Lots of Thoughts for a Thursday Morning

 

Good morning friends!

I know it's been a week since my last post and at the time I had been nursing a sore throat. Unfortunately that turned into a full-blown cold or something, where I missed two days of work and essentially the entire weekend. But...I made it back to work on Monday (coughing more than I liked) and got better as the days went on. Today I feel pretty normal, which is a good sign.

While I was missing work, I watched way too much tv, read a book, worked on a latch hook project and started to feel kind of stir crazy by Sunday, so that afternoon David and I went over to the house so he could hang some light fixtures. The house is almost done, with a few more lights and fans to be hung and then it will be ready for us to move in. 

I'm in a strange limbo right now with getting the urge to start packing things, but with Christmas around the corner, my mom coming that week, family dinners and such, I'm not wanting to fill the apartment with boxes and create messes in our small space, so I'm waiting. And it's hard! 

We have 3 birthdays coming up next week - David's, Morgan's, and little baby Eden, who will turn ONE on Saturday. I can't believe we've had Eden and Sunday (his is Jan. 6th) for an entire year already. It seems like they were just born! It's going to be a busy week!

I've got most of the gifts wrapped and under the tree, but there are still some that are coming in this weekend, so I will be wrapping those and making sure I've covered everyone. I want to make some special treats for the ladies at work too, so that's on the agenda for this coming week. 

I was able to bless someone with a collection of my books this week. A lady that comes to the library several times a week read my book Notes From a Writer's Heart and loved it and she's been waiting to read one of my other books but it's been checked out and overdue for several weeks now, so she has been asking for it every few days. Over the weekend I wrapped up a collection for her and on Monday when she came in I was able to hand her the gift and the smile on her face (and the utter surprise) was such a blessing to ME! When I saw her yesterday she said she was saving the gift for Christmas, which makes me wonder if she has anyone giving her any other gifts. I would love to know her story 💚 Maybe one day I will. 

But these are the reasons I write my own stories and I get more of a blessing out of giving them away than if someone were giving to me. It is definitely more blessed to give than to receive. 

Well, today will be me playing catch up on groceries, office work, and seeing some grandkids. On the weeks I work I don't have time to do anything extra and I'm really struggling with that. But that can be a conversation for another day. 

I'm reminded of one of my favorite verses in the Bible...

"But Mary kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart. She thought about them over and over." Luke 2:19 NIRV

And I'll also share a thought that has been with me all week as I've thought about moving and jobs and other things in life...

We most likely already had what we wanted, when we prayed for something else. We go down the road only to realize that what we're now praying for is what we already had. 

Just ponder that for a minute.

Are you praying for something you already had?

I'm a big believer in the idea that God allows us to experience things as a way to show us what we do or don't need in our life. 

Just a few deep thoughts on this Thursday morning. Who knows? Maybe someone out there needs to think on these things.

Well, time is going fast this morning and I need to get myself going as well. I hope today finds all of you in the Christmas spirit, healthy and happy and where you need to be. 

Have a blessed day and a wonderful weekend!

Until Next Time...

Blessings!

Oh! And P.S........

Check out this beautiful song about your life's story.