Something I used to do well was rest

 

After lunch I felt quite tired.

And so I rested.

Then I took stock of the situation.

Which is this.

I am still dealing with a respiratory infection and I want to avoid

antibotics since I am allergic and they cause a rash.

Well.  God wants me to be at peace, have faith and trust

and this is a gentle way to learn it.

Think of all the dire things that could be happening to me,

this is quite a different situaiton. 

So I decided to do what I used to be very good at, 

which was resting when I was ill. 

Various reasons I fell out of the habit.

My Husband for one, and being a wife and having

things to do, but also a love I have myself of being busy and

having things to do.

And so, I need to step back and have faith.

***

For the rest of the week, I am going to try to really

treat myself as if I am sick; 

I am going to try only sick peron's hot ginger tea and

other teas, am going to have soup and try to rest

physically, mentally and spiritually.

***

I am still going to make meals on days my Husband is home,

that will not be difficult with rest, since

I have been doing it without.

***

If I am better than I am now by the end of the week,

then the rest will have done it's job.

If not, then I will go to see a doctor, mine if possible.

And if I have to take antibiotics then I am just going to trust God about it.

***

I have a lot of post nasal drip and congestion but have been 

about to keep a serious infection at bay.

So we shall see.

I don't really know what we got in the first place,

but I know that I have times that I get so physically depleted and that's when

I get sick but also when things can get from bad to worse quickly.

But I am determined to try to mend that.

Anyway, 

it feels good to write about it.

***

I have so much to be thankful for.

It is very rare that a person today can just decide to rest like I am

and I know that; I remember my working days;

or when things were quite difficult for me and I did not know

if I would run out of money or not.

I did actually but God provided and then God gave me a job

and then more work and then more work and by this time

I was dating my Husband and God gave me work until a month before my wedding and I could

have worked even more, but I was moving from Canada to the States and with the wedding and 

everything, I ended work on my terms and it was a true blessing until the end. 

***

I had a lot of adjustments to make after I was married;

I was homesick for Ottawa, especially in the first months

when I was a bit lost at sea, and then got mono;

even then, I was learning that I had to rest.

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I am just so blessed that I can do it.

Not everyone is in such a position.

I have much to be thankful for!

Small Steps ~ A Simple Chicken Pasta

 

Last night, with chicken breast leftovers from church,

I made a simple Pasta sauce with 

1 large can tomatoes, 2 cloves minced garlic and some dried oregano. 

Chicken breast cut in half, 

with Cabot's white cheddar cheese shredded and melted on top.

For lunch I did it in the toast oven,

adding the cheese in the last 7 of 16 minutes of baking time

(325/350F, I made it hotter at the end). 

I thought the picture of the tree, above,

with the one post at that angle, 

made it look like this darling little tree was 

on walk with two hiking sticks, one bent and ready to go

and the other still, as if the tree has stopped for a minute to look 

into the distance before continuing the hike. 

***

I managed to work on my project this morning,

did my morning rountines, dishes, had breakfast,

made lunch... 

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May God have mercy on us.

I love the concept of a lot of little steps towards where

we went to go is how it's done. 

***

May God help us.