Allergy Time.

 Allergy Time.

 

Took an allergy pill before leaving home for services this morning. My eyes were itching and my head felt thick. Please, no comments on the thick head! Anyway, it felt just like allergies when all is said and done, so that little pill made sense to me. Got home after services and felt so very tired. Slept until nearly 5:30 except for the few notices on my phone which went ignored. Sleep the night before depended much on Thompson’s restlessness. He would simply not settle. The dogs can hear thunder that just does not register with me. South of us must have been a pretty big mess of storms. One lady at church said that they had lost five windows and two dormers. All that glass was a bit much, but they had to wait until the insurance company came to see the mess. Simply can’t imagine! A thick head is one thing, but broken windows have to pretty well take the cake!!

 

Sterling and Jacqui will be here sometime tomorrow. The old woman needs to get out to the workshop and air up the tires on the dolly thing to bring in the bench he is bringing. When Jennifer heard that he was bringing another bench, she wanted to know where it would go. The long bench under the AC unit can be moved and the new bench put in front of the first window close to the front door. Right now, the dogs’ toy basket is under my desk in the living room, but that, too, can be moved. Have an office chair that can be moved from the kitchen to the front room. Anyway, the important thing is that they should have a safe trip and enjoy their stay.

 

Talking with the minister this morning about how children react to what little discipline that is allowed in schools now. He feels semi-helpless in the face of a pre-K child whose siblings are the current wild children of one family who simply do not comply with any discipline whatsoever. About all a person can do is to pray for his patience since the children have already learned ways of not cooperating with any figure of authority. It simply is not possible to make a difference in the lives of children who know no other standard of behavior than to balk at any restrictions. No matter the cause—whether that of family background or some actual chemical imbalance—dealing with multiple children at an early age leaves little choice but to try to show appreciation for obedient children and distaste for disobedience. A fine balance exists in our minds about what we approve and what we don’t approve. How can we expect children to be aware of that distinction? Let us pray for teachers who deal with pre-K and other levels when family problems cannot be remedied.

 

Jennifer is not used to not being able to “find” me on my phone and could not get my phone to ring, so she called Patty this morning and was reminded that her mom goes somewhere every Sunday morning. Almost bet that Patty felt like smiling over that situation. It will not take long for things to work out as long as we don’t have any weather alerts of tornadoes! She usually sends the radar pictures to me just in case they had gone unnoticed.

 

Ordered some nuts on Amazon the other evening so that the bunches of different kinds could be mixed up and put in little bags to store in the fridge. Nuts seem to help keep me from getting hungry and yet don’t seem to add any extra weight since the work of chewing keeps me busy and not eating something else that would just add weight. Anyway, nuts beat ice cream and cake or that sort of thing. It does not take much to put on weight, but it really does take effort to remove it!

 

Will just mention the latest attempt on our president’s life: May God protect him and those around him. The hatred that is spewing out across this country is simply horrible. We KNOW that the hatred comes from Satan, but what we need to do is ask that God put His angels around those who are trying their best to protect this country. Obviously, God will allow some things to happen, but it is OUR job to pray for those who are showing love and concern for our nation, our way of life, and for the good of all nations. May we do our part daily to pray for our leaders, our country, and Israel. May our lives reflect the love that God has given us.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.