We are trying to get well from a viral infection. I have sprayed down my home with Lysol, and am washing sheets and doing all sorts of preventive maintenance within my home to get rid of these vile germs besetting us and keeping us from having FUN!
We missed Bible Study today and a picnic and I am just fighting mad about that. If the Lord is willing, there will be other days, but it doesn't make the disappointment any sweeter to swallow.
We have been entertaining ourselves with Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean and for me alone--Persuasion by Jane Austen. I love Netflix. I can get all of the Jane Austen novels that are on DVD from them and I love it when I have no strength except to gaze at the TV and enjoy a heart warming movie. Being a homeschooling mom and full time homemaker as well as wife to my sweetie, moments alone are rare; like soaking in a steaming bath with a good book and candlelight. Now we all know that candlelight and bookreading do not go together, but come one let's set the seen and enjoy a little fantasy. Of course, I cannot see a word without my bifocals but a woman can dream a little dream, can't she?
But in spite of sickness, laziness, moodiness, there is still a terrible hunger for the presence of the Living God, the one true God, the One who makes me to wake up with joy unspeakable and to lie down in peace because my mind is staid on Him. I have forgotten to be grateful in the midst of being ill. So today, I say it out loud, "Thank You, Father, for this sickness that has me home bound. Father, I thank You for the blessing of a home where I am able to lay my head down and rest. Forgive me for whining and complaining. Thank You for over the counter medicines that do help ease the pains and make it easier to breathe. You are an awesome and wonderful, personal and loving God, the One True God, Maker of heaven and earth and I am grateful to be able to pray in the sweet and holy and precious name of Jesus. To Him be glory forever! Amen!"
And that's all I have to say about that!
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