Almost the End of January.

 Almost the End of January.

 

Had some stuff to vacuum earlier and thought it would be good to just start in the kitchen and work back. So much for what thought did! The old body is too tired to play today. So, the living room got a dust mopping and the little bathroom saw the vacuum for a brief go, but otherwise, the old woman has sat and read.

 

The day is a bit grayish. No bright shiny skies out there today! We may even get some rain this week. We really need it for the lakes and fields. A prayer for rain in the manner it is needed would be nice. Kinda feel for those in CA if they get rain and wash away even the boundary markers! Hoping my friend Henrietta has some idea of where to go next. Her family is not very young except for the youngest son. Anyway, may God provide for all those left homeless.

 

The plumber is not coming until Thursday, but at least he will get here eventually. And the water is on even if the lavatory drain needs to be replaced. Life is so interesting at times.

 

Saw a video of the step-sons of Lowry Mayo. The boys were playing on an electric scooter that Lowry won. I wanted to reach out and tell those boys to wear helmets, but that is not the way these things work. Hopefully, they won’t get dumped or bumped.

 

Talked to Sterling today and he said that it looks as if the farm above his has sold and these folks seem to be the kind that will make good neighbors. SO happy for that to be the way things have turned out. Sterling’s oldest son, Danny, is still in a really fragile state. They are trying to keep the leukemia at bay while he is on a list for a kidney transplant. He can’t even lift anything because it could make a bone break. Between praying for him (my nephew) and Tami Yonts, it makes me feel like crying each time my head is bowed in prayer. Life is so very hard. Yes, we know that death opens the door to life with God, but the life we know and love is right here with the ones we love now. It hurts to lose a husband, a son, a friend, but God knows what He has put in us—His spirit. We need to hang on to that faith that love keeps going long after we take our last breath.

 

Think Sue Dickerson is going to have to get a card pretty soon. Have not seen her on FB and think of her often. Sent a card to my friend Billye Ruth, but can’t expect her family to talk to her about chickens. That is how BR and I kept our relationship going. Talking fowl language to each other! Giggling.

 

Let us hope that our world has better news and more happiness in our future. It hurts to see Israel condemned by those who have no sense of what God has planned for that nation. The return of bodies is only right, but what a horror to think that others will have to wait and may not even be returned. God be with them.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.