On The Porch

I can’t believe it’s October 16th. It’s about 7:20 am. I’m on the porch with my coffee. It’s a cool, crisp 56° out here! There’s some road noise in the distance and birds singing all around. Also in the distance, dogs are barking at something. In my yard, dogs are playing.  I have not been feeling too great for several months now. I’ve had a few tests done and all is well, thankfully! Still waiting on results of one test, and one more to do in a couple of weeks. Pretty sure they will be fine too. I will get a new, updated cpap machine after all this.   Ma is doing great! She’s pretty much recovered from her stroke. She even drives herself over to Stockholm to church. Last Sunday, she was able to have lunch with a friend.  Please pray for all the things! There’s absolutely no place to stop! I love all y’all!🧡🤎 Have a very blessed day! 

My heart is heavy this morning. It’s heavy for multiple reasons. It’s heavy because a man speaking in front of dozens of people was shot and murdered - no assassinated - in front of multiple people. It was caught on video.  My heart is heavy because people are cheering about this.  Really?!  How on earth can ANYONE be cheering about this. This man is younger than my son. This man had a wife and two small children. He was talking one second, the next he was gone. How on Gods green earth is this even remotely ok?!  My heart is heavy because of shootings in Denver yesterday. My heart is heavy because at least one is dead from that. People are saying it’s the guns fault. Really?  How?  My heart is heavy because of all the senseless violence going on in our nation that keeps getting worse.  My heart is heavy because 24 years ago today, two planes were intentionally flown into the twin towers in NYC. Another plane was flown into the pentagon. And still, a fo...

It’s a beautiful afternoon! It’s 83°, there’s a breeze, it’s kinda brisk. Finally we can go outside without smothering!  It’s been mostly cloudy today, with perks of sunshine. The trees are taking on a dull hue now. The dry weather isn’t helping the leaf color either. The walnut trees have yellow leaves scattered about.  Ma is still doing well, thankfully! I don’t even want to think about anything bad happening! I’m so thankful there’s not much residual weakness from the stroke. The 31st will be 3 months since that dreaded phone call.  I’m sitting on the porch, trying to settle my mind down some, we have church tonight at Miller Hill.  Pray.  I love all y’all!❤️

Mom is doing well. Her arm remains a little weak, but she’s getting around like normal. She’s sad today, one of her remaining brothers, the oldest one left, is not doing well. He’s in his 90s. Out of 12 kids, only four remain.  Bubby update! Little stinker is in first grade and doing well. He’s lost both bottom front teeth in the past two weeks or so. He seems so excited.  Have you ever had a nightmare that shook you to your core? I did Wednesday night. It was awful. I still get tears in my eyes when it pops in my head. I rarely remember my dreams. This one won’t leave me alone. There’s only two other dreams that I remember this well. One was about Jesus appearing in the clouds and the other was someone standing over me in the middle of the night, it seemed so very real.  Come on fall!  Pray.  I love all y’all. ❤️

There are plenty of hot days left. There are 19 days left in August. There are forty two days until the Autumnal Equinox arrives (September 22 at 1:19 pm.)! Autumn is my favorite time of year! I came out to the porch this morning, I want coffee so badly! I am having fasting labs in a bit. I was hoping to get to see some of the Perseid Meteor Shower, it peaks August 12-13. The sky is too bright. I was able to get a good viewing of Venus and Jupiter so close together in the morning sky! I hope you didn’t miss it.  It’s 73° on the porch this morning. The night critters are still making their noises, birds are singing and I hear roosters having an early morning crowing contest. There’s a gentle breeze and a very slight crispness in that breeze, much better than the air you wear! When you pray, please remember the sick and their families, those who’ve lost loved ones and are learning their new normal, remember our communities, counties, state and country, that our leaders do the next ri...

Sitting on the front porch with my coffee this morning, just enjoying the sunshine and silence. It’s 70° on the porch, luckily, the porch post is blocking the sun from my eyes. I love the silence, nature sounds, the hum of the ac unit, the backup beeps of the bus- Bubbys first day of first grade! He was enthusiastic last night and woke early. When it was time to go to school, he was a bit less enthusiastic! Bless.  With several recent deaths around the community, please keep those families and friends in your prayers!  Happy Birthday to my cousin, Debbie Smith.  I love all y’all ❤️ Have a blessed day!