I can’t believe I can’t sleep again. After lying there, thinking and praying, for two hours, I guess it’s time to get up. 4:00am.
Hmmm. The news headlines are just as depressing as yesterday. What a surprise. Guess I’ll check out local news in the Journal Sentinel online.
Oh no. Say it isn’t so! My favorite south side Milwaukee taco joint has been given a very bad health department report. I always wondered where all that extra flavor came from. Now I know. Sigh.
I need to organize my office. My filing system of piles on the floor is not working out too well anymore.
I wonder when I’ll ever get to finish my photo album project. That enormous bin of family pictures is testimony to the fact that I need a system. My sister-in-law Kris has every photo cataloged along with negatives in a vast closet of albums that are color coded and dated. Good thing she can’t see that plastic bin of ours.
I think I’ll take Will back to the ice rink today. He likes spending about 40 minutes flying around the completely empty hockey rink–a benefit of homeschooling to find an entire rink empty because everybody else is at school. He likes having it all to himself.
The media bias for Obama has lapsed into farce. CNN is one of the worst. I think they’re on his staff. His new cabinet was called a “dream team” yesterday. Yes, a nightmare. Before the Inaugural ball, I knew they would call Michelle Obama’s gown, “stunning!” Sure enough. Yesterday morning CNN reported on her gown as being, “stunning.” If she’d worn a burlap sack, the drooling media elite would have found it to be “stunning” as well. I don’t think I can stomach this anymore.
The house is so quiet. That’s because Will and Sam are asleep. They are a comedy team when they’re awake. The last thing I hear before sleeping is both of them laughing across the hall. So glad that Sam lives at home this year going to college. His brother sure enjoys him, and so do I. His impersonations were witty and clever even back when he was in grade school.
Wonder what I should make for supper tonight. Oh, that’s right. I am going to stuff those green peppers that I need to use…
It’s chilly in the house. Time to turn up the thermostat. Feeling slightly drowsy. Hmmm. Eyelids are getting a bit heavy….I think I’m too tired to finish th
ha ha i love the ending!
In this world we will have trouble but be of GOOD CHEER He overcame the world! our Faith overcomes the world hallelujah.
Blessings and hugs from Cyprus
This gave me a good laugh. Sounds a lot like me. Cant sleep, mind racing. 9 weeks pregnant and feeling sluggish.
Thank you for this post.
Be blessed, today, dear sister Ingrid… you have been putting so much out there for us lately… your passion and zeal for Truth to be persistantly laid out before your readers gives God glory! Know that there are a whole bunch of us readers who appreciate you so much — even though we never write in to comment and tell you so!!
Persevere in the Lord… your ministry to the body of Christ is a bold and courageous instrument on the front lines of this ongoing fight for right in this present darkness. Stand firm! Be brave! Never retreat! Get some sleep! *~D
I loved the ending! That was really cute, but I’m sorry that you’re not sleeping…
I’m a new reader to your blog, but have been reading Slice for a long time. I was glad to have found your personal blog, and have already been greatly encouraged! Take care, and God bless.
AMEN! It is so nice to hear from a fellow sister in Christ with insomnia. (And nausea over the current state of our media) Thanks for the smile it gave me.
Enjoyed this greatly. Sorry you’re not getting the sleep you need.
I am just not suffering the nausea and distress over the election and inauguration that everyone else seems to have. I’ve been breathing so much better since I stopped watching the news and stuck my head down in the sand…
Hi Ingrid, thanks for reminding us all on your blog that it is the 36 anniversary of roe vs. wade today. I found a pretty, pretty song that you might like to hear at http://www.k4communications.com/karl/chancevideo.html
it goes well with the news of the day. Have a good day, Jennifer
CNN is indeed one of the worst, but my kids and I watched the event on FOX, where one of the contributors spoke of Obama’s “supernatural” (I kid you not) assuredness in himself.
And I don’t want to be a conspiracy theorist, but did anyone see on WorldNetDaily that because Obama flubbed the oath the first time, he swore in again later…without a Bible? Hmmm…not that the Bible the first time around meant anything to any of these people.
