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!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
First Zucchini
Finally, our first eatable zucchini! Not long from now I'll be hauling them off to other people but right now we are so happy to eat fresh from the garden! Just thought you'd like to know!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
July 3rd
Spurgeon seems to be so perfect both yesterday and today. Yesterday's was:
So he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2
"Ours is not a life of anxious care, but of happy faith. Our heavenly Father will supply the wants of his own children, and he knoweth what we have need of before we ask him. We may therefore go to our beds at the proper hour, and not wear ourselves out by sitting up late to plot, and plan, and contrive. If we have learned to rely upon our God we shall not lie awake with fear gnawing at our hearts; but we shall leave our care with the Lord, our meditation of him shall be sweet, and he will give us refreshing sleep.
To be the Lord's beloved is the highest possible honor, and he who has it may feel that ambition itself could desire no more, and therfore every selfish wish may go to sleep. What more is there even in heaven than the love of God? Rest then, O soul, for thou hast all things,
Yet we toss to and fro unless the Lord himself gives us not only the reasons for rest, but rest itself. Yea, he doth this. Jesus himself is our peace, our rest, our all. On his bosom we sleep in perfect security, both in life and in death."
Today's:
He will be our guide even unto death. Psalm 48:14
"We need a guide. Sometimes we would give all that we have to be told exactly what to do, and where to turn. We are willing to do right, but we do not know which out of two roads we are to follow. Oh, for a guide!
The Lord our God condescends to serve us a guide. He knows the way, and will pilot us along it till we reach our journey's end in peace. Surely we do not desire more infallible direction, Let us place ourselves absolutely under his guidance, and we shall never miss the right road of life, provided we first learn to lean upon him in every step we take.
Our comfort is, that as he is our God for ever and ever, he will never cease to be with us as our guide. 'Even unto death' will he lead us, and then we shall dwell with him eternally, and go no more out for ever. This promise of divine guidance involves life-long security: salvation at once, guidance unto our last hour, and then endless blessedness. Should not each one seek this in youth, rejoice in it in middle life, and repose in it in old age? This day let us look up for guidance before we trust ourselves out of doors"
Aren't these just wonderful words of wisdom? They are to me even though I've used this devotional since 1998. It is like the Bible continually opening fuller to my mind year after year. May these words bless you, also.
So he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2
"Ours is not a life of anxious care, but of happy faith. Our heavenly Father will supply the wants of his own children, and he knoweth what we have need of before we ask him. We may therefore go to our beds at the proper hour, and not wear ourselves out by sitting up late to plot, and plan, and contrive. If we have learned to rely upon our God we shall not lie awake with fear gnawing at our hearts; but we shall leave our care with the Lord, our meditation of him shall be sweet, and he will give us refreshing sleep.
To be the Lord's beloved is the highest possible honor, and he who has it may feel that ambition itself could desire no more, and therfore every selfish wish may go to sleep. What more is there even in heaven than the love of God? Rest then, O soul, for thou hast all things,
Yet we toss to and fro unless the Lord himself gives us not only the reasons for rest, but rest itself. Yea, he doth this. Jesus himself is our peace, our rest, our all. On his bosom we sleep in perfect security, both in life and in death."
Today's:
He will be our guide even unto death. Psalm 48:14
"We need a guide. Sometimes we would give all that we have to be told exactly what to do, and where to turn. We are willing to do right, but we do not know which out of two roads we are to follow. Oh, for a guide!
The Lord our God condescends to serve us a guide. He knows the way, and will pilot us along it till we reach our journey's end in peace. Surely we do not desire more infallible direction, Let us place ourselves absolutely under his guidance, and we shall never miss the right road of life, provided we first learn to lean upon him in every step we take.
Our comfort is, that as he is our God for ever and ever, he will never cease to be with us as our guide. 'Even unto death' will he lead us, and then we shall dwell with him eternally, and go no more out for ever. This promise of divine guidance involves life-long security: salvation at once, guidance unto our last hour, and then endless blessedness. Should not each one seek this in youth, rejoice in it in middle life, and repose in it in old age? This day let us look up for guidance before we trust ourselves out of doors"
Aren't these just wonderful words of wisdom? They are to me even though I've used this devotional since 1998. It is like the Bible continually opening fuller to my mind year after year. May these words bless you, also.
Friday, July 1, 2011
July 1st
A new month begins, they go so fast now that we are old. The devotional reading for today was so good that I wanted to share it with you. It's Spurgeon, of course.
God shall be with you Genesis 48: 21
"Good old Jacob could no more be with Joseph, for his hour had come to die; but he left his sons without anxiety, for he said with confidence, 'God shall be with you.' When our dearest relations, or our most helpful friends, are called home by death, we must console ourselves with the reflection that the Lord is not departed from us, but lives for us, and abides with us forever.
If God be with us, we are in ennobling company, even though we are poor and despised. If God be with us, we are always safe, for none can harm those who walk under his shadow. Oh, what a joy we have here! Not only is God with us, but he will be with us. With us as individuals; with us as families; with us as churches. Is not the very name of Jesus, Immanuel- God with us? Is not this the best of all, that God is with us? Let us be bravely diligent, and joyously hopeful. Our cause must prosper, the truth must win, for the Lord is with those who are with him.
All this day may this sweet word be enjoyed be every believer who turns to "Faith's Cheque Book". No greater happiness is possible. "
Just thought you all would like this, too.
God shall be with you Genesis 48: 21
"Good old Jacob could no more be with Joseph, for his hour had come to die; but he left his sons without anxiety, for he said with confidence, 'God shall be with you.' When our dearest relations, or our most helpful friends, are called home by death, we must console ourselves with the reflection that the Lord is not departed from us, but lives for us, and abides with us forever.
