Folks Just Doin' What They Do.

 Folks Just Doin’ What They Do.

 

Have watched quite a bit of the coverage on the flooding in the Hill Country. It should not really surprise me, but somehow it always does when we hear of folks helping out their neighbors and those they have never met—just because it needs to be done. Whether it is a professional pilot or swimmer saving oodles of folks, someone coming in to dig through the many car bodies filled with dirt, someone taking in the dogs, cats, and what other critters that might need help, or just a man who regularly drove through a neighborhood on his way to work who stopped to help out a family. It is simply amazing to see how much folks are doing for others who needed the help. The messages from the children just about hurt my heart. They are so very brave and have thoughts for their friends, their sisters and brothers, and for the ones who have been washed away. Guess this is true no matter where people live in whatever state or country. It’s just that this is our home.

 

My neighbor just came by and talked for a few minutes. Told him about the “trigger finger” that my chiropractor “healed” by thumping it with her tool and then showing me how to free the nerves from the leaders in my hand. Not sure it will help him, but it should not cause any more troubles by using the same exercises. My keyboarding students learned to make “spider mirrors” to keep their hands from cramping from hours of keyboarding. Whatever stretches the hands seems to help them in the long run.

 

Sprayed the trumpet vine pole this morning to try to remove the wasps flying into and around it. Can’t imagine growing my own wasp nests! Now if only the old woman could figure out where my little hen is laying her eggs! My luck it will be somewhere around that freaking trumpet vine! But she cackles every time she lays an egg, but the old woman has not yet caught her coming from a direction. Sigh.

 

Just finished a conversation with my good friend Michelle Malay. Weather, lights, dogs, and these surgeries were among the topics. She is coming up Friday if nothing happens and is bringing an “ice machine” to use on my leg after surgery. She said that they would send me home the same day as the surgery! How’s that for getting ‘er done! May never be able to kneel down to work on the fence line for a long time, but at least the knee will work!

 

We spoke of Anne and her kids and what we thought about her situation and her children. Sometimes people can really have your ideas about them messed up. No matter what we do to or for other folks, if our intentions are kind and helpful, it seems things should work out. And then there are those who don’t care if they hurt you or others. So sad. No matter what intentions might be, it is never right to purposely allow someone to be hurt physically or emotionally. May God give us the best of directions and corrections as needed.

 

Let us pray for those who grieve tonight. May those who are digging through the warped ways be comforted and strengthened.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.