Happy Friday morning to you. It's the end of the week for some and a well armed couple of days off before you start the rat race all over again. However, for some of us --- it is the beginning of a couple of very busy days, --- so, I'm enjoying my quiet time here in the sun room with my cup of coffee and a little soft theme music by Andre Reiu.
It is a cloudy morning with light rain on and off. I woke to the rumble of thunder that sounded as though it was going to go on forever. This could easily be a nap in the recliner morning if we didn't have a bunch of work to do. Tomorrow morning Ms. Kate and I are going to host the Harvest breakfast up at the church. It starts at 0730 which means people will start coming in by 0700. That means we will have to be there no later that 0530 to get things going. Today we need to finish the shopping for it and go do a bunch of prep work. Bless Ms. Kate's heart, she worked so hard yesterday trying to cook the potatoes that we bought for this thing. We picked up several pounds of potatoes at Sam's and they just didn't turn out well at all. She boiled them in order to prep them for fried potatoes but when she tried to peel them they turned out dark colored and just looked terrible. Last night for supper she fried some of them up as a trial for tomorrow and they just kind of crumbled when we stuck a fork in them, and they didn't taste all that good. I don't know what the problem was with those particular potatoes. We probably should have bought some smaller red ones instead. So, we tossed them all out and today we'll find a plan "B". I told her to not worry about it; we will just go pick up a couple of bags of Ore Ida frozen hash browns and fix those. After all, most people will simply cover them with milk gravy anyway. I just hated that she put in that work to no avail.
Last evening I attended a meeting of the search committee as they go about the process of finding a new pastor. Their search is really two pronged. They have to solve the issues surrounding having a interim pastor to be there and start preaching and being their pastor on December 4th and then they need to find a pastor for the long term. It isn't an easy task and time is the utmost importance. Right now they need to get their profile together so the Associate Conference Minister can advertise and find suitable candidates for them. After I got home last night I sent them a bunch of stuff that I thought they could use. I pray they will find just the right person for the job. They are wonderful people and they deserve a pastor that will love them and offer them spiritual guidance to the best of his or her ability.
The critters all seem to be enjoying these showers this morning except for the squirrel who seems to be having a problem climbing a wet slick pole. It jumps up, and slides back down. It's good entertainment. The temperature is lower this morning and that seems to be bringing everyone back to the buffet despite the rain drops. Last night I had my little skunk buddy just outside the back door again cleaning up birdfeeders residual that was on the ground. Needless to say, I just watched from in here and let him be.
So, that is it for Friday morning. I hope your weekend is blessed and full of God's joy. Peace.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Thursday Morning and it is a partially overcast sky with rain coming in today later. That is fine because we now actually could use it.The yard is dusty for the first time all summer. We've been eleven days dry for the first time since early June. (LOL, that sentence made me sound like an alcoholic didn't it?)
Ms. Kate and I had to clean and refill the hummingbird feeders again today. Taking them down off of their hangers is a test of courage. The honey bees and the wasps swarm around me as I take them off of the hooks. So, I spray the feeders down first with the hose to maybe wash some of the sweet sugar water off of them. It didn't take more than a minute after we finished for the hammers to come back to a fresh feast.
I've had a few cardinals out there most of the morning along with a couple of downy woodpeckers, some finches, and one squirrel who thinks he's hiding but his tail is giving him away. I'll leave him alone; he's not hurting anything and is on a "permitable" feeder.
Our day was busy again yesterday, We got most of the shopping done for thee Harvest breakfast we are hosting at the church on Saturday morning. Ms. Kate is planning on eggs to order, sausage, milk gravy, biscuits, monkey bread as well as coffee, orange juice, and milk. We may need to cut up a cantaloupe or three too for a little fruit. This is our ninth and final year to do this. We generally feed 30-35 people but with this being our last one before we retire, there could be more this year. Kate does serve a good breakfast and I just think it is important too start the harvest season off this way. But, it is a lot of work. We used to entertain a lot "back in the day", but age has slowed us down.
Speaking of breakfast, Ms. Kate has our ready and I have to take a couple of fresh biscuits and jar of her new peach jam across the street to Dan and Minh. So, I'm off of here. Have a blessed day, Give thanks to God for your blessings and share those blessings with someone. Peace.
Ms. Kate and I had to clean and refill the hummingbird feeders again today. Taking them down off of their hangers is a test of courage. The honey bees and the wasps swarm around me as I take them off of the hooks. So, I spray the feeders down first with the hose to maybe wash some of the sweet sugar water off of them. It didn't take more than a minute after we finished for the hammers to come back to a fresh feast.
