Status Report: March

Sitting…on the couch in the living room with a blanket over my lap. 

Eating…a bowl of the soup my oldest daughter made. She’s a wonderful cook and she makes most things without a recipe. This soup has various kinds of dried beans, sausage, tomatoes, zucchini, carrots and more that I don’t recognize. I have to eat only soft foods after my dental surgery yesterday—I had a bone graft in preparation for an implant—and I have something to eat with each of the prescription meds (painkiller, antibiotic, and a steriod) I take a various times throughout the day. All that to say I’m thankful for the soup. It fits the bill and tastes good.

Waiting…for spring. I must admit, however, that the weather we’ve had lately is winter at it’s very best. 

Liking…that I looked good enough (no swelling) and felt good enough (no pain) to go to church this morning. And thankful for that, too.

Thinking…about the week ahead and the projects I want to work on. First on the list: I’m going to put a coat or three of rubbed polyurethane on the coffee table I painted last week. Then there’s spring cleaning. I just can’t bring myself to do a big weeklong, all day, every day cleaning like my own mother did. Nope, I’d rather break it up into smaller bits and do a couple tasks a week. (And yes, that does make things drag out forever. Oh well.) I also want to make a couple of pillow covers for the couch. Planned for the blog: a review of Eighteen Words by J. I. Packer. 

Reading…not much lately. I think I have a minor case of reader’s block. Tomorrow I’m going to put “read something” on my daily to-do list to see if that works.

Anticipating…tomorrow, and eagerly. I shall be looking after the grandbaby for a while. She is, you know, the cutest baby in the whole wide world. 

Heading…to bed soon. If I can make it up from the couch. My son wants me to go so he can finish watching this week’s episode of The Walking Dead. I am too delicate a flower for such things.

Wishing…you all a goodnight. And a good March.

Copying…Lisa again.

Status Report: April

Sitting…on a couch in the living.

Drinking…a can of green tea ginger ale.

Watching…the sun set.

Thinking…that I should be working on a more substantial post I’ve started, but I’m tired, tired, tired, triply emphasised. What is it about the longer evening light that makes me antsy and exhausted at the same time?

Liking…afternoon walks in the spring sunshine. Liking that it’s time to come out of winter hibernation. Liking that I can watch the Twins again, but wishing they’d have won a couple more games.

Also liking…the pale clover colour I painted the coffee table.

Listening…to my son cleaning his room. Last time he cleaned his room he found a roll of year-old Christmas wrapping paper. This time he keeps finding his sister’s t-shirts. I’m thinking it’s not her fault they’re in his room.

Experiencing…spring fever. It’s an excellent treatment for cabin fever.

Reading…two books that are too similar and finding it hard to finish either of them, even though I like them both.

Wondering…why God works the way he does. Wondering why he brings some of his children through so much suffering. In a lecture I listened to this afternoon, J. I Packer said that he thought God brought difficult things into our lives to prepare us to enjoy heaven, and that those who suffer more will enjoy heaven more. What do you think?

Pondering…the phrase “glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” If you stick around for a couple days, you might find out why.

The Peaches Are Popular

Right now, first on the list of top content at Rebecca Writes is this post. Yes, it’s the time of the year when the instructions for canning peaches, along with the recipe for Beer-Batter Deep Fried Halibut, bring in a bit of traffic.

Guess what I’m doing tomorrow? Here’s a clue: I’m haven’t been fishing.