Category: thoughts

“Tenacious Holiness” was the label my sis in law put on it…

It got me to thinking and defining things.

It’s being disciplined to do the Godly even if we might not feel like it. Do the Godly until your heart catches up. Tenacious means to keep a firm hold of something. To be tenacious in our faith, we must keep a firm hold of our faith every day in all situations. We cannot become distracted.

In July 2021, Jacob Tanner (an evangelical) wrote, “Christians are commanded to redeem the time” (Eph. 5:16), “be instant to always preach the Gospel” (2 Tim. 4:2), “continually work to take every thought captive to Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5) “and pursue peace and holiness” (Heb. 12:4). “Far from being a calling to laziness, the Christian is called by Christ to continually be at work towards holiness. In fact, the command to pursue holiness is exactly like the command to “be holy as I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). It is a command for active obedience in the life of the Christian. While this should never be understood as a prerequisite for salvation, nor as a requirement to keep salvation, the truth is that the one who loves Christ will keep His commandments (John 15:14) as evidence of the salvation that has been experienced. As Hebrews 12:4 also says, without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Thus, the Christian is both shown to rest in the positional holiness of Christ and encouraged to pursue practical holiness by the power of the Holy Spirit. This also means the Christian must actively fight for holiness by constantly putting sin to death.”

JT and I (although we attend different churches, we are both Christian) agree on this.

I had never considered the below:

Patience can be tenacious. In Psalm 31:24 we learn to “Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!” The harvest does not happen instantly as anything worth doing takes time. Galatians 6:9 says “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up”

Frankly, previously tenacity always seemed to be somewhat of a negative.

I am grateful to my s-i-l for enlightenment.

09.07.2023

57⁰F cloudy N@8mph SR0633 SS1928

Morning Offering given

Village awake

Coffee good

The man sleeps

The girl & her husband arrived last evening. So very glad to see them. Since time began, she’s had a heart that allows her to see value in everyone she meets. She’s never met someone who didn’t deserve a hug. I used to fear for her safety. Now I see her gift. Matthew 5:38-48, Luke 6:29

Fall Fest began last evening. Lovely area in the bank to hold the function.

Did you notice the gazebo across from the fire station? I’m not sure whose idea it was, but it’s perfect! I’m hoping to see flower beds there in the Spring.

Can we talk some time about fear and how it leads us to react?

*an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

*a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of someone.

*the likelihood of something  unwelcome happening.

*a mixed feeling of dread and reverence.

Know you are prayed for.

09.06.2023

68⁰F WNW@15mph SR0632 SS1929

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee excellent!

The man sleeps

For those who don’t know me… I am a sassy, opinionated 68 yr old mother to 11 with 22 gchildren (some living, some not). Some married, some not. Some with children, some without. We are Irish, Dutch, English, Scotch, Norwegian, Swede, Kenyon, Cherokee, Blackfoot Sioux, & Mexican… we are proud of our heritage… we are AMERICAN.

We are CATHOLIC. Some practicing, some not, and some fallen away. But once you are, you are, and there is responsibility regardless of whether you recognize that or not. I can not save my children. All I can do is pray for them and remind them they made a promise to God at confirmation. The rest is up to God.

Scripture reminds us that following Christ will not be easy. Our way will be strewn with obstacles and hardships. It tells us to be prepared and to rely on God for all we will need to get through it. Scriptures tell us not to be afraid that we are not alone. It tells us to do what is right even if you stand alone to do that.

Know you are prayed for.

Why I do not use self scan to check out

Self scanners do not…

– Pay social security

–  buy houses

– pay sales tax

– eat in a local restaurant

– greet me

– ask me if I found everything ok

– go to sporting events

– Tell me to have a nice day

– go to my church

– spend money any where period

Why would any chose self-scan over a real live human being.

Decide to stand in line and wait or tell a clerk to call another checker. Don’t self check. They do not contribute to the social security program that you will be using when you retire.

08.27.2023

50⁰F clear ENE@2mph SR0617 SS1947

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

The man sleeps

Ooòooh youza, we did too much cleaning yesterday. But it feels good to have it done. The old muscles are feeling the pinch. On the up take… we live and CAN feel the pinch.

The coolness of the morning is welcomed. As is the low humidity. Fall is just around the corner. There are beautiful mums everywhere.

Fall Fest will be upon us soon.

Geese went over yesterday afternoon.

The plums are ready for picking. Feel free to help yourself.

Hay was mowed… the smell is refreshing. Memories of long ago push up through my mind, bringing a smile to my face.

I’m still reading Spirital Direction with Dante. It is truly thought-provoking.

