Almost Normal

As far as sickness, sinus infection, etc. we are almost back to normal, if there is such a thing. A funny story to tell - I still cannot believe it happened. Fred had a RX to pick up on Monday after he went to the Dr. for his severe sinus infection. We went to the pharmacy drive through and were told the Dr. had not called it in yet, so we immediately called the Dr. and asked for it to be called in. It was then called in, so the girl at the window told us if we came in the store and waited it would take about 25 minutes, otherwise it would later in the afternoon as they had a lot of RX to fill. So I told her to fill it, as we had a short errand to run (Fred needed a dairy queen fix) and would be right back. She informed us that we had to be in the store before they would begin to process it - so we left and came right back. I went into the pharmacy, walked up to the window, and asked for the RX to be filled. Same girl looked right at me and asked, "Are you in the store now"??????? My mouth must have been open before I responded, "Am...I...in..,the...store?" She replied, "Yes, Ma'am, it will take about 20 minutes".  The Lord gave me enough self-control to go sit down before I began to laugh. Fred then came in, I told him what had just taken place, and he said "Shhhh" as he also tried to control himself. I don't know if she ever realized what had taken place, but I did ask for forgiveness, as I continued to chuckle on the way out. Bless her soul for making my day!!!!

We had a lot of cacti in pots in our driveway, so decided to plant them in the ground. Since we have not had a lot of rain, we had to soften the ground by watering it first, then try to dig in the plants. It does look a lot better now - room for growth and more room in the driveway.

newly planted cacti - plus some begonias from the neighbors

this was just a tiny "arm" from out larger cactus that froze out a couple of years ago

I planted the Easter Lily next to the little palm - perhaps it will bloom next spring

a huge barrel cactus that  friends across the lake have in their rock garden - in the process of blooming

another one of their blooming cacti

this is a larger version of one of ours - maybe in a few years it too will bloom

same cactus - many blooms

We are so much enjoying the sweet onions that are so prevalent here now. They are huge!!! but so delicious. No tears at all while peeling or cutting them - just onion sweetness.

 look at the size compared to my hand

 

 just waiting to be eaten

I spent the week finishing a quilt for our latest great grand daughter - I am caught up with the family now, but am working on a smaller baby one for a friend here in the Valley. I have until the end of July, but want to get as much done as possible before we drive to Arkansas for Dr. appointments and then to Wisconsin for our grandson's high school graduation. We also hope to visit a few churches while we are gone in order to talk about what God has done in our lives and encourage support for our ministry. The need in the Valley is ever so great.

 

 

handsome grandson, Calton, ready for the prom, graduating in June, and going on to college to be a dentist!! He is the last grandchild to graduate from high school - now do we concentrate on great grandchildren???

Calton and prom date, Devon

It felt so good to be in church this morning as we missed last week due to sickness. The week seemed so long before we could be in the house of the Lord again. Pastor Israel's sermon this morning was all about prayer - the importance of prayer at all times: when we fail, when our enemy overcomes us, when we are in times of trouble, but even more so when we feel blessed by the love of the Lord. Israel gave us 4 important things to remember and act upon: 1) decide to pray - make that commitment today 2) make prayer a priority - set aside a specific time every day to pray 3) pour out your heart to God - talk to Him, praise him, thank Him 4) listen for His response - ask Him to show you the way - and LISTEN!!!! Someone once told me that it was stupid to pray for a closer parking spot at a huge parking lot - that God had better things to d othan to listen to our minute prayers.  How wrong they were - pray all day long, - thank God for safe travels, good weather, a good day at work, for the poor beggar on the corner, when you hear an ambulance - pray for whoever is in it, pray for those you see in an accident, thank him for the sunshine - there are thousands of quiet, short prayers every minute of the day. We pray in times of trouble, crying out to God to help us -  be we forget to pray in times of joy, in thankfulness and praise. 2 Chronicles Chapters 5 through 7:16 are filled with the word prayer and pray. Read this in your daily readings and search for more passages encouraging you to pray. Pray for us as we pray for each and every one of you - asking Him to bless you always.