11.04.2023

28⁰F clear NW@4mph SR0742 SS1749

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

The man sick

Chicken run this morning

Iowa run late morning

Betrayal… is the sense of being harmed by the intentional actions or omissions of a trusted person. The most common forms of betrayal are harmful disclosures of confidential information, disloyalty, infidelity, and dishonesty. They can be traumatic and cause considerable distress. The effects of betrayal include shock, loss and grief, morbid pre-occupation, damaged self-esteem, self-doubting, and anger. Not infrequently, they produce life-altering changes. The effects of a catastrophic betrayal are most relevant for anxiety disorders, and OC D and PTSD in particular. Betrayal can cause mental contamination, and the betrayer commonly becomes a source of contamination. 

Along with… I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned through my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you my brothers and sisters to pray for me to the Lord our God.

All I can say is… where the heck does my mind (at this hour) pluck these thoughts from?

However, these thoughts are much better than… dreaming your sister in law took you to the zoo during a tornado, and all the animals were out while she drove through flooded streets in a car now turned an amphibious machine. Saying relax, you are too tense… wish you could have seen the grizzly dancing he looked happy.

Know you are prayed for.

11.02.2023

23⁰F clear SW@8mph SR0740 SS17752

Morning Offering given

Village busy

Coffee good

Label copy job completed

All Souls Day… let us remember those who have gone before: CP LP GP-PSW JS JSD LS CS-VO KOM RO BSO JO GO-RC IC DC-JH DH-IC- RL LL HL- May they rest in peace.

Today’s Ponder… Hebrews 12:1-2… “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…”

Know you are prayed for.

11.01.2023

18⁰F SSW@11mph SR0738 SS1753

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

All Saints Day

Today’s ponder from Bacci

We are all obliged to strive to become holy, to work hard towards this end and to ask for the grace to sustain us in our efforts.

Lev 11:44, 1 Peter 1:16, Matt 5:48

Never heard of the following until I converted back in the 70’s. I’m wondering if any of the Protestant faiths talk about this.

Church militant (us)

Church suffering (souls in Purgatory)

Church triumphant (those in Heaven)

Know you are prayed for.

Snows 0f 2023/24

I was told an old wives tale about snow days. This will be my official notation of the snow this season.

The tale told was… the date of the first snowfall of the season is how many times it will snow during the season.

If you know of any other old wives tales please share them in comments.

04.03.2024
01.13.2024
01.12.2024
6th snow 01.11.2024
5th Snow 01.09.2024
3rd snow 11.26.2023
2nd Snow 10/31/23
1st snow 10/28/2023

10.31.2023

29⁰F snow NW@16mph SR0737 SS1755

Morning Offering given

Village Chilly

Coffee good

50 yrs ago, the Love of My Life asked me to marry him. Best decision I ever made. 18 yrs old, attending McConnell in Minneapolis. He 22 yr old factory worker, army reservist.

Happy Anniversary, H&L.

A dusting of snow noticeable in the driveway this morning. 26 more snows till spring; old wives tale. The date the first snowfall lands on is how many snows there will be. Our first snow was on the 28th.

Today’s ponder from Bacci…

It is folly to glory in things which do not belong to us, but are merely gifts from God.

Humility is the most difficult virtue. It is very difficult to deny ourselves and acknowledge our nothingness. Being humble takes practice. (Js4:6, Mt18:3)

Know you are prayed for.

10.30.2023

24⁰F clear WNW@10mph SR0736 SS1756

Morning Offering given

Village Chilly

Coffee good

Monday has arrived. We’re on the cusp of a new month. DST is in its last week (thank goodness). Thanksgiving is 24 days into the future. The year is close to ending 62 more days. If you had goals for 2023, now is the time to look them over to see if you will reach them or reassess them. The big question… did you get to know Jesus better?

Grateful/thankful list. Make one.

Get your Thanksgiving cards written and sent.

Begin writing your Christmas letter. Purchase Madonna stamps. Find the perfect Christmas card. One that talks about Christ. One that says Merry Christmas. Forget the toys, snowmen, or words like seasons or holidays. Make this year about Jesus. His birth. His gift. Be simple and practical in gift selection.

Today’s ponder… from Bacci

Will humility & understanding help me solve the problems I encounter today?

It is useless and harmful to fly into a passion and to brood over our rights and other people’s wrongs.”

Know you are prayed for.

10.29.2023

31⁰ F overcast NW@8mph SR0734 SS1758

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The man sleeps

Snowed yesterday. I can still see it on the hood of the car.  I’m not ready for it.

Intermittent Fasting water goal met.  Spent lots of time in the necessary. 

Need to finish up on Bible Study Lesson for Tuesday’s class.

Sleep study equipment needs to go back today. Meet for consultation on Friday.

Today’s Ponder…

“Human praise adds nothing to us.  Human criticism takes nothing from us.  We remain as we were beforehand.

Why is it we crave that praise and recognition?  That notoriety. That adulation?  Why is it we fear the criticism? Fear our mistakes?  Why is it we want to be in the limelight so much?

Know you are prayed for.

10.28.2023

32⁰F cloudy NNW@7mph. SR0733 SS1759

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

Happy birthday, Jeannette! Hope your day is awesome!

30% chance of snow this afternoon.

Pondering Bacci page 432… “It is useless to kneel before the altar, to assist at sacred rites,and to recite vocal prayers, if all the time our minds are elsewhere and we are lacking in the love of God. Spiritual adoration and prayer are more important than the bowed head and the bended knee.”

Began week 3 of intermittent fasting. I feel good. More alert. Less joint pain. Small things like the fit of a shirt sleeve feel looser. Still working on water intake and more walking.

Office looking good. Door is going to fit. I’m excited about this.

Daylight saving ends next week. Get your blue postcard into your rep and Senator requesting they stop implementing dst and continue permanently the use of standard time.

Know you are prayed for.