My Christmas Wish List is My Need for Clothes
HEALTH
Thankfully the good news is that my health is finally stable.
The keto diet that began in June caused all kinds of odd symptoms. By the grace of God, there were many answered prayers. Plus thanks to the nutritional supplements nearly all those odd symptoms are gone.
I do have minor pains in my right leg as I sleep. It is much better than before. I would appreciate your best prayers for this to become completely healed.
Along this healing journey, I purchased more nutritional supplements than normal. That impacted my monthly cash flow. Thankfully God made a way for ends to meet. Please pray for me to recover the modest cushion in my checking account.
CLOTHES
Recently I noticed that my clothes are getting worn out. Most of the time I bought clothes from a thrift store or they were given to me. However these days I live miles from thrift stores and I am without a vehicle. So I made this Christmas Wish List focused on clothes to share with and others.
Please pray that God will raise up sponsors for these basic items. And if they are not sponsored by Christmas Day then pray that God will provide the funds early next year.
Ordinarily, I wear a dark gray Tshirt, dark gray sweat pants and dark gray hoody. I have 2 sets so I can wash one set and wear the other.
I wear a dark gray stocking cap.
I wear 2 pairs of dress socks and these days I wear over those a pair of insulated socks.
Lately, I have also been wearing insulated underwear.
Note that I am retired and I do not have an outside job.
I live at home alone.
To save on my electric bill I let keep it cool and dress warmly.
Nearly all my waking hours are online at my workstation, in my reading chair that is a glider, or in my easy chair watching movies.
I go outside to check my mail near the clubhouse or to go on my evening walk for 30 to 45 minutes around the apartment complex.
The only times I change into street clothes is when I go to church each Sunday, Bible study here at the apartment complex twice a month, the monthly pot luck, when I go grocery shopping and when I go to the doctor about every 3 months.
When I first moved here I would change into my street clothes to go for my evening walks. But then that seemed silly so I quit doing that.
When it is cool outside I have the thermostat set as low as possible to save on the electric bill. Currently, the thermostat is set for 73. In the summer it is set for 81.
When I go to bed my body temperature drops. On my bed currently, I sleep under a blanket and 2 comforters as well as a small electric blanket that is nearly worn out.
I wear all the clothes mentioned before to bed as my pajamas.
If I wore all this to bed 20 years ago I would have burned up. But these days that is what is needed.
Much of this is the impact of growing older.
LIST
On the Christmas 2019 Wish List, I have listed insulated underwear because the current set is sagging.
There are dark gray sweat pants and a dark gray hoody.
There is a dark gray monk’s robe. I feel like this season I am a semi-hermit. It would be fun to wear that.
There are khaki pants by Dickies. Today I have 2 pairs of pants and 1 of those is cargo pants that I wear rarely.
There is a pair of black shoes. My current shoes are getting worn out.
NEXT
I share this message and request your best prayers.
At the end is the link to my Amazon Wish List. My shipping address is embedded in that list.
When I have shared such a list before some of the items were sponsored. And I am grateful for that.
If a person does not want to give using this Wish List they could give me an Amazon or Walmart gift card. Or send money to me on PayPal at fellowpilgrim@gmail.com I will then send back to them a scanned copy of the receipt for such items.
Most of the clothing items that are not sponsored will need to be bought early next year. Pray for God to provide those funds.
Shalom
John
P. S. Dark gray is the core color of this season of my life. It is a quiet and restful color that matches all other dark gray items.
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