Such An Eventful Week

 This has been an eventful week. We were able to make Roy's decision public that he is retiring this month, there was a bull in my front yard and going to The Cove to hear Beth Moore. For me, in the now, this is a pretty busy week but not compared to some weeks in the long ago of Houston. Three big things? I needed a nap. The pace of life is much slower here and it does me a whole lot of good. Think I used to thrive on chaos because I didn't have time to slow down or to think about things. The chaos was a barrier and a coping skill. Now, all that chaos would send me to nap land. 

Brenda, Inez and Judy went with me last night to The Cove. I had never officially been only going into the prayer chapel. This is way back in 2002. You had to have event tickets to get in past the chapel. It is a beautiful campus, just so lovely. We were arriving just before the sun starts to set, so we were treated to the beautiful scenary. Christmas decorations were everywhere and just made this a festive and perfect beginning to the season. We hung around, went through the bookstore and waited in line to get in the auditorium. Ah, just like old times on Tuesday night Bible study. I was shocked, I tells ya shocked that others copied my idea of wearing red and black buffalo plaid shirts. 

 

As the music welcomed us into worship of The King, the choice of music was especially poignant to me. As we sang Christmas songs and songs that aren't necessarily Christmasy but used in the season I felt a sense of closure, of the circle in this arena of living. Roy soon and I now,🎵 soona I will be done with troubles of Houston.🎵 We can now focus on our lives here in the mountains. Some songs reminded me of people and some of the music reminded me of Celebration and of Pageant. There in the midst my mind went back to where I was on stage, Silent Night always reminds me of Darrell Taylor cause he escorted me to Bethlehem and then we waited for the Wise Men and a camel to make their entrance with all the other choir members. He had to get me there cause no glasses wearing in recreating the scene. Worshipping the King and lost in the fun memories, the heartfelt memories and the memories of times not so good, circumstances, but God redeemed those difficult times by His Presence, using the lyrics to help my wounded spirit. I am so ready for Roy to be here. People ask me if he is excited, not yet. Remember, he is an overachiever and a plan man. He's checking things off as he gets them done and it probably will be after he is on the road, he will let that excitement in. His first big challenge will be learning how to drive the narrow roads out here in the country. I don't think the roads were intended for dump trucks, logging trucks and any other big rigs. 

I am timing my low spell due to meds better. I will be getting out and about in a bit and would prefer not to have the low energy at the grocery store. 

Well, the timing was good, had the low energy at home before leaving the house. 

Roy and I spent about an hour going through the things to bring, the things to give away and the things to throw away. We did a pretty good job. Tomorrow between appointments and such, he will be taking things to Goodwill. We had some good laughs about how now, some things that we have moved over the years, isn't making it to NC. A set of glasses, ice tea and juice size have been with me since college days. They were so beautiful and I bought one glass per paycheck. Bought them at Meyerland Shopping Center when it starting to look scuzzy before its spiffed up days. Roy said he was getting rid of the shredder and I said no we can have one upstairs. I was talking about paper shredding and he was talking about a veggie shredder. We found a good home for the recumbent bike. Tonight I researched the value of some Royal Wessex plates and I believe those too shall find a new home. We will have enough stuff making the trip to occupy us for a while but it is feeling like we will be mean and lean in what we do move here. I am glad he is bringing the extra big crock pot, the things that make me happy now, and we will pack up the small one I kind of use here. The medium sized one is the one mostly used around here. Isn't this such interesting reading, crock pot usage. 

2:43 am

Well, when one goes to bed at 9:00 pm, one can almost bet I will be wide awake by 2:30 am. So here I am sitting at the computer. It would be good if I sat down to fine tune the Ezekiel lesson for Sunday. Other than him seeing the wheel way in the middle of the air, I didn't know too much about him. This week we look at the first three chapters when he is called and commissioned. My teaching style leans toward application style and I have been pleasantly surprised the life lessons we can take from these chapters. Mostly I am in awe once again at the glory of God, that Ezekiel experienced and saw it. Surely it gave him courage to keep prophesizing to the people who would not listen. I am using a Eugene Peterson devo book or some his thoughts from his journals and sermons and he taught so many times the extraordinary in the ordinary. We can see the glory of God if we look for it.   

Had a good phone visit with my brother this evening. Always good to catch up. Neither one of us are phone people, so we said both of us are going to do better, more than just think, oh yes, I need to call. 

Talked with the pharmacist today and will schedule a flu shot soon. I inquired about getting the regular dosage, not the double dosage for old people. They said that is do-able. For this, I am happy. Well, since I am still up, I scheduled a flu shot. I'm also beginning to get sleepy again.