A Season for Rest and Renewal
It;s my first day back to writing. I suppose you could say it has been a time of rest and renewal and – definitely – a unique adventure for me and my loved ones.
It all started on February 28th this year.
Since then, I have been in the hospital or for a lengthy stay in an emergency room for a total of 18 days. Oh, and that does not include the time my son had an emergency appendectomy in between all of my hospitalizations.
We have really been very blessed with good health before that. While I walked on the dam or in a local mall most mornings with a friend, that came to a complete halt in February. I have been told I can not be “released” to walk again until the end of May.
Bummer.
One medical complication lead to another and I wound up with a really bad case of pneumonia – which kept me in isolation in the hospital.
When they say “there is no place like home,” they really mean it. Good Friday I arrived home late in the day after six days in the hospital. I forgot how nice it was to sleep comfortably in my own bed…the first time I was able to do that since the first of March. Most of the time I was trying to sleep in a recliner due to the discomfort of my situation.
There is something to be said for this time of year. Besides the pollen, the flowers and greenery is coming at us from all sides. I love sitting on my patio and enjoying the spring. I am not able to do that now – doctor’s orders – but I can still sit at the door and enjoy it.
For those of us who are Easter people, we embrace the renewal of the season for other reasons. It’s a time when we can refocus energies into more purpose…whatever that purpose may be for each of us individually. It is also a time to rest and to be thankful.
Today is a new day with new opportunities for taking care of ourselves and reaching out with the purpose we are meant to have.
My wish for you today is that you continue to realize the true purpose in your life and to embrace it with a passion and resolve each day.
~ Joellen