Multitude Monday

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This has been such a good week and there have been so many things to be thankful about. I love Mondays when I can look back and express the gratitude I have for all the many ways I see God at work in my life. I'm going to sing His praises this morning.

🎜I started the week with a full plate and one by one managed to check the items off my list which included preparing two presentations and recording one of them.

🎜 After 7 weeks of not being able to taste or smell anything, those senses are starting to come back. I noticed it the other day when I was able to smell bars of lemongrass and sage goat's milk soap that I was making.


🎜Flowers are blooming everywhere I look, including the daffodils and tulips I planted back in the fall.

🎜I tried my hand at making my own vinegar and this batch of apple cider vinegar turned out perfectly. I'm thankful for the ability and desire to learn new things.

🎜After a long, long winter of doing not much of anything, I'm thankful that I've gotten out and moving. I walked 10 miles this last week which isn't a lot, but it is a start!

🎜 I've felt like I've been in a brain fog for months now. I think the loss of my mom plus getting Covid was a lot to deal with all at once. But I'm thankful that I'm starting to come out of that fog I was in. 

🎜 I'm thankful for a wonderful day at church yesterday. I'm feeling at home and that I can be myself. 

🎜 This morning I am especially thankful that we are off to our first "in-person" district conference in 2 years! It will be so nice to see old friends that we haven't seen in a very long time.

Comments

  1. EllenApril 12, 2021 at 7:13 PM

    I have a friend who has recovered from covid. She caught it in november. She still has brain fog which her doctor says is related to the covid. And I think 10 miles is a lot to walk in a week!

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    1. TerriApril 13, 2021 at 6:55 AM

      Yes, my inability to make decisions quickly or think clearly is so strange for me. At Easter, my sister-in-law (who also had it) and myself took about 10 minutes just trying to figure out how we'd have people get their food! lol

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  2. Joan EppehimerApril 12, 2021 at 10:52 PM

    I was so happy to read about your good week. :-)

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