#231…Gotta Focus on the Good Around Us

I need a heavy dose of God around me. There is soooo much bad stuff going on. Tell me, where do 10,000 evacuated people…so far 10,000, go? How do they go to work and make $$ to pay the bills? Where do they eat? The fires and wind rage with no end in site. Don’t people in California realize they need to remove ALL trees in the Santa Anna wind area? My heart hurts for my high school friends there. Russ and I  both have families there.

I have to think on happy things, things that put a smile on my face..flowers, children, dogs, friends… How are the people in North Carolina staying warm in the tent cities? How many years does it take to restart your life when you lose everything in these hurricanes, floods, fires? What do you do for work when everything is ravaged, even your place of employment?

2024 was tuff. Sickness came and stayed for a while. It visited friends and affected life. It took twice as long to do half as much. It did keep me on my knees before God. He has not forsaken us when we are old, but we sure have daily frequent talks! And that is wonderful. That is what comforts me and gives me hope.

I am not excited about 2025.  What a horrific start in NOLA.  What about these drones? They fell out of the sky in a color display and methinks a child was killed. Now I see electric flying taxis made their debut yesterday and they say flying at 200 mph electric cars are next. I gotta focus on my God and His mercies and goodness are new every morning.

A heavy year of disappointments. I don’t know how people function without the Lord. Who do you lean on when the tears won’t stop? My faith always brings me around and puts me back on solid ground. My prayers go up for my children for only God can deal with them…my grandchildren, OMG! I cannot even fathom the world they have to deal with…

So many things have changed, so I’m trying to reinvent myself. I saw some lovely pots on fb and I asked Sally Bledsoe where we could find them to purchase? She and Russ were children together and his folks and her folks were all friends and her husband Kenny apprenticed under Bill and Russ, and started his own Saddle Shop. She said a good spring project and we will decoupage them! A new excitement! So now I’m researching GLUE and PAPER NAPKINS and lightweight material….

Of course I have to change out all my colors as I have packed Christmas away for now and hard core winter accessories have been dug out. Turquoise/orange and olive green/beige and I’m looking for burgundy/pink. Y’all know me, I have to focus on new things, always looking…new ideas, new goals, new ways to move ahead. I have already bought that 1st Christmas gift so I can finish wrapping by Sept. 1st.