I woke up at 4:00 am this morning and could not get back to sleep. So much to do and most of it is out of my control. I prayed and asked God to give me peace. I know He is in control, and not me. The only thing I can control is me….my actions, that is. I can’t control my health except to exercise and eat right and TRY to get my sleep. I can’t even control whether or not I CAN sleep once I put myself in the bed. There are decisions that affect my health that I can make, like whether or not to wear a seat belt, but ultimately, God decides what my health status is going to be. I don’t want to be like Howard Hughes and live in a bubble world because of fear of germs and such. I want to do as much as possible each day to make the world a better place, as much as it depends on me (realizing there are many things that I cannot do because they do not depend on me to do it).

I would like to pick up where I left off on the subject of my father’s driving. I am not in control of my father. No one is in control of my father except my father. If my father decides to drive even though his doctor has told him he should not drive, then he will drive. But I know my father, and now that the doctor has said he should not drive, I am sure he will not. But for the sake of other people in this situation, let’s look at this hypothetically. Legally, my step mother is my father’s closest relative. I could drive to my father’s house and take his car, or I could put a disabling device on my father’s car (those choices would probably not be legal), but he could drive my step mother’s car.  I have been advised by experts that it is up to my step mother to do what she can do to keep my father from driving. But again, she is not in control of my father. My father is in control of himself.

I love my step mother and would not do anything to hurt her. I want to help her. I know she is in a tough spot with my father not being able to drive. Advice, anyone?

Isn’t God good? He gave us this quenching rain just when plants were starting to turn yellow from lack of water. I marvel every day at the beauty and awesome wonder of His creation. In case you did not see Bea Well last week, she said:

One of my goals for the coming week is to get out on the trail before coming to work at 7:30 each morning.

Hope you find the opportunity to enjoy the beauty this coming week too! May you and yours be blessed.