I've had a few cardinals out there most of the morning along with a couple of downy woodpeckers, some finches, and one squirrel who thinks he's hiding but his tail is giving him away. I'll leave him alone; he's not hurting anything and is on a "permitable" feeder.
Our day was busy again yesterday, We got most of the shopping done for thee Harvest breakfast we are hosting at the church on Saturday morning. Ms. Kate is planning on eggs to order, sausage, milk gravy, biscuits, monkey bread as well as coffee, orange juice, and milk. We may need to cut up a cantaloupe or three too for a little fruit. This is our ninth and final year to do this. We generally feed 30-35 people but with this being our last one before we retire, there could be more this year. Kate does serve a good breakfast and I just think it is important too start the harvest season off this way. But, it is a lot of work. We used to entertain a lot "back in the day", but age has slowed us down.
Speaking of breakfast, Ms. Kate has our ready and I have to take a couple of fresh biscuits and jar of her new peach jam across the street to Dan and Minh. So, I'm off of here. Have a blessed day, Give thanks to God for your blessings and share those blessings with someone. Peace.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
"Summertime and the livin' is easy." So says the song anyway. I can believe it on a morning like this. It is a warm, sunny 75 degrees already and heading to 93. The bees are buzzing, especially around the openings to my hummingbird feeders. The hummingbirds are having to dodge them as they constantly fly in and out for some food. The birdbaths have also been busy this morning. There was literally a ring of birds sitting on the rim of one of them getting their drinks. Over on the other one, a Cardinal was in for a bath and splashing water everywhere.
Mr. Fuss-a-lot is here this morning and is trying to decide which feeder it wants to eat from I guess. It just kind of sits there looking around. I have a couple of seed cylinders that are made up of berries and nuts and seed that the blue jay particularly likes. It will come in and grab a big chunk of nut off of the cylinder and fly off. However, he chipped the last of that one away yesterday and the feeder is empty. So now, it is decisions - decisions.
Almost all of the blossoms on the phlox are gone now. The only blooms left around the yard are a few roses, a little phlox, and the white climatis, which is blooming profusely. By the end of September it will be time to be cutting back the peonies and cleaning up flowerbeds for winter. Then it will be time to start raking and mulching the falling leaves again. I told you that my pussy willow tree was losing leaves; well it is really thin now. If I get far enough ahead in my church work, I think I should go get a couple of loads of mulch and put around for winter. But it will have to get cooler before I can get out there. What would be an ideal situation for me --- would be if my middle grandson, Matthew, could come up for a week or so this fall and give me a hand preparing the place for winter. But, he has a job, and the likelihood of that happening is remote. But it would make for some good bonding time.
So, --- I was sitting here and I noticed a lot of movement in the hydrangea bush out there. I didn't know if it was a bird or what that was causing everything to be waving around. So, I checked it out and it was a cat that had hunkered down in there to wait for a bird to land in there. It quickly did a "Yikes!" And it took off when I opened the door.
Ms. Kate and I each got some good work done yesterday, although different than what was on the list to do. We literally didn't get out of our sweats and jammies all day until evening. I spent the day at my computer working and she spent the day making peach jam and other great things like that. So, today is Wednesday and that means an afternoon at the church, going and doing our banking, and doing some shopping, and taking her to get her bloodwork done etc. Yep, it's going to be busy today so I better get on with it. I pray your day will be as bright as the sun and blessing filled. Peace
Mr. Fuss-a-lot is here this morning and is trying to decide which feeder it wants to eat from I guess. It just kind of sits there looking around. I have a couple of seed cylinders that are made up of berries and nuts and seed that the blue jay particularly likes. It will come in and grab a big chunk of nut off of the cylinder and fly off. However, he chipped the last of that one away yesterday and the feeder is empty. So now, it is decisions - decisions.
Almost all of the blossoms on the phlox are gone now. The only blooms left around the yard are a few roses, a little phlox, and the white climatis, which is blooming profusely. By the end of September it will be time to be cutting back the peonies and cleaning up flowerbeds for winter. Then it will be time to start raking and mulching the falling leaves again. I told you that my pussy willow tree was losing leaves; well it is really thin now. If I get far enough ahead in my church work, I think I should go get a couple of loads of mulch and put around for winter. But it will have to get cooler before I can get out there. What would be an ideal situation for me --- would be if my middle grandson, Matthew, could come up for a week or so this fall and give me a hand preparing the place for winter. But, he has a job, and the likelihood of that happening is remote. But it would make for some good bonding time.
