More to Come

"There is nothing that hurts more than unintentional contact with a sewing machine."

Don't despair, there is more to come, I just can't tell you when.

I wrote that last line several hours ago and it seemed as though God spoke it back to me. Comforting? Sort of. I'm glad there's more to come, but I'd like to know when. The story isn't finished but which chapter are we on? It could be "Thirty-nine and holding" or "In the Depths of Despair" or how about "Stretched to the Limit and Ready to Snap"? "We Are Going Down the Valley One by One". That's what some of my titles would sound like. But what would God's look like? Maybe "Forty and on a Roll", "The Prince is Coming", "Brighter Days Ahead" or "Hope for the Hopeless".

I'm glad God's writing the story and not me. Some days I wish He would give me a sneak preview as to what's ahead. Some days He does, other days He doesn't. I don't understand. Maybe he wants it to be a surprise. God likes surprises. I've had a few already and they were good ones.

This afternoon I went out to gather fresh, clean laundry off the line. It was such a lovely day I could hardly stand to go back inside. I took the wash in, grabbed a carrot and sat on the front steps munching away, soaking up the sunshine. I wandered around the farm looking for new signs of spring - buds pushing out on the trees, a few flowers poking through the earth, warm air, greening field of wheat...

Munching carrots...ahhh, that's what I'm doing these days. The doctor put me on a sugar-free, low-carb diet and it stinks! I can eat all the broccoli I want (too bad I don't "want"). I can eat all the meat I want (and this household consumes very little meat. In fact, we are still working on our Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas ham from last year!). I can eat all the salad I want. I like salad but eating it day after day after day gets very old. I think I may soon be hopping around like a bunny.:) I can have cheese (but grilled cheese sandwiches without the bread just aren't the same, somehow). Corn and peas, my favorite vegetables, are off the list! In fact, some people don't even call them vegetables anymore! What is this world coming to??!!

The good thing about this diet is that I'm losing weight! I've wanted to do that for a long time and so I will stick it out in spite of sharp hunger pains at 4 am.

I cannot figure out how to end this post but I've got to go so...goodbye!