BY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR....

Brrrr!  We got some snow...and ice, but later than was predicted as of yesterday.  It came this afternoon, with cold wind and a mixture of whatever was falling from the sky.

I just didn't want to get up this morning and face a bitter, cold day.  Finally I crawled out of my warm cocoon and went to Mass.  I just made it.  Now tomorrow is going to start out cold and icy, too.  It isn't that I don't want to go to Mass, but that I have become paranoid since falling and breaking my arm a while back.  I just don't want to go through that again as my arm has never become fully functional.  So...if the weather outside looks frightening or dangerous, I will stay in and watch it from the window.

I did make it to the library today and brought home three books.  That should occupy me for a little bit.  I also made it to the Social Security Office and got a paper I needed.  Now, if the weather is friendly I will get out to Mass in the morning and then make a trip to the bank.  I have put that off all week.  I aso need to go to the store and get milk...or buy a cow!  I need my milk!  That has been the gist of my day...boring, yes?

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FOR TO ME

TO LIVE IN CHRIST

AND TO DIE

IS GAIN,

BUT IF TO LIVE

IN THE FLESH

IS MY LOT

THIS MEANS FOR ME

FRUITFUL,

AND I DO NOT KNOW

WHICH TO CHOSE

 

Philippians 1: 21-22

 

When I was trying to find the Social Security Office I went to the wrong building.  I was in the office where you apply for Medicaid.  It was full of young woman.  There are many young people that need the benefits of Medicaid, but I was surprised that most of them were dressed far better than I,  and for the most part, driving nicer cars.  While I see the need of this social service, I think that many are not living by the fruits of their labor, but from the fruits of the hard work of others.  I know that we do not always get to make our own choices or they are often made for us, like it or not.  I just think that we as a society could do a whole lot better.

 

END

 

.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

I'm glad my house is low to the ground and in between two bigger houses.  The wind-and we had a lot of heavy wind last eve.-generally flows over the top of my little house and keeps on going.  I can't say the same for the rain, 'though.  And the rains came down!  The ground is really saturated and pooling in the yard and filling the deep, wide drainage ditches.

When I went out for mass this morning it was 54 degrees.  When I came up out the wind had picked again and the temperature was dropping.  It has dropped over 20 degrees and is expected to be down in the 20's by morning.  Oh Crud, it is expected to snow some, too.

So...I stayed up last night listening to the sirens sing and watching weather alerts on TV.  Finally I went to bed, whatever will be...will be.  And the same for tomorrow.

I wanted to go to the library today and get some books and to the store to look for a new sweater.  When the hard, wind driven wind hit me in the face I decided to head for hearth and home instead.

 

 

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"JESUS SAID VERY CLEARLY

 

I AM THE LOVE TO BE LOVED

I AM THE LIFE TO BE LIVED

I AM THE JOY TO BE SHARED

I AM THE BREAD TO BE EATEN

I AM THE BLOOD TO BE DRUNK

I AM THE AM THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD

I AM THE LIGHT TO BE LIT

I AM THE PEACE TO BE GIVEN

 

JESUS IS EVERYTHING"

 

 

 

This quote is from the Word to live by Mother Teresa.  Can anyone say it better?

 

 

END

The wind blows

As we have high wind and tornados watches up, I will not stay on long to post.  Instead I will pay attention to the weather alerts and try to be more attentive tomorrow-Wed.

END

STICKY BAND AIDS AND PRAYERS

It's hard to post every day and present something new or interesting.  I am not a great thinker and the weather has confined me indoors somewhat.  In other words I don't want to go out when it rains hard, snows or freezes.  So I stay in.

As I have said several times in past posts...I never know what I am going to write until I sit down to the keyboard. Sometimes I get inspired; most of the time...not.  Often I make mistakes. Last week I said it was the year of the  Eucharist rather than the year of faith.  I know better, but when I am tired, my mind is not in an optimal mode.  Well, it never is, anyway.  LOL!

