It’s funny how a day can just end up a blur. But I guess with my brain generally occupied and often going 90 miles an hour, it’s probably not really a surprise.
It could also just be old age. 😆
Didn’t end up getting to bed until a lot later yet again, so I slept in a bit. Still have yet to get up at 5:00, per my goal. I haven’t succeeded even a single time. 😆
But it was another day positive day.
I’m struggling to find words to describe my days because I don’t feel like the words I’m using accurately reflect reality, but I haven’t taken the time to process through and come up with descriptions that feel appropriate/after to me, so I’ll just say positive and call it good for now.
Did a good chunk of my dailies. Had a pretty good gospel study. Made bean smoothie for the first time in… fourish years? 🙃
1 cup water
1 cup soy milk
3 small bananas (or two large ones)
1 can unsalted black beans
2 super duper large spoonfuls of creamy peanut butter
About half a can (20 oz can of pineapple)
Ice
(I didn’t have ice today)
Spent a fair bit of time studying faith today. It’s a concept, even after a fair amount of study, that I still feel there is a lot I don’t yet understand.
Funny, because it seems like it should be so simple. 🙃
But I’m learning, and I’m grateful to be learning. 🙏
I washed the ice cube trays in preparation for future smoothie goodness. 🙂
I spent a good little while going through my van hoping to find one of the two lost keys to my little BMW Z3. I lost my key I think the day I left Arkansas to go to Utah for my brother’s wedding. I have no idea what happened to it. I was buttoning up things with the little Z3, and then suddenly the key was gone, and I looked around and looked around and never found it.
My mom’s copy of the key disappeared in equally odd circumstances, so, no more key. 🙃
Not a cheap prospect to get another couple of keys made, but it’ll be what it’ll be. Still hoping we can find a key. 🙃
Took care of the horses needs, closing them off in the pastor when it was time for them to be done, mucking out the barn and then dragging the poo all around for it to dry out faster and not attract flies as much.
Spent a fair bit of time trying to make the septic drain field better, trying to dig out the cake dirt down so that the grass can grow back more quickly. Being in a really dry climate like this, I can only imagine how long it will take for bare spots to fill in. I know how long it takes in Arkansas, and Arkansas is a relatively wet climate.
Anyway, I’m making slow, but steady progress there.
Had a couple of different spurts of rain today, which was helpful. It’s good for the grass that I’ve just uncovered. Wish I had gotten more uncovered so it could all have gotten a little bit of a drink, but I gave a worthy effort, and I accomplished what I accomplished, and that’s good enough for today. 😊
Spent a good little while trying to improve the organization of the information on the Google sheet for The Great House Build.
Spent a good long while during dinner and long after chatting with Heather and Hans about house plans and moving forward with what and when and where.
We’re getting more and more organized, and it feels good. 😊
Gratitude:
- I’m grateful for the cooler weather today. It did feel a lot more like Arkansas because of the humidity with the rain and whatnot, so there was definitely no dry shirt today, but it was still nice to have a cooler day overall.
- I’m grateful to have finally gone through the particular resource that I was using today in my efforts to study faith. I’ve had that tab open in my browser for what feels like maybe a month? 😆 Finally got it done. 😊
- I’m grateful that the caked on dirt that was compressed down on top of the regular ground layer comes off in clumps, generally, kind of like an avalanche is a separate layer on top of a previous layer, and when they come apart, they come apart at the changing of the layers.
- I’m grateful to have the little tractor to shovel what I’m excavating into. I don’t want to drive the tractor on the dirt anymore and compact it even more, nor do I want to try and use the bucket to scoop up what I’ve been digging up because it’s just so imprecise but I end up doing more damage to the ground.
- I’m grateful that as my sister was leaving this morning she reminded me of a scripture that I think we both memorized a couple weeks back?
- I continue to be grateful to my friend Corey for sending me the lyrics of an old Christian hymn (see the thought of the day below).
- I’m grateful that I was able to answer at least a handful of questions online today.
- I’m grateful that I haven’t been demoted in a fair while. 🙏
Success:
- I gave my sincere and worthy effort today. 😊
- I resisted the temptation to spend the entire day working outside trying to get things done. I spent time in study and prayer. 😊
- I finally listed my keyboard for sale in the Hot Springs area. 🎉
Improvement:
- I was less patient today. I noticed that even from the outset. I forget exactly what it was that happened, but I noticed that my patients was not up to snuff from the very beginning? I remember thinking after I had a miserable result with my efforts with the Elevate app today, perhaps my worst day? Definitely one of my worst days if not the worst. I remember thinking that maybe that didn’t bode well for the day, and it was a good day, I did notice that I had to work harder to fight off impatience with customers.
Thought of the Day:
1. It may not be on the mountain height Or over the stormy sea, It may not be at the battle’s front My Lord will have need of me. But if, by a still, small voice he calls To paths that I do not know, I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in thine: I’ll go where you want me to go.
[Chorus] I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord, Over mountain or plain or sea; I’ll say what you want me to say, dear Lord; I’ll be what you want me to be.
2. Perhaps today there are loving words Which Jesus would have me speak; There may be now in the paths of sin Some wand’rer whom I should seek. O Savior, if thou wilt be my guide, Tho dark and rugged the way, My voice shall echo the message sweet: I’ll say what you want me to say.
[Chorus] I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord, Over mountain or plain or sea; I’ll say what you want me to say, dear Lord; I’ll be what you want me to be.
3. There’s surely somewhere a lowly place In earth’s harvest fields so wide Where I may labor through life’s short day For Jesus, the Crucified. So trusting my all to thy tender care, And knowing thou lovest me, I’ll do thy will with a heart sincere: I’ll be what you want me to be.
[Chorus] I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord, Over mountain or plain or sea; I’ll say what you want me to say, dear Lord; I’ll be what you want me to be.
~ Mary Brown
Hand of God In My Life Today:
Again, nothing super obvious jumping out at me today. I’d like to say there was, but I’ve been so focused, despite my studies today, on temporal things. I don’t want to focus on temporal things so much anymore. Fortunately, temporal things are ultimately spiritual things with the proper focus, so I want to adjust my focus and perspective to make the temporal more spiritual.
Good night, my lovelies. 🥰
Lift the world.
Bring it on.
~ stephen
Lift the World 