The Lord Cares Deeply

Psalm 116:15 NLT "The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die."

And they are all his loved ones.

Praying this for many around me tonight, and some specifically.

Daily 5 - Day 125

Today's Daily 5:

1. I'm thankful I did my errands at lunch, even if they were a bit rushed, instead of after work, since I drove today, and traffic was quite bad again.
2. I'm thankful that the weather is warming up
3. listening to Misty Edwards again lately, and being deeply moved by it
   
4. mixing up a triple batch of sugar cookie dough. First type of cookies baked tonight, dough stored in the fridge, more to come in coming days
5. I was thankful to do yoga after work tonight. I've been getting my 20+ minutes of exercise in the last little while by doing a lot of walking (added bonus of taking the train - get the workout for the day in). But I've missed the yoga, and how much better my muscles feel after stretching them out.
6. I was thankful that I didn't have to make dinner, but still got to eat a delicious meal.
7. working on Philippians memorization in the car this morning
8. lots of quiet moments today, pausing to pray
9. having the supplies to finish making all but one Christmas present... that last one is stumping me... not sure what to do about it yet.
10. sorting through my budget, and realizing that even though things will be tight these next couple weeks, I'm going to get through Christmas for the first time in quite a while without accruing debt that would need to be paid off.
    

Tuesday Morning Praying

I've committed to praying specifically over a period of time for some friends who are in the midst of some pretty challenging circumstances right now. That period of time is drawing to a close soon, but for the next few days, that is where my thoughts will largely be.

In the meantime, I've been reading Anne Jackson's blog for a little while now, and really appreciating. I was delighted this morning to read her post on beginning treatment for bipolar disorder. A close relative of mine suffers from bipolar disorder, and because of lifestyle choices and addictions, is usually off of his medications, and often living on the streets. I've read through some of Anne's archived posts about depression and as someone who suffered from depression for many years found them to be a lovely balm for a soul that has often hesitated to expose those parts of my journey because of the stigma attached to them.

So, go read Anne's blog today! And come back here then, because (as I said yesterday), I will be eventually posting more substantive posts again!