Stuck in Time

I woke up at 5. Old time, would be 6. That might've made my body think I'm late getting up. Couldn't go back to sleep for another 45 minutes so I got up, checked my emails. Then took a hot bath to relax a bit. All my barrettes have gone AWOL, so my hair's down for today. Good thing I dyed my hair yesterday---I feel little younger. Hee.
Last Friday was my birthday. I was reminded how old I've gotten when I tried to see something small and had to lift my glasses and peer more closely without getting cross-eyed. Then, getting a phone call from my doctor's office. Reminding me I have arthritis (okay, my doctor already told me that the day before!) and will set me up with a specialist and what I should do to take care of this. My husband was little late in wishing me a happy birthday. That's fine...if he's too sick with a bad cold, I would prefer him to get better first.
My weekend went pretty well. Saturday had a meeting with my MiBCD (Michigan Baptist Conference of the Deaf) Executive Board. It went pretty well. Basically just planned for our winter workshop in January. It was good to visit with some of my friends, and seeing someone's new house for the first time! Gorgeous home. 3x bigger than her old home. I had to tease her about that. But it was very nice.
Yesterday taught Sunday School for my husband (still sick) and felt it went pretty well. I did have my own struggles with the subject but the Holy Spirit guided me through this. Then afterwards, went shopping with my daughter. We ate out, then let her get a couple shirts from Limited Too. It was really interesting to watch so many tweens in the store. All have similar taste in fashion. I basically just plopped on one of the chairs and let my daughter roam around. Ended up a happy girl. Off we went to home....and my kids went off to play with their friends.
Spent the next couple hours doing emails, with one friend who lost her father recently. She shared the highlights of the funeral and sounded so beautiful. However, was having a struggle in another area, and I merely just wanted to be supportive and lift her up in prayers and with my support, my love. It can be very hard to lose a parent, but when family members start up some concerns or struggles, it can become hard on everyone else in the family. This family member wasn't looking for trouble, really. Stress can do that to anyone and usually we say hurtful things. I myself didn't really know how to answer that but can only be a friend and let the person share. They just need someone to listen, and it means a lot to them.
Well, today, there'll be an office birthday party for me and "B". We both are couple days apart. This will be "B"'s last year with us til retirement in spring. I did get a fun card for "B" so it'll be interesting. Food today...yum. Looking forward to it.
To end today's blog, I wanted to say big thank you to those who remembered my birthday, the small gifts given to me and their friendship. It means a lot to me. You know who you are, and I love you all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.