waited in parking lot

no cell

no bathroom

watching ducks frolicking in the pond; horses and cows wandered over to check it out too

beautiful day

too long a wait

45°F NW9mph SR0708(0608) SS1832(1732)

Morning Offering given

Village damp

Coffee strong

Birthday greetings to Tony P!
Sympathy is extended to Levi M’s family. Levi passed away last Friday from a rapidly growing brain tumor. May he rest in peace.
Please continue to pray for my friend Fran, who is undergoing chemotherapy at this time.

St Mark shows that God’s plan for His Church and world is often too wonderful to comprehend.

Read Ezekiel 6: Against the Mountains of Israel
RIAY Day 280: The Joyful & Luminous Mysteries

Bit of a chill in the air here in the Wilds. Fall color is continuing to emerge, and fall rain has also begun. It won’t be long before the porch is winterized. This week, I will begin to cull the summer clothing from the closet. Fall and winter clothing selections are dismal. I may just have to get out the sewing machine and do up some of the fabric I have sitting here.

I miss my friend Val today. Over the weekend, I met her husband’s new friend, Debra. She looked so much like Val in her younger years that she could have been a sister. It was shocking enough to hear he had a new friend so soon after Val passed, but even more shocking now that I’ve seen her. Her personality is nothing like Val’s, but a very pleasant woman to speak with. I’m quite certain she felt uncomfortable at the reception, and that was understandable.

Ebony’s collar and leash arrived yesterday. She is not impressed. She made that known.

Know you are prayed for.

53°F raining NNW7mph SR0706(0606) SS1834(1734)

Morning Offering given

Village damp

Coffee good

Bl. Isidore of St Joseph (De Loor) demonstrated to us the value of serving community in church, society, and all that we do. He never let his cancer limit his work for others.

Read Ezekiel 5
RIAY Day 279: The Joyful Mysteries

Morning! Another beautiful day is in the making; rain or shine, it will be just what we need. Fall colors continue to make themselves known. Corn and beans are being removed from the fields. Deer are running rampant across fields and roadways. Birds are heading south. Flowerbeds are beginning to shed their seeds, looking weary and faded. Fall is giving its last show before the earth shuts down to rest for the winter. I am looking forward to the fallow time. The time we use to take stock in the seasons that have just passed and make plans for the season that will greet us again. The time to slow down, rest, recoup, reenergize, and repair our heart, mind, and body. A time to lie fallow, soaking in all that you can, from the giver of nourishment. We humans have a tendency to turn our attention away from what our body/mind needs to simply keep running. We exhaust ourselves into oblivion, failing to recognize that the difficulties we are experiencing are due to our failing to take care and replenish ourselves. I recall being told as a child, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” As an adult, I looked for this verse but only found it in Bibles that had been translated into everyday language. Most often, Proverbs 16:26-29 is cited. However, in the translation of scripture I use (DRA/NAB), it cites Proverbs 16:26 as saying “The appetite of workers works for them, for their mouths urge them on.” The resource “bible gateway” search engine sticks on the living bible translation when you query the DRA or NAB, so be sure to click on the link for the right scripture version. Of course, this now makes me wonder what other verses the engine sticks to. So, I suggest that if you are Catholic (or not), use the quote from the USCCB bible search engine. THUS far, there cannot be found “idle hands are the devil’s workshop,” so my advice to you is use the fallow time to replenish and renew your soul.

Know you are prayed for.

70⁰F SSW17mph SR0705(0605) SS 1836(1736)

Morning Offering given

Village silent

Coffee good

Adoration 5-7 Union Center was so peaceful

Mass 8 St Mary’s Ridge

The man made breakfast

last load of laundry in the dryer

Yesterday’s wedding was perfect! Simple attire and decorations all pointing towards the Mass. Nothing to distract from the sacrament. The reception was elegantly simple in decoration and food. Once again, focusing on the newly married couple. In my opinion, a perfect celebration. May God richly bless them. And may Mrs. Brown’s HUMUS RECIPE FIND ITS WAY INTO MY INBOX.

Today will definitely be a day of rest.

Candles were lit in adoration for your petitions.

know you are prayed for.

59°F S16mph SR0704(0604) SS1838(1738)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful and silent

Coffee strong

St Francis of Assisi reminds us to see God in all creation and to respect His gifts of the earth.

Remembering John Lamey, who passed in 1973
Congratulations to Oscar & Therese, who are getting married today at 1:30 at BVM St. Mary’s Ridge

Read Ezekiel 4: Acts Symbolic of Siege and Exile ( son of man, have you noticed that phrase)
RIAY Day 277: Sorrowful & Glorious Mysteries

Morning!
Headed to La Crosse this morning to have the windshield replaced, go thru the car wash, and maybe get a haircut. Then home to get ready for the wedding today. Looking forward to seeing everyone and hoping the old knee holds out well enough to dance at least one time with the man.

More work was done in the kitchen yesterday. Hard to believe what a little wainscotting can do for the looks of things. Slow and steady is how things work around here these days.

While the mind runs around like a hare. Not a good mix most days.

Know you are prayed for

Making a list will add as I go

2 Nestle Rd

1 Neon

1 Knap Valley

1 Irish Ridge

Making a list, will add as i find

1 Oklahoma just off village line Cashton, WI

1on County U & Olympic

1 on County U

1 on Irish Ridge

1 on Neon

2 on County F

2 on Nevada

2 on Newport

2 on Odessa

1 on Calhoun

1 on Clinton Ridge

3 on Sand Hill

2 on Octagon

1 on Goplin

2 on Hwy 27

2 on PC

1 Matchbox

2011

1973

60°F SW8mph SR0703(0603) SS1840(1740)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee strong

Today we remember our baptism… especially my children, Amber, Amy, & Dennis
St Hesychius _{illustrates how important it is to find and keep in our lives those who lead us to God.}
My pray day for “Catholic Mom Community”. Let me know your requests.
Read Ezekiel 3
RIAY Day 276: Luminous & Sorrowful Mysteries
Meditations for Each Day pg. 395 The First Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, The Annunciation

The cough continues to improve.
The windshield will be replaced tomorrow.
Today I am home until 5:15pm, when I will pick up a teacher and take him home. Thoughts of a quick run into La Crosse come to mind, but since I will be there tomorrow morning at 7, it seems ridiculous to make the trip today.
Office work should keep me occupied for most of the day. Bills to pay, letters to write, organizing, and clean-up to do.
Continue to pray for my friends Fran and Levi.
Tomorrow, we celebrate Oscar & Therese’s wedding

Know you are prayed for.

5SR0702(0602) SS1841(1741)

Morning Offering given

Village still sleeps

Coffee smells wonderful

Birthday greetings to Amber C, Miriam M, and Colleen B. Have an awesome day!

Guardian Angels are protectors and defenders of all people, nations, and churches. They offer continuous praise to God. Psalm 91, Matthew 18:10, Acts 12:15, and others.

Read Ezekiel 2:Eating of the Scroll
RIAY Day 275: Joyful & Luminous Mysteries
Meditations for Each Day pg 394: The Guardian Angels

I’m up too early this morning and unable to return to sleep. Thankful for an easy day. Workers to and from the workshop and 1 teacher home. The government shutdown continues for the second day. The cough continues, with discomfort in the lung and kidney area. Not surprising with the force of the cough. I rescheduled my dentist appointment for January. Looking forward to a day off tomorrow.

Know you are prayed for.