Laurie Hane (2
May 2012)
"Nicole - you're tired"
Nicole,
I read your post and my heart went out to you. I traveled
a different road than you but could relate to much of what you
had to say. Experience makes it easier for me to see the
blessings of where you are at. I KNOW that right now you
don't consider it a blessing in the slightest, but I would like
to encourage you that you are in a hard place but also the best
place to be if you are wanting to see the Lords hand in your
life. If you are like I was, you are probably so tired
that to consider a solution could be too much to handle right
now. But I will put a few things out there to be seeds of
thought for when and if the Lord wishes to us them.
While my kids were growing up my husband suffered a head
trauma. On the surface, one wouldn't notice a difference,
but emotionally he was changed. I and my little family
found ourselves on a road not of our making, but walk it we
must.
The book of Revelation was the topic of the first bible study I
had gone to as a teenager. Prophesy had become a point of
interest in my life, and when everything went out of kilter,
that became a saving point in my sanity. The study of the
bible and the watching for the rapture gave me a focus. I
would wait for one rapture date after the other, and the hope of
that would help me get through another summer, another fall,
another winter..... I went through life in segments
and yet now, I wish I had been able to live more of life at the
time and not be so overcome with the circumstances of daily
life. In spite of that, the Lord has become very real to
me, the waiting for the rapture extremely personal, and the role
of encourager a constant. I say all of this because I
sense that your looking for the rapture, might at times, be a
"survival" technique as well.
But first and foremost- you need to give yourself some
slack. YOUR PREGNANT. I imagine this is your first,
and I had to smile at your concern over how "tired" you
are. Pregnancies are different from woman to woman, but
being tired........I had to smile again............is part of
the ball game!! Welcome to womanhood. The feeling of
being alone in your concerns in life.........welcome to
pregnancy. The idea that your husband thinks your a
bit wacky.......welcome to pregnancy. Sorry, but you are a
bit wacky. Who wouldn't be with all those hormones racing
around. They are chemicals produced by the body to do a
very important role, but sometimes they are impartial to the
niceties of life, and they attach themselves to our emotional
centers and "whalla"- wacky women. I know this isn't what
you want to hear, I certainly didn't when I was going through
the raging hormones.... but it is the truth of the matter
because it feels so real. And it is, there is a definite
chemical switch that is necessary for a successful pregnancy,
but the other parts of your body are defenseless to them as
well. Just know that it will disappear sometimes down the
road. Try not to give a harbor to the ill feelings that
develop from them for that will change also. Even though
you don't feel like it right now, encourage your husband with
what a good job he is doing taking care of you, preparing for
the baby and making it possible for you to stay home during this
unique time. Praise him for his ability to handle your
wacky moods and shift of focus. After all, this I assume
is his first pregnancy too? You both have to feel your way
through this with as much tolerance and love as you can
muster!! Try to develop the idea that today is a good day
and give up the place the past memories take, of your
time. Memories are beautiful to help encourage the
present, not make the present a chore by comparison. God
has a plan, will continue to work it in your life whether you
are joyous or not, so learn to have the joy.
I will be praying that God's grace comes in abundant supply for
you and your husband.
Laurie