41⁰F N20mph SR0636(0536)  SS1936(1836)

Morning Offering given

Cascade, IA quiet and peaceful

No coffee

Spent the night at Amy’s, 5am pickup Edgewood then N to home and typical Monday.

Know you are prayed for.

23°F WSW12mph SR0635(0535) SS1936(1836)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee strong

RIAY Day 96: A New Love

Good Morning! Go see Jesus today, he’s waiting for you.
Yesterday, a nationwide protest called “Hands Off” was held. Please pray for the hearts of these persons. It is my firm belief that satan is alive and well in the USA, and he is bent on converting moral, productive people into lie-believing, hate-filled persons.
Thus far, the present administration is fulfilling campaign promises. Nothing is being done that was not promised.
I am thrilled financial waste is being fereted out and stopped. 40+ years ago, I was shocked when I read hammers were purchased at over $400./ hammer, through a military equipment contract that had been awarded. At the time (and still now), I felt it was wrong to profit like that under the guise of supplying equipment to our military. Over the years, I realized that making gigantic profits through deals with our government is the norm. Spending was out of control, pushing the weight of this uncontrolled spending onto the backs of middle America. It is still wrong. I am still elated that something is being done to stop it.
From the beginning, I heard that social security, education, and special needs would not suffer because of these changes. Knowing all would have to tighten their belts until the changes were made and things were smoothed out and ran as intended. This is what is happening now. I can live with this, looking at it as a short-term difficulty to implement a long-term fix. It is my belief we need to stand in support of good changes and be willing to make sacrifices to see long-term change.
It has been my experience that those who have come to enjoy their perverted sense of entitlement are making the loudest noise. Those who don’t seem to be able to grasp they will have to make sacrifices, take ownership of wrong thinking, and give up ill-gotten gains will take any means to get it back.

Recognize wrong thinking, stand firm in correct thinking.

Know you are prayed for

37°F NW15mph SR0637(0537) SS1935(1835)

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

No coffee

Today
Catch up on your scripture reading and the RIAY podcasts. Its been quite a week hasn’t it.

Emails printed and ready for delivery.

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27°F ESE8mph SR0639(0539) SS1934(1834)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

Cloths folded, dryer loaded, washer running

Slept well last night only 2.9 events an hour with 5:46 hrs of straight sleep. Woke with a rapid heartbeat/ Afib pattern. I did a smart watch ECG and will send it to the cardiologist. Got my #1 walk pad in. The knee continues to feel good using castor oil and calendula ointment. Am noticing decrease in swelling (almost back to normal). Great day yesterday! Got the office whipped into shape. All medical records boxed, up to Dec 31, 2024. Needed to clean out the medfile tote. All file tabs have been renewed and are now being straitened under a weight. Appointments for chiro/reflexology made. The right shoulder is tender, and each thumb has a painful bump on the outside of 1st thumb joint. Better efforts needed in hydration (believe that is the heartbeat issue). Journal printed and put in 2025 binder.

Marvin/Rebecca S have a new daughter, around 7 last evening. Hannah 8.5#, 20.5″ Mom and baby doing fine. I will pick up Marvin this morning around 0730 and bring him home. Rebecca will stay until tonight, sometime.

Today
Read Proverbs 1
RIAY Day 94 No Doubt
Memory Verse – 1 Timothy 4:1-2: “Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences.” (Note definition of branded consciences: to be desensitized to their own sin, a dramatic moral numbness)

Know you are prayed for.

35°F WNW19mph SR0640(0540) SS1932(1832)

Morning Offering given

Village chilly

Coffee good

Early morning run, then slept in.

Today
Read Proverbs Introduction
RIAY Day 93 Look Like You Love Him
St. Sabbas: (actual feast day is the 14th) shows us the importance of keeping sacred images as reminders of our faith and love for God.

Good Morning, short night. Round trip to VMH with a woman for the baby. Birthday greetings to nephew PS, who is 37 today; RS and NS, who are 13; RIP to JTH, who would have been 106. Eons ago(1993), I received a datebook from a friend and decided to record births, deaths, weddings, baptisms, and other significant events. I’ve always found it interesting to know those things. My family will have a puzzled look on their faces because I am notoriously bad about sending cards, etc.

