What Would You Do?

I worked for a lady once whose husband retired while she was still working. He made a rule for her upon his retirement and it was that when they had breakfast in the morning before she left for work she could not ask him what he was going to do that day. I thought that was so dumb until I was the one getting to stay home and my husband went to work. Now I totally understand why he said what he did.
When Monty leaves for work he sometimes asks me, “What are you doing today?” Most days I am not sure what to say and feel guilty for not giving a good busy day answer. Truth be told my days are busy but not always with anything that matters a whole lot. Have you ever read the book, “The Cat in the Hat” to your children or grandchildren? Do you remember the part where the cat says “It is fun to have fun but you have to know how. I can hold up the cup and the milk and the cake! I can hold up these books and the fish on a rake! I can hold the toy ship and a little toy man! And look! With my tail I can hold a red fan! I can fan with the fan as I hop on the ball! But that is not all. Oh no! That is not all! That is what the cat said… Then he fell on his head! He came down with a bump from up there on the ball. And Sally and I, We saw ALL the things fall!”
Well, sometimes that is how my day goes.
I make up the bed putting pillows away, open the blinds and begin a new day.
Read my bible, say prayers then fix my makeup and curl up my hair.
Turn off the alarm and turn up the ac, open the door, let the dog out to pee.
I let him back in, give him treats if he’s good, then turn on the computer to check the news like I should.
After news, then there’s facebook and oh my “You don’t say”! Who’s ahead on Bejeweled? I really must play!
I’m hungry by now, fix something that’s healthy, that takes way too long, maybe fast food I’m feeling wealthy.
By now the pool’s calling and so is my book. Should I backwash today or lay here and cook?
A nice brown tan, guess I should go in, and see if I need to wash up a pan.
The sink is all clean but the tubs and the toilets! They really need cleaning but first check the closets
for clothes that need washing and drying, that’s easy! Come on girl get going! Quit sighing!
The lawn it needs mowing and then the weed-eating, the flowers and trees they also need tending, the tasks I see outside are never ending and require so much bending!
I really must rest in the house where its cool, not working outside like a silly old fool.
Oh dear, time for dinner, “Did I cook, are you kidding?” Oh my, my, No, No, No, we need to get thinner!
Decisions, decisions all the day long so when Monty gets home and he says to me, “Dear, did you have any fun? I can’t wait to hear. Tell me, Tell me what did you do?
And Elmo and I don’t know what to say, should we tell him the things that we worked on that day?
Should we tell him about it, Now, what should we do? Well…. What would you do if your husband asked you?

Downpour

I can't believe how long it has been since I posted on my blog. I have missed it but somehow there hasn't been a need to write anything lately. I am glad I am not trying to make a living by being a writer since I have had writer's block since the first of the year.

It is almost the end of summer now and it has just flown by this year. The kids are starting school next year and it is time to do the last sleepover with grandchildren before school starts this week. We took our granddaughters to Midland this past week to ride ponies and feed all the barnyard animals, along with swimming and their first target practice. On the way home the skies opened up and we experienced a huge downpour of rain that was much needed, so much so that we had to pull over for a few minutes, it was raining so hard we could barely see. What a wonderful blessing and demonstration of the goodness of the Lord. This week it is Ian's turn to spend the night at Grammy and Papaw's and get to swim before he starts school next week. It has been the hottest summer I can remember. I love hot weather but it has been too hot for me this year. My yard has suffered from the heat and lack of rain and I am just not willing to be out in the heat just yet. Praise the Lord that He has blessed us with rain this past weekend in all parts of our great state of Texas and I feel sure it was because we prayed as a people to our Lord for rain and forgiveness that he poured out His blessing on us.

I have facilitated a bible study at our church for several years now, but wasn't sure if I would lead a study this fall or not. Having been through several years of trial, suddenly, although it wasn't over, I had come to a place where I put it in God's hands and even though I was thankful for the peace that came, a dry season seemed to follow it. I think sometimes the Lord provides this rest because we simply couldn't continue in the intensity of the trial or storm for too long a period of time or we would simply not be able to hold up to the stress. In that season of rest I think I have become a little complacent regarding my relationship with my Savior and am ready for the downpour of His Spirit once again in my mind and my life. I was praying about this bible study when the study called "Downpour: He Will Come To Us Like The Rain" came to mind and I could totally relate to the topic both physically and spiritually. I am so looking forward to the things God will do in my life through this study. Just like He opened the Heavens with rain on our parched land, He will be faithful to pour out His spirit on our parched souls if we humble ourselves and make His Spirit welcome in our lives.

I am ususally sad when summer starts winding down but am looking forward to the cooler temperatures this year and all the things the Lord will be doing in our lives the rest of the year! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.