Anyway, back to the underpasses. The one near us, relatively speaking, used to be dark and dreary and filthy. Now it is a bit cleaner, the walls are painted several pastel colors (a pattern of some sort), and one whole side has been turned into a series of little kiosks. Each one must be all of 1.5 meters in depth, but a person works in each, selling an amazing amount of stuff. All sorts of stuff. From posters to thread to bras to pots and pans. There is also a little kiosk you can enter and play some sort of gambling machine.
The underpass near where the photo in On Her Way to Sleep was taken is actually bigger and there are many more kiosks and sellers there than in the one near us.
"Relatively speaking" from the above section: not only does Mel ask me about why I have been dishonest (when I say "to be honest" or "to be perfectly honest"), he also tells me not to bring my relatives into the discussion when I say "relatively speaking."
I just love that man. :) He keeps me on my toes, mentally, that's for sure, always asking myself "what am I saying?"
Ha ha ha!
I am awake this morning at 6am. What is wrong with me? Wide awake. Mel is still asleep. The number of times I get up before him in a whole year is countable on one hand, usually. I am not an early riser. Except for mornings like this morning.
I'll pay for it later in the day when I am totally exhausted and wondering why. :):)
One of the speakers at the conference Mel attended in Spain was David Meredith, Teaching Elder at Smithton-Culloden Free Church of Scotland. Mel was given an MP3 copy of the messages and I have enjoyed listening to them.
Last night I looked up the church website on the internet, found a listing of previous sermons and listened to one of them. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy Rev. Meredith's Scottish accent, but I was also very challenged by the sermon, the preaching of God's Word.
Sometimes I forget that the roots of the denomination we belong to are in Scotland. Something in me is proud of that, somehow. Reminds me of I Corinthians 1:12, "What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas"; still another, "I follow Christ." Today we say might be able to paraphrase that as: "I am a member of the Baptist denomination"; another, "I am a Presbyterian"; another, "I am a Methodist"; another, "I am a Reformed Presbyterian" (but wait! I think that Presbyterian and Reformed are supposed to be the same thing....) and so forth and so on. Still - I'm glad that my denominational roots, since I now have them, are in Scotland. (??Now have them?? Well, I was raised in an independent church and didn't become a Presbyterian until in the mid-1990's - but I am a truly convinced! Presbyterian now!)
For the past two weeks I have been having a real problem with my feet swelling. This is a new health issue for me - I've never had a problem with swollen feet before. Of course, my first thought was heart problems!!!!, so I looked it up on the internet. Not reassuring at all. :( Then I remember that I had major surgery just 5 months ago, on both legs, and think that maybe that is why my feet are swelling up. I know it gets worse as the day progresses. And I know that it is worse when I sit here at the desk and work on the computer, or stand in one position in the kitchen for any length of time doing dishes or cooking. Sigh. This is not good. Very uncomfortable. Very scary so far away from both my GP and orthopedic doctor.
At least it gives me a good excuse to say, "Mel, I'm going to go lay down for awhile and put my feet up." Except if I don't bring a book along to read, I fret. Shame on me! What a great time to spend praying or meditating on God's Word instead. I need to remember that later today...
Prayer is needed, both for my feet and for my peace of mind.
Ok, now it it 7:40am and the "tired because I got too early" has now hit me like a sledge hammer. I wonder if I have time to go back to bed and catch a few more zzzz's before Mel wakes up? :):):):)
I think I'll go put my feet up for awhile. (wink wink)
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