St Pat’s has a Bible study starting up in September. I’m going to look into it. I totally enjoyed doing Fr. Hardin’s study. I hope this one is as challenging.

The Blue Moon is almost here.

Google says…

Britannica says…

So there you have it. Everything you wanted to know about a blue moon or not.

Know you are prayed for.

08.20.2023

68⁰F muggy NNE8mph SR0613 SS1959

Morning Offering given

Village Sunday morning peaceful

The man sleeps

Watchman out and in

Coffee good

I’m putting this out there once again… GET RID OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME! It serves no good purpose any longer. Let us get back to the basics… SUN TIME. Where our bodies were made to be. In sync with nature’s way of marking time.

Many thanks for a real tastie supper last evening, goes to my neighbor B.

Wouldn’t it be nice if all politicians acted in the best interest of their constituents and the United States? Went to DC, worked hard, and retired after their terms expired instead of making a career out of it. The entire process has become a sham. It doesn’t have to be that way.

It seems power goes to people’s heads. Even here in our little village, the power seekers identify themselves with puffed up egos. Swaggering thru the marketplace with the signatures akin to prominence dancing in their head.

We humans have lost our humility. Which isn’t unusual considering that since the beginning, we have refused to practice that virtue. Most days, we refuse to acknowledge our superior abilities in some areas, are God-given. Therefore, allowing us to wrongfully believe we are entitled to our arrogant, prideful behaviors.

Of this, I am guilty. Daily, I choose to forget God’s superiority. Pray for me.

Know I am praying for you.

08.14.2023

62⁰F misty ENE@11mph SR0606 SS2008

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

The man sleeps

Coffee good

Shawl needed on the porch this morning. Very enjoyable to feel the coolness of the breeze.

Ultrasound of left knee and left wrist tomorrow morning.

Beginning to think I need a new body, this one isn’t holding up these days. In all truthfulness, it is my own fault. I haven’t taken very good care of it. 1 Corinthians 6 talks to us about our body being the temple of the Holy Spirit. So many things connect us to God. SOUL-SPIRIT-BODY 1 Thessalonians 5:23 speaks to this. There are several other verses as well. They can all be searched for. Do this for yourself.

If you are not practicing your faith, get back to it. Lack of practice leads to acedia, which leads to the unforgivable sin. Matt 12:31-32, Mark 3:21-30, Luke 12:10.

Acedia is a form of sloth – apathy caused by neglecting one’s faith and moral life. The neglect is intentional because one gets too absorbed in work, activities, and distractions, which devour your time. These take precedence over the need to nurture one’s friendship with God—in sum, “it just doesn’t matter”.

Know you are prayed for

07.23.2023

56°F sunny NW@7mph SR0542 SS2036

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee ok

The man in Newton, home tonight

Birthday greetings to Anna H

All copy work finished and ready for delivery tomorrow

Headliner in car needs to be fixed. If you know someone who does this shoot me a name and number. I have the adhesive.

The external hard drive came for my family tree program/my journal/and my blog. Now I need to figure out how to move it over so I can use it on the laptop and on the notebook.

My new project is a how-to “Survive & Flourish in Marriage” folder. We have been giving them to newly married couples for some time now. My DH and I will celebrate 49 yrs next month. We have made many mistakes, had numerous mess-ups, and are still learning from them. Along the path, we have learned set-in-stone things that if we stick to them our marriage flourishes and grows. If we don’t our lives seem to go off on paths of their own and we end up being legally married but living separate lives. Send up a few prayers that we get the format perfected and find a place that will print it for us.

Brake light came on in the car. Can’t figure out why. The lines have been replaced, as have the brakes and calipers. The fluid was full when the man looked. So today I do Mass across the road instead of last night at St. John’s. Perhaps the boy will find time to stop in and check this for me today.

How about that “Sound of Freedom” movie!! I’m laughing at mainstream media trying to make a conspiracy theory out of it. Those “WOKES” are making fools of themselves. By now they should have figured out that no one but Democrats think like them. The rest of us know the truth when we see it. But then they tenuously hang on to the belief that the election wasn’t fixed (check out the FBI news) they believe that the Biden bribery case is a lie (check out the news), are hanging on the insurrection idea of J9, and all because they don’t want Trump in office. Their actions are putting him there. He’s getting mega news coverage and taking away from anyone else running on the ticket Thank you Trump haters, you are doing his team a favor. Don’t get me wrong, Trump has/did make lots of mistakes, but your “HATE” outdoes anything he has done wrong. Just like Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town”. You’ve sent him to the top of the charts.

Nuff said…

Have an awesome day!

Know you are prayed for.

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