R's rue

A week ago, the top of our main oven cavity caught fire. Not massive flames or anything like that but enough to give me the willies. I turned the oven off and quickly shut the door, starving the flames of oxygen. Luckily, it worked. I don't know if your oven is the same but at the top of ours there is a heating element and above that the oven's ceiling. It is very hard to get at that ceiling for cleaning purposes and I must admit that there had been a build up of greasy deposits up there. That is what caught fire. Naturally, I did not want to use the main oven again until it had been cleaned. I contacted the most well-known oven cleaning companies in the area but neither of them got back to me in spite of repeat messages. So I thought, "Sod them! I will give it a go myself!". With some difficulty I managed to get hold of  a pound of bicarbonate  of soda (American: baking soda) and also treated myself to some rubber gloves. I removed the oven door and put on ...

 Got some tough love yesterday, but was given it kindly and with love. Sometimes love can be rough. Sometimes perception and reality are so different it takes someone with fresh eyes to show you how to take a mindset reset. In ten minutes this friend reframed my brain on how I view the past, present and future. In two different days, two friends drug me down the rabbit hole of my psyche, digging to the crux of my problem, and turning the world on its axis. They both are busy, but they took the time to minister to me. I told them I didn’t want to bother them, but it wasn’t an option.  I was to spill my guts. I was to release the pain. The agony that has taken over my mind and body. Praying is great, but God gives you people willing to help. Take it. If it’s being offered freely, God is giving you the opening. Use it. When your friends can here in your voice the demons resurfacing, you just say a silent thank you that you can hide. Hide from those whose joy is to see you thrive...

 Buckle up buttercup The day is coming Where no longer Do the tears Flow from despair Rather gratitude Invades the veins And leaves You better Than you Were found And, and I look forward Forward with hearty Anticipation That the world I inhabit Will be Kinder And more Equitable from R's rue https://ift.tt/Slzw7tI