This blog is to share my thoughts on Home as a Holy Place. Twenty-five years of marriage and children have brought many adventures that teach me daily home can be sacred ground. Wherever we seek Christ and whenever He reaches into our lives the holiness begins.

Coming Back Up!

The respiratory flu made its rounds right about Christmas.  It was far nastier than I thought.  Michael was sick on the Friday before Christmas and then most of us took our turn. Tuesday was the day of attack on me and down I went.  I've been sick maybe once in 6-7 years and I was so cockeyed sure that I was immune to this one.  Not so.  Horizontal was the only possible stance to fight from. After a couple of days of withdrawing from the known world, I moved into accomplish something mode.  But it wasn't smart. I'm tired, really tired.  And the frustrations appear. Then I was mad. Then sad. So my small attempt to inspire today is to share the following smart things to do list:

Smart things to do: when you are mad, sad, down or have said not smart things: 
(This list is meant to be anecdotal, not prescriptional.) 
  • Recognize if you have been indoors for four days, you are not rational.
  • Go for a walk outside.
  • Carefully study and notice the beauty in the natural world around you.
  • Write down how you feel and burn it.  Do it again.
  • Say "I'm sorry."
  • Clean something.
  • Listen to good music.
  • Rest.
  • Have a simple, light conversation.
  • List things you are grateful for.
  • Notice any bit of improvement and celebrate immediately. 

"...Has given my heart 
A change of mood..."
(from "Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost









 

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