Thursday, 5 July 2018

Here I am, later in the day, tired, and wondering what to say about today... it was one of those plain days that don't seem significant, but...

I managed to get a tree trimmed the way I wanted it, cleaned up a patch of ground I am working on, used the hose on some dirty boards, dry piles of debris, and some hot dusty chickens... which is always fun.  Finally remembered my hammer so I pounded in some loose nails on the sawhorses I need to use.  I think I need a metal cutter for the nails I am trying to remove from some boards for a working table outside... so I have to figure out what kind of cutter I need... I suppose a search engine is in my future.

I found a broken robin's egg below the nest that is near my window... and that is so sad.  I wondered if a squirrel climbed up there because I saw one coming on the porch the other day.  I suppose a squirrel could have done that.  I'm not sure what to do to save my little robin friend.

I suppose I ate too much... lots of butter on my popcorn and my corn on the cob... two avocados today, and that is good fat, but still fat I suppose... had a soda to quench my thirst at lunch... ran out of real coffee and had to take some aspirin with dinner... withdrawal pains ahead.  Yuk.

I wrote and mailed six letters today... so that was quite an accomplishment.  :-)  It's hard to think of that much excitement with a boring life like mine!  haha  I think I have about 15 more letters to go on my monthly list.

I took a nap from all the heat and yardwork and early mornings.

I cleaned up a bunch of my messy spaces and feel like I can start making some things... small things... I wonder what things.

Ordinary days are what we live.

I sent out an article from the Salvation Army magazine with my letters today.  I try to send what I call an "insert" with my letters, something interesting and meaningful.  It was called MOMENTS, and it was about all the little moments we miss when we are busy running around trying to get everything on our mental lists... my paraphrase.  The idea is that we need to notice those ordinary moments that might be very important to us or someone else.

I guess my moment for the day was the chickens and the hose.  :-)

I better go...  Until next time,
In Christ,

Deborah Martin
work2gather.us

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May our days be filled with things that make our lives better and affect the future of our world in a good way.
May we honor the equality among us as human beings as we respect the differences that make us each unique and amazing people.
May our goals become worthy of the time we spend on them... we can't get a moment back, we have to invest each one on things that matter.
May life find a way to bring us the good things that we need to achieve GOD's plan for our existence... through our efforts, through the kindness of others, through strangers who want to help us, through people we know, through things we never even consider possible... and may we use those blessings wisely.
May GOD be honored for the mercy He has on us in our defiance, in our ignorance, in our rejection of His love.
May we all find a way to live on this earth without hating anyone we disagree with.
and more....

Amen.

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Pearl Harbor happened today... many years ago.
I'm not good with history, but Georgene Rice, on Christian radio station KPDQ, always shares the history of days like today.  It seems we were surprised by a country that we didn't think would be able to attack us.  I remember she talked about one ship where only a few hundred of the over a thousand sailors were saved when they were attacked.  I remember she said that oil still seeps from one ship, and that the bodies of our soldiers are still down there.  I remember thinking we must have the ability to raise those ship or retrieve those bodies now.

Looking back we probably wouldn't see that kind of attack happen, but the world has changed since then.  Now we are attacked by computer... and we never see it coming.  I guess we need to remember that people who want to "win" will find a way to do it... or keep trying.

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It was a long day of recovering from my shopping excursion...  I will probably need tomorrow to get more "normal" as well as today.  This is my life right now.  When the situations change, so do the abilities we have to deal with them.  If I was driving a car I wouldn't have so much "exercise" when I shop... but, I probably couldn't afford to go anywhere if I owned a car, or might get killed while driving.  Life is filled with different choices and consequences for each of us.

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Today I had to do my accounting chores, too... try to find out where my budget is at, figure out who is left to buy Christmas for, etc.  I finished my online shopping, I think... Now I need to finish my crafted gifts.  :-) 

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Not much to share today... I didn't watch any TV... barely heard any radio... didn't read anything, except my browse through the paper I picked up when I went shopping.  I collect the articles I want to read then recycle the rest of the paper.  All of that needs to be done tomorrow.

I did watch the VHS tape I bought at the thrift store... Lady and the Tramp.  It was so great to watch again.  :-)  I love the way the old Disney cartoons capture the characters... they have real personalities that all get mixed together to make the movie.  My son and his wife have a terrier like Tramp, so now I can really see the breed defined in the cartoon.  It's just a dog until you discover there are real differences between the breeds of animals.

The rest of the day was daily living chores and resting.  Fun, huh!

Until next time, God willing,
Deborah Martin

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May the world be safe and secure and happy and loving and worthwhile for as many people and animals and good/honest businesses as possible.

May we all live within our means.

May we all find ways to survive together.

May those who are in a season of suffering and struggle find a blessing from GOD in their day.

Amen.