Today was back to my usual routine which feels good. I set the alarm for 530, tried to sleep until 6, but 545 was all the dog would allow before she began her morning routine as well.
We drove to our place to walk to The Spot (for new readers, this is where I secretly have some of Mo’s ashes in an antique ceramic container, rubber banded, padded with scraps of her clothes, and in a ziplock baggy that I can visit often)
The Spot
This week was harder than many of the previous weeks and I think my friend Jill, after reading one of the Nightly Gathering Posts, commenting, and then being responsive when I texted her, framed it well when she described the way her grief had shown up later than others, at the passing of her father unexpectedly nearly 30 years ago. She’d been the one …
(I really need to learn how to make these old posts I want to reference just hyper-linked. Sorry)
On the way, before parking, I noticed a bright red cardinal, which started my day with a positive outlook. I was excited to notice the second installment of Jordan Peterson’s Exodus roundtable had been posted on YouTube so that is what I listened to. There was certainly a fair amount of discussion toward recognizing and being open to signs, as Moses had done with the burning bush. Are you noticing when God tries to reach you? I believe most of you know that I'm completely open to it and He has never failed to give me what I need when I need it.
I was extremely busy with work due to my less than full-time hours all week and new things coming in. I am extremely grateful for my job. I have been with this company since June 2005, having held multiple roles and surviving many rounds of layoffs as my company was bought by various financial or other such organizations. My work is now engaging, not boring as it had mostly been from 2017-2022. I love the people I work with, many of whom live in India. There were times I wanted to move on, even did so once in late 2007, but found the company I'd moved to was unethical. I was going to earn twice as much money but I couldn't do it. God held my job open and they mercifully took me back. I'm pretty sure this is the company from which I'll eventually retire.
My usual routine after work, or while I'm finishing, is getting dinner ready. Nothing fancy tonight - just broiled chicken and jalapeno poppers in the hot air fryer.
Lately, the last couple of months, my evening routine includes watching a couple episodes of Survivor. The whole family watched Survivor together for probably the first ten years it aired, but then I guess it either lost its luster or we got busy, but we stopped watching it. There have been many seasons to “make up.”
Morgan began catching up on these old episodes over the last year before she died. Her boyfriend had never seen Survivor which blew our minds. They binge watched several seasons and she would occasionally mention she thought about trying out to be a cast member someday.
It makes me feel close to her and it sure did change over the years. I'm watching the end of Millennials versus Gen X as I write this.
Thank you for reading!
But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.’ ”
Matthew 4:4 GNBDC
Is the air fryer the one that Mo had? Seems like I remember you mentioning it and saying you enjoyed it. May God bless you this weekend, and I pray you feel the breadth, the length and height and the depth of the love of Christ! Ephesians 3:18-19