June 16 2015

June 16 2015 Greetings My Friend Slowly my quiet time is coming to an end. I have talked with God, studied His Word and Facebooked with friends and enjoyed the quiet of the morning. Junior and I ate breakfast outside enjoying the cool of the morning. Daisy my little buddy has found that the other dogs hang outside more so she snuggles with me a bit more and soaks up the love. The groomer explained that Daisy’s limping is a hip problem so I have started giving her glucosamine. Three days and I am amazed at how much better she is doing. Junior found a contractor who will work with the Veteran’s Administration and soon he will come give us a price. I keep sensing Junior is growing weary of renovating so I pray that he will get the help he needs. Junior has extended more of the deck and now working at putting the roof up. I hear him drilling and hammering as I write. My heart melts because I know this is a gift he is giving me. The more we hang outside on the deck the more grateful I am that he has labored to give me this gift. I still would like the kitchen to be finished but now I am content with our summer respite spots he has created and is still working on. I am thankful for God’s guidance in loving Junior. On my own Junior would be irritated and have given up due to my constant nagging. His organizational ways are not my ways and I don’t understand. God has taught me to let Junior go and do at his own pace. God has shown me the deep love Junior has for me and that Junior will finish what he starts even though at times it looks like he will never get done. Junior also senses that God is working with me to be patient and understanding so he continues giving me his best. I am thankful for this because I would not have met the creative talent he has. He knew next to nothing about renovating but he has taught himself along the way not accepting shoddy work so he will take things apart as many times as he needs to until he gets it right. I marvel at Junior’s tenacity. These little learning patience moments are a marvel to me because in them I sense that our relationship continues to deepen and our bond grows stronger. In the process of getting back to being as healthy as I can Junior has come to know my tenacity and I sense that he is proud of the work I am doing. I continue to ask God to show me and God is faithful. I have learned that doing workouts at the gym are not the only workouts I can do. God shows me to bend to stretch and to do day to day things that help me. He has given me a doctor who listens and puts me on the right track and then God shows me that there are also natural remedies to some of my struggles. I sense that my balance issues will settle down, my COPD is better not gone but better and I am thankful for God’s guidance once more. As I finish today’s thought I will begin to enter into my day and find it to be an awesome gift of life. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet