I only said I would tackle the WHAT that I have left. I did not realize how much WHAT there is to do.
So in preparation of what I’ll be doing, I have cleared out an easy-to-get-to shelf in our bedroom and have finally organized all our photographs, keepsakes, mementoes, cards, letters, and more photographs that tell our seven-year-love story. Everything, including the empty and expectant scrapbooks, is ready and waiting for me to get to work.
Yesterday I grabbed onto a TODAY thing and made a birthday cake for Dear Heart. Today was dedicated to celebrating my amazing husband's special day and I concentrated my ALL into being in his today.
Tomorrow I’m going to a writers’ conference. Sally will pick me up at 9 and we’ll have a whole day to think and talk about our written words. Our dreams, hopes, ideas, and hard work will get a fresh kick-start.
But, I don’t know how much time I’ll have to accomplish those WHAT projects because the front porch has new summer cushions and the petunias and geraniums are blooming profusely. I have two pots of new lemon verbena, lots of basil, and the mint is thriving. Even though I’m still struggling to get the lemon balm to survive, I can make a huge batch of herb lemonade anytime company drops in. The back porch is cooler in the late afternoons and the humming birds are here in droves and I find it difficult to stay indoors.
So, if I don’t finish my run-away slave novel or get all the photographs into albums or clean out the hall closets, Dear Heart and our humming birds are deliriously happy. And, as I go about my days, busily using all of my WHAT that is left—I’ll smile more and I’ll worship with a happy heart.
I think that might be what rejoicing and being glad is about. I hope you are enjoying your time, also!
Hugs and blessings,
Liz
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