On this day the Lord has made . . .

As I was driving home from the grocery store I heard a man on the radio ask what we were leaving our children/grandchildren. He mentioned how he would choose, over any amount of money, the writings from his grandfather . . . if he had left any.

So, I have determined to create a diary/journal of what happened to me on this day(s) the Lord has granted me.







Friday, August 21, 2020

The year of 2020

 I find it hard to believe that I haven't been writing at all. This year has been one thing after another. So many great memes (pictures) have been created. Every time we think something horrible has happened, the next month, something even crazier happens. It's like each month is in competition to do more than the month before. 

It is August 21, 2020, and I am on medical leave. My stomach, my whole being, has decided to become a bundle of nerves and pain. I keep having diverticulitis attacks and my doctor seems to think that between that and IBS my insides just keep aggravating each other. 

Through work, we have this benefit that is like a concierge service at a fine hotel - but this is a service that helps you with medical issues. I called them and they got me hooked up with a psychologist and a GI. The psychologist is supposed to show me how to deal with stress - since it appears like I've forgotten how to roll with the punches.  I still haven't seen the GI. They couldn't get me in until the end of September. In the meantime, I continue to have diverticulitis attacks and my stomach feels like it is on fire and nauseous and acting all kinds of the fool. Too many ways to detail in a public blog. My ability to drive is almost completely gone. My world is getting too small. 

I'm watching too much tv. It was actually a movie that got me up and typing in this blog. Bordertown with Jennifer Lopez. There's a part in the movie where she is confronting her editor. He tells her that the days of investigative reporting are dead. Now the media is just a corporate shill. Their goal is entertainment, free trade, and globalization.

I can remember when I used to watch shows that featured journalists and what they had dug up. Now, they jail journalists who dare go against the grain.  

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Prayer List

  • Thank you Father thank you.
  • Lord, extend the kingdom of your Son.
  • O Merciful God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor desirest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all who know thee not as thou are revealed in the Gospel of thy Son. Take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord to thy fold, that they may be one flock under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
  • God please take the blinders from my children's heart and eyes. Please give them the gift of faith. Lord God, faith in you is so comforting and brings so much joy. Thank you!
  • God please bless Michael, Lindsay, and their families with faith, wisdom, and compassion. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • God thank you for the gift of my co-workers who have shown me that it is good to show that I am a Christian. It is more than okay, it is imperative that my faith shows, so that others can come to know you. Please make me into a shining light for you. Give me the words, and your wisdom, and please don't let me cause anyone to stumble.
  • God please be with my family/friends as they go through this time in their lives. Please give them strength and courage and wisdom and faith Lord.
  • God please guide the leaders of the world.
  • God please heal my children.
  • Please heal those that have asked for prayer.

Reading List

  • One Thousand Gifts ~ Ann Voskamp

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