Ordinary?

It has been a satisfying day thus far. I pray for the remainder to be likewise. After finishing my morning coffee I threw on some work clothes and headed to the backyard to tackle the other half of the woodpile that needed stacking. We ordered two cords of wood this year and the gentleman we ordered it from prides himself “on a FULL cord of wood and it ALL being oak”. His full is overflowing bless his heart. So the rest of the first cord was stacked this morning with another cord to arrive probably within a week or so.

It felt good outside that early. I had to throw on a barn jacket to find some comfort especially since Zoe and I were seeing our breath as we labored. I have always enjoyed piling wood. Bob thinks I’m a bit whacked in the head but there is something so satisfying about being outside and working the muscles putting up something that is meaningful and necessary. It helps with the heating bill and the added bonus is it just plain makes the house cozy and inviting to have a fire built. Plus who cannot love the smell of the cut wood on a crisp fall morning?

I had already finished dishes and general housework before starting on the woodpile and once done with that I took on making some bread and some pumpkin bars. The girls always yell out “I love you’s” when I get to baking up a storm like that. I don’t dare tell them I had considered making caramel rolls too but by then the ache in my arm muscles was making it hard to lift my coffee cup to my lips. The rolls will wait until later in the week.

I got to thinking about the word “ordinary”. I even looked up the definition to reinforce my thought process. Take the time to look it up yourself. Then ask yourself why we ever came up with such a ridiculous word. How can it possibly be used in ones life? There is nothing “ordinary” about any given day. Right from the start you never know what you are going to wake up to and you know from experience that every sunrise is unique. You never know who will cross your path throughout the day or what news will make itself known. As hard as the weather men try to predict the weather it is always a grab bag of surprises. There might be a new person you meet or a maybe a new flavor of ice cream is found in the freezer section. Hey, a rock may hit the windshield or a stray cat scoots up to the window to say hello while you are busy with school. See, everything, no matter how one may think it is trivial, insures us that there is nothing “ordinary” about our day. Just like there is nothing ordinary about each one of us. We are all unique and gifted in our own special, God given ways and have the ability to make effects to the days and people around us anything but ordinary. In fact…with that in mind, the only way “ordinary” can be used…..is in how extraordinary every day and person is.

They say it is going to drop to the 30’s tonight. I can’t wait. I’m itching to build a fire to snuggle up next to.