Today was a funtastic day 😊
There was no rain, so, I
went to my Friday Coffee Hour in Lexington 😉
Everyone was in good form
today … and I came home with another gift (besides the gift of
friendship). There are men (husbands, and the occasional stag male) at
this Friday coffee hour, and it was good to hear a man’s voice and laughter –
no, I am not man shopping: it is just good to enjoy the company of
men once a week. I consider the males attending the coffee hour no
different than males at a Fellowship gathering; the only difference is that the
coffee hour is not a religious gathering, just friends getting together to have
fun (the cribbage board is always brought out), chit chat (sharing
the week’s happenings) … and some, like me, also bring a crafty project to
work on.
Today, I was gifted – what
a nice surprise! One of the couples is engaged in Spring Cleanup (husband
did the yard – wife did the house), and the cotton yarn was a casualty
that I am happy to receive 😉
When I got back home, the
sun was shining so brightly, and the day was warm (the river winds were
still, thank You, Lord!) – so, I changed my shirt and shoes; and went
outside to tidy up the garden area of my small urban Lot. Oh! It felt
good to be outside enjoying Spring chores with the sunshine warmth on
my head and shoulders.
And I noticed, as I was
putting the wheelbarrow back under the carport, that late-season tulips – and the
anemones, were also enjoying the warmth of the sunshine and had opened
themselves to their full extent 😊
I had no idea the anemone
blossoms would get so big! I think I may have to transplant them
to a larger container after they finish their blossom cycle: anemones are
perennials, and they will multiply also.
Now, I am going to kick back
and relax – allowing the peace of Shabbat to have it’s soothing and relaxing
way with me. Many Christians do not make allowances for The Sabbath Rest,
but I do. However, I do not adhere to the strictness of the orthodoxy of rabbi’s. I
keep the Sabbath as Yeshua did.
The Sabbath is a remembrance
observation to Elohei’s creation wonders – among those wonders the creation of
Earth (and everything above it/under it & on it/in it:
including the first human man and woman); these wonderous works were completed
in 6 days … and on the Seventh Day, He rested and called for that day to be
observed by mankind as a remembrance of Who He is, and of who we are (and
where we came from).
But the Sabbath
was not meant to own us – it is
meant as a remembrance observance of Elohei’s might and honor due Him.
I also enjoy a small goblet
of wine Friday and Saturday evening: again, most Christians do not.
And again, I do as Yeshua
exampled – and as the Early Church did. I am saved and consecrated. I am
Spirit-filled, with Elohei’s Ruach Ha’Kodesh ... I know how to self-discipline: Yeshua
is my example – I could have no better 😊 Yeshua,
Lord of the Sabbath is also my Husband these past 3¼ years since Bob went Home
to Glory beyond the clouds.
I have never allowed people’s
assumptions of what I do, or who I am, to cast a shadow on who I am in Christ.
If Elohim is okay with me and what I do, I’m okay with me and what I do.
Elohim has blessed me greatly
with acceptance and salvation – these are eternal gifts, and I am eternally
grateful.
Friends gifted today, in many ways; and I am thankful.
The peace of the Shabbat Rest is a welcome gift every weekend
– and I am appreciative.
