Category: life in general

01.02.2024

21⁰F w10mph SR0737 SS1636

Morning Offering given.

Village quiet

Coffee hot and black

The man off and running

Chopper out, in, eating

Pondering Bacci’s ” Absorbed in the deafening din of the world around us, it is difficult to hear the voice of God.”

Each year about now, I realize how very much I need to increase my time with God. However, in a few weeks, I will have tossed my resolve to do better, awakening one day to realize that once again, I rush thru without giving God his due consideration.

Not only do I fail eventually I fail to recognize I have/am failing in this area. This is why I started this blog last year. To make sure I give our Lord consideration each day. If you have been here with me, it is obvious when I don’t take/make time for God.

This year…

the blog will continue.

Intermitant Fasting will continue.

Cpap usage will continue.

My hope is to add… a daily walk time

Know you are prayed for.

New Year Prayer

A New Year’s Broom

O God,

You are ever-new

and

forever ageless.
Bless

your people

who live in space

and

time as we begin

a new year.
Make us new.
May this

New Year’s Broom

sweep clean this house

of last year’s grudges
and reservations

and any

residual acts

of unkindness.
Sweep cle an our home

of old dusty routines,

of tired ruts

and dead-end patterns,
which prevent us

from a greater love

of each other and of You.
May this New Year’s Broom

sweep from our hearts

all fears and angry memories
and the pieces of broken dreams.
May our hearts,

now swept clean,

have room

for fresh new dreams,
for all the

beginnings of the new year,
with which you, our God

 have gifted us.
Let the New Year

rich with

God’s holy blessings

now come into our lives.

Amen.

12.30.2023

19°F clear WNW9mph SR0737 SS1634

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Chopper in time out for eating (decimating) fern.

Coffee good

Shelving up in office… loving it!

Headed back to KY tonight after mass to return those I brought up.

Happy Anniversary to D&H!

Enjoy the day

Know you are prayed for

12.29.2023

24° F clear NNW7mph SR0736 SS1633

Morning Offering given… Jesus take me as I am, summon out what I should be. Set your seal upon my heart. Holy Spirit, dwell in me.

Village sleeps

Coffee pod Dunkin’ Donuts…not awful

Picked up 4 from Tomah bus station at 4AM… delivered them to Omega

Chopper & I are in the office. I’m catching up on paperwork from the last few days. Hate filling in and tallying things. Would love to have something that automatically does that.

Looking for 1 bedroom country apartment/cabin/house that has a yard & is pet friendly. Rent must be reasonable for 1 person to handle. 

It has been an interesting few days. 25th 1900 hrs picked up a family took them home to IA, visited DD#1 for a short while and returned home. Left for TN on the 26th @ 2130 hrs. took a family home. 27th @ 1900 hrs picked up a family in KY bringing them here for a Christmas gathering. Slept all day yesterday. It was a very good sleep. For that I am thankful. This morning 0400 pick up at Tomah bus station, delivered them to family. Slow easy day for rest of the day. Actually a catch-up day. Much needed.

Many thank yous to those who sent Christmas Letters/cards. I love getting them and catching up on everyone’s life. Hopefully I will remember to check contact info and will make the changes in my address book.

Let’s talk about the coming year… 2024… election year… increase friendship with Jesus… get back to confession 1x a month at the least… daily rosary… yea, that kind of year.

We somehow must change the way the world is conducting itself. Change will only come through how we conduct ourselves and what we allow politicians to do. We can no longer sit idle and let someone else improve things. It must start with our heart and our conduct.

Know you are prayed for.

12.28.2023

31⁰F NNW11mph SR0732 SS1632

Morning Offering given

Highway sleet snow

No coffee

Got my people dropped, home by 7 didn’t see the sunrise

Slept till noon

Intermittent Fasting… going fine. Slow but steady weight loss. Steady inch loosing. Much loose skin. Need to get more exercise, drink more water, etc. It is coming. 11th week, 1111hrs, BMI DWN 2.3, weight dwn 15.8

Cpap… it is what it is

Know you are prayed for.