Cat needs, nightmares, and church
Today was a little bit of a hectic start. CATS! Galaxy woke me up at what had to be around 8:00 AM. She had a good reason, though. The cat food was empty. And the water bowl was dry. Still, it was not the time or method I expected to wake up.
Then I went into the bedroom (I slept on the couch last night), and Gabby, the youngest cat, had peed on something in my closet and was lying in my closet on the floor where she had just done it. I forgot to shut the bedroom door last night, and she made me regret it. So I clean out the litter box well, put Gabby in it, and she jumps out like it is hot coals. Then because I closed the bedroom door again, she stood outside of it, meowing to let her in. When she realized I wasn’t going to, she went back to the bathroom, which seems to be her new current residence.
Meanwhile, fatso kitty (Ginger) sometimes lays there guarding the food bowl, especially when Gabby is there. I was still upset with Gabby for using the bathroom somewhere other than the litter box. On the other hand, I sympathized with her because she needed to eat, and the other two were being mean. So I sat in there with her to make sure she gets enough to eat and drink until she is done. And then I come back in here to the living room, and Ginger is lying on a plate. Rolls eyes I don’t get it today. Although Ginger lying on a plate is a perfect picture to represent her existence. Sometimes I call her “Chub Chub.” But anyway, all that all happened before 10:00 AM! I was so annoyed and still sleepy that I fell asleep here on the couch for another couple of hours. Just writing all of this again makes me yawn. Maybe I should take another nap. I would, but I am watching some sports that I don’t want to miss at the moment.
The cats are not what woke me up the second time, though. I woke up that time from a nightmare (or would that be a “daymare” at that hour) where I was sitting with my now deceased grandmother in an apartment that resembled this one. I was trying to show one of the cats something out the window. Then somebody rudely blocked my view on purpose. The next thing I know, somebody else appears seemingly out of nowhere and shatters the window behind my grandmother. I yelled for her, saying, Come on! Let’s go to the bedroom and try to get out that window!” Having cerebral palsy and a wheelchair, that would be very difficult to do. But then again, it was a dream. So if people can come out of nowhere, then maybe a person with cerebral palsy can just out of a window easier in a dream. The whole time, Galaxy, the cat I had on my lap in the dream, was clinging to my lap even though I was crawling toward the bedroom, which was slowing me down. She was stuck to my lap like velcro or some spider monkey that had wrapped herself around me. Then I woke up, and Galaxy is sleeping on my chest on the couch.
The first thing I did was check the time and saw that I didn’t oversleep, which I was thankful for because I needed to be ready for church in time. And I am glad I was because there was only one other person there monitoring the chat online today. So it was good to be there to help out. And the service was excellent, a very personal, transparent message that seemed to have everyone’s attention. I am confident that it spoke to a lot of people today. It was a replay of an earlier message, but I do not doubt that the Lord used it to bless people and draw some to himself for salvation.
So it’s not quite nighttime yet. I don’t know what the rest of the day will hold. But the Lord has used the service today, and an unexpected but always welcomed phone call to turn my day around. Now to see what I can do with what is left of it. I have been working on a couple more posts in the last few days. So maybe this won’t be the last time you all hear from me today. We shall see. Adios for now!
