4 of Swords

The 4 of Swords is a card of recovery and rest. After a long, agonizing ordeal with work or health related issues, it's time to relax, relate, and release. Stress has taken us through the ringer and we have surprising made it out on the other side in one piece, give or take a hair or two. This card is like a permission slip to put stress aside, kick up the feet, and just be.

Well, Hubby is still in the hospital. This makes a grand total of 5 days and I have yet to eat right, stop worrying, and rest. I always told him that he "completed" me, and I have truly felt my words this week. He is such an intergral cog to our family wheel that the dang thing won't roll when he's not around. As each day has passed, I have begun to grow more weary. Today was the first day I cried about the whole situation and it didn't just last a minute or so. It was an all-day, off and on kinda cry; the kind that gives you an instant headache to add to the impossible feelings of sadness.


I have pulled Sword cards for the last couple of days, and they have been so right on, it's actually scary. This particular card is telling me that I need to rest - - to take a break, breathe some fresh air, and slow my pace. I decided to call Hubby in the morning, go to church, eat dinner with my family, and then visit him in the early evening. I was able to sleep a little later, rest on the word of God and lay my troubles before Him, eat a hearty meal (not necessarily healthy, but definitely hearty), and then go and check on the love of my life. He in turn was able to rest and sleep off and on without worrying about me sitting there with nothing to do. In the end, I guess this card was a Godsend for the both of us...


Until tomorrow.