25⁰F clear Ese@7mph SR0733 SS1633
Morning Offering given
Village quiet
Coffee good
The man off to Indiana
Chopper out & in, eating
The boy @ work
Girl 2 off to work
Easy day for me
Reflexology & chiro mid-morning. I am so ready for them.
Time to find the grapevine Christmas tree.
Time to sort & wrap presents.
Time to finish sending Christmas letters.
Time to get out the Christmas music.
The list goes on… time to remember this isn’t about anything but Jesus.
Know you are prayed for.
9⁰F clearS@15mph SR0732 SS1627
Morning Offering given
Village peaceful under starry skies
Coffee good
Chopper out & in
A off to work
The man up, moving, and cooking.
Our household has gone from two people, no pets to 2 old, 3 twenty somethings and a dog. Seemingly overnight.
I must say this dog reminds me of PB. Not surprising since the boy chose both of them.
Feast Day of Saints, B Urban V (Pope 1362- 1370) worked tirelessly st stop corrupt clergy and Anastasius (Pope 3??) Worked to reunite the church. May both of them pray for today’s church.
The wisemen continue to journey to the Christ child.
Know you are prayed for.
The Coup We Never Knew https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/the-coup-we-never-knew_4964793.html?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=app-cc Download our app to read more at https://ept.ms/DownloadApp
Susie Violet Ward: ‘This Isn’t a Dystopian Nightmare That Couldn’t Come True. It’s Already Happening in Other Countries’ | British Thought Leaders https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/susie-violet-ward-british-thought-leaders_5371516.html?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=app-cc Download our app to read more at https://ept.ms/DownloadApp
26⁰F cloudy NNW@21mph SR0732 SS1627
Morning Offering given
Village icy
The man sleeps
Coffee good
New week has begun. The Christmas frenzy is notably more intense. What a shame it is mostly the rush for physical things.
Slow yourself. Ponder your relationship to Christ. For he and his sacrifice for you are the only reason this holiday exists.
I am asking you to pray for an unnamed intention.
Know you are prayed for.
[LIVE Q&A 12/12 at 10:30AM ET] CCP Military Hackers Preparing to Shut Down American Infrastructure https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/epochtv/ccp-military-hackers-preparing-to-shut-down-american-infrastructure-5545164?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=app-cc Download our app to read more at https://ept.ms/DownloadApp
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.
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.
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.
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
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…
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.
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.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 