Neither Alan nor I slept well last night. In fact, Alan got up at 3:30 and headed in to work at 4:00 am. He’ll have his 8 hours in before our appointment with the doctor at noon! I have a cold, so I slept in until almost 8:00, took a lovely walk with Abby in a drizzling rain, and had Cocoa Puffs (of all things!) with Joel for breakfast. Jon came back from teaching his first class. He usually stays at his office until his second class is over, but this morning he came home, declaring he was in need of a glass of hot cider and to work on his presentation at Puritan Reformed for tonight.
What a wonderful life I enjoy! I opened my email and found so many warm, cheery birthday greetings from my beloved friends and family. Thank, thank you, thank you! With Alan having scary health issues, the temptation is to look down instead of up. May we all keep our heads up, praising God even when it’s raining. The rains of life bring much needed refreshment…make the soil of our heart soft again and able to soak up the words of life that bring us strength and hope! God is good…all the time! Rain on our faces is good.
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Cheryl // October 2, 2009 at 10:32 pm |
I’m anxious to hear the results of the doctor appointment. Hope you have a grand time celebrating with family this weekend!
Andrea // October 3, 2009 at 6:19 am |
What a great perspective! I hope your birthday was lovely, and that your weekend is, too!
Organizing Mommy // October 4, 2009 at 9:12 pm |
This is the first I’ve heard of Alan’s health issues. Praying for him. Hope your cocoa puff birthday was special. I’m sending you a whole grain slice of toast and some farm eggs to make up for it. But you can eat them later, if you prefer.. LOL
I got the sweetest comment on my blog from Sarah, Gerlinde’s mother? and I responded to her there, if she sees this. What a neat surprise.
I have quite a few posts up about pics from the UP–where I am currently posting from. I like to close out my days with a post/ pics from where I am if possible. Saw the whole LIttle Lake crew this a.m. So fun! Beautiful colors.