Just a very quick note to say THANK YOU for all your prayers and words of encouragement! Once again, I am affirmed in sharing my heart…as so many of you also struggle. Some of you can talk about it, some of you have a harder time…that is why we need each other, yes? We all need to be encouraged in our walks. We all have struggles. We are blessed to be a blessing; comforted to comfort…may it be so, in each of our lives.
I am doing well today. And yet, the very fact that I’ve had 2 very good days is so puzzling to me!! Monday was probably one of the worst days I’ve had in a very long time. And it was followed by 2 good days. Strange…this up and down business. I have been here before, don’t long to stay too long. 🙂
Thank you for your prayers, sweet friends!
Wanted to give you a hug and let you know that I am thankful for you! Praying for you that you would have many, many good days. Praying that you would find peace and joy in this journey. You are loved!!!
Hugs
Leslie
Thanking the Lord for your two very good days!
Hello- Blessings! I just found your blog yesterday and just had to shoot you a note. I’ve just recently jumped on the workbox bandwagon (yeah, I must’ve been under a rock for that craze, huh?), but I have been on the depression wagon for quite a while now. THANK YOU so much for sharing your journey. I have had temendous improvement lately and would love to share what works for me…. who knows, maybe God led me to you for this reason? Anyway, I’m taking a very small dosage of generic Zoloft. I’ve tried weaning myself off, but it is just not good for anyone when I do that. For almost 4 years now, I have struggled with the medication in terms of thinking I should be able to buck this with God’s grace and strength. Finally (with help from my mom the nurse) I was able to reconcile it in this way: if I had diabetes (a real threat for me, actually) I would use medication to protect myself from the ravages of that disease, while also looking for a cure or a way to manage it without meds. Right? So, please give yourself a break, sister! 🙂 Depression is a real disease and needs to be treated as such. Take the meds that work while you are searching for a better plan.
The second thing I have done that works SOOOO well for me, is during the winter months especially, I take a Vitamin D supplement. Sometimes if we have a lot of rain or clouds, I will take this even in summer, but check with your Doc on dosages recommended for your geographic area – it is likely much less that what we need up here in AK.
Lastly, I pray for continued great days for you. God, please share your strength and mercy abundantly with my new acquaintance Candace, and thank you Lord for putting this lovely woman in my path at this time. May my words through you be a blessing to her in excatly the way she needs. Amen.