February 12, 2013

• I’m Grateful For: 

  • My Lord and Savior, who has allowed me the privilege of being here at this time, during these things.  Every other generation begged for a chance to see what I’m seeing.  To know what I know.  To experience what I’m experiencing.  How did I ever come to be so blessed?  It’s mind-boggling.
  • For the awareness He has granted me.  I read my news feed at Facebook yesterday, and you wouldn’t BELIEVE the oblivious people.  Christian people.  People who claim to know Him, who claim to love Him.  People who sit in church every Sunday, who go to Bible studies… hell, who run a christian bookstore.  They didn’t even register anything.  Nothing.  It blows me away that people are so oblivious.  Even people who took note… they don’t know what it means.  Where we are.  What’s happening.
  • For Him stopping me from closing up.  I’d written my last blog on Friday.  I was done here.  I had just about had enough.  I figured that nobody gets it, nobody cares, and if they did, they could come and read what it says in the archives, because it’s all here.  There was nothing more to say.  I was frustrated and… well, very much DONE.  Then He told me that one more Shabbat post would be pretty, easy, and simple.  Then Sunday I read about the Year of the Snake, and felt compelled to write about its significance.  Then Monday… well!  That’s three stops in a row.  Apparently I’m not yet meant to stop writing, here.
  • The wind dying down.  Man, do I hate it when it gets windy.  It’s all of the trees around us, I don’t like the idea of them coming down, like the one on the goat pen.  And it was REALLY windy again… that’s two in a row.  Nice balmy breezes are one thing.  A little frigid blast through a snowstorm isn’t bad, either.  But I don’t like windstorms.
  • Whether I think it’s logical or not, whether I agree with her methods or not, whether I like what’s happening or not, I’m glad my mom is doing she feels she needs to do and things are happening where she wants them to.  Which is… okay, THE most ridiculous grateful ever, but I guess I’m having a hard time saying that I’m grateful that I can let other people make their choices.  LoL!!
  • Side work for Brian.  There hasn’t been any for a while, and I think he was getting a little antsy about it – wanted some.  And frankly, his regular workplace was slowing, so he gets antsy about that, too.  So some projects coming down the pipe for him is always a good thing.  Especially right now.  The timing is perfect.
  • Celebrations!  We’ve been having such a good time around here – first Chinese New Year (Gung Hay Fat Choy!) and a delicious meal eaten with chopsticks… you should’ve seen the kids.  It was funny.  Then Mardi Gras, which … this year, I didn’t really want to get into.  Dunno why, it just doesn’t feel right.  Then V-day, which is pretty much another one of those candy-getting days for the kids.  Okay, okay, and for me, too… I’m a Dove-a-holic.  Love my Dove.  And then this weekend is the Backyard Bird Count, followed by President’s Day, followed by Purim (which we’re REALLY gearing up for – got the kids already watching the Maccabeat’s video and learning the song).  So lots of fun things!
  • Getting our taxes in.  My kids love to go over there and play with her dog, and it’s nice to catch up with some old friends.  And of course we get to go BACK to pick them up in a few weeks.  It’s one of those deals where I wish we didn’t need the excuse of taxes in order to go visit, but… we kinda do.  I… don’t make friends well.  Don’t know how to have them, anyhow.  It’s always been that way.  But it’s that time of year (once-a-year) to go there, and I love that.  There, now don’t I sound utterly pathetic???
  • The time I was given to read/meet Herb Peters.  I miss him.  Especially now.  Well, actually all along.  He was the only one I ever met who was anything like I am, and it was reassuring to have someone else who had the same gift I do… who actually edified *me* a little bit.  I went over to his site (now run by his idiot daughter) when the Pope thing happened, and… wOw.  Not a word.  Not a blip of brain function.  It might take a while to process.  But then, she retracted everything her father stood for, so do I really expect anything from her?  I miss Herb.  Sincerely.  He was so much smarter than me.  He would’ve had so much more to add to it all.  I know he would.  And I looked for others… and they’re just not out there.  Fear has robbed the world.
  • Construction on our property will dig up our garden in March/April – BEFORE it’s time to garden.  I’m really glad, because that means it’ll be done in time for planting season.  I knew it was coming, but didn’t know when, so it’s a relief now that it’s going to NOT be a problem for us.  (((Let’s hope it stays that way!)))
  • Having my car back!  Okay, so honestly?  I didn’t miss it much last week.  I tend to not go anywhere, mostly.  So while Brian’s truck was in for body work, I didn’t actually really even register that I was without vehicle.  But… well, maybe I should’ve said I’m grateful Brian has HIS truck back?   He loves that thing, it’s crazy…  It’s just nice to have a vehicle, in case some child does some stupid and painful thing and I need to go somewhere.  Not that we’ve had that – and I’m grateful for that, too! – but it’s just reassuring!

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