Yikes!

I haven’t blogged since Aug. 1. And I’m still not!

Safely

 Home! Traveling is nice & it’s always great to be safely home at the end. My plants didn’t even miss me! #sunset #sturgeonmoon

Last day of July

When I saw the Bassmaster Elite tournament scheduled for Lake St. Clair in Michigan, I knew I wanted to see this place Gene visits every year to fish with his buddies. From what I knew of our timeline, I saw no opportunity to fish. We didn’t even discuss it before we left Norman. Fortunately for me, I packed my fishing clothes just as practical gear to take on a trip. Thanks to Mark Zona — Gene & I got out on LSC with guide Neil Vande Biezen for 10 HOURS of smallmouth fishing fun today!! Caught my first Canadian smallie & made more great memories! We wrapped the day with perch for dinner at Benvenuto, another of Gene’s faves, plus an encore stop at Frosty Boy before hitting the road headed west into the sunset for the first leg of the trip home. #greatdayfishing #fishinglakestclair #lakestclair #northernsmallmouth #bucketlist #gratefulandblessed #glorytoGod 

A hint of what’s to come.

We had much nicer weather today for the Bassmaster Elite event on Lake St. Clair. Okie @lukepalmerfishing is the leader going into Championship Sunday. Gene & I went back to Sugarbush Tavern for Round 2 of delicious fried perch. Then we found a nice little ice cream place that included a sugar-free version for me! Someday maybe I’ll catch up on posting trip notes, sunrises, sunsets & other daily delights. (I won’t elaborate on 2 big problems holding me back except for days like yesterday & today when I just can’t resist posting!)

Wordle in 1

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Woo hoo!! 

Yay! Yay! Yay!

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In response to congratulations & other comments: 

It’s definitely been one of my go-to words. I’m glad the timing worked that I went to it today!

I never had a set starting word. Mine’s more like a pool of possible starters. Today’s word is no longer in the pool. I have plenty of others to choose from, plus sometimes my morning reading prompts me to go with something completely different! That’s part of the fun for me. And it made it even more fun to get lucky today.

Lost & found. Whew!

As we were walking to the parking garage after checking out of our hotel this morning, when I was checking to make sure I had my phone, I noticed I was not wearing my wedding band, which should have been inside 2 other rings!! I don’t ever take it off any more, at least not intentionally. We hurried back to the front desk & they gave us a room key. The ring was on the nightstand. I guess for the first time in years, I grabbed it when I took off the other two. I’m just so glad I noticed it was missing before we had headed on down the road. It’s been a while, but this wasn’t my first experience of losing a wedding ring while traveling. Fortunately, I was able to find the ring both times.

Chasing sunsets

People who follow me on Facebook and Instagram know that I love to see and photograph sunsets. They encourage me. I appreciate their encouragement.

I'm also aware that I too often take good things to extremes. I just need to express that I'm trying to make sure I put God first. 

If in the midst of my day I see a beautiful sunrise or sunset or rainbow or some other wonder of nature, I will praise God. Sometimes I will be in a position to take a photograph and share it with others.

I want to be willing to be OK with not seeing every beautiful sunset for myself.

I want to not be jealous when I see pictures taken by others of sunsets or sunrises I missed. May I just be grateful for their experience and sharing!

I'm in a program that encourages me to make changes in my habits so that I can have an organized life with leisure time. That's my goal: To be able to take care of chores and responsibilities efficiently so that I can fully enjoy the beauty of leisure moments.

I am grateful to know there also are many, many moments of beauty while tending to the chores and responsibilities, if only I will keep my eyes, heart, mind and spirit open to see them.