I normally love Christmas, its my favorite holiday.
But this year...I'm just not feelin it.
The kids are both home from school, and finals are over for all three of us. I should be happy...
I know it has to do with stress, and what the stress can and does trigger with my MS. I have been told repeatedly that depression was something I WOULD deal with at some point with my illness but I always figured not me, I'd be OK. WRONG!
The stress isn't going away any time soon. Money has been tight for months since my husband and I made the decision for him to change jobs again, the second time in six months, so he could be hone with me because I was having such a hard time managing every day life and school and my MS with him and the kids gone. It was just too over whelming, but in doing this he took a huge pay cut and believe me we are now feeling it. Now out of the blue my step-son has decided he wants to come for Christmas, don't get me wrong I'm happy to see him if for no other reason than it makes DH happy, but why now after refusing to see us for over three years. So now I have to find the money to make not one but two trips out of town to pick him up and take him back. Christmas gifts that were already going to be few are now even fewer. I have already returned most of them once because I needed the money to pay bills. Then yesterday when DH started buggin about when he could get me something for Christmas I had to tell him he couldn't, there wasn't any money.
BAH HUMBUG!
Its not the first time money has been tight, normally it doesn't bother me. I get gifts for the kids, gifts for my family, and always do gifts for the angel tree at our church.
The tree has been up for weeks, but we just decorated it a few days ago. Granted I was waiting for the boys to get home from school to decorate it but I've only had the lights on the first night.
BAH HUMBUG!
Normally I would have several batches of candy and cookies made....not this year...I did one yesterday and that's as far as I got.
Sigh
BAH HUMBUG!
I know its my MS, I'm just so over it.
I want my holiday spirit back
BAH HUMBUG
My friend I am so sorry to hear you felt and experienced so much this season, it's never nice hearing such things but I do hear your heart. I do pray that as the rest of the season comes by and the new year just around the corner that you begin to feel much better. If I can just give you a word of comfort I would say "TRUST" GOD! Give it to Him and let Him work everything out for you and your family. I have a aunt who has MS and it's not easy, but I know a God who can change your life completely around. I want you to know I found you on BlogFrog and I will be praying for you and your family about all that you posted. I hope my word brought you some comfort if only for a moment..Keep your head up sis better days are ahead...In the mean time as I was typing a bible scripture came to my mind read Psalms 121 this helps me many of times.
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