Perspective.

Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace within the difficulties. – C.S. Lewis

Hello February and hello friends.

My previous post was about the urgency of truth and information about one senate confirmation hearing that I personally have knowledge about, and felt it was time I spoke up about this nomination, policies, and the news last week. I gave facts and I watched as I said I would do, and let’s just say I wasn’t shocked, but I am disappointed with those with the power to question and vote, are choosing to ignore the fact that so many questions went unanswered, and therefore neglect the citizens they represent. However, the government rests on HIS shoulders, and thankfully God has it all in full view.

I will be honest, I ask myself most days, “Is 2025 over yet?” Although, I’m not really a “new year, new me, fresh start,” kinda gal. It just seems as if January 1st came and every day there seems to be something that could trigger my very real anxiety. I haven’t always been an anxious person, a little fearful of heights and snakes, yes. Thankfully, I am under the care of a doctor and maintenance medication to keep all this at a minimum, but what stress can do on mind, body, and soul never really goes away completely.

I’ve had anxiety triggers slip into my life by way, mostly, medical circumstance. AKA My 24/7/365 Reality. They are legit and I can point to the exact moment and reason they bubble up inside me. Whether it be someone telling me “that cannot be,” therefore I have to provide proof or dropping and shattering vials of blood, I don’t and can’t make up the things that causes me anxiety.

Remember, I am just trying to provide you with a perspective from a different view. Because my reality isn’t your and yours isn’t mine. I would love for you to share your perspective!

Perspective 1: California fires. I haven’t had my home catch fire, but I’ve ran from a fire with the knowledge of an unknown end result. Knowledge that people were severely injured and lives were still inside. I know the reality of smoke inhalation- scary. I know the feeling and anxiety of not being able to get to my family or get in touch with them to know they are alright. The mind blowing thoughts of something happening to a senior living facility needing to be evacuated and my grandma being one of those patients. The thought that the FBI and local investigators would lack the staff needed, or be held back, or distracted from doing their job of finding the arsonist (who had done this before), scares the living daylights out of me!

Perspective 2: MedeVac Crash in Philly: The life saving work of the Shriners hospital is work that hits so close to home for me. Family friends have gotten treatment through the Shriners hospital. When the news of this plane crashing and the details were unfolding that it was indeed a medevac plane, my heart sank. One, because it was transporting either a patient or maybe an organ transplant. Second, because there are many hospitals in the Philadelphia area, many are children’s hospitals. And then to find out that the patient was a child and she was headed home with her mom, my heart was broken into itty bitty pieces. They were going home – probably after an extended stay at the hospital with limited visitors. I don’t know what this mom and daughter’s time was like in the US, I pray that they were treated with the upmost respect and were welcomed with open arms by those at the hospital and those around them. I pray that they got all the treatment and services that any other patient did, nothing was held from them. I only have a glimpse of having to make hard decisions in hospital situations – but as much as I detest flying – I would be on the first plane if there was a life saving treatment for my baby girl!

Perspective 3: The CDC has been given some of their reporting “rights” back. Some is the key word here. I am very thankful that I live in an area where the hospitals continued to report on the numbers of flu, covid, and RSV. Which, if you are interested, covid and RSV decreased in the last week, but flu totals almost tripled. RSV is what started my hospitalizations as a baby. I may would have still had some of my chronic illness, but if we had the research that we have now, let’s just say my parents would have done anything for what we have now. I cough a certain way and my mom’s blood pressure goes up, this is what RSV can do. So the fact we are even entertaining the thought of purging research of any medical institution or service is outrageously disturbing. Nevermind, that the key people don’t know the distinctions between Medicare A, B, C, D, and Medicaid. Insurance is a biggie – this is nothing to mess around with.

Perspective 4: America first or real estate first? Oops sorry, didn’t mean to get this political. Just didn’t realize we were swapping the well being of citizens for land ownership and development.

Yes, I openly admit I have gotten worked up and anxious, to the point of exhausting myself. I can’t even describe the brain fog. I have said and cried the name of Jesus more in 2025 than I did the entire year last year. I have listened to Scripture Hymnal, which is scripture set to music, over and over and over. I have repeated, “Every thought captive,” more than I can count. And I can say this, FOR SURE, God is still God, Faithful as ever, to show up, be present, and He DOES take every thought captive. We only have to ask.

So whatever the next hour, day, week holds… His perspective, ask. Your perspective, trust and receive.

Like my Lucy, rest in His arms, and let Him give you a little boost of oxygen to help with the breathing. I know this was a wonderful feeling as a mommy, I can only imagine what it would mean to our Heavenly Father!

Life Book of the Week: Into the Uncut Grass, by Trevor Noah.

The music I mentioned, Scripture Hymnal, here is the link:

https://scripturehymnal.com (kids version: Slugs and Bugs 😊)