The First Post of 2023

 2023!

I'm entering this year with low expectations and high hopes.  

The year is starting off sitting in the quiet house waiting for church to start where, I am again, streaming it from my laptop at home while my husband and daughter attend in person.  I'm feeling very thankful for the option to watch virtually.  It might be better to go in person but with a son in agonizing pain it's an option to be grateful for.  He woke up crying with another migraine.  I told him to go back to bed.  My husband wanted me to go along and I wish I could have too but I'd rather be at home making sure he's okay.  Someone also has to keep the dog from barking, he tends to do that when no one is home.  

Trying to figure out how to help my son has been difficult.  I can't imagine how he makes it through the pain.  I have made the decision to shift him back to virtual school.  It won't happen until closer to the end of the month when the third marking period begins, this way he earns the credits that will allow him to move to tenth grade.  I'm also taking him to a neurologist in Hershey in February because I feel we are getting nowhere with the one he sees currently.  The chiropractor is only helping a little.  He was able to snap him out of a migraine a few weeks ago but I would love to find a permanent cure.  That poor child.  It's difficult for a mother to witness.  I cry every day for him.  I beg God for his healing.  

Our dog is also currently suffering health issues and I am hopeful a trip to the vet this week will find a cure.  

We ended 2022 by seeing the new Avatar movie with my parents.  It was long, over three hours, but I'd say well worth it.  We grabbed some food at Walmart and my husband cooked some delicious finger foods, something we do every New Years Eve.  My son spent a large part of the evening in bed but woke up in time to ring in the new year with us.  It was a difficult evening.  A frustrating one.  But I was home with the family and to me that's better than going out among people and noise.  

My mother's struggle with Alzheimer's is getting worse and my dad's patience in dealing with her is no better.  

Life has been difficult but I know it's nothing God can't get us through.  I'm not one for resolutions but I am vowing to make 2023 a year where I pull myself closer to God.  Because He lives, I can face tomorrow!  He will get us through the trials.  I'm demanding that 2023 is the year we find answers for my son.  I will fight until we get those answers.  

Whew!  Not the greatest start to the new year but that doesn't mean it won't get better.

My hope is for you to see a 2023 filled with an abundance of blessings, my friends.  Thanks for reading my blog and allowing me to use this page to document my good as well as my bad.