Posted in Daily Blessings
Are my eyes deceiving me? Is the calendar really saying its August? Oh, my! This summer has just flown by so quickly--whatever happened to July??? Yes, I admit, things have been very, very busy here in my home. Back to school for me 2 weeks after I graduated, my grandchildren out of school for the summer, my son working every day (or so it seems). Not to mention tending to my small garden (its only 9 sq. ft.) and my flower bed, purging my home of unnecessary items, and trying to work on 2 ebooks. Whew! Did I mention email? Yes, tons of it, too!
I admit, my Accounting classes are hard. Very hard. However, I am a firm believer in knowing that if God calls you to something, He'll bring you through it. He will enable you, equip you, and give you the understanding and wisdom that you need in any given situation. And yes, I do have those moments when I have to audibly remind myself of this!
My precious granddaughter was very ill a couple of weeks ago. We nearly lost her due to an infection in her lymph nodes and glands. Thankfully, she did make it to the hospital in time, and after 48 hours of hospitalization with IV's being changed hourly with 3 different antibiotics on rotation throughout her system, she was discharged. However, I will never forget the moment I walked into her room in the ER and she was lying on her side, so weak that all she could do was reach out her little hand and say, "Pray." I did just that, and when I finished she said, "Jesus." She and I stood in agreement with each other that our Lord would bring total and complete healing and restoration to her body and overcome what the enemy meant for death and turn it to the glory of God. Our prayers were answered, and she was blessed to witness about Jesus to many doctors and nurses during her stay in the hospital. It's amazing how our Lord can use a 5-year old child to touch so many lives! Hallelujah!
She is once again her exuberant, energetic self, praise the Lord! She and her brother keep me hopping here, that's for sure! We've done a bit of "homework" this summer--working on letters, numbers, and some reading. My grandson is learning some Math and looking forward to entering 1st grade later this month. Little gal will be entering Kindergarten and is very excited! They are quite a pair and such a joy and a blessing to me every day. I thank my Lord for allowing me to know them and be such an active part of their lives. Hallelujah!
My tomatoes are growing well, finally. We had an outbreak of the 17-year cicadas this Spring, and they ate all of my tomato plants except 1 Big Boy! They also ate on my bell pepper plants, but they have bounced back and are blooming, too. I replaced the tomato plants that were destroyed with heirloom plants--Marglobes. They, too, are blooming, and I should have some lovely produce from all of it by the end of the month. I will be canning and freezing most of it, and also what I pick up at the Farmer's Market. The children and I have been enjoying this season's fresh corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, summer squash and zucchini, watermelon, peaches, blueberries, and much more from the Farmer's Market. What a blessing! I'm so glad my grandchildren love fresh fruits and veggies the way they do!
I am gradually working on this month's issue of the Nuggets of Wisdom newsletter. There is much I want to include, especially with it being back to school time once again. Public and private schools are starting up all over the region here, and many homeschoolers are preparing to open their books once again (although to be honest, homeschoolers never really *stop* their education!). My grandchildren have fun telling their public school teachers they're being homeschooled, too! I've only had 1 that had a negative reaction, and she soon changed her mind about it after spending a couple of days with the children. I'm so glad they are able to reap the benefits of learning in many different ways.
I pray you're having a most blessed summer season, too!
Hugs,
Cynthia Robin
