tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48708360410615718962024-03-18T09:28:57.274-04:00 Tales of the TCKK FamilyCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comBlogger2343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-1466475595166460272024-03-14T21:28:00.001-04:002024-03-14T21:30:26.336-04:00Thankful Thursday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DoEnqkvf_rIxHEo-KV3pq2SPQMEMxMoBYAb3w4Tb_Kq1bKTPD97MesxeKDuAFn-p06m-B8-Aq2Y1R0U8YhQuAFJv9JQ4iYeKuS0eoJIaxsqepSx61sqtVHnZZMXUKVBi7WauwW20ib1s7wQRhH5C85LBJr7HKOMXqSDtqzSi29fg0djZSgHzNqs7V40m/s794/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DoEnqkvf_rIxHEo-KV3pq2SPQMEMxMoBYAb3w4Tb_Kq1bKTPD97MesxeKDuAFn-p06m-B8-Aq2Y1R0U8YhQuAFJv9JQ4iYeKuS0eoJIaxsqepSx61sqtVHnZZMXUKVBi7WauwW20ib1s7wQRhH5C85LBJr7HKOMXqSDtqzSi29fg0djZSgHzNqs7V40m/s320/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" width="318" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/thankful-thursday_0659811663.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with Jennifer for Thankful Thursday.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-m2bla65qY8_jqZMZefw-PjEVtCZo6BG6Wm-dDJMOGI1Ymo-CiUnICHrx4gWrcZ7Ld8bH106SQHMFw8E6ELx8Qz6YwclU6d3hoVeVyyCJ37-oKqT0uqSJYPjSqyGBlpx5gbcSeO9YeqPJUjJ9DKVdVs_t4QYhjomvulwm_8CzCweVxuFFstCkje78cLk/s4032/IMG_0614.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-m2bla65qY8_jqZMZefw-PjEVtCZo6BG6Wm-dDJMOGI1Ymo-CiUnICHrx4gWrcZ7Ld8bH106SQHMFw8E6ELx8Qz6YwclU6d3hoVeVyyCJ37-oKqT0uqSJYPjSqyGBlpx5gbcSeO9YeqPJUjJ9DKVdVs_t4QYhjomvulwm_8CzCweVxuFFstCkje78cLk/w640-h480/IMG_0614.HEIC" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">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)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1W-vO2Ez9P9pQWvieDvg5lVAJBqcOggriXNpqprCxluAuzCiec4L-Kko-qYBUZzzeNrbdfiIWiC5ASIuz-y6b2joDsjKIh_PfhdM67_5wGYubBvcdgP82S75qRIbfiDLjQWk7U4J_wBXp9UrC_Oj9X2M9wDl3a7dvHv2Qr3VINAZ7dsm55j6dekGweZU/s4032/IMG_0612.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1W-vO2Ez9P9pQWvieDvg5lVAJBqcOggriXNpqprCxluAuzCiec4L-Kko-qYBUZzzeNrbdfiIWiC5ASIuz-y6b2joDsjKIh_PfhdM67_5wGYubBvcdgP82S75qRIbfiDLjQWk7U4J_wBXp9UrC_Oj9X2M9wDl3a7dvHv2Qr3VINAZ7dsm55j6dekGweZU/w640-h480/IMG_0612.HEIC" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is my aunt (mom's sister) and her husband.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjH5FWUcug2khrK8C7dmTuy8l9HnFsLngdULFeW0tFT8_TpOgsLCRTUPcU8US_TYxJnpf-LlwqeN4RGTUb5kua9Ql2tGNTdqiwzcf0I3BSdl4Qb2K77zv9mjMSFvm47dBnclV0reIsRHHTDXgtgVRnWdhJ5fuKEwc2ANEldmXP8qblFgBXXOO-qibhTvt/s4032/IMG_0611.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjH5FWUcug2khrK8C7dmTuy8l9HnFsLngdULFeW0tFT8_TpOgsLCRTUPcU8US_TYxJnpf-LlwqeN4RGTUb5kua9Ql2tGNTdqiwzcf0I3BSdl4Qb2K77zv9mjMSFvm47dBnclV0reIsRHHTDXgtgVRnWdhJ5fuKEwc2ANEldmXP8qblFgBXXOO-qibhTvt/w640-h480/IMG_0611.HEIC" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is my grandparents (mom's mom and dad)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyp95tPU4KXYMP7tBVEIlovjhh6SmYOMlb1K3smEn-8rNRHk5p3iEjRGBYO27Qil9sxYbfP_2XtK1PIIiU9sc-aoos2dYbLEnOBjUouFzhSgMleHCxnFfbGmQOxKCoAZD1ohHxdt7BduQfbDE2PmLuwqP0O6-KYgKQyY-uD0FDI26jXhyphenhyphenWSoZqyXPI5DR/s2967/IMG_0610.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2309" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyp95tPU4KXYMP7tBVEIlovjhh6SmYOMlb1K3smEn-8rNRHk5p3iEjRGBYO27Qil9sxYbfP_2XtK1PIIiU9sc-aoos2dYbLEnOBjUouFzhSgMleHCxnFfbGmQOxKCoAZD1ohHxdt7BduQfbDE2PmLuwqP0O6-KYgKQyY-uD0FDI26jXhyphenhyphenWSoZqyXPI5DR/w498-h640/IMG_0610.HEIC" width="498" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is my sister, Karen's spot. Her stone has not been placed yet,</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTWGXKWc_O4zom75wQK4foKK8Ie1vg6u_dC0uxpSfIR2G0c_jKoDNYlhj7wxLn7Ejl_G9NXyNsrBzQcFfxyngoUkMXf0UgDRWI-wYj4YuaSvTjC1u7_Fr0GUYkfPazRWhQjFcId8SEoohF1fewOZiOON2nn3pUV-BZNqYJTWrsI5j-Sn51afCVICUks3k/s2752/IMG_0609.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="1933" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTWGXKWc_O4zom75wQK4foKK8Ie1vg6u_dC0uxpSfIR2G0c_jKoDNYlhj7wxLn7Ejl_G9NXyNsrBzQcFfxyngoUkMXf0UgDRWI-wYj4YuaSvTjC1u7_Fr0GUYkfPazRWhQjFcId8SEoohF1fewOZiOON2nn3pUV-BZNqYJTWrsI5j-Sn51afCVICUks3k/w450-h640/IMG_0609.HEIC" width="450" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And this is my mom and dad.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">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!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">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.