If God be with us, we are in ennobling company, even though we are poor and despised. If God be with us, we are always safe, for none can harm those who walk under his shadow. Oh, what a joy we have here! Not only is God with us, but he will be with us. With us as individuals; with us as families; with us as churches. Is not the very name of Jesus, Immanuel- God with us? Is not this the best of all, that God is with us? Let us be bravely diligent, and joyously hopeful. Our cause must prosper, the truth must win, for the Lord is with those who are with him.
All this day may this sweet word be enjoyed be every believer who turns to "Faith's Cheque Book". No greater happiness is possible. "
Just thought you all would like this, too.
Monday, May 30, 2011
our mother is dying
Just as surely as my brother Paul sits beside my mother while she slowly relenquishes her bodily hold on the struggle to live, Jesus also sits beside my mother and brother. Jesus is with each one of us kids no matter what state we reside in. We take comfort in knowing that the Holy Spirit is our comforter and makes Jesus' presence so real in our hearts and minds. We have the blessed hope of Jesus returning, soon we hope and believe, to take us to our heavenly home, which is our true home. When He comes back He will wake up Mama and Daddy and all our other relatives and loved ones and we shall all meet in the clouds on our way to heaven.
Sometimes I listen to the small chickens and the music they make as they talk to each other and imagine that we also shall make a very swet music as we ascend to heaven. There are moments when I feel a tiny bit of the glory that day will hold but I am very sure that I only get a very wee glimpse of the glory of that day and that tiny thrill that runs through my body now, will be like one hair rising off my arm when my body and mind see Jesus come and the dead in Christ rise from their graves at the trumpet call of God.
We have so much to be grateful for. We may have bodily illnesses but we live. We have hope and faith in the Bible and and therefore in Jesus Christ, the son of God, who died for our sins and therefore made it possible to have eternal life. Crying out to Jesus is LIFE! Eternal Life!
Sometimes I listen to the small chickens and the music they make as they talk to each other and imagine that we also shall make a very swet music as we ascend to heaven. There are moments when I feel a tiny bit of the glory that day will hold but I am very sure that I only get a very wee glimpse of the glory of that day and that tiny thrill that runs through my body now, will be like one hair rising off my arm when my body and mind see Jesus come and the dead in Christ rise from their graves at the trumpet call of God.
We have so much to be grateful for. We may have bodily illnesses but we live. We have hope and faith in the Bible and and therefore in Jesus Christ, the son of God, who died for our sins and therefore made it possible to have eternal life. Crying out to Jesus is LIFE! Eternal Life!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Rainy days and mondays means books
The sun was shining brightly and the air was warm, the beginning of another hot spring day. As I had all these gardening jobs today I dressed appropriately in shorts and tank top. An hour and a half later the weather blew in rain and freezing cold air. Knowing the rest of my gardening jobs were going down the tube, I ran around and did the errands that were to be the end of my day. Everyone is looking at me, like what an idiot she is in shorts in this cold. I agreed with them. So I ran by the library to pick up the book that was on hold for me and checked out the area of new books. Then I came home to episodes of pouring rain and I laid in bed all snuggly and read the first book, one from the new book section. Box 21 by Roslund-Hellstrom. I read it in 4 hours. The subject matter is unpleasant. About Lithuania girls tricked into the sex trafficing trade in Sweden. But for a can't put it down and twist in the ending, WOW. I was totally blown away by the ending. Don't cheat, take the wild ride to the ending. Moral of the story, to me any way was BE HONEST.
Now I guess I didn't finish on the subject of the lambs last time. The little premature lamb died, I think she had pnemonia or some such thing as the day before she died her lungs started filling up. Then we finally had to put Pecan Pie down, he was so crippled up and sick I couldn't bear to see him suffer anymore. It's always so sad to lose the ones you struggle over with bottles and much time. The rest of the herd is doing great and the babies are growing fast. The baby chickens are in with the big chickens now and soon they will be able to roam out of their coop pasture to be free range chickens.
Pat has most of our garden planted now. Still have to put the tomatoes and peppers out. Weather's a bit scary.
Back to books, my physician's assistant turned me on to Patricia Cornwell's books. Body Farm should let you know if you want to continue, the heroine is a coroner. This time she told me I'd like Tess Gerritsen so I have put a few on hold at our Delta County library system (4 different libraries to get books from). Medical mysteries, she said. We'll see if I like, if I do she's written a bunch of them.
Anyway, wacky Spring to you, too.
Now I guess I didn't finish on the subject of the lambs last time. The little premature lamb died, I think she had pnemonia or some such thing as the day before she died her lungs started filling up. Then we finally had to put Pecan Pie down, he was so crippled up and sick I couldn't bear to see him suffer anymore. It's always so sad to lose the ones you struggle over with bottles and much time. The rest of the herd is doing great and the babies are growing fast. The baby chickens are in with the big chickens now and soon they will be able to roam out of their coop pasture to be free range chickens.
Pat has most of our garden planted now. Still have to put the tomatoes and peppers out. Weather's a bit scary.
Back to books, my physician's assistant turned me on to Patricia Cornwell's books. Body Farm should let you know if you want to continue, the heroine is a coroner. This time she told me I'd like Tess Gerritsen so I have put a few on hold at our Delta County library system (4 different libraries to get books from). Medical mysteries, she said. We'll see if I like, if I do she's written a bunch of them.
Anyway, wacky Spring to you, too.
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