Looking Towards Spring in Sharing 519

[Backseat Radio]

31 here with freezing rain and snow. Pastor moved our small groups fair to Wednesday night since we're supposed to get more yucky weather tomorrow afternoon.

[Roscoe]

It was beautiful here today. My day of rest was anything but. Ran some errands and worked on the apartment, as well as doing a bit of clean up on Rusty which is going for the rest of his interior soon.
 I will say I am wiped out though, and evidence that I am old is that I am hurting bad. It'll be a night in the recliner I assume..

[The Purple Fuzzy]

I've decided to make chicken and dumplings today. That's about as interesting as it gets for now.

[MsJennJenn]

The cold front did indeed hit. And it's still gloomy city. We've had several small bouts of rain.

Trying to get Keke (cat) into the vet. I think the hyperthyroidism she was diagnosed with 3 weeks ago was in fact masking some kidney issues. She's throwing up a lot and I'm worried. 

[Roscoe]

Rain.   Been sick with a bug since Saturday. Spent sunday at home. Monday was a trip t town for church business and back home. Today I went to work. Made it 3 hours before I gave up and took sick time.

[Lynx]

Who preaches when you don't? Just nosy. I mean, just curious.

[Roscoe]

Who preaches when you don't? Just nosy. I mean, just curious.

I'm blessed with an amazing assistant pastor who covers for me. In honesty, he and I work as a team in every avenue of the church. He's my sounding board, occasionally my co-conspirator, and one of my biggest supporters. I have zero concerns about the wellbeing of our church if I have to be out, which I try not to be, because he loves it as much as I do.
If every pastor had the assistant I do, their burden would be much lighter.

[Backseat Radio]

Ice storm canceled church again last night. That puts us at 3 church days in a row of being canceled by winter weather. 

So ready for spring to get here

[Roscoe]

They are saying we will likely see winter weather this coming Tuesday and Wednesday. Chance of heavy snow. Over it completely. Finally feeling a bit better this afternoon. Worked today despite feeling terrible. Now tomorrow I gotta figure out how to work and get a church member to a dr appointment....

[The Purple Fuzzy]

I think I'm pretty much over this winter stuff.

[Lynx]

I still like it better than August. I can keep adding layers when it gets colder. If I try to compensate for heat with clothing, I get arrested...

[MsJennJenn]

Bahaha Isaac.

I am in a funk. Feeling like a revolving rut. Get up. Go thru the motions of the daily routines. Work. Cats. Deciding on food day in and day out. Go to bed. Repeat. Get paid. Pay bills. No money. Annnnd repeat.

bleh. 

[Lynx]

I am in a funk. Feeling like a revolving rut. Get up. Go thru the motions of the daily routines. Work. Cats. Deciding on food day in and day out. Go to bed. Repeat. Get paid. Pay bills. No money. Annnnd repeat.

bleh. 

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about."
- Charles Kingsley

When I start feeling like that, I double down on things that I can get enthusiastic about.

[Backseat Radio]

Really hoping we don't get iced out of church again tomorrow

[Roscoe]

Shew Lord. Finally time to get on here. First, while I was sick they changed out my computer at work which led to the loss of many files that had NOT been backed up to the cloud despite claiming to have been. I was able to get I.T. to pull the hard drive out of my old computer and manually upload them to the cloud but that took time. Meanwhile I dealt with overall illness, and the fact that this site is now on the blocked list at work. Bah..
    And last night was prayer meeting and I got there grumpy and ran down. I walked in to my Assistant Pastor, always upbeat, in much the same mood as I over work issues at HIS work... but God was about to change things.
   A year or so ago, a brother found us by livestream and began coming. I've mentioned taking him to Dr appointments and the like... he has become a close friend and is an incredible prayer warrior and worshipper. The entire church has kinda adopted him as a mascot. If you met him, you would understand. I don't think you can NOT love the man.
  He has been fighting stage 4 cancer. They had removed a kidney, and the mass/tumor came right back. The doctors have been treating him but it's mainly been "we will do chemo but it's just prolonging the inevitable". He has been adamant that God was healing him. But a couple of weeks ago, during a down moment, he looked at me as I dropped him off after church.
  Instead of upbeat and calling me Bro Bobby...He said "Pastor, I'm done. I can't keep fighting. He can take me home"
Not depressed, just at the end of his rope. I tried to encourage and as I left, just me and God I began to sob. " God, I've lost Papa and Nana. Bro Robert, which were three of my biggest supporters and rocks. The hits keep coming. I can't lose him. If it is at all in Your will, heal him, because I genuinely need him".
    I reminded God that I had preached and set the theme for this year as being the "year of the Jubilee" where everything is returned, the manservants come home, and restoration is given.  I'd had everyone write down a promise from God they felt He had given them, and what we would do...pray more, fast, etc... and place it in a box on the altar. Every service we pray over it before proceeding.
   Bro Roger borrowed my truck to go to the cancer doctor yesterday. He came into prayer meeting, looked at me and said, "I need you to sit down". My faith plummeted. I knew he would tell me they had given him just days or that something had spread.
He looked at me " Bro Moses, the Dr is confused. Several tests. THERE IS NO MASS OR TUMOR IN MY BODY"
 Dear lord, did we have a prayer meeting!!
 There is still some other health issues God is still addressing- but man, this was some kinda confirmation of Him moving!!

[Nelle]

Roscoe.. That was beautiful news to read on a sleepy snowy work Monday!

@Work.

Jeremy & Athena made it home last night from their trip to Salt Lake City. Tabby wasn't super thrilled her sister came home, but she was happy to see her dad. I didn't get much sleep this weekend. Friday due to caffeine, Saturday I'm not really sure why, and then Sunday.. I took a two hour nap in the afternoon and had to stay awake late (against my eyes' wishes) to make sure they got home safely. I literally fell asleep in the recliner waiting haha.

[Roscoe]

Gonna be a long night. Weather change has me hurting. Wonder if we will get the snow and ice they claim? Back at work tomorrow...

[The Purple Fuzzy]

My body doesn't like the cold anymore.

[MsJennJenn]

It definitely wasn't on my bingo card how much the weather would affect me in my old age lol
I need the heat too. It's not so much the cold as it's the gloominess that gets to me.

[Roscoe]

Ice. Snow.    The only thing redeeming from this is I literally CAN'T go anywhere, We won't see above freezing temps until Saturday or Sunday....

[Backseat Radio]

 I'm not a penguin so the super cold isn't for me.

[Lynx]

SNOOOOOOOOOOW!

We finally got some snow!

Not enough to build up on the roads. So driving probably won't be any fun. But it does look pretty.

[Roscoe]

25 degrees. The current temperature and so far the high for the day. I like the time off.. but lord I despise cold.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

It's 25* here, too. 

[Lynx]

I was right. Driving wasn't much fun today.

My last hope was that the water on the road would freeze overnight tonight. But the road was bone dry by the time I got home this afternoon. Feh!