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, that's it for now.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6qCNDHw1tiQmmNDHm_nf5sWRK2C97oz0F0SwokMgIUUtCKDPNW8dD9tWDA4_Ar1H-MotI0HEDHec30UqcOnQc23FhqX9a1FMxsFBOgrLNb16yF7Sa3eIKaMfysSwrRmkNQVlvhEsIMMlwIfY1G77XngabcHgCXMX4bQPPkGK76a2ScA3j_Q7nHo6xSJA/s1080/Thursday%20Thanks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6qCNDHw1tiQmmNDHm_nf5sWRK2C97oz0F0SwokMgIUUtCKDPNW8dD9tWDA4_Ar1H-MotI0HEDHec30UqcOnQc23FhqX9a1FMxsFBOgrLNb16yF7Sa3eIKaMfysSwrRmkNQVlvhEsIMMlwIfY1G77XngabcHgCXMX4bQPPkGK76a2ScA3j_Q7nHo6xSJA/w400-h400/Thursday%20Thanks.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-41727129324503440572024-03-13T10:08:00.002-04:002024-03-13T17:11:39.703-04:00Wednesday Hodgepodge<p> </p><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"> <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow"> <img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNGI3xwxjTg/WVmWedFfZaI/AAAAAAAAPAA/lsgY_VeWUnU4Y7mezjBvT7KgxwvT_GslgCLcBGAs/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" width="273" /> </a> </div><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Thursday is National Pi Day...are you good at math? <b><i>I do okay. </i></b>What was the last thing you had to calculate? <b><i>Probably a tip or a discount in a store. </i></b> Did you use your head or technology? <b><i>Technology for the tip and my head for the discount. </i></b>Last slice of pie you ate?<b><i> Probably a piece of pumpkin pie last fall.</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. What makes a house a home? <b><i>Love and those who live in the home.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Your current favorite green thing? <b><i>The grass and tree leaves turning green</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. How do you define achievement? <b><i>Successfully reaching a goal you've set for yourself. </i></b>How does your personal definition look similar to, or different than, society's definition? <b><i>No idea.</i></b> What's something you think is worth achieving in life?<b><i> First of all, a personal relationship with Jesus. Financial security.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. What song is a good soundtrack for your life right now? <b><i>"It Is Well With My Soul".</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd64dyKsvrTHRe1B_4_0jOjahLB8JNjJPEn0lY54aqOnzrg0vyiG7Enpaynpqr3c1tNq30UEDW-PUEvr5N4wbx7-1gudhA2boqxVwPQUNXPJBoEEvvrNSkUFwweyl187ryBRrooG0-owjtek805tQiYZWOawi8LGICfagBy8uE_Val5ap0i5C-poxWNB87/s344/d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="344" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd64dyKsvrTHRe1B_4_0jOjahLB8JNjJPEn0lY54aqOnzrg0vyiG7Enpaynpqr3c1tNq30UEDW-PUEvr5N4wbx7-1gudhA2boqxVwPQUNXPJBoEEvvrNSkUFwweyl187ryBRrooG0-owjtek805tQiYZWOawi8LGICfagBy8uE_Val5ap0i5C-poxWNB87/w640-h334/d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. Insert your own random thought here. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><ol style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="first" style="list-style-type: none; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When sorrows like sea billows roll;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is well, it is well with my soul.</span></div><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="refrain" style="list-style-type: none; margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Refrain:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is well with my soul,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is well, it is well with my soul.</span></div></li></ul></li><li style="list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Let this blest assurance control,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And hath shed His own blood for my soul.</span></div></li><li style="list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!—</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My sin, not in part but the whole,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!</span></div></li><li style="list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If Jordan above me shall roll,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.</span></div></li><li style="list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The sky, not the grave, is our goal;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!</span></div></li><li style="list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Even so, it is well with my soul.