10.28.2024

41°F SSE16mph SR0634CST SS1658CST

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee good

The man has taken my vehicle to body shop for damage repair from last Sept.

300+ miles from 1130pm to present. Life is always interesting. Bacon & Sausage was excellent with my coffee. The winter-enclosed front porch is wonderful. Had a chance to speak with Z by phone yesterday. She is home from hosp and has a very determined attitude about life getting back to normal.

Pondering John the Baptist’s statement “I am not the Christ” John 1:20 Those words said in my heart could help me get over myself and begin a close personal relationship with Jesus. I am not the Christ, I am not the creator nor savior.

Know you are prayed for.

10.27.2024

36°F S13mph SR0637CST SS1659CST

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Mass 8AM

The hand, sensitivity almost normal, pins and needles still present. Probably always will be. Thinking I need to do some strength training on it.

Many thanks to B&G Landscaping for racking the yard yesterday. We are grateful.

Zari is gaining. Word has it if all goes well she will go home today. Long recovery road ahead but she will recover.

Ends of porch – enclosed. Thank you Sessi for all your help. It was greatly appreciated.

Upstairs spare room in order. Ready for next visitor.

Dining room in order. This is the location I found the lost earing dangle. St Anthony did his job well. I can once again enjoy wearing them.

Car to body shop tomorrow for damage done by deer.

Know you are prayed for.

10.26.2024

28°F NW3mph SR0631CST SS1701CST

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

Slept like the dead.

Thanksgiving cactus has buds

Today I am home. My plan is to keep it that way all weekend. Who knows may even get this house cleaned. Sounds like the porch will get enclosed today. Am thinking that is not a bad idea.

Waiting for an update on Zari.

Pondering… life in general today. Especially my role in the scheme of things. You?

Know you are prayed for.

10.25.2024

39°F NW14mph SR0630CST SS1702CST

Morning Offering given (praise and thanksgiving for Zari)

Village peaceful

Coffee good

the man is already gone

Thanking all who prayed for our dgd Zari who was in a car accident last evening. She is at University Hospital, she will be recovering for a while but will be fine. A special thanksgiving to St Luke patron saint of physicians for watching over her providers

Praise for the thunder, lightning, and much-needed rain last evening.

Know you are prayed for

10.24.20024

31°F S10mph SR0629CST SS1704CST

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

Early run to Boscobel.

small snicker… ” Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what we like and let the food fight it out inside.”

Today we remember Rich Ogden (my dad). He would have been 87. May he rest in peace.

Know you are prayed for.

10.23.2024

48°F NW14mph SR0627CST SS1705CST

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee good

Skies are gray today. The leaves have begun their journey to the ground where they will make a colorful carpet on the lawn. B&G Lawn Service will be here on Saturday morning to begin the yard clean-up. I like to see industrious youth at work.

Looking forward to the day reflexology & chiro. Amazing how they work with my body.

Pondering“and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us” unless we are to be guilty of deception, we must pardon those who trespass against us or God will not forgive us. Sometimes this is a hard road. Lots of times they don’t deserve forgiveness cause they keep doing it over and over…hmmm, just as I keep doing it over and over…

Know you are prayed for.

10.22.2024

52°F S10mph SR0626CST SS1707CST

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee excellent

Birthday greetings to Kyle and Anniversary greetings to Kyle & Amy. Hoping your day is awesome!

Early voting is available today. Check with your clerk.

ATV/UTV/Golf Carts/child’s electric cars… you must be 12 for ATV, 16 for UTV, those ages require a safety class certification on your person and a helmet is suggested. Under 16 must have an adult present. child’s electric car IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE STREET. Golf carts are not permitted on the street unless your village allows it. NO ONE under the age of 16 is allowed to drive on a public street without a licensed adult present. Apparently, the police here in the village don’t know the WI code for this as Sgt. Smartmouth didn’t when he returned my call yesterday about two children (elementary age) riding on Broadway in a small ATV/child’s car at 2:30 in the afternoon. He was more concerned with letting me know through his obvious attitude/ tone of voice “HE” had more important things to be doing. However, he did know enough to thank me for my opinion in his smart-ass tone of voice. I just want to know where “the heck” our Chief of Police is. I haven’t seen “hide nor hair” of him inside the village limits anywhere for weeks. The council may also want to change the police websites. Those list, our “deceased for many years” previous chief. It would also be nice if a person answered the phone during the day. Getting a recording at the police number is not good. I doubt someone would take a return call if they had initially called about being beaten, choking, heart-attack, or fire, well you get the picture. Perhaps it is time to attend village meetings and begin asking questions about all the $$ spent in the police department and no “seen” coverage being rendered. I am 100% “back law enforcement” but not the sit-on-your-butt in the office, run radar outside the village limits, hide at the dump or waste station, or do bar checks from the bar stool kind of enforcement. I will say our village is quiet and peaceful with little crime for which I am grateful. It would be that way without all the bells and whistles anyway.

Rant over

Ponder… “Who is it but God who rescues us from the many perils which surround us.? Who enables us to overcome so many difficulties? How many times should we have died if he had not sustained us?”

Know you are prayed for.

10.21.2024

53°F SSW11mph SR0625CST SS1709CST

Morning Offering given

O Dear Lady of Champion,
you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele.
You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners,
to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and
to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.
I trust that as you called Adele to holiness,
you are calling me, in my station in life,
to live a holy life,
devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.
I bring before you now my worries and anxieties.
I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet.
I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart
as I pray most earnestly for: ____________ (your intention).
Dear Lady, you told Adele and
you say to all of us
“Do not be afraid; I will help you.”
Help me now as I place this intention
with complete confidence and trust.

Village waking

Coffee strong

Remembering Irene today. She passed in 2017 on this day. May God have mercy on her soul.

Pondering:
Our Lady of Champion… “Do not be afraid; I will help you.”
Our Lady of La Salette… “Come near, my children, do not be afraid.”
Our Lady of Kibeho…
Our Lady of Fatima…
Our Lady of Guadalupe…
Our Lady of Akita…
Our Lady of Knock…
Our Lady of Fatima…
Our Lady of Lourdes…
Our Lady of Beauraing… “Always be good. Pray always.”

Know you are prayed for.

10.20.2024

56°F SW13mph SR0624CST SS1710CST

Morning Offering given

Village silent, peaceful

Coffee good

Sleep decent


Open
O doors and bolts of my heart
That Christ the King of Glory may enter!
Enter
O my Light
Enlighten my darkness;
Enter
O my Physician
Heal my wounds;
Enter
O Divine Fire
Burn up the thorns of my sins;
Ignite
My inward parts, my heart
With the flame of Thy Love;
Enter
O My King
Destroy in me the kingdom of sin;
Sit
On the throne of my heart
Reign
In me alone,
O my King and Lord
St. Dimitry of Rostov

Mass this morning 8 St Mary’s Ridge

Hallway clutter, to be moved into spare room so that ceiling/closet work may begin.

Ponder“Sin destroys the innocent far more rapidly than the sinner.”

Have you noticed “the haters” have begun to stir the waters once again with their POV regarding Trump. Fear makes people cover the old ground of their fear thinking people will help them muddy the waters. Little do they understand while pointing out his faults they also stir people to think about theirs.

There was/is not a president that didn’t have these faults (except perhaps Jimmy Carter). Base human nature rears its ugly head many times a day. satan, likes to make people think they are too dirty to receive Christ’s forgiveness.

Know you are prayed for.