Optimism
Why did I wonder how baptisms would work in a hot tub? It all went so smoothly and with such grace that it seemed the most natural method imaginable to baptize folks. I love The Vine Church. It's a mixed body in every respect: age, race, affluence. The approach to "church" is fresh and natural and easy. The sermons are dead-on but lively and inspiring.
I took a long nap this afternoon. Not the proverbial "catnap," but a get-in-the-bed-and-really-sleep nap. I have been getting less sleep than I should for days and it finally caught up with me. I read that not getting enough sleep sabotages weight loss. A dieter's best friend is a good night's sleep, or so they say. Okay, for that and many other reasons, I am committing to getting more sleep. I have been a night owl for nearly all my life, reading under the covers with a flashlight into the wee hours when I was in grade school, so the change will take some doing.
Richard usually has Monday through Wednesday off but is working tomorrow, which will pay him a bonus for overtime as well as holiday pay. He didn't ask for the extra duty, it was just assigned, but he is happy about it. We had no other Memorial Day plans, anyway, and the extra money will help fund our upcoming road trip to Utah, Las Vega, the Grand Canyon, etc. When we originally planned the trip, gas was just over $3 per gallon, an outrageous price, to be sure, but now it has topped $4! I cannot help but wonder why the government has not stepped in because the price is a pure gouge considering the level of profit the oil companies are raking in.
I am a born optimist and trust God with every problem, but I wonder how those who do not know Him will face the recession we are sliding into. I believe it will be long and it will be deep.
And my day was like this...
I took a long nap this afternoon. Not the proverbial "catnap," but a get-in-the-bed-and-really-sleep nap. I have been getting less sleep than I should for days and it finally caught up with me. I read that not getting enough sleep sabotages weight loss. A dieter's best friend is a good night's sleep, or so they say. Okay, for that and many other reasons, I am committing to getting more sleep. I have been a night owl for nearly all my life, reading under the covers with a flashlight into the wee hours when I was in grade school, so the change will take some doing.
Richard usually has Monday through Wednesday off but is working tomorrow, which will pay him a bonus for overtime as well as holiday pay. He didn't ask for the extra duty, it was just assigned, but he is happy about it. We had no other Memorial Day plans, anyway, and the extra money will help fund our upcoming road trip to Utah, Las Vega, the Grand Canyon, etc. When we originally planned the trip, gas was just over $3 per gallon, an outrageous price, to be sure, but now it has topped $4! I cannot help but wonder why the government has not stepped in because the price is a pure gouge considering the level of profit the oil companies are raking in.
I am a born optimist and trust God with every problem, but I wonder how those who do not know Him will face the recession we are sliding into. I believe it will be long and it will be deep.
And my day was like this...
- 01:18 Finished another book entry and am finally born.
- 11:59 Back from church. Hot tub baptism worked.
- 15:55 Took a nice long nap.
- 18:14 Roast beef, baked potato, green beans, biscuits. Yum.
- 19:09 Playing chess with Richard on pogo.com He has to cheat so I can win, LOL
© 2006 by Iona Hoeppner
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