Yes, I know better than anyone that I have been missing more than present of late... I'm sorry, but it's just been one of those slump times in my life where I find myself buried in the day to day "stuff" that tends to get in the way of everything.

I suppose if I really give it much thought I'd have to say it's no more than that nasty old "satan poop". Yep, that's it, satan poop at it's best that occurs in a time frame that interferes with God's divine plan of good for our lives. I hate it when I realize or reluctantly admit to the fact I took the bait again. However, sometimes it's next to impossible to avoid it... Or so it seems! When you don't even realize it is happening or that it has occurred until after the fact. Shoot!

Therefore what do I do next? Hopefully "I pick myself up, dust myself off and start all over again..."

I've had a few asking if all is well in our neck of the woods with the Colorado tornado's being so close to our home. Yes, they were probably closer than one might like but yesterday we seemed removed from the worst of the storms... We merely dealt with severe winds and having to put tires on the out building roofs to hold them together with regard to the intense wind gusts we had. However, today was another story. This was the first day we have ever gone to the basement since moving here over ten years ago. I don't know if it was actually a tornado that passed over but I'd have to say... "Maybe so..."

The most perplexing matter in it all is the direction of the storms movement. Generally the storms come from the west or the north and on a rare occasion we get something out of the east or south east that catches us a little off guard. But these are moving from the south east with deliberation and purpose; as if they always follow such a pattern. It's more than odd over all, but then again the storms and weather have changed so dramatically in the past several years any longer. Not I!

With the Earthquake, cyclone, tornados, fires in California and Florida again... It sure makes one wonder about the future of this amazing world we live on. Has anyone watched the documentary on what will come of the mid-west/north west regions of the US if or when Yellowstone blows? I knew there had to be a reason for those hot, hot glaciers up there... But what I didn't realize was it is all sitting on top of one of the largest if not the largest volcano in the world. Great, just what we all needed to know. NOT! I think perhaps I'd a soon move closer to the region so that if it happens I won't even know it... Poof and you're gone, but nope, not here in sunny Colorado. We'll get the benefit of being over come by the ash and toxins that we breathe, but perhaps that won't be so slow after all.

Okay, now this has turned into a gloom and doom blog and I am simply not about gloom or doom... Then again, I am also not one to discredit the second coming of the Lord Jesus! I think that will be a glorious day and not anything to fear for believers! There you have it, no gloom in that consideration.

I'm wondering what everyone has planned for the three day weekend and how many have had the plans re-arranged. I believe we will be attending an afternoon barbecue for my nephew's graduation. My significant other was planning on moving some furniture on Sunday which I thought was a trip there and back leaving free the remainder of the day... But I was apparently wrong as I declined the invite to go along for dinner too. Maybe I shouldn't be that way, but I don't really want to spend one of the best days forecasted in the weekend in town at a condo... That simply doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but apparently my lack of spontaneity to jump on board with the plan is not being well received.... I suppose that is enough said on that matter before I stick my foot in my mouth.

So, instead, I think I will take advantage of the good weather if they got it right (???) and plant some flowers and maybe work in the yard a little.... It would be nice to get the ponds cleaned out and up and running before late summer this year!
As for Monday... Probably more of the same, or perhaps we'll take in the NASCAR 600... Suppose I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

In the mean time, sorry I've been missing in action once more and trust that I promise to work on writing of a more inspiring nature from here on...

Have a great weekend and trust the process!