Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day I had a couple of ours off this afternoon! It’s been the first weekday this has happened in a long while, so I went shopping – that was fun.
The day began with sunshine and only a little wind so we went to the beach, but I forgot my cap and goggles so didn’t do any crawl, but bobbed out to the barrel and back a couple of times, so got my 30 minutes.
What always surprises me is how flat the sea can look in these photos but in reality the waves were quite intense this morning. They came in with power and it was easy to be completely bowled over. Yet, looking at the picture above, the sea looks flat and harmless.
Back home to work and as my UK colleagues woke up (2 hours behind us now), I started getting happy birthday messages! It was incorrectly put on the calendar for today instead of next Tuesday. I’m always up for early birthday celebrations!
Meantime, Mike was out in the sunshine getting the levels & positioning right for the growing line of gabion baskets.
A good balanced day.
Oh, and here’s one more photo…it’s Raiku yesterday morning greeting Cybil who is the next door cat.
A year ago when David’s condition had worsened, I took great comfort from these words…
Lamentations 3:22-24
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.”
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