Reentering the Blogging Fracas

Why the long sabbatical after my first & only blog entry? Early dementia.
For the last 2 months, I have been trying to remember my username and password. I finally got a new one. Now I can return to the entire blogging fracas.

And I wonder, does anyone else ever wander if their blog has anything helpful or useful for anyone else?

Each day brings highs & lows, some are worth writing about.
Today, my wife & I decided to skip our childbirth class since she had recently pulled a muscle in her back while moving a LARGE dresser in our bedroom, lovingly preparing it for me to paint while she was visiting friends/family in Dallas. Thanks honey! But next time, I'll be happy to help you move the heavy stuff. We leave for a week's vacation in the Outer Banks on Sunday, so we're both hoping some extra rest & time on the heating pad will heal her back before we leave.

The high was that we had some unexpected time at home. I took advantage of this bonus time to play the piano. I played scales and some old pieces I was required to learn during seminary. It was so fun. Music always helps me make sense of life. The way the notes go together (or not, as is often the case with my playing) helps me sort through the ups and downs of life. The last song I played was "Break Thou the Bread of Life". What a great piece, in the key of D, not too difficult...but with great start & finish & a highpoint.

Thank you God for allowing your Son...the living Word...to be broken for us, that we might know you better!

PS - Talk about Batman begins...as I was relaxing on our patio this evening, after my piano retreat, I saw SEVERAL bats frolicking in the air space above our home. I guess the mosquito population took a big hit this evening. Bats are freaky enough by themselves...but when they travel en masse, it's a bit spooky. By the way, they make small squeaky sounds like baby birds when they fly so blindly about.