Wednesday, December 26, 2007
SOME CATCHING UP
Last Saturday the girls and I went through Karon’s clothing, jewelry and a few other of her personal things. None of us were looking forward to this task. But we knew it had to be done and we all felt that the time had come to do it. God showed up big time and it all went very well in every respect. I know some who said they were praying. If any of you who prayed are reading this, please know that your prayers were answered in the way we all had hoped.
My original plan to have quilts made from Karon’s clothing for the girls and grandkids was aborted. We went on line and discovered the extremely high cost of just one quilt the size I wanted. When I multiplied the cost of one quit by 5, I realized this was not good stewardship of the money God allows me to manage for Him. So we took everything to Goodwill and got a receipt.
We were all a bit apprehensive about our first Christmas without Karon. But again, God blessed us with a wonderful Christmas. And while we missed Karon we were able to thank God for the time she was with us and we all enjoyed being together.
We were together for Christmas Eve dinner and then went to Christmas Eve service at our church. The next day everyone came to my house for Christmas dinner and our gift exchange. It was fun to watch the grandchildren open their gifts and have fun. We relaxed and had a good time because they were having a good time.
It was back to work today. After 4 days off I was ready to go back. It was a busy day, getting some things in place for the first of the year, and solving some problems that had arisen over the long weekend. Things should slow down the rest of the week and next week.
Today my new glasses arrived and I picked them up at Lens Crafters after work. For the first time in my life I got not only new lens and frames for my regular glasses but I also got prescription Sunglasses. I ended up the year with what I call some “dumb dollars” in my Flexible Spending Account. That is a “use-it-or-lose-it” type of account. So rather than lose the money I decided to get new glasses and sunglasses.
My sunglasses came in a week or 10 days ago and I think they are all right. But right now I hate my new regular glasses. They are not adjusted to fit comfortably. I tried to get the person at Lens Crafters to make the necessary adjustments while I was there. After several tries I could see we weren’t getting anywhere so I said I’d try them and come back in a day or two. They are driving me “nuts” so I’ll be back tomorrow! I can see well. And they are lightweight. So once they get properly adjusted they should be okay.
That's all for now. More later. God is good!
Jim
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