It was supposed to rain today, but the lighting and thunder started only around 16:30, at around the same time the activities started at the North border.
The first rocket fired at 16:41 on Arab Al-Armshe, a Bedouin village on the confrontation line not far from us; the second rocket fired at 16:52 on Nachal Oz in Gaza Envelope. Nothing on the Alert List since. Maybe the rain stopped the firing. Whatever did it, I hope it stays this way. Thank You, God, for a peaceful evening.
It is cold now. I turned the heaters on so I could pound on the keyboard without shaking. I also intend to copy a few receipts, make a shopping list, and eventually make a bunch of soups that can be frozen and reheated during the cold days without having to cook daily. The older I get, the less I want to cook.
Our son in Canada showed us the snow on the ground and told us it was -30 Celsius... brrr...We are at 14 Celsius above, cold enough.
I think I told you about the volunteer office downtown. I've been here for over 11 years. A Department of Volunteers for Counseling the Elderly and their Families. So the volunteers are over 65 and our elderly are 65 to over 100. They came again and again during this war to help out and to counsel around the country the people who were alone, the ones who were evacuated from the south and north, and the ones who needed more medical help because of sickness and aging. They are from across sectors in the populations and our volunteers are assigned the elderly by languages and type of information they need.
So the volunteers are across the population sectors as well. We have Jews of every sector, as well as Muslims, Christians, Druz, and Beduins all together across Israel 5000 strong. There are more than 1 million elderly (65+) in Israel. I've been told for years that our population pyramid is upside down because of so many elderly. That number will increase by 48% according to population predictions. Meanwhile, the killing fields are destroying our young people in this war. Not a good fact and not helping the population pyramid.
Today, I had some time to talk with my co-workers. I heard some interesting ideas about who was responsible for the lack of help on October 7; Whether or not Netanyahu or Sarah is running the country; How we deal with the shocks after the events; why there is no solution and why the dilemma is historic knowledge or lack-thereof;
An interesting sentence I heard today was, “Everyone has an opinion; but, no one wants to hear another person's opinion, everyone wants to hear only the echoes of his own.”
One of my friends said, “The world is upside down. We might never go back to sanity”.
We had a note in our mailbox today warning the hospitals in the North to prepare for the influx of wounded. They also warned us against flu and other colds coming in big numbers, after all our immune systems are down with the stress and the war. Willie and I are going tomorrow to our post in the hospital. I cannot see how they can prepare for anything without extra funds from the government and the budget is not even showing health on it.
All these comments and opinions felt correct. I'm learning to keep my mouth shut and listen since what I do know does not seem to be accepted at this time. So I respect my co-workers and learn to give them a safe place to express their thoughts.
When they are ready to hear, I will tell them that God loves Israel, He loves each of us, and that we will survive this mayhem. Meanwhile, I am learning to listen and continue to pray for peace.
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