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My day actually started at 5:00!!!
😶
Hans came out and hollered at me to help me get up as he was heading out for work. 🙏
Aaaaaand… I didn’t want to get up. 🙃
And I almost didn’t, but then… I did.
I was pretty darn tired because I didn’t get to bed on time last night (like pretty much every other night). So I was bleary eyed and fog brained, and accordingly, couldn’t think very well.
I stumbled through several of my morning dailies, was easily distracted by unimportant things, and struggled to have anything really meaningful happen.
But I got up. And that’s a big step, as small and as ridiculous as it sounds to me as I write this.
It’s 9:15ish, and so I’m late again, but I’m close!
After my morning study, I chatted with my brother Richard for a bit and then ventured out to chat with Heather a little bit and to see how Zora was doing. She was doing better but still not good; but better was fantastic.
She only threw up once, after giving her a pill from the vet… which, really seemed to not be good (the pill). After that, she was able to hold down a tiny bit of rice and some water. 🎉
I hung out with my sister through the morning, and we had a lovely little gospel conversation about Jesus being our mediator.
That’s not something that I’ve really understood well at all, big question mark actually, but Heather shared some things in a way that clicked a little bit for me, and I wrote those down.
I’m grateful for all the light and truth that I feel like God has given me, and I look forward to much much more as I’m ready to receive it in the future.
Tried to make friends a little bit with curly, the little rabbit that has hung out by the camper for the last couple years. Don’t know if it was frostbite or what, but his/her little ears are both damaged and curled down a little bit or maybe even parts missing?
I brought out some lettuce, in the hopes of engendering some trust, but nothing doing today.
I’ll try again. 🙃
He’s not super afraid of us. He was probably only 15 feet away from us the other day while we worked on the tractor, he was all spread out on his stomach like a dog just watching us.
I love little critters. 🥰
Except ticks. 😅
Killed two of those today. One climbed onto my cell phone that I had set in the grass on the bank of the little soaking pool I’ve been building at JH Keith Park.
I noticed it start climbing onto my hand.
😒
Nope.
I spent probably an hour plus hanging out in my little pool, cooling off and making progress toward making it deeper.
Then it was on to the drive to Casper for Temple Tuesday 😊 (my ninth trip! My, how time flies!)
And guess what?!?!?
I didn’t work at all on the drive. 😊
Glory to God.
And how instructive it is to me that the darker cloud that’s been hanging over me was pierced by light when I made the decision to simply “do what is right, and let the consequence follow.”
🎉
Peace, light, Spirit. Be true to myself and true to God, and the light comes back–go figure. 🙃
Chatted with my brother Richard for a little bit again and chatted with my friend Cory. Good gospel thoughts during my conversation with Cory I’m grateful that he records our calls for that very purpose. 🙏
Gratitude:
- I’m grateful to have finally been able to get up at 5:00.
- I’m grateful to Hans for helping me get up, as I certainly would not have gotten up at 5:00 without him this morning. I was planning on trying to get up at 6:00 today because I had ended up not getting into bed until 10:30 ish, my journal entries taking longer than I would think they should take.
- I’m grateful that Zora is doing better. Makes the heart Happy.
- I’m grateful that JH Keith park is there for days like today when it’s hot.
- I’m grateful to feel the increased light as I make better efforts to be true to myself and to God.
- I’m grateful for a life that’s flexible enough to be able to go play in the creek on a regular basis. 🙏
- I’m grateful that God has given me the strength to stay clean and that I’m using that strength, with His help, to stay clean.
Success:
- I didn’t work and drive! I just put it in the Lord’s hands, and let it go.
- Multiple meaningful gospel conversations today. 😊
Improvement:
- I’m still struggling to get myself going on my book. I’ve had 15 years, and I still don’t even have a single chapter. 😅
Thought of the Day:
O my son, whosoever will come may come and partake of the waters of life freely; and whosoever will not come the same is not compelled to come…
~ Alma
Hand of God In My Life Today:
The gift of light and truth today. 😊
Love and hugs!
Lift the world.
Bring it on.
~ stephen
Lift the World 