About This Blog

My blog shares my recovery journey from childhood abuse to living with mental illness. I've been involved in twelve step groups and therapy since 1982. I accepted Jesus as my Savior in 1988. To the best of my ability, I have followed where He wants me to go and what He wants me to do. Maybe you'll find the hope and strength you need through what I write. Maybe you want to stop hurting yourself. Maybe you have a friend who needs help and can benefit from my story. I was newly disabled when I asked God this question: "What do you want me to do with my life?" I closed my eyes and paused for a few moments to still my mind. This is what I sensed from Him: "Amy, I want you to write your story to bring hope and healing to those who are still suffering." And that's exactly what I am doing!

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Great Is the Lord

I haven't been to sleep yet.  Not since yesterday morning.  Lots of physical activity helping my sister and her husband clear out the basement, rip up carpeting and padding, then bag it or roll it up.  A twelve hour day.  A great day!

Got home and couldn't settle down for the life of me.  Up all night on the internet doing stuff with my blog, my new twitter account, running some programs on my computer - organize and streamlining processes.  I made myself stop at 8:00 a.m.  Watched "A Beautiful Mind."  Took the cat litter out to the shed to put it into the garbage then BOOM!  Another burst of energy.

Totally ransacked the shed.  Organized it top to bottom, hung stuff on the walls, threw away what I no longer needed and wasn't useful to anyone else, swept the floor and pronounced it well done.  While ransacking I organized my tackle box.  Made it easier to pick the right size hook by using safety pins, used one side for bait/lures and the other for preparing the line (bobbers, sinkers, hooks).  Prepped my fishing poles and packed them into the trunk of my car with a lawn chair so I can do spur of the moment fishing.  Organized the crate I carry in the trunk, too.  I think I'm done organizing.

In fact, I think I'm going to wind down and call it a day.  The Lord is great for giving me more energy than I've had in a long long time.  I don't know what contributed to it.  It's probably a combination of consistent therapy visits AND talking about what's REALLY going on, eating better and losing weight again, medications are working well, the sunshine and cool temperatures and NO STORMS!!  Even my sister said it seems like I'm doing better.  Indeed I am...one day at a time.

Enjoy this classic song by Michael W Smith.