MORNING FRESH WITH JODY BRESCH, Monday, August 4, 2014: I know I havent posted very much in the last week. Its been two fold. Ive been in a crappy mood with so many things going on, things I have absolutely no control over and cant actually do anything about, and things have been so stinking hectic, Ive been meeting myself coming and going. And who wants to hear about somebodys crappy mood? Lol. So Ive chosen not to inflict it on anybody. We had an auction to go to Tuesday, a family surgery Wednesday morning, and a family surgery Thursday morning, and somewhere in the midst of all those things I had to finish writing end of the month checks (which always puts me in a bad mood to begin with), and I think I started having another kidney stone attack. Last night Teonia suggested I take some Cranberry tablets when I was writhing in pain, and so I thought what the heck, but I did. They actually helped quite a bit. I dont think they are going to be any kind of miraculous cure, and Ive tried to up the amount of fluids Im drinking to flush out whatever is causing the pain in my right kidney, but the pain went from unbearable to tolerable too. Early this morning I decided to water my little garden. The tomatoes are flourishing but I dont want them to suffer from this dry spell weve had the last week either. The sunrise was gorgeous. I took no pictures so I may have to recycle a previous one to go with this post. Orion has had a really rough stretch here, and my heart aches for him. At first he gave the appearance of having come through his tubes surgery with flying colors, but then he woke up in the middle of the night, Friday night, actually early Saturday morning screaming in pain. He was running a temperature of 101.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and hes suddenly suspicious of anything that comes in a syringe after his little trip to one day surgery. He needed pain meds but he didnt want to take them. His mood didnt improve by sunrise much. Finally Teonia decided to have ER take a look at him just to be on the safe side. They are saying the pain is a sore throat from the surgery, and the temperature is a viral thing hes picked up somewhere and that he may have for the next 10 to 14 days. This little guy just needs a break, poor baby. My yard needs some work. I may get to it before the days over, but still, it looks pretty nice still, despite the dry stretch, and that I havent had time to water it. Phillipians: 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. I suspect I try to take too much on myself at moments like these in my life. We are raised to develop a work ethic, and to control and manage our environment, and quite truthfully, for the last ten years of my life, it seems more and more that I have less and less control over just about everything going on, and that I have to trust in the Lord, more and more. That business about Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus, that may be the most challenging thing, we the children of the 20th and 21st centuries, that we ever have to learn. We were raised in a century that pushed science, pushed the five senses, pushed empirical facts, pushed the practical and the logical. Taking our needs to a higher power, placing our petitions at the feet of an unseen God, requires a leap of faith that has nothing to do with this 3D world weve grown up in, and the irrefutable facts weve been taught we have to work within. Its metaphorically like diving off a cliff and expecting a safety net to catch you. However, the remarkable thing is, how often it does. Paul talks about learning to be happy when hes well-fed and when hes hungry, learning to be happy and content either way. Ive noticed about our lives, the more we have, the more that is required to hold onto what we have. I could actually use a secretary at 64, going on 65, to manage all the paper work in our lives. Since I dont have the funds to pay one, the buck stops here, and Im the secretary, but an accordion file doesnt hold it all anymore and it doesnt get done in one day a month anymore either. Okay, can you see where Im going with all of this? The more and more complicated things have become recently in our lives, the more and more I keep searching for that peace that transcends all understanding. I really, really need it. I need it to guard my heart and mind. While Im hurrying and scurrying to make it all work, I have to believe that God knows what I need and that Hes prepared to take care of it. Otherwise, Im guessing Id crawl in bed and pull the covers over my head which wouldnt be a good thing for anyone. If I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, thank God youve got my back, Jesus.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:05:27 +0000
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