For Today… August 28, 2016
Looking out my window… dark. It was lovely and in the 60’s with a minor rainstorm in the afternoon. It’s so wonderful after a week of humidity and temps in the 80’s.
I am thinking… about all the calls I have to make tomorrow to structure my week around Daniel’s school schedule as his bus transportation seems to be messed up.
I am thankful… for my church and the Spanish ministry to whom a bunch of school supplies were donated and for the people who offered to buy backpacks for the kids who need them. It was also wonderful watching Rev. Helen kneeling in front of the non-Communing kids at the altar rail and giving them the best blessing she could in Spanish. She is an asset to us in many ways.
One of my favorite things… being able to breathe normally. I miss it with this stupid asthma exacerbation.
I am wearing… jammies. Church was my indigo shirt from Fred Meyer, black capris from Kohl’s, and black flats from the Naturalizer website.. I exchanged the shirt and the flats for my blue-green shirt and black flip-flops from Old Navy.
I am creating… a prayer shawl on one of my hooks.
I am reading… Just Desserts by G.A. McKevvett.
I am hoping… I don’t have too much of a problem getting a follow-up appointment this week after my ER visit on Thursday. I’m still having asthma issues and I need to talk about my med list.
I am learning… the ropes of getting Daniel’s services up here.
In my kitchen… we had Sunday dinner here with my uncle and my grandma so we had pork chops, chopped salad, mixed veggies, corn on the cob, and apple pie for dessert.
In the school room… Daniel starts back on Tuesday and I’m trying to get his transportation sitch resolved.
Post Script… I wanted to share this for my musically-inclined friends.
Shared Quote… “I find that when I think I am asking God to forgive me I am often in reality…asking Him not to forgive me but to excuse me. But there is all the difference in the world between forgiving and excusing. Forgiveness says ‘Yes, you have done this thing, but I accept your apology…’ But excusing says ‘I see that you couldn’t help it or didn’t mean it; you weren’t really to blame.’ …And if we forget this, we shall go away imagining that we have repented and been forgiven when all that has really happened is that we have satisfied ourselves with our own excuses. They may be very bad excuses; we are all too easily satisfied about ourselves.” — C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
A moment from my day… From one of our hymns this morning which I was bummed not to be able to sing because of my voice and lungs.
Hosted by The Simple Woman.
Your Sunday dinner sounds yummy! Thank you for reminding me of another thing we often take for granted – I used to get pneumonia almost every year and I know how not being able to breathe well effects everything we do!
Have a great week.