Belated birthday notes

It’s certainly not a bad thing when I forget to post my Facebook entry about my birthday in a timely fashion here as well. It’s a sign of progress that it’s no big deal to be catching up three days later!!

Thank you to everyone who reached out to wish me a happy birthday. It’s been a beautiful, blessed, refreshing & delightful day. Gene went above & beyond to find beautiful yellow roses, then he traipsed through Bricktown & Scissortail Park with me, on an afternoon that started close to 80 degrees & windy & was much, much cooler (& still windy) by time we went to an early dinner at Cheever’s. We didn’t make it to a lake for fishing; instead, we stopped at Bass Pro to stock up on crank baits, frogs, jerkbaits, jig heads & other fine tackle! I’m more than happy to let Gene use as much of it as he wants!! 🤣🎣❤️

Fresh scoops from Braum’s were a sweet ending to our day. I thank God for Gene & my family & friends. I am richly blessed. I pray my life can spread God’s light & love to others as so many have shared with me. #birthdayblessings #birthdayroses #yellowroses

Keep marching

The doom & gloom of March 1 faded as all of those commitments worked out fine. 

Now it’s Sunday, March 5. I read the previous post as I checked to see if I had posted anything this month, thinking I hadn’t. Interestingly, tonight I’m again having doubts about choices of today & yesterday. It’s good to be reminded that despite my second-guessing & faltering faith earlier this week, everything worked out fine. I think God wants me to have faith I can continue to trust Him to work for good, just not necessarily on my timetable. I pray to be willing & able. 

March

Help me, Lord!!

I thought I had turned a corner toward a brighter future. 

Now I’m back in the too-familiar old dilemma, surrounded by chaos & unfinished tasks after offering gifts of presence & encouragement to others.

What happened? I quit weighing my choices & priorities against my values & goals. I took on too much & didn’t think things through as I decided what to let go. I lost focus & started surfing — wasting time on less important things. 

What now? Continue to pray. Confess my mistake & the mess it caused. Accept God’s grace & forgiveness & extend the same to myself. Acknowledge a step back. A slip doesn’t have to become a relapse. With God’s help, I can pause, pray, trust, obey, breathe, rest & give thanks as my life marches on. 

Crazy days

While walking with my husband on Monday, I was startled to realize why the timing of this week seemed so confusing. For perhaps the first time in my life, I forgot that February has 28 days. I kept trying, without success, to squeeze the 29th & 30th in before Wednesday, March 1.

I shared about it on social media.

Random thoughts on the last day of February 2023: 

I’m fascinated by how my wool dryer balls work their way into sweater sleeves & pant legs. 

Also, until Sunday, I couldn’t wrap my brain around the idea that Sunday was the 26th & Thursday is March 2. What about the 29th & 30th? As I near the end of my 63rd year on this earth, I think that’s the first time I forgot February only has 28 days! No complaints from me. It’s been a good month. March will be good too.

Ash Wednesday 2023

I didn’t attend an Ash Wednesday worship service in person or online, due to a busy travel schedule. I did start a Lenten Bible plan on the Bible App & read the first devotional in the series being presented by Goodrich UMC. I am grateful for both. I pray & trust God to lead me where I need to be. I am grateful for God’s mercy, love, grace & forgiveness. May I never stop seeking Him & praying, humbly & gratefully, for Him to use me as He wills, to His glory.  

More Wordle wonders

 Wordle 597 1/6

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The New York Times made me cheat!

I forgot to share this little Wordle story from Monday, Feb. 6:

I solved Wordle on the fifth try. 

“When I prepared to share my results, it showed my streak at 1. That was WRONG! It should be 85. So it wanted me to log in, which it never asks me to do. So I logged in, ready to share my results. Instead, it gave me a blank puzzle. WHAT?!?!?

“It’s probably the only time I’ll ever solve Wordle in the first try & I’m fine with that!!”

This, of course, drew some interest from my friends, & I was prepared & willing to explain. 

”Tricked me into cheating might be more accurate. … 

“I solved Wordle on the fifth try. 

“When I prepared to share my results, it showed my streak at 1. That was WRONG! It should be 85. So it wanted me to log in, which it never asks me to do. I had to reset my password. So I logged in & was ready to share my results. Instead, it gave me a blank puzzle. What?!?!? 

“So what the heck! I typed in the right answer & it showed my correct streak, with just a minor error in my guess distribution.” “ ❤️😂😊”

I admit I actually thought about typing in my original guesses, which I remembered. Then I decided there was no good reason not to take the opportunity I was given!! 😊

Wordle wonders

Facebook memories alerted me to the fact that I got lured into the Wordle game a year ago & have been hooked ever since!! It’s mostly a fun little exercise before checking in on social media. Except when it’s aggravating & annoying!! 😹😹 #wordle

I’ve played 366 times, with a 98 win percentage, current streak 80 & max streak 115.