Thursday, November 20, 2025

THURSDAY CATCH UP & THANKFUL THURSDAY

 I'm still here. Getting ready for some snow that they say is headed our way. Not my favorite season with the cold and slippery roads. Yesterday I was running errands and I left too late in the early afternoon. It was like a Demolition Derby! I was blessed to see Kevin, my favorite teller at our credit union and a new girl at the bank. They always put me in a great mood! Plus Kevin know the backstory with our B&B grandson's so his thoughtfulness is an extra kindness.

You are somebody's reason to smile!

When our Denver Broncos played on Thursday night football, I ran a quick trip to my local Marketplace. I was wearing my "lucky" Bronco shirt. This gentleman using one of the electric shopping carts says to "Hey, take off that shirt!" He was wearing a Raider's t shirt. I said, "You first!" Then he proceeds to ask me if I am happily married. At least he saw my wedding rings! hahaha......I said very happily married, nearly 42 years of happiness! So he tells me he grew up in San Jose and knew Jim Plunkett. Now he has my attention. Not only did I admire Jim in his heyday as the Raiders QB. He was born to Mexican-American parents but his mom had Native American ancestry too. This man, who three more times asked if if I was certain I was happily married, then said he knew Jim and told me he knew for a fact that Jim in one of the few people who paid back every penny of his college education at Stanford.  

After telling him for the 4th time I am extremely happily married he said, "Maybe I just need a weekend wife!" I said do you listen to country music, he said yes and I said than go home and listen to some Bill Anderson songs. He knew who Bill Anderson was so I was impressed, wished him well and told him to have a good day. I think he was just a lonely older gent. When I continued with my shopping I saw him turn his attention to a young lady working in produce. She smiles and winked at me. I assume he is just lonely and she was still chatting with him while stocking bananas and I smiled because it costs you nothing to use kindness!

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. "Aesop

My sweetheart Avery has been struggling with his asthma these past two weeks. But he had his follow up appointment with his Pulmonologist and that man is filled with kindness. After taking care of Avery's medical needs, he asked how our grandson's were. We met him in 2024 and we told him, rather I told him about our B&B Brothers! We have seen this doctor twice and he never fails to catch up with us about them. It is hard to find good doctors. A prayer for him is always welcome and we've prayed the meds he has to take will relive his symptoms.

"It takes courage to be kind." Maya Angelou

We went to my appointment with our PCP for my labs! She walked in the room and said, "Oh no, I see double trouble!" I said, "Excuse me, your triple trouble so you behave yourself!" She checked my blood pressure and quietly said, " I am always in trouble here!" We love that woman, she looks at you as a person, not a Big Pharm extra payday! 

" The world is full of kind people. If you can't find one, be one." Unknown

Thankful Thursday


Please stop by Brian's Home Blog and say hello and tell them what you are thankful for today.

I am thankful for all the kindnesses I have seen today. We are preparing for a winter storm. Often, the SONshine pops up and the snow melts away but we never know. So we are all thankful for our home with the cold weather brewing. Thinking of all the homeless people we have wandering around in this weather. I pray they all have shelter tonight. 

Thankful for the attorneys that took the case for our Pastor and another local pastor. The other pastor is from a larger church so they were dealing with the same thing. Someone at the Monday night city council meeting,  shared this:

Matthew 25:35–40.

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me,
I was in prison and you came to visit me."
Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?”...
"He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

Thankful for all who stepped up and shared their thoughts on this discrimination of feeding the hungry.

1 comment:

Brian's Home Blog said...

I hope the snow isn't too bad. Yes, there's still lots of good people out and about. Nice to see you!!!