Well, my car.... it did start yesterday after a 2-3 second pause - and I drove it down to AAA Repair and left it for them to figure out what was wrong with my air conditioner. The call I got a couple hours later ironically asked if I had had someone else work on my car for the air conditioner. No, I have not. No one has worked on the air conditioner that I'm aware of. Anyway... they say they found the wrong fuse in place. I find that weird... the a/c worked fine until the battery went out. One expects the battery to quit out here in our heat. But I just have my doubts about some things. But - what do I know. They ran diagnostics on my car twice before they discovered the wrong fuse in place. Now what I was told was that whoever put the fuse in - and it had to been at Peoria Ford when they did some of their 'stuff'.... well, the wrong fuse just couldn't put out the power needed for the a/c to work. I don't know. I'm not knowledgeable in that area nor do I pretend to be. I just want the a/c working. And it does. And, although the battery is charged up and working... I have a couple weird things going on still.... After I turn the car on, I get a message that says turn my car on or turn it off to conserve the battery. I'm wondering if part of my problem isn't in the ignition - is it not connecting the right way? Also, I have a button that gives me total mileage gone, how many mpg, and a couple other summaries.... and when I push the button again, it shows my speed. Well, when I start the car, the summary comes up, then I change to speed so I can see how fast I'm going, and I can glance down, and it has kicked back to the summary. I don't know what is going on with my car, but I'm getting irritated with it. I know the cabin filter needs to be changed so instead of waiting until they got one in and put it in (about 45 minutes), I paid for it and will be dropping by some early afternoon later this week and they will put it in for me. I needed my car and couldn't wait any longer to get it back yesterday.
Why did I need my car? I picked it up about 12:45p and I had a 1:30p training with Morgan. If my car wasn't ready, I'd had to go with hubby at 12:30p as his appointment was at 1p. Didn't want to walk the treadmill for 30 minutes while waiting on my time. Got my car back and I was happy. And... I did HIIT again yesterday. Whew, she kicked my butt. I told Morgan that I had been sick on Sunday, weak, etc. Didn't matter. So I lifted and swung kettle bells, I did improvised burpies, I flipped the heavy ropes and squatted and lifted a 15 lb ball - and I flipped 6 down and 6 back - twice - a 178 pound tire. Yeah, my body is feeling a little sore in places this morning. I do enjoy the HIIT workouts, but they are tough! Only got through two sets this time; usually I get through three - or almost through three. I stopped more often to catch my breath and oh my goodness - I don't sweat - I glisten (as a rule) - but this time I had sweat running off of me!! Getting the toxins out, I guess! I have an 11:30a training with Morgan this morning and I am thinking it might be upper body - probably biceps and triceps - and although tough, it won't cause me to sweat like I did yesterday! Gotta hit the shower this morning; should have taken one last night.
Hubby took me out to dinner last night - he was hungering for a good steak - and obviously got one at Mercer's - a 15 oz steak, I think it was. And he ate every bit of it. I got the salmon and had ordered a baked potato and she brought mashed potatoes and gravy - so since she made a mistake, she brought me a baked potato to bring home to eat with the rest of my salmon (that I couldn't finish). I tell you what was good, though - I got the chicken tortilla soup as a side dish - and they brought a big bowl of it - it was the best chicken tortilla soup I have ever tasted. I will be content to order a side of chicken tortilla soup and a small salad whenever I go back! So very good! I need to find a recipe and work on it and make it my own. Just enough spice (not hot spice) to give it flavor. So good.
I have come to love Forrest Frank's songs. I spent way too much time last night on Facebook (yep, got caught up in it) watching people singing his songs (I follow him on FB) and they are just catchy tunes. Check his songs out. There is one - don't know the name of it but people have started a 'dance' singing this song. It's funny and I really do enjoy it. I find myself singing to myself 'it's going to be okay'!
I made it through the board meeting prep yesterday. I had finance, legal, compliance, the chairperson, and me online. And you know what - I took control and we got through the meeting in 20 minutes or less. As people were chatting, I interrupted and said "Ok Chad - finance - what are you going to present - and typed his response in the agenda. Followed up with Compliance and checked with Legal on some things, checked with the chair on some others - and then I said "We have the information for the July 30 meeting, thank you very much. Please put your slides in the PowerPoint deck before Monday so that I can send it out by end of day Monday." They said thank you and we hung up. WHEW. I have another board prep soon - I need to get that PowerPoint deck put together and in the Teams folder so we can move on that meeting as well. Legal did mention that they are doing organizational changes still and some of the board members will be changed. The way he said it made me think that perhaps they will combine some of the four boards that I am aware of (I support three of them currently) can be blended together. Or disbanded. I don't know. Brett brough two of the ones I do in place.... maybe they aren't needed? Will see.... stay tuned on this one. But I was and am thanking God that He gave me the confidence to step in and take the meeting over so that we could get it done.
My daughter called me yesterday on my way to the gym... six Air Force officers were selected to go to the war.... and my grandson was selected. As I inhaled, she paused, then continued... a close friend of my grandson stepped up and told him that he was going to go in his place... because our grandson is married and has a family... and he was single. His name is Blake. Please pray for Blake that he will be protected and return back home safely. They are leaving immediately.
John 10:15 (NIV): just as the Father knows me and I know the Father - I lay down my life for the sheep.
Yes, as I heard that Blake stepped up and told our grandson that he would take his place, I was reminded of how Jesus stepped up and took our place. A sacrifice. Blake doesn't know what the future will be like over there.... he is being sent to replace those that were recently killed. That alone would bring fear. But Blake knows Jesus, and he is going in confidence that Jesus will be with him as he goes to fight this war. I can't get over the sacrifice this young man is willing to do for our grandson. I am praying for Blake and all our men and women fighting in this war. I ask you to do that as well. Please pray for Blake, and for the others.
Have any of us here every gave up ourselves for someone else? Sometimes it is easy to give up some things for our kids, but just for a friend? Could you give up yourself? Yet, we are called to die to ourselves and serve others. Lay down our lives that they may be taken up. Serve others as Jesus did. Love others as Jesus did. Some of us are the tough ones to love, I get that. But Jesus died for them, just as He died for you and for me.
Deep thoughts this morning, right? But reality. Jesus gave His life so we could live. What are we doing with our life that He chose to save?
No matter where we are in our walk with Jesus, no matter what we are going through, it's going to be okay. Jesus wins. I read the end of the book.
To Jesus be the glory, both now and forever. Holy is His name.
Have an amazing day!
Blessings!
