I spent an hour or so
with a friend/neighbor in the hospital today. When I came home, I had lunch and
watched a nature/animal documentary on a VHS tape (I quit contract TV a while
back) and I planned to nap after I finished lunch. The tape was so interesting
I sat up and worked a while on a prayer cover (a large lap cover for a local
hospice). Then I came in to the computer and generated a Class Reunion Report
to fulfill an Etsy order. At first, I couldn't see why I had this urge to do a
Prayer post.
Now I know the reason.
This friend in the
hospital - we've been in the same mobile home park for 14 years but only became
close just before my nephew died, almost two years ago. I am so thankful I had
the chance to know her. She has a great sense of humor; she lives close by. We
have similar interests but enough differences to keep the friendship interesting.
She's a little older than me so she's like a big sis. I am grateful for her
friendship. I stayed away from "friendships" for a while because I
was still in process of missing my sis and a dear long-time family friend.
Then I realized I am
also grateful to dear old friends, now in another state and facing grave
medical issues. Before they left here, they gave me a few milk crates filled
with VHS tapes, one of which was the one I watched today. The tape filled my
need for distraction and their friendship, though long-distance now, fills
another need. I miss them and I am worried about them and I am so glad I had a
chance to get to know them.
The lap cover I'm
working on is larger than a lap cover. It will actually be about 36x48, just
enough to lie atop a twin bed or hospital bed but not lap over. I'm using up
lots of scrap yarn. It has lots of color changes which are becoming
great-looking stripes in a color family. I am grateful, therefore, that I can
still work with my hands and that this work can bring comfort to others. I am
further grateful for the yarn I've received especially for these charity
projects.
Working on that Etsy
order made me realize that even though I can't make a living off of my Etsy
store (far from it), I am making enough to pay the fees and when $10 comes in,
it's just what I need at that moment for something like cat food, gas for the
car, laundry detergent.
Overall, I am glad I
began this post. I have so very many things to be thankful for and I want the
world to know who I have to thank for those blessings.
Sweet Lord Jesus, thank
you for always being there for me. Thank you for spending time here on earth
and therefore understanding what we are all, each and every one of us, going
through. Thank you for your sacrifice, and for your love. This was a great day.
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