It has been a long full time since I have written here. There have been gifts of joy and sorrow in the intervening days. One of my dearest friends here on The Cape has been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer. Her first name is Karlen. She is such a woman of faith, it boggles my mind. I can only try to follow her example.
I was blessed with the premature birth of a grand niece who is perfect and came home to New Jersey just before the hurricane Sandy. She and her mother were able to go inland to stay with friends where there was heat and power.
My own daughter and her partner never lost power in S. Philadelphia. And here in Falmouth we only lost it for about three hours. Did not even interrupt our house Halloween Party!!
We have been praying for those in South Jersey and New York City who have suffered and are still suffering so much. A cold snap followed the hurricane and it has been quite chilly. Also a nor'easter came through the beginning of this week and further damaged some of the original areas. Sometimes I am tempted to say "What is God thinking?" Yet I know that this is not part of His deliberate will but simply what He allows to happen as part of the forces of nature. It is part of the cyclical weather change and cannot even be blamed on human beings.
Our world would be so much better off if we all stopped looking for someone to blame all the time. I like everyone else need to learn to accept what happens on a daily basis for that day and ask God for the strength to deal just with that day. An elder friend of mine who is ill and going blind said to me that each morning he asks God for the courage to face that day. A good prayer.
On Friday I celebrated 29 years of continual sobriety - another blessing. I did it with the grace of God and the support of my fellows. Another joy in the list.
Thank you dear Lord for all the gifts you have given to me and those I love and help me to keep an attitude of gratitude!

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