So, --- I was sitting here and I noticed a lot of movement in the hydrangea bush out there. I didn't know if it was a bird or what that was causing everything to be waving around. So, I checked it out and it was a cat that had hunkered down in there to wait for a bird to land in there. It quickly did a "Yikes!" And it took off when I opened the door.
Ms. Kate and I each got some good work done yesterday, although different than what was on the list to do. We literally didn't get out of our sweats and jammies all day until evening. I spent the day at my computer working and she spent the day making peach jam and other great things like that. So, today is Wednesday and that means an afternoon at the church, going and doing our banking, and doing some shopping, and taking her to get her bloodwork done etc. Yep, it's going to be busy today so I better get on with it. I pray your day will be as bright as the sun and blessing filled. Peace
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
OK, what day is it really? I did a church service yesterday so it might be Monday. But no --- that service was a funeral and it was Labor Day, --- so it must be Tuesday! It doesn't take a lot to confuse me really.
Yes it is a Tuesday and the temperature was already in the upper 70's at 0730 and heading to 93 today. The cardinals were out early this morning and so were the squirrels. I guess everyone is trying to get to the buffet before it actually gets hot. The hummingbirds are jousting with the honeybees at the hummingbird feeder. The finches are drinking the water out of the ant guard that protects the hummingbird feeder so I better check that in a bit and make sure it doesn't get dry or I'll have red ants all over that feeder again. The ants actually crawl into the hummingbird feeder and of course end up drowning in there. There is a squirrel on one of the feeders that I don't want him on so he will get a BB on his butt in a minute or so if he doesn't get off of there. LOL, he's really watching the doors and windows of the sunporch to see if I get up out of my recliner or not. He's been hit a few times before.
Yep, I was right --- all it took was for me to get up to go refill my coffee cup and away he went. Silly squirrel. I think while we are out this afternoon, I need to pick up a couple more bags of sunflower seed. The can is less than 1/4 full now. It will hold two 40# bags of seed by now I think. I'm noticing that I am getting a lot fewer birds at the buffet these days. That is because the fields are full of opportunities for them. Sunflowers are drying up and the seeds are plentiful, Thistles are ready to be eaten out there. The corn is drying up so there is a lot of food out in the wild for them. And, while not as enjoyable for me to watch, it does give my wallet a bit of reprieve. Yesterday afternoon I had a hawk that came swooping though the yard twice. I think it was just patrolling territory because it could have gotten one of my birds fairly easily.
Exciting news is that our youngest daughter, Lisa and her daughter, Amanda are coming for a short visit the last part of October. I have two office or desk sized refrigerators in my two offices at the churches and she is coming up to get one of them. The other is going to Julie. I do so love it when our girls come to visit. I'm never ready for their visits to end. We are very blessed to have a family that loves and likes one another. So many families don't have that luxury or blessing. My cousin Debbie and I are planning a Heumann family reunion on the 15th of October. Sadly enough, we cousins only see one another at funerals and we decided that that was no longer acceptable. I have one uncle and aunt left and he is 91 and she is 88. We need to visit while they are alive. And quite frankly, we cousins are in our upper 60's and lower 70's too. There is no guarantee that we'll be alive in another ten years either.
I suspect I better get cleaned up and start my day. I have writing to do and then this afternoon, Ms. Kate and I are going for pedicures. Yeh, I know ---- it's a hard life, but someone has to live it. Until tomorrow, I ask God to grant you a blessed day. I offer up prayers for those on our church prayer list and especially ask for comfort for the parents of the young man I did the funeral for yesterday. God is so good. Peace
Yes it is a Tuesday and the temperature was already in the upper 70's at 0730 and heading to 93 today. The cardinals were out early this morning and so were the squirrels. I guess everyone is trying to get to the buffet before it actually gets hot. The hummingbirds are jousting with the honeybees at the hummingbird feeder. The finches are drinking the water out of the ant guard that protects the hummingbird feeder so I better check that in a bit and make sure it doesn't get dry or I'll have red ants all over that feeder again. The ants actually crawl into the hummingbird feeder and of course end up drowning in there. There is a squirrel on one of the feeders that I don't want him on so he will get a BB on his butt in a minute or so if he doesn't get off of there. LOL, he's really watching the doors and windows of the sunporch to see if I get up out of my recliner or not. He's been hit a few times before.
