Greetings from Austin Street

Happy Wednesday! All is well here at 811. We live in a house built in 1927. We do not have heat or a/c built in. We have space heaters and window unit air conditioners.  Last night Bruce lit the heater in the master bathroom and today the heater in the living room. I put my granny’s quilt handcrafted in the 1920’s under the bedspread and the TCU blanket on the end of the bed just in case! I love this time of year.

I went for my conducting audition this evening. I think the audition went well, but I will not know anything for a while. The last I heard there were ten applicants. I am not sure if all will be offered conducting auditions outside of the interview, but I can only hope for the best. I had a great time during the audition and I think the choir did too. We will see. God is good and love wins!

Lord, tonight I pray to trust You each day. My time is in your hands and I live in the presence of Your unfailing love and in my heart. In Jesus name, Amen.

 

Today is three months since Bruce’s surgery. I remember shock and thinking that this is not happening . And then I began to think what would I do if I lost him and what would I do if he survives? The answer to both of those questions is in the decisions I would need to make. I look to God for help when I have to make hard decisions. God has planted His Presence and His unfailing love (which are one in the same) within me making God closer to me than any one person on this earth. I think that is why my soul understands God’s will before my mind can understand.  In my morning devotion this morning I read something that has helped me define the calling to serve God in pastoral care. “When you need comfort, I love to enfold you in My arms. I enable you not only to feel comforted but also to be a channel through whom I comfort others.”  This is a gift from God. So no matter what losses I experience or where this life takes me, this gift from God is ever present and can never be taken away. I am called to live through this gift in my daily living. I am trusting daily in God and will not despair as I wait for God to use me with the assurance the gift given by God will be used for His glory. Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, throw an extra blanket on the bed tonight and get some sleep. Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene

“I pray to you, LORD. So when the time is right answer me and help me with Your wonderful love.”

Psalm 61: 13