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And The Sun Still Shines…

There are few things that can cause me to feel down more than a cloudy Monday when I’m not well…

Today has been one of those days. Just a long, cloudy sick-day. And I’m sick of being sick…

I don’t have the energy to do much of anything right now…I have to find it somewhere, though, because life keeps marching ever forward…

So, in my funkiness, I decided to sit on the front porch…even longer than usual. Since it’s been overcast I was able to go out for longer without having to suffer in the heat. Of course, the boys came out to play on the porch…since we don’t have much of a back yard, they love playing in the front…

…and then Ethan asked when he would be baptized.

So, began a conversation between him and Byron that got me out of my funk and reminded me of why we do what we do.

Byron was able to pray with Ethan and lead him to faith in Christ. It was so simple, but so profound…

…just what I needed to get my mind off of my silly Monday blues. It was just what I needed to remind me that there are bigger things than whether I’m sick again or not…more important things to consider - like eternity.

And tonight I can rest in the fact that my family is being held by Someone stronger and less fragile than I…my health, or lake thereof, can’t change that. That gives me peace.

It’s a real gift to those who love you for them to know that your eternity is secure…

Think about it.

Peace.

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on May 19, 2008
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Peace and Quiet

I got up at 4:30 this morning - couldn’t sleep any longer, so I did some laundry and loaded the dishwasher.

So, by the time the boys were eating breakfast, I had a chance to sit on the front porch and watch the sun rise….I’m not really a “morning person”, but I do love the sky so…

Today is such a quiet day. Peaceful, somehow. I don’t know why, but it just feels calm…

I’m so tempted to think it’s just the calm before the storm - and maybe it is - but I think, instead, I’ll just enjoy it while it lasts. Why borrow trouble?

I think over the last couple of years, I’ve grown accustomed to turmoil and crisis…so I tend to view peace and quiet with a certain amount of suspicion - waiting for the other shoe to drop…

But, I’m going to fight against that today - I’m gonna just absorb the peace and enjoy the quiet…

the chaos will come again soon enough.

Peace.

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on March 4, 2008
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Of Butterflies and Roses…

So, I finally got to see the “butterfly encounter”. Up ’til now I’ve been too cheap and the boys and I would run around Lucas nursery looking at the butterflies outside the exhibit.

This time - because Byron was with us, and he’s not cheap - we got passes. The boys were so excited. They said, “Mommy, we really get to go inside?”…I felt like a loser.

It was exactly what this Monday needed - beautiful butterflies flying everywhere with the music of Enya playing serenely in the background…

We also toured the gardens. Of course, I made a bee-line for the roses. I have to sniff all of them. It was heavenly.

Then I got back home, feeling quite tranquil and at peace…and I was in for a rude awakening as my great friend Amanda reminded me of the life-altering “promises” I made, in my Monday morning weakness, in the blog below…

Now the serenity is gone. Tranquility: vanished. Peace…not so much!!! She says she’s gonna put me through boot-camp!!! I’m very frightened at this moment. I think I’ve visited that address a-time-or-two with my drill sergeant loving husband. I don’t know that I need so much tough love in my life!

I think what I really need are more butterflies…and roses…and Enya! :-)
That sounds like a recipe for a long, tranquil (albeit lazy) life.

Peace out.

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angiebledsoe
on February 11, 2008
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at the end of the day

so i’ve been cleaning my house all day - mainly concentrating on laundry, my bedroom and my bathroom. sad that it takes me all day, but i’ve been sick all week and…well, there we are.

i haven’t felt well every day this week - except for thursday - but, every night around 6 or 7 i start running a fever, and it’s downhill from there.

so, assuming that the same may happen tonight, i’ve been racing the clock all day - i’m determined that i will go to bed tonight with my surroundings being peaceful and clean - and smelling like pledge and meyer’s organic lavender cleansers…

now the clock is ticking.

i’m not taking my temp. until i’m finished.

so that’s my mission today - so that i sleep well (which for me is anything longer than three hours) and can tackle my real mission tomorrow.

Carpe Diem

the sun is going down, and the rain is falling - and there are more surfaces to make smell like lavender!

so i’m signing off.

peace.

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on January 26, 2008
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