</span></div></li></ol></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting. <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2024/03/home-is-where-hodgepodge-is.html" target="_blank">You can link up with Joyce here.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-66120916219859538432024-03-11T10:55:00.000-04:002024-03-11T10:55:04.277-04:00Bits of This and That<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgMmiaJffrwXTq8Xswh16OYYpdZ4APZhXx77EKXLPXRC_icJN01u6XxzEViJkr_Xpb7dXwq4uQu1DBZwqkDpiOLcFyfpthCDmt98JBGHeQKh2scBH6976FrPlw7183TnQ_cvIxMRCyRshtYW_zooUYbeSGx07I8iHLFHY7ee1xYMXdhpx81e6JA_YIgJF/s649/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="649" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgMmiaJffrwXTq8Xswh16OYYpdZ4APZhXx77EKXLPXRC_icJN01u6XxzEViJkr_Xpb7dXwq4uQu1DBZwqkDpiOLcFyfpthCDmt98JBGHeQKh2scBH6976FrPlw7183TnQ_cvIxMRCyRshtYW_zooUYbeSGx07I8iHLFHY7ee1xYMXdhpx81e6JA_YIgJF/w400-h333/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">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. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* 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.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* 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.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* 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.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MCg3oor6f6E?si=PED7PRVZmA45AOER" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was a simple weekend, just the way we like it. So how was your weekend?</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_RvY9Di64CHJcndsWoOg714XiU-vhrAnb98LlpTFUo2qPNK0YEaQWPWFM2JKAymOWpa-Uvjjb6Kw9SezIyqEKpNA0hwpOHNtztuMU-r1-AHCmzzLxujCdum2Yvos1sZUdYRz4J4Mq-3Dt7Izg5YAk-ziGyJerdQUplET0zq47kb0388oqiNYiVFEfo-Z/s1280/Holiness.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_RvY9Di64CHJcndsWoOg714XiU-vhrAnb98LlpTFUo2qPNK0YEaQWPWFM2JKAymOWpa-Uvjjb6Kw9SezIyqEKpNA0hwpOHNtztuMU-r1-AHCmzzLxujCdum2Yvos1sZUdYRz4J4Mq-3Dt7Izg5YAk-ziGyJerdQUplET0zq47kb0388oqiNYiVFEfo-Z/s320/Holiness.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-67507365552825171432024-03-07T10:53:00.003-05:002024-03-07T10:56:26.878-05:00Thankful Thursday<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gzmUXRObCEBS6ZDAyUeygMSQhj5xVDyIOr93ZIhga1dp2AAfY0pny0Qs8wNpsdhJYuEa8Lgrrkxs7KNqhvY8bA2jnoA3kBTSzWMM76YYjfBtIlhnlqdUl-qYzN4tBpp5SEPFnvLn0-GIcnjDo978cV7gg3m9oMVFvna-zldiy-8tKOow384ovSbzH5k0/s794/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gzmUXRObCEBS6ZDAyUeygMSQhj5xVDyIOr93ZIhga1dp2AAfY0pny0Qs8wNpsdhJYuEa8Lgrrkxs7KNqhvY8bA2jnoA3kBTSzWMM76YYjfBtIlhnlqdUl-qYzN4tBpp5SEPFnvLn0-GIcnjDo978cV7gg3m9oMVFvna-zldiy-8tKOow384ovSbzH5k0/s320/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" width="318" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/thankful-thursday.html" target="_blank">Linking up with Jennifer for Thankful Thursday.</a> Here are a few things I'm thankful for today:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* 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.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLurVurjAhVUw8vA-sRMmB8ll2tqknJ1rj9caoTXXSgzxPNmgV2ETUKhDJ0ReDw5pzOAOWKpMoKE2HyQhyc9b21V6QsIxokhHJh_X64AI9BOMal2z0T4phWtHeJ5C3qruucWISmbuj2j__U4xqbdwLhLO1KGz1zkr3-18pnxDzI_Bk4V_Sd9G36yuAVH3/s4032/IMG_0605.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLurVurjAhVUw8vA-sRMmB8ll2tqknJ1rj9caoTXXSgzxPNmgV2ETUKhDJ0ReDw5pzOAOWKpMoKE2HyQhyc9b21V6QsIxokhHJh_X64AI9BOMal2z0T4phWtHeJ5C3qruucWISmbuj2j__U4xqbdwLhLO1KGz1zkr3-18pnxDzI_Bk4V_Sd9G36yuAVH3/w640-h480/IMG_0605.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is quickly becoming my favorite place to study.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />*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.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBfWJKm-syXC4bSUJ4HrzjBhY5U-22xdtBkRybxWkH5zwPbbE9TolccCbI_WaKwosO9CuYgvjGeihmhKsLR8ZhLdj5ac5XUYozVm-h9tC6Q45CbL6ZkoHqD1EpZrcoSW78Wktf-2T0jkPgQlfYk1eMWVE5VNdMIkW3WCwKxVn-s97KeL3w-oRRCPajW1Q/s4032/IMG_0603.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBfWJKm-syXC4bSUJ4HrzjBhY5U-22xdtBkRybxWkH5zwPbbE9TolccCbI_WaKwosO9CuYgvjGeihmhKsLR8ZhLdj5ac5XUYozVm-h9tC6Q45CbL6ZkoHqD1EpZrcoSW78Wktf-2T0jkPgQlfYk1eMWVE5VNdMIkW3WCwKxVn-s97KeL3w-oRRCPajW1Q/w480-h640/IMG_0603.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Flowers at a neighbor's mailbox.