As I reflect on the month of May, there are so many things that happened…
many of which I didn’t take pictures of.
One thing that I have enjoyed more than anything is to be able to start
doing my Bible study on the back patio again.
I love it when the weather starts getting warm enough to go outside and
enjoy God’s creation while studying His Word.
Every chance I get I have been doing my quiet time outside… some days I
have been enjoying a few visitors which has been fun.
One thing I didn’t mention in my April Blog is that the only thing I
asked Matthew for my birthday was for him to find someone to power wash the deck
for me this year… I have been so busy I didn’t have time to do it, but I wanted
to be able to enjoy the patio… so our friend Cory offered to do it since he was
spending the weekends at the “Maple Valley Retreat Center” as he likes to refer
to our house. He not only cleaned up the
back patio but did a ton of work around the house. I am super grateful for all he has done for
us.
Work has still been crazy busy… creating lesson plans, teaching online
classes, evening meetings. Going into
the office has helped me to have a little more structure though and not work
late into the night every day. I have
been more focused on getting off the computer when they day is officially over
(unless I am getting paid to work the extra hours).
I have also been able to spend time with friends and family that I have not
seen in a while. One day I went to watch
my niece play Lacrosse and then went out to lunch with her and my sister. It was so fun to spend this time with
them. The following week, I delivered my
Aunt Sandi’s birthday present and then spent a couple hours at her house visiting. The following day, I was able to see friends
I went to church with I was younger… most I haven’t seen since I was married (some
it’s been even longer). It was so fun to
reconnect with them in person instead of just on Facebook. I didn’t realize how much I have been missing
in-person interactions. Even the opportunity
to see people at work has been so uplifting after a year of “isolation” to some
extent.
Of course, just like every month there have been some difficult times
during the month of May. It has been fun
of medical appointments. Life gets busy
with all the appointments and sometimes can be a little stressful. Some of the appointments have been good ones
as they have been working on Matthew’s prosthetic. I can’t wait until it is finally
finished. Unfortunately, Matthew’s primary
care doctor is leaving town, so we had to find a new one. We have an appointment in July with one she
recommended so we are hoping for a great relationship with this new
doctor. It is always hard to start over
with a new doctor especially with how complicated Matthew’s medical issues
are.
Mother’s Day was another difficult day for me. In November, my hopes of restoring a relationship with Shane anytime soon were crushed… which was hard to process and made Mother’s Day even harder. I know God is in control and I know that I am not the only one who hurts on this day, so I tried to remember to pray for others suffering… while at the same time praying for Shane. As much as I love him, until he is ready, I need to keep a distance for my own protection.
As I mentioned, Matthew’s friend Cory has been coming over to stay with
us on the weekends. He claims that it is
relaxing even though he spends half the time doing work around the house. It has been nice for me since Matthew and Cory
have been cooking on the weekends which gives me a break 😊 We also have been doing some fun things together. One day, we drove up to Greenwater and went
shooting for the first time in forever.
The weekend was absolutely perfect, and the weather was beautiful the
entire time. I was finally able to meet
her friend Teresa and her kids. The kids
had so much fun playing together throughout the weekend and us adults had a
great time visiting around the fire. I
enjoyed every minute of the weekend. We
even had a chance to go check out Rainbow Falls which was just down the road
from their property. We enjoyed a slow stroll through the woods along the river
and ended the adventure with ice cream from the Tin Snug. They have the best
ice cream… one of my favorites being Apple Pie.
We had such a great weekend that on the last day we decided to come back
the following weekend without the kids (since they would be with their
father). Matthew and I even left our
trailer for the week since their property was so secluded and safe. On Monday, we stayed until after 7pm so that
we wouldn’t have to deal with traffic on the drive home. It was so worth it since it made it the drive
half the time as the drive there with traffic.
It made it for a late night… before having to get up early for work but
the weekend was just what I needed.
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