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Our Daily Thread 1-8-24

Good Morning!

I’m not quite back enough to begin everyday postings, but I wanted to update you all on something that needs mentioning.

My time in the hospital resulted in a lot of time for prayer and reflection, as well as some convictions from the Lord. First and foremost on the last one, my treatment of Kizzie, DJ, and Cheryl on the news thread. I acted poorly, let the politics of the day interfere with and harm our friendship and fellowship. This was a grave error on my part, and the Lord has convicted my heart on this. So yesterday I took the time to reach out to all 3 of these ladies privately, to apologize, and beg their forgiveness. All 3 have graciously accepted my apologies and offered forgiveness. For this, I thank them immensely, and the Lord for convicting my heart. Also, Cheryl really touched my heart by sharing some of her husband’s health struggles as well. When struggling as I am, it’s helpful to know that others understand what you’re going thru. She has also graciously accepted my invitation to return to us Wanderers, so you’ll be “seeing” more of her. 🙂

Now that all being said and done, I’ve one last thing to do on this matter here. Since my poor behavior and treatment of these 3 ladies was public, so needs to be my repentance and apologies. I owe you all an apology for my behavior, and I hope you will accept it and forgive me. I’m truly sorry to all of you for having upset our fellowship and relationships in such a way. Please forgive me.

This ongoing ordeal has focused me on the things of most importance, my God, my family, and the brethren and friends who matter most. You all are among the things most important in my life. You have offered up prayers on our behalf, daily in fact. You have lifted my wife, and ministered to her as she struggled, and I can’t thank you enough for that kindness. You have blessed us beyond measure, and we thank the Lord for you all. 

Hopefully, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled routine very soon.

Again, thank you all, and may God bless you all.

In Christ,

Allen

333 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 1-8-24”

  2. The funny thing about these posts going on for so long, with so many comments, is that every now and then, I’ve had dreams in which the blog is just one long thread, with a whole bunch of people commenting, and I hadn’t caught up for several days. I’ll look at the thread – which looks like a narrower column among other posts from somewhere – and have no idea where I left off or who these people are. :-D 

    And now here we are in real life, with a long thread. But I’m keeping up with it and am not lost!

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  3. Good morning,all. Another beautiful day here. Or I expect so, seems fairly normal but we won’t know until the sun arrives.

    Meanwhile, we are seated with Him in the heavenlies and life is good.

    mumsee

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  4. Good morning, indeed! Good day to share the goodness of God with others.

    I had an opportunity to invite a young black lady Walmart cashier to church this morning. I got the best response ever. She had lived near the church and knew its location. I could tell she was interested when she got her phone out to write down details. I told her that the church teaches the truth about Jesus, but sone churches don’t. She said she is a Chridtian looking for a church and her brother is a new follower of Jesus. Wow, a Two For One! I told her that not all in the church look like me, that we have all types an we are about half and half expecting she would get my gist. I said I am in the Sunday school class for new people. (I forgot that a newer class with younger people just opened up.)

    Don’t neglect sharing because you never know Who God will choose . . .

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  5. morning all. Son worked hard and got my ticket to fly to Charlotte tomorrow. The first flight isn’t until 11:41 so I will have time to get organized. Going through Dallas which is about halfway

    plots of work to avoid the bad weather and find room on the flight

    Jo

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  9. Hey all!

    I’m home and things went well. PRAISE GOD!

    I’m now down the nephrostomy tube and bag on the left side, and the bag on the right side. They left the tube in on the right for now, as well as the drain. If no further issues, they will yank the last tube and drain at the doc appt next week. More progress.

    Now I need to up my PT game and get back on my feet more consistently. 

    Also, this lightens Cheryl’s burden as well, which is more answered prayer.

    Once again, thank you all for your prayers for us.

    In Christ,

    Allen

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  13. Atomic Age declassified is on the Smithsonian Channel. To ochre they are talking about the “secret” space program

    I understand so much more about this because of Chas

    I will tell you more later

    Kim

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  14. Another cold blustery day here only to get very cold tonight thanks to the Arctic Blast.

    Last week Art clipped a trash bin on the street at night and it took off the cover of his rear view mirror. We searched for it in the morning on the street but did not find it. A day later in driving the same way jome he found it. PTL.

