If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Thankful Thursday

 



I'm so thankful for the beautiful weather we had yesterday and for that matter, it's gorgeous this morning too.  Yesterday, my sister and I went to the cemetery and the park to put fresh flowers out.  It was so beautiful with bright blue skies and sunshine.


I think I've posted about this before.  Larry's ashes have been spread all over the place by his friends.  And some of his friends bought this marker and put it in one of our city parks in memory of him (also some of his ashes were spread here)

This is my aunt (mom's sister) and her husband.

This is my grandparents (mom's mom and dad)

This is my sister, Karen's spot.  Her stone has not been placed yet,

And this is my mom and dad.

I sure do miss all my family, But I am so thankful for all the years I had with them and I'm also thankful to know we'll be together in heaven some day.  All of them belong to Jesus!

While we were out, my sister called our Aunt Lou, who lives in Florida with her husband (he is one of the younger brothers of my dad).  He is 90 and I'm not sure how old she is.  She told us that if they both make it to the end of the month, they will have been married for 68 years!  I'm so thankful for them as they were absolutely always so fun to be around.  I've been very blessed to have such wonderful aunts and uncles in my life.

Well, that's it for now.

Cathy


Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Wednesday Hodgepodge

 


1. Thursday is National Pi Day...are you good at math? I do okay.  What was the last thing you had to calculate? Probably a tip or a discount in a store.  Did you use your head or technology? Technology for the tip and my head for the discount.  Last slice of pie you ate? Probably a piece of pumpkin pie last fall.

2. What makes a house a home? Love and those who live in the home.

3. Your current favorite green thing? The grass and tree leaves turning green

4. How do you define achievement? Successfully reaching a goal you've set for yourself.  How does your personal definition look similar to, or different than, society's definition? No idea. What's something you think is worth achieving in life? First of all, a personal relationship with Jesus.  Financial security.

5. What song is a good soundtrack for your life right now? "It Is Well With My Soul".


6. Insert your own random thought here.  

  1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
    When sorrows like sea billows roll;
    Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
    It is well, it is well with my soul.
    • Refrain:
      It is well with my soul,
      It is well, it is well with my soul.
  2. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
    Let this blest assurance control,
    That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
    And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
  3. My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!—
    My sin, not in part but the whole,
    Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
    Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
  4. For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
    If Jordan above me shall roll,
    No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
    Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
  5. But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
    The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
    Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
    Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!
  6. And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
    The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
    The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
    Even so, it is well with my soul.

Thanks for visiting.  You can link up with Joyce here.

Cathy

Monday, March 11, 2024

Bits of This and That

 



Good morning!

We had another nice weekend!  Obviously, I forgot to take pictures, because I've got nothing on my phone.  lol  Anyway, here are a few things we did.  

*  On Friday we picked up his mom and we went to McAlister's for lunch.  Junis and I both got a cup of soup and half sandwich and hubby got a bowl of soup and a side of mac & cheese.  His mouth was still a little tender from his dental appointment on Thursday, so he only wanted something soft.  After lunch, Junis didn't want to shop because her niece wanted her to go with them in the afternoon.  Though our time was short, we had lots of good conversation while we were together.  After that, I ran into Wal-mart and picked up a couple of things and then we went home for the rest of the day.  We watched a Hallmark movie called 3 Baths, 2 Beds. 1 Ghost.  This is now one of my favorite Hallmark movies.

*  On Saturday, we slept in a bit.  We each got a big salad at Outback for our lunch and it was delicious.  Hubby got their steak salad and I got their cobb salad with chicken. Yum!  After that I ran into Kroger and we got a Starbucks drink and home we went.  That evening we watched some TV and I did some laundry, and some reading.

*  On Sunday, we went to church and had a really good service.  We stopped and picked up some Gold Star Chili and spent the afternoon at home napping and reading.  We went back for the evening service and had an interesting discussion on "When Jesus Speaks in the Midst of Your Storm.  After that we went home and relaxed in front of the TV and I did some crocheting.  Here's a pre-recorded video of Sunday's Sermon from Hebrews.


