I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1 Timothy 2:1-6
For today… Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Outside my window... blue skies and sunshine {for a little longer} – it was a lovely almost-60F day.
Hearing... sweet potatoes bubbling on the stove
Pondering... the murmurings and disputings in local politics. For the record, I am glad {{thanksful!!}} the potential truck stop did not receive the necessary re-zoning approval. And it is not just for emotional reasons. Nor did I bully anyone about it. [from what I heard it was the few proponents who demonstrated ‘bullying’ tactics – but of course that is hearsay.] Also, I am opposed to demolishing/rebuilding the city’s swimming pool – in the hopes it will lose less money than the current pool? And we wonder why the country is in debt beyond our great-grandchildren’s eyeballs? …sigh…
The look is UP, people. No Political Messiahs needed.
Praying... not often enough, to be honest. Especially for those ‘in authority.’
Thankful... for good news on Denise. Amazing how she keeps on keeping on.
Creating... a little gift for a special couple – inspired by this…
Going... to sell some kittens tonight – yay!
Reading... the YWAM biography of Francis Asbury [not very gripping I’m afraid, but we will persevere]. And I started with Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret today on my own – with prompting by Amber’s book club at church.
Looking forward to... no more political calls!
In the kitchen... whew, we cooked a 20# turkey today. Thankfully the Popper & Cattleman helped me to get the meat off the bones. We are still eating leftovers otherwise.
We made pizzas for the field crew Friday night, calzones for us Saturday – finished them both last night finally.
Tomorrow’s menu – probably cheeseburger soup. Approved by the Cowgirl – yay.
Chilled applesauce at will for the Cowgirl who started orthodontics with spacers today.
In the learning rooms... I finally waded/graded through a huge pile of tests and quizzes. So yes, they are learning something!
Around the house... outside there are flower pots to empty now that they have been thoroughly done in by hard frost. inside there is much to declutter {always}. I am almost inspired by some who are selling every last toy out of their homes on the swap pages {or so it seems} – maybe we should be more willing to part with some stuff?
The Mother Load... I have been chipping away at The List! I have too many pots of gerberas perhaps? as I hauled them all to the basement finally. I even ironed 8 of Tim’s shirts on Saturday {woot! but yes, many more to go. Celebrating progress is good, right?} I upped today’s productivity by calling for two haircut appointments for tomorrow. Hard work I do. Seriously, last week I UNcovered my desk {and reconciled checkbooks and entered info in the puter and filed and…} and I’ve been busy covering it up again ever since.
Some of that which remains: another batch of elderberry syrup, canned goods for food drive for seminarians, passports, mending, gift projects for that same special couple {whose wedding is now LESS than two months away! fun!}
Noticing that... it’s November, people. Oh my. You know, holidays and shopping and gifting and baking and all that. I need a plan or two.
Something fun to share... kittens??
A favorite quote for today...
"The difference between a politician and a statesman: a politician thinks of the next election, and a statesman thinks of the next generation." —James Freeman Clarke
One of my favorite things... giving up the computer to my hubby {as in, now}
A few plans for the rest of the week... haircuts for two kids tomorrow, selling last kitten, bday party for the Popper to attend, ironing?
A peek into my world...
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Giving credit where credit is due:
While I am not linking up with anyone, you could read more weekly news posts at other blogs by following any of these links:
- Peggy at the Simple Woman’s Daybook
- Julie for adapting this daybook version as her own ‘Grasshopper Days’ ~ Perhaps I could call it the GHV Daybook. :)
- You can also find a similar weekly meme in Happy Homemaker Monday at Sandra’s
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Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord,
that thou fulfil it. Colossians 4:17
November... NOVEMBER all ready! (Excited and a bit anxious, y'know?)
ReplyDeleteOur sympathies to the Cowgirl. After you get through getting them on, it gets better. *sigh*
Can you have too many flowers???
Julie
that last pic is great!!! Btw, we'd take a kitten if we lived closer - thinking it is time to add to our family (although our 10 year old Cinder might not agree!!??).
ReplyDeleteSO thankful the campaigning is over - and the "good guys" had some big time victories - here in Arky and sounds like in Iowa too (will you miss Harkin??!! LOL). And you keep Gov Branstad - Dan's dad used to drive him around some back in his highway patrol days!! (He retired in 1995 so that was a LONG time ago!)