Well, I knew it was only a matter of time . . . cold weather, long hours, stress. I’m rarely sick with the variety of colds, flus and stuff that other people get but I can just feel it coming. My sweet son was only barely in my presence – staying his distance because he didn’t want me to catch anything but I think I’m too late. Ugh, my throat has felt funny for days. I’m not complaining though, just wanted to let you know why you haven’t seen me for a couple of days. Saturday would have been my 29th Anniversary and I fared pretty well even with the throat thing. I’m hopeful that I’ll have a little post later on in the day.
In the meantime, for tomorrow, Happy Monday dear friends. I started to write how many more days until Christmas, but I didn’t want to startle you, lol!!!
Biggest Hugs,
Becca
Thanks, Becca, for not mentioning how close it is. I haven’t even started my cards yet! Hope you get to feeling better soon. You are in my thoughts and prayers this holiday season.
Becca
with all that you’ve been dealing with it’s no wonder your coming down with something.
Your resistance is probably low and your tired and drained emotionally.
This is always the time when we get sick.
So do what your body wants.. rest and more rest and eat good food to sustain your strength.. Relax and just give way to sleep and rest.
Take care of yourself and Happy Anniversary anyway. A lot of good years together. Take care of yourself..and yes Christmas is getting closer and closer..We all have much to be grateful for..
GB
pat
Becca,
It is that time of year. Knock on wood, my twin granddaughters caught their first colds last week and I thought here it comes, but so far so good. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Marcie
Please take very good care of yourself hun, as we don´t want you get really sick now just before christmas right? I know the feeling, as I´ve been the same myself, and I´m even vacinatyed, cause I just can´t catch anything now, as I have a major backsurgery just after New Year, and they would just cancle it again, if I catch anything, so you just do as I´m told, to stay inside and make a hot groggy and sstay warm, then it´ll hopefully go away again without further.
Christmas is fast aproching, but we can haave a great time anyway, even we haven´t got all done, we use to, so no reason to stress as that´s not what the holiday is about right?
have a great time hun and take care.
Take care, there is a lot of that going around, I have about 3 more gifts to buy and I’m done!!!!!!
You don’t have to tell me how many days! I’m already feeling so stressed! I only have a few more things to buy and wrap and I will be ready! But I can’t seem to get going!
Take care of yourself. Haven’t started my Christmas cards and I’m not much of a shopper and I don’t know what I am waiting on. God bless.
To add to Pat Posk’s wise advice, Dr. Oz recommends gargling with warm salt water and eating yogurt. So important to take care of yourself now for many good reasons.
Please take all the time you need to nurse yourself back to good health.
Santé!
Hope you are feeling better soon. Please take good care of yourself and drink plenty of fluids.
Hope you are feeling better soon- thoughts are with you and don’t you dare mention how close “it” is.
Take care and hope you get to feeling better soon. Get plenty of rest.
Bless your heart Becca, your not feeling well and your sense of humor is top notch. Sounds like a nice hot toddy is in order. Feel better soon. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
chin up buttercup. i thinking of you, get better soon.
I’m so sorry you aren’t feeling up to snuff! My dh is feeling under the weather also and when he gets sick, he is really sick, like in the hospital sick. I pray both of you feel better this day.
Listen to your body Becca it will tell you what it needs.
Take care
LOL Eileen
Sending you well wishes, Becca!
((HUGS)) May you feel God’s loving arms surround you and His healing touch upon you.
Here’s hoping that it’s a false alarm. Get lots of rest and drink plenty of liquids. Hopefully you can fend it off. Now let me hear it! “Yes, Mom!” LOL!
Please feel better. We don’t like it when you don’t feel well. Take care of you and see you when you feel better.
Hugs & Prayers!
Sounds like your body is telling you to step back and slow down! Do the salt water gargles- they really do help- and make some chicken soup from scratch and include onions. We will be here patiently awaiting you feeling better, but will hope that it is soon. ;P Your beautiful projects are always worth the wait!
Pamela
Hugs and kisses from cold-infested adorable grandchildren or no hugs and kisses??? Nah – lay it on kids; it’s a risk I’ll take. Of course, I have been very lucky – no illness since I retired from teaching.
