Boy is it going to be a hot one today. It is 89 degrees in my mobile home so I had to break down and turn on the AC at 3 pm, It was so beautiful early this morning as I sat on my patio to drink my coffee and do my daily Bible reading/devotions. We had so many ambitious things to do today, instead, we stayed home and just chilled out, sort of. Went for a nice walk. Did some wash. Scouted around on petfinder for a dog. Wanted to go see one on Monday but they are closed. So perhaps we can go tomorrow after church. Of course, we live in Toms River, and we are just swamped with vacationers. The malls, Walmart, fast food, roads, so crowded you don't want to go out, so, it is not a good idea to travel the parkway or highway to get to Manahawkin. Long Beach Island will be packed and so will the parkway in that area.

As for me, I am struggling with some issues but trying to stay positive and not rehearse my pain with others. I am trying to stay away from negative talk from other people as well. I need, as we all do, positive reinforcement, encouragement and building one another up and not dragging them down. If you just listen to peoples conversations you will notice that most people are negative. When have you heard people sharing happy memories, healthy laughing, and speaking so well of others. I am also one of them, however, I am working very hard in therapy to think on those things that are lovely, honest, true, pure, etc. as scripture tells us. I am trying to also change a conversation with someone if it becomes negative, which is healthy for both of us when talking. My illness pulls me down enough. I need healthy, uplifting and encouraging talk. Even my self-talk. It is hard work because I am basically melancholy temperament but I need to work at this, no matter how exhausting, in order to survive within my own heart and mind, as well as in this world and nation who has no time for God, only when there is a national crisis. I have no idea why our President ends his speeches with God Bless America, when God has been thrown out of America a long time ago.

I miss my forever friend, Linda. I can't wait to visit her in Oct, Lord willing. But just a few days with her just doesn't seem long enough and then the farewell once again.

Blogspot has changed our layout options. Layout is nowhere in the option, just details. When you click on that you have some choices. I can no longer change the backgound on my blog which I want to do. When I copy the code for a new background you can't paste it anywhere in order to change the background. I read some comments about that online also. Does anyone know a way to get around this?

Well, I have some headache from this heat in this house and fingers so swollen that it took a very long time to get my rings off. I used ice water, vaseline, soap, etc and thought I would rip my knuckles off in the process. My Wedding set rings were being repaired and they are in now but I haven't gone to pick up today because I know I will have a problem with getting them on, even though I have no problem in the winter.

Vince always talks about moving South, but I am afraid I will not be able to stand the heat as I once did.

Okey dokey, I guess that's it for now . I am all thought out. God's blessings on anyone who may read this blog.