Not according to my plans

My final week of May did NOT go as planned. Because who plans to test positive for Covid?

I did not think I had Covid, but after I tested positive Friday, it seemed like it should have been obvious. I WAS SO TIRED!!! It didn’t really hit me until after I drove 2 hours to the farm in Texas on Wednesday to help Gene with some things. Instead of helping him, yes, I probably spread Covid. Fortunately for Mom & other Texas relatives, I felt too miserable to come see them. Even feeling sick & tired, I enjoyed a Texas sunset & a farm bunny!! I also enjoyed a top-down sunshine ride Tuesday, before sickness settled in. 

Mother’s Day

A throwback to pre-1968. I’m calling this Mom’s first family, the 5 kids born in a 7-year span (if my math is correct). Amy, who came along 7 years later, might call it something different. This may be the first time ever we were all together at Whaley except for Amy. We continued the celebration afterward at Danny & Brandi’s house. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!! 

I was grateful to sing “My Mother’s Faith,” even though the recorded accompaniment was too low for my voice. Just very grateful to celebrate my Mom. 

May I post belatedly about my friend

Somehow I made it to mid-May without posting anything on my blog. It’s no surprise, really, because the transition from April to May was a bit of a whirlwind. The first full week included time at Lake Fork — including singing The Anthem at the Day 1 launch — before returning to Oklahoma on Friday to attend this special event: 

Love & congratulations to my amazing friend Ellie Sutter on being inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame! We experienced so many things together after we met on my first day at The Oklahoman in September 1982. She was my mentor, encourager & accomplice(!), & our friendship stayed strong after her retirement. Five years since her death, there’s still a great void in my life. I felt her lively presence as I spent time with her son Doug & granddaughter Maribeth at Friday’s induction banquet. I’m grateful her life & legacy will endure at the OKJHOF! ❤️🙌🙏❤️

Easter blessings

For some reason I’ve been at a loss for words to describe my Easter Sunday. OK, maybe they are coming now … 

I’m blessed to know & worship the Risen Christ! I’m grateful for the Goodrich UMC family, choir & leadership. Pastor Stephen’s focus on God’s message of love in every season — Christmas, Easter, joy, grief, tragedy, new life, whatever comes — is changing lives. May we all know that God’s love is for each & every one of us — & that we experience heaven on earth & into eternity as we share His love with others, however we can. No act of kindness is too small. And yet, I’m grateful for the reminders that none of us can do it all. God loves & accepts us exactly as we are — even if we don’t accept ourselves or can’t imagine that God or anyone else can truly love & accept us exactly as we are. Nothing can separate us from His love. 

(And how cool it is for me when He sends special friends & purring angels along the way!!!)

#theheartofresurrectionislove #eastersunday #heisrisen #lovewins #friendship #catangels

Good Friday lament

 I’m grateful for each step of faith & progress, no matter how large or small. I didn’t go to Good Friday service altho I listened to some online. I did a load of laundry & walked 20 min on treadmill, slowly due to knee pain. I tried to work on clutter; it seems like I just moved things; tiniest bits of progress. 

It’s Good Friday & the eve of 30th anniversary of the Murrah bombing. God, please grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; & wisdom to know the difference.

I need help. I want to get this living area cleaned up. I want to vacuum. I want to not feel guilty about not calling or texting Pam today. I want to believe I don’t have to be perfect. I want to let go of things I don’t need. I want to be free of the bondage of clutter & self & self. Help me, Lord, I pray.

Won & done!

Yesterday’s Wordle post: 

Wordle 1,384 1/6

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 (SHEAR)

Dang! Now I have to come up with a new starting word! This one was a variation of my long-time previous one (SHARE). They both served me very well!!

Today’s Wordle post: 

Wordle 1,385 X/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 

⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

Oh well! That was a hard one. (KRILL)

My new starting word tried to help. Instead, my latest streak ends at 186. No shame in that.

Last Supper choices

I went to see “The Last Supper” at The Warren with friends on Thursday. We thought it would be The Chosen one. It was the Chris Tomlin one. So, now do I go see three more Last Supper movies? (“The Chosen Last Supper” is at theaters in 3 separate parts.) Or should I give that $50 to the church or the poor & wait to see The Chosen on TV? I haven’t watched previous seasons of The Chosen, so I’m not sure it will be worth it for me to jump in at the Last Supper. But I really enjoyed going with Carrie, Kathy, Linda, Freda & Belinda.