Changes

As I was sitting watching Masterpiece on PBS last night I was also writing in my journal about how when my sister comes home from the hospital this week, life will change, again. I wont have as much freedom as I've had these past several weeks, I will once again be taking care of a loved one. But we are claiming that this is all just temporary, as most of lifes challenges are.

The giveaway will still happen this coming week!

I'm Challenging You To Do Something

It may not be much of a challenge for me, but for some people it is......April is National Card and Letter Writing Month.

According to a survey, who it was done by I have no idea but it sounds about right....most of us get a mood boost when we receive a handwritten note because it shows you're making an effort to reach out.

I'm going to take a couple of weeks to cut back on my personal e-mail, ( heck don't get much of that either, most of it is Forwards of some sort ) and cut back on my FACEBOOK and concentrate a little more on sending some personal notes and/or letters. Even if it is to someone I see all the time I'm still going to take a few minutes and write a few lines of encouragement or just say "hi".

So lets take the challenge......send a note or letter the old fashioned way during the month of April. It doesn't take much more time than it does to send an e-mail. And who cares if your handwriting is terrible? Or if it hurts to hold a pen which I can sort of relate to, print a note off your computer. Find an envelope, address it, put a stamp on it ( use those stamps so the Post Office doesn't go out of business! ) and there ya have it! You are most always on the go, so it shouldn't be to hard to find a mailbox. If not, put it in your house mailbox and your carrier will take it with him/her!

Go on, make someones day.....make them smile when they see something other than a bill in the box!

Don't forget......giveaway coming soon!

Some Thoughts

I've been sitting at the computer a little longer than I should be this morning. I said to the cat awhile ago, "why am I sitting here, I've got things I should be doing." She just looked at me and started to take yet another bath. I'm saddened by the big 'health care' vote, but I'm not giving up hope. However, God isn't going to take it lightly that we are including abortion in 'health care'. May He continue to have mercy on us all. Oh a lighter note, I'm getting a haircut today! I got one not to long ago and I'm just not happy with it, so I thought......I'm entitled to another one!

The clothes are in the dryer, the dishes have been washed, the sun is shining, the cat is sleeping in the sun and God is still on the throne! I'm content.

Attention Book Lovers

I will begin a contest on April 2nd. The prize is a book! "40 Days in God's Presence" A Devotional Encounter by Rebecca Barlow Jordan. The rules are extremely easy and entering is will be a piece of cake!

The first thing you need to do is become a FOLLOWER of my blog and comment on this actual post.

That's it!

Question for you

Well we experienced one nice spring day here this week. Back to rain, and cool and gloom, but at least the robins are back! What is your favorite part of Spring?

I Think It's Spring and something new!

I've been 'complaining' that I haven't see any robins yet. For the past several years I have written down when I see the first robin of spring. One year I even saw one in late January. Driving to church yesterday I finally saw my first frolicking robin. I got giddy! And then the temps were in the low 50's and I got even more giddy! Then it rained. But at least the rain washes away the old yucky dirty snow that is left.

So today starts my new eating and exercise plan. I'm not going whole hog, no pun intended. I'm simply eliminating certain foods and walking more. I want to loose the slight weight I gained over the winter, and a bit more.

Yesterday in the car, my ten year old friend Ethan piped up out of the blue and said, "did you know it's inappropriate to ask someone how old they are or how much they weight". :-)

So in light of that wise musing, I am not going to tell my weight. I am going to tell you that I want to loose ten pounds, and then some.

In the near future I'm going to sponsor a 'give away' to my readers and followers. You have to make comments on my posts though and you can not be 'anonymous'. What am I giving away? Well you will see, something a little different and fun each time! :-) Stay tuned.

Have You Ever..........

Have you ever had to make alterations in your own life in order to take care of a loved one? It can be a challenging time in every ones life but in the long run, everyone benefits from it. Right? My oldest sisters plight as of late has been having to deal with severe nerve damage and sometimes excruciating pain in one of her legs. She has been off work for nearly two weeks, using a walker to get around. She has fallen several times and sometimes taking a step over a bump or a crack in the pavement scares her. Today at six a.m. she left to try and return to work. She has gotten somewhat better. As her sometimes impatient sister and helper I suppose I will worry all day about how she is doing. I do know for a fact though that prayer has helped. God has been faithful and He always will be.

So what sort of challenges have you faced lately? I'd like to hear.

Some Thoughts

It's been such a captivating couple of weeks I haven't taken the time to let you know about it all. My oldest sister is having trouble with her leg. She has been off work for awhile and I have been helping her out more than usual. I'm not good at this. I don't have the patience. I get frustrated and sometimes down right mean. I mean couldn't you have asked me to hand you something BEFORE I sat down? I would not make a good caregiver. Except, that's pretty much what I've done most of my life, with children. It's different when the person is not your own loved one don't you think? I am mad that she is going through this thing. Not mad at her. It's sort of like taking care of my mom all over again and I didn't like that either. I did it because I had to. Because as the single person in the family, it was my responsibility. And my privilege. But still, I didn't like it. :-)