"F" is for Friday - Already?

It's been quite a few days since I sat down here and hit this keyboard for my blog. I think it was Sunday when I last wrote and now I can't believe it is already Friday! I can remember when I used to use the old phrase "T.G.I.F." but not anymore. Time is flying by so fast that I want each day to last longer. Where in the world does time go? It seems one minute I am heading out early on Monday morning and the next thing I know it's Friday.

My oldest grandchild, Alex, has a birthday next week. He will be nine years old. I can still remember the morning he was born as if it were yesterday (cliche, I know.) But it's true. He came almost a month early and we were a little worried about him when we got the call that snowy Saturday morning that they were heading to the hospital. But although he was little he was fine and has been mostly healthy his young life and has blessed our lives beyond measure.

The next birthday we celebrate after Alex's is yours truly. I use the word celebrate loosely too. On one hand I praise God for so many good years and on the other hand is............my mother's hand! Yep, I look at my hands and think, "oh, my, those are my mother's hands which I always thought looked old!" EEEEEEEEEEK! Oh, well, more on that big day later!

This has been a good week for me. I got a lot done at work and that was crucial because January is so full for me as a financial secretary who takes care of taxes as well as contribution records for the congregation. I got organized pretty well and hope to be able to distribute W-2 forms and mail those contribution reports out early this coming week.

It felt so good to get back to normal with my exercise class this week. We had good turnouts both days and everybody was ready to work hard and as always we had lots of fun doing so! On Tuesday morning we did what I called a "granny boot camp" working a little bit of everything on our body, sweating and getting our hearts pumping. Don't let the word granny fool you though, we worked hard! Those gals give it all they got and always have a smile on their face even though they may be cursing me under their breaths! Since the temperatures rose this week I also got to get out and walk which is one of my favorite ways to exercise. It felt great to breath the cool, fresh air!

Jerry finished another cycle of chemo the first part of this week and barring anything unforeseen he will have his last cycle January 25th and 26th and then have a P.E.T. scan on the 1st of February. I pray that scan is clean and he can be done with those treatments. He has been a real trooper taking them and not complaining, a real inspiration to me. But each time he has had to go I have hated it. I just can't stand the thought of those harsh medicines going through his body. But, the doctors all felt it was necessary so what else can we do? Please keep him in your prayers as I know prayer has brought us this far!

This week I will be substitute teaching in a young adult Sunday School Class and we will be talking about integrity. It made me think of a saying I once heard. It went something like this: Reputation is the result of what others see you do while character is the result of what you do when no one else is looking. That's heavy. Think about that for a few minutes. What do people see when they look at your life or my life? I surely hope it is integrity they see. Proverbs 10: 9 says, "People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall." (NLT) Let's try not to fall my friends!!

Have a wonderful weekend and go to church to strengthen your Faith, spend good time with your Family, do something active to improve your Fitness and have lots and lots of Fun!!!