Here it is the last day of September. As LONG as this year has felt, September has flown by. I took a walk this morning on the crisp cool overcast day. Wednesday has become my concentrated whole-house cleaning day and it does take me all day. I often get caught up in little side chores, like stocking the little drink fridge downstairs, cleaning out a drawer or cupboard, or looking for something that is eluding me.
Today I finished about 4pm with everything, but I had an errand to run. About noon, Ron’s aunt Darlene called me from her rehab facility (broken pelvis) with the news that she would be released on Friday. Great news — but I still had the walker she lent me when we thought Mom might use it. Mom couldn’t get the hang of it – so it was in my shed. We made arrangements for me to run it down to her at the facility – but before I could do that she called back. She’d sold one of my LETTERS TO MARY books to a staff assistant! I call her my publicist because she is talking up the book no matter where she is. I quickly made a package of those Pillsbury sugar cookies and packed them up with the book and walker and dropped them off. She called me within half hour to thank me for the surprise treat. At least I could put a smile on her face for a little while.
I will share Rod’s message from Martin’s Ferry, HEART AFTER GOD. God richly blesses those who cry out to him. His message was based on II Chronicles 7:14, as I mentioned yesterday. As a person, as a nation, we need to call on God to forgive our sins, as people and as a country, and if we repent he will forgive and heal our land. What a blessed promise! We have two obligations in asking for forgiveness: Contriteness (broken heart) – Be sincerely repentant and sorry. We need to love what God loves but also hate what God hates. It’s not the absence of sin, but grieving over the sins we have committed. Also, Conviction – Turn from our wicked ways. Make a vow to God not to repeat our sins, and keep it! Then he will heal – freely and completely.
On this day in 1898 the City of NY was established, and in 1950 Radio’s Grand Ole Opry first broadcast on TV. In 1960 the Flintstones premiered, and in 1991 The Jerry Springer show debuted. Truman Capote was born in 1924, and today my step-granddaughter Angela Helene is celebrating a birthday. Happy birthday Ang! Hope it’s a great day! Sending hugs! In 1955 James Dean (24) was killed in a car crash, and First Lady of the US Edith Roosevelt died at age 87.
TOMORROW October 1 is:
- National Black Dog Day
- National Hair Day – – I have hair; does that count??
- Fire Pup Day
- National Homemade Cookies Day (Opps! I was a day ahead of schedule!)
We’re almost at the weekend: Hang tight! God bless –
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