The past few weeks, to probably over a month, I slipped into a deep feeling of anxiety; mostly due to what’s going on in the political world. Drama, drama, drama, along with division, division, and a lot of division. Such hatred rising up, not sure who or what to believe, and no one caring about family or friendship just politics.

Anyway, I became sick a few weeks ago with a cough. My typical weather changing, harvest season, along with major wildfires allergies/seasonal asthma. Some families know that when the one who mostly takes care of the house is down, with an injury or an illness, the house goes down with them because others in the household doesn’t pick up “the slack” what doesn’t get done. I’m very grateful when my husband and daughter step in and help. We are a team and when one of us is down we have to work as a team to keep things from getting out of control, dishes, laundry, decluttering, etc.

My anxiety became so bad that I broke out into an itchy type of a rash that also becomes very painful to touch. Makes me think of a type of Shingles. I’m slowly getting better, in the meantime…when I think that I don’t get much done, when things actually don’t get done, it amazes me how much I do get done each day. Might be a little, but if makes a huge difference when little is done consistently every day.

So to get out of this downward spiral it has taken prayer, listening to sound biblical teachings, reading God’s Word, and most of all prayer from me, my family and my friends. I couldn’t, nor can I ever, get out of a dark pit by myself. It takes God’s mighty and awesome hand to lift me out of the pit of despair. As I get better physically each day, I take my time and do a little at a time and when I can do more, build on that to get more and more done to build my physical body’s strength, and let God strengthen my spirit and heal the parts that need healed.

Have a wonderful and blessed day. Love and help each other when possible, even if it’s just being a listening friend.