Dreamflower's Mathom-house

Still sick, but pondering some very good advice from the Gospels:

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:25-34

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”

― Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Here is some beauty to brighten your day:

To all my flist: I hope that today you will have those you love in your hearts!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

(crossposted from monthlydiaryday)

7:45AM--Woke up. The DH was already up and awake. I got dressed, made breakfast (bacon, poached eggs and toast with homemade apple jam), and we watched GMA.

9AM--Cleaned up the kitchen, tidied up the house a little, and checked my email and my flist, and answered some. Checked the bank to make sure my paycheck came in, and updated the checkbook. Worked on a few projects to do with b2mem, cleaned up the top of my desk, and made sure I have all the necessary paperwork for taxes.

10:30--The DH came in from working outside, and we stripped the bed and remade it (while the animals "helped". Apparently flipping sheets is a game. First the dog was having just too much fun, so I let her outside, only then the cat came in to help!) . Then started a load of laundry and folded up some that was already done from yesterday. The DH went back outside; he was painting a couple of old worn-out wicker chairs and table. I went out to check his progress, and look over the garden. Came back in and did a little knitting.

11:30--Went to check to see if the mail came, as we were expecting the paycheck from the DH's part-time job, but it hadn't. Took out the trash and pulled out stuff for lunch. Around noon, we had lunch: leftovers, meatloaf sandwich for me, soup for the DH. While we ate, we watched one of our favorite shows on DiY network: "Barnwood Builders".That show is totally fascinating. I love the expertise of the crew and the respect and care they show for the old barns and other buildings they work on--and always learn something new when I watch it.

1:00PM--Put chicken in the crock pot for tonight's supper. Checked the mail, but his check had not come in yet, so we went ahead to go do our errands in Stillwater (this is a larger town about 25 miles from here). We went to the library, and then to make a car payment. We went to Big Lots and we picked up a set of Valentine's Day lights to put around the front door. (I already have our wreaths up, but we thought some lights might be nice.)

4PM--Got home and rested for a little bit; I read some fic, and the DH watched Westerns. About a quarter to six, I went in and finished up supper, with some noodles, salad and veggies. We watched the evening news, and then cleaned up the kitchen. Settled in to watch some more TV, a couple of episodes of "Texas Flip and Move". I did some more knitting as we watched. Then I did some more stuff on the computer.

9:30--Got ready for bed, as I have to be at work 7AM Saturday.

Today, a quotation:

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

Henri Nouwen

(Cross-posted from monthlydiaryday)

8:04--Woke up, got dressed. The DH was already awake and watching the news in the living room. I went and made some breakfast for both of us (toast, bacon and eggs), and went to join him.

9AM--Showered and got dressed, tidied the house a bit, took down most of our inside Christmas decorations (except for the tree), and then did some research on the comp for a story I'm working on. The DH went out to work on cleaning the garage. Around noon, we had lunch and watched a couple of episodes of "Galavant" that we'd recorded. That show is hilarious; it reminds me of "Monty Python".

About 1PM we went out on errands; a grocery run and a stop at the pharmacy to pick up some prescription refills. Got home about 3:30 and put away the groceries. We talked about taking the tree down, but decided to wait, since we have to find something to put the tree in--its box kind of disintegrated this year. The DH watched some Westerns on TV, and I did some knitting and read some fanfic.

5:30 I made supper (steak, baked potatoes and salad) and then I knitted for a while as we watched watched an episode of "Fixer Upper" (I LOVE Chip and Joanna Gaines). I knitted for a while as we watched, until Miss Belladonna decided to get on my lap and try to grab my needles. At 8, the State of the Union Address came on, so we watched that. Honestly, I can't believe how rude and disrespectful certain members of Congress are; I mean you don't have to agree with someone to at least pretend to pay a little bit of attention.

After it was over, the DH flipped channels a bit, and I went to clean up the kitchen. Then we got ready for bed. I read a little more fanfic before I turned my light out.

Spoiler free review:

Saw it today, and was quite pleased with it! It was terrific--a nice blend of tribute to the original plus plenty of new to intrigue. It felt fresh, and yet was clearly the universe that George Lucas had created so long ago.

I was spoiled for one plot element, but I didn't mind, as it was something I was glad to be prepared for.

The only thing was where we were sitting--a bit closer than the DH and I usually sit, as we went with our son and two of his stepkids. We were awfully close to a speaker, so it was really loud.

Will probably write something longer and more spoilery tomorrow.