First of all, an update on Sheeba.... yesterday she was fine when I went to get her up and out of her crate. She was all over me as usual, and devoured her breakfast since she didn't eat the night before. May have been the potato chips - or a bug - who knows! But she is feeling better, and that is a very good thing.
It's Friday, and I am tired. Those 4 hour meetings without a break sometimes can be brutal. There was no way my mind would wrap around going through the minutes to get them presentable yesterday afternoon. Mentally I was exhausted. So I do have to get that done this morning. I know my boss will be asking for them, and this boss makes you feel inadequate if you don't have things ready when she asks for them. Not intentionally, but it does make me feel like I'm not doing my job good enough to please her. Of course procrastinator always comes into play in these situations. Like I SHOULD have just done them yesterday, but my mental capacity just didn't want to.
I am not sure what is on my calendar for today, but this morning should be fairly open and I can work on the minutes. I've also got to get meetings extended out into next year so that they are on the calendar. This is the tedious part of this job.
I had several packages arrive yesterday for Christmas and although I opened them, I now need to sort out and get them wrapped. I am ALMOST done with shopping for Christmas. I have cut back, in spite of what some of my children may think. Plus I was given "instructions" from one child that I was to limit gifts to them.... and I've tried. I have not bought anything else for them. It's hard, too, for many times I see something and I think about getting it, but then tell myself no, I was asked not to. sigh.
I should get a package today for ME. I am totally clueless what it can be. My big brother text'd me the other day and said that I had a package coming and it should arrive on Friday. Now he told me this on Monday, I think it was, so what could be taking 5 days for it to arrive? I've had all kinds of ideas run through my mind - but I honestly have no idea what this brother could be sending me. I do know that it will be very nice and I will love it. He has surprised me over the past few years with various nice gifts. He bought our big TV for us when our old one went out. He bought my wall clock; and last year I got a really nice puzzle holder. And it isn't even Christmas yet - so this is just a gift! I reckon I will find out today!
I don't ask anything of this brother. I just love him and respect him. We chat, but even that not frequently, and usually only by text. So when I get something special from him, it is special. These things I treasure because I know he does it out of love, not out of any other reason. This brother and I have always been close. I remember when I graduated from high school and he was in the Army, stationed in Korea. He flew home to be with me for graduation. I remember pulling up in the driveway and seeing his reflection through the window, jumping out of the car and running to see him.
If you will think about it this way with me, it's like our Heavenly Father loving us. We love Him, and He loves us. Some of us may 'chat' with Him more frequently than others, but He has this unconditional love for us. He also loves to surprise us with unexpected 'gifts'. He brings sunshine into our lives when the day feels dark and gloomy. He smiles when we smile. He loves to bless us with big and little things.
How does He do that? Here are just a few examples. When your child you haven't seen for awhile stops by to see you. It's when your grandchild is big enough to run into your arms when they see you. It's when you get that job you have been waiting for. It's when after an argument with the spouse or child the air clears. It's that financial boost when you have been struggling for so long. It's ....... you can fill in the blank. I know that you can think of things that you have been blessed with - whether you want to consider them a blessing or not.
Because that is just what our God does. He blesses us, even when we don't recognize them as blessings or acknowledge who He is. He is Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. He meets every need - and many wants that we have.
Take a few minutes to just pause and thank Him today for what He has blessed you with. Even if you say you don't believe in Him, you know you do. You just choose not to be obedient to Him because of your self-will. But He still loves you, and still blesses you.
Thank Him for His goodness to you. I do every day.
Blessings!
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