Know you are prayed for.

34°F rainy SE20mph SR0642(0542) SS1931(1831)

Morning Offering given

Village wet

Coffee hot

Crawford won the WI Supreme Court… may God have mercy on us. I will say Soros and Musk should have stayed out of it. In fact, I believe all big money should be removed from all elections. That campaigning should not be any part of the judicial system at all.

This morning I slept in. Now I rush. Copy jobs to complete before I leave for the morning. 1.5 down. School Spring programs and book repair sheets are the flavor of the day.

Remember to visit Jesus today and share your heart with him. Let’s finish out lent with the RIAY Day 92: Waiting in the Temple

The knee, has little or no pain. Castor Oil and Calendula Ointment, along with the cortisone shot, seem to have done the trick. Slow and steady on the walking pad does not seem to be hurting anything. For this, I am grateful.

Today is my day to pray for those at Catholic Mom Community. If I can add any of your petitions let me know.

Know you are prayed for.

23⁰F SE17mph SR0644(0544)  SS1930(1830)

Morning Offering given

Village slow to wake

Pope’s Prayer Intention for April
Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.

Vote today.

April Fools Day–

Electricity went out a couple of times last night. My internet is having issues.  I can’t help but wonder what is going on. The electricity has gone out a couple times a month since the 1st of the year.

No time this morning to dilly dally.

Know you are prayed for.

28°F NNW11mph SR0646(0546) SS1929(1829)

Morning Offering given

Village sleep with light dusting of snow… hey DST lovers I’m still waiting for you to be awake in the morning to enjoy your sunshine longer!

Coffee good

Today
Read Psalms 148-150. You have now completed the book of Psalms.
RIAY Day 90: Consoling Mother -you have now completed 1/4th of the year
Memory Verse: Deuteronomy 32:39 “See now that I, I alone, am he, and there is no god besides me. It is I who bring both death and life, I who inflict wounds and heal them, and from my hand no one can deliver.“

Today begins my walking pad adventure. I found a used “TimeTook” walking pad online and purchased it. This morning, I begin my walking journey slowly so I did not mess up my knee. More information on that will come later.

Happy Birthday to our grandson AJ!

Know you are prayed for.

32°F raining NE11mph SR0647(0547) SS1927(1827)

Morning Offering given

Village, peaceful and quiet, soaking up the light rain

Coffee good

Here we are on the “Fourth Sunday of Lent—Laetare Sunday.” Also called Mothering Sunday, Refreshment Sunday, and Rose Sunday, rose is the color of the day, and the golden rose sent by Popes to Catholic sovereigns used to be blessed on this day. Take a moment to learn about the history of Christianity. How/when/who started it.

The knee feels good. Not completely pain-free, as there is occasional discomfort, but not debilitating at this time. I know it won’t last, but today is good. I will begin slow walking on a walking pad this week. I must get moving one way or another. Procrastination is my sin. What’s yours if you care to share.

Know you are prayed for.

53°F ENE13mph SR0649(0549) SS1926(1826)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

Good Morning!
Lent is swiftly moving toward the Easter season. Perhaps since it’s the 4th Sunday of Lent tomorrow, we should take a moment and see how things are going for us. Are you on track, struggling, or given up? Don’t give up whatever you do. It is in the struggle that we sometimes have our best realizations. I heard a song yesterday. One phrase stuck with me: “your life is like a river running home”. That stopped me short because I hadn’t looked at the direction of where I was really headed. I’ve spent so much time meandering through the floatsom, I haven’t looked up to see something in advance for quite some time now. Oh, I’ve got a navigation plan for sure. But the things I find blocking my way, or the time I spend puzzling over potential problems/issues, have prevented me (I have let them prevent me) from looking up and seeing the beauty surrounding me. Therefore, I missed the pass around the problem ahead of me.

Today
Look up!

Know you are prayed for.