I wish readers would make a comment or correct me when I make a mistake; that way I would be able to back and correct the error.  Isn't that what friends are for, to help us along the way?

As there is nothing new to write about I guess it is just another dull post and should end here.  So it shall.

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LET US THEREFORE

COME BOLDLY

ONTO THE THRONE

OF GRACE,

THAT WE MAY

OBTAIN MERCY,

AND FIND GRACE

IN TIME OF NEED.

 

Hebrews 4: 16

 

I have never been a bold Christian...certainly lacking in graces and often saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.  If I were a bold Christian I would be a better representative of the gospels.  Instead I am more inclined to be contemplative although there would be those that would argue that.  I think better than I write, and write better than I speak or communicate.  Well, that's me.  I try to be an honest example of what I write, but I know I often fall and bang up my knees and scrap my shines in daily life.  Funny, I pray for the graces and mercy, but somehow as both virtues beckon to me, I trip up, fall down, pick myself up and try again.  I need a lot of bandages for my scraped up ego and knees.  A box full of adhesive prayers would help.  Maybe some of them will stick.  Anyone got some good, sticky band aids?

 

 

END

 

 



 



 



 

 



 

REFLECTIONS

I am not posting much tonight.  It's cold and I just want to crawl into my nice warm bed and pull the covers up over my head.  The cold makes me less than energetic.  When Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and nights He must have gotten cold, too.  I shouldn't complain, should I. 

Do you think you could stay out in the desert in the heat of the day and the cold of the night, and having the devil taunting you besides?  I know I couldn't.  I don't like it either way; one extrime or another.  And I would suffer without my cup of tea.

Sometimes we need to isolate ourselves in order to clarify our mind and senses, that we may become more attuned-closer to God.  Many Christians trend toward structured retreats or just a few days of quite time and reflection.  Whichever way one chooses, I am sure that God is well pleased with any honest  prayers and meditations.

We all feel the pull to be alone with God, even if for just a short time.  Not everyone can go off into the desert or even make a retreat, but all of us should be able to find some quite place or space, a corner or even a closet, in which to be with God and  pray.

As lent is fast approaching-a time for prayers, penance, reflections and meditation, I am  thinking about how I will spend those 40 days.  I am not real gung-ho about penance, but will work on something that would be a positive to my nature and spirituality.  As I state my own preferences, I do not take away from the value of penance.  It certainly has its place as an enlightenment factor for those that chose that venue.  OK, so I plan to do each. 

I started out without any intention of writing much of anything, but as usual I got carried away with myself.

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I SAID, "I WILL WATCH

MY WAYS,

SO AS NOT TO SIN

WITH MY TONGUE;

I WILL SET A CURB

ON MY MOUTH."

 

Psalm 38: 2

 

Probably the hardest(or one of)virtue for me to ever achieve, is to speak with discretion.  I know this to be true from years of putting my foot in my mouth.  I have a tendency to "tell it like it is."  I am afraid that one day  my foot will get stuck and I will have a mouth full of toes.  Yuk! 

 

 

 

END

 

 



MANNA FROM HEAVEN

I had to go out today.  I went to mass first.  Then I went to the Social Security Office...which was closed.  Even so, they have an armed officer in the building.  I guess they think some little old man or woman is a threat to them.  As I need to go to another appointment tomorrow I probably can not get back to the S. S. office before Monday.  It is supposed to snow tomorrow eve. and if it does then even going to mass on Friday is questionable.  I would like to go to mass, if nothing else.

My appointment for tomorrow is all about eyes.  No big secret there, as I have glaucoma and the pressure is up.  So I will go "over yonder" to the experts who will shine a very bright light into my eyes and go..."hmm..ahha...umm.  Now we see the problem, your a wee bit vacant in the very back!"  Well, I could tell them that!

I have already had two laser treatments for a weeping vessel, but this time I think I just have "old eyes."  That does not rule out more laser surgery because it is a treatment used for glaucoma, too.  We will see...that is a pun, of course!

Other than that there isn't much going on except that I am busy and would rather just stay home and read a good book.

