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Aww…some Monday

A few months ago I planted a package of random perennial flower seeds in a small flower bed on the east side of the house. The past few weeks the blooms have begun to appear and, to be honest, they’ve been a little underwhelming. A couple of days ago I checked the progress and this stunning bloom greeted me. I immediately went in the house, grabbed my camera and tripod to capture a stunning image and this is the result. As I write this post I have discovered that this is apparently very desirable bunny food as most of the blossom has disappeared and only one petal remains. Our neighborhood is filled with little cottontail vegans and this became a victim. I’m just glad I have this image to enjoy.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

Welcome to Monday’s Music Moves Me! This is a whatever music moves you week. I haven’t posted much inspirational music recently, however that is not because I don’t have a reason to be thankful to the Creator. In fact, this past week has given me another reason to Praise the Lord.

I have persistent Afib. My pacemaker is working over 95% of the time. Recently the remote monitor indicated to my cardiology team that something wasn’t working exactly as it should and they were going to have to make a revision to my device. That’s doctor talk for outpatient surgery. It turns out that the “revision” was to remove and replace my pacemaker with a new one and run an additional lead into the other side of my heart by placing it in a vein and running it through that vein until it reaches the wall of the heart, then attach it. I cannot begin to understand or explain how that is even possible or the skill required to do such a thing. But we live in a country with such great medical care that it is about an hour out patient procedure and you go home the same day.

I am thankful the technology exists to monitor my device 24/7/365 remotely. I am thankful God has given surgeons the equipment and skills necessary to do such a procedure. I am thankful my cardiology team is very proactive at monitoring my situation and taking action quickly. I am thankful God blessed me by placing me in these United States at a time in history when these things are possible. One of the greatest blessings in this life is to be born, raised, educated, and live my life in this time, in the greatest country on earth. I serve and AWESOME GOD!!! Thank you Jesus! Have a blessed week.

Family Traditions

Recently, the youngest great-grandson was in the house for a visit. While he was here, I grabbed the camera and snapped a couple of images of him on things that other generations of the family have enjoyed. The rocking horse was made by my dad and painted by my mother in 1976. They would be this little guy’s great-great-grandparents. They made it for our daughter, who is the grandmother to this young man and his mother as well as his two aunts and his uncle have all ridden this pony. It still has our daughters name and birthday painted on it.

The rocking chair was purchased by my parents, for me, around 1948. Around 2005 I repaired one of the spindles, re-glued everything and refinished the entire chair for the grandson. A couple of weeks ago the youngest great grandson became the fourth generation to sit in this chair. Between these two items, five generations of the family have been involved.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

The theme this week is whatever music moves you. I thought I would focus on one of my favorite country artists from the 90’s. The 90’s was a golden age for country music with artists like Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Brooks & Dunn just to name a few. One of my favorites was Vince Gill. Vince had a tenor voice that few could match and guitar skills that are legendary to this day. Currently Vince is a member of The Eagles, but I want to focus on some of the music he has released since his glory years. None of these songs are radio hits, so you may not be familar with them. In fact, most them were new to me just a year or so ago. Sit back and give a listen to a country legend. Have a blessed week.