Kidlin’s Law states that if you write a problem down clearly and specifically, you have solved half of it.
Hell, cutting half off of whatever the hell is going on in and around me, in one sitting? Hit me.
Almost 5 months since the last update. Did I really say this was a redemption arc? If so, it’s a redemption slower than my liking, AT best. Things HAVE escalated but in ways unexpected.
We’re still at work, getting systems to run smoother… it’s just that while we’ve made efforts to fine-tune the software, the hardware (me) isn’t as compliant as I expected – and that’s gotten me praying and trusting in our good Lord all the more, and more lately these recent days.
And oh, man, these recent days? I mean, ever since we started October? Muy, muy caliente.
I’ve stopped doing the Daily Activity Log because (1) I’ve been so immersed at work (10-hour shifts for three days) – any and all activities were documented there and (2) I don’t think there was a need for me to keep tabs on what I was doing and what I needed to do during my off days.
I’ve been working out inconsistently, doing what I can before shifts, but definitely making up for lost time and steps during my off days. 10k steps is harder to do these days – so I stopped. I mean, if I could, I would. Been doing a lot more boxing, a lot less lifting. Oh, and I’m back to 160lbs, when I last checked around a week ago.
That number could definitely be up now that I’ve really been eating a whole lot dirtier than I’ve been so used to ever since I tried getting serious with my body last 2018. I mean, this is the dirtiest it’s been. I’ve been binging the bad stuff, and right before sleep too. Not good.
I miss fasting. If it still means anything I’m more or less faithful with my Cinnamon/ACV shots before sleeping.
I should get back to reading Scripture first thing in the morning. But I’m still reading with the TrueDark glasses before sleeping. Just started Children of Dune.
So, yeah, if I’m calling this a redemption arc, it’s becoming more like an uphill battle, and I’m not helping with my bad decisions making the climb steeper and steeper every time.
Couple more things.
Finally hit 365 Days of Duolingo. I took screenshots and deleted Duolingo. Sorry, green owl-looking creature.
The land beside us already has significant improvements, and while we were initially feeling threatened by their backhoe coming closer and closer to our structure, conversations with the foreman/owner/contractor gave us some peace, and now, even if they’re really scraping extremely close to our walls, they seem to be reasonable and trustworthy.
The car is making all sorts of noises, and they seem to me coming from issues with structural integrity more than the actual engine.
Work is both extremely gratifying and tiring. In other words, I’m happy to be helping where I’ve been placed, but there’s just so much pressure to it that I couldn’t take as much breaks, and need time before my shift to mentally prepare for work, much as I need time after shift to deflate and to calm down.
Mom’s been sick but I am thankful that she is doing a whole lot better now, much so that I’m actually excited to drive her out and around, wherever she wants to go.
Ahava the cat has been sick as well. Drop of drool swinging around from his mouth like an icky morning star of sorts. Vet told us he has a whole bunch of wounds in his mouth and is experiencing a viral infection. Been on antibiotics for a week now. He still stinks but least the drool is gone.
New theme starting October, for both the Aces and Good News – Or, at least that’s what I expected… But since the first Sunday of the month I’ve been more or less adlibbing on the podium. Radar’s still out for what we’re going to be talking about moving forward.
Been doing more declaring in my praying lately.
Actually, been praying more lately.
I’d continue to exploit on Kidlin’s law by being clear and specific about a couple more things – actually, I think I will be as clear and specific as needed, but HERE in Evernote… You’ll see something different, more broad and more general, in public i.e. WordPress.
“The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Job 1:21b
I will go ahead and say that what I’ve been claiming has proved true. That the Lord moves in hearts and minds. And, in this case, He took care of thorns on my side… as well as my being a thorn to other’s sides.
Still coming to terms. Still transitioning from seeing all of it as rejection to… well, transition. Wherever my soul is at… Blessed be the name of the Lord.
He alone is trustworthy. No one or nothing else can ever fill the void that only God could satisfy.
He is my Healing and Health. He is my Protection and my Security. He is Satisfaction present in my shame. He is Peace in my pain. And if I’m not ‘feeling it’, I’m saying it even more, louder. He is Life. He is MY Life, and I am overwhelmed by His endless Light, His everlasting Love.
I’ll say it again. He is my Protection. He’s shown Himself as our Mighty Warrior, just as He has shown Himself as our Strong Tower. We run to Him, and I have seen, through all the BS that’s been going on in my life as of late, that we are truly, fully safe.
Christ is my Home. Christ is my Safety. In Him I exist, and in Him I am held together. In Christ I live, I move, and I have my being.
He speaks with me, to me, and through me. He is the Living Word that reveals His Word in my life, just as He is the Word of Life that brings Life to the Word.
In these critical times, He continues to be my Help. He ministers to me, and to all that concerns me, and all I could say is thank You.
All I could say is… thank You, Lord.
Thank You, gracious and glorious Lord, for everything.
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