April 1st - Not Much Happening, But...

Nothing special happened today but I had to post a photo. Kathy met with the Centertown Ladies group for lunch today, while Lydia and I stayed home. Lydia finished eating lunch before Kathy left and we just played around for awhile before nap time. I laid down with her at noon, no complaints from her, and by 12:20 she was asleep (it routinely takes at least a half hour for her to go to sleep).

As far as activities go, Kathy spent her morning cleaning, and watching Lydia, while I cut down another small dead tree. In the afternoon I ran maybe half a tank of gas through the weed eater doing some cleanup.

One interesting event occurred. Someone had told Kelsey that she needed to call Century Link, the local phone/internet supplier, and tell them she wanted a cheaper rate. She doesn't have phone/internet service since they are living with us, but she has mentioned it to me a couple of times. Our bill had crept up dramatically while we have lived here. I called them this morning to complain and with hardly any conversation the lady dropped our bill by $30/month. After I then did some whining she dropped it another $5/month. She made sure that I understood that this was a "promotional discount" and that it would end in 12 months if I didn't call back in then and ask for the cheaper rate.

We did get a little rain late this afternoon, and a small amount of BB size hail. This evening we have had a couple of good, but short, showers. We can certainly use it. Thunderstorms are in the forecast for the next 2 days. We certainly need more rain.

PS: Part of my daily Scripture reading today was the 73rd Psalm. God used that reading to remind me that my often negative Letters to the Editor, the ones about people whose irresponsible behavior has created hardships for them, do hurt some people. The people I would like to "hear" the message probably either never read the Letters, or they could care less about their irresponsibility. The very people who I think worthy of a helping hand (if only we could make a connection), the ones who have some understanding of the concept of personal accountability, are the ones who are hurt by my comments.

PPS: As I wrote the above God reminded me that we are all sinners who fall FAR short of "measuring up" to the standard of Jesus Christ. (The Good News is that Christ died for our sins and offers us a place in Heaven if we only accept His free gift. Romans 3:23 & 6:23) God loves those who my "worldly self" considers unworthy. He loves them just as much as he loves me. While, as Scripture tells us, they may be blind and deaf when it comes to hearing the truth of the Word, they are still worthy of being loved. This is a task that I find totally impossible to do on my own. Without the help of Jesus I don't have a chance of loving all people, as He commands.

May God bless you and yours.