Hope you sleep better tonight, Ingrid.
I guess I’m not the only one having sleep problems these days. You’re at least being productive with your time awake. I’ve been in a weird funk since the new year. Feeling a sense of dread and sorrow for what may be left of my beloved country for my children. Still getting used to my oldest son having gone off to college, still don’t like it. Feeling like is it only me who can see through Obama and his horrific ideas? I don’t understand anything anymore. Can so relate to your thought’s Ingrid. God is in control – nice thought. How can one not consider conspiracy theories in these strange times.
I’m so sorry to hear about the insomnia. I know how frustrating it is, that and feeling sick and distracted the next day.
I really hate to admit this: I accidentally stumbled on what is at least a sleep aide a few years ago when I bought a CD set of Eric Martin narrating the New Testament, New King James Translation thinking it would be good in the car on long trips. I love his voice and mild Scottish brogue but I was too distracted listening to safely drive with it.
One night I could not sleep because my mind was, like yours, whirring away on overdrive. Being too tired to read I decided to listen to one of the CDs and after about 15min. I was dozing off. The recording is not boring in any way, I think listening to it forces my exhausted brain to shut down its worry/distraction overdrive and focus on the narration. Somehow this lets me drift off. The Gospels seem to work better than the epistles. At least I feel like I’ve benefited even if I can’t get to sleep in that the sound of Martin’s voice narrating the gospels is literally being burned into my brain.
Les!
That is a great idea. Several years back after 9-11, we had just moved and I was under unprecedented stress. I had just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and was having regular panic attacks, 72-hours without sleeping sometimes. I started listening to the Psalms as I tried to sleep. The beautiful, calm voice of Alexander Scorby reading the Scriptures was just wonderful. I went to sleep hearing the Word and the next day, I heard snatches of the Psalms all day from what I had been listening to falling asleep. I’m going to try it again. I’m not necessarily anxious, but the wonderful words of the Bible are a great help for peace of mind and calm in your spirit. Thanks so much for mentioning this. I now have a GOBible which is small, like an iPod and that would be easy to have under the pillow.
I just looked at the GOBible page and THAT is nifty. I pray this works for you!
I know the feeling of projects stacking up and waiting! A lot of our photos reside in bins and boxes too! I hope our grandchildren will someday have fun sorting through “Grammy’s” stash of photos!
Isn’t the hoopla in D. C. something else!?! Someone aptly commented, “It’s supposed to be an inauguration, not a coronation.”
Scary, to say the least. I recall seeing news clips of how Hitler was received like that in his early years of power.
I think our nation’s economic issues are just the beginning of far worse things. How blessed to be in Christ!
Sometimes I think I’m the only person who sees the unbelievable media bias towards everything Obama. Glad to see I’m not alone. This is part of what will eventually be this country’s downfall – a hypnotized media, unable to report unbiased news events, totally captivated with a man who doesn’t impress me in the least – at best, he has a pleasant demeanor, but take away the multiple teleprompters and he can’t get a sentence out without stuttering or hesitating. The Chicago newspapers have been the worst idol worshippers. There was an article the other day thrilled about Obama and his excellent command of the English language (after Bush the mangler). Well I have news for the media – keep your ears and eyes open – and try to actually report the truth, instead of fantasy.
Yes the coverage this past week has been difficult. I’ve been keeping my watching of the inaugaural (sp?) stuff to a minimum. As an african-american the conventional wisdom says that I am supposed to be happy with this election but I am not. With all the adoration, celebraties all of a sudden pledging to “serve the gov’t”, proclamations of some that they will no longer have to worry about their mortage and gas bill, marvelling at Obama’s fine command of English, the Obamas fashion sense, the curiousity of what they eat everyday, etc. and the worse I think I’ve heard this week– a lady calling into a local talk show saying that Obama is the President of the world—this has been a truly difficult week.
Will I don’t believe the Obama is the Anti-christ, I do see how the Anti-christ can come on the international stage and dupe so many people (esp. those who should know better) with his smooth words and promises. As DL Foster of gcmwatch.com observed several months ago, it feels like a practice run.