07.20.2023

59⁰F clear NW@15mph SR0539 SS2039

Morning Offering given

Village received a few sprinkles of rain

Coffee ok

Nights have been cool enough for those little  🐀 to think they can invade the 🏠.   Another one bites the dust.  It is times like this, I miss Bart & PB.  No, we are not getting new pets. At our ages, that’s just too much to deal with.  We’ve had 47 yrs of house pets, the hair is finally gone. Nope, not going there again.

Have you been keeping tabs on the ridiculous things going on in government now? Why do we put up with these childish tantrums? They are making a mockery of our government and judicial systems. Let’s not even get into some of the stupid things coming out of Washington these days.

What’s happening in your neck of the woods?

Know you are prayed for.

07.19.2023

55 overcast SSW@10mph SR0530 SS 2040

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee strong

Relatively easy day ahead of me.  Hoping to keep it that way.

Did I tell you about the little wheeled cart the man found at a rummage sale?  It needed new wheels, which he replaced. A laundry basket fits on top, and a deep square dish pan fits on the bottom.  There’s a rod to hold hangers.  It is the perfect laundry tool.  All for under $25 and an application of heavy elbow grease.

This cart will take groceries from the car, meat to the freezer, wet laundry to the line, dry laundry to the house, and cleaning supplies around the house. So many uses that will make life easier for this old lady.

Psst…did you notice the rubber bumpers? They brought to mind “rubber baby buggy bumpers” say that 10 times as fast as you can.

I still need a 📖

Know you are prayed for.

07.18.2023

50 clear W@4 SR0537 SS2040

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The man gone since 0330

Mr Feralcat skulking the shrubs

Chiro and reflexology on the calendar today.

Cool this morning on the porch. Glad to have a shawl to wrap around me.

Do you remember the little girl Natalie we’ve been praying for? Her cancer is back. The young amish mother we’ve been praying for is not doing well either. May their suffering be redemptive.

Another hour with the crochet hook, and I will be finished edging the afghan. V will finally get it back. My procrastinating is almost over.

I’m looking for a small cabin/shed to put in the backyard. If you have one you want to get rid of, let me know.

Apparently, a couple of my posts have touched a few nerves. I generally find that when that happens to me, the subject is one I don’t really want to look at/deal with.

I need a new book to read any suggestions?

Know you are prayed for.

07.17.2023

51 clear WNW@12mph SR0536 SS2041

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee strong

The man sleeps

Here we are, Monday has rolled around again. The trucker is just returning to the rig he parked on Fri night. Lights are flicking on around the neighborhood. The weekend has ended. It is time to begin again.

Ven. Matt Talbot, St. Maximilian Kolbe… pray for the alcoholics in my life. Bring them to Christ, lay their names at his feet. May they have their conversion moment and walk the road of sobriety. We pray… God of mercy, we bless you in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who ministered to all who came to him. Give your strength to all of those struggling with addiction and substance abuse. Enfold them in your love and restore them to the freedom of God’s children.

https://www.aa.org/

Home

Please remember you are not responsible for your alcoholic. You have control only over you. Let them fall, let them fail. Find an alanon group or someone who has been there. Find help for yourself.

https://www.aa.org/meeting-guide-app

https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/

Know you are prayed for

07.16.2023

56 clear W@14mph SR0535 SS2041

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Praising God for new baby (Marlin) that came in the middle of the night.  This is #4 for her.  Brought them down  to the clinic at 1230 last evening. Will be taking them home shortly.

Lovely wedding yesterday.  Our great niece began her ever after story.

The porch is cool this morning. Very nice sitting out here watching the sunrise.

Coffee’s good

The man sleeps

Let’s talk tatoos… I’ve wanted one for as long as I can remember.  I will never get one.  Why not you ask… my dad said no, they last forever, look ugly when you are old, and are forbidden by God (Leviticus 19:28) only pagans, sluts, and drunken soldiers (as he waves his arm) do that. You are none of those.

He was right. They fade and mottle together, looking like a smudge on your skin. Time changes perspective.  My children have them and believe they may have had something to drink beforehand, and at least two were soldiers. Although only one had admitted to have been sloshed.  They also are a fad now… Hollywood has made them “gotta have”

I will stick with “sacrifice”.  I will only dream of having one.

Mine without the word

At the base of my left thumb.  You can visualize it. The stars would be silver.

I need sleep, the night was short.

Know yòu are prayed for.

07.15.2023

61⁰F cloudy WNW@11mph SR0534 SS2043

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

The man sleeps

Nature amazes me. Afew drops of rain and the withered revive.  Shrubs and flowers bloom.  Browning grass greens.

Our souls are/can be like that. A few well said words ringing with truth can make a shriveled, dried out faith blossom again.

The past few years have contributed much to waining faith.  Added to the debacle of watered-down homilies, pick & choose church teaching and scandal, it was an almost killer few years.

My first bout of covid was October 2019. Yes, I know they say it didn’t get here till 2020, but they lie. I and 2 other family members had it in October. The doctors said not influenza A or B. Acts like a virus… must be a virus. Go home, go to bed, drink fluids, call if it gets worse. I followed instructions. 4 days in bed and coughing for a better month after that. I survived. Oct 2020 did it again. April 2021, surprise covid antibodies in my blood. Please note… at no time did I test positive for it. I still have antibodies in my blood. Nuff said.

WI DOT returned my accident report. They don’t do them anymore. Monroe Co. Sheriff doesn’t due them anymore either. They sent me to a website. Ins wants an accident report… imagine that. Guess I will send them the one the DOT returned.

Which brings up the question…

Who does their job these days?

Maybe I should make a list so we know who can be counted on to do their jobs these days.

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The cranks my chain!

I paid for my school and it cripes me that BIDEN thinks I should pay for someone else. He should used the graft he received from Ukraine & China to pay for this himself.

07.14.2023 TGIF

62°F overcast rainy SW@4mph SR0533 SS2043

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee is good

The man sleeps

My May 26th letter to the Sheriff was responded to. I am thankful.

Have a bit of running to do today.

Hope your day is awesome

Oh, and I wanted to remind you… Every Friday of the year is meatless unless you substitute a different sacrifice. However, no substitutions can be done during Lent. Also one must fast at least 1 hr before every Mass you attend. Some have forgotten this, others have been taught wrong, and some who teach are teaching wrong.

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