Doing Push-Ups in the Thunder
This has been one of the most brutal weeks in my life. Running three businesses, dealing with a critically ill husband, pandemic year-end fatigue, runaway pets (that thankfully returned), allergic reactions that were intercepted in time, pets getting stuck in weird places, dealing with a green swimming pool, school requests and a three-year-old with sinusitis (in no particular order).
I knew that it would be tough, so I planned and prepared. However, a few days before this week and even in it, everything went wrong emotionally….
The long and winding journey to Mount Zion
Today I am feeling sad. We lost my father in law this past weekend. It made us realise that what we have been preparing for – the loss of a generation has started. This morning I was driving to Cape Town, and I listened to a song I often avoid on my playlist. A song I danced to with my father when I got married. It is a song that always brings me to tears. So I listened today…