A Change of Scenery is Good

Happy Tuesday, Friends!

I thought I would catch you up on some things going on in our lives right now. We had a good weekend.

Our boys came over Saturday to help us move David's mom's furniture out of the house, since she is now at the nursing home. 

Originally we had set her up in the master bedroom, which had the walk-in shower. David and I were in the guest room. But since she couldn't live here after all, I have had to pack all of her belongings and move them out to the garage. The boys came to move the big stuff and Ted actually wanted her dresser and chest of drawers, which was great. It's always nice to pass things down and keep them in the family, if possible.

 

Sunday we made a visit to see David's mom. I baked these cookies for her. She loves sweets and I knew she would appreciate a bag of cookies. Next Sunday is her 84th birthday, so I'll have to come up with another treat to celebrate with her. 

After the boys moved all the furniture out, David and I moved our room to the master bedroom. I will share this story, in case it helps someone down the road. 

Recently David has had some health issues. About 3 weeks ago, he had a bad reaction to some medication in the middle of the night. It was terrifying. I spent an entire week on the couch after that. I just couldn't sleep in the bed, for fear that something else would happen. Since then I have slowly slept longer hours in the bed, but it's still a work in progress. 

So after the boys helped us on Saturday, we moved to the master bedroom and I changed all the decor in the room. I put a calmer bedspread on the bed. The one we had been using was bright and colorful, but it also reminded me of that scary night. Now everything in the room feels calm and serene.

Just those subtle changes have helped so much. It seems like such a silly thing and not every circumstance can be fixed with a change of rooms or bedspreads. I know this. However, it just goes to show what a powerful organ the brain is. We connect certain objects, scenes, places, with events. 

We are slowly getting pictures hung on the walls and now that we are in the right bedroom, I can set up a cute guest room for the times that my mom comes to visit. 

We still have some stressful things to walk through. We are one week away from finally closing on our little lake cottage. I can't wait to have that off my plate. We are still seeing a medicaid lawyer to help us with David's mom's situation. That has taken so much time and paperwork and tending to finances. It stresses me out every time we meet. 

David is still dealing with some health issues, but we are seeing improvements, so we are praying and praising God every day for even the smallest of victories.

To put it all in a nutshell...life is a lot right now! We are definitely in one of those rocky seasons that can't end fast enough. I'm trying to stay in prayer and reading God's word; searching for his promises. He's always been faithful and I know I can count on him to work all of these things together for our good. He's done it so many times before. He has a good track record. 💛

In the meantime...

Family dinner is tonight, we have two grand babies due within the next few weeks, we have a beautiful family, a loving marriage, a roof, some beds, food, friends and we are still richly blessed. Life is messy and beautiful, all at the same time.

I love and appreciate each of you for stopping by and all the sweet comments each week. You bless me more than you know 😀

Until Next Time...

Blessings!