Posted by: charlotte
on Jan 16, 2010
Hello,
The Lord did not well up in me a new article this week. On Monday I am going to publish archives each day (if I can figure out how to do it) for the whole week.
Posted by: charlotte
on Dec 26, 2009
I quit writing letters at Christmas when I heard someone carry on about how much she hated them. It had never occurred to me that people hated them; I love them. I save them for a time I really have to devote to them and it's like a gift to me, even if I barley know the family.
That's why I was really stung when I heard her say, "I hate those letters, they are so bla bla bla ..." I shudder to admit I am so self conscious that I all but quit writing them but it's been a challenge to share the highlights of the year ever since.
I do have some great things to share and thought I would do it here. Since this is on the World Wide Web, however, I may make it a bit less personal and detailed but I still share some of the incredible things that happened in 2009. I feel confident anyone who hates these letters is not reading.
Posted by: charlotte
on Dec 11, 2009
I'm trying, in fact I've written some entries but I couldn't pull it off.
Monday I intend to have a great article on Step Families! I also intend to blog today of over the weekend.
It's hard for me, a blog is a journal and I can't help but feel 'who really cares?', but I believe people do and so I will try to bust out of my self consciousness in this matter.
Posted by: charlotte
on Nov 21, 2009
The good news is that while our basement was a bit scary at the purchase of our house we were able to gut it. More good news is that the sheet rock went in yesterday and the workers stayed late to get it all installed (which will make the work be completed sooner).
The bad news is that when we came down stairs last night we smelled gas at around 9PM. We surrendered to the fact that we needed to call the gas company and we concluded that one of the new pieces of sheet rock has a hole in the gas line behind it.
Good news, the gas was turned off at the source. More good news we had a dual system put in for the upstairs which is electric, and more good news it's not like we are having a blizzard outside, the temperatures are moderate.
Posted by: charlotte
on Nov 19, 2009
It's been the most wonderful time of my life, in a since- God has lavished me beyond anything I could imagine. I have been awestruck by His mercy on me and His limitless love. I have had faith it was there but for the last several months I have seen what it is I have had faith in for so long.
In spite of the blessings it has been emotionally, physically and in every other way draining. I am on the tail end of it and I love where I have landed.
I'm dying to write but to take time to write when there is so much to do seems impossible. I realized how terrible I am at pacing myself. I came from a long line of get it done types and they lived a long time time. If you are into Physical Therapy you know of my great aunt Florance Kendall (you can google her if not). Her funeral was several years ago and I remember one comment was "she switch from a PC to a Mac in her 90's. We (Peterson is where it all comes from- in Minnesota) can go and go and go but some how I feel like I hit my limit.
