Love Your Neighbor.
It seems that the old woman can’t stop doing things she has
always done before when she had better muscles and more stamina, but maybe she
has developed just a smidgen of common sense somewhere along the way. Put Sylvia
in the kitchen, brought the truck up and opened the back door, clipped the lead
on Thompson and opened the front door. He was SO happy and jumped outside and
into the truck. Then he hopped out and ran around just a bit before jumping
back into the truck a few times. We finally got to the vet’s office and got his
rabies vaccine, his toenails clipped, and some information about what he is
taking for fleas and such. Bravecto works well for these two critters. We got
home and Sylvia was patient with us when she was allowed to sniff us all over.
That was early this morning.
Patty had an appointment to have her teeth cleaned at noon
today at our favorite dentist’s office. Now, to say that getting her into the
truck, buckled up, and all her oxygen stuff arranged takes a bit of doing in
putting it mildly. She turned up the oxygen level just to get her breath back
from getting inside the truck. Got her to the office and helped her get
arranged and some paperwork filled out on one of those danged electronic
tablets. She is much better at that stuff than the old woman, so she finally
got it to take the information. They brought a wheelchair around to get her to
the back of the office, so she did not have to walk. She was happy to have all
that stuff done and her teeth cleaned, but then she wanted to go to Whataburger
to pick up lunch for us. Got her home and took everything inside and got her
situated so that she could catch her breath again. Getting into the truck is
the hardest part for her, but she said she likes to be able to just slide out
of my truck. “No effort here!” she said. Anyway, that is the first time she has
been out of the house since last summer. It made me happy to be able to get her
out and make her happy. It takes courage for her to do things like this since
she feels so trapped when she can’t breathe. It is hard to imagine!
Some things have been happening that require common sense
and prayer without telling anyone about what is going on, so lately my prayers
have included a situation that really does not fit inside my understanding of
exactly how some things work. Suffice it to say that the situation affects my
entire family. And then the old woman turns on the Fox news channel that shows
what is going on in the world. Yep, Satan is busy in big ways in the world as
well and those closer to home. All these things will happen and will lead to upsets
among families and nations, but eventually God’s plan will be evident. We know
that in the end times things will seem “ordinary” for people no matter what,
for they will still be marrying and giving in marriage just like today. It
still occurs to me that we have individual responsibilities. We must love our neighbors
as ourselves. We must not hate or curse anyone. We must learn to be patient
even when patience tires our very souls. We must be willing to show courage
even when threats seem to come out of the shadows. Let us pray for each other,
for those who have the difficult decisions to make in our nation, in the world.
Let us pray for patience and realize that God’s patient pursuance of our lives
and those of our children will never fail.
Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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