A Great Book and A Few Letters in the Mail

 

It's Sunday morning and I have a little time before we leave for church, so I wanted to take a minute and write about the weekend, while it is still fresh on my mind.

First off, I finished the book "They Call Her Dirty Sally" and it was excellent. I couldn't put it down all weekend and it's absolutely going in my "keep" stack of fiction. Although, the author kind of drops a few sentences in the acknowledgments that might suggest it was based on a real character, so who knows? Either way, the book is a page turner and gets all 5 stars from me.

I spent yesterday helping David hold a tape measure here and there, while he finished some trim work on our bathroom renovation. For my own projects, I was moving an entire toy closet to the spare room and moving David's tools to the toy closet, in preparation for finally getting the spare room back to looking like part of the house, instead of a tool shed. 

I also made some homemade hot pockets with frozen dough, ham and cheese. I used to make these for my kids and they were so convenient. You just spread the dough into circles, place pieces of ham and cheese in the center and fold the dough over to look like a pouch. Pinch the edges and bake until browned. I let them cool and put them in individual wrapping or baggies and freeze them. You can pop them out one at a time and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. They are delicious! Eat them with chips or as a side with soup. Sometimes I eat them for breakfast!

I received the second letter from my Flower Letters subscription. I haven't opened it yet, but plan on doing so today.

While I waited eagerly for the first letter to arrive a few weeks ago, I was so busy the past two weeks, that I wasn't thinking about when I would get the next one. So what a nice surprise to open the mailbox and see the 2nd letter waiting there. I think this is going to be a fun year for getting real mail!

Speaking of mail...

I wanted to share something personal that also happened over the weekend...I got a letter from an old friend.

I was very surprised to get a letter from this friend, as we haven't really had much communication for many years. Of course I can't share the details, but the part that I do want to share is that her letter contained an apology for something that took place over 20 years ago.

The Lord spoke to her recently about this and the part that I want to comment on and share here is this...The Lord never forgets about you. Ever.

As I read the letter, I was transported back in time to a wound that I didn't realize still held a place in my heart. But it did. And her apology, which was led by the Lord, healed a hurt that needed to be over and done. And just as the Lord led her to apologize, he orchestrated the melting away of a hurt, some bitterness and gave me the grace to forgive wholeheartedly.

And it made me want to share with you all, that even two decades past a hurt, God can work on your behalf. You may feel forgotten. You may feel like that wound will always be there. But just know that the Lord has not forgotten, nor forsaken you in your pain. You may not get a letter or an apology, but that may be because someone isn't feeling the Lord's prompting or responding. But it will never be because God doesn't see you. I hope that speaks to someone today.

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As for today, we have church and then I planned a little outing with my daughter-in-loves, but it's a rainy day, so we'll see if it all pans out after church.

If not, I'll be ok with coming home and hanging out for a lazy day.

I hope you have a great Sunday!

Until Next Time...

Blessings!