36 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 12-5-12”

  1. AJ, I so understand. My dad used to tease me that I “had toothbrush, would travel”. I didn’t really care where I laid my head at night as long as it was 25 miles or more from home and preferably in another time zone. Now it wrecks me for my make-up not to be in the right place for me to put it on in the right order. Perhaps it is all the moving I have done over the past 8 or so years. I retired Navy friend said I had moved more times than any non-military person he had ever met.

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  4. Janice, when you show up here is your Christmas 2012 Dessert:
    I was in the grocery store looking at the different brands of eggnog. One had a recipe for eggnog bread pudding on the back. You just substiture eggnog where you would have used milk. (I use Paula Deen’s bread pudding recipe)

    It is what I am taking to Black Family Christmas this year.

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  5. Just to let Janice know, I saw your post yesterday – Thank you

    Kare asked me a question about Skyping with my family at Christmas a few days ago, but I couldn’t get back to answer it – the answer is I probably will not be able to because the internet is too unreliable out in the village – it would be different if I were in the capital. However, one of the families here has kindly asked me over for the day.

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  6. Tych’s QoD: My alarm clock, which is my cell phone. Cell phones and mud huts… and it is the first cell phone I have owned (though not the first I have used).

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  7. I get up so I can:
    Go to the Y.
    Take out trash,
    Go to Church
    On Tuesdaysand Saturdays, I don’t have to get up if I don’t want to.
    But by then, it’s a habit.

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  8. I get to go on vacation the 14th of this month. Since I am going to Ohio to see my beautiful wife, I guess you could say I am going home. Does anyone know the opposite of a snow bird?

    😆

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  10. Woke up at 4 and am driving a friend to the airport in half an hour.

    I get up in the morning to praise God for another day of life-to breathe the clean air, love my husband, enjoy my family and friends and pray to be a blessing to all I meet that day (and not a curse).

    I then dance for an hour three or four days a week, after I check my e-mail, FB, etc, check in here and gird myself for Oswald Chambers.

    That’s what you really wanted to know, right, Ty? 🙂

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  12. Good morning all. QoD today specifically: I am leaving in an hour to chaperone a high school chamber singers festival. So worth getting on a bus early for.

    QoD generally: God gave me/us our jobs to continue His work, to restore what was damaged and to bring in the His Kingdom.

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  13. Drives, thanks for sharing that. It is my humble opinion that there is nothing more awesome than a Boy Choir and I CAN’T WAIT for the Maryland State Boy Choir presentation of the Traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols on December 16!

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  15. Why do I get up in the morning? Well, not being a morning person, the really practical reason is “because I have to.” And sometimes because my husband wants breakfast. But when I get to the point where I can’t go back to sleep or it’s too late and I “shouldn’t” go back to sleep, then I get up. It isn’t till later in the day that any better motivation kicks in.

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  18. Cheryl, I read that article. That reminds me of a sociology class that I had to take in College. To complete my associates degree, I had to take Sociology of Minorities. Because that class was only offered during the day and I was on duty during that time, the class that was offered to me as a substitute was Sociology of Women. I was the only guy in a class of Gloria Steinems. One evening the instructor has a propaganda film to show. It was an old Bell and Howell 16mm projector. She fiddled with it for some time but she could not get the projector to work. I have to admit, I was a bit tickled because I worked on those projectors. Finally she saw me kind of smiling and in frustration she said. Do you know how to work this thing. To which I replied, why yes I do. I work on them all the time. I got the film to run. No thank you mind you. Her snide remark was. It took a man’s touch.

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  19. AJ, JoeB and I are finishing vatations. I have been in Charleston since Sunday afternoon. Ready to go home. I ereally don’t like being away so much. But Elvera does. I like having my desk chair, real computer, a comfortable pllace to read, access to the kitchen (snacks), etc.
    I notice it’s been quiet around here the last couple of days.

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  20. My boarder is going back to Ohio. He said his uncle offered him a job. I am beginning to wonder if this young man really knows what he wants to do. The weather is going to be nasty this weekend. I hope he takes his time going back.

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  26. So much beautiful music this time of year! Holiday Pops has started on satellite so I’ve been feasting on that every time I get into my car.

    Our public state university enthusiastically offered minority/women studies. Now I see where my alma mater is now launching a “Queer Studies” minor. Glad I’ve not given any money to them over the years whenever they’ve called.

    I’m grateful for the education I received (and it truly was inexpensive back then) that led me into a career I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. But … Ugh. I remember thinking of going back to study social work there maybe 15 years after I’d graduated and a retired anthropology professor from the school (who was in my church) told me find another school, the university’s social welfare department had been taken over by militant feminists and it would just be torture for me to sit through those classes. I believed her.

    So it was back to the vet for Annie tonight for her re-check; they put staples in the sore to help it heal faster. But I can’t get her cone back on her tonight. She’s now hiding in a cabinet.

    Cowboy came also, he needed a follow-up blood check, and everyone there raved about what a sweet-sweet dog he was (he is). And I actually do think it made Annie feel a little calmer with him coming along.

    She needs an assistance dog, apparently.

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  27. Hi all.

    We are officially home from vacation. my cat is completely unbearable. Sfe is so des9* erate for attention that she is mauling me. And no, I didn’t mispell she and desperate, the cat did. Walked right across the keyboard while head butting me. I’ve put her down like 5 times while typing this.

    Buuuuuuutttttt……….

    And then she bit me.

    😦

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  35. I went back to yesterday and enjoyed some of the music that you guys posted.
    That was an especially good rendition of Silent Night. I also like Chet Atkins’ guitar version. I have that.

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