The last of our Life Groupies left around 9:30 pm. David and I threw the dishes in the dishwasher and hit the couch. I said with a happy sigh, “It’s been a great week hasn’t it?” Half a second later we looked at each other and burst out laughing. Seems I forgot the little detail of the foreclosure, a heartbreaking day with friends, crazy financial worries, another snake in the yard, etc.
Sometimes all it takes is an encouraging night with friends and life is good again.
Part of the “etc.” and blog-worthy topics last week included:
• The raccoon on the roof which turned out to be a cat or… Call me Mr. Magoo
• We never celebrated flushing until the septic tank backed up
• A bird in the house is worth pee in the pants or…
• How’d that thing get in here and how do we get it out?
• Another dadgum snake in the yard or… The gun that had no bullets or…
• Run get the hoe or…
• Remember the time mama bounced a dull hoe off a snake and made it really mad?
• Doughnut day should be declared a high holy day or
• Our life is crazy but who cares? Somebody loved us enough to bless us with Krispy Kreme!
Surely one of those topics would lead us to the verse that’s turned into our prayer/motto. So here it is without all the fluff:
“Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery.” –Psalm90:15
Because you know…
We never celebrated flushing until the septic tank backed up.
Feel free to Tweet that.
Sounds like you guys had a fun week:)
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I love having friends who encourage and help you forget your troubles 🙂 The quote is priceless! Keep writing.
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Dear Lynna,
I hope you are thinking of putting all of these wonderful stories in a book form someday. My sister n law in Florida is doing just that very thing. Yesterday she signed with Amazon to
sell her novel of stories. Love you and love your stories!
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Thanks JT. Pray for me about that. =)
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