We had a good weekend. It was labor day weekend so had an extra day in there. My daughter had asked us up for lunch so I asked what should I bring - and she responded 'potato salad'. So Sunday afternoon I made 5 pounds of potatoes into potato salad, made a batch of brownies, and decided to bake some oatmeal raisin cookies for my middle child's birthday. It was a busy, baking, productive day. I was tired at the end of it, but felt good at what I had gotten accomplished.
Yesterday was a good day. We slept in until 6:30AM!! (and that is with going to bed at 8:30PM - I was soooo tired!!) Went to our daughter's for lunch, took a 45 minute walk with my daughter, visited for a bit, and came back home. Was able to catch my middle child at home so took him the leftover potato salad, the bag of oatmeal cookies, and what was left of the white girl salsa we had at lunch. I had to think about leaving that with him! We had an opened bag of chips at home so decided to send that with it all so that he could eat it in case he didn't have any at home. I think he was pleased.
I made a trip over to our neighbor's last night to get a visit in - sometimes I am so tired in the evenings I don't want to go - but it had been a month so decided I had ought to. So I did and sat for an hour while the neighbor's caregiver shared his stories of old.
Today's I'm back at work and have lots to get done. Short week with being off yesterday - and then I work next Monday and am off the rest of the next week to head to Vegas for a granddaughter's wedding. I sat and thought about it being labor day weekend - and began to wonder once again where has this year gone. It's scary that Christmas will be here before we know it. And then a whole new year. I'm anticipating that next year will be better than some of this one. At least I hope to accomplish more than I have this year.
I started reading a book this weekend that I've had on the shelf for awhile. I read something that made me really stop and think about it. When silver is made, it is put in a pot and lots of heat is applied to it. As it dissolves, and the dross from dirt and other things come to the top, it is removed. The silver is kept hot, and after more times of the dross being removed, eventually, you will see your face in the silver clearly.
It's like life. Sometimes we are in difficult and troubled times (the heat) and we need to pursue through it and allow that to work it way through. Each time troubles (the heat) come, we need to allow the penetrating grace of God to help us walk through those times. As we go through the tough times, we grow (if we choose rightly) and as we allow God to use us and work through the bad stuff in us, we will reflect His perfection in us.
I think I've gone through a lot of dross this year - and I'm sure that I have more ahead of me. But my prayer is that in time, I too, will reflect the perfection of my Father in me. What about you?
Another thing I read is that we need to change the word DISAPPOINTMENT to HIS APPOINTMENT. Our disappointments in life may be His Appointments to make us stronger in Him. I want to change my dis-appointment in life to His appointment for my life.
Blessings!
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