Commiseration and Rest

I met a long time friend for coffee and a chat this morning.  She was commenting on how it has taken her longer than she anticipated to recover from surgery.  I commiserated but tried not to do the one-up thing.
"You think that's bad?  Wait until you hear about..."
It tends to be a conversation stopper.  And I value my friend and her journey too much to brush off her pain.  I sympathized with her frustration as she pinned her slow recovery on being older.  It takes much longer to recover from events, good or bad, when the years add up.
You out there reading of a certain age - can you relate?

On another subject...Baby boomers are flocking to Tennessee to retire - I call it the new Florida.  It has so much to offer and interests us as an option upon retirement.  We are learning about the different areas and narrowing down the area we are thinking of moving into.  We were just there last week and long the drive back was heavily trafficked with spots of heavy downpours.  Ugh!  I came home wiped out and am still tired.
What makes you tired?  Physically, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually?  Recent rejection by a family member was gut-wrenching causing broken sleep and emotional stress.  When that happens, be gentle with yourself. I am.

Since my tired brain is rather disjointed tonight, I'll end this with a thought my friend of this morning gave me from her massage therapist.  It was like a gem among gems.  "When you are in pain, don't take pain relief meds and keep going.  Take them then rest."  (Thanks Peggy!)

Emotional pain needs a good dose of my heavenly Father's love given through His Word.
"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all."  Paul's benediction from 2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESV

Then I need to rest in this Truth.  Not mull over the pain and hurt, not think of ways to respond or worry about what the future brings for our broken relationship but REST. And that's just what I am doing now.

Are you ready to rest?
Nancy B

Missing Pages Questionnaire Link

Hi Friends,
Would you like to participate in the questionnaire I have developed for Missing Pages?  This questionnaire is a place to share your stories and information for inclusion in my book-in-progress.  My goal is to have a first draft of Missing Pages ready for editing by September.  Visit my Facebook page Missing Pages to preview a short video update on the book.
Thanks for your consideration and participation.

Nancy B