I haven’t been online much in my personal time the last week or so, and I had actually planned to sit down tonight and blog some honest, heartfelt thoughts on a few deep topics I’ve been pondering over.

However.

After a busy day at work, spending a good bit of time in the kitchen tonight teaching J how to make turkey meatballs, then time to eat, then time to clean up, then finally trudging up the stairs with an armful of odds and ends to head for comfy clothes and the laptop, I stepped, barefoot, in something unspeakable one of the cats left behind, and all reflective thoughts were immediately shelved.  I’m sorry, I know that’s gross.  I won’t elaborate, but I needed to express the full extent of my misery.  So after more cleanup which also included an unrelated episode requiring the need to deal a swift death to a spider on my bedroom wall, I’m in no state for deep reflection.

Instead, I’ll accentuate the positive:

• J and I had a lovely long weekend together in Chattanooga; a very pretty city, with lots to see and do (despite the wilting heat).
• I saw a beautiful rainbow on the way to work yesterday.
• I’m starting a new Beth Moore Bible study tomorrow.
• I got to spend a delightful couple of hours Saturday visiting with my cousin and snuggling her new baby girl.
• I made more plans for my upcoming mission trip today.
• It’s the season for one of my all-time favorite salads (made tonight while J cooked).
• I’m down 24.5 pounds.
• After work yesterday I had the sweet serendipity of bumping into my parents in the grocery store.
• God loves me.

Someday soon, I’ll revisit those deep thoughts.  Meanwhile, now that I’ve counted some blessings, I will put this day to bed and move on towards tomorrow.