A BEAUTIFUL DAY

It was beautiful for a few moments before the rain started pouring down. Fortunately I walked before the rain came. Very pleased with myself I made it to Boundary Park; no baby ducks this year very strange. Got a ride home and washed my cell phone again!

Cleanliness was one of the things I was brought up to think was important.


Off to buy my one cup coffee maker! ! !
Disappointed again. Well the sale does not start until Thrus.

I am booked for a Cat-scan to-morrow Wed. 16 {Oliver,s birthday} at 8 in the morning.
I do not think it will take long.
I should be home about 10.

Seems silly because i am feeling better but just not able to walk as far as I would like. Just have to get used to it or maybe take my puffer along!
Cleaning house today; good to keep busy.

DISAPPOINTMENTS

I was very disappointed when we came home yesterday and found a note from Leah saying they had dropped by. Smart girl she had found the door key so well disguised and came in to leave us a note. We had gone to drive by our old house and i wanted to walk down by the path down below our house where the grandchildren and I went for so many adventures in the woods.

It was disappointing the tress had fallen down and and it just seemed different but then it takes young eyes and legs to run up and down and see all the interesting things that they get excited about. So we had a much slower walk and I was walking down memory lane as I walked.

Then we went on to visit an older lady just out of hospital having had a heart attack. She has a beautiful soul and a very positive spirit and we all love her. I worked with Mary the first time I was on U.C.W. I think I was secretary at that time. Lots of memories of the fun meetings we had preparing for our meetings. They were happy get together. We enjoyed each other.

I was also disappointed that i did not make it to Boundary Park pond on my walk. My mailman has been missing me as we often pass as I come back along SunWood. Today I will do it.

Finished two chapters of the book I started but I think I am going to start reading about the blood and sacrifice that went into making the Snowy River Hydro-Electric Scheme. We went there with Ken I believe. I wish I had known more about it then.

By book talked about Luther and Calvin who had visions for the Christian faith.
A preacher talks to a small group of pilgrims setting out to a new lamd in 1620 who already had had a hard road trying to live out their faith.

Pastor John Robinson, said, "If God reveal anything to you by any other instrument [than these men of the past, be ready to receive it. For they failed to see further into a deeper truth. This is a misery much to be lamented.

"For though they were precious shining lights in their time, yet God has not revealed his whole will to them. And where they now living, they would be ready and willing to em brae further light, as they had received."

Faith must be a growing and a struggling and a reaching for more light and truth,

MONDAY'S NEWS

BIG DECISIONS. Is it warm enough to take off my warm underwear? How far should I walk? I feel good! I have gained 4 lbs. Dad is happy. Dad is painting his sundeck. I will trans plant my cosmos and start off. No, I did not get the second page read. Cathy neighbor] came for a visit and brought me some gluten free candy. We are going to go to the Ladner farm market with her in two Weeks time. I am worried about her. She is losing weight and not sleeping.

I missed going to church. The only sin that came to mind was dumping my change out at the check-out stand and slowly countiung out the correct amount. Dad never spends his change so i carry it around in my purse which gets heavier and heavier. But I never argue about prices that I am being charged like some. hmmm :)

I SPENT TIME GOING THROUGH BOOKS FOR THE BOOK SALE AT THE CHURCH ON SAT. AT WHICH I WILL BE HELPING. STRAWBERRY TEA ANYONE?
I will ask Cathy if she wants to help me sell books. She offers to help cut my lawn and pull my weeds and usually say no I'm okay.

Glad you had a good day. I do not know how Randy and Kenny function with so little sleep. Talked to Ken and he had been up at 4 to watch soccer game.

Now I will look for a updated comment!

