{"id":3462,"date":"2015-10-04T21:27:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T21:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2015-10-04T21:27:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T21:27:18","slug":"the-friendship-project-day-four-from-my-sick-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2015\/10\/the-friendship-project-day-four-from-my-sick-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friendship Project: Day Four From My Sick Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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My husband has been sick for a few days.\u00a0 In fact, I canceled a girls\u2019 night in to tend to him.\u00a0 Well, it came to a head for him yesterday.\u00a0 He had a fever and chills at the church office while writing his sermon.\u00a0 When he came home at 9, he went back to bed and I laid on the couch because I realized I was experiencing the very same symptoms he was complaining about days ago\u00a0 That\u2019s right, he was coming out of his crude and I was entering in.\u00a0 So, this morning when checked in we both realized that 1: Church wasn\u2019t happening for either of us and 2: That we need to get our flu shots like immediately.<\/p>\n

The good thing was I didn\u2019t have to parent while sick today, my friends rallied behind me so, I\u2019m taking a break today from the vows to share with you how you can bless your friends when they\u2019re sick. My Story Sister and friend, Lisha hosts a link up on Sunday called, #GiveMeGrace and I can\u2019t think of a more appropriate expression of God\u2019s grace than when your community comes to your aid when you\u2019re under the weather.<\/p>\n

Four Things To Do When You\u2019re Friend Is Sick<\/h1>\n
#GiveMeGrace on today\u2019s Friendship Project
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1: Offer to take her kids for the day<\/strong>
\nY\u2019all, I got this text right after breakfast when I was unsure what to do with the kids for the day. On one hand I could employ Nanny Netflix, but after an hour so the kids get over her and then the real drama begins. If you can, offer to take her kids so she can get a long stretch of rest. I dropped my kids off around 11, came home, curled up on the couch and slept for three hours. When I woke up, I felt a little less achy.
\n $\"FullSizeRender_1\"$ <\/a>2: Save Her from Her Superwoman Ways<\/strong>
\nLast night, I was in deep denial that I was feeling sick. My husband, yes, it was completely ok for him to be sick, but me? No! Over text my friend convinced me to take the day off. She offered to work my shift in the nursery, find a replacement, and pray. Sometimes, we need our girlfriends to step in and say, \u201cyou don\u2019t have to do it all. In fact, I\u2019m going to make sure you don\u2019t\u201d What blessed me most about her text was her full support of taking care of myself. I went to bed last night at peace with my weakness because to my friend, my owning it was evidence of my strength!
\n $\"FullSizeRender_2\"$ <\/a>3: Send Her Texts and Kind Messages<\/strong>
\nTaking to your sick bed (or in my case, sick couch) can be incredibly isolating. Once the kids are shipped off so you can rest, when you wake up and make your soup and the house is quiet, it\u2019s very easy to feel lonely. I didn\u2019t today though, there were voice-mails and texts from my friends letting me know they missed me and we\u2019re praying. Sometimes a text can feel very insignificant, but I really isn\u2019t. It\u2019s reaching out to let the woman on the other side to know you see them, you\u2019re thinking of them, and you love them.<\/p>\n
4: Send FOOD<\/strong>
\nY\u2019all. There\u2019s orange chicken, salad, mint brownie ice cream and grapes in my fride. Even though I threw together a crock pot meal when I woke up this mornin, I\u2019m so grateful I don\u2019t have to think planning dinner tomorrow. I can rest again while the kids are in school so I can fully kick this crud. Can\u2019t cook? Order pizza. Or Pad Thai. Anything, really.<\/p>\n
These we\u2019re my moments of grace on my sick day. Pray for me! I really want to kick this before leaving for Allume. <\/a><\/p>\n
What other ways have you cared for your sick friends?\u00a0 I\u2019m always looking for new ways to be a better friend because flue season.<\/p>\n
Seeking Shalom from my Sick Couch<\/p>\n
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