Hang in there, Becca. Your emotional stress probably has a lot to do with your susceptibility. We all care about you, so if the total number of all your friends could keep you healthy, you’d be healthy for hundreds of years!
Get well and stay close to Lord. Only he can get you through all of this. Hugs
Marie
rest my dear.
Sandra
Oh Becca, I hope that the good Lord spares you, or if he has to give you something, please make it a mild does, you have already been through too much in a short time. Speaking about the closeness of Christmas, I’m feeling stessed because I still have all the sentiments to put inside each of the Christmas cards that I made. Why is it that no matter when we start working on our Christmas cards, there never really seems to be enough time to make as many, or to fancy them up as much as we want before we run out of time?
Look after yourself Becca, lots of hot drinks. Thinking of you :) xx
Angela (UK)
Hope you’re better really soon. Hugs,
Melody
Take care, dear sweet friend, my thoughts and prayers are with you. {{{hugs}}}
Hey Becca, Thanks for not mentioning it, although today my goal is to get the majority of the cards ready to send. Still have a few to make. Christmas is just the hubby and I, so I am good there :) I think the bug is going around pretty heavy right now, everyone I know has it, so I am staying away and in my car most of the time lol. 29 years – wow, that would have been a long time. We have made 19 so far, but doubt we’ll both live long enough to make 29, we plan on celebrating in heaven – heard they are having a big party up there ;) Hope you are feeling great and back in the saddle again soon. Now go take a nap, eat some chicken soup (it’s good for the body and soul) and just browse through to see what others are making. Praying for you as always mdf.
Take care of yourself. Thinking of you.
Take care of yourself Becca. I had that sore throat going last week
and I took Theraflu (hot) with honey and that soothed the scratchy sore throat. Feel better. Glad to hear you fair welled and know that stress is normal with all you’ve been through and the holidays . PYWT (pray you way through) and I’ll be praying with you. HUGS from Texas
Dear Becca, we have a great product here in Canada called cold FX which my children and I take every day, it seems to prevent colds. Couldn’t find it in the States when I was there with my son in November, so when one of the boys on the hockey team started to feel under the weather, we had him take lots of Vitamin C instead at the first sign of a sore throat. Our friend who is a naturopath says to take one 500 mg Vit C every hour for 5 to 6 hours until the sore throat disappears — and it always seems to work! May be too late for you if the cold has taken hold, but worth a try. Hope you are feeling better soon and I’m so sorry you couldn’t share your anniversary with your dear husband beside you in person, instead of in spirit. Take care.
Becca,
I hope you feel better soon! You have been through so much lately.
Gosh Becca – i’m not surprised you are coming down with something. There is only so much that your body will fight off – and feeling how you must have been feeling recently – there’s no wonder its got you!
Maybe you need to take it easy and rest up for a few days – everyone would understand – we’d rather hear from you to tell us you’re feeling ok… we all have those days so you don’t need to feel bad.
You’ve gone through a lot recently so you’re body and resistance is bound to be really low. Well done for getting through Saturday. It must have been a very poignant day filled with memories.
Get well soon.
Paula, Derbyshire, UK.
Take care, Becca! Sending blessings your way! Cynthia
Hi Becca! So sorry you are not feeling well. Sending loads of prayers your way! God Bless!
Becca, next time you feel that coming on, take an Alka-Seltzer Plus (I love cherry or orange flavor best), and it won’t attack you so hard. Seems if I feel the symptoms, I take that and the next day it is gone. But I developed something similar to what you are talking about too and have been sick with it for a few weeks. When it hit, the throat thing was not a sore throat, but it was different, and I was not thinking of taking anything – thought it was something else. Well, I think it ended up being allergies, since I had been gone for 2 weeks before on a cruise, and came back to alot of dust in the house, from where a friend watched my kitties, and all the dust from litter got all over everything, especially in that room. But after being away from kitties for 2 weeks, guess I could have developed a sensitivity to them too. Next time I might have to hire someone to come in and clean before I get home – especially if I’m gone for more than a week. Glad you are doing some better. Praying for you.
Feel better soon! Prayers for you!