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IN THE

BOOK OF EXODUS THERE IS

MANY REFERENCE CE

TO THE MANNA OR BREAD

THAT GOD DELIVERED

TH HIS PEOPLE

AS THEY WANDERED

THROUGH THE DESERT

FOR 40 YEARS.

SOME PEOPLE WONDER WHY

GOD JUST DIDN'T SHOW

MOSES'S TRIBE THE WAY

TO THE PROMISED LAND

SOONER THAN LATER

OR WHY IT TOOK SO LONG

TO MAKE THE JOURNEY.

IN EXODUS YOU WILL READ

THAT THE JOURNEY

WAS MADE IN STAGES.

AS THE PEOPLE WANDERED

THEY WERE OFTEN TESTED

AND OFTEN FOUND WANTING.

THEY WERE BEING FORGED

BY TRIAL AND ADVERSITY,

OFTEN BY THEIR OWN

WRONG CHOICES.

AND YET GOD STAYED

WITH THEM AND PROVIDED

THEM WITH MANNA

AND LEAD THEM TO WATER

FROM THE ROCKS,

SUSTAINING HIS PEOPLE

THROUGH OUT.

 

As I read the book of Exodus I think of how much we are like the people of Moses.  God has not abandoned us...yet.  We are just as hard-headed and often wrong-minded as the followers of Moses, in the desert. If you will, read ch.15 and 16 or more.Within you will find the prefigure of the Eucharist and the coming of Christ as well.  This is the year of the Eucharist...The Bread of Life...Manna.

 

 

END

 



 

 



 

 



Cold nose and toes

If you like cold weather I am going to send you some.  Dress for it.  It looks like the mid-west and east coast are in for a good dose of cold noses and cold feet.

I was out this afternoon, and even 'though the sky was bright and sunny...it was cold.  I wore a sweat shirt, a blouse, a sweater, and a jacket.  Tomorrow I must be out again, but it is supposed to warm up into the 30's.  Regular heat wave.

Again, there isn't much to write about.  I know that no one really wants to hear about washing dishes, cloths or reading books..

This I will mention.  Lent starts Feb. 13; in just about two weeks.  For anyone who doesn't know what Lent is, it is 40 days of contemplation, meditation, prayer and striving to change one's life in a more positive, Christian  direction...well, hopefully.

I may post more on this as the days pass by.

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FOR THE EYES

OF THE LORD

ARE OVER

THE RIGHTEOUS

AND HIS EARS

ARE OPEN

ONTO THEIR

PRAYERS,

BUT THE FACE

OF THE LORD

IS AGAINST

THEM

THAT DO EVIL.

 

1 Peter 3:12

 

END

 



JOHN THE BAPTIST

I have not posted anything in a few days as I have been busy and had appointments to go to.  I have a few more to go to, yet.  The problem is I don't like going out in cold weather and I have to...like it or not.  Well, some things must be done.

As I have been busy I have not thought about this blog much.  Maybe I can get back in the groove and be more attentive in a couple of days or so.

I did have to go shopping the other day and found that the milk that I had been getting for $00.99 cents per. gallon has gone up $00.50 cents per. gallon.  I am a milk drinker so I was a little disappointed.  Still, $1.49 for a gallon of milk is a bargin compared to what most stores are charging.

 

The Epipihany Party came off OK.  Did I mention that?  It was lot of work.  I tried to post some pictures, but they wouldn't upload.  So much for that.

 

I went to  Dr. today and got my prescriptions updated/renewed.  I am having a bit of trouble with Obama's insurance scheme.    I now need to find a new provider. Our government is going to hit seniors pretty in hard the pocket book.  Do not believe that this new insurance package is going to help anyone other that the government.

 

My computer has been acting up and it is hard to get this post written, so I will stop here.

 

 

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THERE WAS A MAN,

ONE SENT FROM GOD,

WHOSE NAME

WAS JOHN.

THIS MAN CAME

AS A WITNESS,

TO BEAR WITNESS

CONCERNING

THE LIGHT,

THAT ALL MIGHT

BELIEVE

THROUGH HIM.

