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Winter Races
by Laurie Pace
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea
I was a bit surprised when I received my email from ATMOS energy and the gas bill was $230. We have never been above $150 during the snow meggedans from several years ago. This was simply a ‘oh wow’. This was from the middle of Dec through the 16th of January. Has not really been cold until last week. Our world is changing and presently not in our favor economically.
BE PATIENT
Have you ever had one of those days where you begin to doubt everything? My sweet husband works hard to keep us safe, but are we? He decided we ought to check for gas leaks with the bill as high as it is. I know sometimes he forgets to turn burners off and with my arm not working, I am not in the kitchen to think…check the burners.
Tonight it was also the Alexapure water dispenser we have. We are down to our last filter. But this led to other things along the way and a ‘chat’ with Patriot Supplies over the filters, the cleaning of the filters and the replacing of them. More to learn every moment. No time to worry. Oh I remember, we started with the gas bill…$$$ and then the water system and new filters $$$ Somehow we have to navigate all of it and move forward…$$$.
The truth is, God is present and a help with all troubles, the small ones and the large ones. The gas bill and the water filters, and everything else. From our rising, through our day, through our meals and our nighttime prayers and sleeping, He is ever present. I have learned to THINK LESS and to ABIDE LONGER. Seems to take the pressure off. You might try it! It is late tonight and I am definitely rambling.
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Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.
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