01.15.2024

-11°F -27 windchill overcast W10mph SR0734 SS1651

Morning Offering given

Village frosty and cold

Coffee good

The man sleeps

Chopper out and in

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Federal Holiday)

“And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’“

Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 1964. He said he accepted the honor on behalf of the civil rights movement “in recognition that non-violence is the answer to the civil, political, and moral questions of our time.”

Typical Monday in the works here this morning. Waiting to see if there are any closers or delays in the school day

Copywork finished yesterday

Jack Frost was in the garden;
I saw him there at dawn;
He was dancing round the bushes
And prancing on the lawn. 
He had a cloak of silver,
A hat all shimm’ring white,
A wand of glittering star-dust,
And shoes of sunbeam light.
(John P. Smeetion, 19th century)

Keep safe and warm today.

Know you are prayed for.

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01.14.2024

-11°F windchill -31°F W13mph SR0734 SS1649

Morning Offering given and thanksgiving for a warm place to be

Village silent

Coffee good

The man sleeps, he should be, moved snow and cleaned off roofs all day yesterday

Chopper with the boy

Frost on the inside of office window

-31⁰F windchill

Getting my chore lists put together so that whoever takes over in Feb. will have an idea of when, who, and where. Not complicated, just confusing sometimes.

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Know you are prayed for

01.13.2024

20°F snowing WNW17mph SR0735 SS1648

Morning Offering given

Village digging out 13+ inches and strong winds

Coffee good

0330 adventure… bus came in from an Amish funeral in OH. I ended up taking 4 families home on less-than-stellar roads. My deepest thanks to Scott in the Town of Clinton for his quick response and rescue from hood high drifts on Ogden. You went above and beyond, may God richly bless you for your kindness. All were delivered safely thanks to you. My deepest thanks also to Mlsna Dairy & Cory Leis for their efforts. It is wonderful to live in an area where neighbors are neighbors and all pull together. Yes, I know, what on earth possessed me to do this, in this type of weather? My hope is someone will do this for me when I am stranded in a blizzard. We don’t always get to pick how things work for the good of God. This time God’s mercy shined through. For that, I praise and thank him.

Two copy jobs were completed with one in the wings to go. This is a good day to get everything finished up. I doubt I will make it further than Mass at 4pm across the road.

Please say a prayer for a young woman “AM” who will be having surgery this coming week. May God and St. Peregrine come to her aid.

Know you are prayed for.

01.12.2024

20°F snowing NNE18mph SR0735 SS1647

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee good

Chopper out and in

The man making breakfast

quick Westby run this morning, copy work to complete, emails to deliver, deposits to pick up & deliver, and a teacher return this afternoon. Seems I’ve picked up a new chore to complete on Fridays. 

weather report calling for up to 13″ of snow with lots of blowing in the next 24hrs

6″ new snow more or less still coming down wind has started

prayers for an IL VDF’s husband who has had a stroke

know you are prayed for

01.11.2024

21°F cloudy NW4mph SR0735 SS1646

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 good

The man sleeps

Chopper out and in

From the margin: St. Therese…”Jesus help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.

How goes life in your neck of the woods?

Know you are prayed for.

Aaaaargh

I so dislike being told one thing, and after that is started, being told something different.

Tell me up front when, where, how many, expected time frame. Make sure you know where you are going and what the address is there. It is NOT my job to find the address or to read your mind.