Thursday Morning Thoughts

I've been up since 3 this morning. Couldn't sleep. I've had a cup of coffee and a mini doughnut. Stood on my front porch for a while and listened to the sounds of the night. Wondered if the cold front coming in later today will bring us some rain. Thought about what kind of tree I'd like to plant out front.  Tried to find a particular brand of hot sauce on the internet but didn't. Checked my email and read my devotional for the day. I thought about my neighbors and prayed for them. They don't go to church. Thought about my granddaughter who made a decision for Christ this week. Thought about the hearings I watched this week on the new supreme court nominee. I thought about the country and where it might be headed after the election in November. For a moment as I stood outside I looked at my vehicles, the houses on our street, the grass  and felt the wind on my face and thought about the fact that one of these days I would know none of this. I'll die and all these earthly sensations would be gone. Lots of thoughts for so early in the morning. 

These days it's not so strange to wake up early and let my mind roam kind of like a cat or dog looking for trouble. Things are changing in this old world. Some of it I like. A lot of it I don't. Autumn is here and winter is coming.  Not much I can do about it. So I'll just enjoy what I have, the people I know, do what I can and let the Good Lord deal with the rest of it.