I am looking out at my spring-cleaned yard. My friend came by yesterday and took away all the leaves from winter. It looks vacuumed. It was vacuumed. We are expecting snow this weekend, but I am gradually transitioning to my set-up for warmer weather.
The robins are back, as are our other seasonal visitors: red-winged black birds, cranes, bluebirds. Have not seen the Hummingbirds yet.
Of note, this year I see a pair of Trumpeter Swans out on our wet land. I hope there will be sufficient water to keep them through the summer, but we will see. Our wetlands are often mostly bog, and although a frog haven, the waterfowl might need to move before summer gets on much.
I heard the frogs the other night, too.
Alex, the new cat, is feeling his oats. He shoots out the door at every possible chance, even when Yuki needs a midnight potty-break. Last night Cheri and I chased him all over the yard, under the truck, back and forth by the light of the full moon.
How annoying.
But we have come to love him. We don’t want him eaten by coyotes. So, we try to herd him or catch him and bring him back in the house to a warm and cozy spot for the night.
Topi is far more well behaved. He minds us.
My grandson came by yesterday to play, and Topi, an unusual cat, just LOVES kids, and he patiently played with him. Topi is an unusual cat! We all love him.
Last evening we were inundated with a massive migration of birds. They may have been a type of murmuring bird, but they just made lots of noise up in the trees. I couldn’t see the species. This is such an interesting time of year for bird life.
A pair of house finches have nested in my kitchen range vent. I tried to discourage them by running the fan intermittently, but they were more persistent than I. Now we hear their conversation through the hood above the range. It is pleasant, little chirping back and forth. Once in awhile there is a rustle of nest material being organized.
What a blessing to live in a place that has so much life! The grass greens by the minute!
It is a week to think about Jesus.
I am glad for a break from school, even if I need the $. I can organize and sort and think.
This is a gift, too.
I have been doing a bit of my own natural chemotherapy after having had thyroid cancer last fall. I was free of cancer according to the oncologist, but I like to think that we all have cancers lurking in our fallen bodies and they need attention.
Here’s my routine, over the weeks since my surgery:
*I don’t do every thing every day, but I’ve been pretty consistent over the weeks.
Apricot kernels (eat 2/day), apricot kernel oil (on face), castor oil (topically), choke cherries, ivermectin, vitamin C (lots of it), kelp, and various other herbal supplements: sour sop leaf tea…
But something interesting happened at the YMCA on Friday. There was a gal I’ve gotten to converse with over time and she asked me about my health journey. I told her that my immune system was still pretty fragile, as I seem to feel a bit like I’m getting a sore throat often, have flashes of heat and cold, and tenderness in different spots. Health can be such an influencer!
A woman who was changing clothes near us said: “Turmeric! You need to take turmeric!”
I nodded my thanks.
On Sunday I sat next to my friend from India, who asked me the same question. I gave the same answer, but I said, “What would you recommend that I do?”
“Turmeric lattes!”
I saw the woman (don’t know her name) again on Monday at the Y. I rarely see the same people on consecutive visits to the Y. I told her what my friend had said and we laughed.
“I am a spiritual person, and when I hear the same thing over and over I sometimes think GOD is telling me something!”
She concurred. She told me she was also a spiritual person, and felt the same way. It was such a sweet interaction.
SO I am on my fourth turmeric latte today!
I do think the pain in my hip is less. It’s supposed to be an antioxidant, but also anti inflammatory. I believe it will help!
How fragile we are! God is so good to us in preserving our vulnerable lives here on earth. And our days are numbered by Him, always remember, He keeps us. Nothing can change our length of life.
SO REST IN HIM.
There is a lot happening in the world. Prophecy watchers are on high alert. I find these days fascinating, but also terrible. Christians are seeing a whole new level of hatred and rejection.
We are all feeling it.
Take heart, dear one. You are not alone. We are all facing it daily.
And Jesus knows! He is never going to abandon us!
I pray for all of us to be steadfast, holding onto the truth, patiently and prayerfully waiting for our King to come for us.
MARANTHA!