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlRVG44KEgw-cgOVyqnN54Ruox5Zs1FVb-o2m9T4b1RAN8Yw9ncle04NJRBe-e_ozqwcCcjsaNGSqnzUod4ugvhqmaT9StYR7zVrRW7DFmYqV9d1_xMxfm7AIVP_8N6jud5UGDaaS9Kw2DuuT9kHCT0rrDKNI1OYGPEyZXqvq-4Uhn2qM0HQqdF6g6Qg0/s4032/IMG_0602.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlRVG44KEgw-cgOVyqnN54Ruox5Zs1FVb-o2m9T4b1RAN8Yw9ncle04NJRBe-e_ozqwcCcjsaNGSqnzUod4ugvhqmaT9StYR7zVrRW7DFmYqV9d1_xMxfm7AIVP_8N6jud5UGDaaS9Kw2DuuT9kHCT0rrDKNI1OYGPEyZXqvq-4Uhn2qM0HQqdF6g6Qg0/w480-h640/IMG_0602.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I love our neighborhood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* 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.</span><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgSFDwWh6KxcdP1S7jILu8FslfbsHlRVbmwIDEnEtUReKBbYlQKcVOdGkE7z-fKTEv-M2muZ_HJEv0X9l5EHBlKaN9b-16827_yWK0yO3cPPoXaKkLJLSaOHAzCfBCwqec4lg-7IvdKlvKZHo4oBgSgHZmadW-zraRAJuHOzrK5ZvWyYnRTOfHqCrhcrM/s2000/Letter%20M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgSFDwWh6KxcdP1S7jILu8FslfbsHlRVbmwIDEnEtUReKBbYlQKcVOdGkE7z-fKTEv-M2muZ_HJEv0X9l5EHBlKaN9b-16827_yWK0yO3cPPoXaKkLJLSaOHAzCfBCwqec4lg-7IvdKlvKZHo4oBgSgHZmadW-zraRAJuHOzrK5ZvWyYnRTOfHqCrhcrM/w640-h640/Letter%20M.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">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!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, what are you thankful for today?</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zEibKOHX4rCfqGgswOv8w6FK863_IaCDidr-fB3abcUyNM7QcTnH58WZ6tO4O4mNsyjEu4CTsjNGE25QBz0Te9ySCR3kSoC0gBOE6fRCgLXazavSb6OaffcC74jX2eeLfdiWDY3G2KIuaZhuEKpXk_ziB24pRYqkCpUMa01lEFvXrgSq0qRgniFmEb8L/s1080/Thursday%20Thanks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zEibKOHX4rCfqGgswOv8w6FK863_IaCDidr-fB3abcUyNM7QcTnH58WZ6tO4O4mNsyjEu4CTsjNGE25QBz0Te9ySCR3kSoC0gBOE6fRCgLXazavSb6OaffcC74jX2eeLfdiWDY3G2KIuaZhuEKpXk_ziB24pRYqkCpUMa01lEFvXrgSq0qRgniFmEb8L/w400-h400/Thursday%20Thanks.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-65075696423719940892024-03-06T11:50:00.007-05:002024-03-06T11:54:40.783-05:00Currently and Wednesday Hodgepodge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGwn4moo0tyFBMijfvEA_wZQVMDuCxq6bxzvO6NQYxOZdENmpTdt35M3n7ZKTF9coTWjaCOS6WZqbD7EH6JglzUvyzaiQRfh5BeHjade3rTKiV9IbgtLG-xiibZy9WYScLgwu6acDhFkhyDxywQvIT-uLrmx069uCNL4s2t-vNxvaHQgOi4hr4g_NO0m8/s528/Currently.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="528" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGwn4moo0tyFBMijfvEA_wZQVMDuCxq6bxzvO6NQYxOZdENmpTdt35M3n7ZKTF9coTWjaCOS6WZqbD7EH6JglzUvyzaiQRfh5BeHjade3rTKiV9IbgtLG-xiibZy9WYScLgwu6acDhFkhyDxywQvIT-uLrmx069uCNL4s2t-vNxvaHQgOi4hr4g_NO0m8/s320/Currently.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today is the time for the March edition of Currently where we are talking about what we're currently <b style="background-color: white;"><i>loving, looking forward to, planning, wearing, and eating. </i></b> I hope you make plans to join us! <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/currently-march-edition.html" target="_blank">Jennifer is our host and you can link up here</a>. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Loving - </b>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.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Looking Forward To - </b>Doing the same Bible Study with our Women's Group which will start again on March 18th. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi-MOHnir22DNlCroVXtGp55VMe0pkc0TJE7la3AfnwTo4oLkWWr-vFSook9CbEOvJx1JCFLRbwmdTCWTVEpItPE23zMZbcQ9SZ1nE56HgYWVtpXxC6m-ov4cUy6PMuoC-8WsmNGsNQR8v-4MCts63nmc-wIptpbVzzmCLb58xDdIZfnHknvVz4Q6uESo/s1200/71UZ4LFdUqL._SL1200_.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi-MOHnir22DNlCroVXtGp55VMe0pkc0TJE7la3AfnwTo4oLkWWr-vFSook9CbEOvJx1JCFLRbwmdTCWTVEpItPE23zMZbcQ9SZ1nE56HgYWVtpXxC6m-ov4cUy6PMuoC-8WsmNGsNQR8v-4MCts63nmc-wIptpbVzzmCLb58xDdIZfnHknvVz4Q6uESo/s320/71UZ4LFdUqL._SL1200_.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the study.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Planning - </b>No big plans in the works right now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Wearing - </b>Right now I'm wearing<b> </b>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.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Eating - </b>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!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Now it's time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge and <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2024/03/a-saucy-hodgepodge.html" target="_blank">you can link up here with Joyce</a>.