On behalf of a wide variety of birds at my feeders, a squirrel brought Christmas greetings. That being said, the chorus is “Hey, Lady, the feeders are almost empty!” ~~ After lunch, I’ll fill them.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Day after…
Christmas dinner with my CARE family.
Christmas dinner with eighty neighbors and friends.
Christmas dinner with my CARE family.
So much good food!!
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So warm!! My one and only door was wide open all night, and a couple of windows. So pleasant!! However, according to Houston TV meteorologist’, Winter weather is on the Western horizon.
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Postscript, ten-fifteen PM: Beautiful day **BUT** according to late TV news, a deadly tornado in the Dallas area (two hundred miles +/- north of Livingston).
What Would Jesus Do ??
On Jesus’ birthday, I’d like to share the following from an earlier blog.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2008
In His Steps
Have you seen kids wearing bracelets with the initials WWJD— “What Would Jesus Do?” The story behind those bracelets begins a century ago, when a minister named Charles Sheldon wrote a novel titled In His Steps. One Sunday morning at First Church, Pastor Henry Maxwell is preaching a sermon about how to follow Christ’s example of sacrificial love.The service is suddenly interrupted when a tramp stands up. He’s been out of work for a year, he says, yet not one person in town has helped him find another job. Twisting his shabby hat in his hands, the tramps says, “I was wondering if what you call following Jesus is the same thing as what he taught.…I get puzzled when I see so many Christians living in luxury and remember how my wife died in a tenement.…what would Jesus do?” At that point, to the congregation’s horror, the tramp collapses and dies.
The following Sunday, the minister makes a stunning proposal: He’s looking for volunteers willing to pledge themselves for an entire year to do nothing without first asking, “What would Jesus do?” Some fifty people make the pledge, and a remarkable series of events begins. Some of these people pay a high price for their obedience. But they also learn the joy of following faithfully in his footsteps.
A few years ago, a Holland, Michigan youth leader was so inspired by this classic story that she had bracelets made bearing the letters WWJD and gave them to the kids in her church. The idea caught fire, and today millions wear them.
Adapted from How Now Shall We Live? Devotional by Charles Colson (Tyndale) pp 585-86. Content is derived from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing House.
This devotion complements the book I’m currently reading: What Matters Most, by Tony Evans. Subtitle: Four Absolute Necessities In Following Christ.
Unseasonable warmth !!
Weather for the record book!!
Most of the South, and East, is enjoying unusually warm weather.
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Numerous visitors !!
The birds are happy!! More birds than I can count–on sixteen feeders scattered throughout my yard. ~~ My neighbor’s cat loves to watch the birds at this feeder (across the yard from her window).
O Come Let Us Adore Him
Another Christmas miracle ?!
My KIA went through the car wash twice!! It has been neglected for many, many months. Falling leaves left ugly imprints on the car.
Two new “free” planters !!
Hallelujah!!
The “farm store” gave me two more large containers to use for planters. Neighbors (CARE residents) are eager for me to start plants in their yards. Likewise, the manager of Thrift ‘n Gift wants flowers near the entrance. I’m ready, willing and able.
Caster dolly
Late yesterday afternoon, my friend, David Wolfe, delivered the base of my Tower Garden attached to a caster dolly. It is so much better than I anticipated!! I thought the casters would be attached to two 2″x12″ planks; nothing fancy. David went “above and beyond.” ~~ Today, I purchased paint and applied the first coat. ~~ I’m building a blog devoted entirely to my Tower Garden. Perhaps you’d like to read that one too?!
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Postscript, Christmas Eve afternoon: Second coat of paint.
Still digging !!
Under the bed; over the bed….
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Above… to Thrift ‘n Gift.
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Out of storage (under the bed) and added to the closet organizers. Many sweat shirts and turtleneck pullovers. A nice variety **if** we have traditional Winter weather.
Three Quarters & Counting 