The Simple Woman’s Daybook: June 15, 2009

Out­side my win­dow … the sun shin­ing but there is a soft breeze and the tem­per­a­ture is very cool for June: 56 degrees.

I am think­ing … about the very busy day that I have planned and wish­ing that I had fewer appoint­ments and meet­ings to attend.

I am thank­ful for … the sta­bil­ity and pre­dictabil­ity that char­ac­ter­izes my life. In these chal­leng­ing times, those things are highly sought-after and val­ued. Too often I take my cir­cum­stances for granted.

From the kitchen … I hear the cof­fee maker and the lovely scent of freshly per­co­lated hazel­nut cof­fee is start­ing to fill the house.

I am wear­ing … dress slacks and a blouse.

I am read­ing … sev­eral of my favorite blogs.

I am hop­ing … that I receive good news dur­ing one of the appoint­ments I have sched­uled later in the day. If I do not receive the kind of news I am hop­ing for, I will need to revise some of my plans for the future.

I am cre­at­ing … peace­ful­ness in my life.

I am pray­ing … for every­one who has been impacted by the rough eco­nomic times in which we live. Begin­ning today, Cal­i­for­nia has imposed a 90-day mora­to­rium on fore­clo­sures, requir­ing banks to demon­strate that they are seek­ing cre­ative solu­tions that will allow lenders to retain and remain in their homes. I hope, for the sake of my many fel­low res­i­dents who are strug­gling to keep their homes, that the pro­gram is a success.

Around the house … I see so many tasks that need to be com­pleted and pray for the time and energy to address those issues, while feel­ing thank­ful that I have a home that needs my attention.

One of my favorite things … is sit­ting qui­etly in the morn­ing like this — before the demands of the day require my atten­tion — and delib­er­ately focus­ing upon all of my blessings.

A few plans for the rest of the week … include work, work, and more work. Hope­fully, I will find time to make at least three trips to the gym to work out.

Here is a thought for you to cling to dur­ing the com­ing week if things look bleak:

So we’re not giv­ing up. How could we! Even though on the out­side it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is mak­ing new life, not a day goes by with­out his unfold­ing grace. These hard times are small pota­toes com­pared to the com­ing good times, the lav­ish cel­e­bra­tion pre­pared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomor­row. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.

2 Corinthi­ans 4:16 (The Message)

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