Good Morning.
The last thing I do before I go to sleep at night is say my prayers. I say them in bed because kneeling is out with crummy knees and hardwood floors. I am hopeful that it's the thought that counts.
I have a set format. The first person I pray for is my husband, followed by everyone else who is deceased in my family. I then proceed to the living and include my children, grandchildren, other relatives, and friends. I ask that they have long, safe, happy lives. I then pray for the United States of America, that it be protected from all enemies, foreign and domestic. In recent times I have added a little something and it has to do with Robert Mueller.
I pray for everyone who has lost a loved one in the past year or so. This section is quite lengthy because I am at an age
when people lose family members and friends right and left. I then pray for people who are suffering from injury or illness,
a list that is also rather long. After that I say every prayer I have learned from the age of three and I'm done for the night.
I do not pray for people, even grandchildren, to win things like sporting events. I do not buy Powerball tickets so I am not
conflicted about whether I would pray with particular fervor about raking in gazillions of dollars as the lady in Massachusetts just did, but I have certainly wondered about what I'd do with all that money. Here is my list:
1. Set up an education fund for the grands to go anywhere for college and beyond. All of them have indicated an interest in
schools that cost a fortune and all of them are, of course, brilliant and will be accepted at those schools.
2. Provide college scholarships for other students and yes, I would look for a diverse group of recipients. I would also give to charities that appeal to me, but all of my donations would be anonymous. This business of splashing a name on everything
is ridiculous, and my last name is too long and frequently mispronounced anyway.
3. Build a house, no larger than 1500 square feet, with absolutely no stairs anywhere on the premises. The bathroom, at least mine, has a walk-in shower with grab bars and shelves, easily reached, for soap, shampoo etc. The basement, essential for peace of mind in a tornado state, has stairs, of course, but is reached by a stair lift. The garage is attached but not in front. A porch is in front. A garden is in back and the gardener is a conscientious individual who helps with chores that require bending over and kneeling down. I am able to pay him or her a very nice wage.
4. Purchase a vehicle that is easily accessed. This means a sensible sedan with room for my dog, cup holders, a good stereo,
and air bags that don't emit shrapnel if deployed.
5. Find a way to spend time every year at the ocean. This involves renting a house with no stairs and driving the sensible
sedan across the country with the dog who is welcome at the house. She and I do not travel by air and she does not bite or
chew on things. I do both on occasion.
In the absence of all of this foolishness, I shall continue to live in my usual circumstances and pray every night that all will be, at least, okay.
Best regards,
Elisabeth
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