Good Morning Becca–
I hope you’re feeling better soon. I am amazed how you’re pulling through this holiday season–God really is carrying you I’m sure. My mom went through this identical “season” two years ago and really regretted not having something that occupied her mind during that time. I’m so glad that you utilize your art in such a wonderful way–what a testimony.
Just wanted to drop a note–thinking of you, and prayers continuing for you and your family. I know your children are a blessing to you — even when sick. =)
Hugs & Love, Lisa
Hi Becca,
Happy Anniversary sweetie, I know how much you and your man loved each other. It is still a beautiful day to celebrate the love you shared.
I hope you are feeling better soon. You are always in my thoughts and prayers.
Hugs and Blessings,
Deb
Listen to your body and take care of you. I would like to say Happy Anniversary. A friend of mine who’s husband died told me on the first anniversary after he passed that she felt she was still married to him so it was a day to celebrate. She was a Christian and honored her vows. She since has remarried to a wonderful widower from our church and I am so happy for them. I don’t know how you feel. I just know that you follow what you feel in your heart and continue to talk and pray to God for his help and guidance through this journey.
Take care of yourself Becca…Your resistance is probably way down due to all the stress that you have suffered lately.
I’m still praying for you…lay low…take care and get well. Happy Anniversary to you :)
Marian
Sending warm wishes for a speedy recovery!
Oh my sweet friend!!!
I sure hope you get to feeling better soon. Congratulation of 29 years of marriage. That is way to many years together to not celebrate all the good times. I know it is hard to “celebrate” but John is with you in spirit and you two had so many wonderful years and memories together. My thoughts and prayers are with you honey.
Valerie
Homemade chicken soup, tea with lemon and honey, and get to bed earlier–what’s with the 4am posting girly???!! Oh, and no cold drinks–they make you cough. ‘Hope you feel better soon, Becca. (I didn’t know you had a son–I thought only one daughter…) Hugs
Yep!!! DebraK has it right!!! Chicken soup, tea with lemon & honey…!!!! We know the feeling!!!! Our son came home with a terrible cough & we ALL caught it & it lasted for a SUPER LONG TIME!!!! He STILL complains of a cough!!!! BLAHHHH!!!
Can’t wait to see what you show us later!!!! Take care of yourself!!!! :)
Try Cold-eeze lozenges (increase your zinc and vitamin c intake) and get plenty of rest. I hope you feel better soon!
Hi Becca…I’m thinking about you after reading your post today. There will be many firsts this year for you. Your 29th anniversary was a big one. I was reading Psalm 91 this morning as a devotional. This time I will put your name into verse 4: “He will cover BECCA with His feathers, and under His wings BECCA will find refuge; His faithfulness will be BECCA’S shield and rampart”. Rest in the Lord!
So sorry to hear that you are sick! Best wishes,
Hello Sweetie,
I’m sorry that you’re feeling poorly. Your whole body has been through so much of late that your resistance to the slightest bug will be really low right now. Keep warm and look after yourself, Becca.
Sending warm cyber hugs across the pond.
Marie xx
I’m so sorry you are ailing! You need to take care of YOU, so take some time off to get back to you!
Oh, I hope you are feeling better soon. It is no wonder that you have caught a virus. Just take it easy, if you can, and look after yourself.
Sorry you’re not up to par. I haven’t been sick for 3 years and twice in the last month I have been puney. I am sure your anniversary was a hard day for you. Keep up your spirits the best you can. God will see you through all of this. Lean upon him for your strength.
Hugs and prayers,
Sylvia
Sorry to hear that you do not feel good. I know how you feel because I have had a sore throat for the past two days. Take care of yourself.
Your Sister in Christ
Oh Bummer, I have been waiting to get hit with something, seems like every year at this time I catch something, especially being around the kids at church your bound to catch something, hope your body can fight it off quickly and you can get back at it.
Take care
Never stop counting those Anniversary years. He may not be with you physically, but he is spiritually and will always be your Love.
Sorry you aren’t feeling well. Hang in there friend.
Hope you will feel better soon Becca, please be gentle with yourself and allow yourself the rest that you need.
