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A little self-discipline was required today.  I had to stay away from the computer for a while, and push myself to get out into our bitter cold in order to get some errands done.  And now I'm all set for a week.  I hope.   

We had to do the same.  Stay warm Jeanne.

Al:  A very interesting and always timely quote from Jim Elliot.  I don't know the name but there is an entire sermon in that one sentence. 

Etta Sue:  Oh, that had to be hurtful and I am so glad that your procedure is finished.  I read it too quickly about the botox and then the freon and had to stop and reread your post.  So glad they did not use freon on your person. 

Larry;  The lady who was helped by your daughter must be so thankful.  A real act of kindness. 

Janet:  The temperatures have been cool every morning but not bad enough that we can't walk.  Our daughter is here for two more days & we have trekked all over with her even enjoying a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright house & grounds.  He was never schooled in architecture which I thought was amazing - all those genius brains wasted as he took all the credit himself - never giving thanks for his gifts. 

JudyB:  I had forgotten it was your shoulder surgery.  My knitting is so slow but I have just another five inches to knit on the back portion rectangle of that sweater design I sent on to you. 

Larry:  Do you have the apps on your eReader for your battery?  I check that once in awhile on my iPod.  We had to order a new TomTom for the car as our old one was always getting lost - even today it was blocks off.  The new one is supposed to tell us which lane to use.   

Carol that is a project for next year.

Can't sleep tonight.  and to stay in bed keeps John awake.

Going to me recliner, see if I can get some shut eye.

Hi everyone on a lovely Sunday morning.  It is still overcast but no precipitation in the forecast for today.  I am ready to head for church.  Not sure yet whether Pat will feel like going or think but rather think she will.  If she does we will go somewhere for lunch and then have a restful rest of the day. 

I will watch the football games later this afternoon and evening and read more.  I am about 200 pages short of finishing the book "Decision Points" by George Bush.  It is a very interesting book.  The copy I have from the library is about 700 pages but reads quickly.  I will then go back to reading on my ebook reader as am about 2/3rds the way through a good book there that I got free from Barnes & Noble.  They offer a free book every Friday, some of which are not of interest to me.  With the new 4 gig SD card I got free the other day I can put thousands of books into my ebook reader.  Then I will have to live a very long time to get them all read.    I wish!

Judy, hope you were able to get some rest in your recliner.  John, it is good to see you posting and also that you were able to be home to help Judy for a week.  I sure don't envy you driving a big rig on snowy and icy roads.  We had many examples of that here a few days ago when our Interstates became parking lots due to the ice.  I am sure you are an excellent driver. 

Carol, there isn't a separate app on my ebook reader to show the power.  However, if you are reading and the power reaches 15 percent it flashes on the screen as a warning.  Apparently I wasn't ready when it reached that point so I didn't realize it was out of power.  Pandigital has now put out software that allows you to "jailbreak" their app to take better advantage of the Android software.  I may install it and see what happens as can always put it back into the condition it is now.  This will make the reader work a bit like the iPad since it has the 7" screen.  Glad you daughter has been with you these few days.  It sounds like you have kept busy.

Jeanne, I have been watching the weather reports for up your way and feel for you.  I lived in a mobile home for several years and know they can get chilly quickly.  Glad you are back in for a week.

Al, good quote.  Thanks for sharing it.

Etta Sue, your friend has me beat on the number of computers she has.  Glad you are able to help her and sure she appreciates your help.  It is so nice to have a good friend to do things with and just spend time with.

Marilyn, you are certainly creative with your cards and stationary.  Do you do a lot of correspondence using the stationary?

I didn't know Jim Elliot personally, but our former pastor up near Portland, Oregon did.  He previously lived in a house we lived in, and he built a very nice shed on the back of the property which I used as a study and workshop while we lived there.  He and his wife Elizabeth were ,missionaries in Ecuador to the Auca Indians.  They went down to a beach on the local river and were speared to death by the indians.  Interestingly, though, Elizabeth later was instrumental in leading to Christ those very same indians who had killed her husband.  There's a book about it called "Through Gates of Splendor."  As far as I know, she's still living and serving our Lord.

When I drove truck in the USA I would listen to the Christian radio stations, Elizabeth Elliott had a devotional on radio, that I woukd listen to.  She is a wonderful lady. I think it was the Moody radio network.

It is still a cold day in Indiana.  The 7-day forecast shows nothing above freezing!  I think someone on Facebook said we have 57 more days until Spring! 

I was going to let my car warm a bit but Ivalou was already out and shoveling some snow so I figured my car was warmer than her being out in the cold.  We got to church early but the church was nice and warm. 

Church was great.  The woman who gave the communion meditation was great...comparing being on trial today to being a Christian.  When we enter Heaven Satan is going to remember all those times that we weren't Christian-like and try to get us but Christ will be right there and forgive us of our sins and allow us to enter Heaven for eternity. 

The sermon was on 'God Can Build His Church'...not the brick and mortar church but our spiritual church in all of us.  Great day at church today.

Then four of us went to O'Charley's for lunch.  Love their twisted chips!

Now to hang out at home until about 5:40 and then go to the minister's home for a Small Group study.  Tonight's the first night for that.

Yesterday was a really budy one for me.  I attended the Shiela Walsh event, which was wonderful!  What a lovely lady, and what a powerful testimony!  And she has a great sense of humor, to boot!  I thoroughly  enjoyed the day, and was blessed in many ways.

After that, I went to see about Mom and Beth.  Beth was great, busy talking to John, but Mom still isn't doing well at all.

Then at 6:00 we had a supper at church, and our pastoral candidate and his family were there to meet us.  He seems to be genuine, and has a love for the Lord and for people.  His name is Kris, wife Jessica and children Addalyn and Judah, 2 years and three months old, respectively.

Kris preached this morning, and his calling and love became even more evident.  He was understandably nervous, but his heart showed through.  We have a business meeting in an hour (had a carry-in dinner) and will be voting whether or not to call him as our pastor.  I feel sure the vote will be an overwhelming YES!  I'll let you know if I'm right. 

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it is cold a minus 17C 

Larry:     Speaking about the Smart Ones the dinners are great and I am still struggling with staying on the Weight Watchers Program.    I have several personal issues that I am struggling with and food is what I head for.

Marilyn:  I hope that you enjoy your phone, going with much of the new tech. stuff I get scared and leave it alone.

Janet:    Is your garage door fixed yet?

Al:         It is good to see you again, with your words of wisdom.

Carol:     Do you have the sweater finished yet?

Time to finish getting dinner ready see y'all later.

 

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