 

Saint John, 1: 6-7

 

I'm pretty sure that most people know the gospel account of John the Baptist baptising Jesus so I won't really comment on it.  I will say that John is a long-time traditional name in my family.  I have mentioned this before-back in a long ago post; my brother was a John as was my father, his father and his father before him.  There are uncles, cousins, in-laws and outlaws...all named John. Whether it was by design or just happenstance...John is a pretty good name.

 

END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  

 

 

Amen and Alleluia=powerful words

There was some frosting on the cake this morning.  We had a touch of sleet and a lite dusting of snow, but it was really to dry to do much of anything.  The schools were cosed because of the "black ice."  I'm sure the kids didn't mind and I knew that I wasn't going anywhere.  As soon as the sun smiled upon the overnight accumulation of that very thin moisture,  it was gone.  It made me think of Manna from Heaven for some odd reason.  I often think of "odd" stuff.

I finished off a book and have another one to start, but I want to get some work done around the house before I get involved in a new book.  Once I crack a book the world dissolves around me and nothing much gets my attention thereafter.  My left eye is all bloodshot and that's my "good eye."  So I will give my eyes a rest, too.

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THE FAVORS

OF THE LORD

I WILL 

FOREVER;

THROUGH

ALL

GENERATIONS

MY MOUTH

SHALL

PROCLAIM

YOUR

FAITHFULNESS.

 

Psalm 88: 2

 

Words we say in prayer or sing or just utter as a response in daily life.  Alleluia=praise God.  Amen=so be it.  Sometimes we almost turn these holy works into exclamation points in ordinary conversation, forgetting what the words signify.  Sometimes a holy word can mean as little as a swear word.  There is a preacher on the radio who chops up his sermons so much and with so many, many "Amens," that it makes it hard to follow his message.  I listen to him in the morning on my way to mass, thinking that he could be a really great teacher/preacher if he were a little more judicious with his "Amens."  Just me wondering in my odd way.

 

END

GOD EMPOWERS YOU

Yesterday was a gray, cloudy day and I was sure it was going to snow as the sky looked like a blanket of snow clouds.  It didn't snow.  Today, south of here, Tennessee is having an ice storm.  We will get a small taste of it, but not as much as those in the southern climes.  Even Texas had snow and very low temperatures.  I am glad that I am in with my books, warm and dry and not having to drive on any slick street

As this is just the middle of January, we still have a ways to go to be free of winter vagaries.  There are two birthdays in my family during the month of January.  One is that of my sister who has passed away and the other is for my brother who has had a massive stroke.   Time moves on and takes us with it on one sense or another. There is no catching up or doing over, so make this love affair with life a good one.

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WHAT YOU

HAVE NOT

SAVED

IN YOUR

YOUTH,

HOW WILL

YOU ACQUIRE

IN YOUR

OLD AGE?

 

Sirach 25:3

 

A really good passage, I think.  We have lost our empowerment...our Independence. We are the  collective property of the governments we toil under.  We have enslaved ourselves not to God, but to ideologies. God will take you back into His loving embrace.  Societies seldom do.

 

END

 







WISDOM

I've been to the library to take back books and bring new books home.  I am a reader.  My mother was a reader.  She liked detective and murder mysteries.  For the most part I don't care for that type of literature, but will read one on occasion.  I don't read as much as I used to as my eyes get tired.  Yet, I still read and still enjoy reading.  I suppose that reading is my escapism and I can turn my imagination loose.  No, I don't read crude, smut or porn.

As the weather has turned cold and I am staying in more and it is nice to have a few books to enjoy while waiting for a warm up.  I just don't like having to out in 20 degree temps. if I don't have to.  I suppose that 20 degrees is like a day at the beach for some people in other parts of the world, but I was never meant to be a penguin in the Arctic or anywhere cold.

There isn't much that I need that I would have to out for than milk.  There isn't any mass all week so I won't be going to church.  There will be a communion service, but I am staying in.  To go to a communion service I would have to drive for a short service because church is not just around the block.  So, I am staying in, only going out if I must.

