Thankfuls for this week:
- Our lawn is nicely mowed again. Thanks to me. I am still amazed that at this stage of my life I have added lawnmowing to my current activities.
- My Father-in-law once again is home from the hospital. And, still cheerfully planning on leaving on his long planned trip around the country with hubby. And I am thankful that his speech is becoming a little bit clearer.
- Roses to enjoy. Such a blessing to look out and enjoy blooming roses. And, to be able to pick some and enjoy inside.
- Ceiling fans.
- An extra day of work this week. Even if it was 12 hours. That is a long time to work.
- Enjoying humming birds. And blue birds. Both of which I noticed while out grilling this week.
- Talking with my mother for a few minutes.
- Nachos.
- Hubby making coffee. Fresh ground chocolate flavored coffee.
- Sleeping, purring cats that like to sleep and purr while on laps.
- Fire ants live in the grass in the backyard.
- Fire ants like bare feet.
- Do not walk in back yard with bare feet.
This has been a week of up's and down's...but I am being reminded of the importance of being thankful for His blessings and help even in the middle of hard things. God is good...all of the time.Thankful for the following:- We have a new water pump in our car. It no longer makes this weird squeal type noise.
- We got a lovely inside/outside car wash/cleaning along with our oil change this week.
- We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary this week.
- I worked 3 days this week.
- It is raining this morning
- The grass is growing slower...I didn't have to mow this week.
- My father-in-law was given a nice big piece of cake for lunch yesterday on his 85th birthday. At the hosptal. In the emergency room. And he was somehow able to make them understand he did not want chocolate cake. This latest stroke has affected his speech which makes it very difficult for him to communicate, so we are praying for healing and help for him.
- We were able to get a nice four generation picture of my Father-in-law, hubby, son and grandson on Father's day.
- Ladies Bible Study and sharing insights from James 5. And, enjoying grapes and lemon squares as we visited afterwards.
- Lunch at Olive Garden.
- Knowing that I can go to Him and find rest...and peace....and all that I need...all of the time.
Thankfuls for this week:- Picking fresh roses....
- Enjoying having good books to read.
- Fresh riches from God's Word. What a blessing it is to be able to feed on the treasures He has for us.
- Iced Chai Latte from Starbucks....
- Finding some good sales when purchasing some gifts this week.
- Having the hot weather cool down a little.
- A few rain showers.
- Knowing that my Savior and Lord loves me....
The last couple of mornings I have had the "fun" of going out to do some yard work...while it is still cool. I think "cool" is relative. When I came back insie this mornng, our indoor/outdoor thermometer read 100....course it is getting the full sun this time of morning, but still...you get the picture. Yesterday I mowed our lawn...probably the second time in my life I have done that. The first was a couple of weeks ago. This time went easier, and I am finding I actually enjoy doing it. Great exercise. Never know what new "hobbies" I will start next. Guess you can always teach the "old dog" new tricks.This morning I had the fun of transplanting some petunias. Last summer I bought one plant and it took over, seeding itself etc. Great fun. Well, it died in the frost this past winter, so I got a new pink petunia for this year. Well, to my delightful surprise the new little ones from the old plant stared popping up, so when I pulled out the dying pansies this morning, I was able to put some cute little white petunia plants in the pansy pot. They seem to thrive in the heat here, unlike the pansies.Now I can relax a bit and enjoy the cool house....and be grateful our A/C works. Last week it didnt' for a few hours, but the repairman came out fairly quickly and fixed a simple problem. PTL for a/c repairmen.
