Today is a rainy Sabbath but I will still praise the Lord. I thank Him that I am still in the land of the living. I am thankful for the little joys He sends along my way. I am home alone today. This is because my parents and my son are over 10 hours away at my great aunt's funeral. She passed away early Sunday morning. The infection continued spreading through her body even after the amputation and at her old age and with all her health challenges, it would have been to hard to keep going. I am thankful that she has been permitted to rest. I just could not imagine her at 89 years of age having a good quality of life with no legs, such pain, and not much support around her. The funeral is happening now, would have started at 1pm. I wanted to go but I am scheduled for work tonight and I would not be able to return in time plus if I call out, I could get fired since Memorial day weekend is one of those special blocks of time that no one can call out for if they are scheduled.
My church sis was not even able to be there in person for her father's funeral. He died last week and his funeral was on Thursday. She had to watch on zoom because he and other family are in Trinidad.
I found out this morning that one of my friends had a masectomy yesterday. She didn't tell me when it was scheduled but she did tell me she was going to get it done. I am thankful for a chance to talk to her and that she is recovering at home. We usually have Bible class in the afternoons but I suggested we hold off today because she always leads out and I am not the best with leading and she needs to rest and heal.
So it is raining, but with the rain comes growth, flowers, herbs, and food. It is raining outside. It was raining yesterday and I am thankful for the rain. It puts a halt to the busy-ness that we all have going, even on Sabbath.
I stood by my window and watched a tiny black capped chickadee (the same that came first yesterday) swoop in and peck away at a bird food wheel I set up in a plant hanger on my patio. The rain loosened the wheel up so it was easier for the bird to do it's thang. It was a delight to see and as I was about to walk away, I saw a male cardinal, his female companion, and one or two other darker birds come down for their meals as well. I also saw three rabbits running about and at one point, all three of them sought shelter under my gazebo.
I will mow the lawn tomorrow and I'm glad I didn't mow it yesterday because I would not have been able to see all of these wildlife activities. Everyone else mowed in time for the holiday weekend. I didn't have enough time to do so and besides, my son is not with me now so I cannot really enjoy the lawn without him being here. It will be ready in time for him to return tomorrow afternoon/evening.
For now, I will enjoy being at peace in my beautiful home. God permitted that I could purchase a new touch screen laptop which I am typing on with more ease than the other one next to it. I am using both as well as my phone to create things for the youtube channel I post for every week and was able to get another one out yesterday afternoon with more quality and precision. I want to take some time this weekend to plan out two more videos so I am not rushing last minute to create something right before Sabbath. All I'm missing now is one of those phone/camera stands and a nice microphone, I pretty much have an all out studio set up in my office space right now. I'm testing things out and seeing what I can do and God directs and handles the rest. I find the things I spend the least amount of time on and don't know what to do, God turns it into a masterpiece. Some things I spend many many hours on, they turn into the shortest clips but they are not as amazing as what was done when I give it over to God.
God is good. Let the Lord use you and go with Him today and all of next week.
My church sis was not even able to be there in person for her father's funeral. He died last week and his funeral was on Thursday. She had to watch on zoom because he and other family are in Trinidad.
I found out this morning that one of my friends had a masectomy yesterday. She didn't tell me when it was scheduled but she did tell me she was going to get it done. I am thankful for a chance to talk to her and that she is recovering at home. We usually have Bible class in the afternoons but I suggested we hold off today because she always leads out and I am not the best with leading and she needs to rest and heal.
So it is raining, but with the rain comes growth, flowers, herbs, and food. It is raining outside. It was raining yesterday and I am thankful for the rain. It puts a halt to the busy-ness that we all have going, even on Sabbath.
I stood by my window and watched a tiny black capped chickadee (the same that came first yesterday) swoop in and peck away at a bird food wheel I set up in a plant hanger on my patio. The rain loosened the wheel up so it was easier for the bird to do it's thang. It was a delight to see and as I was about to walk away, I saw a male cardinal, his female companion, and one or two other darker birds come down for their meals as well. I also saw three rabbits running about and at one point, all three of them sought shelter under my gazebo.
I will mow the lawn tomorrow and I'm glad I didn't mow it yesterday because I would not have been able to see all of these wildlife activities. Everyone else mowed in time for the holiday weekend. I didn't have enough time to do so and besides, my son is not with me now so I cannot really enjoy the lawn without him being here. It will be ready in time for him to return tomorrow afternoon/evening.
For now, I will enjoy being at peace in my beautiful home. God permitted that I could purchase a new touch screen laptop which I am typing on with more ease than the other one next to it. I am using both as well as my phone to create things for the youtube channel I post for every week and was able to get another one out yesterday afternoon with more quality and precision. I want to take some time this weekend to plan out two more videos so I am not rushing last minute to create something right before Sabbath. All I'm missing now is one of those phone/camera stands and a nice microphone, I pretty much have an all out studio set up in my office space right now. I'm testing things out and seeing what I can do and God directs and handles the rest. I find the things I spend the least amount of time on and don't know what to do, God turns it into a masterpiece. Some things I spend many many hours on, they turn into the shortest clips but they are not as amazing as what was done when I give it over to God.
God is good. Let the Lord use you and go with Him today and all of next week.
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