Reflections

The summer days are getting hotter and hotter. More humid and I'm glad to be inside.


That set me to thinking back to 1936. It was hot-very hot-and getting hotter. Absolutely no rain, no crops and no promising future. My mother was expecting her 5th child.
She was 39 at this time.

Joyce was 13--Wallace was 12-- and Lois and I were 8. We had NO electricity -so NO fan or No air conditioning. It must have been trying for everyone.

We girls would sleep across the bed (yes, beds. We had 2 beds in the room and 3 girls), so that we could be near the windows and get as much cool as possible during the night.

But poor mom.. I can remember she would rest at every noon and try and stay cool by lying down on the linoleum floor. Not a bed or sofa, but the linoleum floor , trying to stay as cool as possible. Can you imagine that?

This was late July and Aug. Dear Harriet, was born Sept. 17- 1936.

Happiness

It does feel good

Falling in Love
Laughing so hard your face hurts
A good conversation
Finding $20 in your coat pocket from last winter
Laughing at yourself
No lines at a supermarket
Getting mail
Friends
Sweet dreams
Watching a sunrise
Hearing your favorite song on the radio
Taking a drive on a pretty road
A hot shower
Giggling
Listening to the rain outside
Getting up on a beautiful day
Knowing you are missed
Hearing- I love you

But best of all- Knowing you've done the right thing no matter what other people think

Housework

I don't do housework every week. In fact , I only do it if company is coming. Company is coming next week , so I decided to mop, polish , vacuum etc. today. It is now 11:30--I am finished, even if I only went over every thing lightly. I started right after breakfast. It was so pleasant outside this morning that we sat on the patio and had a second cup of coffee first--then about 8:15 I dove right into the project ahead and started mopping--resting--polishing--resting--vacuuming--resting and now I'm ready for my 2 hour noon nap. Hope the telephone doesn't ring.

Homesick for Heaven

Yesterday we had such a soul searching sermon . It really made you think about what God has planned for this world and how we are to live our lives for Him.

When I got home I googled to Heaven. My mind was boggled at all the 50 images posted about Heaven. I played around on the computer a long time looking into what some other views were on heaven. I came up with one solution,. Read about it in your Bible. You may not understand all about it now-but God promises us ,sometime ,all will be made clear to us.

Isn't God GREAT?