Shades of Sunshine

So I had an eye opening experience today.  My bishop (clergy) called both my husband and I into his office today, I thought for sure that it was to give us a calling (job in the church).  Boy was I wrong.  The bishop noticed that I was sad recently and wanted to know what he could do to help me.  My husband after he met with the bishop (we met individually) asked me if I had been taking my pills as for the last month I have been down, depressed and negative.  I have not missed one dose of medications that I can promise.  I am about out of my 3 month supply and will need more soon.  I guess that since my hubby and my bishop have noticed that I must seem sad.  I am a very shy withdrawn person and keep to myself in public places, I have met a few people in the congregation but I am not one to go up and talk to people.  In fact this week the Relief Society (women's group) had an activity and I didn't go because I didn't want to go by myself. ...

With the shooting in CT my mind has been on my beliefs a lot lately.  For those who don't know, I am LDS aka Mormon ( www.mormon.org ).  We have a belief in the afterlife, that there is life after death, that our savior Jesus Christ was born, and died and resurrected so that we can have life eternal.  We believe that if for some reason you lose a child in this life, that you will be given the opportunity to raise that child in the hereafter.  That is what is comforting me amidst this devastating event.  Knowing that those who lost precious children will be given the chance to raise them up in the hereafter.  I can't even imagine what the parents have/are feeling during this event.  I'm not a parent (other than to furkids) but I can't even imagine what they are experiencing, the tragedy.  I have read several accounts of forgiveness and sympathy for the shooter and his family, how incredibly brave.  Recently I have been becoming more active in ...