"A NEW KIND OF CHRISTIANITY

I woke up this morning.Sunday June 13, feeling gloriously alive! I took a deep breath and air filled my lings and I said to myself "good breath." We take so much for granted just the fact of breathing we do so easily without any thought. Today I will have a good walk down to the pond to take a picture of the ducks, I have not done that in ages. I took a picture first of the happy sun, had my coffee and wrote in my blog. Dad was waking up so I informed him of my plan. I said "I will take my cell phone" and he said "O why bother'" So I did not bother because it happened to me upstairs and I was down stairs. I got about half way when I realized I was too tired. It had been a busy day the day before so I turned back. Somehow dad had just started out to pick me up and we missed. I went down Scott Road as I said I
would but he had gone down Sun Wood road. Luckily he had his cell phone so I could phone and say I was home again.

We had a visit from Randy and Sandy just checking to see if we had gone to church or not; although they denied this. I tried to do some cleaning up in the house. I know I make messes but so does dad; so between the two of us we are very messy people.

My new confidence that I could climb Mt. Everest had been deflated so I decided I would stay home from church and read my book "A New Kind of Christianity". It is now after four and I have just read the first page. Yes, I believe we need to do something new to stir up faith and hope in ourselves and in others. Faith in the church is falling and although people may want something real and meaningful they do not see going to church as spiritually rewarding. Suddenly the faith of our forefathers did not fit into real life. I am finding more and more books being written about this need for Christianity to change,

Life was so much simpler in my growing up days. God was God and He was love and He was good! Respectable people went to church wearing their Sunday clothes. You obeyed your parents and you did not waste food. We were thankful for what we had because butter and sugar were rationed. My brother helped dig a victory garden as the war was very much on people's minds. My dad's family were back in England and we heard about the bombing and soldiers dying and how evil the Germans were.

One day Guilt came to town in the words of a fiery Evangelist who told me I was a sinner and not a Christian at all. I needed to be saved. I was filled with fear of God for the first time. I was about 10 so I bravely crept forward all alone to knell and to ask forgiveness and to receive the love of Jesus into my heart! I remember that night to this day very clearly.

MORNING HAS BROKEN!

I love the early morning; today it is very very still. I love the morning even when I forget to add coffee to the coffee maker and the mouse won't work on my computer because it is aiming the wrong way. I soon noticed the "errors of my ways" and am enjoying my coffee and writing away here in my little computer room.

Today in my book of laws I am on Law No. 2.
"Where there is no vision the people perish" Proverbs 29:18
"No wind favours him who has no destined port." Michael de Momtaigne

Yes, everyone needs dreams and goals but sometimes you have to discover what your dream is. My dad had a dream of being a Canadian Mountie and that dream was carried out by my brother Brian. He had a dream of being an actor and i think he could have done well with this. Mom dreamed he would be a minister and he certainly likes to talk about God.

The only dream I had was to go to University but falling in love can change all your dreams. I wanted to go where ever my sweetheart went and be a part of his dream of being around planes, being an air-traffic controller and learning to fly.

I lost myself in the role of wife and mother.

Today I gather my books around me to learn all I can about human nature and about the world where God can be discovered again and again.

Today I dream about words and songs that come unbidden into my mind.
Life is good and I count my blessings and enjoy a good laugh.

I would love to have rhythm to sing and to dance and that I can do all here in my home.
We had a joyful time at Morgan's ballet recital and even though Ben tried to hide behind a tree we discovered him. He had had a busy day at Lacrosse and so had Theresa taking him and Mikie had been at work by 4 that morning,

The day ended with a short visit to celebrate Desiree's graduation. She has a dream to help young girls through difficult times in their lives and having had a few experiences she will be a good teacher with a caring heart!

CHANGE OF PLANS I DO NOT FEEL UP YO GOING TO CHURCH TODAY.
cATHY OUR NEIGHBOR CAME OVER TO GIVE ME SOME GLUTIN-FREE CANDY. sHE IS SO SWEET. i AM WORRIED ABOUT HER; SHE DOES NOT LOOK SO GOOD.

CHIRPING BIRDS & LAUGHING FLOWERS

SUCH A PERFECT SPRING MORNING MAKES ME WANT TO FLING OPEN THE DOORS AND WELCOME THE FRESH MORNING AIR INTO EVERY MUSTY DUSTY CORNER.