    Three days ago while out walking I pulled my phone out of my coat pocket whiled out walking. I must have accidentally pulled out a glove at the same time that dropped unnoticed. These gloves were special. They had been my mom’s. I was very sad. Yestetday on my walk, two days later,I found the glove on the street in front of mu neighbor’s house. PTL

    Two lost and found stories in one week? Hmm . . . what could it mean? Well, for one thing, happiness, and of course, part of 10,000 reasons to bless and praise the Lord😃👐

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  15. Good morning, all. My dad is definitely in an interesting phase. He had been eating less and less, but now clears his plates and bowls and saucers. He was up most if not all night again and began asking about breakfast around five. Though he normally eats at seven, we went ahead and fed him, even doubled his oatmeal. He ate cookies upon returning to his chair. One day I wonder if it is time for hospice again, the next he is back on track. They told us to expect that.

    mumsee

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  16. Yes, that sounds normal, mumsee, not that I am an expert. You are in my prayers.

    Janice, how nice that you found those things.

    We find it amusing that the local news reported more snow fell in Nashville than in Duluth, MN the other day. However, our daughter was not amused to have to drive on the back roads to get to the highway for work. Our roads are cleared and sanded, but not so for those back roads there.

    I am sure a whole lot of children were thrilled to play in the snow. :)

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  18. I’m tromping around the house in my new snow boots. I’m not sure how I’m going to wedge wool socks in with my enormous feet–so, I guess I’m asking for prayers that they stretch?

    Forecast gets colder and colder. I’m trying not think about it–but also praying for a warm “snap” to around 0.

    Sigh.

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  19. In other news, the wonderful Bible study ladies sent me a card with their signatures, etc.

    Honestly, my heart still hurts so much, I couldn’t bear to read it.

    Still grieving.

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  30. We have been looking at old photos. One of our claims to have known fame: his Explorer Scout leader of their patrol (the alcoholics) was John Erlichman from Santa Monica.

    mumsee

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  33. We are looking at warm days here (above freezing) and my mind is going toward garden planning. I did no garden last year but I am hoping to be a bit more outside this year.

    mumsee

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  34. We have been dealing with getting a tow truck all day so far. Such an adventure. It is very cold and will be colder tonight, near zero with windchill.

    Art saw a Georgia state flag flying in our neighborhood. Back to the colonial days?

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  35. hello all, somehow I find myself in the east coast time zone

    flights were nice yesterday. I was put in the row with extra leg room. So nice. They treat me like their mother

    going to try to make it to church tomorrow

    friend here took me to Aldi so I have lots of food

    Blessed Jo

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  36. morning all. Not much sleep here. There were no blankets on the bed and only one in the closet. I put on everything I had but was awake most of the night

    getting ready for church

    Jo

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  38. Glad to know you arrived safely, Jo. It has been extremely cold here so I can underr rstand how you could noy get warm enough to sleep, Jo. Are you near the Billy Graham library? Art and I visited there once. Such a great place to see.

    We attended church this morning. I got up early and baked raspberry bars to carry for Sunday school.

    This cold weather makes me tired from all the extra weight of layers of clothing, but it energizes me in that there is no humidity, and cool air makrs me want to move to stay warm.

    Having Miss Bosley stay close lately is a joy.

    I placed a pickup order at Sam’s a week ago. Some items had to be shipped. The one thing I have not received is Lysol toilet bowl cleaner. It must have gotten snowed in somewhere!

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  39. skipped Sunday school but made it to church. Friends surrounded me

    one loaned me two blankets. I will get more from housing tomorrow

    bundled up and went for a walk

    I had leg pain last night wondering if I have a hip problem

    jo

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  43. Good morning, all. A beautiful above freezing day here. Husband, son, son in law are off to Boise again to get more of sis in law’s downsizing which seems to have a somewhat negative impact on our downsizing.

    mumsee

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  44. We are at 43°. So nice to feel warm again! Almost short sleeve weather after you get acclimated to weather that feels near to zero. Been there done that! Enough of the cold in these parts!

    In Sunday school, we had a lot of discussion/speculation on who Cain and Abel had taken for their wives. I had never given it much thought.

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  45. Happy Monday ?

    I finally got all the packed-up Christmas boxes moved back to the garage, had to wait for a break in the rain which started up again last night (but after the dog walk, thankfully) and has at times been heavy through the night and this morning.

    Feels very good to have those boxes finally out of here.

    Survived another round of annual ‘State of the Port’ speeches and big events in the past couple weeks, so glad those are over.

    I have two closets to finish clearing out here, speaking of downsizing.