Yep, I was right --- all it took was for me to get up to go refill my coffee cup and away he went. Silly squirrel. I think while we are out this afternoon, I need to pick up a couple more bags of sunflower seed. The can is less than 1/4 full now. It will hold two 40# bags of seed by now I think. I'm noticing that I am getting a lot fewer birds at the buffet these days. That is because the fields are full of opportunities for them. Sunflowers are drying up and the seeds are plentiful, Thistles are ready to be eaten out there. The corn is drying up so there is a lot of food out in the wild for them. And, while not as enjoyable for me to watch, it does give my wallet a bit of reprieve. Yesterday afternoon I had a hawk that came swooping though the yard twice. I think it was just patrolling territory because it could have gotten one of my birds fairly easily.
Exciting news is that our youngest daughter, Lisa and her daughter, Amanda are coming for a short visit the last part of October. I have two office or desk sized refrigerators in my two offices at the churches and she is coming up to get one of them. The other is going to Julie. I do so love it when our girls come to visit. I'm never ready for their visits to end. We are very blessed to have a family that loves and likes one another. So many families don't have that luxury or blessing. My cousin Debbie and I are planning a Heumann family reunion on the 15th of October. Sadly enough, we cousins only see one another at funerals and we decided that that was no longer acceptable. I have one uncle and aunt left and he is 91 and she is 88. We need to visit while they are alive. And quite frankly, we cousins are in our upper 60's and lower 70's too. There is no guarantee that we'll be alive in another ten years either.
I suspect I better get cleaned up and start my day. I have writing to do and then this afternoon, Ms. Kate and I are going for pedicures. Yeh, I know ---- it's a hard life, but someone has to live it. Until tomorrow, I ask God to grant you a blessed day. I offer up prayers for those on our church prayer list and especially ask for comfort for the parents of the young man I did the funeral for yesterday. God is so good. Peace
Monday, September 5, 2016
Monday morning and a Happy Labor Day to you. I expect there will be a lot of backyard grills going today around the country and a lot of people returning home from an extended weekend. I pray for safe travels for each and every one of them.
My Labor Day gets to start by doing a funeral. We had a young man pass away Friday night and I got called Saturday about doing the funeral this morning. Of course I said yes but it is just another reason that retirement sounds good. It was another lost couple of days off and another holiday that we couldn't go anywhere. After forty four years of that schedule --- yeh, I'm tired. But, --- there are lots of people that never get a holiday off and never get to take vacations so in reality I guess I should quit grousing and just count blessings.
My prayers are certainly with the family that lost the son I'm burying today. He was a 34 year old "man/child". He has required 24/7 care all of his life by his parents because of cerebral palsy. He wasn't expected to live beyond seven years of age. There is going to be such a huge void in their lives now and I suspect it is going to be difficult adjusting to not having to take care of his every need. In my conversations with them yesterday, their love for him was overflowing and not a hint of regret about a single moment. They could only talk about the good times and the things that made him happy. God sent this child to the right parents.
We have finally reached those hot & dry days of summer where there is more dust than dew. I didn't mow my back yard last week and I most likely won't have to mow it again this week. I did mow my front yard and Dan's yard on Saturday afternoon. It really needed it. The leaves are about 50% gone now from the pussy willow tree and many of the leaves are turning yellow and will be starting to drop before too long. As we drive around we see the the corn in the fields is really turning dry now and harvest will begin soon. This coming Saturday morning Ms. Kate and I are hosting the farmers and their families of the parish for our ninth annual Harvest Breakfast. We do this every year as a way to get the harvest season off to a good start with prayer and thanksgiving for God's blessings and to pray for a safe harvest. It has always been well received and we generally have about thirty people there. Ms. Kate works her tail off but the folks seem to really appreciate it.
I need to get ready and go do my funeral. I pray your day will be more pleasant than that. Peace.
My Labor Day gets to start by doing a funeral. We had a young man pass away Friday night and I got called Saturday about doing the funeral this morning. Of course I said yes but it is just another reason that retirement sounds good. It was another lost couple of days off and another holiday that we couldn't go anywhere. After forty four years of that schedule --- yeh, I'm tired. But, --- there are lots of people that never get a holiday off and never get to take vacations so in reality I guess I should quit grousing and just count blessings.
