Category: life in general

12.24.2023 Christmas Eve Day

44 foggy SSE@14mph SR0735 SS 1640

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps shrouded in heavy fog

Coffee good… present from BF next door

The man sleeps

Chopper out and in

The boy not home yet hoping he didn’t get in an accident the fog has been heavy all night.

Christmas Eve Day… came so quickly

I believe I am finished with the Christmas card/letters. I lost my place on the list and hopefully, no one was left out

12.22.2023

36⁰F overcast SE@5mph SR0734 SS1628

Morning Offering given

Village silent

Coffee good

The man cooking

Chopper out & in waiting for the boy to return from work.

Saint of the day… St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Well, here we are. In 3 days we celebrate Christmas. The birth of Jesus Christ, son of God. Have you taken the time to realize that without noting his birth, life, death, and resurrection, there is absolutely nothing different about this time of year than any other time of year?

Have you also realized this time of year can bring out the worst things?

There are many walking wounded in the holiday season. I suspect it is because we have been conditioned to believe extravagant spending on gifts is necessary to show someone we love them or to indicate our success in life. This is a lie. Don’t swallow it. Don’t buy into the worldly thinking of $$ = success, love, importance, and acceptance. It is a lie, one the great deceiver wants you to believe.

May you find the love of Christ this Christmas season.

Know you are prayed for.

LGBT Blessing

Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” issued by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith today, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offered the following statement from its spokesperson, Chieko Noguchi, executive director of public affairs.

“The Declaration issued today by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) articulated a distinction between liturgical (sacramental) blessings, and pastoral blessings, which may be given to persons who desire God’s loving grace in their lives. The Church’s teaching on marriage has not changed, and this declaration affirms that, while also making an effort to accompany people through the imparting of pastoral blessings because each of us needs God’s healing love and mercy in our lives.”

Now from the Marian father’s https://www.complicitclergy.com/2023/12/21/watch-marian-fathers-of-the-immaculate-conception-refuse-to-bless-homosexual-unions/

12.21.2023

28⁰F clear ESE@8mph SR0728 SS1633

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee strong

The man sleeps

The boy works

Chopper out, in, and eating

Intermitant fasting going fine… a bit of a struggle with the Christmas goodies around. Am disliking loose skin apron a lot.  I need more exercise, so does the dog, perhaps we can partner up.

Cpap… beginning to think it is a gimmick.  Time will tell.

1st Day of Winter.

Feast Day of… Adrian
Dominican martyr in Dalmatia. Adrian and twenty-seven others were executed by Muslims for confessing Christ.

Restlessness in my soul pray for me. This happens every year at this time.

Know you are prayed for.

12.20.2023

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.

12.19.2023

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.

Chopper

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.

Melch… I have not a clue as to why this is called a cactus. There’s nothing spiny on it at all.

Know you are prayed for.

Susie Violet Ward: ‘This Isn’t a Dystopian Nightmare That Couldn’t Come True. It’s Already Happening in Other Countries’ | British Thought Leaders

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