    -dj

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  46. I wonder if Abel ever had a wife. We know something of Cain’s children, but I don’t remember ever seeing anything about descendents of Abel.

    Above freezing sounds nice. Looks like we’ll get there tomorrow. We’ve been below freezing for ten days now, with several nights below 0F. 

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  48. Dj, you are putting away your Christmas decor while I am expecting our new small Christmas tree to be delivered😀

    Vickerman 3.5′ Frosted Eastern Fraser Fir Artificial Christmas Tree, Warm White Dura-lit LED Lights – Green – On Sale – Bed Bath & Beyond – 34931535https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/Holiday/Vickerman-3.5-Frosted-Eastern-Fraser-Fir-Artificial-Christmas-Tree-Warm-White-Dura-lit-LED-Lights-Green/34931535/product.html?refccid=M5TNLPQ7426IAWCCXXNVIPKNMM&searchidx=0&option=66783993

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  50. Hello everyone! I haven’t been able to post for at least a couple of weeks. My phone doesn’t like the new format apparently. But I’ve been thinking of you and praying for all. And so glad for the reconciliation between brothers and sisters. We are one, even if we sometimes don’t feel like it. All’s well, and God is still good!

    Debra

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  51. Hi Debra, good to see you — and yes, this new format can be glitchy.

    Cute tree, Janice, and a good time to buy those things. My neighbors bought a large tree a few years ago that easily folds up and out again so quick to take down, put up, and compact to store, they love it.

    -dj

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  52. I have an uncle who was a POW in Korea for two years. Today he turned 100 years old. You just never know. He was not in good shape when he was released. The VFW had a ceremony on Saturday for him. He doesn’t live anywhere near us, so there was no attending it for us. Last time I saw him was about a decade ago when he flew up to help dedicate a Veteran’s clinic.

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  55. I see so many, Janice, and it is usually quite inspiring. I came from a family that never thought old was an excuse to not ‘do.’ I am grateful for that. Sometimes our health makes us not be able to do, of course, but we should beware of just quitting. As long as God gives us breathe we have work to do.

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  56. it is interesting to see how my dad continues to stay busy. It is my job to leave those things for him even though some can be risky. That independent spirit runs strong.

    mumsee

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  57. 257!

    So much ice on the ground the community college cancelled my 9 AM class since the main campus wasn’t going to open until 10. I could have let the students join by Zoom, but the site admin made it sound like I was supposed to cancel.

    This is life in the Midwest.

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  58. After work here, there will be work in heaven, too.

    We have warmed up hete. Rain will move in. The weather guy said we had extreme cold (for here), and now we expext extreme rain. Getting to pull out all the coats and jackets this month.

    Funally my ladies Bible study group met to get back to the Kingdom Aithority study by Tony Evans. Very interr testing stidy.

    The race is on: Will the delivery truck carrying Lysol toilet bowl cleaner make it here before the truck carrying the Christmas tree?

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  59. I found the prettiest little seashell in my backyard. They wind up on top every so often, we used to find them at the dog park also. I put this one aside to dry as it’s so perfect, no chips; a piece of this peninsula property’s history from long, long, long, ages ago.

    Maybe Abby’s exposing them from all her digging.

    It’s all still mud most everywhere after all that rain; but today the sun is out.

    Looks like a good book coming out in March from Westminster Bookstore, “Defeating Evil: How God Glorifies Himself in a Dark World”

    -dj

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  62. Even visitation, Mumsee? Did the court hear about some of the unsafe things your daughter had done with the children? I’m crying for your son-in-law and those poor children. :-(

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  65. The judge said the two children playing with hammers and each a block of wood, twenty feet from each other, supervised while dad and grandpa chopped wood thirty feet away was just as unsafe as them playing unsupervised in a public park and him waving an eight inch knife in sister’s face and at passersby. And we don’t know they were actually huffing propane. And her kicking him and the babies downstairs and going to jail for it was irrelevant. And him throwing a rock through the window of his house was worse than her throwing it at him. Did I mention she is a black belt in karate? He is the abuser.

    Flabbergasred, yet God is working.

    mumsee

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  67. A couple I used to know separated and divorced after it came out that the husband had raped, or tried to rape, two women several years apart. (The last one was fairly recent-ish, I think.) Somehow, he got full custody of his children.

    On his Facebook page, he would write about how mentally abusive and manipulative his ex-wife had been. Until my experience with X, I would have believed that. But knowing now how certain people, like narcissists, make up things like that, and are very manipulative themselves, I tend to doubt.