My prayers are certainly with the family that lost the son I'm burying today. He was a 34 year old "man/child". He has required 24/7 care all of his life by his parents because of cerebral palsy. He wasn't expected to live beyond seven years of age. There is going to be such a huge void in their lives now and I suspect it is going to be difficult adjusting to not having to take care of his every need. In my conversations with them yesterday, their love for him was overflowing and not a hint of regret about a single moment. They could only talk about the good times and the things that made him happy. God sent this child to the right parents.
We have finally reached those hot & dry days of summer where there is more dust than dew. I didn't mow my back yard last week and I most likely won't have to mow it again this week. I did mow my front yard and Dan's yard on Saturday afternoon. It really needed it. The leaves are about 50% gone now from the pussy willow tree and many of the leaves are turning yellow and will be starting to drop before too long. As we drive around we see the the corn in the fields is really turning dry now and harvest will begin soon. This coming Saturday morning Ms. Kate and I are hosting the farmers and their families of the parish for our ninth annual Harvest Breakfast. We do this every year as a way to get the harvest season off to a good start with prayer and thanksgiving for God's blessings and to pray for a safe harvest. It has always been well received and we generally have about thirty people there. Ms. Kate works her tail off but the folks seem to really appreciate it.
I need to get ready and go do my funeral. I pray your day will be more pleasant than that. Peace.
Friday, September 2, 2016
Friday is here and this may be short because Ms. Kate and I are doing a road trip again today. Today's adventures will take us to Louisville, KY for lunch at PF Chang's and then to Julie and Jim's house to meet their new puppy, Fenway.
It is an absolutely travel-fantastic day. It is 66 degrees and the sun is shining brightly. This is fall weather and I could stand this year around. The high today will be 82 and a breeze out there will force Ms. Kate into a sweater or light jacket.
The last couple of days have been busy and yet I can hardly tell you what we have accomplished; just a lot of stuff. ----- OK, Ms. Kate says let's hit the road so I'm out the door. I'll get back to you later today.
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Well, we are back from Louisville after a really great lunch and then a great visit for about an hour with Julie and Jim. The trip over and back was uneventful and I was surprised that the Labor Day traffic had not already picked up for the weekend.
I just finished filling the birdfeeders and scrubbing up the hummingbird feeders. I have an ant guard that the feeder hangs from. It is a little cup type of thing and you put water in it and it is supposed to keep the ants off of the feeder. That theory works well --- how ever the finches love to drink out of those little cups for whatever reason and they get dry. Then the ants are like Moses leading the Hebrews through the parted water. And then there are the honey bees. They love to drink that sweet nectar too. It is a tough job being a backyard bird farmer!!
The sun has just dropped below the horizon and it is a pleasant 73 degrees out here. The birds have quickly discovered the filled feeders and are in for their last feeding of the night. It is quite peaceful as Ms. Kate and I sit and enjoy one another's company here in the sunporch. I hope your evening is as pleasant and your evening is filled with only good thoughts. Go to bed tonight knowing that God loves you and watches over you and all else will take care of itself. Peace.
It is an absolutely travel-fantastic day. It is 66 degrees and the sun is shining brightly. This is fall weather and I could stand this year around. The high today will be 82 and a breeze out there will force Ms. Kate into a sweater or light jacket.
The last couple of days have been busy and yet I can hardly tell you what we have accomplished; just a lot of stuff. ----- OK, Ms. Kate says let's hit the road so I'm out the door. I'll get back to you later today.
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Well, we are back from Louisville after a really great lunch and then a great visit for about an hour with Julie and Jim. The trip over and back was uneventful and I was surprised that the Labor Day traffic had not already picked up for the weekend.
I just finished filling the birdfeeders and scrubbing up the hummingbird feeders. I have an ant guard that the feeder hangs from. It is a little cup type of thing and you put water in it and it is supposed to keep the ants off of the feeder. That theory works well --- how ever the finches love to drink out of those little cups for whatever reason and they get dry. Then the ants are like Moses leading the Hebrews through the parted water. And then there are the honey bees. They love to drink that sweet nectar too. It is a tough job being a backyard bird farmer!!
