The Simple Woman’s Daybook: July 6, 2009

Out­side my win­dow … the sun is shin­ing, but it is only about 59 degrees and the fore­cast high tem­per­a­ture for today is only 82 degrees, a dis­tinct dif­fer­ence from the 108 degrees we endured just one week ago.

I am think­ing … about the dis­cus­sion tak­ing place on tele­vi­sion at this moment about the res­ig­na­tion of Alaska Gov­er­nor Sarah Palin. Spec­u­la­tion about her rea­sons con­tin­ues. I am sure that we will hear “the rest of the story” in a few days. For my part, I just hope that the com­men­ta­tors who are say­ing that she com­mit­ted polit­i­cal sui­cide by resign­ing are accu­rate. I would be delighted never to hear any­thing about her ever again.

I am thank­ful for … the fact that I live in Amer­ica where I can express my opin­ions freely, as can my fel­low cit­i­zens. And we can agree to dis­agree with­out being dis­agree­able. I am aware that many believ­ers are big fans of Palin and respect their var­i­ous view­points, but I do not share their enthusiasm.

From the kitchen … I hear the ice­maker working.

I am wear­ing … shorts and a t-shirt.

I am read­ing … blogs and news­pa­pers online.

I am hop­ing … that the weather fore­cast is accu­rate and the cool weather will truly last all week. It is so enjoy­able because I love being out­side in the sun sans the intense heat.

I am cre­at­ing … a huge pile of paper that must be shred­ded and dis­carded. I am in the process of clean­ing off my desk and purg­ing unneeded doc­u­ments from my file cabinet.

I am pray­ing … for a speedy res­o­lu­tion at California’s Capi­tol because the cit­i­zens of this state deserve bet­ter lead­er­ship than has been demon­strated over the past few years and has now led to a full-blown eco­nomic cri­sis impact­ing each and every resident.

Around the house … it is very quiet. I am the only one awake.

One of my favorite things … is going to the local cof­fee shop early in the morn­ing and enjoy­ing a cup or two while read­ing the local news­pa­per, chat­ting with the reg­u­lar morn­ing cus­tomers and staff, and watch­ing the hus­tle and bus­tle of the city begin in earnest. I’m head­ing there now. Want to join me?

A few plans for the rest of the week … include con­tin­u­ing to purge, sort and orga­nize. From my desk and file cab­i­net, I plan to move on to clos­ets. I, for one, have a lot of cloth­ing that I never wear and intend to donate it to a wor­thy charity.

Here is a prayer for the com­ing week:

May God, who puts all things together,
makes all things whole,
Who made a last­ing mark through the sac­ri­fice of Jesus,
the sac­ri­fice of blood that sealed the eter­nal covenant,
Who led Jesus, our Great Shep­herd,
up and alive from the dead,
Now put you together, pro­vide you
with every­thing you need to please him,
Make us into what gives him most plea­sure,
by means of the sac­ri­fice of Jesus, the Mes­siah.
All glory to Jesus for­ever and always!
Oh, yes, yes, yes.

Hebrew 13:18–21 (The Message)

To see the list of other par­tic­i­pants and read their thoughts for today, visit Grand­mother Wren.