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Coming to you from the Celebrity Suites of the Wyndemere at Turtle Creek Condominiums in Dallas, Texas, today is Wednesday, February 7, 2024. It’s going to be a partly cloudy day with a high of 68.
Happy Birthday to:
Patty Adkins Farris
Good Morning, Possums and Happy Wednesday and Happy Hump Day. We made it half way through the week.
It’s been a busy week. The days are going by quickly and today will be no exception. Today’s agenda is filled with replying the mail (snail and e-) and finishing editing episode #3 of our podcast. I would like to get it uploaded and available for download this afternoon. We all have a friend in town from Denver so I think a cocktail maybe be in order this evening.
Ash Wednesday is one week away which means it is time to think about what I want to give up or take up for the forty plus days after.
We give up things during the Lent season to remind ourselves of the suffering and pain that we know Jesus will experience at the end of the season. We also give up things to be reminded of our dependence on God.
Caffeine shouldn’t be the thing that compels us to live. God’s love and grace is what should compel us to live and love. Giving up coffee is not trivial at all. When that dull headache starts rolling in, we reflect on our mortality, our weakness, and our dependence on coffee (it’s only 9am — how am I getting a caffeine headache already?) which should remind us of God’s mercy and grace and presence.
Lent can also be understood as some sort of house cleaning. Just like how we may clean our house in preparation for a guest, we take time to examine our lives and in clean our hearts to prepare to encounter the Risen Christ at Easter. So we clean out the things that hinder our relationships with God and with others.
The main purpose of “giving up” things in Lent is to bring us closer to God; to prioritize God; to put God in the center of our minds and lives; to make God the focal point.
So if you’re thinking about giving up chocolate — do it! But also ask yourself “how will that bring me closer to God?”
So - are you giving up or taking or anything for Lent?
Our podcast (episodes 1 and 2) is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Podcast Index, Amazon, YouTube and I Heart Radio. You can download them here
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210444
You can watch them on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeU7vSpWbLU6wDT2JgsPcEg
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Your feedback is welcome and encouraged. Just remember we are new to this and it may take a few episodes to find our footing. Enjoy!
In other news:
Disability Percentages: no change
SSA Case Status - 59% Complete
Supplemental SSA - 52% Complete
Kankle News - I have two normal feet.
Anyhoozle, that’s all I have for today. What’s on your calendar? I hope you all have a SPECTACULAR day. Do everything today with kindness in your heart. The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one!
To all of my fellow MS Warriors, keep fighting the good fight.
And to all MS Warrior Supporters, Thank You! Your support means everything.
Peace, Love and Blessings to you all. -AJ
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