I worked a half day this morning seeing patients via Telemedicine still. We are still very busy with primarily Covid patients. We pray this surge will improve in the next few weeks if this trends here are like elsewhere. However, only time will tell. The days are still exhausting, but helping ao many people is worth it!
This afternoon I tried to get much needed tidying up accomplished. I am weeks behind, but definitely made more progress today than I have in a while.
My daughter had a good first week of school! She is excited about Forensics and will audition this next week for the school’s fall musical. This year is off to a much better start than the past and I am very grateful to God for that. Last year was challenging in many ways for her, so to see her renewed spirit makes this mom’s heart delight.
I have a writing project brewing in mind. What that means is I need to spend some of my down time working on that. The past weeks I spent most “down time” doing the bare minimum duties and honestly escaping by watching British comedies and dramadies. It was all I had energy for.
However, I feel a lot more energy this week , again thanks be to God and it seemed to all happen after two events: a dramatic upseting phone call and a dream.
The emotional phone call with drama last week (details unimportant) made me start sifting thru some of the back burner grief I had just been too spent to even think about. My husband, Ted was awesome and listened as I verbally processed so much emotion.
This led to a dream that was so vivid. Daddy , Lana (my stepmother who passed 5 years ago on Aug 23) and my stepdad Steve (who passed 7 years ago) were all there. It was so peaceful and joyful. I don’t recall many details apart from all 3 of them being present and just a warmth and joy and feeling od serenity.
Interestingly enough right as my mind was leaving the deep REM sleep and entering that light sleep just prior to waking up out of the dream I said aloud in my dream, “I guess I am processing grief in my sleep.” I feel in many ways I did.
It is still early days yet, but the heavy fog is lifting, light is breaking through, and my energy level as I said is beginning to rebound. I share these details for me of course to process but also in case others need it too.
I thank God I grieve with hope. I am thankful for my wonderful support. I am thankful for the dream. I am even thankful for the minor inteepersonal conflict that led to some down and dirty grief processing. I look forward to what the Lord has in store for me apart from my obvious profession as a Nurse Practitioner.
Stabbing Windmills 