I remember when I was a young girl watching those television shows where someone would be walking along and suddenly they would fall into what they called, "quicksand". And the person would realize that they couldn't move and were slowly sinking into the ground without hope of getting out unless someone came along to pull them out. This both intrigued and frightened me. What would I do if I fell into quicksand? Would it be certain death as the earth sucked me in? Or would someone come along to save me? But alas, it was only a television show. I could turn the tube off and those scary thoughts would go away. Everything would be OK.
This past month, however, has seemed like that quicksand scenario has come to life. Tomorrow my mother will have been in the hospital for one month. We have gone back and forth from the regular hospital to the long care facility for a total of six times. Just last week we were back in the emergency room and admitted for more tests. But she is back in the long term facility now and we are hoping that she will agree to rehab and regain her strength.
In addition to my mother being sick, several of my Grands have been sick too. Oh how I hate to see these little ones not feeling well.
Before Christmas our sweet little Pearson was admitted to the hospital for a respiratory infection. She was put on breathing treatments but has recovered well and look how chubby she is now at almost 2 months old!
A couple of weeks ago Livie came down with strep and RSV. She was a pretty sick little girl for a while and due to my asthma I cannot be around anyone with a respiratory infections so I missed getting to see her for about a week. As soon as she could get around people again she was at my house!
Our precious little Grayson started feeling bad over the weekend and Monday we found out he has RSV. Poor baby has been coughing and not sleeping well and once again I can't help out...
And way up in Ohio Andrew has been sick with a stomach virus. Actually, Caitlin and both of the kids had it. And here I am in Louisiana (sigh...).
Holli loved on her little buddy while he was feeling so bad. You can tell how worried she was about him.
And then yesterday Holli got admitted to the hospital in Ohio with a kidney infection. Yep, this is killing me because I am not there to be with her.
She is currently on IV antibiotics and pain medication. I'm so glad to see her resting since she has been in so much pain for the last couple of days.
I called the gift shop and sent some balloons to hopefully make her feel a little better.
So back to the the "quicksand". I feel like I'm in it. And it's creeping slowly up my body. Sucking me under. I'm tired, both mentally and physically and I just long for my boring routine that I once thought was so mundane. I want mundane again. But I realize that it is not a season for mundane right now. And so I have created my own routine of sorts that has helped me immensely. I put two apps on my I-pad that I turn to every day. One is called
Girlfriends in God. This app has daily devotionals that are just wonderful and uplifting. These ladies also have other resources available that you can get to help with any problems you might be facing. The other app I installed is
She Reads Truth. This app has several different themed Bible reading programs. I just finished reading Psalms of Gratitude and am starting Mourning and Dancing. These two apps have given me a new and wonderful way to start my day. In complete silence with God. No television. I grab my cup of coffee and sit down for my devotional time. Priceless, precious time alone with God. It helps me realize that I am not alone and I am not sinking in that sand. Instead I stand on the solid rock. Which reminds me of an old hymn:
"On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand..."
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