Mélange...
...a mixture often of incongruous elements
I think I should have a mélange post once a month, don't you? It's a nice way to tie up loose ends, so to speak. An excuse to post random, unrelated photos from recent weeks and ramble on about this and that.
Tomorrow is our 33rd wedding anniversary. (By the time I get this written and posted it will probably be tomorrow...which means our anniversary is actually today and not tomorrow.)
We chose October 29th for our small wedding ceremony to coincide with the Florida-Auburn football game scheduled for the following day and my daddy's October 31st birthday. Louis was a student at the University of Florida and we were too poor to go on a honeymoon, so we married on the 29th, took my parents and our brothers and their wives to the Florida-Auburn game on the 30th and celebrated my daddy's birthday on the 31st. Florida won the football game, we are still married (by the grace of God), and if daddy were alive, we'd be celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday.
Emily and I spent the best part of today in the city for a little shopping, lunch, and hair cuts. Some time ago I heard a message on giving that encouraged the practice of rounding down spending and rounding up giving. I love it. Today was an opportunity for us to do both.
One of my favorite ways to round up giving is to tip generously. I'm not boasting, really. It is such a little thing, but a huge joy I don't want to miss. It is immensely delightful to trust the Lord and see who He puts in our path.
Earlier this week I read a fabulous housekeeping tip that is so easy and yet very beneficial. Each time you go into a room in your house, do just one thing to tidy up and improve the room's appearance before leaving.
There is not a single room in my small house that I do not enter several times a day. If I were to develop the habit suggested in that tip, my house would be much cleaner.
I had a terrible case of insomnia last night (Tuesday). Despite a desperate need for a good night's sleep, I simply could not turn off my mind and found myself wallowing in "poor me's."
After hours of tossing and turning and getting out of bed to check e-mails, I was miserable. I begged God to help me fall asleep and decided that if I couldn't turn my mind off, I would at least redirect my thoughts.
Two o'clock in the morning I determined to stop feeling sorry for myself and be grateful.
I mentally assembled a list of all the things for which I am thankful, and before I knew it, I was asleep.
I think I should have a mélange post once a month, don't you? It's a nice way to tie up loose ends, so to speak. An excuse to post random, unrelated photos from recent weeks and ramble on about this and that.
Tomorrow is our 33rd wedding anniversary. (By the time I get this written and posted it will probably be tomorrow...which means our anniversary is actually today and not tomorrow.)
We chose October 29th for our small wedding ceremony to coincide with the Florida-Auburn football game scheduled for the following day and my daddy's October 31st birthday. Louis was a student at the University of Florida and we were too poor to go on a honeymoon, so we married on the 29th, took my parents and our brothers and their wives to the Florida-Auburn game on the 30th and celebrated my daddy's birthday on the 31st. Florida won the football game, we are still married (by the grace of God), and if daddy were alive, we'd be celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday.
Emily and I spent the best part of today in the city for a little shopping, lunch, and hair cuts. Some time ago I heard a message on giving that encouraged the practice of rounding down spending and rounding up giving. I love it. Today was an opportunity for us to do both.
One of my favorite ways to round up giving is to tip generously. I'm not boasting, really. It is such a little thing, but a huge joy I don't want to miss. It is immensely delightful to trust the Lord and see who He puts in our path.
Earlier this week I read a fabulous housekeeping tip that is so easy and yet very beneficial. Each time you go into a room in your house, do just one thing to tidy up and improve the room's appearance before leaving.
There is not a single room in my small house that I do not enter several times a day. If I were to develop the habit suggested in that tip, my house would be much cleaner.
I had a terrible case of insomnia last night (Tuesday). Despite a desperate need for a good night's sleep, I simply could not turn off my mind and found myself wallowing in "poor me's."
After hours of tossing and turning and getting out of bed to check e-mails, I was miserable. I begged God to help me fall asleep and decided that if I couldn't turn my mind off, I would at least redirect my thoughts.
Two o'clock in the morning I determined to stop feeling sorry for myself and be grateful.
I mentally assembled a list of all the things for which I am thankful, and before I knew it, I was asleep.
Labels: A Home on Pollywog Creek, Bringing Up Children, Family Life, Helping Those in Trouble, Mélange
10 Comments:
Happy Anniversary, Patricia and Louis! God bless you with 33 more years of His grace!
Congratulations on your anniversary. The hubby and I will be married 32 years in two weeks. I enjoyed your wandering today.
yes, congratulations!
& thanks for writing that you had the poor me's. Not that I am glad you had them, but today I have had them too and it can make a person feel all alone. But we are not. :) And in my case I really have nothing to feel poor me about either; but you know....
I love love love your pictures.
I hope you are having a wonderful anniversary.
Leanne
Well, happy, happy anniversary! I marvel at the marriage years' time...sometimes it seems like we've been together forever, sometimes it seems like the wedding was only a couple years ago...
Do make a melange post once a month! I appreciate it; always have about 15 things that beg to be told, but aren't quite a full post in and of themselves. (The frog in the hand...made my day.)
Middle of the night muddlings are rough. Everything is more bleak and hard, at 2 a.m. Glad you found the Light, and got some sleep. (That sounds wrong, but you know what I mean...)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PAT AND LOUIS!!! I really enjoyed your post today, all the pics and meandering - but especially the part about wallowing and determining to find things to be thankful for. It's SO easy to wallow, but the quickest cure is to start thanking the Lord for His goodness!
Happy Anniversary wishes, a little late, my friend. Loved your pictures and reflections.
That is a beautiful Squirrel and I like the little frog, too. You have captured some of the most wonderful blessings to share with us.
I've had trouble sleeping this week,too. I usually, pray the prayer where I ask God to clear my mind, take all the concerns and then claim that blessing of the peace which passes understanding. This works if I remember to pray it and then let go of the things I'm thinking about.
Happy Anniversary, a day late. I am watching the Auburn/Ole Miss game. We're not doing too well this season. I still love football, though.
Have a great weekend,
Mama Bear
Belated anniversary greetings!
Congratulations! Isn't God so very good!!!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on our little Lion King. It was a glorious birthday, a wonderful Halloween, and a sweet time with family!! Blessings.
So glad to hear that you can't keep your years straight either.
Of course it is not the number of years that counts but the moments we live for the glory of the Lord that really matter. I AM trying hard to keep track of those!!
Blessings.
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