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DAYS SHOULD SPEAK,

I THOUGHT,

AND MANY YEARS

TEACH WISDOM.

BUT IT IS

 THE SPIRIT

IN MAN,

THE BREATH

OF THE ALMIGHTY

THAT GIVES HIM

UNDERSTANDING.

 

 

Job 32: 7-8

 

Even as we get "older and wiser" we may not have much understanding of the ways and mysteries of God.  Sometimes foolishness and stupidness tag along behind us no matter how "old" we get and "wiser" we think we are.

END

GOD GOT IT RIGHT.

I don't have a lot to say today. After the Dr's appointment I went on to the noon-tme mass.  Next week there won't be a 12 P. M. mass as all the priests will be in a big convocation with the Bishop.

As for the Dr's visit I will have to go to a specialist on the 24th of January.  My pressure is not coming down so I think that I will wind up having the laser surgery.  Time will tell.

I spent the day being lazy.  I had to get up early so I kept falling asleep this afternoon.  I guess that tomorrow I will need to get some things done.

 

It is supposed to rain a lot on Saturday so I won't be going anywhere and really don't want to.  I feel like I have been chasing my shadow all week and now I am about to catch it.  I wonder if I can put my shadow to work..."Shadow," I will command. "Get all this house cleaned up, the dishes washed and the cloths through the washing machine."  I don't know what I will do if my shadow talks back to me!  

 

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HE REVEALS

THE DEEP

AND SECRET THINGS

HE KNOWS

WHAT IS IN

THE DARKNESS

AND THE LIGHT

DWELLS IN HIM.

 

Daniel 2: 22

 

***

 

You know that we need to have light for life as  God designed it.  And we need the darkness as well so that we may bless the day as the morning rises.  If we were to be in darkness all the time we would not become His creations upon the earth.  And were we to be in perpetual light and sunshine we would not see the radiance of the God who made us.  God would be lost to the brilliance that our eyes can not perceive.  God is a pretty good physicist, astronomer, scientist and clay molder, don't you think?  Yup, I think so too.  A nice balance of everything...just right.

 

END

 



 



I COME AS I AM, LORD

Yesterday was a long day for me...or at least it felt that way.  Chronologically it was not any longer than any other day unless your an astronomer who counts the passage of time in milliseconds.  Anyway the big party is over.  I didn't get into bed until after 1 A. M., and yes, I slept late.  It was also the day that I didn't pray the rosary in a long time.  I just didn't have any steam left in my little engine so crawled into my bed instead.  "Sorry, Lord I just can't do it tonight."

Tomorrow I must get up and go as I have another appointment. with the Eye Dr.  I think this is the fourth one.  I hope the pressure is down, but so far it has been too high.

As I am  I am in "party recovery" I will go to bed soon. No, I didn't drink or eat much food.  It was just a big job to do, and thankfully there were good people there that carried the load.

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THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH

AND SONG,

AND HE HAS BECOME

MY SALVATION:m

HE IS MY GOD,...

MY FATHER'S GOD,

AND I WILL EXALT HIM.

 

Exodus 15: 2

 

All things come from the Lord and that includes strength and endurance.  I wish I had a little more of both, but I don't, therefore I accept it.  I am what I am: I am as God made me.

 

 

END

 

 



 

GO GREEN 'CAUSE JOB SAID SO

This has seemed like a long day without water.  This the second day that the water mains have been closed down.  It's a good thing I boiled the eggs yesterday.  I was not able finish the eggs until this eve.  Now they are in the refrigerator and ready to go tomorrow.  I have about 120 deviled eggs done-minus about 6.  That's pretty good.  I ran out of containers and had to improvise. 

 

I had intended to get more done for the party, but without H20 it was a big job just doing the eggs.  It's a good thing that I have 5 gal. of water on the back patio.  Anyway, I may get some more things done in the morning.