<br /><br /></span><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"><br /></div><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"><br /></div><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow"> <img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNGI3xwxjTg/WVmWedFfZaI/AAAAAAAAPAA/lsgY_VeWUnU4Y7mezjBvT7KgxwvT_GslgCLcBGAs/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" width="273" /> </a> </span></div><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Has March come in like a lion where you live? <b><i>No</i></b> If not a lion then what animal would you use to describe the weather in your area this first week of March? <b><i>Kangaroo as the sun is hopping in and out and the temperatures are hopping up and down. </i></b> Does the weather affect your emotions?<b><i> Sometimes if it's rainy and gray for too many days, it can get me down a bit. But really not that bad. </i></b> When did you last feel 'under the weather'? <b><i>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.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. Do you know what your name means? <b><i>No, I didn't know but I googled it and a website says it means Pure and Clear. </i></b>Does the meaning of your name fit with your personality? <b><i>I don't know. </i></b> Do you like your name? <b><i>It's fine. </i></b>If you have children did you consider the meaning of their names before choosing them? <b><i>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.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. It's National Sauce Month...what's your favorite sauce? Last thing you ate that used a sauce? <b><i>Salsa, which was on my breakfast omelet today.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. Something you've seen, tasted, done lately that you'd describe as 'awesome sauce'? <b><i>I recently watched the first 3 seasons of The Chosen again and it's pretty great!</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. What kinds of things do you love to collect? <b><i>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.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. Insert your own random thought here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbU8N3X6qq7v4EblvbxAU6xIIs0L9VJSZe1ixv3oM9kFFXfYSJ0ufJ63VgorX8IVfGHpZ8APiOtghkz9wcAyhwIL_W6qqykvlz-VOtHVWq0m6uql8Cv9NimOHP1CdHzWWJaWPPLqy0xtQ9aqEUcI8M3gEnMv5caLlSJtYfJ5khwvgBD0qpm4CQSTahism/s960/6E7E3E5D-68A9-44BD-8484-697179E098E6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbU8N3X6qq7v4EblvbxAU6xIIs0L9VJSZe1ixv3oM9kFFXfYSJ0ufJ63VgorX8IVfGHpZ8APiOtghkz9wcAyhwIL_W6qqykvlz-VOtHVWq0m6uql8Cv9NimOHP1CdHzWWJaWPPLqy0xtQ9aqEUcI8M3gEnMv5caLlSJtYfJ5khwvgBD0qpm4CQSTahism/w400-h400/6E7E3E5D-68A9-44BD-8484-697179E098E6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this truth!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span><br /><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-55571533982217574642024-03-05T06:00:00.001-05:002024-03-05T06:00:00.254-05:00Tuesday 4 - It's March<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tuesdaysplace.blogspot.com/2024/03/its-march.html" style="color: #e0abab; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: Pacifico;">It's March!</span></a></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1965760536745726791" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 580px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: 16.5px;"><span class="dropcap"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 16.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAuIdPfVT6Xj03HLKOgKMBiTVIqjlg-jSIwwqrm7TR_QJh9x_GjhTGhgl1BUFneYirXeRsExSsFGZqMSU4zdphcD-XejzEGAXV_cg9FzeUjTSWKB_JC7F-ZcikaSp2v_X7Vje_p9r4DhMSsAf4EhHv5apRcVRtaV62hTrzeqzpVsSUb5cB9Ioa" style="clear: right; color: #e0abab; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="612" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAuIdPfVT6Xj03HLKOgKMBiTVIqjlg-jSIwwqrm7TR_QJh9x_GjhTGhgl1BUFneYirXeRsExSsFGZqMSU4zdphcD-XejzEGAXV_cg9FzeUjTSWKB_JC7F-ZcikaSp2v_X7Vje_p9r4DhMSsAf4EhHv5apRcVRtaV62hTrzeqzpVsSUb5cB9Ioa=w400-h239" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Welcome to Tuesday 4 begun by Toni Taddeo.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's March and it might be nice to talk a bit about it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The year is going by quickly....