Allergies

 God is good, Happy Sabbath

I had a good week this week and am having a good Sabbath.  The message was good today and the one thing I took away from the service was that my journey, all of our journey's and time on earth in the condition we are in is very short.  All the nonsense and frustrations and things going on around us are not worth getting hung up on.  Stop being distracted and keep following and keep our focus on Jesus.  

The enemy intended to use my older sister as a distraction from the service but I am thankful that I was able to hear it. My older sister doesn't care for me and stops at nothing to pick at me, put me down in some way, and lift herself up.  Today, she intentionally mailed a gift for my son to the wrong address and knew she did so.  I didn't allow it to upset me. I went across the street to my neighbor who I occasionally talk with and his wife gave me the package for my son.  I'm not going into the other things the enemy has had her do.  They don't apply to today and she's not worth it.  He's not worth it.  

I am thankful that it looks like progress is being made with getting my refund for the first tv I purchased.  They took a second to deduct the funds from my account but it's taking over a month to get the money returned.  For this as well, I am learning to be patient and not get angry, even if it means I possibly may not get back hundreds of dollars for my purchase.  

I am thankful that I waited to get my son his gift for the holidays.  The original price for the xbox s series was $299 in my area and when it got into November, the price went up and the devices were difficult to find.  I waited and went to Best buy and while ready to make my purchase, I looked online and saw a bundle options that was available for me to pick up in store.  I inquired about it and the lady walked away with the first xbox and returned with another one that also came with two games (one of which I really wanted) and all for the same price of $299.  It was also the last one in the store which she told me as I swiped my card.  I am thankful that I can treat my son and have some great gifts for his birthday as well next month.

My table for the console arrived today and I will set it up tomorrow.  I bought one that would stand tall over this space heater that I have that looks like a mini wood stove.  My garage was half converted so the heater does a great job of heating up the entire room where I have my tv and will have the game system and likely a dvd player...need to get one of those too.  

 

I am thankful that I can take off more time this month and spend it with my family. I am thankful my son received his second covid vaccine yesterday without issue.  He also was tested for his allergies and is no longer allergic to nuts.  He has a blood test to absolutely confirm whether or not the allergy to these things is completely gone.  He is still showing an allergy to  hazelnuts and one other item along with egg, but he is good with peanuts, I believe walnuts, pecans, almonds and macadamians. This is amazing news considering he tested a severe allergy to all nuts and egg (egg still gets a bad reaction from difficulty breathing to vomiting and gastrointestinal troubles even in a small dose).  I was surprised at the change.  He is afraid of needles so I am hoping he will be cooperative and get the bloodwork done on monday so we can know for sure what's what.  

So I will end this blog and God willing I will be on next week to share more of the goodness of God in my life.  

Happy Sabbath and enjoy this day of rest.