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Hello, everybody! I hope this week has been good to you.

I was thinking yesterday about why I never got married. Although it was not a priority for me, I always thought one day I would, but with the long hours and stresses which come from working in medicine, I never found the time. Then, it came to me; I never got married because God had another purpose in mind for me. I was not put on this earth to raise children. I was put on this earth to shine light on a serious but misunderstood disease called chronic fatigue syndrome, from which millions of people suffer. Had I been married, I would not have had the time or the freedom to write whenever I pleased. I write at two in the morning sometimes. I would not have had the time or the energy to write my first book much less this blog and my second book. I would have spent my time and energy, what little of it I have, taking care of a family, or, at least attempting to do so. God needed me to write instead, and since my life has gone this way and has been this way for so long, I can’t imagine anything else. My life the way it is would not have been a good family life for any children I might have had, either. I could never have done a husband and a family any good. I couldn’t have given them what they needed. So much of it would have been on them which would not have been fair to them. Everybody involved would have been stuck taking care of Mom. What kind of a life would that have been for the children? Not a very good one. Kids deserve to be kids and not tied down taking care of a sick parent. It wouldn’t have been fair to a husband, either. He couldn’t have enjoyed a life other couples enjoy. It would not have been fair all the way around.

It hasn’t exactly been fair for me either, but life isn’t always fair. I’m not the only one. But, here I am, glorifying God and doing His will. He is working His purpose out through me. Perhaps that is worth more than getting married and raising a family. Who knows? This will be revealed to me when I reach the other side of Heaven. Answers are not always revealed while we are here on Earth.

However, my life is not without its blessings. My dear friend from church took my out for our monthly lunch today, and I have friends who call to let me know they are thinking of me or to check on me and see if there is anything I need.
No, this is not what I signed up for, but it is what I was called to do, and, in spite of anything, it is getting cfs somewhere. Not as many people mock it or turn their noses at it anymore. I have reached people, and they have actually reached out to me and thanked me for my work. It almost makes it all worth it.

Remember, you can inspire just by example. People can and often do learn by watching those who suffer get out of bed in the morning and live their lives with smiles on their faces. That’s inspiring, even if it doesn’t seem that way to you. People watch and people notice more than you think. So keep smiling!

Take care. Until next week,
Beckie

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