How To Encourage?

 How To Encourage?

 

Today my brother very gently told me that he did not want to know anything about what was going on after these two hurricanes. It is just too much. We are too old to go help and not financially affluent enough to help in that way. So, what can we do to encourage others? At home we have neighbors. Some around us right now are down with some kind of virus or whatever it is. Fever, stomach upsets, and the like are not any fun at all. Again, what can we do to encourage others? My best bet is prayer as it does not require walking on this silly knee. Sending a text message to my ailing grandson and asking him each day if anything is better and letting him know someone loves him dearly. Yes, that is not much. But it beats nothing, yes?

 

Ordered some groceries last night online to be delivered today around nine. Nothing happened. Called the store. The delivery did not happen. Finally, they called and talked to me. Apparently, my order went home with the delivery person. Nuts and berries. Oh, one of the nice managers came and brought my groceries, but it made me feel as if something the old woman had done might have caused the problem. Guess not. Anyway, got the stuff put away and more chicken on to cook. Both dogs asked for breakfast and then would not eat. Go figure! Wasted two cans of dog food! Guess the hens will get a surprise!

 

Lance is coming Saturday, so the old woman asked Maria if she could clean the house tomorrow. It always makes me feel good to have the floors all cleaned and the dusting done at the same time. Not sure where all this dust is coming from, but might be able to grow potatoes in all this excess dust—if there were any water to mix with the dust!! Shona said she has dust too! Patty says her dust is combined with a lot of Roxy hair. At least it is not spider webs!

 

Finally got all the laundry folded and put away. It makes me wonder these days how it all got done when there were five of us in this house. But back then it seemed as if things never stopped. Something always needed to be done from early until late. Guess that is the big difference. Someone goes to bed and sleeps around here nowadays. But really miss the man whose feet kept the floors dirty and the kids who filled the laundry basket every day. Ah, but some things just move on through our lives. Now it is two dogs and nineteen hens making work. They are pretty easy to live with—well, mostly.

 

Don’t think my mind is up to talking about anything serious this evening. The only really important thing in most of our lives is just doing what we know is right and doing what needs to be done one day at a time. May our love for God and His other children be on our minds when other things feel overwhelming.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.