E.C.
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I've been on less and less. Either way, let's prepare the fatted calf!I am sorry everyone - I wasn’t even aware of this thread. Thank you for your prayers and thinking of me!!!
I’ve missed you all - along with so much else - for so long. Covid was bad for so many reasons. It kept us out of Church, separated so many of us. Our parish has been through 4 priests in the past year and a half, and we’ve lost so many of our parish from some reposing, some no longer healthy enough to attend, some moved away, and probably not keeping a regular priest plus all the closing and restrictions from covid didn’t help.
I’ve honestly thrown myself into a new career. When the schools closed I was out of work. I collected the unemployment for a few months, but wasn’t looking forward to where schools were headed. I took a new job as a therapist for autistic kids, and have been working to increase my certification levels there by going back for more specialized schooling and working a practicum (which sometimes feels like it’s killing me with all the crazy hours required for that PLUS school and job!).
I think I’ve been grieving losing my Church community - or rather avoiding grieving - by just immersing myself in all that.
It’s not so good for one spiritually though. Especially since my SF has had multiple health scares, and works to run a full-time Orthodox retreat center though he’s approaching 90.
I haven’t been much on FB at all, and not here. I’m truly sorry and I’ve really missed you all. I keep thinking I’ll catch up.
And I should complete my practicum hours in another month or so, as well as school, and can sit my next board certification exams after that. (Hopefully I will find time to start studying soon!)
I hope I can be around more. You all were the open door to the Orthodox Church for me and have been so much help and encouragement to me over quite a few years. I’ve missed you all!
I hope I can get back. And yes, I almost certainly had Covid (though I couldn’t get tested) but came through it ok. I have had some health challenges but nothing serious.
Thank you all for prayers and thinking of me. God be with you all.
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