Another Change in the Weather

The past few days we’ve seen temperatures back in the low 80s. Summer is not over yet. There is a little more color in some of the trees. If you look closely you may see that in my neighbor’s tree. I don’t know the variety but it is one of those whose fall color is spectacularly bright. ¶ The squirrels and the birds are continuing to stock up for the cold season. The birds in this part are going to be way too heavy to fly if they keep up their food intake to equal the past three weeks. ¶ Speaking of food intake, personally, the stomach acid pill the doctor prescribed for me, the praises of which I sang last week, continues to do its magic. I’m so grateful to be able to lead a semi-normal life again, food-wise. ¶ The first few days of the week were spent on the final preparations for the big event on Thursday. The fortieth anniversary of ordination is one of the milestones popularly seen as worthy of celebration. There were lots of friends present Thursday night for the Eucharist and many stayed to enjoy dinner. It was great to have time to visit a bit with some former parishioners and friends not seen often enough. It brought back many memories of good times past. Friends helped with the decorating and putting out memorabilia. Altar flowers, given by former parishioners from afar were spectacular. It was a lovely evening, made so by the presence and prayers of many people. Thanks so much.

¶ Not much excitement in the health world this week. I’ve felt very well, have gotten my exercise and made only one trip to the cancer center for labs on Thursday. The results of the labs were good, so no problems right now. ¶ This coming week I have a CT scan to reveal what is going on in my body. The last one produced a good report. Let’s hope and pray that this one will do the same. ¶ I’m divided in two parts medically. The CT scans check on the lesions below my neck. The MRIs do the same for the cranial part of my corpus. I’ll not have an MRI for a while, then we’ll find out what has gone on in my brain after the recent bout of Gamma Knife procedures.

¶ The devastation of the recent storms is beyond belief. First the storm that struck Nova Scotia and other parts of Canada. Next occurrence was the devastation in Florida. I pray that there may be recovery. The effort that must be expended to achieve normality will need to be heroic. ¶ Miss Sophia has been practicing several poses on her tree. It is very important that the tail be draped just so. I believe it has a lot to do with attitude. ¶ Thanks for reading, for all you do for me and for others. I’m grateful for you, your thoughts and prayers and your support.