Putting things into perspective
Monday the 10th, was to be the day we set a trial date to end this charade for custody of Hannah. Mike and I were on our way to the courthouse when we got a call from Tara. She had just heard from her lawyer and the date had been postponed again. His lawyer requested more time to investigate. The judge granted it. I just don't understand a court system that has no more concern for a child's welfare than this. It is quite obvious, to anyone who wants to see, that Hannah is most certainly being affected by this, and the lawyers and the court don't seem to care. We get her and she is totally uncontrolled. It takes us a few days to get her back to the sweet little girl we know she really is.
We had turned around to go back to the house when we got a call from Mike's sister. His dad was in the ER (not the one I work at) with stroke symptoms. We went over and spent the morning. He was admitted to the hospital. Tests showed he has a small cerebral bleed. I don't think they will do anything about that (it should absorb, it nothing else happens). His left carotid was 85% blocked which precipitated the CVA. That was "fixed" yesterday.
I got a call from Greg last night to see how things were going. Mike was to fly to Tulsa, OK for a job interview Tues. (he's been out of a job for the last 4 weeks). The interview was postponed because Tulsa is closed because of the ice storms. I was telling him all that has happened and I made the statement "I told God, I just can't handle anymore." He quickly put things in perspective telling me he and Jan were on their way to pick up the body of a little 3 yo. My problems didn't seem so bad then. I do have my children (who are relatively healthy), the grands, who are wonderful. I have a job and a roof over my head and food to eat (if I want it - which lately I haven't been too hungry). So, we are going through some hard times right now but these too shall pass.
We will have our pieced together Christmas, enjoy one another and be thankful. Hope your holidays are peaceful and happy.
We had turned around to go back to the house when we got a call from Mike's sister. His dad was in the ER (not the one I work at) with stroke symptoms. We went over and spent the morning. He was admitted to the hospital. Tests showed he has a small cerebral bleed. I don't think they will do anything about that (it should absorb, it nothing else happens). His left carotid was 85% blocked which precipitated the CVA. That was "fixed" yesterday.
I got a call from Greg last night to see how things were going. Mike was to fly to Tulsa, OK for a job interview Tues. (he's been out of a job for the last 4 weeks). The interview was postponed because Tulsa is closed because of the ice storms. I was telling him all that has happened and I made the statement "I told God, I just can't handle anymore." He quickly put things in perspective telling me he and Jan were on their way to pick up the body of a little 3 yo. My problems didn't seem so bad then. I do have my children (who are relatively healthy), the grands, who are wonderful. I have a job and a roof over my head and food to eat (if I want it - which lately I haven't been too hungry). So, we are going through some hard times right now but these too shall pass.
We will have our pieced together Christmas, enjoy one another and be thankful. Hope your holidays are peaceful and happy.
posted by Three C Farm at
10:13 AM
2 Comments:
This new career keeps our lives in perspective. It's difficult to complain in light of dealing with families burying their loved ones week after week. But I have been able to overcome just enough to complain occasionally!
I'm going to share something with you that Doris and I are doing, and it is helping us with that perspective thing. Every night, we talk about what has happened during the day to 1) make us smile; 2) was positive; and 3) that we are thankful for. When we started out, it was sometimes hard to find two or three smiles, but now we both have several. Sometimes I list 10 or 12 things. I'm finding that it helps me better to look for the smiles and positives and gratitudes during the day since I know I'll be thinking about them at night. In fact, I have started a journal, and I write in it every night. It may be something as simple as a yellow butterfly or a kitty cat that came to visit on the front porch, but if it made me smile, that's great. This thought wasn't original with me; I got it from an article in Reader's Digest promoting the power of gratitude and smiles.
I KNOW your heart is breaking for Hannah. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. This WILL be over one day. God bless.
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