02.21.2025

-5°F SW12mph SR0652 SS1742

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee strong

Today
Read Psalms 76-78
Day 52- Mine Eyes Have Seen Salvation
Memory Verse – Matthew 8:8- “The centurion said in reply,^* “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.” and at Mass we say… “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” I don’t know about the rest of you but when I get to “the but only say” my throat tightens up and tears come to my eyes. At that point, I feel my unworthiness to receive the body of Christ. I don’t ever want to lose that feeling. Just thinking about it brings chills.

The man is off to Edgewood, IA this morning and will be there for the day. I finally wrote out the “cat story” from a few months back. Made me chuckle again. Today I pick up the deposits, take someone shopping, and bring the teachers home. Will also take someone to Greenwood. Time to make my list of things to pick up at the store today.

Know you are prayed for.

I am the driver of the Amish
I drive them to and fro
Sometimes the trips are short
Sometimes the trips are slow

Many a time a trip becomes
Part of my memory
Here’s one I hope becomes
A memory for you

I pulled into the dirt lane
Driving past the gate
Took the circle drive
Ending at the door in the back

Standing by the door
A colorful meowing cat
As many things were loaded
She was desperate to get in back

After several tries
She must have given up
Although as we left the drive
Her yowls were quite pronounced

At the gate, we stopped to check
The inside and the out
No sign of hide nor hair was seen
Of that pesky cat

The roads we drove were filled with
curves, bumps, hills, and vales 
When finally we stopped
Nothing was heard not a peep

I filled the tank, stretched my legs
Went in to pay, as a truck pulled up
A man jumped out and said
Did ya see that cat?

I knew of what he spoke
But that cat I never saw
So I just said
NOPE!

Upon return the man
Was waiving his arms,
Stomping his feet
And shouting I give up!

It was then that I could see
That cat far back in the engine
Yowlin’, hissin’, and pulling back
The man just yelled Get it out!

I jumped in the car, burstin’ my ribs as laughter flew about
The rest of the trip we wondered How did he get that cat out?