Beyond the Looking Glass

Weather is certainly weird here.  Christmas Eve we had a warm front come through with 50 mile and hour winds.  Then a peaceful Christmas, and now back to those wild winds.  The snow is practically gone too.

Well, the holiday turned out to be peaceful at home too.  My DH and DD had a long talk and we had a wonderful dinner with friends on Christmas Eve.  I made a fine turkey dinner. MY DD even came and sang with me at the late service.  Then on Christmas we basically lazed around, watched movies, and ate leftover turkey dinner.  While in church on Christmas Eve I felt such peace - what ever happens is in God’s hands not mine.

Unfortunately, as the day after Christmas arrived, I could see that my DD was not doing very well,  She couldn’t sleep and was writing non-stop on her computer.  She began talking insessently, and took off for a friend’s house in Rochester at midnight.  Next thing we heard was she had been admitted to the hospital.  As I may have mentioned she suffers from bi-polar illness.  I knew she had been forgetting to take her medication - and had a sinking feeling that this might happen.  She’ll be fine once she is stablized again, but it is very frustrating for us as she has not accepted her illness.  There is not much I can do about it, other than love her and encourage her to take care of herself…especially staying on her meds.  She is such a bright, talented young lady and this stupid illness is the pits.  Lately I just pray and hope that God will bring her to a self awareness that will mean her acceptance and management of the illness.

Well, just had to vent here.  Have not felt much like eating right, but am still managing some exercise.

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