OK - this is so surreal - it is Thursday morning and instead of rushing through a load of laundry to get out and open the shop - I am studying GREEK! I have decided since so many things are out of my control, the least I can do is feel a little more confident by starting off the school year with a tad more knowledge about this language that will help me with New Testament studies. Hmmmm - this is challenging. A good friend and customer gave me a book of introductory Greek this weekend that was hers, for me to take to seminary, and I chuckled when I read the date it was written - 1923! And of course that is not a problem, since this is an ancient language. As interesting as this studying is, I still miss looking forward to greeting a new day with Karen and Maryann and a parade of customers. MY customers. Sighhhh.

The yard sale went really well, and the shop is sadly different and empty. But when I work up the courage to go in - maybe tomorrow - I will start to make it mine again. Good - just different. Having the space to spread out the stained glass and enameling supplies will be really fun, so I am concentrating on what will be and not what has gone before. Actually, today's morning prayer included this from the collect for the day:   "O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all  things both in heaven and earth"  That really does say it all. I think I am going to hang on to that for today.