This was a week when it was hard to come up with five favorites. It wasn’t a bad week, but nothing stood out as worth mentioning. But that’s one reason I love this exercise with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story. When I look and consider, the blessings are there. Here are a few:
1. Impromptu family dinner. We’ve had a pork loin in the freezer for a while, and Jim decided he wanted to cook it Tuesday. He cuts it up and marinates it in the sous vide cooker Jeremy made for him, then finishes it off on the grill. As he cut the meat up, I thought, that’s much more than the two of us can deal with. I texted the kids to see if they wanted to come over, and they were all free.
2. A cool summer evening. Summer hasn’t officially started, but the temperature and humidity feel like it. I ran errands Tuesday afternoon, and by the time I navigated the grocery store and lugged groceries in and put them away, I was red-faced, hot, and sweaty–and, I am sorry to say, a little irritable. I bumped the AC down and turned on the ceiling fan while preparing dinner, and finally cooled off. I wasn’t excited when everyone congregated outside, but I was pleasantly surprised that it felt really nice as we sat and talked and watched Timothy play.
3. A good meeting. Jim met with the pastor of the church that we’ve been visiting the last several weeks to ask several questions.
4. Good answers to a couple of specific prayers this week.
5. A productive week after a couple where I felt like I was spinning my wheels.
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there this weekend!
Stray Thoughts 
Oh, yes, those spinning wheels weeks… Glad you felt more caught up this week. #3 and #4 are worthy faves to be sure. May God continue to guide you both as you seek His will.
How nice you had ready and willing dinner guests! Cooling off in the evenings is such a blessing. Our climate’s usually like that. When it’s not, we notice!
Sounds like a wonderful week of special blessings to me!! especially the part about gathering for a family dinner. and a good meeting with your pastor.
HAPPY FATHER’s DAY to your husband and I hope you have a nice, relaxing weekend.
So nice that your husband cooked dinner and your family could come down. We have had mild weather here but it will warm up to the 80’s next week. We can get very hot here in the summer and early fall. Enjoy your weekend!
We had an awful hot week behind us or perhaps not yet ! Very unusual, you couldn’t go out, I went to a shopping mall to cool down or I drove around with my
AC car. Then I bought a fan and now it’s better. Since my grandson is in high school he has no time for sending little photos he is very busy with his friends ! Poor Dad got a dog to “replace” his son !
I don’t mind the heat so much as the humidity. My husband has just put the air conditioner in the bedroom window and we used it one night. We live right on the ocean though so we get an ocean breeze most nights.
Some weeks are like that. But you are right, there are still so many blessings to find. I think the impromptu dinner is a good one, as is sitting outside in the evenings (even if it is muggy).
Enjoy the Father’s Day weekend!
I’ve noticed the heat and humidity a lot more lately with puffy feet and feeling “draggy”. It’s lovely that you were able to get together with everyone for an impromptu meal. Those are the blessed times!