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I walked 4.02 miles this morning on the Greenway trail. It has some pretty steep hills so I was hot and very sweaty when I finally got back to my car. I noticed that the fall wild flowers are starting to bloom. I'll post a picture next week of a lovely little bush along this trail.
Here's a list of what I've been busy reading this week:
- Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin by Frank Bailey. No I'm not a fan of Sarah Palin but I am a political junkie and I read it simply to gain information.
- Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zucoff. This is a true story of a WWII plane crash in the jungle-covered mountains of New Guinea. This is a fascinating book and I plan to finish it today.
- Dear Harry Love Bess by Clifton Truman Daniel. What can I say, I love everything about Harry Truman!
- The Everything Guide to Algebra by Christopher Monahan. Every so often I check out a math book and work my way through it just to keep my skills sharp.
I woke up thinking about my mother this morning. She died six years ago in her sleep, literally here one day and gone the next. One of the many things I was going to do when I retired was spend more time with her. It doesn't seem fair that now that I'm retired, she's not here.
But I do see her. Every time I look in the mirror I see the shape of her face, her mouth and eyes. I look a lot like my mother and that is very comforting to me. I also know that as a Christian, she is celebrating in Heaven with her Lord and Savior and eventually I will see her again.
Now my father, he was a handsome dude in his day and as he aged he turned into former President Harry S. Truman.
Dear Jesus, Thank you for giving me Christian parents. More now than ever, I value what they did for me when I was little.
