Woke up this morning and took a phone call from a friend who was desperate and had some suicidal ideation that freaked the heck out of her. I was awake immediately (its not like every day you get a phone call like that) and struggled with trying to pull out all the social work knowledge that I had, yet at the same time, listen to my gut (and the Holy Spirit) in intervening and how to counsel/talk her through her thoughts. Ended up talking her through some of her thoughts, calmed her down, set up a practical plan for her, and prayed with her. Then I immediately started calling selected friends asking them to pray for her. IMO, I think she'll be okay. She wasn't very rational with her ideation, it was all very emotional and desperate... and she was obviously reaching out and wanting help, which is a good sign.
Spent all afternoon with Lina... eating and shopping :) Came back and didn't have enough time to have my dinner deja-vu with Hubby, so maybe after bible study tonight I'll head over to Sutter and sneak into the call room and say hello :)
The builders finally called and said they'd come by to extract the rotting dead animal upstairs in the master bath. It's about time...
Posted by Ruth at 7/22/2002
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