’Til Next Time : Moving can be discombobulating
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Have you ever experienced living in two houses at once ? Reaching for the hair dryer and it's already moved. Red food coloring for the hummingbird feeder. It's not been moved yet. It's frustrating and yet a relief to be this close. My gratitude is overwhelming for the temporary shelter I have received from the Pea Ridge United Methodist Church. As I make plans, they also are thinking of plans for what they can accomplish. All this takes time, patience and money.
Why do I go to yard sales ? I don't need anything, in fact I have to be careful to not overload my new living space. I'm going from seven rooms to four. Do I go to them because I'm nosy and want to know what other people have ? No, I don't think so, I've never been one to care what others had. Is it greed or anxious for a bargain ? No, I just enjoy looking at pretty things and the expectation of what one could use them for and where they could be placed. Of course, I can usually find one item but I enjoy visiting and meeting the people having the sale. I'm grateful for finding the cooking utensils. They don't match but that doesn't bother me any. I know the time and effort it takes to have these sales. They also show the wealth and abundance that this nation is fortunate enough to have. Also I'm from a generation that hates to throw anything away if someone else can find a use for it.
On Mother's Day my thoughts were how blessed we were when new babies were laid in our arms and what a blessing they still are 50 and 60 years later.
I'm so thankful that my health is good and as far as I know, their health is also good.
When I'm thankful or speak of grateful this is my way of saying "thanks"to "Him"that sees me through every day. And yet how weak I am ! A bad word popped out of my mouth after a near hit at an intersection and it calls for my immediate apology and ask for forgiveness. I'm so good at sailing along at top speed, feeling grateful for even little tiny blessings and then plunge over the edge into quagmire.
We were so glad to have Lloyd Jones back in church Sunday after his heart attack and wonderful to have Christi Charles transfer her membership to Brightwater.
Jennifer Schyhart graduated from high school this spring. I will quit scribbling and wasting paper now except to report one more thing. I definitely packed my winter clothes into taped up boxes, too early.
With the wet and fast growing season Brightwater is asking their people for help weeding and planting the flower garden on the east side and the meditation garden west of the building.
Also they are taking a sack lunch outing to Terra Studios at Durham on May 16. That's where the glass Bluebird of Happiness is made.
I received a Mother's Day check in the mail from Texas, with orders to not use it for bills like I've been doing. He's on a ranch and as any farmer with livestock and crops knows how hard it is to get someone reliable while they take a few days off. This time I'm going to buy something for myself. I know what it will be, because my living room furniture had to be destroyed. The insulation smoke left it unusable.
The Brightwater Saturday morning brunch had about 35 in attendance and one half of those were Pea Ridge church guests which made for a fun time for all.
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