Well, we rang in 2013 at midnight last night. Each of us in our own time zones and each in our own way. We spent part of the evening with some friends but my pain made it impossible for me to stay so we rang in the New Year on our own at home. It's amazing what my own chair and a heating pad can do! I really did want to ring in the New Year with our friends but I've spent the day contemplating that that is not what is important.
What is important is that I have many blessings to count. I have a wonderful, loving family, a husband who gives up things everyday for the betterment of my life, a wonderful son, loving parents, many in-laws who care very much bout me and friends galore from all over the world thanks to the internet....oh and I can't forget my 4 legged blessing, Jasmine. She makes me laugh on a daily basis. :) Although I do not like being house bound and ill all the time I have to say that it has brought many blessings into my life.
Without chronic illnesses / fibromyalgia, I would not have met many of you who are reading this and that would be a true shame. I can't say I wish I'd never been ill because that would be like saying I wish I'd never met many of you. You are all so important to me; all in different ways and for different reasons but special nonetheless....blessings to me.
The list of blessings goes on but I'm tired tonight so with that I will stop. If you are reading this then you are likely someone whom I count a blessing in my life so thank you for being you and for all that you do for me.
Happy New Year!! Let's make 2013 a year of wonderful things :)
hugs,
Heather
p.s. Be patient with me as I figure out the ins and outs of blogging and how to let you subscribe to my blog and to be a 'follower' of my blog. So far I haven't figured those things out yet but I will....just give me time. Thanks!!
Heather - I so agree with you in that I have met so many wonderful people ( including you, of course! ) all because of the internet, the pain groups where we each have found support and it has been a means to keep us connected to the outside world.
ReplyDeleteWe spend so much time in isolation - inside and resting. What a Godly provision God has made for relationship to still exist in this virtual way. I feel closer to many I have never met in person than people who I do know "in person".
I can email you about the lay out with blogger - getting that box to come up so that people can sign up for notices to come from the blog when you post. That said, I have found that some people do not get the notices who are signed up but many do so it is good have it.
That is different than being a "follower" - so let me know if you want that info' - you may already be figuring it out.
I have a lot more to learn but those first few steps did take time, also and I am ever ready to lend a helping hand - fingertips - to type out the process. It is very easy ( once one knows! ).
Love, Love,
Lynn
Happy New Year!
Thanks Lynn for giving me some guidance. I've added followers and email subscribers to my page. Not sure how I managed to miss that part when I was playing with my layout yesterday. Sometimes we can stare at things yet not see them!
DeleteI love you dearly and look forward to hopefully meeting you in person sometime in the next couple of years when we visit Chris.
Love and hugs,
Heather
Dear Heather,
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced that my friendships here can be more real than my few 'in the flesh'.
Thank you for your beautiful observations here, they are so encouraging.
This is my second attempt at posting a reply - I think I made a mistake somewhere and my laptop swallowed all my brilliant words (yeah, right) lol.
So here goes to posting,
Hugs and love,
Linda
Linda, thank you for your kind words. They are encouraging to me. I've never thought of myself as someone who could 'write' anything. But I guess 'writing' is simply putting down on paper (or a keyboard!) the thoughts rolling around in your head and I have lots of those! lol
DeleteThank you for making a second attempt to reply. Gotta love computers!
love and hugs,
Heather