have wanted to be doing when changes hit. He painted my bedroom, I love fresh paint.  He pressure washed the patio and freed it from it's winter algae.  I love clean concrete.  He pruned the current bush.  I love currant jelly.....  He shredded documents from the last year.... I hate shredding.

David graciously cooked for me for a couple of weeks, so I could just think about all those little details that come with a leadership calling in a ward you barely know after boundary changes.  Not only has my body slowed, but my brain is a little sluggish too.  Trying to keep who is allergic to cats and who can't "do" stairs, and what face goes with what name sorted out is about all I could handle.  One new sister got her hair cut and i didn't know who she was the next week. There were so many who were new to me. Waking up at 3:00 a.m. with ahha moments of understanding was a blessing, but it slowed my motor skills way down. 

 We had almost finished the transition from one computer to the next one when all this hit and the photos are still all on the old computer - well more like I've forgotten how to access them on the new one..... I'll learn again - I hope! I may have forgotten all the new things I have learned.

I finally see my head bobbing to the surface and hopefully will get the picture problem solved in the next few weeks. Then I will be able to show you arboretum pictures from a truly fabulous spring day.  The air was cool, the sun was warm, the camellias and magnolias and cherry trees were blooming. There were no phones  :-)

I felt recovered and myself again.  I'm grateful to DER for suggesting it.  The power of nature and sunshine and a slow walk  luxuriously admiring God's handiwork is amazing.  I feel my mind once again able to solve problems and understand how I can organize my life so that I can get most of what I need to get done accomplished.  I can see my limitations and how to organize to get help from others, without feeling like I'm overburdening them. I should also mention the gift of prayers on my behalf that helped to guide my thoughts to ways or organizing my own life and other things that I would not have have thought of.  I have a plan.    My plan is flexible but focused and came from a source beyond me.  It came in small pieces, but I could feel when it was time for another one to come.  For me, order is a powerful tool.  I have been given the gift to organize  something that at first seemed pretty chaotic. 

  "Come unto me all ye heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest for your souls.  for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."  Matt 11:28-30

Ahh!