I made it through the work day yesterday and then actually suggest to hubby we go out to dinner. I had meatballs cooking and they were ready, but it just wasn't doing it for me. So we went down the road to a little Bistro that we have eaten at a couple times. It's a hole in the wall place, small, but the food is pretty good. Our first time there I had gotten Greek spaghetti. Never had heard of that before and it was really good. That was the thought in my mind last night, Greek spaghetti sounded good. I got the Greek spaghetti and hubby got the fried cod and fries that was the special (after all, it was Friday). The Greek spaghetti wasn't as good as I remembered it... it was still good, mind you, but for some reason, it didn't have that taste I was wanting and thinking about. I still ate a large portion of it, with it missing 'something' in my taste buds didn't seem to matter. Glad I got that out of my system.
After doing a run to the drugstore/pharmacy after dinner we headed home and ended up watching a couple movies before heading to bed. It was after 10PM! I normally do not stay up that late... and this morning we slept until 6AM. I did wake up at 5AM, but told myself 'Naw, you don't have to get up - it's Saturday' so turned over and I did fall back to sleep - which is totally unusual too.
Still seem to have some residue of that migraine I told you about yesterday. Not really understanding why it hasn't totally gone away, and it seems to still be centered in my sinus area. Hopefuly, since I don't have work to focus on today and can chill and nap as I want, it will totally go away. I'm so ready for it to be 'gone'. The gnawing pain is as bad as the acute pain.
We have nothing on the agenda today except getting more potting soil so that I can finish planting the pots on the side of the house. Not sure whether we'll plant the flowers I bought or the bushes. Either way, since hubby says we have enough pots and have stretched it out in the space to fit, I have overbought plants. Oh well, I'll figure it out. We can't plant in the ground on the side or backside of the house (HOA rules) and my front courtyard is as full as it can get with 'plants'... so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. There IS one spot though.....
My Lenten devotional today was very good and very thought provoking. How many times do we let pride get in the way of what we are doing? For example, when you give a gift to someone, do you feel prideful about it? It's ok to be excited about what you are giving, but do you dwell on it.... The gift that Jesus gave us - His gift of salvation and life with Him for all of eternity - is greater than any gift we can give, and the greatest gift ever given. The supreme sacrifice. I'm pretty sure He doesn't look back on Himself and say 'Look what I did for you!" He laid down His life for you, because He loves you so much.
You know what I have often thought about this year? When I think back to this past Christmas, I think about how loved I felt from this one family. I was showered in gifts, and after an especially tough year in relationships, I was humbled, and overwhelmed. They didn't have to do anything, nor did I expect much, other than the obligatory gift. But even through all the gifts, I felt loved. And that means more to me than any gift could give.
And it's like Easter, that will be here next month. Jesus showers us with so many gifts every single day and we take so many of them for granted. Little things, like food to eat, a bed to sleep in, a car to drive, employment, freedom to go wherever we want. You may not see them as things that Jesus showers us with, but they ARE His blessings to us. And when we are His Followers, we get so much more. Why? Because He loves us so much.
John 15:13 (NKJV) "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends."
How about taking some time today and think about how much you have been given, been blessed with. Family doing well? It's a blessing. Money in the bank? It's a blessing. A roof over your head? It's a blessing. There are so many things that we are blessed with. Jesus has been, and is, so good to all of us.
Take some time to just pause your life and say "Thank You, Jesus". Tis the season to be grateful.
Blessings!
