Motzei Shabbat

 Shalom

    I was up very late last night and after I'd had my early morning Torah study @ 6.30am, I went back for another cycle of sleep. I was still tired afterwards.

    Did Monday morning Shacharit with a friend at 10am, got a message from the landlord that the plumber/electrician/solar guy was coming to work on my geyser - I thought each one of those occupations were completely separate? - which duly happened after we'd finished praying, fortunately.

    Made some cheese muffins while the said artisans - there were 2 of them - were taking up most of the scullery while working in the bathroom - yip, my place is that small! I thought my days of stretching and bending to that degree were over, but it appears I can still - the pain came later - reach for things while avoiding touching the person standing directly in the path of the item I want!

    I received a few deliveries today, which made a pleasant change to just having my own company - human contact is taken for granted until you don't have much of it anymore. Cherish it while you can.

    A friend visited me to drop off a gift of potting soil and I offered him a cheese muffin to say thank you. He survived, and even said it was nice. So if you feel like popping over, you may also be the fortunate recipient of my baking skills. I will use some of the potting soil tomorrow to plant my winter greens and my Marshmallow seedlings out into the big planter box downstairs. I may also plant a few of the 5 different kinds of bean seeds I ordered. Wouldn't two have been enough, Penny?

    Had a mushroom garlic fold-over for supper, prayed Ma'ariv with a friend from another country, then shared in a 2-hour-long prayer session for Israel. I'm going to have to line some Scriptures up to read, as words are beginning to fail me. When I saw a photo on social media today of a screaming, distraught toddler crying for her mother, my already broken heart just shattered. These tiny children are being held by the terrorists beyond terrorists for more than 2 weeks. Does Hams-ISIS-Nazi think they are doing the civilians a favour by letting 2 old ladies go? What about their husbands? What about the babies? What about the women that are being raped? Now these evil entities want to set conditions to let the innocents go? You must be kidding!!!! How dare they!

    

      Please intervene on behalf of Your people, Adonai. Please help them!

    This has been my day. Mostly I can't stop thinking about Israel. How many are dead? How many are kidnapped and being tortured and raped and killed as we speak? Please, L-RD, relent from the evil against Your people.

       Into the Loving Hands of G-d Almighty I entrust my Neshama as I go to sleep. There are too many who will never have the chance to pray the Shema again, nor the Modah Ani. Thank you for my life, Lord. Please help me to make every moment count.