Doing the limbo is an extremely difficult thing to do. Not the dance, but the "emotional" version. It seems as if my life has been there for many years; probably since Tom died. I really haven't noticed for a while, but I am great at ( "de nile") or denial; not the one in Egypt.
I have the perfect "Crab" personality - I'm running along; something happens to scare me, or confuse me, and I run and hide from whatever has happened. When I feel safe, I venture out to once again take on the world. Not the best way to live life. I feel reality is highly overrated, and difficult at times. And yet, I deal with reality every day. This is probably one of the reasons I like reading so much. You can escape into another world, "observe" what is going on in the characters' lives and not have to deal with them, personally. That is the easy way to get through life.
But life is not always easy; ironically, it is daily. Dealing day after day can take a toll on someone. I don't know how single parents cope without some sort of "back up system." I had my parents and friends. What do you do if you don't?; not as well I'm sure.
I have a friend that is also in financial problems; a lot worse than mine. She's a single parent and needs help or she is going to lose her home. I would like to help. Wouldn't it be nice to assist people that way? My friend, Vicki's daughter, Stacy is a real hero of mine. She had 2 great boys from a horrible previous marriage; met and married this wonderful man who also had children and moved into a "broken down" trailer in GA. She is a RN, who chose to prioritize her family instead of working out of the house. They have been able to live due to her ability to "creatively find" bargains to remodel, clothe everyone, plan healthy meals, and just "live" their every day life. She should give classes on how to do this. She could.
When I think of just the people I know that need help, I want to get busy. What do I do first? I'm praying that God will show me. Anything is possible with God.
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