7th Day of Christmas: Progress but where is my rest?

My Mom emailed me this morning that my (second) cousin's wife

went to Hospital last night with sepsis after giving birth in later December.

This blessed candle has been burning all day for her 

(except while we went on our walk, on return I relit it!) 

and we have been praying for her throughout the day...

thankful that her family is so supportive during this time for them.

Of course, asking your prayers! 

Breakfast.

Figured out that our thin spatula like Cutco knife cuts this

lovely pound cake with greater success

(before it was crumbling).

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I am still waking up feeling sad

but then later feel better.

Tonight I realized, once again, that feeling;

that lonely feeling. Kind of like, Oh, you again?

It did not help that we missed church this past weekend.

Hoping to have a church-filled weekend, masks and all.

I know we are very fortunate to have even that. 

The last of the cream biscuits (top) and some more rescue biscuits

both recipes by the wonderful practical Marion Cunningham.

We did a taste test between the type of biscuits.

The cream one has much less going on, is drier and more dense.

Really great with cream gravy or a cream based meal.

The Rescue biscuits are more airy (because I don't knead, roll or shape),

have a hint, just a hint, of sweetness and a really delightful taste.

I love both but latter has both our hearts as a main biscuit of choice. 

Tomorrow I hope to make my Mom's chili!!! 

We will see how that all goes. 

Lunch!

I actually had part of my plate for dinner.

I am like my Mom, I get bored with meals and want 

something else (or something the same that I always like,

such as an English Muffin with PB 

and either jam/creamed honey/banana) 

Went on my walk again!

I am trying to get back to my 5K steps/day... 

Today, not pictured, is a huge office desk

overhaul + filing cabinet drawer, some other piles,

of paper, cards, past-Sunday school stuff

(from when I used to teach it)...

purged, reorganized and in-process.

It's something we (my Husband and I) have wanted done,

we have embarked on a cleaning/purging/bettering 

our home project.

Now that we have begun I am really excited about it

 (a lot of the work is going to be done by me

but I am good at that sort of thing and much of what needs to be done

is with my things and it's something I always meant to get to

but now actually am)... 

And I have plans for some of the things I am purging

and want to get that ready.

So I guess in ways I would say I am in a bit of a hurry to get it done.

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But yeah. REST.  Where art thou?

I just have a hard time with that one right now I guess.

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My dishes are soon to start arriving.

I am really happy about that.

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I may be having a tiny Christmas dinner in a week and a half.

We shall see! 

I hope so but things are hard to plan right now, given everything.

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So THIS post speaks a LOT about things

I am thinking of and is the, ultimate, answer to how to

handle times in our world that are very difficult.

It also is on what I am reading about in the

Christian book that I wrote about the other day

that is so challenging.

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I am being challenge again to be more quiet; 

I've had a hard time doing that.

Need to learn, do a small step in that direction.

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God be with you all;

May Christ be behind us, in front of us, beside us, IN us...