WAITING

It can be really fun living out in the country. This morning I was awakened to the dogs barking because they saw a big turkey out in the side yard. It was a big, fat one, so I yelled for Mark to come up and take a look. Just moments later, he pointed out about six deer walking up the hill towards our neighbor's house, the dogs ,thankfully, did not see them. Later Mark mentioned seeing an Oriole out back. I've tried year after year to attract them to an Oriole feeder, no success at that yet. But I have had success with my bluebirds over the years.

Today's Upperroom takes us to the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. I obviously don't go there often, as I actually had to go to the front to see where it was. I thought somewhere after Psalms, well, it's right after Jeremiah. In fact, they think that the prophet wrote it as a compilation of funeral songs for Jerusalem after it's destruction. I don't know a lot about that, but I did flip over to it and was surprised to see the day's reading from Lamentations 3:22-26 underlined. Then I started reading it and it all came back......I love these verses! I live my life by these verses! It reads: "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself," The Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for him." The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."

Yes, as a procrastinator, this is perfect for me. We are to wait patiently, quietly for the Lord, I can do that. My hobbies include quilting and birdwatching, so yes, I have a lot of patience. We aren't, however, just supposed to sit around twiddling our thumbs, we are never to tire of doing good and serving others, that's in there as well. I also like the idea of having our new portion of God's blessings every morning. That theme is repeated throughout the Bible. And, actually waiting for the next morning to start each new day fresh with God's newest blessings isn't ever that long of a wait. I think morning rolls around every 24 hours or so.

I am currently waiting for the bluebirds to find their new birdbath. They found their house again this year, so hopefully, they'll spot it sooner or later. Watching bluebirds bathe is almost as fun as watching them leave their box for the first time. Really, that's my idea of fun.

It was a big coincidence for me to see what was in the Lexington paper this morning. Yesterday while walking with the dogs around the perimeter of the yard, I actually found, totally unexpectedly, a couple good sized morels. These are the wild mushrooms throughout our area. I remember hunting them in Illinois when I was little. My Aunt Jean used to fry them up afterwards and we'd dip them in ketchup. I was successful a couple times hunting them in the woods next to our house in Henderson. Dustin even got pretty good spotting them. I've looked a couple times here in the spring, but to no avail. So, it was quite a surprise to stumble on a couple like that. I looked for more, but found none. I actually think the deer eat them before I can find them. But, I did fry up the two I had and had a little bit of nostalgia enjoying them. If you don't know anything about these mushrooms, don't even think about eating anything like that. They're pictured in today's Lexington herald. Eating other wild mushrooms could be deadly.

Well, I will continue my waiting today. Waiting for the bluebirds, waiting for the rinse cycle, waiting for the mail, waiting for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and then, Easter. I hope you're waiting for good things in your life as well. Stay safe, luv, Susan