Welcome Showers!

 Welcome Showers!

 

We had thunder early this morning and just one shower that left a few things wet, but did not collect enough rain water to fill the bottom of my garden cart. The one this afternoon, however, came with considerably more rain and more thunder close by. At least the fig tree will not need to be watered now.

 

Patty said she had no idea what was up with Roxie this morning until she actually heard the thunder herself. She had to call the groomer who brings his mobile trailer to give Roxie her bath and clipping. Both Patty and the groomer are concerned with getting his truck and trailer stuck in her yard. Roxie will eventually get that bath.

 

United had some hamburger meat on sale, so the old woman stocked up enough that Jennifer could have some to take home with her if she wanted to. Jenn won’t be here until July 9, but she has enough people in her family to feed a few pounds easily. Beef is just pretty high right now. Well, chicken is not exactly cheap. But a pork loin or something like that is not bad for the money. Both of the dogs will eat tuna if nothing else is on offer. Let’s not even compare the price per pound.

 

A couple of things happened today that made me go “hmm.” First the Supreme Court finally said that a regional court could not decide an issue for the entire judicial system—that is supposed to be the purpose of the Supreme Court.

 

The second thing that concerned me—well, made me pause to think—was the idea that just because someone is born here, that should not make that person an American citizen. Patty did not think that any other nation did that, but at least at one time, if a babe was born in Scotland, it automatically became a Scottish citizen. That may have changed, but who knows. Now, interestingly enough, my niece was born in Okinawa to an American mother and father. No problem. She was also born on a US base. Read today that some dude who was originally from Jamaica was serving in the armed forces in Germany. His son was shipped off to Jamaica because his father was not an American citizen despite the fact that the kid was born on a US base in Germany. Have a feeling things are going to be dicey until they get smoothed out, but the son said he did not feel he even had a state as he did not speak the language and knew zero about Jamaica. Guess there might be worse situations, but that one sounded pretty rough to me. May God bless him.

 

The heat, the rough storms, and the general mess in this country has many folks upset one way or another. We may each need to be as compassionate as possible about others and what is going on in their lives. If we can’t show kindnesses, at least we can ask God to bless others in the best way for their situations. It takes very little effort to ask for God to bless our president, our nation, our common sense, Israel, and other countries who are under attack.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.