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.
12.27.2023
35⁰ foggy E@9mph SR0810EST 1727EST
Interstate is busy
Coffee old
Almost to TN
Good drive
Know you are prayed for
12.26.2023
35⁰F rain S@9mph SR0735 SS1630
Morning Offering given
Village sleeps
Coffee good
Late night 2am
Early morning 430am
Teachers, eggs, bote delivered
Know you are prayed for.
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12.25.2023 Christmas Day
49⁰F raining ESE15mph SR0735 SS1630
Morning Offering given
Village silent
Coffee good
House silent
Last evenings’ vigil mass
Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
This morning, our “salvation” has arrived packaged as a defenseless baby.
Know you are prayed for.
12.24.2023 Christmas Eve Day
44 foggy SSE@14mph SR0735 SS 1640
Morning Offering given
Village sleeps shrouded in heavy fog
Coffee good… present from BF next door
The man sleeps
Chopper out and in
The boy not home yet hoping he didn’t get in an accident the fog has been heavy all night.
Christmas Eve Day… came so quickly
I believe I am finished with the Christmas card/letters. I lost my place on the list and hopefully, no one was left out
12.23.2023
39⁰F SE@SE@6mph SR0734 SS1629
Morning Offering given
Village quiet
Coffee not ready
The man sleeps
The boy works
The dog sleeps
I am in the office; went to bed too early last night.
Short 45 min run at 8 this morning.
Know you are prayed for
12.22.2023
36⁰F overcast SE@5mph SR0734 SS1628
Morning Offering given
Village silent
Coffee good
The man cooking
Chopper out & in waiting for the boy to return from work.
Saint of the day… St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Well, here we are. In 3 days we celebrate Christmas. The birth of Jesus Christ, son of God. Have you taken the time to realize that without noting his birth, life, death, and resurrection, there is absolutely nothing different about this time of year than any other time of year?
Have you also realized this time of year can bring out the worst things?
There are many walking wounded in the holiday season. I suspect it is because we have been conditioned to believe extravagant spending on gifts is necessary to show someone we love them or to indicate our success in life. This is a lie. Don’t swallow it. Don’t buy into the worldly thinking of $$ = success, love, importance, and acceptance. It is a lie, one the great deceiver wants you to believe.
May you find the love of Christ this Christmas season.
Know you are prayed for.
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