Lawsy me! (As Great Grandmother McLeod used to say). As I get older I am understanding this more and more.

Saturday was the kind of day that makes you appreciate getting up and going to work. My body is spent. But what a glorious day!

I may have set an all time record for brownie points. I have done so many honey do's above and beyond the call of duty that my name may not only be on the roll "up there", it may be in the Guiness book of world records! Yessirree!

From yard to plumbing to store to taking Krl to get her hair cut to picking up supper, I have done it all. I even surprised her and installed a refrigerated room air conditioner in our bedroom. (We have a split floor plan and our bedroom has always been the hottest room in the house in the summer and the coldest in the winter, the central heating and cooling unit is on the other side of the house).

I have to tell of an interesting encounter I had while I was mowing the lawn. I had mowed the big part of the front lawn and I had moved on to the small narrow slice on the other side of the drive-way when two men approached me. One was dressed in a suit and tie, the other was in a shirt and tie. They were handing out pamphlets and were so bold as to just walk up to me while I was pushing the mower. They immediately went into their spiel and it was very evident that they were Mormans. We have a family that is Morman in our neighborhood and for some reason, street walkers from their tabernacle work our neighborhood pretty hard and pretty regular. Now I don't have a problem if someone want to pursue the Morman faith and beliefs, as I have said before, whatever "floats your boat" and "works for you". Shoot, I even have a neighbor on one side who is a Baptist!

Back to the encounter. The gentleman in the suit asked me if he could talk with me about faith issues. I was still sitting holding the handle of the lawnmower and it was really loud. I told him I would be glad to talk with him if his partner could mow while we talked. They left rather abruptly although they were laughing as they went. I figured there was a reason they traveled in pairs. Obviously, mowing is not the reason! (Man I could have used the help too!)

I am so sore. My body is aching. My knees will never forgive me. My tummy is so mad because I have lost so much water from sweating that I have been cramping and I have imbibed in another quart of pickle juice. Krl says that while it may be a good fix for my muscle cramps the pickle juice is probably what is wrong with my stomach.

Krl and I have had a good two days. I've made her fall in love with me all over again! I have always been sweet on her. (Heh, heh, next Sunday is the super bowl and world series rolled into one day, Indy and the world 600, I will probably be pretty worthless). She is aware of my plans for next week, that would explain why she spent the evening in the bedroom watching her show while I watched the NASCAR Nextel All Star Challenge.


FATHER I pray for a blessed day. I pray for relief, I pray for rest. I pray for healing, for me for Krl, for those near and dear who are in need. I pray for comfort for those hurting from loss. I pray for those of us struggling in our journey. I pray for our spiritual family and our leaders. I pray for the efforts being made to expand YOUR kingdom. This is the season for a new anointing!