It’s been a super Sunday. I woke up around 7am and made the coffee. We decided to go to St. Peter’s 8am service, which was excellent. We really enjoyed it. 8am works very well for us. Murray Anderson spoke on fear of death and dying. He was well prepared. At least 11 illustrations, quotes or videos (there were two snippets of video) in 30 minutes. An illustration on average every 3 minutes makes for easy listening. We’ll be back.
We stopped by the mall on the way home and picked up some groceries. Then came home for breakfast. After that I went to gym. There was no pressure, so I cycled 20km.
Then I swam. But here we have a problem. Yesterday I swam 20 lengths. Today I have joint and neck pain. When I was at school, I always chose breast stroke. Now I know why. It’s so easy to breathe. Getting breathing right in ongoing lengths of crawl takes time. Because I still don’t have the required stamina for swimming a long distance, I have to breath every second stroke, so every time I lift my right arm, I breath to the right. Yesterday I did 20 lengths of that. Today, the left side of my neck was creaking so I tried to vary it. I tried breathing only to the left for a length and then only to the right for the next. Then I tried breathing every third stroke, alternating left and right side. I think that is the answer, but it’s going to take hours in the pool to get it right. At the moment, my schedule is to swim on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Patience is required. Tomorrow, I don’t go to gym. Certainly 2018 is the year of getting fit. I’ve not done enough for years, so now it’s time to beat this old bod back into shape! I think it’s going to take more than 2018 to do it.
Today I found this quote. Truth.
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
After gym, lunch happened. David came for lunch which was great. Then this afternoon, I spent more than an hour on the phone to Stacey. I always love doing that. She is wonderful.
Mike and I then watched the final episode of season two of The Crown. Now we put all of that on the back burner until season three comes out and that will probably take close to a year.
The only thing I got wrong today was that I haven’t yet done my Bible reading. That’s about to happen.
#537 of my 1000 thanks is for my stove. As I wiped it down today, I noticed it is looking decidedly tired. How marvellous. It has worked so hard and served our family well. I’m grateful the wear and tear. It proves good use. 🙂
Isaiah 43:7
Everyone who is called by My Name, whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.
Called, created for God’s glory, formed for Him, Made for Him.
These are the days.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