ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©
Had my post hospital stay appointment yesterday. Another round of antibiotics and prednisone were prescribed, but things were looking good. Picked up the new prescriptions and started the antibiotic immediately. As I entered what should’ve been a good night’s sleep, all sorts of things began to run through my head – things that need my attention. Getting a new Medicare advantage plan – wondering about the fraud that took place while in the hospital. Did I pack my kid’s lunches? Are they all OK? Sleep would not come. I switched positions about 45 times to no avail. Coughing wasn’t keeping me awake so that wasn’t the problem. Too many stressful issues to deal with at once. Prayers came fast and furious and finally it hit me. The antibiotic! I looked at the side effects and found difficulty falling asleep to be one of them. So, here it is 5 AM and I finally gave up. My muse seems to be wide awake right now too, so I thought I’d put this wide-eyed experience to work. Maybe it will put me to sleep. I found this lovely painting of a waterfall during the autumn of the year. Maybe that will eliminate counting sheep. At least Paul’s art fills my heart with amazing joy. Dear Lord, thank you for another day.
The mountains proclaim His glory, His love comes pouring forth,
The waters rejoice with honor, while raging over stone,
Tiny pebbles declare His name, the stones declare His worth,
Power surges into rivers, His praises to make known,
And when the floodgates are lifted, We see God in it all,
His finger stirs restless waters, His hand brings them to rest,
In quiet pastures green and still, He waits for us to call,
To douse us with His righteousness, and give to us His best.
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Kathy,
Be sure to take a nap today.
Don
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I still don’t feel like I can go to sleep, but I’ll give it a shot.😄
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Thanks for the morning blessing!
I hope the sleep issue with the antibiotic doesn’t continue.
Our Medicare advantage plan is also ending. We had a 15-minute sit down with the insurer and they have a comparable plan with just slightly more expensive co-pays.
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At some point you will hit the “wall” but keeping your eyes closed and being still for a few minutes is “rest”. Not as good as sleep, but… And I have found that positions 46-50 do not work either.
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I’m not sure what positions 46-50 means, but I definitely feel like the wall is getting closer..
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You said you changed position 45 times. I was just suggesting that the next five would not have helped much either,
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I get it now. 45 is a number my mother often used when scolding my sister and me. “I’ve told you at least 45 times …”
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I never got that far with the boys. They irritated me to distraction by the tenth times. But I am glad we cleared that up.
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Me too!
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Your thoughts are positive which is huge and wonderful to hear.
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Ah, shoot! I hate not being able to sleep, but it is kind of funny how our mind often decides to get all chatty! It’s 2 AM, did you remember to lock the car and pay the electric bill?
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I know right? I usually have no problem falling asleep, but there was something in that pill that gave me an adrenaline rush. Here it’s been almost five hours since I surrendered and I’m still not in the least tired.
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Beautiful. I wrote recently about how the trees will clap their hands. I do believe that ALL of creation praises Him. Would that all humans would! And you are the second person today who wrote about little sleep… feel your pain on that. Praying, too, that you feel better. Sue
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Thank you Sue, for your kind comments and prayers.
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Amen, 🙏🏻 continue to pray for you in Jesus name Amen 🙏🏻🤲🏻👑💜
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Thank you😄❤️
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You’re welcome sis 🙏🏻❤️😊
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Your poem is really gorgeous, and so is the painting. I hope you can get a good night’s sleep tonight 💞
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Oh thank you. I sure hope so too.
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