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Morning Offering given “God of grace, in the story of creation, you made the earth a garden and entrusted it to us to till and to keep, a place of peace and beauty where we could walk with you. In the story of redemption, the one who died for us was burried in a garden, and there you raised him up to greet us with new hope and risen life. In the story of the Church, you tend us as a garden, a place of careful pruning and abundant harvest, where we can work with you. Meet us, we pray, in all the gardens where we go for nourishment, refreshment and prayer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”
Village sleeps
Coffee, so so maybe it should have been tea
St. Charles Borromeo (Patron of seminarians) teaches us to encourage those who answer God’s call to religious life.
Read Ezekiel 28: The Prince of Tyre
RIAY Day 308: The Joyful Mysteries
Meditations for Each Day pg. 443: More About the Sufferings of Purgatory
Copy jobs for today are finished and ready for delivery.
Laundry was folded, and another load was placed in the washer.
Shopping in the community today and making a quick run to Sparta for a free Christmas Cookie Recipe Book put out each year.
Tomorrow the car goes in for snow tires. Rumor has it coming sometime Saturday.
The end of the week will find me in Iowa again on Friday. This time with Thanksgiving supplies for DD#1, another overnight with DD#4, then on to a drop off of Hot Chocolate and Russian Tea mix at DS#1, with Morrison, IL, the intended destination to pick up some friends, and home again Saturday.
Yesterday, the billboard just outside the village was renovated with the message, “This Holiday Season, shop local.” I’m thinking that is a great idea. Everyone should consider supporting their local businesses regularly. Shop the closet grocery store (the increase in business will keep them open). Do the same for hardware, appliances, etc. I know the prices are higher, but are they? Considering the time and fuel cost, is it really cheaper? It may also be time to consider a smaller, simpler Christ-centered Christmas.
What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Each year, I think this Holiday is overlooked in the rush towards Christmas. Have you written your Thanksgiving meal prayer yet? Is the menu planned, and have you asked your guests to contribute to the meal? The whole point of Thanksgiving was the sharing of food and giving thanks. Ask your guests to bring something with them. Have you considered entertainment? Perhaps some singing around the piano, a game of cards, charades, or a craft project, something that will keep them off their phones and tablets and engaging in conversation.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 