It was a simple weekend, just the way we like it.  So how was your weekend?

Cathy




Thursday, March 7, 2024

Thankful Thursday

 



Good morning:

Linking up with Jennifer for Thankful Thursday.  Here are a few things I'm thankful for today:

*  My little office at church.  I moved things around and I think I'm really going to like the change.  I'm very thankful to have this space in the church to come and spend some days with hubby as he is preparing his sermons and all the things he does.  I'm starting to do some of the stuff he has always done.  Like I print the bulletins and sermon notes, etc and whatever else that may help him.  Below I'm working on the Bible study I've talked about that I'm doing with Kelli, which is also the same one our ladies will be doing starting March 19th.  This space just makes me happy. I so love our church and our church family and I feel so blessed to be here.

This is quickly becoming my favorite place to study.

*Spring is coming.  Lucy and I were out walking the other day and I saw these little yellow flowers starting to bloom.  We've had some really beautiful skies and sunshine and it even got into the 70's one day.  Today, it's turned off cooler and it rained almost all day yesterday.  But that's okay, cause I still know spring is coming.

Flowers at a neighbor's mailbox.

I love our neighborhood.

*  Relaxation time.  Hubby had a dentist appointment first thing this morning, so I sat in the car and prepared a deposit to take to the bank (still working on getting my sister's accounts all closed down).  then I listened to my chapter from "Let's Read the Gospels".  Checked out an audio book from Libby and started listening to that and crocheted some on a baby blanket I'm making.  Such a great way to relax.  Had about an hour and loved every minute of it.



It's been a good week and it's been a good day so far and I have no reason to believe that will change.  But even if it does, God is still good!

So, what are you thankful for today?

Cathy




Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Currently and Wednesday Hodgepodge




Today is the time for the March edition of Currently where we are talking about what we're currently loving, looking forward to, planning, wearing, and eating.  I hope you make plans to join us! Jennifer is our host and you can link up here

Loving - Bible Study with Kelli.  We each do the lesson part and watch the video on our own and then we do a FaceTime together.  It has been so fun and so thought provoking for me and I hope for her too.

Looking Forward To - Doing the same Bible Study with our Women's Group which will start again on March 18th.  

This is the study.


Planning - No big plans in the works right now.

Wearing - Right now I'm wearing black pants and a printed top.  I'm starting to incorporate some of my summer/spring clothes as it's been pretty warm these last days.

Eating - This morning I had a Steak Tips Omelet from Bob Evans that was delicious!  Lots of veggies in it and covered with salsa and some cheese.  Yum!

Now it's time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge and you can link up here with Joyce.




1. Has March come in like a lion where you live? No If not a lion then what animal would you use to describe the weather in your area this first week of March? Kangaroo as the sun is hopping in and out and the temperatures are hopping up and down.  Does the weather affect your emotions?  Sometimes if it's rainy and gray for too many days, it can get me down a bit.  But really not that bad.   When did you last feel 'under the weather'? I haven't been really sick since last summer.  I may have a day that I don't feel at my best, but that's not really sick to me.

2. Do you know what your name means? No, I didn't know but I googled it and a website says it means Pure and Clear.  Does the meaning of your name fit with your personality? I don't know.  Do you like your name? It's fine.  If you have children did you consider the meaning of their names before choosing them? No we didn't.  Since they were adopted they already had names, but we did change them (as recommended by our agency), but tried to keep part of their original name for them.

3. It's National Sauce Month...what's your favorite sauce? Last thing you ate that used a sauce? Salsa, which was on my breakfast omelet today.

4. Something you've seen, tasted, done lately that you'd describe as 'awesome sauce'? I recently watched the first 3 seasons of The Chosen again and it's pretty great!

5. What kinds of things do you love to collect? I'm really not much of a collector any more as I'm trying to downsize our "stuff".  I used to try to collect books by authors that I love.  I still do that some, but they are Kindle books and not regular books.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I love this truth!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day!

Cathy