The Husband asked me the other day about not seeing anything new here for a while. So, here I am.
For a couple decades I've had this little spoon set hanging next to the microwave in the kitchen. I've long been fond of Mary Engelbreit and how she reaches the dormant (i.e. completely lack of talent) artist in me. These little spoons have been knocked off and broken (and even replaced) more than once. Today I'm saying a sad goodbye, fond farewell to these little spoons. They are broken beyond repair and are no longer produced so impossible to replace. I've loved them. I will miss them.
The socks? My good friend (who knows how much I love socks) brought these back for me from her Alaskan cruise. I've worn them so much that they're pretty bare on the bottoms (even though it's hard to see in the picture). Not comfortable to wear. They, too, are going away.
It's hard for me to wear things out. I tend to carefully protect (and hardly use) things that are important to me for precisely the reason that they usually aren't replaceable and I just really hate to lose them.
And I saw this sign at the grocery store. I liked the sentiment though I suspect that it'll be hard for them to sell in its condition.
January hasn't been as delightful as I'd hoped. Our drought continues. (That's worrisome.) The dangvirus continues to cause much devastation, damage and destruction. (That's worrisome.) As I watch how people are behaving, particularly in the high levels of our government, I'm troubled. They are hateful, vicious, unkind and not even very civil. (That's worrisome.) One government employee is one that I've never heard a kind word from. Not that he/she hasn't spoken any, I'm sure it has occurred. Just the preponderance of words uttered by this person are attacking and unkind. These people are supposed to be examples of service and dignity and awareness of the needs / desires of the people who elected them. It's so, so, so sad to me. And scary. I see nothing good ahead considering how awful almost much everyone (including some of the general public) is behaving. Satan is having a field day.
We've accomplished a few things, been to see the dr. a couple times. Skin issues are being addressed. My eye pressure is in an acceptable (though barely, but it's still an improvement) range. I did sit while waiting room at the office and do slow, deep breathing while picturing the two of us walking along our favorite beach. Somehow that felt like cheating. But whatever, it must have worked well enough.
My book stack has been depleted, replenished and depleted more than once. We re-discovered a forgotten gift card to a favorite eatery, which we used yesterday mid-day (we carefully plan our trips out for when places aren't very busy - the downside is sometimes the service isn't so great, but whatever) and thoroughly enjoyed our food. And still have a balance on the card.
I could continue to list what occupies us these days. It really isn't much our lives contain w-a-y less fun mid-dangvirus than before. I guess all this is some sort of self-encouragement. I want to have hope, to feel like life will not always be so mixed up, to have something to look forward to. We all need that. I pray daily that our Heavenly Father will watch over us and send tender mercies to give us that hope. I know He is in charge. I'll do my part as best I can to not disappoint Him and hope for others to find the desire, integrity and decency to do the same.
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