54°F overcast SSE15mph SR0428(0528DST) SS1931(2031DST)
Morning Offering given
Village silent
Coffee good
The man sleeps
The boy works
Off to IA today, home tomorrow
Laundry in dryer & washer
No workshop next week, the man has cataract surgery and I’m not taking any more appts for the week. It will be good to have the downtime.
Some copywork completed. Ran out of labels, should be here by Saturday.
Know you are prayed for.
48°F SW8mph SR0429(0529DST) SS1931(2031DST)
Morning Offering given
Village alive, well, and open for business
The man is off for the day
Coffee is good.
We all knew this, experienced it, thought it, and discussed it. But finally, for you naysayers, this morning’s news from The Epoch Times puts it all out there… The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), headed by the impeached Alejandro Mayorkas, recently proposed a new rule. In a statement announcing the rule, DHS unwittingly revealed that it has not been doing background checks on these millions of illegal immigrants in order to immediately deport those with criminal records or terrorism ties. Instead, they have been leaving that determination until the asylum hearing, which occurs many years down the road. In the meantime, they remain in the U.S. awaiting the hearing.
Thank you very much government workers, those who protect us, and those who make the rules the rest of us are expected to follow. May you all find someone who matches this description in your house some dark night so that you can do your job down the road.
There just comes a time when things need to be said. Today is that time. You should all be brought up on charges including your idiot boss in the WH. May the progressives and wokes who worked so hard for this moment experience the fruits of their labor soon right along with the democrats who pushed so hard for this. This is not to say the republicans are off the hook. They just don’t appear to be as stupid in public.
Well, that makes me feel better. Just getting it off my chest usually works that way. The problem is I feel better but nothing is fixed. Which makes me just as at fault as everyone else.
I could blather on about the state of The Catholic Church as well. Actually, about most churches. They are so consumed with getting your $$s that they are afraid to tell you what is right and what is wrong. What is sinful and what is just. They preach love, love, love; totally forgetting about the rippling effect of your sins (even the confessed ones). Those ripples that reach out in never-ending wave fashion and touch everything in their path. Loving someone means you TELL THEM what they are doing wrong and help them reform. The misguided teachings of today… if you disagree, you hate; if you admonish, you judge … horse pucky. If you remain silent you send someone who could/would change into the world thinking that if it is good for them, it is good. You send your children out into the adult world fully unprepared for reality. You do your children a disservice and make their lives harder by not showing them the right way.
I must continue my day, know that you are prayed for. It’s really all I can do that makes a difference.
54°F W16mph SR0430(0530DST) SS1930(2030DST)
Morning Offering given
Village saturated with moisture
Coffee good
Ponder… Let us learn from Jesus’ mother to accept everything from God’s hands, the tiny pleasures and the humiliations.
Many thank-yous to the men who helped me yesterday when a piece of metal pierced the side of my tire and flattened it.
Know you are prayed for.
60°F stormy SE22mph SR0431(0531DST) SS1929(2029DST)
Morning Offering given
Village wet, thunder rumbling
Coffee strong
The man sleeps
Doing some interesting research on the 2017 eclipse and the 2024 eclipse and the route they both took in the usa.
My time is short this morning
More later
know you are prayed for
56°F misting SSE9mph SR0543(0532DST) SS1924(2028DST)
Morning Offering given
Village wet, grateful for the rain
Coffee good
The man sleeps
Happy Birthday “70” to CG, Happy Anniversary “1” to G&K C
My umbrella is lost, poof gone, just gone. Not a clue where it went. I thought it was in the car, I thought wrong. Then thought perhaps it’s in the office… wrong. It is definitely not where it belongs in the house. It has probably gone the way of that errant steering wheel cover.
Yesterday I caught up on the night before lack of sleep. It handled the headache, bad stomach, etc. morning issues. It did not prevent me from having a good night’s sleep last evening. The rain must have been the reason for achy joints.
