I think I need a holiday...maybe one of those 'staycations' folks have been talking about. Can't see as how that could work, though, being as I'm home all the time anyhow. But it's just that my head and heart have felt disjointed this Summer, and I'm not quite sure why. I feel all scrabbledy.
Must be I'm simply tired in a long-term fashion.
But last night was a breath of fresh air. Ten year old daughter made biscuits and I mixed up eggs for dinner, and as I was about to put the last ones in the skillet, my husband suggested that he and I go out and get a bite. I hesitated for a tiny minute and walked away from the stove to get ready. He said he'd finish up what I was in the middle of. In the midst of all of the rain, out we went.
Refreshment.
We went to R*fferty's, which is nearby and always a treat. They seated us in a booth near the bar, surrounded by 7 televisions...talk about over-stimulation! Anyway, the sounds were down, but the pictures were set to sports. Then we noticed that some of the news guys were on a couple of the televisions, showing destruction of a store at a mall, north of my husband's shop. Huh. I know the weather had been bad yesterday afternoon, but was unaware of how bad. Found a video of what happened here.
Was glad to get home after a quick grocery store run. And thankful that the bad weather missed our house...well, we got tons of rain, but that was all. Tornadoes here and there, but nothing right in town where we are.
Back to my first thought...have been digging into Kathleen Norris' Acedia & Me lately (see links at side of page I've linked to also), and have felt hugely blessed. More of that today. No pressures, but rest in my heart. That's probably the cure for my rattled spirits. Even reading a few pages of that book is healing. More, please. And I really recommend bought copies. Gary got mine for me last Fall, after I'd finished reading it from the library, and I've underlined most every sentence and have stuck it full of those little sticky notes. Definitely one of the best books I've ever read. No question.
Must be I'm simply tired in a long-term fashion.
But last night was a breath of fresh air. Ten year old daughter made biscuits and I mixed up eggs for dinner, and as I was about to put the last ones in the skillet, my husband suggested that he and I go out and get a bite. I hesitated for a tiny minute and walked away from the stove to get ready. He said he'd finish up what I was in the middle of. In the midst of all of the rain, out we went.
Refreshment.
We went to R*fferty's, which is nearby and always a treat. They seated us in a booth near the bar, surrounded by 7 televisions...talk about over-stimulation! Anyway, the sounds were down, but the pictures were set to sports. Then we noticed that some of the news guys were on a couple of the televisions, showing destruction of a store at a mall, north of my husband's shop. Huh. I know the weather had been bad yesterday afternoon, but was unaware of how bad. Found a video of what happened here.
Was glad to get home after a quick grocery store run. And thankful that the bad weather missed our house...well, we got tons of rain, but that was all. Tornadoes here and there, but nothing right in town where we are.
Back to my first thought...have been digging into Kathleen Norris' Acedia & Me lately (see links at side of page I've linked to also), and have felt hugely blessed. More of that today. No pressures, but rest in my heart. That's probably the cure for my rattled spirits. Even reading a few pages of that book is healing. More, please. And I really recommend bought copies. Gary got mine for me last Fall, after I'd finished reading it from the library, and I've underlined most every sentence and have stuck it full of those little sticky notes. Definitely one of the best books I've ever read. No question.
