12.16.2023

36⁰F SE@7mph SR0730 SS1626

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

The man sleeps

Coffee hot

Whoa! Melch, I think we took the wrong turn. Aren’t those cranberries from Chilè? Unless, of course, we are in Wisconsin.

Cranberries! Chilè or Wisconsin?

Ponder the fruit of the journey to Jesus.

Finally, the weekend has arrived. Long busy week it was.

Copywork finished last night. Need to check my datebook and find 2 young men to help me move books, trunks, etc. down from upstairs. Before 1st of year. Want to get the hallway area painted.

The boy is moving today.

Mass tonight St. John’s 8pm.

Know you are prayed for.

12.15.2023

29⁰F SSE@5mph SR0730 SS1626

Morning Offering given

Village silent

The man has already left

Coffee ok

Hmmm, Norway…we are in Norway must be look at those Nisse Melch. Balt, stop it! No more jokes.

Nisse of Norway

Ponder… do I take my journey to Christ seriously enough?

Shopping morning here.

I have two Instagram accounts… finally recovered the original. This time I wrote down the passwords. Novel idea eh?

Know you are prayed for

12.14.2023

24⁰F Clear SW@10mph SR0729 SS1624

Morning Offering given

Village waking

The man sleeps he should be with all the traveling he’s done.

Coffee good

Yesterday, I was in the local resale shop checking out. As I turned to leave a woman asked me if I was doing my traditional wisemen journey. In all honesty, I was not going to do it this year. I must tell you I have no clue who this woman was. If I should know her, I am sorry to say I do not remember her.  But her firmness on the tradition was evident. So…

Melchior,Balthazar, Gaspar

Gasp to Balt… what is taking that old man Melch so long?  Look at him. He is picking his way thru this amethyst and pearl field like he’s never seen them before.  It’s bad enough we got a late start. Now he is dillydalling.  Melch to Gasp & Balt… relax, we are on the journey of a lifetime.  one day you young guys will look back and realize you rushed thru life without seeing the most important things.

Pondering… what have I been in too much of a rush to see?

Feast Day of ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS

Time to write the Christmas Letter.

Know you are prayed for.

12.11.2023

20⁰F SSW@8mph SR0726 SS1625

Morning Offering given

Village silent

The man gone

No coffee

Very nice Christmas Potluck at St. John’s yesterday.

Ponder… How well you use the consciousness of God in your daily life depends on you, not Him.

2nd week of Advent.

Know you are prayed for.

12.10.2023

26⁰F snow NW@14mph SR0726 SS1645

Morning Offering given

Village looks pretty dressed in white

Coffee pods this morning

Mass 10:30 @ St. John’s with Christmas Potluck to follow.

The man made KS in good shape & time. Will spend the day today with family down there.

Worked on a few copy jobs yesterday. The office is perfect for doing this. Now, if I could just get things put away so the counters are clear.

I’ve been thinking about salt covenants. The book I mentioned yesterday is quite interesting as well as making sense.

As a child, I remembered men shaking hands on a deal. That handshake was a seal of the deal. No one would think of breaking what had been sealed. I look at today; handshakes have changed. I see them as more of a greeting at times a challenge given than a seal the deal.

I still remember a conversation of 12 yrs past. The man sealed a deal; he gave his word with a handshake. Along came another man who tried to change it, the man told him, “I gave my word, we shook on it.” The other man said, ‘But you didn’t sign anything, I’ll give you more.’ The man said, ‘No, I gave my word.’ To this day, my loss of respect for this man remains. Each time I see him thru eyes that see one who is willing to cheat.

Seems the world has forgotten how to keep a covenant.

Know you are prayed for.

12.09.2023

35⁰F cloudy WSW@13mph SR0725 SS1625

Morning Offering given

Village wet

Coffee good

The man headed south

I’ll be working in the office today.

I’m reading… Keepers of Salt by Debby Davis. Interesting read and concept.

Entering into a Covenant of Salt means binding oneself to another in utmost loyalty and truthfulness, even suffering death, rather than breaking the covenant. For this very reason, a Covenant of Salt was never done lightly or haphazardly; it deserves serious respect.

The salt covenant is mention 2 times in the bible… Leviticus and 2 Chronicles.

Began week 9 of 25 of intermitant fasting. Down 12#s, slow but sure wins the race.

Cpap…21 days of use…picked up different hose yesterday. We shall see.

Are you paying attention to what’s happening in the world?

Know you are prayed for.

12.08.2023

41⁰F clouds SW@11mph SR0724 SS1625

Morning Offering given7pr40

Coffee robust

Village quiet

Happy Birthday to H

Holy Day… Immaculate Conception

Cpap… picking up different hose today to see if that will help with dry mouth

Intermittent Fasting 829 hrs in… knee pain-less, cravings-very few, weight loss 12, skin apron thinning. I could do this long term.

Lax day, teachers home at 4. Am ready for the weekend.

Know you are prayed for.

think about where you are headed

12.06.2023

26⁰F cloudy Ssw@13mph SR0722 SS1624

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee bold and black

Good to wake up in my own bed. Slept like the dead last night. I needed that.

Happy St. Nicholas day!

Deepest sympathy to V and her family on the loss of her father. May he rest in peace.

Week 8 of intermittent fasting is going well. Got a new to me water bottle that holds the amount I need to drink daily. I am getting closer to meeting that goal. Have been doing better on moment goal as well.

Cpap… still hate it. Nuff said.

The office… needs order. I’ll do that today, or at least start.

Copy job to get done, so best get moving.

Know you are prayed for.