Lovely Graduation party, congrats to TC, your future awaits you. Don’t let your sudden freedom overcome your solid foundation in the Lord.
Yesterday I came upon a video on YouTube. It was made by Fr. Jonathan Meyer and spoke about the 14 Stations of the Eucharist. I had never heard of them before. I am so grateful to have them now.
Ponder St Paul’s comment to Timothy…“Godliness with contentment is indeed great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and certainly we can take nothing out; but having food and sufficient clothing, with these let us be content. But those who seek to become rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many useless and harmful desires, which plunge men into destruction and damnation. For covetousness is the root of all evils, and some in their eagerness to get rich have strayed from the faith and have involved themselves in many troubles. But thou, o man of God, flee these things; but pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal…” (1Tim 6:12)
Know you are prayed for.
51°F E4mph SR0432(0532DST) SS1927(2027DST)
Morning Offering given
Village sleeps
The man sleeps
Coffee good
Ponder… “I am so weak and so prone to temptation that I am always in danger of falling into sin.”
Horrid night’s sleep. Am thankful today is Sunday.
Know you are prayed for.
54°F SSW15mph SR0433(0533DST) SS1925(2025DST
Morning Offering given
Village sleeps
Coffee good
The man sleeps
Thoughts and Prayers go out to the Dorothy (Dottie) Durdon family. May she rest in peace.
Into my head, this morning came, “Where are the steering wheel covers?” Thus far 2 of them are missing from the wheels they were on. I have no clue where/when they got legs and left. Oh wait! Only 1 is missing the other was on the caddie, and probably still is. Gotta love this old mind of mine. Insignificant things just jump into it, flit through, and leave poof gone!
Pondering… 1 Peter 5:5-11 DR version
5 In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another, for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace.6 Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation: 7 Casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you. 8 Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. 9 Whom resist ye, strong in faith: knowing that the same affliction befalls your brethren who are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you. 11 To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.
Eye exam went fine yesterday. Still, have 20/20 with a need for a touch stronger reader for reading. I can live with this considering my age and the eye issues I have had in the past. Dr. Nahas has been an excellent doctor, vigilant in his exams.
Must watch video… https://youtu.be/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=a6Jv44PN_k9u6_j8
This man is taking much flac for following his faith. Here in America where one cannot be persecuted for their faith under the Constitution; this man is being filleted in the media. It is time to take stock of what is happening here in America, our standards are beginning to crumble, and our freedoms are being relinquished each and every time we allow things like this persecution. Our media (except a few) are working propaganda machines. We are ushering in communist/Marxist ideologies by allowing these persecutions to happen. Soon we will be living as those in China do.
Know you are prayed for.
Mother of my half-sister began her journey into eternal life at 1140 AM.
May she rest in peace.
I was blest to know her.
Dorothy Ann “Dottie” Durdon
September 18, 1940 — May 17, 2024
Huson
Dottie Durdon – Obituary – Called to heaven on May 17, 2024
Name: Dorothy Ann (Dottie) Durdon
Survivors: 5 Children Debra Grapensteter (now Debbie Calvert)
Thomas E. Grapensteter (Tommy)
David Grapensteter
Laura Grapensteter
Jeannette Slater
Ex-husband Thomas J. Grapensteter (Tom)
Preceded in death by: her father Anthony Durdon
her mother Theresa Durdon (Kocik)
and her aunt Helen Kocik.
Service: Date: June 15, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Frenchtown, MT
Officiating: Fr. Tom Lankenau
Reception: St. John Catholic Church, Parish Center
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Missoula, MT
Dorothy Ann (Dottie) Durdon was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 18, 1940. When Dorothy was 4 years old, her father Anthony passed away. Her mother Theresa asked her sister Helen to move in and help raise Dorothy. Helen, who never married, took good care of little Dorothy Ann (and throughout her entire upbringing), as the homemaker of the household, while Dorothy’s mom was the breadwinner.
