Thursday July 23, 2009
My good friend, Janelle, is on the last legs of a 16 month home-building project. Unlike most of David’s clients who hand him the plans and think it is difficult making all the decisions and living through the time period of building, we “build it yourselfers” know what difficult really means. Practically single parenting. Enormous work load as you do your own work plus as much of your husband’s home responsibilities as you can to free him up. Long days and short nights. Terrible mental taxation as you make decisions based on personal preference and budget (and the two rarely jibe). Feeling like you have no husband and then feeling guilty because he is working as hard as you are to give you this gift of your own home. If you’ve built a house yourself, you know what I mean. If you haven’t, you’ve still had other times in your life that felt stressful to you.
I remember getting very sick with a strain of strep I couldn’t shake for three months the week before we moved. I’m wondering if you would join me in prayer that God would hold up Janelle and her family the next week or two as they finish and move in. Pray for physical, emotional, and mental strength during this one last hurrah. And while you’re thinking of her, go here and cheer her on!
You are a great friend! I remember this building 41/2 yrs ago all too well…..
Bless your heart. Everybody needs a friend like you. I’ll pray for them.
I remember the stress so very well!! I’ll try to encourage her!(:
Praying! Thanks for caring! Now I just hope and pray people will show up to clean the house.
praying for Janelle…wish I was close enough to come help clean!
bless you for your kind heart!
i have been thinking about you so much since your desperate post about liam. i remember how it seemed jase’s poor health consumed all my mental energy and how your mind frays beyond what you even think is possible…and all kinds of other awful things. i wish SO much i could hug you. but i want to give you my virtual vote of confidence. you WILL figure out what makes it better. you are very intelligent and more than that you are a loving, dedicated mom, who pleads with Jesus for help. and that is what little liam needs. you are on my mind alot. =)