It is raining outside this morning. Really gray and gloomy out there. I hope Mark is enjoying his hunting. This is definitely a challenging time for me as the dogs like to spend their time out in the yard each morning, but their instincts of sniffing out a deer's scent and alerting everyone within miles of their skills can cause friction in our household. So, we are laying low in the house, trying to be quiet, as the hunter awaits his prey in the woods out back.
You'd have to be disconnected from the world not to know the big news this morning, as the excitement has been building in the press now for days. William and Kate Middleton are engaged!! Thank goodness, we just can't wait, can we?
Takes me back to the early eighties when his dad got engaged to that shy young thing, Diana, that wouldn't even keep her head erect during publicity ops. I remember watching their wedding, as did the rest of the world apparently, what pageantry and pomp it was. But my most vivid memory is of when Prince William was born, because my little son was born just four days before. I still have the newspaper with Dustin's birth announcement buried in the hospital news. The arrival of William is on the front page. Congratulations to William and Kate. May they have the happiness in their marriage that his parents never had.
Saturday was the perfect day for a football game at Commonwealth Stadium. Too bad that we fell short of a sell out game. It was not the senior sendoff that I had hoped for, but, when the win/loss record is close to 50/50, I guess having over 60,000 Big Blue faithful show up, is actually quite good. I am just so happy that this team has been competitive with each team we've met this year, save Florida. I will really miss the fun and fellowship we've experienced at each of the home games. I am constantly delighted at the opportunities to reconnect with old friends and strengthen relationships with new friends at the gameday activities.
How crazy has Dancing With The Stars been this year? I've been amazed following the back stories of each participant. I was really sad when Curt Warner was eliminated. He was the front runner for Christian fans of the show. I was always impressed with his openness to pray with his partner each week and often describe himself as a Christian dad, how refreshing from a superstar athlete.
On a personal note, I am sad this week as we lost the last living link to my Grandma Pope, my mom's mom. Her baby sister, Faye, passed away in her nineties on Sunday morning. I used to love visiting her, when possible, and hear the stories she had to tell of when she and my grandma were little on their farm. Living away from family has always been hard.
I would so love to travel to Illinois to be with the family. Prior commitments, I'm afraid, are keeping me in Central Kentucky. My thoughts and prayers will be with them Wednesday and Thursday.
I've got to mention that today's UpperRoom reading today was a refreshing reminder for me. It recalled the wonderful story of Jesus, Mary and Martha found in Luke 10. As Jesus is visiting their home, meeting with followers, Martha is so busy taking care of all the details involved in having a houseful of company. Her little sister, Mary, is simply sitting at her Master's feet, listening intently to all he has to say. When Martha can stand no more, she approaches them and blurts out that Mary should be helping her with all this work. But, Jesus simply replies, "Mary has chosen the right thing, and it will not be taken away from her." Wow, thank you, Lord, for reminding us that all the stuff that we get so wrapped up in around us, is really not important at all compared to what You have to teach us. I'm constantly trying to remind myself and those around me that we should spend more time taking care of those things that Jesus tried to tell us were important, our relationships, rather loving one another, than the things of the world that weigh us down and steal our time and energy.
I hope I can remember to weigh my choices today between the really important priorities of my life and those things that won't matter in the end.
I hope you have a safe and wonderful day today. Thank God for the rain that we've needed for sometime. He is good. luv, Susan
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