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? ? ?-For the first time ever, I have no idea what to write in my blog. It
is Saturday, which I have never liked. Even though it really hasn't been
that
long, it does feel like it has been awhile since I have had the inspiration
of a good church service. I guess all the crud I face everyday makes it feel
a lot longer between church services. Add to that the fact that I seldom do
much on Saturday morning. Occasionally I go out but the majority of Saturday
mornings are pretty hum-drum.  To make Saturday mornings pass by more
quickly, I have started to write part of my blog for the week on Saturday
morning. That way, I have less to write on Tuesday. Saturday mornings, I do
most of my Bible reading before breakfast, as normal. That way, I can spend
most of the time after breakfast,until lunch, working on my blog.

So, here I am. Ready to write my blog but no inspiration from the Holy
Spirit what to write. I always told myself that, if the Holy Spirit didn't
give me an idea to write about, I wouldn't write a blog for that week but,
here I am, babbling away about nothing. As I wait for something to write
about, I am looking outside. My computer is by a window that looks into the
courtyard here. I like to look out and watch the people. When there people
in the courtyard. I also sometimes see birds and a even a cute little
squirrel.

Most Saturday mornings, I write on my blog until around noon. The remainder
of the blog I write on Tuesdays. After writing all morning, I am tired and
ready
for a rest. After lunch, as every other day, the nurses put me in bed. I am
always glad to lie down and rest but I am also glad to get up again around
4. The afternoons can get rather long when all I can do is lie and listen to
music.

The rest of Saturday is pretty much like any other day. Once I am up and
back on my computer, I like to read until supper. The only problem is that,
when it sunny and the sun is low in the sky, the sun shines in my eyes,
making it hard to read. But I still to like to keep my drapes open. I figure
the sun will move. After supper on Saturday, I watch tv like I do most
evenings unless I go out. During hockey seasons, there is always plenty of
hockey to watch on Saturday evenings.

One thing that I do look forward to is having a friend come and read to me.
Being read to is one of my favorite things.

Well, it is Tuesday morning and time to finish this blog. On Tuesday
mornings, I like to start writing on the blog as soon as I get up, 7:30 or
so. That way, I can finish, or almost finish, it by breakfast which is
usually between 9 and 9:30. After breakfast, I proofread the blog (which I
don't like) and e-mail it to a friend to post for me. Then I forget about it
until it is time to write my next blog. Once that is taken care of , l turn
to my Bible reading for the day. It is my favorite part of the day and takes
most of the remainder of the morning so Tuesday mornings go by pretty
quickly.

I wish I could say the rest of the day went by just as quickly but they are
just as tedious as any other day, including Saturday. Most days, I don't
even have anybody to read to me. But the afternoons go by and, once I am up
and back on my computer, I can do my own reading. Which I like to do if
there is nothing on tv I want to watch.

When I started to write this blog, I had no idea what I was going to write.
I am thinking that I maybe emphasized too much how hum-drum my daily life
is. But it IS tedious. Having said that, I also have to say that I am
grateful for it for a couple of reasons. First, it has given me time to get
to know God in a way I never would have if I were busy, busy, busy.
Secondly, I see that being in Long-term Care with its mundane routine is the
way that God has chosen to protect me from the pitfalls "out there". Still,
my life is not a whole lot of fun!