(Hmm…perhaps I need to add "Read a magazine" to my To Do List each week)
Just Wanted You to Know…
I am coming to you live…
From my LAPTOP!!!
Whooo Hooo!!!
*A special "thank you" to our computer guru and very special friend, Mike. Praise the Lord for the wisdom and intelligence He gives to people like him. They makes our lives so much nicer, don't they?
I’m back. I think.
On Tuesday, we were given two computers to use, while my laptop was being worked on: a desktop and a laptop.
I started working on the laptop on Wednesday morning. It had been returned to factory condition, so it needed several updates, downloads, etc.
By Thursday morning, it was dead. Neither the keyboard nor the touchpad worked at all. I couldn't believe it!!! Our computer guru buddy says he thinks it just bit the dust – literally just stopped working. It was several years old, and evidently, I was just too much for it to handle…so it died to escape my computing skillz!
Sigh…
This morning, I began the same process on the desktop, which requires the same "bringing up to date" process.
If you see me online tomorrow, you'll know that all is well and that I haven't killed yet another machine!
Oh! And the best news in my computer saga is that my laptop has been resurrected; my documents, pictures and spreadsheets restored; and it will be returned to me next Tuesday with 2GB of RAM!
Whoo Hoo!!!
Miracles do still happen!!!
Now, if we can just get that clothes dryer running…
;o)
Have a great weekend! Here's a pic of my men from last Sunday:
Alesha
Thankful on Tuesday
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
Focused Friday: The Short List and The Long View
This is the short list:
- My laptop is still being worked on. I believe the technical term is "mostly dead".
- My dryer motor is dead. Or the capacitor is dead. Either way, it isn't working.
- Isaac's caregiver and I just had a CODE BROWN diaper that defies description, so I won't even try. Suffice it to say that even the floor had to be steam mopped when all was said and done.
- The weather here has been absolutely gorgeous all week, and promises to continue through the weekend.
- I have completed Day #4 of my walking venture. I encountered a loose dog in the neighborhood, but I did my best Dog Whisperer impersonation "Chhhh—CHHH!" and thumped my walking "stick" on the road with each step I took. He actually tucked his tail and went home. 🙂
- We have a movie to watch with Isaac tonight – "Despicable Me". I've heard that it's really cute. I'll let you know what we think.
- I'm singing at our senior citizen's get-together tomorrow morning. I always enjoy being with them, and am really looking forward to it.
This is the long view:
Doesn't it seems like life is just an unending trail of twists, turns, valleys, mountain peaks, dark shadows and brilliant sunlight?
I don't know about you, but all those petty annoyances really suck all the fun right out of my day sometimes. It's easy to overlook the blessings, the small joys, the chances for ministring to others when I am focused on "all" the things that are going wrong.
That's why I like these bullet posts on days that I would be hard-put to write an uplifting post. At first glimpse my day would seem mostly negatives, with very few positives. When I start my list, though, I cannot, in good conscience, just list all the "bad" stuff. I know my God better than that; and I know He won't give me more than I can bear.
When I look long enough, I will find things for which to be thankful. Some days, I have to look longer than others — that is very true. However, eventually, the blessings come to the surface and I find my "happy face" again.
So, while I am in this place that seems a little darker than usual and a little more "negative" than I prefer, I will keep my spirit focused to actively look for the good, for the positive, for the blessings. I know they were each placed in my day by my loving Heavenly Father.
That is enough to make me truly grateful.
Thankful on Tuesday
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
It’s Supposed To Be a Thoughtful Thursday
…but my computer has crashed!
I am trying very hard to be positive, but I don’t know if I’ve quite succeeded yet.
I might not be around for a bit…just didn’t want y’all to wonder where I’d gone.
Don’t worry…I will find my gratitude attitude around here somewhere! It can’t stay hidden for very long.
😉
Alesha
Obtaining Mercy 