We Watched a Good Movie (But we hate the time change)!

 Happy Monday my Friends!

Every morning I've been waking up and saying "Thank you, Lord, for new mercies and a fresh start!" I love that each new day brings a new beginning.

Yesterday was a good day. We had a great message at church, where the pastor explained the importance of supporting Israel. It's not a political thing, but a biblical thing. I was so pleased that he showed us exactly where the scriptures talk about supporting Israel and what happens to nations that don't. I think many are afraid to speak out on this situation, for fear of retaliation from the online bullies. But these are the things we need to be bold about, because the day may come when we can't.

But moving on...

After church David and I went to Saltgrass for their amazing potato soup and salad. It's a great meal when you don't want a sandwich, but you don't want heavy food either. They have the best potato soup of any place I've tried. 

We then stopped by David's mom's apartment to see if she needed help packing up for her big move on Tuesday. We visited for a while and then headed home. 

The time change is for the birds! David and I were talking about how the shadows start changing around 3-4 pm and everything starts to look gloomy. Then by 5:30 it's pitch black. Who exactly is this benefiting? 

I told him that we would have to start leaving more lights on in the evening, so we can trick our brains into feeling like the sun was still out. 

Later that afternoon, we watched a great movie, that honestly I thought was only on the Faith and Family channel, but turns out it was actually at the theaters recently! I had no idea! It's called Southern Gospel and it was really good. It was based off a true story. My only complaint was that the main character mumbles and it's hard to understand him sometimes. I've noticed this in other shows, where they are trying to depict a southern accent. Not everyone talks like Elvis, for goodness sakes! Likewise, not all Texans have cows in the backyard, but that's another topic, right? 🤠🐮

Here's the trailer for the show. If you can find it on one of your channels, it's worth watching. 

I finished a 750 piece puzzle last night, and now am ready to move on to some embroidery projects while we watch tv in the evenings. 

I discovered many years ago, that during the time change and darker months, it helps to have a project to work on at night. This tends to dispel any gloomy feelings in the evenings. Not sure if anyone else finds the winter months gloomy, but sometimes I do. 

Today I will be busy helping my mother-in-law finalize all the details for a new apartment she is moving into. For the first time since my FIL passed away, she will have a roommate. Her friend needed a place to live and so they have decided to share an apartment, which is a huge blessing. Today we will get the keys and be able to see the apartment and then start moving some things over. She is very excited to leave the retirement place. She has never been happy living there, so hopefully this will be a better experience for her. 

That reminds me of a fun thing I would do as a teen. We lived in apartments for several years and I would always go into the office and ask for the printed floor plans. I would take a few home and sit and draw furniture on the pages and pretend I was staging my future home. This is one of those threads that weave through our lives and show us who we have always been.

I still stage our home, move furniture around, and love looking at homes and apartments and dreaming of where I would put everything. 

Do you do that too?

Well, I will spare you all the deep thoughts about threads weaving in and out of our life and how cool that is. 

It's Monday and maybe too early for all of that 😅 Maybe another post.

For now I will just say that I hope your Monday is amazing or restful or productive or whatever you're hoping for today. 

I'm hoping for all of the above.

Until Next Time...

Blessings!