Going to bed with the windows open. Wearing short sleeves to school tomorrow and no jacket. Hurrah for Florida!
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We were supposed to host SNAC tonight (Sunday Night After Church - for the kids grades 3-6), but only one was there. We were about to head home when the Spirit nudged me - invite his whole family over to enjoy those pizzas! It was a very nice evening.
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Our friend and sister, Dottie, lost her canine companion this week. Her cockerspaniel, Molly, only three years old and the companion she chose when her husband died suddenly, on Friday died of a stroke. Prayers for Dottie in her grief.
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And prayers for Alberta, who walked out during worship this morning thinking she was having a stroke. A blood vessel did burst in her head. She was airlifted to hospital in Orlando. Praying for sweet Alberta.
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Start of a new school week - those 7th and 8th graders. Lord, let me show love, not frustration; give me strength and wisdom to maintain better control in my classroom.
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Self-tagged via Lisa's blog (italics mine) --
1. Started your own blog (duh)
2. Slept under the stars (GanderBrook!)
3. Played in a band (school orchestra count?)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower (GanderBrook again!)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (not often enough)
7. Been to Disneyland/world (both!)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (thanks to Ramona)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (no, but I thought we were going to be struck by lightening at Gloucester, MA, when our hair suddenly stood up with electric current!)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (quilting)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch-hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (an ancestor)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (snorkeling, just this past year, at age 53!)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (not that it lasted, but it was registered and everything)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (CampFire Girls candy)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (phew!)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (wedding photo)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury (so close - I did sit in the chair briefly, before being excused)
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake (does wading count?)
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
4 comments:
I'm glad you listened to the Spirit's "nudge" -- I find that I am often too distracted by picky details that I can't bring myself to spontaneously change plans. Maybe I'm more often prepared for company, I could also invite them over spontaneously!
I'll add my prayers for Dottie & Alberta.
Love you!!
While looking at your list, I thought, "When has she been to Hawaii?" Then I realized you had highlighted (put in bold) what you had done, but listed everything.
Sorry about Alberta. Hope she is doing better now. Dottie emailed about Molly. It's good she is with a sojourners group for support.
You have always been "Spirit moved" as far as spontaneous hospitality. Ashamedly for me, you didn't learn it from me.
Glad you are back to blogging. Sorry your plants suffered a little. We got a heavier dose of the "freeze" than you did.
Curious - which ancestor are you writing about - one from Scotland?
I'm glad you had the Robertsons over anyway, I know hunter was thankfull. I have always believed even if one came it was worth it, but I didn't want to force that on you all.
Enjoy this beautiful week, and see ya wed.
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