THE SUNDAY GARDEN

I didn't get to church because of the pain in my jaw following my root canal.  I hadn't gotten last week either because I was with my sister on Sisters' Week and went to her church.  So I watched last week's message on the computer.  It was fantastic and I got 3 1/2 pages of notes.  It was on Genesis 8:20-9:17 -- God's promise to Noah (and to us).  So glad we post all of our sermons.

My garden is pretty much done for the season.  That is sad because I hate to see summer end, even though I love fall.  I could get just a few pictures for you.  The last few roses and the coleus were all that were left.

I hope I have good weather this week (and energy) to get the garden cleaned up.  It's really overgrown.

The sky was beautiful last night as I made macaroni and cheese for dinner.  I thought it would be easy to eat, but it was not.  Oh well.  I also made an Amish peach long cake to use up the peaches I bought last week.  It turned out wonderful!

 
I have to get ready for work.  Because Diane is out sick this week, I am staying at the Richmond Branch.  Bob will be back from vacation, but the boss and the guard are also out today.  It's going to be interesting.

DATE NIGHT

Saturday was another lazy day.  I actually slept till about 10:00 a.m.  I almost never do that.  And I did practically nothing all day.  I meant to.  I wanted to.  But I kept falling back to sleep.

I guess the main reason was that I had the first part of my root canal done on Thursday.  The anesthesia lasted for 6 hours.  I was feeling no pain.  And then it hit.  I have been on pain killers ever since and they make me drowsy.   Pain or sleep?  I've been choosing sleep.

By tonight I was going a little stir crazy.  Joe and I had talked about having a "date night" since we haven't had one in quite awhile.  I had a gift certificate for IHOP, so we decided to go there for dinner.

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Joe had french toast and I had pot roast.  Well, I had half of the pot roast and that was all I could eat before the pain got too bad.  I was going to have crepes, but I was hungry and I thought I could handle it.  The mashed potatoes and garlic bread were OK, and I got a lot of the meat down, but that was it.  It wasn't wasted, though, because Joe very helpfully finished it for me.

When we came out I looked up and the sky was beautiful.  I had to get a couple of shots.

 

I could have gotten even better pictures when I was driving, but driving and picture taking really aren't compatible.

When we left IHOP we went to Rite Aid.  I had forgotten to get a couple of things when I was there the other day and it was on the way home, so we just popped in.  This particular Rite Aid is huge.  I stop in quite a bit during my dinner hour since it isn't too far from work.  I introduced Joe to the $1 aisle.  It is so hard to resist things in there.

Next we needed a few things in Shop Rite so went there.  I said to Joe, "This is some date you are taking me on."  But we got what we needed and went home.

My tooth was KILLING me by now.  I went to get my Tylenol which is what has been helping me the most and it was not where I left it.  I have looked all over this house and it is no where to be found.  So we went out again (at 10:00 p.m.) to look for a place still open to buy it.  We ended up back at Shop Rite and got it there.  After I take it, it takes about a half hour to work and then it's OK for about four hours.  What a relief.  I took aspirin when I couldn't find the Tylenol and it didn't even touch the pain (although it took the swelling down some).  I am going to call the dentist on Monday because it is not supposed to be hurting like this.

So as soon as I got home I took the Tylenol, petted Jenny who was on her favorite perch on the back of the recliner...

 

... and headed for bed.

 I woke up at 6:30 a.m. this morning and couldn't go back to sleep, so I got up.  I've been watching season one of the new "Upstairs Downstairs".  I have to take it back to the library tomorrow.  Now it is almost 8:30 a.m. so I will get Joe up for church.  I don't think I am going today.  My tooth/jaw is really bothering me.  I almost never miss church, but there is always the time I am sick.

Hopefully later today I will get out in the yard and give you a Sunday Garden post.  Although there really isn't much out there to take pictures of these days.

Until later...

WHAT I'M READING

ERIC LIDDELL:  SOMETHING GREATER THAN GOLD
by Janet & Geoff Benge (1998)

About the book:
Eric Liddell (1902-1945)

As the race began, it had seemed obvious that Eric Liddell was overmatched.  Now the crowd in the Olympic stadium hushed as this runner from Scotland refused to be passed.  As Eric crossed the finish line, the crowd erupted in applause heard all over Paris.  Eric Liddell had done the impossible.  A new world record had been set!

Eric's refusal earlier that week to run on Sunday in the Olympic 100-meter race had stunned the world.  Now his incredible victory in the 400-meter race further strengthened his belief in God's promise, "He who honors Me, I will honor."

Years later, Eric Liddell would be tested far beyond mere physical ability as a missionary to China.  His character, persevereance, and endurance are a challenging example for all who would obey the call to bring the gospel to the nations.
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I haven't done a "What I'm Reading" post for awhile now.  But this is a book that I wanted to share with you because it is really worth reading.  I saw this posted on another blog that I read.  Since I had just watched the movie "Chariots of Fire" I was interested in Eric Liddell so I wanted to read this book.  It was highly recommended.

I went to our website at work and looked for it but Philly didn't own it.  So I put in an Interlibrary Loan and got it from Bethlehem, PA.

I learned so much about Eric Liddell.  What an amazing man he was.  The book went completely through his life -- from his time as a small child in China, his schooling in Scotland, his time at the Olympics in Paris, and his life as an adult when he returned to China to teach in a school and be a missionary.  He died in an Japanese interment camp during World War II after having gotten his wife and daughters out.  He never got to see his youngest daughter since his wife was pregnant when he was able to send her to her family in Canada.

There's so very much in this book.  It is both exciting and inspirational.  I wish I had known this man.  As I said, it is worth taking the time to read.