Yesterday was the prettiest day so we decided to take a ride down to Charleston and run an errand. We also wanted to hit Cabella’s I’ve had Mr. FixIt thinking about what he really wants for his milestone birthday just passed and he finally came up with something. A really good surf fishing rod and reel. 

I gave up the reins and let my sweetheart drive so I could knit…after a Dramamine, of course. It was sunny without a cloud in the sky. A perfect 70-ish degrees. I was amazed at the difference in the flowering trees just ninety miles south of us. Everything was in full bloom! I felt like we just kind of stumbled into spring and it was divine!

After a long browse in Cabella’s and a short stop at the hardware store, we stopped for an early dinner at LongHorn Steakhouse. I told Mr. FixIt I was really in the mood for a GOOD burger. A hand shaped patty of quality ground meat, not what these fast food places put out as an excuse for real food. This place didn’t disappoint. All the fixin’s were fresh and so tasty. The fries could have been a little hotter and crisper, but that could be because we opted for curbside service and they wilted a little. All in all, it was exactly what I was after, albeit much more expensive than I would have liked.

It was one of those days that will stick in my mind for a while. We’ve been inside so much this winter and getting out like this when it’s not too hot, not too cold, just right was invigorating. I’ve been feeling better since my surgery. I am not sure that’s because anything in particular has changed other than my attitude. I will tell you, it is a blessed relief not to be seeing a doctor every single week!

Our next big chore is to get new roofs put on our house and our rental house. It makes me feel guilty that we can do such mundane things when so many in the world are struggling just to survive. This is a hard, hard world right now. But there is love in it. And miracles. And hope. And, while we may not feel joy in every present moment, the Bible tells us Joy cometh in the morning. I put my faith in that. It helps me get through the sorrow.

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“Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.”

1 John 3:2-3 ESV