Some days it's all a caregiver can do to just keep breathing. I tease a lot about trying to remember to breathe and keeping that a top priority. But sometimes it really does feel like the life is being sucked out of you. Of course, there are many blessings that go with caregiving, but some days they are harder to find than others. No matter what our caregiving story - it's filled with difficulties. I try to keep a positive attitude but that's a fight at times.
This morning, in an attempt to protect my sanity I decided to start trying to journal again. I am glad I did as I hadn't made an entry since June. (I used to write in my journal everyday BC.) I found this poem I had penned. I hope you get a little something out of it.
Who am I to catch the King's gaze?
To know...
He sees
He Knows
He hears
The deepest sighs from the place where no words live
The part of me that carries it all... with nothing left to give.
The part of me where no human wants to go
The Place that makes me - me
The part of me that no one sees
No one knows
Where no one goes
And He touches it
He makes me whole
A place where He is enough
His is the only voice I hear calling in my ear
"Peace be still."
He sees
He knows
He hears
He touches me
That part of me no soul wants to see
The place too deep for tears...
but He catches them all...
before they fall
The part of me that knows - He is enough for me
His sight goes beyond the facade I live behind
He sees
my fears
my heart
And He says...I am enough for Him - and He is enough for me
I can rest in this intimate place
Covered by His grace
Lifted by His gaze
Engulfed in His embrace
To others I am shut-in and shut out
But I landed in His arms
and that's enough for me.
Thank you for coming on this journey with me as I discover He is enough for me - and I am enough for Him. I continue to trust Him for one more day and pray you'll join me.
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I was thrust into caregiving when my son was in a tragic accident but soon found that there's a whole world of "us" out there! Many times we find ourselves alone. Even the church can disappear quickly and good friends distance themselves because our world has changed. But God does not change with circumstance. My faith is what has carried me through and these devotions will hopefully help us all make one more day - encouraged in Him.
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