What I’m FOR today
by Elouise
There’s so much going so wrong today that I decided to make a roll call of what I’m FOR on this remarkable day. Remarkable because I lived to witness it! Including, in my past, this river and dock-life when I was growing up. Plus at least the following other items for which I’m grateful:
- this beautiful world in places touched by human tragedy
- family members more distant in miles than ever, yet closer to my heart
- churches standing up to tough challenges without capitulating to visions of grandeur, glory or isolation
- real places that offered me refuge and peace when I needed solitude and reassurance that my life matters
- our son who turns 50 today and reminds me why I risked everything with my parents on the eve of my 50th birthday
- our daughter who lives on the other side of the USA yet is present to me in ways I was never present to my mother
- the Carolina Wren, Chickadees and Cardinals singing and chirping, plus the small ground squirrel who sits on our back yard wall surveying his spacious kingdom
- courageous women, men and children who speak out and work for a better world for all of us
- my neighbors: Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jew, Protestant, or Nothing at All who greet me, invite me into conversation, groan and smile with me, and offer me tea
- my dear husband who I sometimes thought might be the wrong man for me, yet has become precious beyond words
- my local church with its challenging mix of cultures, ethnicity, political persuasions, youth and decrepitude
- days of such unexpected delight that I don’t want them to end, yet can let go because I love my water-bed and the partner swimming in it with me
- my body and the way it’s leading me deeper into and out of myself in these last days of summer 2018.
And of course, I’m for you, my wonderful readers–an invisible family loosely held together somewhere out there beyond our control.
Elouise♥
©Elouise Renich Fraser, 22 August 2018
Photo found at pinterest; Skidaway River, Isle of Hope near Savannah, GA
Telling the Truth 
“my dear husband who I sometimes thought might be the wrong man for me…” Congratulations for hanging in there.
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Thank you kindly, from both of us! 💜
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How wonderful to look for the positive instead of dwelling on the negative. I just commented on another blogger’s post by saying, “I dwell in the comfort that my faith affords me.” This also means counting my blessings.
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Thanks for this comment. I’m wired, I think (not necessarily by choice), to focus more on the tough stuff than the other bits. It was part of my survival mode as a child and teenager. It often serves me well, as long as I don’t lose sight of what really matters. 😟😻 We could all use a dose of comfort these days.
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You bless me in unexpected ways every time I read what you offer. Thank you.
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Awww….Thanks Dan.
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Amen to your words, Elouise…and to your heart!
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Thank you, Debbie! 💜
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I’ll tell you something else Elouise. Come over my side of the Computer screen and look at all the posts I’ve read from “Telling the Truth.” I’m for you.
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Thank you, John! I’m so happy we connected via this crazy bloggy world. You’ve given me plenty to laugh about and plenty to ponder over the years.
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SO! I’m nothing at all am I ? Huh! :twisted;
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Actually, you’re one of my wonderful readers….whether you like it or not. 😊😻🌹
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