Tag: #God

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.

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.

God chose you…

“God doesn’t choose us because we are confident, he calls us because we are capable of what he calls us to do.”

Just as the sun rises each day, we have the chance to do what God calls us to do. He brings us opportunities to glean what we will need to continue doing his work. We can rise each day in confidence, know what we need for the day will be there when we need to use it.

All we have to do is say yes to his call, listen for his instructions, and see what he has placed before us. Accept the road we are on may not, probably will not be smooth, straight, or short.