I'm sorry I'm so sluggish about posting. I was real good there for a while, and now I'm sluggish. I think I'm going bonkers right now. I was reading through the list of symptoms for post-partum depression and I think that's what's going on with me right now. I just don't feel like doing anything or that anything I do is successful! I know that's not true, but I'm all of whack right now. I told Jim I feel like I'm losing my mind! I discovered that on the list of symptoms after I had said it. So, I'll be calling the doctor on Monday to discuss some options.
I had read somewhere that the best way to get over being depressed was to be thankful. So, I am trying to be thankful today rather than letting myself feel down. I'm thankful for three healthy children, a husband who loves me even when I am bonkers, friends who are there for me, a Lord who chose me before the foundations of the world all the while knowing how sinful I am and can be! I'm thankful for chocolate and all the varieties it comes in. I'm thankful for cool sunny afternoons and watching my husband play with the kids. I'm thankful for washers and driers. I'm thankful for garbage men and their trucks. I'm thankful for Bath & Body works. I'm thankful for books, lots and lots of books. I'm thankful for computers and the internet that links us all together. I'm thankful for snuggly children and the time I get to be with them. I'm thankful for the quiet that comes after I get comfortable in bed and I'm thankful for my husband heater in bed with me.
I'm feeling much better again. Thanks for letting me be thankful in front of you!
May the Lord truly bless each of you this week with thoughts of Him and His greatness!
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" I John 3:1
Sunday, February 18, 2007
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Posted by Anonymous at 7:45 PM
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3 comments:
Oh, I'm sorry! Let me know what the dr. says and you have been and are in my prayers!
Kat
I have had those feelings too. I would also like to know what the dr says. I didn't know how long after having the baby that ppd could come up. We all have a lot to be thankful for thanks for reminding us!
Missy
Lori, I'm sorry to hear you are feeling blue, but you are doing a GREAT job of being thankful! My Mom and I were just talking about PPD today, in fact. I think last time with the girls in the NICU for so long I turned into such a machine that it didn't really get to me, but I want to be very aware this time, just in case. I think just your realizing it is a huge leap and hopefully your thankfullness, your Dr, and your family can help you get through it all. You're in my prayers!!! I Love You!
Dawn
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