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?

4th of July

Just a short time and gas prices will go up and fireworks will go off. We plan to do the same thing we have done for the past few years--watch elaborate displays from all over the US- from our easy chairs in front of our TV.

Have a safe 4th and enjoy the rest of the summer.

Photography

I just unloaded our camera and wanted to share this picture S.J. took Sat. We were on the way to Megan's shower when S.J. made me stop the car. The sky was so blue and just these fluffy clouds as far as you could see. I don't care what any one says--but GOD is so awesome. Could just anyone make this-hold it all in place-? I don't think so!

Red Flag

This may seem rude and crude to some of my readers. Sorry-but this is exactly how I feel this morning. Two things happened this week end that really made me see red.

Yesterday it was the top of the 9th. The score was 6-6 and I had to see my favorite catcher get plowed down by a Phili pinch runner who just had to win. This was not an accident . This was intentional. Latter , Bruntlett said--"I intentionally collided with Molina so he would drop the ball and we would score--I did not mean to injury him. DAH! Terrible! They just had to win--but they lost 6-7 in the 10th. I checked on Molina's condition this morning on Google and the reports states a concussion with neck and back injury, with possible more damage. Something he may suffer from the rest of his life--this is nothing to sniff at.

The other upsetting thing is how some people with pea sized brains are inconsiderate and oblivious to the fact that they making life miserable for some people I LOVE dearly. You can see things happening--Happiness fading from their eyes and tears wailing up instead--Joy absent from happy moments-- Lumps forming in their throats. This should not be. Why? This is a hard thing to do----but you must IGNORE these kind of people with their stupid action-attitudes-stubbornness-no PR- and lack of LOVE. They can not be victorious.