Hugs
Hang in there. The holidays must be an extremely difficult time for you. I hope you can feel hugged by all of the prayers being sent your way. You’ve been an inspiration for so many of us. Take good care of yourself.
Climb into bed with a good book, a warm cup of tea with honey in it and let your body rest and heal. We’ll be here whenever you are up to posting. May God’s loving arms continue to envelop you with His all encompassing love (((hugs))).
Take care of yourself. hugs :)
Oddly enough, the winter my DH died, everyone got sick but me. I often wonder if it was because I was in a deep state of shock. His death was the result of a freak accident.
Take care of yourself and get well soon.
Tis the season for sharing, but unfortunately that includes various virsuses like the common cold. At the first sign of not feeling good, I always take an Airborne (orange flavor for me) which was developed by a teacher and is available at Walmart and other stores. I sure hope you feel better soon.
feel better soon! We have it here too! :( Not fun. Remember each milestone date with pleasure of the years you shared. I so enjoy your cards and ideas and thank you for sharing them with all of us.
Hey Becca, my sweetie rarely gets what’s going around either. But he too is being felled by some sort of bug, I’ll hazard a guess, and st that tomorrow will be the day he stays home from work. When he does get sick, it’s usually very sick, and a real bear! I hope you don’t get real sick, and you recuperate quickly
Becca, each time a special day comes along, remember the times you and he celebrated them together. It might help you get through the day. Each time a ‘first’ comes, it will be hard. But the next time, it’s not quite as hard. You’re in my prayers.
Hugs
Feel better soon! I too am starting to sneeze and sneeze and I have so much to do…even painting my son’s room before he arrives from college…what did I get myself into?
Hi Becca,
Oh the joys of the season! We have had several runs of colds, stomach flues and such. My 18 year old daughter is home sick today with the same thing as you Becca.
Wow, to hear that you would have celebrated your 29th Wedding Anniversary is quite a landmark. I hope you celebrated that day as your spirits and souls will forever be connected, I truly believe that.
I’m just watching to see how much snow we will be receiving, they have displayed warnings and watches since last night and they said it will continue into Tuesday! We received around 20 cm of snow in the last couple of days and more on the way.
Take care of yourself, glad to just hear from you. Get lots of rest and take some time to get strong again.
Blessing to you as always,
Cathie
Hope you’ll feel better soon :D
I am not surprised u r getting sick
stress can do that to u
u have been through a lot but the Lord will sustain you and uplift you my friend
I will continue to keep u in prayer
Love,
**Milu**
Becca, take care and hope you are feeling better soon.
get better soon Becca
Love and healing Light to you.
Don’t push it( free advice)
blessings,
Robyn
well my dear – thx for the update but get ready for it because stress will make havoc with your normal routines for a while. I know this first yr will be a yr of firsts for everything . Sorry your 1st “first” was so close to John’s passing and it was a biggie. Just know we are still standing in the gap for as long as you need us love ya T
Hope you feel better. Happy anniversary. I am just making my Christmas cards and have not even decorated anything nor have I bought a single gift. I think I am behind!
Hope you’re feeling better soon. Take care of yourself with all that you’ve gone through recently.
Herbal tea with honey and Minestrone Soup does the trick for me… feel better soon. Sending you prayers and a big cyber hug.
Hope you feel better soon. You’re in my prayers.
Becca,
Don’t worry about posting, just take care of yourself. Stress can cause a lot of problems. So just do what is important to you & skip the rest.
Get plenty of rest. Will be praying for you.
With love, Vicky S
You have gone through so much it is not surprising you got a bug. Listen to your body, rest when it starts to protest, not when you have time!
Hope you had a day of good memories Saturday. You know where John is and will see him again. What a wonderful gift God has given.
Thank you for not mentioning how many days until Christmas!
I know you will kick this, you are the strongest womanI know. John is with you everyday and that in it self helps. Just know that we love you, and your in our prayers.
Hope you feel better soon, and take care of yourself.
Hi Becca!
I pray you get over that nasty flu soon. You have had lots of advice so I won’t give you more except to say just rest. Standing in the gap for you.
