It's hard to believe it's been a month since I even looked at my blog spot. Time is passing so very quickly that it's hard to keep up with it. This month of May was a bit different....I needed to work some additional days to cover for the other employee that is having some medical tests etc. It was Mothers' day, birthdays, a baby shower for a granddaughter having her 2nd baby etc. etc. In addition to that I was called to fill in at the Vote early poll, and then had training for the poll I will work at on election day, the first Tuesday in June....right around the corner. It's at the polling place by 6 am and polls closing at 7pm. A long day, but most always an interesting one. My son has opened a shop in an indoor small mall in the mountains, and I've been painting crosses, and rocks to put in there. So I've been a busy busy person lately....too busy really....but still make time to get into the Word and have time with the Lord. This weekend it's a graduation for a grandson and the beginning of a new month. Six months already into the year....better start looking at Christmas before long with 15 grandchildren, 2 great grands plus children and spouses. Life can get tedious....tiring.....and overwhelming at times. It's just during these times that we need to make ourselves spend time in the Word and get rejuvenated in our spirits to face what ever might be right around the corner. I myself am experiencing some disturbing discomfort in my body at the present and think I might have to go to the doc before too long. Would appreciate any prayers that would be sent on my behalf. At these times it's only human to be concerned and go through all kincs of fearful what ifs along the way....but the Lord promises to give us strength to face any and all happenings that come our way. At 74 I realize more and more everyday how limited my time may be here and so desire to make good use of every day that the Lord allows me to remain. The Bible tells us we are the salt and light of the world....and this world gets darker with every passing day. May the Lord give us the strength, courage and determination to remain true to His Word and in His love be His hands, feet and love to all who come into our sphere of influence. We are blessed beyond all peoples on earth and need desperately to take up the work of interceding and praying faithfully for our nation.

Well it's been about 2 weeks since I aired my thoughts here! Sometimes I don't know exactly what hits me or why, but for some unknown sane reason I decided to paint my shed....I mean paint something whimsical...First I had to clean out my shed, which had not been really attended properly for about two years. Needless to say, there were enough mouse droppings to sink a ship(not really,but still too many). So I prayed that I wouldn't get the Hunta virus and dug in. At 74 I've always been a hard worker, but lately my WANT TO is much bigger than my CAN DO. Anyway after I had it all cleaned up, that's when I decided to paint a mural?? These days it seems like we can get so caught up in all that's wrong with the world around us that we forget to stop and smell the roses. Well, my roses aren't blooming yet....so I tried an alternative. As I sat,battling the desert wind trying to paint with acrilyc paints, I could barely get the brush to the building before paint was dry. That along with some ridges in the side panels made this effort a bit hectic....but I really got a kick out of it. It's really not quite finished as I have some things to add like a caterpillar or two, some bees ( in honor of my missionary kids who are beekeepers as well, perhaps a hanging basket and of course some hummingbirds for the feeder .

My daughter Maureen, who teaches at the university in Roswell, emailed and said she hoped the hummers didn't break their beaks trying to drink from that metal image.....At any rate I've worked on it a couple of days and have to say it lifted my contenance a great deal. I just did something that was silly and had no purpose really but for my pleasure and don't feel a bit guilty about enjoying it! When I thought about our Father God and His creation I couldn't help but think about some of the creatures He might have just had a little fun with as well....the spoonbill platypus, the anteater, the giraffe, and maybe just maybe.....Adam and Eve.... for we can be real comical sometimes. The wierd thing to me is that even if we're not comical to begin with in appearance, it seems we spend loads of time and money trying to make ourselves look as ridiculous as possible. Oh well, I'm the only one that will enjoy this latest masterpiece....but you know what , I think I may just try loosening up more often....'What is that verse...A merry heart doeth good like a medicine......so try it....you'll like it!