Monday, April 17, 2017

Katrina turns 15

This is Katrina as a baby.  I am so young!


Katrina is now 15, and I can't believe how much she looks like me.  Oh, by the way-- she is now 5'4"... she is officially an inch taller than me. WHAT?!  :)  
Happy Birthday, Katrina!

Monday, April 3, 2017

Healthy Sadness

               Because of the status of our work permit, I feel myself rather unsettled.  This causes me to be emotional, sad, tired and irritable.

   No-one likes to admit when they are feeling this way.  When those feelings come to you, it seems natural to retreat into yourself and your own world, to "allow" yourself "treats", and to wallow in self pity.  In the moment, these things appear to make you feel better but it's actually making it worse.  What does help is counterintuitive-- do what you DON'T feel like doing: spend time with friends and talk about their problems and issues not yours, pray for other people and do something to help someone else, take care of yourself physically and spiritually even if you don't "feel" like it.

 You will find that sadness and defeat love to feed on an inactive and unhealthy mind.  I'm not saying that doing these things will suddenly make you feel happy.  But, there is some law in place that it is harder to stay down when you are taking care of yourself.  Somehow, we unconsciously
know that, and maybe we don't want to feel better just now.  That is fine too-- there is a healthy grieving process... healthy.... meaning- stay healthy while you grieve.

Be blessed.