I love that people take good care of me - even when I am gone. Thanks to Laci and Jada for mowing and Beth for watering the lawn as much as she did.
Saturday, July 29, 2023
All of this was stuffed in my little PO Box - 30 pieces of mail! No, not very much of it was important!!! I am amazed that it all fit.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Monday, July 24, 2023
Fire??
Across the road from where I am - unattended smoke and a few flames. Scared me a little.
Worried for nothing though! Smoldered for awhile and went out. All is well.
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Zoom
I am thankful for zoom when unable to attend Sacrament Meeting. It is nice to be able to hear the talks from members of our ward and keep in touch with the spirit
Special thanks to Kinly Panas for teaching a Sunday School lesson for me today! I appreciate her so much!
Monday, July 10, 2023
Lawn Mowed
Lawn mowed this evening by Laci and Jada Miles. I love how it looks when freshly mowed. Thanks ladies!!
Surprise!
Jeanne Dastrup, my ministering sister surprised me by bringing over a bag filled with goodies for me as I travel to Monroe. I couldn't believe all the things that she put in this bag.
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Thoughts on weeding
I have been weeding so much trying to make sure the weeds don't take over as they have in the past. My weeds are mostly trees that try to take over so you can't just pull the weeds, you have to cut them out with loppers.
These thoughts came to me today as I continue to try to get rid of the tree weeds.
I have decided that it is definitely time to repent. I am sure the devil would give me the unending task of cutting out tree weeds and in purgatory they would probably grow twice as fast as here, which is fast enough! I DO NOT want that task for eternity!
They are NOT all clean cuts, but maybe you can see a difference in the green next to the house.
The garbage can is full to the top of cut away weeds.
I think I might have allergies because when I finish for the day, my nose is running, I feel nausea for awhile, am itchy all over and generally don't feel well.
I hope as I spray weed killer on this, it will help me out.
That night in Gethsemane
I came across this thought and loved it.
That night in Gethsemane, Jesus became you.
He became me too. He became every single one of us. He experienced every single terrible moment of our lives.
That night, He went through the agony of chemotherapy.
That night, He came out of the closet and was kicked out of the house.
That night, He didn't know how He was going to feed His family.
That night, He overdosed.
That night, He battled depression and anxiety, and He considered suicide.
That night, He lost a child.
That night, He felt hopeless. He felt terrified. He felt abandoned by His friends, and abandoned by His God.
Whatever you have felt, He felt it too. He felt all the pain and anger and sadness and loneliness that you have ever felt. He knows everything you've done, and everything anyone has ever done to you. He knows you perfectly.
And He still loves you.
In fact, He loves you not in spite of knowing you perfectly, but BECAUSE He knows you perfectly. He loves you more than you can imagine. Even when you don't love yourself—ESPECIALLY when you don't love yourself—He loves you.
His love will never change or fade away, just as your worth will never change or fade away. You are a literal child of Heavenly Parents, the King and Queen of the universe. That makes you precious. Your worth is infinite.
Jesus Christ volunteered to feel what you feel, to suffer what you suffer, because of that love He has for you. He took it all on Himself so that He can know how to help you and heal you.
It may not happen right now. It may not happen soon. But He will help you. He'll take away your pain. And until He can, He'll be there to strengthen you so you can handle it, to carry you when you're too weak, and to hold you so you're not alone.
Because of Him, there is always hope. The light is always there, because He is the Light.
- Amber Goodey
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