I am avoiding cleaning up my office. Well, it is a room I call my office. At one time I did use this room for work - that is work for pay. I am now one of those people who actually get in the car and on to another place that has an office. That office is clean and organized. Now, my home "office" is a disaster. I am behind in filing, ironing, projects. This room has become a place to put all my unfinished "stuff". The "stuff" is all the things I hate to do just plan do not want to do. Projects that I am having a hard time finishing or just have lost interest in. Junk that I do not know where to put or even what to do with it.

At one time, I used the excuse that I just left the things out so I would not forget about them. I must be honest with myself. This room has become a place where my stress level is off the "charts". Why am I writing about this? Hopefully, so I will do something about it.

Bible Study 2

I could read any book over and over again but there is one book that I do try to read every year. I am always discovering new things each time I read it and I try to read it every day especially in the morning. I follow a reading plan to accomplish reading the entire book in a year. Sometimes, I have no problem following the plan and sometimes I fall behind. Right now I am behind a couple of weeks on my reading plan but I know that if I read a little more over the next couple of weeks I can catch up.

Some parts of this book I like better than other parts and I have even memorized some of it. I read this book so much because I believe it to be God's inspired word to His people. The only way I think I can come to know of God, about God and believe in God is to read His word.

Have you guessed the name of the book yet. Well, if you have not guessed the picture certainly gives it away. I would like to hear about what other books people like to read.

When was the last time that I thanked someone is a very good question. Every day I will tell my coworkers thank you for various things that they have done for me to make something easier for me. But did I feel an overwhelming feeling of thankfulness. It was nice. It helped me out but I did not have that deep down in your heart thankful attitude. I think that the last time I had that deep down appreciation for someone else and truly thanked them from the bottom of my heart was when I looked at my Dad and I saw someone who through the years stood by me and helped me become the person I am today. It is sad to say that I did not realize this until way into adulthood. I now see a man who uses crutches to get around but I know that he would suffer through his pain to help me out. I can see the sacrifice that he made for me in the past and even is still doing for me and it melts my heart into one full of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for a loving parent. Most of the time I try to show my appreciation by helping him do things that were once so easy for him to do. So the last time I truly thank my dad was on my last visit home and then by phone call on Father's day.