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion. How has it made it's debut in your area? <b><i>How about today blue skies, big white clouds and high of 72.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNILEill-H2PnWfbA4uitxaxgeF-ILBYrIIiaVGsL0x27R8ALiMYq5hkE9gj4yxGX31jIHtrzJRQEW__Yvkd43SBA8_1BRHRO3Kub-eoyJCOGdAp8DMEs7wIVViIJ0Q2EFu_C0lRWNzu8x8WRDQQuEKrB9uXSQqX3nM2tXpIDwMwfZohgpzXiIuJZT_SXP/s4032/IMG_0602.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNILEill-H2PnWfbA4uitxaxgeF-ILBYrIIiaVGsL0x27R8ALiMYq5hkE9gj4yxGX31jIHtrzJRQEW__Yvkd43SBA8_1BRHRO3Kub-eoyJCOGdAp8DMEs7wIVViIJ0Q2EFu_C0lRWNzu8x8WRDQQuEKrB9uXSQqX3nM2tXpIDwMwfZohgpzXiIuJZT_SXP/w300-h400/IMG_0602.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. Is St Patrick's Day something you observe? <b><i>No</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Do you observe Easter? <b><i>Yes</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. What will those holidays see you doing this year? <b><i>Church on Easter morning. So thankful that Jesus took on my sin on the cross and then rose again on Easter and because of that I am forgiven.</i></b></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-3594397616456848592024-03-04T07:58:00.002-05:002024-03-04T09:13:07.515-05:00Bits of This and That<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN6rA5LYS7E6uACtqgL95EwSlZwMUimEIEvx1HAO7Le5RGYMVQs5OIWSXZd3cYPJ1F5tas68vroIlcsuTeeUPWwpdo7L69gXiKHP9d95eQV2lpIWXdJm2qjnxQYIYyVWEsZB3IYnuyLpeLJUH43N9Ldjn-ywoWzUKgwrsYXle5IaVqh-vR-KbbftJfC9K/s649/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="649" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN6rA5LYS7E6uACtqgL95EwSlZwMUimEIEvx1HAO7Le5RGYMVQs5OIWSXZd3cYPJ1F5tas68vroIlcsuTeeUPWwpdo7L69gXiKHP9d95eQV2lpIWXdJm2qjnxQYIYyVWEsZB3IYnuyLpeLJUH43N9Ldjn-ywoWzUKgwrsYXle5IaVqh-vR-KbbftJfC9K/s320/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's around 7:30am and I believe it's going to be a beautiful day. It's 52 degrees right now and fairly cloudy, and I'm loving it! We're supposed to reach 72 degrees today! I believe hubby and I are going to be taking a drive to Kentucky to the airport just to watch the planes coming and going. We are also planning to have lunch at Ford's Garage and then who knows what else we'll get into. We were at church a big part of this weekend, so we're taking today off just to have some fun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Saturday, we woke up to a lot of fog. I went out with Lucy and this is what it looked like. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEAJZeazVxASI2EjeladOYE_TYL0L9OBxH3WNbTwWflz_v-6mWeiAg0PXqxqvH_d2QKclDbGhz3M7HDQPVylfBpoTAPbx4psuiFWBPdgvmtXLBGrsXO6_QNZhsCEraFEiTZMQtipesEDvWzi97q2WWgf4a29NFJk192BKgaEzKl6c-sbDf2J1oFGY5ckq/s4032/IMG_0590.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEAJZeazVxASI2EjeladOYE_TYL0L9OBxH3WNbTwWflz_v-6mWeiAg0PXqxqvH_d2QKclDbGhz3M7HDQPVylfBpoTAPbx4psuiFWBPdgvmtXLBGrsXO6_QNZhsCEraFEiTZMQtipesEDvWzi97q2WWgf4a29NFJk192BKgaEzKl6c-sbDf2J1oFGY5ckq/w300-h400/IMG_0590.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We headed to church around 10:00 to unlock and help set up for a memorial service and a luncheon afterward. It was a really nice service and lunch was delicious. After it was over and all cleaned up, we headed home and spent the rest of the day and evening there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sunday we had church and then home for one of my favorite things, a Sunday afternoon nap. I didn't sleep much Saturday night (but I did finish a book I've been reading), so I really needed this nap. Lucy and I then took a quick walk and then hubby and I headed back to church for the evening service.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And that pretty much wraps up our weekend. So, what did you do this weekend?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVs1VjLgIdbgwjeZcaRN2A6MxUkFVmSB5c-N1m71Zk-pH_zJRMsey3-G43QCAn6bC9KPaZoOTIbEh_XvSm_o7BCp8ungqIg3bBoNQTL4OCgf8X73ta1LT1T21d-ZJQUWacL2xQZjBi8cPQipu9WjjYq2cmXdfKlfl2rOLQjXMpJT8imPvYHJ0dhCh__EX/s1280/Faith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVs1VjLgIdbgwjeZcaRN2A6MxUkFVmSB5c-N1m71Zk-pH_zJRMsey3-G43QCAn6bC9KPaZoOTIbEh_XvSm_o7BCp8ungqIg3bBoNQTL4OCgf8X73ta1LT1T21d-ZJQUWacL2xQZjBi8cPQipu9WjjYq2cmXdfKlfl2rOLQjXMpJT8imPvYHJ0dhCh__EX/w400-h225/Faith.