Got into work this morning and while at my desk, was never so glad for little things to keep my mind moving.
I, along with two co-workers, am collection for an Organization called, "Get your rear in gear"-which is for colon cancer. We are going to make a contribution from our office in memory of my friend and co-worker Barbara.So as I sit here, people interrupt me and I take care of it. I got a call from my bud, Kath, who informed me that they listed in our local paper the flu shot registration.I talked to my brother Bob.
Coming into work today on the train I had such malaise.To many things on my plate, and when I try to think about it, one issue overlaps another and so on.I often wonder how many caregivers end up with dementia themselves, because trying to take care of things is often taxing on the brain.
On the flip side, my bud Denise and I went up with Jim to attend Barbara's wake last night.I watched the video montage that they do these days and one shot of Barb( recent within 5 yrs)came up with her and her son Mike on vacation. I laughed when I saw it and said what I knew what Barbara would have said-"Eww, don't use that- I look so big in that picture,"All I can do now is keep them all in my prayers. Having Jim drive us offered some entertainment in the car, because along with Jim, Denise was picking on me and we were laughing.It was truly the relief we needed post wake.
The one nice thing on Barb's prayer card was the picture, which could have been taken down the shore, and the verse underneath it:
Stay with us Lord,
for it is nearly evening:
the day is almost over. (Luke 24,29)
I will now embrace that verse for it's true to me.Now, it also has the thought of Barb. Good reasons to live the verse.
So now, with a Kcup of Keurig Island coconut and a cinnamon scone, I am ready to embrace the day to the fullest.
1 comment:
Hey Mar...good thing you are doing starting that contributions for Barb...how do I contribute? Also, I know how hard it is to lose a friend...this life doesn't get any easier, does it? There were 2 young people, 20 and 21, from our local school district, killed yesterday morning in a car wreck...the thing is, Tyler knew the girl that got killed...there were 4 people in the car and 2 of them were girls who were suppose to go over and hang out with Ty and his friends....they called Ty's one friend sometime around 3 a.m. and told them that they weren't coming overbut hanging out with 2 other guy friends going, "drinking and driving"...they literally said that and laughed...well , sadly, that's exactly what they did and a couple hours later the one girl and the one guy were dead because their car went out of control on a curb and hit a tree. What a "f******" waste of 2 young lives...stupidity...now 2 sets of parents have lost their children...it's hard not to think, if only they had gone over to Tyler's place, they would be safe...makes me scared for my son. This boy was 2 weeks younger than Tyler and on his Facebook, he put "it's not how long you live, but the depth of your life while you live it"....I'm sure he had no idea how short lived his life would be when he wrote this. Anyhow, sorry to go on, but being a sensitive mom, I was up all night thinking and crying over this...don't these kids get this...drinking + driving = DEATH...I guess not all of them do. Well, talk to you soon, girlfriend xxoo
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