Good Saturday to you from our corner of the world where winter has covered us with a few inches of snow this week, although it is nothing like north of us...say in Duluth MN where they have had over two feet of snow. Duluth is a place we are fond of. We lived there in 1972-74 while Joel was a meteorologist in the Air Force, forecasting weather for the pilots flying in that part of the world where winter was long and cold and the average temperature was 70 in the summer. Lake Superior kept things cooler. It is beautiful country with much to see there. If you enjoy winter, there is snowshoeing, ice fishing, cross country skiing and much more to take in. We went back to visit in the 90's because that is where our oldest was married ~ her husband came from the area!
On the medical side of things, this past Monday I had a tooth extraction that turned out to be a bit challenging. Today I am feeling good and glad to have it over and done with. Joel had his stress test Tuesday, he did well, but we don't have any results yet?!? I see the retina specialist next week. One thing that I had to put aside for two months was walking, but I am back starting today to build up my strength. Years ago Holy Spirit made it clear to me that I was to "walk out my healing" literally, and I began walking 5 minutes at a time and ended up walking 45 minutes on a good day. It is my goal to get back to that.
Yesterday I made Joel Cinnamon Rolls, a pastry cookie that consists of mainly butter, flour, and a tiny bit of sugar. Norwegian I am sure! We have been eating pretty bland, soft foods until the gum heals. Since in my family catsup was considered spicy I would say most of what I cook is bland anyway! Ha.....
I finally finished getting out our Christmas cards. Like I said before, no more red envelopes. It saddens me how hard it is to see when writing, etc. because I have always loved to write, draw, do cards, etc. When I wrote a newsletter for 150 chronically ill people, I would send one out via the mail every month for years....then every other month. Now the cost to do that would be so high it would be near impossible to do it.
As I write today I am listening to Vince Gill's Christmas CD...Yep, a good old fashioned CD. We still have an old CD/radio and lots of CDs we pull out at Christmas. Some Yo Yo Ma, Kenny G, Lori Line, etc. I have a Christmas playlist on Alexa but sometimes I just like the CDs. One of my favorites is an old Alabama Christmas CD that we would put on to decorate our tree when the kids were all home. Such a good memory.
It is only a week until Christmas. Stores are full of people and some shelves are empty. Including grocery stores. We are surprised by what used to be "staples" becoming hard to find items. When Joel was searching for some cookie ingredients, a clerk told him it is difficult to get dates and raisins right now besides a lot of other things. They are not getting in the big orders they request. And the cost of things? Yikes! I feel so bad for parents trying to find over the counter meds for their sick little ones. Ugh.... So far our families have avoided RSV, flu, etc. Except for one older member who battled RSV for weeks. He is finally starting to mend and we are so so grateful! I pray you all have a healthy Christmas and New Years!
I hope this finds you listening to Christmas music, maybe your own old fashioned CD? I hope it finds you getting ready for the coming week.....with loved ones.....in worship.....gathering around the table.....
Today I am grateful for old CD's, favorite Christmas music, worship online and in person, being able to make one of Joel's favorite cookies, healing from the extraction and so grateful it is over and done. Grateful for antibiotics, good medical care, Joel doing well on the stress test, laughter, catching up with people via Christmas cards. Grateful for a warm house, a snowblower, texts with family and friends, phone calls, the power of prayer...........and so much more.
Enjoy your weekend!
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