The Weather - is getting colder again. We have gone from spring temps, back to winter. Saturday night we had an ice storm and Sunday there was snow.
I'm reading - the same three books I was reading earlier in the week. I hope to have one or two finished by this time next week. I have been concentrating on The Maid this weekend. It is proving to be disappointing for me after all the hype surrounding it, but it has gotten interesting enough that I want to see how it ends.
I'm listening to - these very interesting podcasts.
I'm watching - Inventing Anna on Netflix. We watched two episodes on Saturday night, and the final episode Sunday evening.
I'm cooking - not a lot this weekend. Take-n-bake pizzas provided dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. I made some cinnamon sugar mix muffins on Sunday afternoon. Sunday evening, I took a few muffins to share with elderly friends from our church congregation.
Other than the muffins, Sunday dinner was the only cooking I did this weekend. We had chicken breast with finger potatoes, broccoli, green salad and "Olive Garden brown bread" with butter.
I'm feeling - much less stressed and anxious than last week.
I'm thinking about - how glad I am that Charly's cancer screening went well on Friday.
I'm praying for -
- The people of Ukraine.
- Peace!
- Help to deal with my anxiety, which was really a challenge for me this past week.
- Help to deal with family situations with God's wisdom.
I'm grateful for -
- More snow - much needed for our water supply next summer.
- Charly getting a good report from the cancer screening.
- My anxiety is abating.
- We have the opportunity to attend church via Zoom when necessary.
- My faith.
- My husband - he is a truly good man.
- All four of my children.
- All ten of my grandchildren.
- Hearing from my (ex)son-in-law yesterday. He didn't have any new pictures of the grandkids, but we emailed back and forth and I found out that he has been able to get a job and he is doing OK. He sounded a little less depressed than he has been.
- Being able to sleep better the past couple of nights.
- Blogging and blogging friends. My blog friends are some of the kindest people around.
Other stuff about the weekend -
Friday, I took a sick day to take Charly to a medical appointment in the afternoon. I usually get up at 5 a.m., so it was nice to get to sleep in until past 7 a.m..
Because the appointment wasn't until afternoon, I had some time to run some errands in the morning. I went to the store to get some things, and included some packages of diapers and personal hygiene products to donate to the poor people in Ukraine.
I also bought a woman's coat and vest to donate.
I then took the items to the drop off point for donations for the Ukraine.
In the afternoon, I took Charly to the hospital for his outpatient cancer screening. The doctor and nurses at the hospital were so nice and professional, the procedure took less than an hour and everything went well. Charly was found to be in good health with no problems, which is such a blessing.
Charly had not been able to eat for almost two full days prior to his cancer screening procedure, so he was hungry when we got home. It was late in the afternoon, so we got "take-n-bake" pizza and salad for dinner.
Saturday, I went for a walk by myself soon after I got up. Temperatures were in the 40s, but is was gray and cloudy and had been raining. Sometimes, I enjoy walking by myself, listening to a podcast, which is what I did on Saturday. After Charly's medical procedure, he decided to take the weekend off of walking.
Later on Saturday, after lunch, Charly and I went to a couple of cities north of here, Layton and Ogden to do some "treasure hunting" in some thrift stores in the area. We went to Savers, Goodwill, Deseret Industries and Salvation Army. Charly bought a Bose sound system right after Christmas and he is now hunting for CDs of some of his favorite groups from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Saturday night after dinner, we started hearing thunder. When I looked outside, little balls of ice were coming down hard.
This was the scene I woke up to on Sunday morning. There was not a great deal of snow, but I understand that there was much more in the mountains where it is needed for our water supply.
The mixture of ice and snow made the trees look so beautiful - like a work of art.
Sunday morning, I fasted breakfast, with special prayers for Ukraine and healing and reconciliation in my family. I did my scripture reading and study. Josh went off to church and Charly and I tuned in via Zoom. Charly and I plan to start attending church in person again next Sunday.
It was fast and testimony Sunday which, in our church, means that we fast (1-2 meals) and then any members of the congregation who want to, can stand and share their thoughts and testimonies. It was nice to hear the unplanned, impromptu testimonies of other believers. After church, I did some indexing of Massachusetts tax records and Wisconsin birth records from 1896. I listened to an excellent, spiritually uplifting podcast.
By Sunday afternoon, when I went for a walk, the snow had stopped, and some blue sky was visible through the clouds. It was still cold - in the 30s.
After dinner on Sunday, I took the muffins and made brief visits to a couple of people from our church congregation. Charly and I then finished the final episode of Inventing Anna. After that I got ready for school, then read before bed. It was an overall good weekend.
I hope your weekend was also a good one. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.
💙Deb💛
"When you focus on being a blessing,
God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance."
~Joel Osteen
🙏Please keep praying for Ukraine🙏