    Nightingale has told me that in front others, like a judge, X can seem very rational and persuasive. That is why she insisted that she needed a lawyer when they had to go to court.

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  68. son in law is very naive and trusting. She is very manipulative and dishonest but can wrap most men around her finger. She tried to convince us he was a narcissist and this is all a facade. But he has kept it up well over a year while living here. On the other hand, her behavior definitely qualifies.

    He was very beaten down when he got here but he has made some changes and is much better emotionally.

    She, on the other hand, continues to act in bizarre ways.

    But God knows what He is up to. I ask prayer for son in law to cling to his Redeemer.

    mumsee

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  70. I know that I don’t have to tell you to keep a record of everything bizarre that your daughter does because I think you gave me the same advice about X many years ago.

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  73. Prayers for AJ and Cheryl early this morning. May God’s perfect healing and comforts be felt today. May the joy of the Lord bubble up frequently in them and wash over any anxiety.

    Also praying for Mumsee’s SIL and for all involved in this wrongfully decided placement. Please, God, rescue and reestablish the children in the best of care that You designed for their needs. I pray You will not let injustice prevail.

    in Jesus’ name, Amen

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  75. Mumsee,

    I’m so sorry for the outcome in court. I know that pain firsthand from custody issues with my sons mother. The courts seem to be very unfair to fathers, ignore the mother’s issues, even criminal behavior. It’s very sad.

    I will pray for all of you involved, and that this would be made right.

    Love you,

    Allen

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  76. Yesterday was a very trying day. I had 2 appointments at 2 different hospitals.

    The first was with my urologist. Good news there, they removed my last nephrostomy tube! I slept well as a result, for 3 hours after I got home, and for like 7 last night. It’s amazing how well you can sleep when you don’t have a large Lego sized block under your back. I still have the drain, we will monitor output for a week or so and then when the dr. thinks it’s OK, he will have the visiting nurse pull it.

    The second was a visit to the wound center. Good news there also. The wound (incision) is nearly completely healed. I have also been given the ok to finally shower. 🙂 Can’t wait, but can’t get up the steps to upstairs yet. 😫

    I may go to a friend’s with a first floor bath for this.

    One of our elders from church who is retired has been a huge blessing to us. He’s been taking me to the hospital appts. so Cheryl doesn’t have to take off of work.

    Also the continued prayer of my blog family and church family have been another huge blessing to us. I thank you all for that, it means so much to us.

    Love you all,

    In Christ,

    Allen

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  77. I am so glad to hear about your improving developments, Aj. God bless the people who can help with the driving etc.

    I was sad to here about the court results, mumsee, but not surprised.

    Prayers continue.

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  78. Great to hear news of your continuing recovery, AJ. Many blessings from many people along the way from those who God used to help you to heal. Your world has expanded throughout this adventure. I am so glad you are getting longer hours of sleep. That, too, helps in healing.

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  79. oh, Aj, how encouraging. It is like you are getting your life back, bit by bit.

    Mumsee, I agree that this is so sad. Glad he is with you for encouragement.

    hugs

    jo

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  80. Great news, AJ, so good to hear. Sleep! And showers! But … stairs … Hmmm.

    Janice, hope the Lysol lands (safely). Is the tree wonderful?

    Busy day with 2 stories today (waterfront development next to us opening next week and stolen bronze plaques from the giant memorials on our waterfront), a rare Loon story tomorrow, the week is going fast. Major layoffs w/folks we know at the LA Times this week, they’re in a tailspin as are most all of us, if not now, in the recent past and probably again very soon.

    I still need to get Abby out for a walk. She’s pacing, in and out, in and out, with “that look” on her face. And how does she know when it’s her dinner time at exactly 3:30 p.m.? She must have swallowed a watch that beeps.

    -dj

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  82. You are first, Jo! First is easy pickings on the east side of the nation.

    My friend picked up Art to go get his car from the shop. Thankful she could help on this rainy morning. It got up in the sixties yesterday. Friend said she saw daffodils shooting up out of the ground already.

    Is NJ doing a media fast? I hope she’s not having health issues. I have seen a few likes from her on Facebook.

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  83. Easier to be first when you are in the middle too, as opposed to the west coast. Good morning!

    We have schools starting late because it is so warm and there is fog, which leads to ice on the roads when freezing temps are again reached. I would like to get the eyeglasses I ordered but will wait for the roads to be better (later today). I much prefer it to stay colder. It should be in the thirties during the day for a while.

