Re: A little bit down today.

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry you are feeling down. Please know that you are not

alone. You are in my prayers and thoughts. I think that if you could

manage to be involved in activites that it would be great for you. A

good support system is wonderful. Never hesitate to ask your kids

for help. We must take care of ourselves in order to hep our kids

take care of their kids. We must strive for the next generation.

Just remember, you are special, you are important and you are not

alone. Robin

>

> I have been reading about how many of us do feel frustrated with

our

> physical limitations. It's down to just me at home now,and I can

so

> relate to that...I have this beautiful swag of pouffy tulle and

roses

> over my bedroom window. I have been attempting to get it down and

> dusted for months. However, standing on the bed and reaching over

my

> head is not a reality for me anymore. And my daughters would be

more

> than happy to help. But the closest one is 30 miles away and has

three

> kids and a life! At church, I have been invited to join new

comittees,

> attend a new Bible study with in the next town,take on mentoring a

> young single mom, etc. At the same time while I would love to do

it, I

> have learned the hard way not to overcommit and not allow enough

time

> for rest. I already have a few young women that I am second mom

and

> advisor to, along with my own bunch. It makes me sad that I can't

do

> everything I want to, but I realize that I have to take care of

> myself, and if that means some things have to wait for a better

day,

> then that will have to be OK. But for someone who raised 4 kids

on my

> own, it's really hard to do that sometimes.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, you are so sweet! I am very active in the youth ministry

in our church and the women's ministry also, that takes up most of

my time outside of working 40 hours a week! I have a wonderful

support system in my church, but I was doing stuff almost every

night of the week and had to cut back. I had an outside music

ministry for homeless kids but was getting sick too much so the

rheumie put a stop to that one. Sometimes it's just frustrating to

not be able to do the things we used to do. I thank you for your

thoughts and prayers.

> >

> > I have been reading about how many of us do feel frustrated with

> our

> > physical limitations. It's down to just me at home now,and I can

> so

> > relate to that...I have this beautiful swag of pouffy tulle and

> roses

> > over my bedroom window. I have been attempting to get it down

and

> > dusted for months. However, standing on the bed and reaching

over

> my

> > head is not a reality for me anymore. And my daughters would be

> more

> > than happy to help. But the closest one is 30 miles away and has

> three

> > kids and a life! At church, I have been invited to join new

> comittees,

> > attend a new Bible study with in the next town,take on mentoring

a

> > young single mom, etc. At the same time while I would love to do

> it, I

> > have learned the hard way not to overcommit and not allow enough

> time

> > for rest. I already have a few young women that I am second mom

> and

> > advisor to, along with my own bunch. It makes me sad that I

can't

> do

> > everything I want to, but I realize that I have to take care of

> > myself, and if that means some things have to wait for a better

> day,

> > then that will have to be OK. But for someone who raised 4 kids

> on my

> > own, it's really hard to do that sometimes.

> >

>