Anyway Maisie has a young man working for her who was injured in the first world war. In this book his leg is causing him much pain and he's resorted to illegal drugs to help. Maisie arranges to get help for him. Which brings me to my point. I get there in the end.
At some point Maisie is asked, "But where do you go?" I can't find the actual quote right now but basically the questioner wants to know who she confides in, where she goes when she needs support. And it occurred to me to ask myself the same question.
Of course I have Husband who is my best friend and confidant but sometimes it's helpful to have someone who's a step removed. Not that Husband will always say what I want to hear: he can be blunt. Occasionally I need a Christian perspective especially when thinking about issues to do with Zac's.
I can make instant, often stupid, decisions based on something someone says that makes me doubt myself. Maybe it's the right decision, maybe it's not. But I should probably think about it first and take advice. Again normally I will go to Husband but every now and again . . .
There's something I've been brooding over for a few weeks now. I made an instant decision, put it into practice, but then circumstances - or God - caused me to have to change it. In fact, I'm going to go and talk to Husband about it now! Before I change my mind.
A little later
Husband's second comment: But you talk to Sean about this.
2 comments:
I think I have read her a little at some point. Did one of the plots involve the Crystal Palace? As for advice, I have Sue and daughter, Shauna.
That was a moving book, whatever the title again. Based on a terrible piece of history.
I don't have one person to go to, but tend to ask someone based on what the issue is. Sometimes I throw an issue open to my blog readers, too, great group. I don't have a Maurice in my life, unlike maisie.
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