Daily Bother

So; tonight I read something that I can only describe as *disturbing*. It was written by someone whose life seems in a dead-end and has been that way for some time. You can tell it really made an effect on me because I'm still quite bothered. By all accounts some of the bummer-ness is self inflicted...some; not so much. I can think of ways that this person could've altered her life or her response to it but I don't think that would be the most helpful. And anyway...pointing fingers at this point is useless. The really disturbing part were phrases she'd written like "a happy day seems like a black and white picture from yester year" or "the only thing that is happening with the lemons are that they are being squeezed into my eyes and already open wounds" or "I have a demon pirched on my shoulders pulling my puppet strings of stupidity and misery". See what I mean?

I was and am still very truly bothered by this...but it also got me to thinking about ways to help. You always hear about friends helping friends and on the rare occasion that the situation had escalated beyond help and then the friends say things like "if only" or "I wish I'd known...". So, what's the tipping point? And if the people don't know you are searching for ways to help then how do you tactfully offer the help...or does tact have anything to do with it? Hmmm...clearly I'll still be bothered by this for some time. And I have ideas in my head and a burden on my heart to continue my part in this. And if you are of like mind and heart you might want to add this at*this*early*date*un-named "Blogger-Girl" to your prayer list...or me...as I search for ways to help.

On a more mundane note:
Today I...
completed four loads of laundry
emptied the dishwasher
put away all the hand-washed dishes
met with Colin to design a Youth Group poster
had Starbucks!
Facebooked
Emailed
Watched Grey's Anatomy on Tivo...Go Eric Stoltz!...I smell Emmy :-)
Was frustrated by my dogs
Was driven to an "awww..." moment by my dogs...they're so CUTE!
Made spaghetti...why did it taste SO good tonight?

This is my dog Sommer getting her favorite chew toy...an empty plastic bottle...it's the little things:-)

This is my lunch...a chicken salad sandwich just the way we made them at Jennifer's when I was in college!