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  85. The temperatures are dropping in Alaska.

    I am doubting my sanity.

    Okay, Kare and KI, do I wear 2 layers of thermals under my jeans for travel or do I live in ski pants for four days?

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  86. Good morning all. Another beautiful day here as people begin joining me.

    Still trying to figure how the judge ruled she is the primary caregiver and he is a violent brute when he had them four nights a week, from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning. She had them three nights. He was with them when he had them and she had them with a babysitter most of the time with her. And she paid him to watch them on her time. Does one pay a violent brute to care for one’s children?

    The mysteries of our legal system.

    mumsee

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  87. Spiritual blindness seems the only way to explain it, mumsee.

    Michelle, I haven’t worn bibs ever. I did wear a snowmobile suit once, so I am no expert on those. I hate being overheated, so like layers I can remove if necessary. I cannot wait to hear about your trip.

    I would think SIL will still have the children. Most of the time, those women can’t resist the convenience of leaving them with the ex. I just pray what is right will be made right quickly and without any sad incidents. Heartbreaking.

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  88. All the skiers (and my grandchildren for play) wear bibs. They are warm and keep you dry. Jeans will absorb moisture. I suppose much depends on whether or not you would actually be in the snow and how windy it might be, since those bibs would probably protect against wind, too.

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  89. It’s up to 66° here with sun so I am feeling happy with that.

    The sewer dept. Is out at the manhole again. Maybe they are finally able to install the sleeve inside the pipe that runs over to the next street. My driveway is blocked by a giant truck. Glad I grocery shopped before they nade themselves at home.

    I have not gotten the tree out of the box. I am waiting for when son is around to read instructions. The tree is mostly for him.

    Still no delivery of Lysol toilet bowl cleaner. I may resort to using Comet. I cannot imagine what is causing the delay.

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  92. So Michelle is coming to our neck (Midwestern) of the woods. At last we have a warming trend right now, but it is January, almost February. These are the coldest months.

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  101. The nice thing about snowpants is that you can take them off when you are too warm. It may be difficult to do that with two layers of thermals underneath jeans. You really don’t want to be too hot and thus, sweating, when you are in a warm place and then returning to the cold.

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  103. Congrats, Peter, on 300, and thanks for the Funnies.

    We will have another warm day for which I am very grateful.

    I follow Fossil Rim on Instagram and enjoy their reels of animals. It is a safari type wildlife drive through area we visited in TX. If anyone has grandchilfren who like animals, it’s fun to watch. They showed a new baby white rhino bouncing around today.

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  106. That is a beautiful day, Mumsee. I remember how good those temps felt after hovering around zero

    I Cannot.Imagine. Those below zero temps take so much effort to survive that I am thankful to never have experienced them in my life. May the Force be with you, actually the power of God is perfect, for all those who must or choose to experience those dangerous weather extremes.🙏

    Still missing NJ.

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  111. Thanks for checking, AJ!

    I walked in the neighborhood and may have heard the sheep, but not the whole work crew/flock. They are probably rented out, clearing urban landscapes.

    My walk turned into a prayer walk. I prayed for y’all in addition to people who I don’t know in the houses.

    There are many yards with sod or a combo of sod and islands of plants. It’s a time of pondering landscape options for me. Cookie cutter sod has never been us, but I suppose these old dogs can learn new tricks.

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  114. Not me.

    Good morning, all. Another beautiful day here. Expecting forties and rain. Thinking more and more of garden time. But not ready to give up winter just yet.

    mumsee

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  115. Thanks, Peter.Will try that for starters.

    There are more gardens popping up in front yards here. My dad had a backyard garden.

    Did anyone pick a word of the year to focus on? Any plans to read through the Bible in 2024? Any changes in 2024 to your spiritual disciplines? I need to get back on track with memorizing scripture. We do that for my Bible study group, but we missed so much the past month that I am again needing to reestablish that previous weekly routine.

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  116. I think my word is “ouch.”

    I have a muscle sprain in my right shoulder, caused by something I’d forgotten about — a super-hard yank on the leash by Abby on Tuesday night when I first leashed her up. It hurt, but then it didn’t so I forgot all about it. No pain the next day, Wednesday.

    Until Thursday when my shoulder and neck hurt so bad and I couldn’t figure out what happened, struggled just to finish the work day and turn in a story. I didn’t remember the leash yank until that night.