 

Tonight I am calling it a done day-I quit.  I'm tired  and didn't get things done as I had  planned.  Oh Well.  I am going to bed early; I keep saying that.

 

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THE RANGE

OF THE

MOUNTAINS

IS HIS

PASTURE,

AND HE

SEARCHES

AFTER EVERY

GREEN THING.

 

Job 39:8

 

So..."going green" isn't so original after all.  God thought of it first.  We are to keep up the good work.  Carry on.

 

END



THE LORD'S DOMINION

Now I feel better!  I  took Saturday off, slept late and lived life in slower motion.  I did do a few things on Saturday that had to be done and less on Sunday.  Everyone needs a time out from reality, all the cares and demand of the daily grind...I highly recommend it.

I took the eggs out the fridge last night and let them warm up to room temperature.  Today I boiled them over low, slow heat.  I also put a tea towel in the bottom of the pot.  That seems to keep the eggs from getting to hot, too fast and cracking from the temperature variations.  Out of five dozen eggs only two cracked.  I get to eat them.  Tomorrow they get turned into deviled eggs.  I am taking my time with this as I really don't like doing deviled eggs.  On Wed. the eggs go for a ride over to the Home to be consumed by residents and staff...and Sisters, if they want any.

I went out a little this afternoon to pick up a couple of things, but I am glad most of everything is done.  Or at least everything that I am going to do.  I hope the"Epiphany Party" turns out well.

I didn't have water for several hours today as the city is putting in new main lines.  It would have been nice if they had warned the neighborhood.  I think that I may have been better off than most as I had five gallons on just plain water on the back porch.  I also already had the eggs done-boiled.  So I had my tea and didn't suffer too much!

When I went out it was sunny and half-way warm, but as the afternoon wore on it became cloudy, windy and chilly.  You can count on the weather changing quickly in Kentucky.  That's just the way Mother Nature flaunts herself around...she is a bad girl...sometimes very bad. She will either be cold hearted or hot and passionate.  She has an "in between" nature, but it doesn't last long or not long enough.

I guess now that the water is back on I will wash cloths in the morning.  And wash the dishes that I didn't get done today.  There aren't many, but still there are a few.

On Wednesday I expect to get home late and to be tired.  I don't know if I will post anything Wednesday eve. I will take a few pictures of the party and try to post them in a few days.   The days move swiftly and I can't keep up with them.

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THE LORD

BY WISDOM

HAS FOUNDED

THE EARTH;

BY UNDERSTANDING

HAS HE

ESTABLISHED

THE HEAVENS.

 

Proverbs 3: 19

 

Even when the chill winds blow or when the rains fall, when the sun rises or sets, I am aware that all that I see, feel or know; all is God made.  We are very clever, but we can not ever equal what the Lord has rendered.  Try it...you and I can not duplicate the works of the Lord.

 

END

 





.



NO COMMENT...YOU TELL ME FOR A CHANGE

It has been a busy day and I am about to wind down.  It was a little colder than the weather man promised.  As I had to be up and "at um" early, I felt the cold.  These days I feel the cold or rain storms in my arm.

I went to the Eye Dr. and the pressure is still up.  I have to go back next Friday for more of the same checks and evaluations.  I went to noon-time mass and Father S. was coughing.  He looked  a bit flushed, too.  I hope he isn't getting the flu that seems to be spreading across the country earlier than usual.

I am tired.  I didn't sleep well last night, had to get up early and have been gone most of the day.  I didn't get home until about 5 P. M.  I got a few things out of the way, 'though.  I sat down to pray the rosary and promptly started trying to fall asleep and "praying" gibberish.  I had to start over a few times, but did get the rosary finished.  Well, the intent was there in spite of the gibberish.  Maybe that was a form of "speaking in tongues?"  Maybe not.

I got all the packages(gifts for Epiphany)out of the living room.  Now I just need to put away all the wrapping paper that has taken up residence in the kitchen an on the table.  Yup, I was just wrapping all over the place!  Most of it is done and transferred over to the Home.  I just have a door prize to put together and wrap(gift bag) some other stuff.  I think this is the last big party that a friend and I will do.

