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1…. I water my Early Girl tomatoes and I dream of August's harvest. Ripe, juicy tomatoes, oh yum! 2... I walk to the Farmer's Market and buy fresh peaches, kholarabi, gourmet dog biscuits and green beans. (Truth be told, what I buy changes week to week.) 3... I give money away to panhandlers. Yesterday it was a legless Vietnam vet. He only asked for small change but I gave him more. (Don't tell me what a schmuck I am for doing this, or how I'm only hurting the men and women I pass a few bucks to now and then. They ask, I see a need and I give what I have...which usually isn't a whole lot.) 4... I scrub toilets...and let me tell you, it's a gagolicious job, but somebody's got to do it, right? 5... I wipe dog slobber/snobber off of the windows. Since Lily D. Dog can't actually reach the squirrels that taunt her in the great out of doors, she tries to lick and snot her way through the glass. Thank you God for Windex, it really is a superior doggy booger wiper upper. 6... I mentor three women from our county drug court. It isn't glamorous. It's frequently heartbreaking; but each woman is worth every tear, every prayer, every minute spent in their company! Sometimes I only walk with them for a few months, sometimes it's a longer journey, but oh how I treasure that they let me in and that we walk together through this crazy thing called life! 7... I cook ad nauseum, morning, noon, and night! Yesterday I made homemade pizza and let me tell you, it was heavenly! 8... I read! Oh, how I love to read! Currently I'm reading my way through Yancey's book, "Rumors of Another World.", Miller's book, "Through Painted Deserts", and Chuck Colson's book, "Loving God". I also read my Bible...lately I've found new life in the Psalms. 9... I hug my my children and I tell them that I love them. When I do this, I pray for God's blessing upon them and I always feel the power of His Holy love wash over us! 10... I watch tv. I watch pointless shows, and I watch pertinent shows...I watch out of boredom and out of intent but whichever way, I spend far too much time watching. I sometimes wonder what novels I would have written, what lives I might have touched, had I not been glued to the boob tube...... 11... I walk every day. I see new things this way. Walking is a delight for me. 12... I sing. I'm tone deaf but that doesn't stop me from belting out the oldies with everything I've got! Once a passerby actually told me that I made his day every time he heard me singing while he was walking by on his way to work. I'm guessing for every day made, I've ruined a few too! 13... I dance with my dog. We don't really dance, mostly we just chase each other madly around the house. She barks and jumps, I laugh and stomp around! It's hilarious! |
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