Today February 26, 2017 I saw the first little white blossom on a plum tree. The entire tree is filled with tiny green buds that will open up in a few days. I’m so glad that spring is here. We are just hoping that another late freeze don’t happen like last year, and kill all of our fruit. This past winter has been long, sweet and sour, and I’m ready to say good bye to it. I’m expecting a blissful spring and summer. I’m getting wound up for a full swing into my yard. Work, expense, and more work, are what makes a harvest. Life without a harvest is useless. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” Matthew 9:35-38. In my case the pre-harvest is ready but the laborers are few. I can’t enjoy a harvest of green grass, or a yard full of gorgeous roses and flowers without I put a lot of labor into it. I can’t enjoy fruit from my trees unless I spray a lot for would-be worms. Never mind the gathering of the harvest. That is the easiest job ever in my field. It’s the decisions on who, which, how, and where that makes me tired. But I do have a supervisor who knows already how to handle the job. I just have to call Him from on high when I am ready.
I had a great time with friends last night at the singles meeting. I didn’t know that older people could be so humorous, and down right funny. Neither did I know that their patience with an understaffed restaurant business could be so impressive. A crowd of fifteen people sat at one long table while a waitress for the whole business tried to take orders and deliver the food to the right places. Needless to say everyone didn’t get their food at the same time, and some got others orders, which wasn’t noticed until after the food had been partially eaten. Two ladies were left out completely, and one told the other she would share if she ever got her order. When the one finally got her order it belonged to one who had already started eating this left out, ladies order. The waitress gave the order to the original guest who ordered it, then the long awaited guest had to wait for another order since hers had already been partially eaten. Finally after everyone had finished eating we had to wait for the one-only waitress to come to the cash register to take our money. This restaurant is a very nice place to eat, and they are usually busy. We don’t know why they were working so short handed since the waitress didn’t have time to explain. She was running in circles. We did get a 20 percent discount, and everyone went home happy. Our Christian attitude had kicked in, and all was feeling sorry for the poor little waitress.
God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp
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