Busy day today driving to Chilliwack to see our precious ballerina Morgan do her ballet dancing. Ben will have been to his lacrosse game which he is really enjoying.
A busy household with getting the children to practices etc.

I will have a nap there or when I get home because we are going to Desirae's grad. party in the evening. I will be waking up sleeping beauty soon as we have to go shopping first thing. I do wish i could sleep longer but then I have so much I want to do!

HAD A GOOD CHECK-UP AT THE DOCTORS AND I

AM AS FIT AS A FIDDLE. A RUSTY OLD FIDDLE THAT IS!

Life is full of promise and i believe that even the Christian faith promises new beginnings as it is born again with new knowledge and understanding.

MY LETTER

Dear Adeline and Brian,
It seems to take such an effort to write a letter these days. We have had a fair amount of rain so on the nice days i am out looking after the garden. Lately I have been dead heading the rhododendrons which bloomed so magnificently this spring, There is always a lot of work to be done to keep my roses amid other flowers blooming so well. We have a beautiful yellow rose as well as a white one and people comment on them as they walk by.

We live in a small area where the houses are close and fortunately we have excellent neighbors. Larry has been building another porch that is under the shade of a big tree. We have a porch at the front of the house which he also built where he often has his morning coffee.

We live in walking distance to all the stores so that is good except when I get heavy parcels the way home seems longer and my arms ache. I am fortunate I am doing so well. I am having a complete check-up which is good every once in a while. Larry still goes to the skin doctor for his skin cancer I forget what you call it. I think he is getting one cut out on his back. He had one cut off his knuckle He sees the eye doctor regularly and also the doctor for his prostrate just to keep sure it is okay,

Kenny in Australia has two young children with his new young wife and they are adorable. The chikdren Matthew and Jasmine and also Melina, who we love a lot! They have their own house and are very busy with the children. The older three come down from Queensland to visit them and the little ones adore them. Melina also has an older boy Jesse and all the family gets along well. Ken tries to fly home to see us as often as he can and may come in July.

Rick is busy with his masters in Native Constitutional law. A lot of studying and working at his office job too. Leah [Rick's daughter] was rear ended again at a stop light; a car two back crashed into the one behind her and then into hers. She has reinjuryed her back so please keep her in your prayers. Chris [Rick] is working at the same job and has his ups and downs but we are proud of what he is managing to do.
Lucas is now in grade 1. This is his youngest boy. He lives in Trinidad.

Sandra and Randy are busy with home improvement and hosting Sunday dinners and having family visit from Edmonton. On July 3 they fly to Mexico for the wedding of Mandy, Randy's daughter from his first marriage. We feel badly that the first marriages of our children did not work out and the pain they had to go through; but now happily they have found good people. Sandra creates the most beautiful gardens and i am trying to learn from her.
They are both loving parents very proud of their children. Tasha, Sandra's oldest now has a son named Justice and we hope to see them over the summer.

Carol and Panteli are in China at a University teaching. They are at a dormitory and Carol has some extremely bad bites [bed bugs?]bites and they may have to return early.To-morrow we drive to Chilliwack to see Morgan [3] [our great-grand daughter] in her ballet recital. Two weeks ago we saw Ben [our great grandson] play lacross. Theresa is a busy mon who is now also doing professional phhtograpy and she has a great talent for manking pictures come aloive. Now that Ben {6}s in school we do not see them so often.

Oliver {Carol's son] is trying to get on the coast guard. Kim[ Carol's daughter]is working in the Grand Cayman Island. She is coming in July for a visit.

Mary {Sandra's daughter has married and ,moved to Queens ton where she is going to college to be a pre-school teacher. Her boys work in Edmonton and may be married any day or month now.

God has been good to us and we are very thankful for our health, our family, our church and our friends. Of course we have the normal aches and pains of old age but consider ourselves very fortunate. Everyday we look for blessings.

"There is no need to worry, but if there is anything you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer and thanksgiving, and that peace of God, which is so much greater than we can understand, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:6&7

This is just a little news of our busy happy family. They are all so different but then so are Larry and myself. I am very happy writing my blog and seeing friends and puttering around in my garden.