Ten Things of Thankful

This week has been a week of learning, trying, appreciation, and prayerfulness. I'll post some of those things for which I am grateful here and link to Josie's Ten Things of Thankful site.

Apple blossoms in the springtime

Our dishwasher decided to behave inappropriately, like going to a two-hour delay all on its own. After trying to discover the solution and none of it working, I got some recommendations for a repair service. A repairman phoned me after I scheduled the appointment. He just wanted to clarify the problem so if it was something that could be solved by him talking me through some steps, a service call wouldn't be needed. As it turned out, we will still need a house call, but I really appreciated the diligence of the repairman who called to try to save us the cost of a service call. In the meantime, we are handwashing the dishes. In reality, with the simplicity of the majority of our meals handwashing the dishes isn't that big of a deal, especially since my husband helps out. 

I no more had tucked away one manual when I needed to find another manual. (thanks for manuals) One day this week we had a robocall from the same number about every hour throughout the day. To my way of thinking, this was beyond annoying. It was harassment! I had never been one to block calls in the past, but I decided that this definitely warranted it. After finding the manual for our phone and following the directions, we at last were rid of that caller. The company she represented never calls the customers indicating the type of problem she said we had.

Trying to remember all those who could benefit from the prayers of others in their behalf has been a memory test for me lately, as there are so many people, all the way from babies to elderly, but I know they need the comfort that comes through their own prayers and from the prayers of friends, family and even those who are unknown to them. Sometimes there is little that one can do for someone other than pray, and I'm thankful that I do know the power of prayer to bring comfort and healing, if it be the Lord's will.

How times change! When I was in high school, our school newspaper was run off on either a either a spirit duplicator machine or a mimeograph machine. I'm not sure how they were reproduced when our children were in high school. Going forward in time, I received a Facebook post this week of one of our grandson's articles in his high school newspaper. The newspaper is only distributed online. I'm thankful for the internet which allows me to see and appreciate what is happening in the lives of our family.

After another appointment with the neuromuscular therapist this week, I decided to stop at the bakery next door to the therapist. I've resisted stopping there all these weeks, but I admit that wasn't the case this week. (I hadn't eaten breakfast before going to my appointment and would have settled for an egg and toast at home.) After I purchased two walnut/raisen sticky rolls, I headed home for my husband and I to enjoy them. My husband said they looked like the ones his mother used to make. (She had been a baker at a guest ranch.) Thankful for yummy rolls.

My paternal grandfather was born in a town that used to be called Osage Mission in Neosho County, Kansas. He was Catholic, and there was a mission there run by the Catholics. So you can image how my ears perked up when I listened to a podcast this week that was an interview with David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. (He also wrote The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon.) The Osage moved from Kansas to Oklahoma and at one time were the wealthiest people in the entire world. This was a fascinating interview about people of the Osage Nation and some of the terrible crimes that were committed against them. (Click here to see the transcript of the podcast.) I'm thankful for authors and their diligent research to share a piece of history.


In a previous post I mentioned the free public domain digital images available at the New York Public Library, but this week I actually used one on my blog post. The is an interesting site to explore. In case there are some old sheet music collectors among my blog readers, there are many free public domain digital images of old music.

My husband and I seem to be on the same wave length so often. He frequently completes my sentences or provides an answer to a question I have only started to ask. Sometimes his answer isn't correct, because that wasn't what I was going to ask, but more times than not he is spot on. I love that about him. 

Remember to go visit Josie's site to see what other's have shared this week for their Ten Things of Thankful. While you are at it, ponder your own blessings and give thanks for them.