Due to a back injury from a Model T accident when she was younger, Dorothy’s mother needed to get away from Ohio’s cold and icy weather, so when Dorothy was 7 the family trio moved under doctor’s orders to California. Dorothy graduated from San Gabriel Mission High School and earned a 2-year Secretarial Degree at Mount San Antonio College. She then met Tom Grapensteter and they were married at All Souls Catholic Church on June 25, 1960.
California was growing fast, and Dorothy (who nicknamed herself Dottie) and her husband Tom grabbed their first-born Debra and sought out the wilds of western Montana. Tom wanted to work at the new Libby Dam, but it was still in the drafting stages, so they found their way to Missoula, Montana, where their second child Tommy was born in 1968.
Undeveloped land was being sub-divided up 6-Mile Road in Huson in the 1960’s, and they purchased 18 acres and would drive from Missoula and spend weekends on the property in a make-shift A-shaped plastic tent while preparing the land to build their home. In 1970 they moved to the property and their 3rd child David was born. Their 4th child Laura was born in 1973. Farm life was an adventure, adding a tool shed, chicken shed, goat shed, rabbit hutches and a huge vegetable garden. Fencing was added around the pasture for 3 horses (Gypsie, Jackson, Tamaresi aka Tammy and Tazamir aka Tazi) and 3 cows (Sunshine, Moonbeam and Starfire). Also on the farm were 3 dogs (Sean, Mandy and Sandy) and many cats (Smokey, Taffy, Bootsie, Smooch, Ripley, and all the feral cats). For several years there were 4-H sheep and pigs. Dottie tried her hand milking goats and made goat cheese, but soon found that was too much work. Her husband Tom purchased a tractor and haying equipment and they put up hay every year. Later a large deck was added to the house where potted flowers were grown, and humming birds frequented their feeders.
One time when good friends of the family were between houses, Dottie and Tom invited an entire family of 6 to stay with them in their modest Huson home. There were 4 adults and 8 kids, and one bathroom! Dottie continued to welcome friends to temporarily live in her home over the years, and if you just came to visit, you were always offered food and drink.
she put it, and after 83 years of “life on this beautiful earth,” on May 17, 2024 she was called to heaven from her home in Huson, Montana. It was a beautiful sunny morning with blue sky and white fluffy clouds to guide Dottie up to heaven. Throughout Dottie’s life, she remained positive with life’s challenges, and she embraced the beautiful earth that God created. Dottie’s last words written are “Aloha – God Bless You All.”
Monetary donations to Dottie’s beloved
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
would forever send warmth to her heavenly heart.
St. John The Baptist Catholic Church
16680 Main Street, P.O. Box 329
Frenchtown, Montana 59834-0329
stjohnthebaptist@protonmail.com
16680 Main Street 406-686-4492
46°F S9mph SR0435(0535DST) SS1925(2025DST)
Morning Offering given
Village quiet but waking
Coffee good
The man off to funeral mass for Fr. George
eye appointment for me this morning
key removed from ignition, thank you Clucker’s Repair
all library books returned
J & S gave me an awesome fossil rock, it now sits in a place of honor in the patio flowerbed
Brought in a LFL book bench to save things from being knocked over by the beast’s (Chopper) tail
Cars need a good vacuum.
I am pleased with the revamp of the backyard
Prayers go out to MK, especially this morning.
Copy work ready for delivery, one pickup & delivery of a livery item, and 9 bank pickups then the day is done.
Ponder… Perfection of the interior and exterior life (domestic & social). You are not expected to achieve absolute perfection, but, you are OBLIGATED to strive towards it with the help of God’s grace. We have no option but to obey the precepts of the Gospel. We belong to God, therefore our thoughts and desires should be directed toward him.
Know you are prayed for.
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Amazing, isn’t it. OK, for Biden to mess with things but not for Trump.
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