Good Morning.
I just poured myself a large and very hot cup of Door County Hazelnut Crème Coffee and it is time to write.
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
1Peter 5:7 Casting all your cares on Him, for He cares for you.
As I sit in our daughter's kitchen with my coffee on my left side and my telephone on my write side, I am pondering some of my habits. When my alarm sounded off to make me start another day, the first thing I did was to check and see if I had any messages that needed attention. There was one and it was a prayer request from our church asking for prayer for a friend of ours. That request was made complete right away.
The second thing I looked at was the temperature and weather forecast for the day back at home. I am on an extended visit in Georgia with our daughter. Now as I think about that, the weather will be the weather here and at home. Now knowing the weather in Georgia, might help me pick my attire for the day and that would impact my comfort. I could brace for severe storms if needed. Back in Wisconsin my knowledge of the weather forecast does no one any good what so ever. Even if the forecast back at home called for a foot of snow, there is not one thing I can do about it. My wife Rene doesn't have any need to go out in a storm. The house has plenty of food in it and with the help of some neighbors she will be plowed out and all would be well. It would be a foolish attempt to call her and ask if she is going anywhere. She has driven in snow before and as I said before she has a brain full of common sense so she probably wouldn't venture out anyway.
My point for the day is this. We often actually look for stress and we pile it on out of habit. I graded myself this morning on how many dumb habits I have that can add to the stress of the day. I gave myself the grade of "Some kind of special stupid."
I have become my mother who used to call me to tell me that it was cold where we lived and it might snow. We add too much stress in small doses to an already cluttered day.
Control what you can control. Accept what you can't control. Change things only if they need changing and it is within your control span. Pray in all things and let God run the show. It is awful tiring when we try to control the world. That's His job.
Food for thought.
Marty
Marty, teri and really feelove yous chuckie and teri.l bad that there was no cards or flowers from us. You told teri not to send anything. Please send Christie's address . I realize you all have gone through hell. Our prayers are with you all.
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