I have no idea whether Punxatawny Phil the groundhog saw his shadow up in Pennsylvania, but I do know that Sammy Seagull is basking in the 50 degree sunshine down here in our tropical island paradise. Of course Sammy is wearing five layers of feathers and I’m pretty sure he borrowed a few more from his buddy Pedro Pelican. It’s freezing down here. Pretty. Sunshiney. But freezing cold. Fifty degrees. Brrrr.
Speaking
of cold, it was just as blustery yesterday.
And the cold weather brought a new life into the world. We welcome into the realm of muggles a
powerful warrior, “God is my strength” (or maybe a retired Los Angeles Rams
quarterback) … young Roman Gabriel Anderson, son of Cory and Sara made his
presence known. Actually, he let them
know he wanted out early in the morning.
I got a text at 5:28 a.m. to let us know they were at the hospital. But the youngster made them wait a while
longer, just to make sure he was in the right place and all. Had to make it to the Island, you know. Now he’s officially a BOI (Born On
Islander). Good sized kid, too. Seven pounds, ten ounces. Dad has some basketball and baseball drills
all lined up for him. I heard Mom Has
already put the nix on football.
Speaking
of Moms, Chris had her first “official” day of cardiac rehab yesterday. I went for a walk in the cold while she was gone. Sounded like she had a pretty good day. Stationary bicycle, stair stepper, arm
strengthener. But before attacking any
of those, she was determined to conquer the dreaded … treadmill. Why was it such an issue for her? Well, there was this tiny detail … the last time
she stepped on one of them was when she had a heart attack and ended up having
two stints. So I, for one, was really
proud of her for going after that one first.
Sounds like she mastered it in no time, too. She was pretty sore last night. They promised her it was going to get
tougher.
I
actually spent most of my day on work stuff.
It was Monday, after all. Wasn’t it? Pandemic days of the week are somehow different
from regular ones, aren’t they? Oh, we
did have to go pick up Cailyn and Alexis from school. Always fun to experience the ride home from
school with two twelve-year-olds. Junior
high is awesome.
Galatians
2:20 says, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I now live
in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself
for me.”
Father,
please be with young Roman and his Mom and Dad as they get to know each
other. Keep them all healthy as they
work together to help him grow close to you.
Amen.
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