My blogging sabbatical started by choice but it ended up being enforced, by illness. I’ve had a flu for 4 weeks and even though I am still not better I am on the mend and starting to resume to my normal duties. Four weeks ago I started getting sick but I didn’t take the rest: I had things to do, places to go, people to see. I got sicker. Every weekend I’d just start to feel better and within a day I’d get sick again but with slightly different symptoms. The flu symptoms moved from my head to the chest to the throat to the sinuses. I don’t recall ever being that ill with the flu.
Our family has been under stress for a few years now. The stress peaks and flows depending upon life and family circumstances but has increasingly peaked over the last few years. I believe that this stress has contributed to the lowering of our immune system, which is why we have gotten so sick and why we’re having such troubles recovering from it. However I have been proactive in trying to recover and build our strength. We’re juicing fresh fruit and vegetables, trying to eat healthier food and be more regular with taking our supplements. We will get better… it’s just a matter of time.
The next two months aren’t likely to be easy for our family as we continue to build strength but John also goes away for the month of October. He’s been working very long hours (14 hour days) at work, even though he too is recovering from the flu. Suffice to say that we are really looking forward to Christmas holidays!
I want to thank each of you who prayed for me and for our family. Thank You! Despite the heaviness of the sickness I know that God is in control of our lives. Thank you also to those two lovely ladies who phoned me, just to say hi and to pray with me. You both know who you are but what you don’t know is how much your calls meant to me. They came at a time when I was feeling quite low in spirit. I was sick of being sick and feeling a bit lonely. Those phone calls, enquiring after me and praying with me really lifted my spirits. Thank you for reaching out to me. We started out as online friends but we know that we are more than that for we are Sisters in Christ.
I’m back to writing! I have missed it. I have so many things I’d like to share but as I’ve often found, when I have time, I have nothing much to say. When I have something to say, I lack time to write. Ah, what a quandary! Four weeks of being sick, watching tv, reading snippets of books and lots of time to think has meant that my mind is bouncing like the ball in a pinball machine. However I really must get my home back in order. Surely you can imagine what four weeks of Mumma being ill will do to a place, regardless of how great and helpful the children are! It is enough to say that I need to spend some focussed energy and time on the house and laundry.
Looking forward to re-joining the blogosphere!
Susan, I have thought of and prayed for you and your family several times over the past few weeks though I don’t know you too well:) I just wanted to say I’m so glad you are on the way up! welcome back to blogosphere too:)
Thanks Rosemary, it’s nice to be back in the land of the ‘compus mentus’. And thank you for praying for us 🙂
You made my day seeing this post this morning, Susan.
It is so true that stress and anxiety bring our bodies down with them. But God……
It is wonderful to read how he has sustained you and comforting to know that he will ~ no matter what lies ahead!
You will feel a lot better to get things in order for sure, but be kind to yourself and take it slowly so as not to relapse.
Looking forward to reading what bounces out of that pin ball machine in the next little while. 🙂
Hey Susan,
Our family went through something similar the second half of this year and it can really get you down. I totally agree that stress can do this to our health. I’ll pray right now…..
“Father God I pray for continued regaining of strength and positive thoughts and Father thankyou that you have blessed us over and over again and guide us for the coming weeks. Father I thankyou for Susan’s ministry to my ‘homeschool mums heart’ and the lives of all who read her posts. You’re the best God”
Take care, Renelle
It’s really good to have you back in the writing field Susan. I know after a tormenting time with sicknesses and problems, things overwhelme us but making the time to write, it takes a lot off your chest and gives you release. a lot like coming to the LORD
It’s really good to have you back in the writing field Susan. I know after a tormenting time with sicknesses and problems, things overwhelme us but making the time to write, it takes a lot off your chest and gives you release. a lot like coming to the LORD himself & unloading all our woes isn’t it? Except with Him, we truly get answers all in the right time..
I hope all your answers come when you need them!!
Good morning Susan,
It is wonderful to see you up and about again. I have thought of you often and prayed for you in the past few weeks, and am so glad to see you again. xoxo
I am so glad to hear you are feeling on the up and up. To be honest, I didn’t know you were feeling so sick, for so long! I knew Abi had been sick (from FB postings), but it is pot luck as to what status’ come through for me on my feeder, so if you posted about it there, I didn’t see it… Regardless, I am pleased to hear you are on the mend. Life can get rather stretching at times, without having to deal with a prolonged bout of the flu, so I feel for you!
Looking forward to seeing more posts from you 🙂
Again, thanks for your thoughts and prayers gals.
Amanda, I too recently posted about the sporadic feeds that come through my fb reader. I’ve since set up lists- lists of friends. Then, I click on friends–> select the list and all those people in THAt list feeds or updates are shown. Much better than going through loads of posts that I can take or leave or read at another time. 😉
Yes, I had been sick. Quite ill. I was offline for quite awhile and didn’t go near facebook for over a week, which is quite unlike me 😉