Daily 5 - Day 35

Today's daily 5:

1. laughing over dinner and drinks with my good friend J. and my roommate L.
2. being around a friend who reminds me that I'm not nearly as weird as I feel some days
3. thoughts surrounding rebellion and surrender and realizing the state of my own heart
   
4. remembering the "If" statements of Amy Carmichael and being challenged again by them
5. the change of not having to cook dinner when I got home from work.
   

Nearly Done

I'm thankful that this has been a bit of a lower key day at the office.

I slept very poorly last night, and had a night full of vague, odd, or just generally disturbing dreams. The night left me feeling foggy for most of the day.

I've actually accomplished a number of important tasks on my list, but I'm thankful that none of them were urgent or needed to be attacked in a rushed sort of manner. My brain just doesn't have the capacity for rushed today.

I'm having coffee tonight with a long-time dear friend. The friend who was with me the night I was healed. There are changes coming in his life, and we've hardly seen each other all summer, so I'm looking forward to collecting a hug, and spending some time catching up.

And with that, I have one or two things left to do for the day, and then I'm heading out to do an errand or two before going home for dinner and out again to meet my friend for coffee.

Articles and Links and Other Stuff

Apparently sleeping too many hours a night can be a contributing factor to developing dementia. So, that works in my favor :)

I voted for a losing candidate last night. Again. The riding I live in went even more conservative than usual. Still an upset, since the ruling party in Alberta politics had held that riding since the early 1970s. Ah well, at least my candidate only lost by a couple hundred votes this time. That's the closest the margin has ever been.

This cartoon at ASBO Jesus hit home hard today.

I liked this quote from Padre Pio: "Do not anticipate the problems of this life with apprehension, but rather with a perfect hope that God, to whom you belong, will free you from them accordingly." I rather needed that reminder this morning.

The calendar on my desk has a quote from Clare of Assisi today that included the line, "Watch and pray at all times." I'm fond of Clare, and those words are indicative of the state in which I've been living the last couple of days.

And with that, I'm headed into a full and busy day. It was a rough night again, but I'm glad for morning, and seeking the new mercies promised for the day.