Y is for . . .
December 19th, 2007 at 10:46 am by Dee O'Neil Andrews
Yahoo! - what else?
Well, maybe Google. What we do without these two great search engines and how on earth did anyone ever find out anything before the internet and all that it encompasses.
As we've gone through the alphabet being thankful (and hasn't this been fun?!?), I've had several chances to bring up the internet and blogging and all that it means to me, but haven't. As I come to the end of the alphabet (tomorrow), let me correct that right here and now.
I love the internet and all it does for me in the way of communication. In particular, I love blogging and have decided (resolved, actually) to do a better job here for you to be uplifting and entertaining and to bring some cheer to your life, and I don't just mean for Christmas.
I've not been near cheery enough in my own life due to the plague of depression that keeps haunting me, but I've been praying about it a whole lot and have quit trying to "work on it" myself, but to turn it over to my Father to heal me of this affliction. At least to the point that I have some good days and great days mixed in with the bad ones.
This is a little bit different approach for me to just lay it all out and say "HELP me," and I'm continuing to take anti-depressants, which is also an anti-anxiety medication, so don't get me wrong. I definitely believe that we need to work on things in our lives. It's just the way we go about it all, I think.
I mean, we can either work with God or without as the main focus of our treatment, if you will, in all we do. God is in control - I'm not, although I can make myself available to his ministrations, and that's what I'm trying very hard to do.
So, for the record this morning, I've now gone nearly24 hours without the deep sense of dread that has been encompassing me for months and months and I hope you will pray with me that it will continue this way. It is such a relief!
Well . . . didn't mean to get off into all of that this morning, but hope you will bear with me and pray for me and hang around for much better days to come when I (hopefully) will be in a much better blogging spirit. In the Spirit of the Lord!
In the meantime, please comment and share your "Y" words today with us and offer some prayers for me, if you would be so kind, about my depression. I need them, believe me. This has been really hard and I've been trying mightily to hide it, so no one has really known the full extent of it all.
Blessings to each of you today who drops by here to read and share a few moments out of your day.
Much love, Dee
Yams!
I YAM What I YAM!!!!!!!!
And ya got it friend! I don’t say this much but I could so of them too , I’m fighting a big case of the bummers ,
anyway ,
y’all have a blessed day!
Y is for Y’all, a word without which we could not address others as in “Hey, y’all, watch this.” That could be one or more people, but when it is in the possessive plural, then (as we all know) it would properly be “All y’all.”
YOU - All the YOU’s out there who I have been able to meet and grow to love in each of YOUR special ways — and Dee — YOU are dee best — I pray for God to lift your burden — it is an afflication like any other afflication — and you do need to seek whatever treatment is available — but having done that I admire your commitment to turn it over to the great physician — whether he heals this specific afflication or helps you see that his grace is sufficient — you are a blessing and you do “light up my life” with your caring - sometimes funny - sometimes serious - always thoughtful and always uplifting postings.
May God Bless you this Christmas and in the New Year my dear sister.
Charlie
Charlie must not have read my response because “you” has already been covered by “Y’all”! However the rest of his response is most definitely a good read.
Oh Dee, I am so sorry to hear about your struggle with depression. Depression can be such a hard battle to fight, but I am so thankful to hear that you have turned it over to God and are feeling better this morning. I know so many patients with diabetes who struggle with depression, you are not alone. You are in my thoughts and prayers today! You have been such an encouragement to me and are a bright light to all who “know” you via blogland. I love the internet, too!
I am thankful for youth! They make me smile and they help me remember. It was in my youth that I learned so very much and developed a hunger for knowledge and a desire to help. So while I am not young anymore, I still am thankful that I once was and for all those who are, they bring me such joy!
Peace
Neva