Accepting What Comes.

 Accepting What Comes.

 

Living and dying have always been pretty precarious and not easily faced, but more and more, as we age, we see that neither is to be a cause for concern. God allows both in various ways. We can ask for comfort, for peace, and for whatever it takes to get by in either situation. Not easy: just how things will be.

 

A friend of many of the folks the old woman has known left us today for God’s kingdom. Tami Yonts was—much like her sister Paula—one of the most positive and cheerful individuals around! She always came and sat down beside me when Lewis took his old nag to Pioneer for a meal. She teased with Lewis and made me feel special with her warmth. We met her husband Mike while he was still a motorcycle cop. We got to hear about their son and his exploits while she grinned and shook her head. We laughed about her fishing trips. Tami was the kind of person it was easy to love. Oh, if only all of us could be such as she was!

 

Have not heard from Diann Dennis about her granddaughter Raye and her eyes, but when cancer shows up anywhere in a person’s body, it is not a good thing. Let us continue to pray for little Raye and her family.

 

Meanwhile, Mariellen Showhalter Rose let us know that the leukemia is back in her blood again. May God bless her and the family as they take her back to MD Anderson.

 

My granddaughter and her special guy Damien are headed back to the U.S. tonight from Japan. We are looking forward to hearing all about her trip and the different things that they have experienced.

 

A post online showed that Pakistan is having a wonderful revival and introduction to the Gospel so that millions have come to know about Jesus Christ. It makes me wonder if this might be one of the signs of the end times when the gospel makes it to all corners of the globe. May God make His presence known!

 

Jennifer is slowly trying to get my house and the bathroom back together after Maria had to remove everything out of that room when the hot water heater flooded the bathroom. The old woman is not supposed to bend, lift, or twist (B,L,Ts), and let me tell you, that is very difficult to remember!! Feel a bit like a child being scolded, but that is the reason this sweet girl is here. Just wish someone who is a good chiropractor could help her put her rib back in place! It takes so little to get her rib to pop out. This was a gift from her last son’s position in the womb. Such is life.

 

Watched some TV with Jennifer this afternoon. British TV requires us to have closed captions on simply because it is a bit difficult to understand—especially if a person does not hear well. Anyway, good programs!

 

Trying to remember to drink lots of water to go with the pain pills, but tonight begins baths with extra soap scrubs. Such fun. By Tuesday maybe all the evil little bugs or bacteria will be choked up with soap so that they can’t cause any infection in the surgical site. Here’s hoping anyway.

 

Sterling and George are switching jobs in the shop so that George’s (one) eye will not be irritated. He needs to use some kind of eye salve at night to prevent dryness. Seems like a stuff called Systane would work, but this ol’ gal is not a doctor. With only one eye, it would make a difference.

 

Tonight let us remember those who mourn and those who are dealing with sicknesses and diseases. Let us pray for our president and those who will be making the decisions that affect our lives. Let us trust that God can help us see His Hands in all things.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.