Status Report: September

Sitting…at my desk, aka, the kitchen table.

Drinking…my morning coffee.

Waiting…for the grandchildren to arrive. Wednesday is when all three spend the day at my home. My house will be busy and (mostly) happy today. 

Wondering…where summer went. I’m not sure we ever had summer this year. And yesterday morning there was frost on the ground, fog in the air, and snow on the mountain. It is chilly, chilly, chilly already. 

Also wondering…where my ESV Study Bible went. I left it under the pew while I stayed in the toddler room during the service last Sunday and when I returned to retrieve it, it was gone. I’m sure someone thought it had been left behind accidentally and took it to return it, but it hasn’t shown up yet. If I never get it back, at least I’ll be able to tell people about the time someone stole my Bible in church.

Anticipating…picking cranberries. They’re ready, but I’m waiting for the forest floor to dry out a little before I kneel to pick.

Planning…to go back to planting a big garden next year so one hungry gopher won’t be able to eat half of everything. If you follow me on Twitter, you may already know about the back yard rodent that ate three heads of cauliflower, one whole broccoli plant, head and all, and lots of kale leaves. He likes the brassicas, I guess.

Feeling…a bit stressed because of all the nasty stuff happening in the world. I can’t shake the feeling that something somewhere will blow up, so to speak. I’m tempted to stop reading or watching to the news—or at least listening to the news on the radio before I get up in the morning.

Reading…Taking God Seriously: Vital Things We Need to Know by J. I. Packer, and The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War by Alexander Waugh. Progress is slow. I’m hoping to get back to regular reading again once the berry picking season is over and what’s left in the garden is in. 

Studying…Ephesians—slowly, two or three verses a day. I’ve made it half-way through the fifth chapter. Unfortunately, all my notes are in my lost (stolen?) Bible.

Thanking…God that he rules the universe and is in control of the history of the world. 

Wishing…you a colorful September. May your autumn be a long one. 

Greeting…the grandkids.

Comments

[Jen]

I am "feeling" the same - and have never felt so in my lifetime.

[rebecca]

First time for me, too.