Good Saturday to you from our corner of the world this 4th of July weekend! It is a beautiful day here with partly cloudy skies, temps heading to a nice 82 with gentle winds. Joel is off riding and I just put my energy into making homemade honey whole wheat bread. It's a rising! Planning on a walk outside soon.
Speaking of bike riding, the other day Joel called me while out riding....he was laughing when I answered, as he told me that a turkey had just "anointed" him. He was riding down a hill and saw a big turkey in the road along with several young ones. He whistled and hollered to get them to move and had to slow down and swerve to the side as they took off flying. One left him with an anointing of turkey poop on his leg! He had to pull over and find some grass to wipe it off. He got a kick out of it. A beautiful day and a beautiful ride when.......splat. A little crap was sent his way. My friend Lana said she was interested in how I was going to weave this turkey story into my Scribbles.
You gotta admit it is too good to pass up. An example fell into our lap just a couple days ago when we went over to say good-bye to our neighbors who sold their home and are moving farther south to live by their family. We spent about an hour visiting and gave hugs good-bye. The next morning we got a text from them asking if we had an extra rapid test as the wife had some symptoms that could be Covid.....but we were out of tests and could not help her. We found out the next day that she had tested positive. Here they were, all excited by their move...and Covid came to call....for a second time. So we are exposed to Covid again and hoping that since we had it 4 weeks ago we are going to avoid a second round. Still, on this holiday weekend we are once again in quarantine. Remember the turkey crapping on Joel's beautiful ride? Yeah. Sometimes keeping our focus on the "beautiful days" takes more effort. It is a good thing we enjoy each other's company cuz we won't be going anywhere. On a positive note we can watch the fireworks from our living room window! Yes, they are that close.
Speaking of enjoying each other's company, Joel and I celebrated 54 years of marriage this week. It was a quiet celebration with a trip to a near by lake town....to a great coffee place....then because it was so full of vacationers we took our morning drinks to a nearby state park to sit and watch the water. A trip to Target on the way home, grilled turkey bacon wraps for supper, a phone call from our oldest son, and a good new series we started on Acorn TV rounded off the day. We are so very very blessed to have so many years together and pray for many more to come!
We talked a bit about our wedding and how hard it was not to be able to visit with everyone who came. Back then pictures were done AFTER the ceremony, so by the time we got downstairs many had left. Otherwise it was a good day! We were young.......I was 20 and Joel had just turned 22. It was only a couple months later that Joel got his draft notice and our 8 years in the military began. .....and the rest is history?!
Speaking of the military makes me think about the 4th and our country! The flags will be waving, fireworks will be set off, and parades will greet the day. Of course there will be family or friend gatherings with grilling involved! A time to celebrate........and a time to give thanks for America. She may be a bit broken right now, she may be more divided than in a long time, but she is still America, land of the FREE, home of the BRAVE. God bless America!
Giving thanks today for 54 years of married life, for love and commitment, for small celebrations and big. Grateful for laughter that comes when a turkey craps on your leg, for God's promises to lean on when life craps on you. Grateful for phone calls with friends and family, texts, nice summer days, birds singing loudly, neighbors who will be missed, British Acorn TV, a family surgery that went well, turkeys, America, and so much more!
Enjoy your weekend!
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