Good Saturday to you all from our corner of Iowa where rain has blessed us this past week again and again. South of us tornados caused damage to crops and at least one home, but we experienced only heavy rain, thank goodness. We were happy to get so much rain!
Speaking of happy, Joel picked up his hearing aids this week, and is doing very well adjusting to them. He tells me the birds are awfully loud, and asked me how I put up with so much noise....and if I was actually banging the plates on the countertops since it sounded so very loud. So happy for him!
And continuing on the "happy" theme, on Monday I headed to the chiropractor and he "fixed" my back. After a weekend on the sofa or walking with a cane, I was happy! My retina appointment was "all good news" with things staying stable so another happy dance there. I have been on the new medication and it is challenging at times, but I am happy to report that I have slept well 7 of the past 8 nights. Ohhhh, happy day......or nights?
So, can you tell how low key my life is? Ok. Boring?! Getting excited over conquering out of whack body challenges seems to be the theme..........and I am so over that! Seriously. There has got to be more out there for two people in their mid seventies. ALTHOUGH more often than not no one can believe that Joel is 75 years old....or is it young? No one says that about me, but I'll hang on to his shirttails and maybe some of his endless energy will rub off on me! He able to do 4x what I can right now. He is keeping busy with outdoor house projects, biking, and yardwork. So grateful.
So I saw on our local news that more body remains have been found. This time northeast of here around 30 minutes. This is the third one in a year although the other two were close by where we live (six months apart). They immediately said they know it is not Jodi Huisentruit. Jodi was a news anchor here where we live and went missing in June 1995, the year before we moved here, Her body has never been found. I just keep thinking about the remains ~ people who all had stories to tell, and the people who loved them and wonder where they are. People who need closure. I don't understand how some can be so evil. I think I need to quit watching Dateline! "I hardly ever watch it" but once in awhile my curiosity gets the best of me. I am always curious and like figuring out mysteries, but don't like learning about how broken and evil people can be.
Speaking of curiosity, I cannot help but think back on our middle daughter N. who always had questions. When she was three we lived in Malta MT and our house was between the pastor's parsonage and the church itself. Joel was doing his one year Internship and we lived in the "Internage". N. would see Pastor Merv walking to the church and follow him, asking questions of him all the way! He told us it delighted him to answer her many questions. She has always been a curious person, seeking knowledge, searching and curious. As a teacher it is a blessing to always be learning, I would think. Her dad is the same way. Questions, seeking, searching for new info. In his book he speaks about his confirmation pastor who took the time to answer all his questions. That he learned more from him than at Bible College and Seminary! Joel's head is full of trivia and knowledge gathered from the Bible of course, and Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Woodsmith, and more. I love to learn, too. We are never too old to learn something new. Reading the Bible over and over may sound repetitive, but the Bible is living and breathing, and we are always learning something new from the words found within it's pages.
I just glanced up and saw this picture on our wall shaped and painted on tin and framed. A birthday present this year from Joel. I love country churches and we have worshiped in many across the country, but especially in Montana and Minnesota. One year on our vacation we sought out country churches just to visit a few. Some people like to go to museums, we like to go to places of worship.
Last Sunday was bike to church week so Joel rode his recumbent bike to worship outside. I was home nursing a bad back. Tomorrow is another opportunity to worship with other believers, one of the freedom's we have here in America to be grateful for. Adding to that, I am grateful this week for walks outside, biking, sunshine and rain, good news, kids who ask questions, country churches, rain, hearing aids, the energizer bunny I live with, and two days of rain! What is on your gratitude list this week?
Enjoy your weekend!
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