Tag Archives: spring

The life of a cat…

May 8, 2014 A Labour of Love 2 Comments

Spring flowers are blooming, the grass is green, and the birds are sweetly chirping…now that could be the reason for the 4:00 wake up calls by “the” cat. It just has to be that he hears the birds and since they are awake we should be too. Especially when he knows breakfast will be served upon our feet hitting the carpet. There are no meows, only a high pitched chirping whine, every five minutes. Seriously you would think he was dying. We used to listen to him for two hours before hiking downstairs to feet them (since we usually make their food), now, we put the dishes upstairs along with a can of food and we feed them as soon as the one cat begins his chirping. Usually we can fall back asleep…not today!

I’m awake, yawning of course, sitting here laughing at how quiet the house is now that their bellies are full. This of course sparked my thinking that I needed to dedicate a blog post about our sweet ones. Oh the life of a cat….

“Look mom, I can roll into a ball and look like a basketball. Just don’t try to bounce me though.”

“Whatcha reading?”

“Uh oh… the only place to go from here is out of the frying pan and into the fire…” Busted!

“I’ll keep Raggedy Ann company mom, don’t worry.”

“Come on…get out of there so we can play,” said the instigator.

“Nope… find someone your own age to torment” said the quiet one.

“How sweet it is that my lap is so blessed” said mom.

memories

Mind dump…

May 5, 2014 A Labour of Love 6 Comments

I find that at the moment I am at a loss for words and find writing difficult. It’s for no other reason than because I am in a whirlwind of thoughts.

1. Our oldest is graduating! The plans for graduation are slow yet in the process. There is ALOT to do and so little time.

2. So much to do before the graduation! The yard, the garage and the house seem overwhelming at the moment and I’m not sure how helpful it is to have “mom” and “wife” sitting in a chair directing while “husband” and “kids” do all the work. After all, I usually am the one tearing things apart and organizing. My husband can usually count on a day of absolute insanity cleaning. Rearranging an entire room, pulling everything out of the garage for cleaning, or cleaning out the basement and hosting a garage sale. Not this year…. illness has not been our friend. Oh my, how will it all get done…fairies? Elves?

3. Spring planting of the new “gardens”. Yes, new and yes plural! We have ripped out the fence of the garden I now fear and are considering plans for that area. One garden tower has arrived yet it still needs the dirt and the worms and then the seeds to be planted. The 10 pot hydroponics system has yet to come and prayerfully it will not until some of the chores are done and the other garden is up and growing.

4. Treatment and doctor decisions. I have taken another spiral downward after a short reprieve. So, after 10 months of searching for the doctor who treated/cured one patient who I admire for their courage, I found him! So, the question is whether or not we work from here on his protocol that he has written in a book I read in a day, or do I travel across the country to meet him in person. In speaking to one of my two doctors, it has already been agreed upon that what his treatment plan is makes sense and although I have come close to addressing the issues he explains, we have not to the degree in which he would. So, the call was made this morning and I await a call back to see how this may fit into my search for healing.

5. Bees…. Oh the hive must be looked at and I must find the time. Maybe Thursday… If they are getting ready to swarm then I still have time to order another batch of bees, if my queen is dead, then I still have time to order another one to take over. If the drones are ready to succeed their queen with another, I should at least limit their choices. I need to also join the Bee Keepers Club so that I can have a mentor… I really do not know what I am doing and last years hive production was very low with very little return.

6. School is almost done…yet it is not yet complete. There are still things that have to be accomplished and I need to reserve my energy to make sure the spring awareness of summers approach doesn’t distract.

Wow, that actually felt good to get out. Kind of a mind dumping. Sorry all of you had to be a part of it, however, I really and honestly have nothing else to write about. Thanks for listening to me ramble. It really did help. 😉

Lymes

Blooms of Spring Healing

March 28, 2014 A Labour of Love 2 Comments

I have been asked many times over the last several months how I have been able to handle sitting in our house day after day waiting to feel normal. People have admitted that they would have gone nuts or psychotic by now. My response has been consistent in that I can only trust that the Lord has given me the strength, encouragement and ability to get through. Oh, I’m not saying that it’s been a picnic. There have been moments of self absorbed awareness that this could be my new life and I have complained in tears that I just want to feel good and have my life back. The moments of self loathing are short lived and it never fails that a friend calls or stops by to check in and through laughter my emotional breakdown subsides and I am reminded that I’ve wasted healing energy feeling sorry for myself.

As spring comes upon us here in the midwest and the snow melts, I look up at the trees seeing what seems to be a sight of destruction in their limbs. Unsightly bare twigs attached to trunks that almost look to be nimble and weak. Even though they seem to be unhealthy and unstable in appearance, I know that as the ground thaws and the water begins to seep into their roots they will come alive with running sap and nourishment that will allow the limbs to bud with new blooms of leaves and flowers. The birds will cradle their nests between the branches, laying their eggs and feeding their chicks. The squirrels will jump from branch to branch chasing one another in play. The blooming of the leaves will shade certain areas of the yard, offering protection for spring plants that can only thrive in the shaded warmth of summer. The once unsightly sign of cold winter days will disappear and the beauty of spring and summer colors will cover the landscape reminding me of God’s healing power.

This is the picture I have in my mind. The picture I have hope in when I feel despair and this is how I see myself in the days yet to come. I think of my illness as a season that will fade away into another season of life. A season that will bloom with healing. My body frail like the tree in fall and winter, waiting to bloom again with vibrance and agility in spring and summer. Rooted in the Spirit, Fed by the Word and thriving through the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jeremiah 17:7,8

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

Jeremiah 17:14

“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. ”

Lymes, memories

Spring Vacation Where are You?

March 25, 2014 A Labour of Love 4 Comments

Oh it’s been a long winter!

With snow, cold weather, Lymes, co-infections, viruses and just plain old feeling physically like my body is not my own. Where is our spring vacation? I think this is the first year in as long as I can remember that we did not go to a warm destination. So, that being said, I’m posting pictures of where my head wishes we were. Maybe this will inspire spring…. maybe?