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-13060852059950296952024-02-29T08:57:00.001-05:002024-02-29T08:57:27.932-05:00Thankful Thursday <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9KB4-Pa5infczhZTFg1ZL_pQJt6L4icNjuDH5fhIImUWi6-3IMjclENtAslO08FhCS1u3fzVdY2xDQlJDPRlLE6hK3tXdEVES_L7MdjSm4KToqMUJbAaRl155rLcATlM2vjDbPD-Ql_UrQlyT4M5AWFHH1xG1lW9dNm8HPUxiY4UGblvwEHq0B6-7UEh/s794/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9KB4-Pa5infczhZTFg1ZL_pQJt6L4icNjuDH5fhIImUWi6-3IMjclENtAslO08FhCS1u3fzVdY2xDQlJDPRlLE6hK3tXdEVES_L7MdjSm4KToqMUJbAaRl155rLcATlM2vjDbPD-Ql_UrQlyT4M5AWFHH1xG1lW9dNm8HPUxiY4UGblvwEHq0B6-7UEh/w199-h200/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Things I'm thankful for:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Some beautiful sunshiny days up in the mid 60's and I can't wait to have some more - I see some blue skies this morning, but it's only going to be in the 40's today, but that's okay too since it's not raining</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Some quiet evenings at home with hubby - and today we're heading out for lunch and some errands and then back home for the rest. I think we're going to Cheddars for lunch...yummy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Crocheting another baby blanket...I have 2 in progress...I'm trying to use up some of my stash of yarn. I'm so glad I learned to do this many years ago and it's fun doing this with my sister and friends. My sister and I were both crocheting at the hospital during her husband's surgery. It sure helps to pass the time. By the way, I'm thankful her husband is doing better. The first couple days were a little rough, but he should be coming home today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz1g4UsKESGo0kH4lFmIPLwDYKcllJsWmQmf-ALGt0i6rDRISdz74GjPY_saBO6cHxv0zya5ZBPjTggva8diQZ5tW8di_9Oqdl334ELUmaVYSMCSakAGpoZ7sutj2jHCJt3kHDjoNcztWUIz3-EooT4JGLt5QgGzqtRHGiFTDXHccomrTIHiAbb_Z6qND/s4032/IMG_0579.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz1g4UsKESGo0kH4lFmIPLwDYKcllJsWmQmf-ALGt0i6rDRISdz74GjPY_saBO6cHxv0zya5ZBPjTggva8diQZ5tW8di_9Oqdl334ELUmaVYSMCSakAGpoZ7sutj2jHCJt3kHDjoNcztWUIz3-EooT4JGLt5QgGzqtRHGiFTDXHccomrTIHiAbb_Z6qND/w300-h400/IMG_0579.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Enjoying a cup of hot chocolate while doing some Bible study yesterday and I enjoyed both.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWBUteh_9aBHe3UOBGlhh40GMgKTTvw7qAdg8qK2jSMH5hblx0dSvjyV5CSFsbpdfR9cnQKQWyGaU44YHxrut-8xZ4cG_FDVjiJoVe6nD90OC_M6lZtp1690tqu5aNAO_x7WzHJvQn53n6XIEtdHYbAmuBJTl_Jkbq2riCzjMc-UnBvVFPi6kdBehol63/s4032/IMG_0578.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWBUteh_9aBHe3UOBGlhh40GMgKTTvw7qAdg8qK2jSMH5hblx0dSvjyV5CSFsbpdfR9cnQKQWyGaU44YHxrut-8xZ4cG_FDVjiJoVe6nD90OC_M6lZtp1690tqu5aNAO_x7WzHJvQn53n6XIEtdHYbAmuBJTl_Jkbq2riCzjMc-UnBvVFPi6kdBehol63/w300-h400/IMG_0578.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My favorite cup</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Trying a new to me type study called verse mapping...my daughter got me a journal type book for it and I did my first mapping yesterday...I'm just trying to figure it out but I'm not sure it's something I will like, but you never know until you try it. Have any of you done verse mapping? If so, what're your thoughts and suggestions?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I'm thankful for Jennifer who hosts Thankful Thursday each week. <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/thankful-thursday_0637513536.html" target="_blank">You can link up with her here, if you'd like.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are so many things I am thankful for, but when I sit down to write a post, I seem to have trouble remembering them. Maybe I should start writing at least one down each evening before bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7v08f-jkEJcqWHWQej-voaYMwMP4Corp5FcT2yVEuecZuBt0NJGuIQTK3zscVRygm6un4NjMA0NweZD0xkbZd4Kye-HBKwWfl2A1TaV_DFhtmJxM2VXZhoyFsNHnZdr3MGw8iFqJhznp0q_milZ3klTw2LG5Nt9WKj1msamJuSSrbnIwE9jbYd7cPI3s/s1080/Thursday%20Thanks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7v08f-jkEJcqWHWQej-voaYMwMP4Corp5FcT2yVEuecZuBt0NJGuIQTK3zscVRygm6un4NjMA0NweZD0xkbZd4Kye-HBKwWfl2A1TaV_DFhtmJxM2VXZhoyFsNHnZdr3MGw8iFqJhznp0q_milZ3klTw2LG5Nt9WKj1msamJuSSrbnIwE9jbYd7cPI3s/w400-h400/Thursday%20Thanks.