This week hubby's mood will be fairly good, but he will also probably be easily irritated at changes. Especially if it involves him. Why? I'm sure it is just that I notice it more than others, but as he approaches these older birthdays, he gets more and more frustrated over the little things. Perhaps I will be wrong this year. His 85th birthday will be this Friday. We recently have had conversations about his lack of strength and ability to do things only because he quit doing them. "Taking a break because I've had to do it all my life" sometimes means losing your life. He somewhat sees that now. Taking a pill for your health isn't always a good thing, when it is your own fault that your body doesn't respond the way it should.
But back to this week, I am only working 4 days this week (whoo hoo!) and we have things in place for the weekend. I've already told him the basics. AZ Christian University is putting on Beauty and the Beast at Greenway High School this weekend. I bought tickets for Thursday evening. I'm not sure if it is music or drama, but we're going. I think one can go to Eventbrite and see what the showings are - and it's only $15 each. I thought of my granddaughter, but she lives too far away for just a quick trip up to attend.
Friday morning I have manicures and pedicures scheduled for both hubby and I. Yes, he loves to be pampered too. After that, we'll probably head to an early lunch and then pick up our things and head north for the weekend. We are both looking forward to getting out of town (him moreso than me as I'm the one paying for it). But it is his birthday weekend and it makes him feel valued - and isn't that what we all want? To feel valued?
I'm really looking forward to a day off work. Some days it isn't bad, but somedays are really chaotic and busy. My 'don't want to' comes to the surface more than 'want to' does. And if I wasn't working, what would I do? Play at first; but then I'd find a part time job somewhere. I don't know what, nor where, but I know I can't just sit at home and crochet or read and that's it. I'm tired of board meetings and powerpoints and all that stuff that goes wi
th an office job. Maybe I would need to look into being a 'Walmart greeter'; I think I would be good at that. :-)
Proverbs 27:1 (NIV) "Therefore do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day will bring."
Matthew 6:34 (NIV): "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
James 4:14 (NIV): "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."
I think James says it best. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Wow. Profound. So many people think that when they can retire from their jobs they can do this or that... and perhaps most do. I know I personally have no great plans as far as retirement. But I know of people who 'retire' and then ... well, my dear Uncle Winfred, for one.... he was a good man, a godly man. But one week after he retired at age 65, he was out mowing his grass and had a heart attack and died. So much for retirement. God called him Home.
And I've met and known people who retire and they are having a great life - traveling, volunteering, and living life. I'm hoping I will fall into this group once I am finally able to retire. I think God has a firm picture in mind for my life after retirement, and I have to be patient and wait specifically for His timing. It may be He will never want me to retire. This may be my life I am to live. One never knows, for one can never depend on tomorrow happening.
Ok - cut and erase! Some mornings my thoughts wander off and I get too deep, me thinks. I need to live for today, and hope for tomorrow's blessings.
Hubby must not have slept well again last night; he looked grumpy when he brought in my coffee, and I noticed he was up before I woke up at 4AM. I didn't ask, but I will be told when I come out of my room. I'm sorry he doesn't sleep well, but there isn't anything I can do about it. He keeps me awake most nights and I think he woke me at 1:15AM as I woke up and heard him walking down the hall. He probably went to sleep in his recliner, which during the day he finds no problem in doing so - and sleeping 1-2 hours at times. Shoot, when I wake up and can't go back to sleep, I come in here and either climb in to the bed (if I don't have my stuff all over it) or in my recliner. But I don't complain about it. some people make it a ritual.
So what are you going to do about Today? Make it a good day. Be kind. Be loving. Be thoughtful. Be gracious. Be quick to forgive. Be quick to help. Your attitude and actions this morning can make or break your day. Make it a good one.
Blessings!
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