joy, joy, joy, joy

1. Oh, I forgot about 5 things Friday....5 things isn't the only thing I'm absent minded about lately. Twice this week I miscounted money to cashiers. I'm in full-swing sometimers.


2. Cold season has arrived, and I'm ready with a quart of home made X-Ceptic: White Oak Bark, Golden Seal Root, Myrrh Gum, Comfrey Root, Garlic Bulb and Cayenne Pepper in a tincture of pure grain alcohol. Wednesday, Joseph and I went out for our pre-dawn walk. As I shivered beside him, Joseph was excited to show me a couple constellations he had figured out. As I looked up, I got very dizzy. I told him I would have to star search with him another morning. Then I started sneezing and coughing. Oh, NO! Then and there, I went home. As soon as I got in the door and before I even took off my coat, I boiled a cup of water. Then I put a dropperful of tincture in the cup, poured the boiling water over, and covered it with a saucer. The boiling water evaporates the alcohol. When it was cold, I chugged the nasty, blessed brew down. Even though I got busy and forgot to repeat the procedure 2 more times that day, I haven't sneezed or coughed since. Nor am I dizzy or feverish. God is so good to have created everything we need to stay healthy and then show us how to use them. Herbs were created by God to feed and bring health to mankind. "The fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine." Ezekiel 47:12


3. I'm trying to be optimistic and am planning next year's garden. I know many women, who don't even want to think about gardening with all the labor of harvest season just behind us. It's sort of like having a baby. The ones who just went through it are enjoying the fruits of their labor but certainly don't want to think about doing it again quite yet. The ones who haven't done it for awhile or failed at it recently or have never had one, dream of it constantly.


4. Since beginning Project Joy this old Protestant Sunday School song keeps popping into my head. I've got joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart. I've got joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart, down in my heart today. I am getting to be a real Pollyanna with this project and not unhappy about that at all. I've got joy!


5. Wearing my hair differently. After a few weeks of letting my natural waves loose and looking like a complete wreck, I've gone to blowing it straight like this. Except my hair is a bit longer and straighter.