The other day I was at a friends house and they got a call, the husband says to the wife ( he answered the call), "Do we want any black walnuts? She said, "no." I immediately said I wanted some. So I ended up at an elderly lady's house where whoever mowed the lawn had saved out one bucket but the rest were in the trash can which I got to muck out and pick the nuts out of the wet leaves, twigs and doggie doo. But hey, they were still in their green husks. So I brought them home and threw them in the driveway so I could drive over them a few times to start the husk break down. Today, I sat out there in the driveway and peeled semi-dried husks off the nuts and put the nuts in a plastic crate with holes so they could finish drying. A few were smished so I got a couple of big kernels to taste. The first couple were good, but it wasn't ringing the nostalgia bell. Later I found one and with the taste of gooey husk juice mixed with the nut itself, it finally tasted of childhood memories. Crazy how the brain works, isn't it! But I did make a step in the right direction. I told the lady I would rake up the nuts for her next time she was going to have the lawn mowed. Hopefully that will eliminate some of the doggie doo.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
October 5th, 2011
I look out my bedroom window and see the afternoon light hitting the Grand Mesa just right and the distant aspen's autumn gold shines through the gathering rain clouds.
Autumn- Jesus tells us that the time of his coming will be as sure as the season's changing or as the approaching weather.
We, country people, we know the cooler days and nights mean to gather the last of the crops, to get that 3rd cutting of hay done and baled and in the barn, to bring the houseplants in, to put the winter windows on the chicken coop. We plan our winter menus in advance according to the food we've canned, pickled, froze and jelled.
Do we plan for Jesus return and know the signs of his imminent return from our reading the Bible? I am trying to read more, am I planning enough? I don't know but I do trust in His love and faithfulness. I know that He'll encourage me to look out the window and think of Him. I'll be glad to see He's coming to take me home. Won't you!
Autumn- Jesus tells us that the time of his coming will be as sure as the season's changing or as the approaching weather.
We, country people, we know the cooler days and nights mean to gather the last of the crops, to get that 3rd cutting of hay done and baled and in the barn, to bring the houseplants in, to put the winter windows on the chicken coop. We plan our winter menus in advance according to the food we've canned, pickled, froze and jelled.
Do we plan for Jesus return and know the signs of his imminent return from our reading the Bible? I am trying to read more, am I planning enough? I don't know but I do trust in His love and faithfulness. I know that He'll encourage me to look out the window and think of Him. I'll be glad to see He's coming to take me home. Won't you!
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