    So I was able to get in to the GP Friday morning; she checked me out, took X-rays and it appears to be a muscle sprain so I’m off work for a few days. Thankfully she ordered some muscle and pain relievers so that is helping but I woke up this morning still hurting.

    Michelle, that trip sounds very cold.

    Jo, good to hear you’re enjoying your trip.

    Janice, praying while walking 🙂 I sometimes pray, off and on, while walking Abby.

    -dj

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  117. I moved to Chicago straight from Phoenix. I’d experienced snow, occasionally, in my life (only once in Phoenix, and it made the front page), but my family joked that I’d never marry unless I could find a man who promised never to leave Phoenix, I was that much in love with hot weather.

    Then I had four years of campus life to get more or less accustomed to cold weather, but except for Sundays I rarely left campus in those four years.

    My first year after graduation I didn’t own a car. I took public transportation, sometimes CTA buses and sometimes elevated (el) trains. Some cities with public transportation have an actual schedule; Chicago doesn’t, or at least it didn’t then, and buses in particular were very unpredictable. It wasn’t uncommon to wait 30-45 minutes and then find three buses in a row, the first one or two so full they didn’t stop to pick up any new passengers but a third right behind them.

    And that winter was brutally cold, with wind chills of 50 and 60 below zero. I don’t even know that the “real” temperature was, because they wouldn’t tell us that, but at least once that winter they told us it was -65 wind chill. Worst was when we’d had snow a few days before, and it was now icy and with hills of it you had to walk across to get to the stop, and get to the stop especially quickly if you could see the bus coming, because it would not wait for you, and you didn’t know how long you might have to wait for another bus.

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  119. Janice, I am doing the Bible Recap online along with my daughters. One grandson also joined, but he is a busy college student so I am not sure how faithful he will be. I prefer in person studies, but that isn’t something I feel I can do right now. An online study has been different. I did one last year, too, with most of the same people. I have never been or done a study without learning something valuable. This study happens to be done in a chronological style.

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  120. The thought of such cold temps boggles my mind!

    it’s great to have so many good Bible studies to choose from. We begin week two in Tony Evans’ Kingdom Authority study.

    One thing he spoke about in video 2 is about our identity as Christians being more importantant than any secondary identity which is timely.

    A friend is looking for book suggestions for a ladies’ book club meeting. Any fiction recommendations? They do not seem to be doing Christian fiction.

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  121. so this car that I am being loaned: I was told that it is very noisy as you go faster but not to worry

    Guys, I am older, I know that sound. The engine is not shifting. It begins in first gear and then shifts into second and that is it. I think it has been happening for years

    around here I am only going a mile so it is fine. But today I went further. I feel sorry for the other drivers as I won’t go over 40

    jo

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  123. I’m very picky about my weather.

    I don’t like anything over 90, or under 10. I can deal with cold and snow, but there’s a limit.

    Minus degrees?

    Nope. Not since basic training. I avoid areas where that happens.

    Allen

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  124. Good morning, all. Another beautiful day here. Mid forties then into the fifties tomorrow. Looking forward to see what daughter has to offer today. Her last words to me yesterday were, “shut up”.

    mumsee

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  125. the new church is doing the same Tony Evan’s study on God’s Kingdom.I just finished a 3-months long study on the same.

    I don’t care for thematic studies like this, alas.

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  126. The wind is cruel today. The temp is in the 40’s but it feels awful outside. I’d even prefer 20’s with no wind.

    Church was wonderful as always. It was the last Sunday to focus on Psalm 119 and Soul Care. We had a quarterly conference after church. The main presenter had to leave unexpectedly so we got a bit off of Robert’s Rules of Order. In the end business got taken care of as needed.

    It’s a sleepy Sinday afternoon here. Miss Bosley thinks its nap time. Maybe she is right.

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  128. Yes, Mumsee?

    The new header photo is a pleasant change of scenery. Thanks, AJ!

    Such a dreary day here with the weather. The sun peeked out for a few moments but hid behind clouds the rest of the day.

    Yay! My Lysol toilet bowl cleaner finally made it to our home today. The delivery box looked ragged. I saw where it had made it to Kentucky, so maybe it did get delayed by the snow storm.

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  130. Ah, the scent of of pine tree …

    Long nap today, the injured shoulder muscle seems to be healing.

    Now I need to get to the market to pick up a few things. It was a lovely warm day here today, it felt nice to have the sun out again.

    Glad the Lysol made it to GA, Janice.

    -dj

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