Day 249 ~ The Sweet Smell of Sweet Autumn

What a gorgeous day! Jeff left for school to Milwaukee today at 3:30 and I went outside to enjoy the sunshine. It was so nice out....perfect. I lay on a chair on the deck looking up at the sky and pondered on how lucky I am...in all ways. Yesterday after I went to the doctor for my post-surgery check-up, I could start to smell things again. The breeze today was pushing the smell of the "Sweet Autumn" Clematis (pictured above) my way and it was soooooo awesome. Very very fragment.....I just love the smell!

Speaking of my doctor appointment, I didn't know he was going to go up my nose with foreign objects and irrigate and vacuum it out! OUCH...that hurt...Jeff said my eyes got real big! Okay, so last night and today all I am doing is spitting and blowing out old blood and pieces of nasal tissue! Enough of that...eoowww.

Jeff had his 3rd kidney stone surgery yesterday. The doctor went in and got the stone from the ureter and 2 fragments from the kidney and replaced the stint. We went in at noon and came home around 5:30 pm. He is feeling a lot better and very glad the stone is GONE! Maybe he'll be good for another 5 years...that was per the doctor.

All is well that ends well...so until tomorrow....BIG HUGS.

Love, Janet

Dear Lord, I thank You for this day, I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this Day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. And give the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others Keep me strong that I may help the weak.. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that don't believe. But I thank you that I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. I pray for each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love, and joy in their homes. I pray that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it. God Bless You!!!!! Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves!! God, I love you and I need you. Come into my heart, please. Amen.