Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, and I enjoyed it immensely!  I had three friends come over for dinner and we enjoyed our meal until our bellies were so full.  We talked and laughed about different topics, mind you, these people did not know each other, but they clicked.  I had invited my friend and neighbor Janet, she is a very loving and kind woman, and she has been a blessing in our lives.  I also invited a friend and co worker, Edgar.  He has family in Denver, but he wanted to stay in the Springs, but had no plans for dinner.  I had invited him several weeks ago and he made the green bean casserole, which was awesome!!  I also invited my friend, Jeff.  Now, Jeff and I go back about seven years.  He has modeled for me on several occasions while I was doing some art projects for an art show.  Unfortunately, my son, Nathaniel was not able to have dinner with us.  His work schedule did not allow his spending the holiday with me and my friends.  Though he did have something to eat after work, of course, the stuffing is his favorite.  And, if I may add, I make my stuffing from scratch. So, my Thanksgiving was wonderful!  Thank God for to go containers.

There has been so much going on.  I will be having my knee replaced in the near future.  It is in God's hands, not mine, so there is no sense in worrying.  He has it all in control.  I finally had the work in my van done, though, it still needs a little more work, but that can be taken care of in the near future.  The mechanic that I used was great and helped me prioritize what needed to get done.  So, day trips, here we come!!  It has been almost two years that we could not go far with my car because of issues, and I am not able to buy a new car.  I cannot afford the payments. So, I will drive this van for awhile until I can get my financial situation more settled.

I am signing off for now.  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day, because I did.  God is good!!

 

Nathaniel set up the table for me yesterday, before my guests arrived.  I so appreciate his servants heart.  I love you mijo and thank you for being a decent young man.  Stay humble in  everything you do, and remember to do everything in the service of our Lord.

Cold Morning

It is almost 9:30 a.m..  My son is still asleep and the only sound in my home is the clicking of my laptop key and the low music I have playing in the background.  I went out and had physical therapy, came home, took the dogs out and now I am blogging.  It is a cold morning, the heater just kicked in and now my apartment will be wonderfully toasty.  I have quite a few errands to complete this morning, but I wanted my son to sleep a little longer.  He started a job about a month ago, he works in a very luxurious hotel in town, and he is enjoying it.  My son had been looking for work for awhile now, but because of his seizures he was not offered a job.  I know employers are not supposed to discriminate, but in some way, I don't blame them, but of course they will never say that that was the reason he was not considered for jobs.  His current employer has been gracious and my son is thriving in that environment.  I pray for my son everyday, that he does well and is given favor from his employer.  I will continue to pray for that, he tries so hard, and he is doing well. 

Work for me has been going well.  Never a dull moment in the emergency room, I believe I thrive in the chaos of it all.  I do not have hands on contact with patients, but I do go into their rooms and register them for the ER and do all the insurance paperwork.  I do enjoy my job and I have met a lot of interesting and good people.  Yes, I have also met patients who are just not happy and can you blame them?!  I know that some of the patients are scared of their illness and the uncertainty of what is going on, but it gives me opportunity to pray for them and make them feel comfortable. and safe.  God definitely placed me in the right place.  Thank you, Father.  I am truly grateful!!

A friend messaged me yesterday.  Her son is hurting.  I prayed so hard for him and for my friend.  It is difficult as a parent to see our children hurting, no matter how old they become, in a mother's eye, an adult child is still a mother's baby.  No.  I am not being weird here, but a mother would understand what I am saying.  My friends family was flying in from another state to be with their mom and sibling.  I will not go into details, but if you read this post, please pray for my friend and her son.  Pray for healing and restoration on him and that his burden is placed at the foot of the Lord's throne, and left there. 

Well, I should sign off for now.  I will wake my son up and see what he would like to do.  He works again tonight.  I believe I will make a steak and shrimp dinner, and why not?!