Things I'm Pondering at 10:00 on a Friday Morning

It's Spring! Finally. It has arrived. Now, if only the temperature would get the memo. I hate to admit it, but there are times when all the first official day of Spring means is that we still have two more months of cold. But I'll take it anyway. And give thanks that the sun IS shining!

My dad. Let's ponder my dad. When I talked to him this morning he told me about his day yesterday. He went to the mall to walk, he ran some errands, he went to lunch with friends, he went to the nursing home to visit my mom and also all of the friends he has there, and he ended his day by going to his church Care Group in the evening. He sounded so perky and alert this morning.

Now let's ponder me. Yesterday I made that banner (see below) but didn't quite get it finished. THGGM brought supper home with him. I laid on a comfortable bed looking at an "Artful Blogging" magazine while my blood plasma was sucked out of me. I came home and watched "The Office". I do believe that there may have been a day in my life when I was perky and alert. Not in this century though. Maybe in the life to come. There is always hope (please say 'yes').

Well. That's enough pondering of THAT.

I'm still working my way through "Keep a Quiet Heart". Today I found this quote by Elizabeth Prentiss:

If you could once make up your mind in the fear of God never to undertake more work of any sort than you can carry on calmly, quietly, without hurry or flurry, and the instant you feel yourself growing nervous and like one out of breath, would stop and take breath, you would find this simple common-sense rule doing for you what no prayers or tears could ever accomplish.'

Good words, leaving much to ponder.

My pondering hat will be firmly secured to my mind today as I CALMLY, QUIETLY, WITHOUT HURRY OR FLURRY go about my daily tasks.