SIMPLICITY

Our Christmas will be a time of simplicity.

A simple faith in the goodness of others,

the simple beauty of the lights

brightens up a miserable rainy day,

A simple story of the promise of a baby.

Yesterday we went ti the bank and there was a line up outside over more than a bloc long,

We waited for a time and then decided to come back another time.

I wanted to stop at the store for a few things,

I get out of the car and head in before I realize I do not have a deb-it card or any money,

Good job I remembered before I was standing at the chek out,

Yesterday I did well with my hearing aids,

Today one refused to work,

We will read up about them tomorrow,

I am hoping dad will help me with Christmas cards,

I started today but I did not do much,

I love the music of Christmas,

I love the joy and happiness of sharing the love we have in  our family.

Mary was chosen to bring baby Jesus to life,

Each one of us has been chosen to bring light and truth into a world of darkness,

This is not an easy task at times.

I believe but at times I pray for my doubts to be quiet,

but one only we can fill.

 

 

HELPFUL

Grateful for a day of peace and feasting.

Grateful for Carol and Panteli coming to pick us up to drive to Randy and Sandra's,

Their home looks very festive inside and out.

It certainly looked like Christmas had arrived,

I regret that I did not have my camera,

We shared a delicious meal they both worked hard at preparing.

It felt very special being together.

Spenser felt so at home there he wanted to stay curled up under the Christmas tree.

We came home and got in touch with Rick,

He is not doing well at all,

We have been an important part of each other's lives,

We wish we could help him and he wishes he could help us.

We hope he gets some home help.

We hope the appointments he has will spread some light on his poor health.

It is not easy to say yes to life when it is difficult,

Prayer helps me to feel hopeful,

Christmas for me is a time to celebrate new birth new faith and new hope in our hearts! 

 

INTENTIONS

Walking at night with Spenser.

Just a short walk down the street,

I have many good intentions,

Too bad the invitation to Sandra and Randy's house was cancelled.

They had to get help for the kitten.

We had planned on going to the bank

but both of us where very tired and we failed to do it,

Dad was happy watching hockey and football.

I had a long nap,

Watching the news, 

the rain is destroying the farm land and the homes

of so many,

More rain in the forecast.

It is so tragic.

MAY they never give up hope

May these obstacles inspire a new determination.

May faith in our communities give us courage

and the support of places to live and food to eat.

How awful to 

be homeless. 

It takes an inner strength to keep hoping

knowing the sun will shine again

and to believe that not all is lost,

I add prayers for these people

to my family prayers,

When the news is bad, more bad than good,

I am thankful for our loved ones,

Thankful for the Christmas lights

that remind us that the world may seem dark

but we try to keep lights burning

in our little corner of the world. 

BLESSINGS

It can be a real struggle to see the blessings

in a lost purse and a broken tooth.

One bite a sharp pain and my tooth came out.

Can this be a blessing?

We were blessed to have Sandra and Carol give us support and helpful advice.

The manager at the bank was very understanding and very kind,

The dentist was able to see me as there was a cancellation.

The staff encouraging,

It is always a painful experience when your tooth breaks and when you lose something.

The broken can be fixed

loss replaced,

We shared our problems with Lora who also had had a bad day,

Her car broke down and the repair very expensive.

She helped look for the lost ends of the hearing aids and found them,

She would look for the lost wallet as she cleans,

She made us an omlet ready for us when we return from the bank,

It is hard to believe we thought we did not need her help,

She has been a real blessing,

Ken has sent us some tags to put on things to help us find when we loose them.

Yes we will misplace things and hide things in a safe place where we cannot find,

Thankful for our caring family who are so helpful.

They are blessings. 

Rereading "My  Gandfather's Blessings by Rachael Remen reminds me that we will find the strength and courage we need at difficult times in our lives.

 

STRESSED

I have been feeling stressed trying to get my hearing aids in.

Worried that I will lose them.

 Now the little end pieces, that I was trying to clean have gone missing.  I am sure I can get more,

My wallet with all my cards in it is missing,  The worst case is I may have put it in the garbage.  I was up in the night wandering around trying to find it,  Maybe  just have to accept this.

Maybe I put it in a safe place.

The good news is that I was able to make an appointment with dad's doctor on the 30,  We will find out about the  C,T,Scan,I talked to the walk in clinic about his asthma and the doctor was amazingly helpful.  Dad slept better last night.

Where there is life there is hope,

 

TRIAL

Leaves are falling on us as we walk,

A light rain is falling.

I have my hearing aids in but not in right.

I have a two week trial.

I wore them to lunch with the girls yesterday.

I was looking forward to lots of good laughs.

We are very dear friends.

Heather made us a very good soup.

Joan picked me up and brought me home.

A very enjoyable time.

Dad's cough is getting worse,

I phone the clinic and we got the walk in doctor.

She was excellent. 

She has order an x-ray if he gets worse,

Things usually do on the weekend.

One by one Christmas lights are going up in our neighborhood.

They sure add a lot of cheer.

Mary was chosen to be the mother of Jesus.

Do I feel chosen?

I certainly feel blessed.

 

FEAR NOT

When I heard the news from Carol,

I started feeling anxious and afraid for her.

That morning I started reading the story about the angel appearing to Mary,

He told her to "fear not,"

All of a sudden I felt that God was speaking to me.

Fear not He was saying,

I felt the comfort of a loving  Presence,

soul comfort,

God speaks to each one of us in different ways,

In nature or in the words of a friend,

or in the words of scripture.

Listen!

Now I am having troubles with putting my hearing aids in.  I feel very old and stupid.

I will ask Laura to help me to morrow,

I want to feel confident when I am wearing them,

I am being picked up for Bible study to-morrow,  We have been invited to a beautiful home for lunch.

I am looking forward to getting out,

The amazing thing was I am reading a book called "Call the Midwife",  Our study is about the midwives who refused to obey Pharaoh and kill all the boy babies at birth,  He was very angry and afraid,  These women were risky their lives by disobeying him.  Little did they know they were protecting a baby called Moses who would lead his people out of slavery.  His mother and sister hid him in a basket and put him in the water to keep him safe.  He was rescue by Pharaoh's daughter and is mother was able to come and nurse him until he became old enough to go and live with the daughter as her son,

God works in mysterious ways hears us when we are anxious.

I was thinking how our lives are changed when we have children.  

We want the best for them,

I WONDER how Ken made out at the doctor's today.