Do you feel like the days are flying by and before you know it the weeks turn into months. I do hear many people thinking and feeling the same thing. Well believe it or not it is another sign of the times. Of course we do feel it somewhat because we are so busy and find ourselves going in so many places with so much to do. That's of course the way i felt before moving here on the farm. The days still seem to fly by. I had to laugh the other day when i was filling my pill case. I say case which makes it sound like i take a whole bunch but i take a blood pressure pill, which i felt i was "pressured" into taking. I also take a multi vitamin and an extra vitamin C. Anyway I was saying to Richard, "it seems like I'm always filling this case". I mean really i can't believe how the weeks go. I recently spent some time with an elderly relative (90yrs old) who is very forgetful. It is difficult to see her this way but she has had a good life with a lot of fun. When i was first introduced to Richard's family, she was one of the most striking....very attractive and full of life. She and I were probably the loudest and we respected and enjoyed one another. She always liked to visit us in all the places we lived...just wanted to know what we were up to. She always approved of the way Richard and i worked together in getting our house made into a home for the family. Well anyway i recently sat with her for about 30 minutes trying to share with her a little bit of our new life on the farm. Bless her heart, she must have asked me 30 times if i was bored on the farm. And 30 times i told her absolutely not. With 40 acres, one can always find something to keep occupied. And I myself began to wonder, what exactly is boredom. I never liked to hear my children or the grandchildren say that word, especially around me. I would always say, "Look at the Crucifix", would you like to trade places?"
Boy that would quiet them down immediately. The definition of boredom is an emotional state experienced when there is nothing to do or lack of interest in one's surroundings. How in the world could i be bored with 40 acres of creation? There are hundreds of trees around me and each one is different. The animals from largest to smallest to the tiniest nat that flits around my face. The beauty, the colors, the sky, the water in the pond that changes everyday from ripple to stillness. I could go on and on. If i get a little antsy I jump in the golf cart and ride through the back pasture and the wild irises go on and on in the back of the pond. I search out the blackberry bushes and am in awe of each one. I've spoken about the sunrises and sunsets here and how I've never seen them before or even made an effort to watch for. Bored, Aunt Ta, no I truly never get bored here on Trinity Acres where I'm brought face to face with the glory of creation. Everyday brings me closer to God and His everlasting joy. My celebration of Holy Mass is clearer.
My times of adoration bring joy. My Confessions are more tearful. My meditations are longer. My love is greater. My need is always. Oh my God, may I never stop gaining and growing closer to Your Kingdom. Help me with patience and humility....2 virtues I'll be fighting for the rest of my life. Perhaps on my death bed you'll grant them to me. Amen.
