Happy Sabbath
It is a lovely day and has been a good week.
What I am thankful for? Seeing my son play with and do new activities with children
from church. We had a bowling
night and there were some special moments I caught on camera with my son and the
other children. He is doing so
well in this environment and I don’t want to go back to my other church.
I was thinking about going out with the church after lunch
to knock on doors but decided to go home since my son was reaching for things
he was allergic to and of course there are some people who just don’t watch for
those things no matter how much they say they mean to. I am thankful for an opportunity to
serve at least during lunch time.
I haven’t done this in years and although I get anxiety and run away
from things like this, I’m thankful that it did not overwhelm me and make me
give up.
I am enjoying being in my home during spring. I was not able to witness this last
year since at this time, I didn’t know if I would be able to get the house. I was not over here really until May or
June to have partial utilities activated for township inspections. I look out my window now and see
beautiful grass, wood peckers, robins, beautiful blooms in areas I never
expected, and I’m enjoying my time at home…even though much work remains to be
done.
I still have my bathroom, the guest room, the office to
renovate. I need to put another
coat and seal of paint on the cabinets in the kitchen (my jeans rubbed some
color on..not sure how that happened).
I need to reorganize my garage, hook up the back up refrigerator, and
figure out what I am going to do with my attic.
I also need another job. That has not gone away and remains on my prayer list.
I am thankful for stamina to get my notes in for the end of
the week and to keep my promise to one of my clients. They are in a dire situation and need a lot of help and I’m
thankful that I was able to do what I could do yesterday for my client’s case.
I am hopeful that something will blossom from it next week.
I rode through my old neighborhood yesterday after the
meeting with my client. I never
thought I would walk down those same streets again, I was so ashamed of what
had happened. I did walk with
haste with concern someone would recognize me. I rode through the area…past where I used to wait for a few
busses, where I would habitually walk a long way home, and near my old church
and some relatives on my mom’s side.
I kept driving and was surprised at what I saw. What I thought I was living in, better
than another town was really not what it was. I am very VERY thankful for where I live today. I take pleasure in riding through my
current town and looking out at small estates and smaller lot sizes in
section. I am surrounded by
verdant beauty, quality landscaping, and peacefulness I could never dream to
find over where I used to live. I
do not regret commuting this far to work.
Beautiful parks, roads are clean, neighbors are quiet and
respectful. And to think, I said I
would never return back to this town those so many years ago. Aside from heaven and Carolina there is
no other place I’d rather be.
I thank the Lord for finding this place for me. I thank Him for keeping me safe on the
road. I thank Him for helping me
at work. I thank Him for a
beautiful, restful Sabbath and a place to spend the remainder of the Sabbath
without interruption.
I hope to be useful and productive for the new week to come,
so please pray that the Lord will use me in some way next week and help me
increase my income to deal with my financial challenges.
Happy Sabbath to you J
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