Category: Thankful on Tuesday

Doug Comes HOME Today!!!

 

Well, our (virus-crippled) desktop decided to work this afternoon, and the keyboard is working, too; so I thought that a "thankful" post was in order. 🙂

My dad has our dryer taken apart in about 20 pieces and is working on the motor.  Yay!

Our friend is sending us a laptop and a desktop computer today, so that we will have working computers.  He is also going to persevere in removing my information from my laptop, so that not all will be lost. 

Our other friend tried everything he knew to get it back up and running, but to no avail.  I am truly not greiving about the laptop; but being able to reclaim my documents, spreadsheets and photos would be a real blessing.

The weather today is absolutely gorgeous again!  This was Day #5 of my walking.  I walked about 10 minutes longer today, while keeping my pace the same.  It was a good walk. 

I started this walking venture with some particular goals in mind, so I've decided to call my new project "Walking for Peace".  I feel the Lord doing a specific work in my heart, and I am using my time to think about and pray for others. 

I have found a yummy smoothie that I enjoy after my walks.  You will find the recipe on the Hallelujah Acres website:  Flax Max Breakfast Smoothie

(Don't let the odd ingredients throw you – it is yumm-O!!!  I do substitute flax seed for the B-Flax-D, and use honey instead of molasses, simply because we don't have those things on hand.)

Isaac is doing well.  He has slept every night through, except one, for the past 2 weeks.  Whew — that is really something to be thankful for, isn't it?!!

Doug, Isaac and I enjoyed our time with our church's "Senior Patriots" on Saturday.  We had wonderful fellowship, humorous stories, beautiful music, a stirring message and a delicious meal.  I'm thinking that I will enjoy doing that every Saturday when the time comes that I am old enough to join. ;o)

Our Anniversary Sunday was a huge success.  Our final attendance count for our local Sunday service was 2993.  We also had services going around the globe, with missionaries and children's homes, in honor of our pastor's 40th anniversary with our church.

The decisions for salvation numbered 300+ which is really mind-boggling.  Only the Holy Spirit can work in hearts like that.  You read stories of it in the New Testament; but often we think that the miracles of the Bible no longer happen today.  However, we serve the same God Who performed those miracles.  Why wouldn't He do them again??? 

One of the greatest personal challenges for me is the prayer time preceeding our special day.  From Wednesday night to Sunday morning, the folks of our church sign up to pray for the service.  The prayer time literally continues around the clock.  I signed up for some late night (early morning) time slots, since Isaac is often awake at that time of night.  Of course, he decided to sleep through those night. LOL!  So, I had to set my clock to wake up to pray.  It wasn't easy, and I think that only the LORD Himself knows exactly what I prayed about during those sessions; but I woke up the next mornings refreshed and encouraged in the Lord.

I leave you with the only decent picture I have taken in several weeks.  The men of our church drove their classic cars in yesterday, and they were just gorgeous.  I got a picture of my pastor's car, that he has been restoring for many, many years.  She's a beaut, isn't she?

That's a Studebaker Hawk.  I apologize that I didn't catch the year.  I'm a girl, what can I say?  I just don't pay attention to details like that! 😉

I guess that's it for my "thankful" post.  I hope to be here more often, once we get these loaner computers up and running at our house.

Alesha

 

Thankful…

• that Isaac's caregiver was able to come for a few hours today, even though it is usually her day off.
• for faithful friends.
• for the rain that is headed our way, and praying that the weather will not be too severe.
• that my mom's dryer is working, even though mine died today.
• for the lovely breeze while I took my walk this morning.
• that I was able to go for a walk two days in a row!
• for the stabilizing effect of the Scripture on my emotions.
• that I found a box of new "old" toys out on the porch, and that Isaac is enjoying them immensely.
• for air poppers, popcorn, salt, coconut oil and nutritional yeast – yummy snack!!!
• for weather radios.
• that our pastor will be celebrating his 40th anniversary at our church this Sunday.  We will be having a huge service, hoping to break our record from last year, and will be having an exciting, wonderful, FUN party for all the children and for all the young at heart, too, after the service!

I encourage you to find a few things for which to be thankful today.  It's amazing what that gratitude will do for your attitude and perspective.

🙂

Alesha

 

I looked at the calendar and was astonished!

No, it's not the numbers 2-0-1-1 on the top that amazed me, although I still don't know how a year could have passed in the blink of an eye.

What surprised me was the number of weeks that I have been sick.  Tomorrow will be the end of the 5th week that I have been sick with a cold and/or the flu!

That is astonishing!

I did have about 3 days in the middle of one of those weeks that I felt well enough to go out to lunch with Doug.  Remember, I included that picture of the yummy food on our table? 

(Mmmm…I could go for a bowl of that soup right about now!)

It has been a long run for me.  I am tired of being sick.  Just yesterday, I started to feel almost "human" again.  The coughing is abating and my sinuses are clearing.

So, I am thankful today on Tuesday that I am feeling better, and will be, Lord willing, leaving the house today for some time out!

However, Isaac has only been sick since the Thursday before Christmas, and he is still doing poorly.  Yesterday, he shocked me by having not one, but TWO, short grand mal seizures first thing in the morning!

Ugh!

He has also been running a low-grade temp for the past 2 days.  So it's back to the doctor for him today. 

Yeah, that's why I'm getting out of the house today – a trip to the doctor for Isaac.

But, I will take it and be thankful that I'm able to join them for the trip.

(I also have a Michael's gift card burning a hole in my pocket, so I just might get in a little shopping as well!)

;o)

Alesha

For all those times we say,

"Whew!  Thank You, Lord!  That could have been so much worse!"

That's what I'm thankful for today.

🙂