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Morning Offering given– Jesus let me live for you. Jesus let me die for you. Jesus, I am thine in life and in death.

Village sleeps

Coffee good

Happy 39th Josh!

PCCW tonight St John’s 6pm

Pondering… venial sin presents obstacles to the growth in perfection but it does not destroy sanctifying grace in the soul. Question… when does repeated/unrepented venial sin become mortal sin? Answer… it does not, instead it gradually disposes a person towards committing a mortal sin by creating a pattern of disregard for God’s will. Every temptation is 1st presented as a simple thought. An evil thought is often the beginning of the greatest sin.

Books... Hillbilly Elegy… interesting read. An insightful look at J.D. Vance and how he conducts himself. Benedict Option… thought-provoking, inspiring, and challenging.

So, have you done your research on the upcoming election? Have you put away your emotions and done the research needed to find out what will be good for the USA as a whole? Don’t listen to the hype. READ, RESEARCH, and VOTE.

Know you are prayed for.

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Morning Offering given
Household Hedge Prayer…
Father, we ask in desire to serve You and adore You and to live our lives for You that You build a hedge of protection around our household like that which surrounded Job, and to help us to keep that hedge repaired and the gate locked so that the devil and his minions have no access or means to breach the hedge except by your expressed will.
Father, we are powerless against the spiritual forces of evil and recognize our utter dependence on You and Your power. Look, with mercy upon us and upon our household and family. Do not look upon our sins O Lord; rather, look at the sufferings of your Beloved Son and see the Victim whose bitter passion and death has reconciled us to You. By the victory of the cross, protect us from all evil and rebuke any evil spirits who wish to attack, influence, or breach Your hedge of protection in any way. Send them back to Hell and fortify Your Hedge for our protection by the Blood of Your Son, Jesus. Send your Holy Angels to watch over us and protect us.
Father, of all these things we ask in the Most Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Your Son. Thank you, Father, for hearing our prayer. We love You, we worship You, we thank You and we trust in You. Amen.

Village sleeps on

Coffee is good

Nice weekend. Oil changed in all vehicles. Laundry completed. I’ve lost the magic wand that cleans house. Life is good. Time to consider winter and all that entails.

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Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

All copy work finished last evening and ready to deliver Monday.

Mass this morning at 10. To involved with the work list last evening to go.

Book… The Benedict Option… enjoying it immensely. Good food for thought.

The hand… gaining

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Morning Offering given

Village sleeping in

Coffee good

Today’s ponder… Isa 53:7 “He was offered because it was his own will…” He was offered on our behalf as a voluntary victim to His heavenly Father.

The hand– sensitivity lessening.

Quick trip to Boscobel, 3 copy jobs, house cleaning, and supper with the Martin’s will fill my day.

You?

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Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee exceptional

Happy Birthday “KA”, love you bunches

Slower day

Ask St. Anthony to find my earring pls

Need to get birdhouses and feeders ready for winter. Need to find my pine cones and get the advent wreath set up for Dec 1st. Also, I need to get the Christmas Novena stuff rounded up for Nov 30th (St Andrew’s Day)

Today’s Ponder… “What is my attitude towards the cross I have been given?”

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Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Happy Anniversary to M & SC “32” years! wahoooooo!
Remembering RWC today may he rest in peace.

Book Group tonight at 6pm…ZOOM

Ponder… “An evil thought is often the beginning of the greatest of sins.” _Bacci
It is essential to resist immediately and resolutely before the thought takes hold of us and arouses our evil instincts and desires.

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Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

K & S found a cute studio that will work for them. K seems to be enjoying the new job. S looking for a new job. Prayers are appreciated in that area.

Pumpkins have arrived.

Please keep my friend DV in your prayers, they are in the path of Milton. They just got back into their house last Dec. from and earlier storm repair.

Mary, Star of the Sea, light of every ocean,
guide seafarers across all dark and stormy seas
that they may reach the haven of peace and light prepared in
Him who calmed the sea.
As we set forth upon the oceans of the world
and cross the deserts of our time, show us,
O Mary, the fruit of your womb,
for without your Son we are lost.
Pray that we will never fail on life’s journey,
that in heart and mind, word and deed,
in days of turmoil and in days of calm,
we will always look to Christ and say,
‘Who is this that even wind and sea obey him?’
Our Lady of Peace, pray for us!
Bright Star of the Sea, guide us!
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for seafarers, pray for us. -Amen

Let’s also remember NC as they continue clean up. Anyone know how GA, KY, & TN are coming in their clean-up efforts?

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Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

The man left at 0240

Easy morning for me don’t need to leave until 8.

Today’s Ponder…

“You have the obligation to sanctify yourself. Yes, even you.” St Josemaria Escriva

Obligation = an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.
Sanctify = set apart or declare holy; consecrate.

Something else to ponder when you have a free moment
https://psalm91.com/signs-of-the-end-of-the-world-12-prophetic-messages-from-padre-pio/

Book suggestions… do you have any?

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Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee… pumpkin spice… never again

quick over and back to IA this morning

Nephew fixed my wifi on the laptop… yeah!!!!

Melvin G Miller passed yesterday… funeral Wednesday. Daniel Petershiem’s baby died yesterday in Edgewood… funeral Wednesday. Death in KS… funeral on Wednesday. May God have mercy on their souls.

Great time yesterday playing cards with the extended family. It is a must to do it again soon.

Today let’s look at finding Jesus in the Temple… “Did you not know I must be about my Father’s business?” Jesus is 12 yrs old… his parents are frantic to find him… they search frantic of losing him. Are you frantic over losing Jesus?

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Morning Offering given

Village quiet

I’m headed back to bed… out of state turn around yesterday, baby run this morning.

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