Thank you for your prayers for all the ailments last week. This week has been better in that regard!
Please join me in prayer for Susanne, the originator and hostess for FFF, as her mom passed away this week. It’s never easy to lose a loved one, but it’s even harder this time of year. Susanne graciously left the link open for the rest of us to share our blessings this week.
1. Feeling better!
2. A busy and productive but not stressed week–at least not too stressed. 🙂 Whenever I start to feel anxious about getting things done, I try to remember to pray, leave everything with the Lord, and remember the important things will get done.
3. Family Fun Night at church. This is a night in December for families or groups or individuals to perform in various ways–singing, acting out skits, reciting something, reading a poem or short story, usually about Christmas in some way. Some are funny; some are meaningful. Then we have finger foods afterward. It was fun!
4. Our 45th anniversary is not til this weekend, but we have family plans that night. So we went out to eat to celebrate earlier this week. We decided to go to a downtown restaurant we’d never tried before. Even though we didn’t really like the restaurant (fun nautical decor but too noisy), the food wasn’t great, and the waiter was a little weird–I was still glad we tried it.
Also to commemorate this anniversary, I shared 45 Thoughts on 45 Years of Marriage.
5. Timing. The same day as our reservations to go out to eat, I had a cardiologist’s visit that afternoon. Everything went well, even having had an episode of afib the week before, except that I waited 45 minutes before the doctor came in. His office is half an hour away, and I left right at five, in heavy traffic, with our reservations at 6. The GPS wanted to take me a back way, which I felt would be slower—but our exit ramp off the highway is always backed up that time of day, so I decided to go the back way. I got home with just enough time to change before we headed out again, and Jim dropped me off at the restaurant while he found a place to park. We made it in time!
Bonus: My dear husband cleaned bathrooms, swept, and vacuumed yesterday–all without being asked! Very helpful and much appreciated.
I wish you all a very meaningful Christmas next week, remembering the baby in the manger born our Savior.
Stray Thoughts 
Oh my friend! I knew about the a-fib, of course but not that you were having a rough week. You have been on my heart this week and have wanted to text or email you but didn’t. So sorry.
Happy early Anniversary to you! I’m glad that timing worked out for your reservations and doctor appointment. Time constraints can be so stressful!
I’m glad you had such a great time at church for Family Fun Night! Sounds like a blast!
Wishing you a blessed Christmas this year. Love you.
Praying today is a good day for everyone. 🙂 Merry Christmas!
Happy Anniversary!! It must be kind of odd to see a restaurant NOT on the coast all decorated in a nautical theme 🙂 We’re used to it in the boston area of course and most restaurants there are phenomenal!! But at least you got to have a night out, made your reservation on time and didn’t have to cook!
I’m glad you’re feeling better and that your hubby helped out with house chores! that’s a HUGE blessing.
The family fun night sounds like so much fun! Our church does something similar: the first Saturday of December all families with children birth through 5th grade have something like what you’re describing. Games, various activities, singing, a nativity presentation I believe…at least when my youngest was little, treats to eat. It’s very special for the little ones.
Merriest of Christmas’ to you and your family Barbara!! ENJOY the anniversary!!
It sounds like a good week! So glad you’re feeling better. I have a friend in assisted living and she had covid, necessitating 10 days of isolation in her room. Now others have it, and several won’t be allowed out (even to eat with others) for Christmas. I think that’s so sad 😦 We too had a dinner at a loud nautical/seafood place this week. That makes it challenging … Merry Christmas to all your family!
Dear Susanne. She’s been in my prayers.
So glad you are feeling better. And you made your 45th anniversary dinner an adventurous one at a new-to-you restaurant 🙂 I can’t believe you made it through traffic in time.
Happy Christmas, Barbara, to you and your dear family.
Hi Barbara, Happy Anniversary! Glad you made it to eat on time. Glad that your doing well too with your A-fib. Nice that your hubby cleaned without being asked. Have a Merry Christmas!
Happy anniversary! I’m sorry your restaurant experience wasn’t great but at least you got to go out and celebrate together. You have a good attitude about it. Merry Christmas.
Happy Anniversary! 45 years is something to celebrate.
Your #2 is just what I needed to read today (and all week). What’s important will be done as the Lord wants.
Merry Christmas!!
Glad to hear you were feeling better and Happy Anniversary! You are blessed with your hubby – mine would do the things you listed but he would need prompting! Merry Christmas to you and your family.