The way our year stated with Skunk Armageddon and Mollie
cat passing away shouldn’t had surprised me that March brought with it COVID…. (inset
Jaws theme here).
Jeremy started spring break on March 13. I show up for work on March 17 and was informed
to get what I needed and was labeled Safer working from home. I honestly in my mind thought this would last
a few weeks to a month but then the world shut down and brakes were applied to
life is exactly how I felt. Jeremy’s school
shut down, restaurants, church, only go out to get the essentials. Then Jeremy’s summer camp got cancelled, so my
summer vacation was cancelled. I couldn’t visit families in the hospital and
had to start serving families a different way.
I’m a social person so this was a TOUGH on me. I watched it from my bedroom window and we
lived life inside our house. I am
forever grateful that I could work from home and receive my full paycheck, all
of Jeremy’s home health nurses & HTS remained healthy and worked. I worked from home for 4 months, so when June
15 rolled around and it was time to return to the physical office I wanted to stay
home… (what???) I really did start to embrace
the slow-down, started food prepping, eating healthier, cooking more, not
eating out as much, even tried some vegan dishes but don’t get excited I LOVE
meat too much to give that up. The best
change I made was when Jeremy goes to bed at 8, I have a quiet time where I can
set and read my bible.
Jeremy graduated High School and had a formal graduation on June
26. Sapulpa Public schools did a great
job and had an amazing firework display for the seniors. Jeremy turned 21 on August 9, a day I have
been dreading for years because it means major change in services for him. I had to decide between keeping him on the In
home Support Wavier or switching to the Medically Fragile Waiver. It really wasn’t much of a decision just heart
wrenching to me as a single mom. Jeremy needs
nursing for his medical care, but that meant he lost his HTS who was his social
bridge into the community as well as my back up. Jeremy has only had 1 UTI this entire year,
he’s been extremely happy, healthy. His
repeat Upper GI, had me scared his stomach was still red & inflamed so I
was afraid the biopsies might not be in our favor and he now has an issue with his
stomach emptying. We’ve made some
changes to his eating and he’s doing really well.
I am Marley the cat, best friend ever, that cat loves me, she is loads of fun and fits right in.
I did this thing, “OFFICIALLY” paid off my house mortgage
and grateful GOD blessed me with the resources to do that. I started out a single mom 11 years ago with incurred
debt and I’ve slowly dug myself out and the only payment I currently have is my
car... (inset happy dance)
I was excited to start a new woman’s bible study of 1 Peter with
the women at Grace Community Church…..
1 Peter 1:8, “and though you have not seen him, you love
him, and though you do not see him now, but believe in him, you greatly rejoice
with joy inexpressible and full of glory”.
