Good afternoon to you all. Today is Tuesday, November 22, 2011, two more days until Thanksgiving day. I guess the normal question this time of year is what am I thankful for? I am thankful for a lot of things, but most important is that I am thankful to Jesus Christ, who is my Lord and Saviour. Because of what He did I am forgiven for my sin and will one day live in His Kingdom. All pain, fear and heartache will be gone forever and love, joy and happiness will prevail. As I observe the direction of the world it has become so apparent to me that we are indeed living in the last days. Either it will all end or we will kill each other off. We are so stupid.
So, I am thankful that my family is blessed with God's grace and will one day be there where He is. I hope you are all equally blessed. May each of you have a wonderful holiday.
I sit here in my living room, lights off and just staring at the walls. I hear traffic go by every now and then but I keep my blinds closed, so I can't see what is going on outside. I am sure that it is just everyday stuff; people going to and from the lake or just passing through to get to the other side of town. All in all this is a nice quiet neighborhood. I like sitting here without the distractions that can interfere with my train of thought. I like being alone with my thoughts. Our dogs like it too. No TV blaring, the only sound I hear is of the dogs playing and my space heater that warms my feet.
I think about family and my writing. My wife is my hero. If not for her, I would be dead already. For some strange reason she loves me and I feel it every day. I love her with my entire soul. Just yesterday, I was experiencing some of the effects of MS. I was nearly a zombie, but new enough that I needed to clean the kitchen and get to cooking dinner. I was very slow, though in my mind I couldn't tell it. I could only concentrate on one thing at a time. By that I mean, washing one dish at a time not recognizing the many dishes that were in the sink. Each dish was an adventure in itself. I was weak, physically and mentally. If not for the cabinet to lean on I would have fallen. My wife, having just come home from her day at work, recognized my condition very quickly and came and made me sit down while she did it all. A few hours later I began to feel better. Today there are some residual effects but at least I am able to cope.
I think about calling my mom but then I am reminded that Thursday is Thanksgiving and I should wait and do it then. There may be other family members at my mom's house then and I can talk with them too. So, I'll wait.
Looking at the blinds of my front window I can see the pattern of sunlight highlighting a portion of the blinds and that tells me that the sun is out and is a beautiful day here. The weather people say it is going to be nice for Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful day and enjoy the presence of family. God Bless you all.
