Another Gorgeous Sunday

Oh, today was another gorgeous day along the Gulf Coast with mostly clear skies becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon and high temperatures just under 80 degrees F. Is it really January 6th? I had this overwhelming urge today to purchase a swing, a wind chime with dragonflies on it, potting soil and flowers... but common sense told me, "No!"

I went to First Baptist again this morning. The Haselmaiers were not there again due a death in the family, but Janet's sweet mother was there. She reminds me of Grandmommie and talks to me like (a) we hang out all of the time and (b) like I'm one of her grandchildren. The service was good as always. The sermon was on Genesis 12:1-9 and was about the "Redemption Road." The pastor, Rev. Keith Warden, made one statement that caught my attention. The passage is on Abraham. One of his remarks about having a trusting heart that is willing to step out in faith for God was this, "One of Abraham's first actions after being called by God was lying about Sarah, his wife, being his sister... to save his tail. Why would God call and use a man like this to be the father of His kingdom? Because Abraham had the qualities that God was looking for, trusting in His promises and giving Him praise." Mind-blowing, huh? And encouraging! Encouraging in the fact that I screw up and freak out quite often, but God can use me to do His will... despite my faults.

After church, I went into "get it done" mode. I ran to Walmart for a few things, came back, changed, ran for 15 minutes straight (...working my way back up to 5K status), washed the car, washed the inside windows, watched the Steelers-Broncos game while organizing bills and documents and hanging up clothes, made soup during halftime, standing and dancing around for the last 15 minutes of the game, intensely yelling at the TV... bummer, washing dishes and cleaning up the kitchen... (whew) and now I'm blogging and am about to read my Geomorphology textbook and handouts in preparation for more waiting and sitting tomorrow... yeah.

I doubt I get my security clearance tomorrow, but I will be at Johnny's office around 8am tomorrow regardless. I have a feeling that there will be no changes and that I will be sent out into the community to fundraise for the Semper Fi 5K/Golf Tournament for Skylla. Yay, going back to high school days and selling ads for the annual. Anyway, I better get to reading.... Tootles.