The sun has just dropped below the horizon and it is a pleasant 73 degrees out here. The birds have quickly discovered the filled feeders and are in for their last feeding of the night. It is quite peaceful as Ms. Kate and I sit and enjoy one another's company here in the sunporch. I hope your evening is as pleasant and your evening is filled with only good thoughts. Go to bed tonight knowing that God loves you and watches over you and all else will take care of itself. Peace.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Happy Wednesday friends and blog readers. This is the last day of August and it might just bring us a few showers today. The sky is a bit over cast this morning and the temp is already 80 degrees. The air is still outside and other than a couple of finches and hummingbirds, the back yard is empty at the buffet this morning. It will pick up, I'm sure. I'm about thirty minutes early for the cardinals to come flying in.
We are back to routine around here which of course means that since it is Wednesday, we'll go to the church and run the bulletins for Sunday's services. Our summer schedule of combined worship services has ended and we go back to two services again and a Sunday school. It has been nice have full churches though over the summer. I don't know if they will do that next year or not. I guess that will depend on the wishes of the churches and their new pastor. But, the congregations seemed to really enjoy it. But ---- it won't be my worry. Tonight we also begin choir practice for a new season. Ms. Kate and I will go for a few more weeks. The choir only sings once a month, so at the most, she and I will only be singing with them three more times. That is just another one of those things that we are slowly getting to the "last time we'll do this". We'll miss it. On a good day we only have twelve members of the choir. Now with Ms. Kate and I leaving, and another couple of the members being sick, they are going to get small quick. But --- you know what? If they will just do it --- they can provide good worship music and praise to the Lord regardless of how many people they have. The biggest problem is convincing people of their capabilities and getting them to look beyond their limitations.
Ms. Kate made some fresh peach freezer jam last night. I need to get that put in the freezer this morning assuming I can make room. For it. We went to the orchard yesterday and picked up a peck of peaches and a bag of apples. However, if we are going to make more jelly, and stuff, we need to go to the store and get more sugar today. I wouldn't be upset if a peach pie or two appeared on the kitchen table either.
Ms. Lauren, our motocross rider made it to Michigan with her dad and she is enjoying a week of doing some sight-seeing in the area of the racetrack. She is still healing so she needs to get some rest. And she has her stationary bicycle with her to exercise on for a while each day. I talked to her dad last night and she says she is ready foro the race this coming weekend. Then they will head back to California.
My cup is empty and as I predicted --- the cardinals have arrived, bringing along some of their other friends with them. Time to just sit for a bit and enjoy what God has made. I hope you have a great day. Don't get so busy that you forget to stop and give thanks to God who has made all of the blessings in your life possible. We should never get so wrapped up in ourselves that gratitude to God is a forgotten element in our lives. Peace.
We are back to routine around here which of course means that since it is Wednesday, we'll go to the church and run the bulletins for Sunday's services. Our summer schedule of combined worship services has ended and we go back to two services again and a Sunday school. It has been nice have full churches though over the summer. I don't know if they will do that next year or not. I guess that will depend on the wishes of the churches and their new pastor. But, the congregations seemed to really enjoy it. But ---- it won't be my worry. Tonight we also begin choir practice for a new season. Ms. Kate and I will go for a few more weeks. The choir only sings once a month, so at the most, she and I will only be singing with them three more times. That is just another one of those things that we are slowly getting to the "last time we'll do this". We'll miss it. On a good day we only have twelve members of the choir. Now with Ms. Kate and I leaving, and another couple of the members being sick, they are going to get small quick. But --- you know what? If they will just do it --- they can provide good worship music and praise to the Lord regardless of how many people they have. The biggest problem is convincing people of their capabilities and getting them to look beyond their limitations.
Ms. Kate made some fresh peach freezer jam last night. I need to get that put in the freezer this morning assuming I can make room. For it. We went to the orchard yesterday and picked up a peck of peaches and a bag of apples. However, if we are going to make more jelly, and stuff, we need to go to the store and get more sugar today. I wouldn't be upset if a peach pie or two appeared on the kitchen table either.
Ms. Lauren, our motocross rider made it to Michigan with her dad and she is enjoying a week of doing some sight-seeing in the area of the racetrack. She is still healing so she needs to get some rest. And she has her stationary bicycle with her to exercise on for a while each day. I talked to her dad last night and she says she is ready foro the race this coming weekend. Then they will head back to California.
My cup is empty and as I predicted --- the cardinals have arrived, bringing along some of their other friends with them. Time to just sit for a bit and enjoy what God has made. I hope you have a great day. Don't get so busy that you forget to stop and give thanks to God who has made all of the blessings in your life possible. We should never get so wrapped up in ourselves that gratitude to God is a forgotten element in our lives. Peace.
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