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2.26.2009

maybe too honest.

my heart has been so heavy this week. i can't shake the feeling that i could lose it at any second. tomorrow it will be two years since dad died. what?! that's so weird to even type. the anticipation is always worse than the actual day, so i feel like i've been pretty checked out of life this week, but tomorrow will probably come and go and just be another day.

it's easy to feel alone, misunderstood, unknown, crazy....but the truth is, i have an abnormal amount of people in my life that genuinely care about me. so many people have been checking on me, asking how i'm doing or if they can do anything. unfortunately, i hate those questions because i absolutely have no idea how to answer them. i honestly cannot think of a good way to answer the "how are you doing?" question. i had a rough day on sunday and last night a friend asked me if i was doing better. i mean, thanks, but better?! what does that even mean? and the "can i do anything?" question is much appreciated but also a tough one. can you change the situation? no. can you take the pain away? no. everything else just feels like bandaids on a gaping wound or like we're treating the symptoms and not doing anything about the actual problem. 

okay maybe that was dramatic. honestly, i really am so thankful for those questions even though i hate them. it just shows that someone cares and wants to help. i wish someone could say something or do something to make it go away. i just desperately wish that someone could fix it, so then i get frustrated when they can't. not fair, i know.

thanks for reading. thanks for caring. thanks for asking. thanks for being gracious when i'm unfair.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

the title of you're blog is "these are my thoughts" so you're supposed to be honest silly!

Anonymous said...

the truth is, time wont heal you - it can't. in fact, time can be a cruel tool that makes pain worse - time is long and causes waiting, time doesn't go back but only moves forward without our asking, and time is merciless. the only healing we can cling to is HIM. He is the only whole thing that can fill us. and unfortunately this lousy thing we humans call friendship is our pathetic way to try and show His love. ha, so thanks for knowing that it is not just WE who are trying to love you, but better, the Jesus inside of us trying to overflow His indescribable love from our mortal bodies. know His love today and everyday.


and know that because of Him, i have love and because of that, i love you, not well, but the best i can. resting in the truth that He loves you more than i ever could - whew, that takes some pressure off.

Team Green said...

I don't think any response could be as well spoken as the one above. Thanks for honesty. I will pray for you Cara Jane.

Ivy said...

I appreciate your honesty. Your exact thoughts will sometimes go through my mind.

Arnie Adkison said...

CJ,

Thanks for sharing. I prayed for you and your family last week when I was reminded of the 2-year anniversary. Keep being honest!