God has popped out another one of those beautiful days. The sun is shining brightly and it is already warm today. The temps and humidity are back and this is a "typical" August day. I have no less than a half dozen squirrels playing chase around the trees, over the house and back again, across the yard and back up the trees. One thing they do not lack is stamina. My feeders are getting empty once again so sometime today I need to take care of that. I have two blackbirds out there in the birdbath and water is going everywhere. I'll need to fill that again today too. I just filled it last night.

We've had a good weekend. Yesterday at church our young visually impaired girl served as our liturgist and she did a really great job. I'm sure that part of the reaason she volunteered to do that was because yesterday was her family's family reunion. But, what ever her motivation, she had to have worked her tail off to make it go that smoothly. We also had a quartet sing a special song, and it was the first time that I've gotten any of my St. Paul's folks to do that. Best of all, the church was totally full and the sound of the voices lifting their praise to God was wonderful. I must admit, when the days and services go like that --- it makes me want to do this forever; --- but Iwon't.  One of these days I need to get serious about retiring. But then what???

Today's activities are fairly simple. We need to go to the post office and a couple of other places, and then back home and down to my office. I'm still working on getting my lip in shape to play my trumpet for a solo this week at church. It hasn't been easy. You can't go years between practice sessions and expect to not suffer for it. But, it is coming along. I've narrowed the list of songs that I might do down to three; --- three that are easiest on my lip and lungs.

Tomorrow we have a couple of guys coming to he house to wash our windows. That might sound lazy but -- they will do it for $175.00 and  only take an hour to wash all 29 of our windows inside and out. It is well worth the money. We used them last year and they did a superior job.

Ms. Kate is back from going to have her blood work done, I have some Pillsbury Orange Danish rolls in the oven baking and am about ready for my second cup of coffee. I love those orange rolls and I also love Toaster Strudels. . Kate says they aren't very good for me but then most of the stuff I really love to eat isn't very good for me. I'm pretty much a carb and sugar junkie. And --- I could eat "breakfast" three times a day; or pasta, or pasta for breakfast.

Time to quit for the day and get on with what needs to be done. I hope you are having a great start to your work week and that you will be aware of all of the blessings that God is going to send your way this week. Think peaceful thoughts, be kind to strangers, and do something for somebody each day and your weekend will be here before you know it. God is good, all the time.