Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 59th Birthday, Miranda!
We’ve offered our best wishes, and Mom and Dad went to Miranda’s birthday dinner party, but we’ve been too-busy today to get in on that fun too!
The hot summer weather continued today and is still looking great for the holiday weekend too; so all of our outdoor time from Tai Chi by the river to our football and cheer squad practices were better thanks to the great weather! My day included some afternoon work-play at the lab while Ethan was with the team all afternoon; and then we met up with some friends for a quick dinner at the riverside tables next to the Pizzeria before we needed to get to the church for the teen praise team practice. That’s our last one ahead of the holiday weekend service; we’re ready for it; and we headed for our homes by around nine o’clock. Ethan and I did another walk with Silkie while seeing Naomi and Aiden to their homes; met up with Mom and Dad when they got back from the birthday party; and only did a Magi lesson with Mom before moving on to bath or Jacuzzi time. That’ been a bit of a repeat to last night; and we could practically say the same for the world news of the day.
War is or isn’t on again between Iran and the United States depending on who is making the claims; there are strikes happening on both sides regardless of what they choose to call it; and the local people are paying the prices. Iran is reporting that one of the American strikes hit a family wedding; and there were a handful of fatalities and dozens of wounded civilians. ‘Our’ side isn’t responding to that, but it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve bombed weddings; since we’ve done that in other countries including Yemen, Afghanistan, and Iraq. While that is going on, ships are not getting through the straits in the region; and the supply chain stresses continue to worsen. Add in new attacks from Israel into Lebanon; and the powder keg is really just waiting to explode again.
As the Middle East continues to get more of the political and media attention; Ukraine is on fire day and night; and escalation there is still possible again after the Ukraine President threatened attacks on Russian civilian airlines and airports. Trying that would just be another huge mistake – especially if they actually succeeded in bringing down passenger jets. This war has long-since become a disaster for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, and every day it continues will just make the final reckoning worse for them.
I don’t want to offer another rant tonight; so that’s all for this report. We’ve had another good day; we’re glad that Miranda’s birthday has been great too; and now we’re going to call it a night and get some sleep – so we’re out of here!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