Hugs Maz
Hi Becca,
Hope you feel a-okay and soon….want you to enjoy the beautiful Christmas music of the season and bask in the love surronding you from friends, family, and Internet card persons – like me! LOL
Hugs,
Jan Castle
Oops, sorry for the typo…thats surrounding you…remember, you are loved!
Jan Castle
Do hope you are feeling better soon – don’t let the cold get you down! Take care, and best wishes
Hi Becca
So sorry to hear that you’re coming down with something. Be kind to yourself and take care.
We won’t forsake you if you’re quiet. We’ll be standing right beside you and we know we’ll be in for a treat when you recover!
Remembering you in thought and prayer.
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Hi Becca,
Yes it was only a matter of time.
Rest and get well my dear.
I will wish you Happy Anniversary just the same.
I love you and wish I could put my arms around you and help……..
Hugs, Candy
Well, I hope you feel better! I would hope that you still celebrate your anniversary, only this time with a warm blanket, some chicken noodle soup and maybe your kids around with you. It is that time of year for that pesky cold virus, they love to find comfort in us!!!
hearts and hugs…
Sorry to hear you are feeling under the weather, but perhaps this is just a great opportunity to stay in your jammies and just rest and do completely what you feel like doing, if only watching the boob tube. Prayers for speedy recovery and hope your family is spoiling you…hugs from a distance,
That stuff is crazy this year. Drink hot tea if you can…stay warm…Keeping you close in thought and prayers…hugs…Wanda M
I’m so sorry to hear you’re feeling lousy. Hope you’re soon feeling much better.
Good to hear from you, Becca…stay warm…I’m trying to do the same…Ugh…I _____ cold weather. I bet you can fill this one in! Hope you are feeling better soom!
Tis the season for the flu bug sorry to hear your not feeling well and hope your are back to your wonderful creations soon. Relax and thanks for letting us know why your have been missing in action. Really love your work and your beautiful cards. I need to get mine out soon…
Hi Becca, I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling bad!! I’m sure your anniversary was a day mixed with beautiful memories and gratitude for the 29 wonderful years you shared together, and such an unbelievable loneliness for your John. I hope you still feel his presence close to you. I pray you feel better soon and the Lord heal your heart. We care! Please take good care of yourself. Sending you love and hugs and blessings! Patty W.
It is Tuesday morning as I write this. I hope your cold is on a slide out of your system by now. Healing thoughts and prayers are coming your way.
Becca–I’m sorry to hear you’re not feeling well. Take care of yourself and we’ll be here, looking forward to what you create when you’re feeling up to it! Hugs.
Becca: I hope you haven’t caught the mega-cold that has hit the Midwest….I have had this for over a month….still coughing and hoarse. Take care of yourself sweetie…..Ludens’ Honey Lemon drops still work best.
A bit late – but here’s wishing you a speedy recovery. A cold this time of year can be difficult to get rid off – hot tea and honey – it helps my throat (did I spell that OK – if not sorry – I am Danish remember) anytime. Happy 29th to you and your sweetie in Heaven – many lovely years together – but not as many as you had deserved.
Becca
I just read your post from the 5th my wedding anniversery was last Thursday one day before yours we celebrated 38 years. Happy belated anniversery like others have said John is still with you in sprit.
Hugs
Andrea
BECCA BECCA IT IS SO NICE TO SEE YOUR NAME AGAIN AND TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL CARDS. I KNOW ITS A HARD TIME BUT JUST KEEP
WORKING. YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS AND WILL BE
FOR QUITE A WHILE. ALSO LOVED THE RED AND WHILE CHRISTMAS
CARDS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING AT THE TIME IN YOUR
LIFE.
CYNTHIA
Sending you Blessings, Love, Wellness & the spirit of Family.
Get well and know you are loved.
I hope you are feeling better. The stress of everything brings on those scratchy throats and all. Thank you for your inspiration and beautiful and uplifting spirit. Sending you love….
Stress always makes us wide open to disease and illness as it lowers our immune system.
Please relax, and let your kids care for you, do not worry about the blog or anything. Your health is more important.
I am sick right now myself, with what sounds like the same thing…stuffy, body aches etc.
In fact I am heading back to the couch…hope you are also!
Gentle hugs,
Susan