Very Grateful for:
God patient action
a kind bossa quieter office this week
slightly cooler temperatures
seeing friends’ photos of fall leaves
finding the gold napkins that Tim wanted
also finding the lid to the tea pitcher
Skype
a mindful “coincidence”- two of my online learners also have lost a parent this year-I have never had this happen and now it happens at a time when it has happened also to me
Patience is also a form of action. ~Auguste Rodin
Very Grateful for:
God’s calm
flautas
lace from 1800’s
Tsuneko Sasamoto, 101 year-old photographer, http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/08/national/pioneer-photojournalist-blazed-trails-women/#.ViUGXStqqW4
popcorn popped on the stove
the peach-tinted early morning clouds against a increasingly blue-tinted sky
a greeting card in the mail
7 hours of sleep
a 55-degree morning
God whispers to us in our pleasure, but he shouts to us in our pain. ~C.S. Lewis
Very Grateful for:
God’s opportunities
A new online class to teach
Remembering to find where I am attached to something
Bible Scriptures set to Hubble telescope images– http://w3ace.com/stardust/
Catching the dish before it fell
Not using the car for a day but staying close to home
A walk with Ruby
The geese on the lake
Seeing and visiting with Kathy on the walk
The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy. ~Djuna Barnes
Very Grateful for:
God’s gift of memory
the words, scents, and sounds that trigger memories
more good memories than bad
remembering something I needed to do
watching Dad’s face, the slightest facial gestures as he searches for, and retrieves a memory
remembering a password without having to hit the “forgot password” button
Amelia’s text asking how to make cracker-crumb chicken as she remembered it from home
how memory can have a taste
a walk that began in the dark before sunrise and ended just afterward
We all have our time machines, don’t we. Those that take us back are memories…And those that carry us forward, are dreams. ~H.G. Wells
Very Grateful for
God’s Movers
Tedra, who is not afraid of anyone
and Tim, who is also not afraid of anyone
preservation
meeting a vivacious woman who is 100 years old
hugs
Free Hugs: http://blogs.acu.edu/pruettgerontology/2015/09/17/scan-the-qr-code-to-see-pictures-of-our-event-at-christian-village/
zucchini bread
students who helped out with the events at our Center this week
Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself. ~Sara Henderson
Very Grateful for
God’s surprises
Something (good) and unexpected in the mail
two on-time flights (rare- alert!)
time to read a new book- Al Roker’s The Storm of the Century
a scholarship
sweet potato corn chips from Trader Joe’s
finding a garbage disposal for less than I budgeted
Ruby’s happy twirling
the risk to continually hope
the A.C. keeps on working!
The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water. ~Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Very Grateful for
God, working out a way when I see no way
a new set of stretches to do for my neck
Ruby
a few degrees cooler
an upgrade
remembering things (memory is so awesome)
Dad’s accepting spirit
the quiet spaces in our conversations togetherpeople who do not interrupt
Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own. ~Margaret Wise Brown
Very Grateful for:
God’s astronomy
Brilliant planet Venus in the pre-sunrise Eastern sky (http://www.beckstromobservatory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Planets1-copy.jpg)
Neighbor Eddie who came when I called him when my car wouldn’t start
Mike from the Firestone place around the corner who sent Aaron to jump start my car
This really neat battery box so that a car can be jumped without jumper cables or another car
A new battery that was in stock!
Only being 2 hours late to work instead of more time
Taking time at lunch to read a Flannery O’Connor short story
“If you’ll never learn where you are, you can at least learn where I am.” ~Flannery O’Connor
Very Grateful for:
God, El Olam
a walk during the early, early dark of the morning
the sky, punctured with so many stars that I started to cry
the power of Ezekiel 11:19
Garrett’s insights
Jud’s information
memory
Samantha, who was so good to Ruby
lamb chops marinating now
the physical realization from signals from my body, that I musts unplug this weekend; the continued fight will have to wait
When we clench old things in our hands, we prevent new things from being able to hold hands with us. ~Brave Girls Club
Very Grateful for:
God’s guardian angels
Mrs. K. is safe after her car accident
Judy V. has won her long battle with cancer and is in Heaven nowAmelia is able to sleep soundly in her new place
Lori is healing well after her knee surgery
Rachel is in very positive spirits after her broken leg
H.J.’s concern
health insurance
and doctors and nurses
Let’s stretch out in the fullness of small and move downward in gladness rather than upward in fear. ~Emily Freeman