So, that is how the day went and now you know more about my life that I do....time for bed...yes!

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I WILL PRAISE

THEE, O LORD,

WITH MY WHOLE

HEART;

I WILL SHOW

FORTH

ALL YOUR

MARVELOUS

WORKS.

 

 

Psalm 9:1

 

The Old Testament is very rich in texture and content.  I am really just too tired to comment on it.  You read it.

 

END

Lord and God=capitals

I  feel overwhelmed with getting stuff done for the Epiphany Party.  I got new batteries for my camera and re-charged the old ones.  I will take a bunch of stuff over to the Home tomorrow.

I am putting a door prize bag together.  You could call it a Gag Bag too, as some things such as a can of Sardines and maybe a roll of toilet paper and odds and ends will go into it, also, just for fun.

The weather warmed up a little this afternoon; a regular heat wave of 34 degrees.  I will take each degree that inches up the thermometer. 

I guess that I will keep this post short as I have to get up early and go to the eye Dr. in the morning, then I will got to First Friday Mass, get some fast food and zip across the bridge to the big city of E-town.  I will have a full day.

So...I will  soon go to bed and hope that I can sleep.

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THEN SHALL

THE LIGHT

BREAK FORTH

AS THE MORNING,...

AND THY RIGHTEOUSNESS

SHALL GO BEFORE THEE;

THE GLORY OF THE LORD

SHALL BE THY REWARD.

 

Isaiah 58: 8

 

Do you know that the word God and Lord should always be capitalized?

END

 

 



  

Walk a straight path

I am just about done...wrapping gifts for the Epiphany Party.  I need to wrap a big box that I can't carry as it is heavy.  Also, I have 5 dozen eggs that I have to turn into deviled eggs.  I really don't like doing deviled eggs.  I will be glad to have it all done and over.  It is probably going to our last big party with the residents.  I hope they enjoy this last blast.

I have been looking through my old missal.  Some things or translations never change and some parts are not all that recognizable.  It is interesting to try to place the feasts, Holy Days of Obligation and the correct order of the saints in the proper places.  While some feasts and occasionally a Holy Day are "movable" the feasts of the saints stays pretty much the same-except that there are a few "new" saints that are not in my old missal.  My missal is such good condition that I hate to part with it.  And I have the little missal that my mother gave me for my 18th birthday.  I will never part with that...at lest not in this life.  I am kind of sentimental that way.

Another cold one; no, not a cold beer.  It will get down in the teens again tonight and ten maybe to start a slow warm up.  I am all for warm ups and hot chocolate.

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I WILL CAUSE THEM

TO WALK

BY THE RIVERS

OF WATER

IN A STRAIGHT WAY,

WHEREIN THEY

SHALL NOT STUMBLE.

 

Jeremiah 31: 9

 

Do you stumble?  I know I do...quite frequently.  I'd be a liar if I said I didn't.  I don't know of too many people that don't take a misstep, stub the toes or even fall flat on their faces at one time or another.  The great thing is that we can be "picked up" by the Lord, set on our feet again and given the chance to stumble on over and over.  Yes, I do miss a step here and there and I bet you do, too.  Because we are God's people we are given ample opportunity walk on, always trying to keep straight on the path of light and right, love and glorification of our Lord.  Pick me up, Lord, that I may try again.

 

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Cold hands, warm heart.

I am going to bed early...before mid-night.  I am tired.  And I am tired of the cold weather.  It is supposed to be down to 16-17 degrees F. tonight.  No more snow 'though.  I went to mass and right back to my cozy little nest. 

Church was full.  Even with all the huddled masses  kept my jacket on and literally sat  on my hands. You know what they say: "Cold hands, warm heart."  Maybe.

As I stayed in by the fireside bright there isn't much to write about.  So, this just about all you get.

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GREAT IS THE LORD

AND GREATLY

TO BE PRAISED;

AND HIS GREATNESS

IS UNSEARCHABLE.

 

Psalm 14: 3

 

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