Thankful

I am so thankful for salvation and for the way the Lord works in our lives. There was a bit of a situation at work; someone made another coworker feel bad by the words she used. My coworker is a very giving person and wanted to give a birthday luncheon for this other coworker. The person did not want the party for some reason, asking to have the party cancelled with less than 24 hour notice. The hostess had done a lot of preparation and the food could not be frozen. I could tell she was so hurt; I told her to speak with the person to clear the air, then "to make lemonade of the lemons given her". We went ahead with the lunch anyway, just among friends and had a very nice time. There were no hard feelings and she feels better because she was able to express her feelings without hurting anyone.

I really hate the way people hurt one another. We have enough to deal with on a daily basis without having the people we work with constantly hurting us with words and actions. Thank you Lord for helping me to be an instrument of peace.

I am looking forward to the weekend; it is our holiday weekend in Canada. My husband has to perform a wedding; Justin will be working then has a choir rehearsal, so he is taken care of. Monday (the holiday) I will barbecue, not too much food,we don't eat a lot anymore, just a couple salads and some meat (steak or ribs). I have about 8 more weeks of work, then I am off for the summer until Sept. 1. My boss sent me a memo saying I have 33 vacation days to use!!!! My pay stub says I only have 16.5, and I know for a fact that I have 16.5, with 3 more coming (we accumulate vacations days monthly). Whatever!!! If she says I have to take 33 and they want to pay me for them, then I will take them. If that is the case, then maybe I can attend my family reunion; the holdup was not having anyone to cover me at work because of cutbacks. I will see. Oh well, as my new saying goes, "Soli Deo Gloria" (glory to God alone).