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Due to Circumstances Beyond My Control . . .

February 13th, 2008 at 11:07 am by Dee O'Neil Andrews

Hi!  Just a short post this morning because I have yet another doctor's visit in a couple of hours.  It's about my depression and I have to get an Rx for the medication, which I've been "sampling," thanks to my generous doctor.

I wanted to let you know that the announcement of all of the winners of the Finding Direction photo contest will be delayed yet a few more days because of my doctors' appointments this week (I have a third one tomorrow) and because - blast it - we were without internet connections most of the day yesterday - my only day at home this week - when I intended to get with the Finding Direction judges to finalize and work on the winners' post.

It takes several hours to do a winners' post to get in all of the links and the featured photos (and getting them the right size) and I just haven't had the time to work on them.  I'm doing well right now to just work on digging out of this depression.

On that note, I'm making progress, I'm most happy to report.  It's going well, but is going to take a good while longer to really be much better, so please continue to pray for me.  

I saw my psychologist on Monday and we discussed my blogging.  I had sent him one of my posts from a couple of years ago when I was doing well, along with a couple of good comments.  He encouraged me to definitely keep blogging because it is very good for me to be writing and communicating with you all.  

I already knew that from experience!  Y'all are great!

I've known Dr. Osborn for nearly 30 years and we are good friends.  He's always encouraged me in my writing and thinks I'm a very good writer and always have been (which is encouraging to hear).  He now encourages me to use my writing to not only help myself, but to help others.

I hope that is what I do here.  You see, I'm always conscious that I have you readers to be responsible to and I have a high ethical standard for my work.  I do not want to say or do anything that would ever be hurtful of anyone from close family members to those of you I never hear from because you don't comment.  

I do get comments and emails from time to time from some of you who I'd never heard from before.  I hope that more of you will feel free to email me, if you don't want to comment, to share with me a bit of yourself.  It helps me to continue on here!

This coming Monday will be the third anniversary of my blog!  I'm excited about that because three years is a long time to be keeping up with a blog and there have been times lately, in the midst of this depression, when I wasn't sure I could keep going on.  But, now I feel I can and am looking forward to writing some better work than ever, Lord willing.  I'm also praying for some inspiration about it!  

I need to run.  I'll try to write a short post in the morning, again, because I like to keep up with you all.  I'm way behind on reading other blogs, so you fellow bloggers will have to excuse me.  I'll be back to commenting just as soon as possible!

Cheers & Blessings to you all today!  Much love, Dee

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9 Responses to “Due to Circumstances Beyond My Control . . .”

  1. on 13 Feb 2008 at 12:59 pm   Lynn

    Hope the visit goes well and you continue to improve with each passing day!

  2. on 13 Feb 2008 at 2:08 pm   cwinwc

    Has it been 3 years! Blessings on your Dr’s appointment and take your time on the Winter Picture post. Take care.

  3. on 13 Feb 2008 at 4:58 pm   Donna

    Hope they get your medication right and you can begin to feel like your old self again.

    Much love,
    Donna

  4. on 13 Feb 2008 at 10:00 pm   Greg England

    It’s nice to know this blogging is good for us, right?

  5. on 14 Feb 2008 at 2:07 pm   Bob

    Happy Valentine’s Day!

  6. on 16 Feb 2008 at 6:22 am   Corry

    Sorry you are not feeling well. I will remember you in my prayers!

    I hope things are slowing down now, so I can keep up with you again.

    (((HUGS)))

    God’s Grace.

  7. on 16 Feb 2008 at 9:54 am   Patrick Mead

    Prayers are with you. I, too, have wrestled what Churchill called his “black dog”, or depression, for much of my life. I am blessed to have a wonderful family and so many blessings from God that I don’t know where to put them all, so I can’t complain.

    God bless you and help you feel better. If you need help gathering together all my prizes from the photo contest, I can send a truck and three burly auto workers down for them.

  8. on 16 Feb 2008 at 1:42 pm   Marilyn

    So glad to hear that you are feeling better. Hang in there!:o)

  9. on 17 Feb 2008 at 11:43 am   Tina

    Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. There must be a depression epidemic because *I* also have had to have my anti-depressants adjusted recently! I hope they work for you!

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