dealing with three winter storms (pretty much back-to-back), dealing with work issues, being exceptionally tired and now grieving for one lost (uncle) worrying for 3 sick ( dad - pnuemonia; husband-maybe pnuemonia, definitely sick; and daughter with stomach virus) ....need to stop my head from spinning and focus on what is going right and what my blessings are.
DH got oak firewood delivered and is keeping warm by the wood-stove. The couch is ready for a nap. I can cover up and sleep some. We are making it, even though it is tough. I am keeping in touch with mom about dad (remember when long-distance calls were cost prohibitive?) and my daughter about her stomach. We have food and are safe. Most importantly, we know the love of God through his son, Jesus, who gave it all for us. It will never mean life as a Christian will be easy and free of difficulties. It means we have His shoulder to lean on and His hand on our shoulders as we pass through trials.
I know He is with me....so I will stop worrying so much. Time to take a break, since I am not in charge anyway....
Be Blessed,
Kim
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
So, for something different.....
it is snowing, again. I did not pray for it this time - though I love it, I realize that it is making life tough for a lot of people, so I stopped puttin' my two cents in with God for more of it. It is coming again, anyway. I do love it. It causes a lot of grief, but it is truly beautiful and peaceful. Right now, it is not sticking, it is melting, which creates the more difficult part - icy roads. So, we have been learning from the new experiences...we will park at the bottom of the hill tonight to make it into church and use the nearby gravel right of way to travel out to church tomorrow - and I will park further down than that to travel to work on Monday. Learning curves can be slippery.....
I am getting ready for a new adventure - taking Melody Ross's "Soul Restoration" on-line. It is a form of personal therapy designed to help the individual woman reconnect with her inner child - the one that existed before trauma and negative experiences piled up and she lost who she was. Melody has some wonderful ideas that help women get in touch with themselves and face what is difficult in their past in order to take the strengths from each experience and build from that, while letting go of what is not helpful. I know I will use some of these ideas to help those I work with as they address their addictions. Combining this with visual journaling and written journaling techniques, EMDR and EFT and will lead to healing, as it has in past work. I look forward to it.
The snow has stopped and I have a lot to do to prepare for teaching Sunday school and these new experiences for patients - time to play in the studio! How fun, working to prepare for the learning experiences of others.....
Be blessed,
K.
I am getting ready for a new adventure - taking Melody Ross's "Soul Restoration" on-line. It is a form of personal therapy designed to help the individual woman reconnect with her inner child - the one that existed before trauma and negative experiences piled up and she lost who she was. Melody has some wonderful ideas that help women get in touch with themselves and face what is difficult in their past in order to take the strengths from each experience and build from that, while letting go of what is not helpful. I know I will use some of these ideas to help those I work with as they address their addictions. Combining this with visual journaling and written journaling techniques, EMDR and EFT and will lead to healing, as it has in past work. I look forward to it.
The snow has stopped and I have a lot to do to prepare for teaching Sunday school and these new experiences for patients - time to play in the studio! How fun, working to prepare for the learning experiences of others.....
Be blessed,
K.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
It is the first day....
of a New Year - 2011. Today has been a rainy one, all day. Gave us time to take down and put away the Christmas decorations and tidy up some. Start the new year fresher and cleaner.
New Year's Day dinner will be a traditional Southern offering -ham, collard greens, hoppin' john, brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce and cheddar garlic biscuits (more veggies and fruit). It is supposed to bring good fortune to the consumer. Tradition. DD is cooking a similar meal in her home. Family tradition. They have different traditions up North I am sure.
So, I am preparing to take some classes- those designed to improve my creativity, increase my knowledge and add to my skills in counseling - also designed to improve me. My first classes began today - a year long-one called "One Little Word" - and a month long one called "Picture Winter". For "One Little Word " I had to pick a word for the year - one that has meaning to me - or one that picks me. My word - grow. A lot of work to do on one little word. Work to build my understanding of the word. And the ongoing photograph prompts to spur me to be better at this photography I love so much.
I was overwhelmed and overjoyed by the visit to the Booth Museum yesterday, to see and enjoy the work of Ansel Adams on display there. His work is intense - textured - emotionally powerful - and amazing. It was a wonderful experience and I got to share it with my DH. It was one of the adventures I wanted to experience before the end of the year and did. I only wish I had the eye and half of the talent he had. My photos have improved, but still resemble calendar photos at best. I can only continue to practice and work for improvement - but the talent remains hidden, if there is any. Still, there is a lot to inspire me here in the mountains and I will continue to seek it out in classes and in the land around me.
SO, the beginning of a new year ...new adventures....the time and place to grow....in this house of restoration in my woods of serenity....
Be blessed,
K.
New Year's Day dinner will be a traditional Southern offering -ham, collard greens, hoppin' john, brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce and cheddar garlic biscuits (more veggies and fruit). It is supposed to bring good fortune to the consumer. Tradition. DD is cooking a similar meal in her home. Family tradition. They have different traditions up North I am sure.
So, I am preparing to take some classes- those designed to improve my creativity, increase my knowledge and add to my skills in counseling - also designed to improve me. My first classes began today - a year long-one called "One Little Word" - and a month long one called "Picture Winter". For "One Little Word " I had to pick a word for the year - one that has meaning to me - or one that picks me. My word - grow. A lot of work to do on one little word. Work to build my understanding of the word. And the ongoing photograph prompts to spur me to be better at this photography I love so much.
I was overwhelmed and overjoyed by the visit to the Booth Museum yesterday, to see and enjoy the work of Ansel Adams on display there. His work is intense - textured - emotionally powerful - and amazing. It was a wonderful experience and I got to share it with my DH. It was one of the adventures I wanted to experience before the end of the year and did. I only wish I had the eye and half of the talent he had. My photos have improved, but still resemble calendar photos at best. I can only continue to practice and work for improvement - but the talent remains hidden, if there is any. Still, there is a lot to inspire me here in the mountains and I will continue to seek it out in classes and in the land around me.
SO, the beginning of a new year ...new adventures....the time and place to grow....in this house of restoration in my woods of serenity....
Be blessed,
K.
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