Lolita Lempicka

So, this week was a hard one, but is looking up. It held some missing home moments and a little bit of sickness...but I'm feeling much better now, physically and in my spirit. I had to be reminded of who lifts me out of the pits, & who lifted me out of the biggest pit long ago with His love and mercy and redeems my life still today. A week of reminding. I had to write on my right hand and my heart:, 'the Lord's', like Isaiah talked about in chapter 44, and be reminded that the right hand is a sign of strength and He is all that I need to lean on for strength because v. 20, there is not a lie in my right hand, when my strength is in Him. 'Is there any other Rock, I know of none.' It's good stuff and it was sweetness to my soul after a rough week.

But the week is on the uphill climb, for sure. I taught English this morning and it just keeps getting better and better. I'm no longer nervous when she rings the office door! (I was a little at first). I had tea with the lady at my local D.V.D. store/ my local perfumery! Yes, just like McRae's. There is a perfume counter in my movie rental store. I am begging for my language to catch up enough before the akward silences un-nerve her! But she thinks I'm sweet, and I keep thinking, once I can talk to you without my Redhouse pocket dictionay companion, you'll really think I'm sweet! I rent movies and listen to them in Turkish or read the subtitles...and maybe just maybe, I've made a purchase from her perfume counter. That's why I call her Lolita Lempicka. This is one of my favorite perfumes at home, and she happens to sell it...actually she concocts a nice replica...It comes in this unmarked bottle that slightly resembles Love Potion No. 9, I'm convinced. (smile). The MS fam here is not sure about the perfume, but hey, it's been awhile since I've smelled home, so it's good to me. It's also greatly greatly discounted! Like almost 80 %! We'll see how long the scent lasts! But I am now an established patron and somewhat friend in the making! If it took a couple of movies and a bottle of perfume, I'm okay with that, just hoping that now we can be friends because my entertainment budget is getting low and I have no more need for perfume! But she seems to genuinely like me for now...so I'll just keep going by to see Miss Lolita Lempicka at my local Blockbuster.