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-28433023934532530222024-02-28T12:03:00.000-05:002024-02-28T12:03:55.751-05:00Wednesday Hodgepodge<p> </p><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"> <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow"> <img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNGI3xwxjTg/WVmWedFfZaI/AAAAAAAAPAA/lsgY_VeWUnU4Y7mezjBvT7KgxwvT_GslgCLcBGAs/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" width="273" /> </a> </div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. February is coming to a close. Give us a two-word phrase that tells us something about how yours went. <b><i>Some changes</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. If you had to describe how you're feeling right now as an amusement park ride, what ride are you on? Explain.<b><i> Merry-go-round. It just seems so many friends and us some too are having physical issues, surgeries, colds, etc. We're all getting through, but I still feel like I'm on one of the horses that go up and down and then we're all going around and around with one thing after another.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. What's something on your desk or a nearby wall that cheers you up when you see it or walk past? <b><i>This painting hung in my office at work for the last several years before I retired. It was painted by my daughter upon my request. It is now hanging in my little office at church. This is the desire of my heart.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrmmjQnqhbFOE2NjWx3pVTqLgLXezXmtA7z1zi4HXmZFa2c4_apRuuX3xPr-ggvC6abqFCQt_6A6nKsHj293FBeNm9FOLPNQfstOjvvyuPFGDwwJXxZ0Zyo36Up9nLIQyxHznnAv60XugegEB2yImT1g7mKt8vicCDcXI0fPlr3Lx2oH-v5XCLyuNXySu/s3514/IMG_0577.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3514" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrmmjQnqhbFOE2NjWx3pVTqLgLXezXmtA7z1zi4HXmZFa2c4_apRuuX3xPr-ggvC6abqFCQt_6A6nKsHj293FBeNm9FOLPNQfstOjvvyuPFGDwwJXxZ0Zyo36Up9nLIQyxHznnAv60XugegEB2yImT1g7mKt8vicCDcXI0fPlr3Lx2oH-v5XCLyuNXySu/s320/IMG_0577.HEIC" width="275" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. Are you a salad eater? How many salads do you typically eat in a week? Your favorite kind of salad? <b><i>Since seeing a cardiologist, I have become a salad eater. I'm probably eat 3-5 salads a week and I'm actually really enjoying them. I prefer iceberg lettuce with some grated cheese, tomatoes, olives, sunflower seeds and ranch dressing. I also really love a good cobb salad.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> 5. Without telling us the category give us your top five ______________. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>1.</i></b> <b><i>Great Is Thy Faithfulness</i></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>2. It is Well With My Soul</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>3. I Am A Child of God</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>4. What A Day That Will Be</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>5. Amazing Grace </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">6. Insert your own random thought here. <b><i>I could certainly enjoy a couple of days seeing this view.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bDErXtWMjNenNlU4Yg8KrU80JH2L_QZMNk77PzUoDLgV2zK4gCuFR5pdH0Sr_tzdtl0-nzilhp_Ci6EotAcC_Mp6_st5KY37Naasz2VQtOjfY2CnK32rGgXZTMzXRVwKPl9ucsO7Xq0-5R_vfJpXGYa5jOVF-xRJSMl8cxzP97erFCcPUyo6-lob4Wg9/s4032/IMG_0239.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bDErXtWMjNenNlU4Yg8KrU80JH2L_QZMNk77PzUoDLgV2zK4gCuFR5pdH0Sr_tzdtl0-nzilhp_Ci6EotAcC_Mp6_st5KY37Naasz2VQtOjfY2CnK32rGgXZTMzXRVwKPl9ucsO7Xq0-5R_vfJpXGYa5jOVF-xRJSMl8cxzP97erFCcPUyo6-lob4Wg9/w640-h480/IMG_0239.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjB7pqGMqPynlD0e2cWAB7Wn-unAVIZVCGHIZo_R4jIQxhL1k1Z6X81GdOBt7k2WTyj5O2sR7FKYR_9DARL56m7fGZmnz_S9x5i-iRoFksnhzyuZEMzQ5S_DEmOTzBrFO2j49zC4IKFSZrxtf8w8l2Uf3AKhlL3TpaWp1dKx18IZ3Vhtyb-jilwt3twIU/s4032/IMG_0317.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjB7pqGMqPynlD0e2cWAB7Wn-unAVIZVCGHIZo_R4jIQxhL1k1Z6X81GdOBt7k2WTyj5O2sR7FKYR_9DARL56m7fGZmnz_S9x5i-iRoFksnhzyuZEMzQ5S_DEmOTzBrFO2j49zC4IKFSZrxtf8w8l2Uf3AKhlL3TpaWp1dKx18IZ3Vhtyb-jilwt3twIU/w640-h480/IMG_0317.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-74686131530193185122024-02-27T11:04:00.047-05:002024-02-27T13:10:15.564-05:00Bits of This and That and Tuesday 4<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqDHqOofw1p45WSNRPqOvW9JmTHMJAKTP4gGKRT-MHnsAPeScnjdiwANGpGts8YGhh6_GA-I3ru2yrlKeARvklf-bPMmzCvzpfAEnedE03LN0yTpDY2ILq5TInpKFZhhP-ev5-oku7wEQDCshFCM-rN1UQRcLjPDVfIhMyY94cbbgbNvKvMV0svcikwpL/s649/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="649" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqDHqOofw1p45WSNRPqOvW9JmTHMJAKTP4gGKRT-MHnsAPeScnjdiwANGpGts8YGhh6_GA-I3ru2yrlKeARvklf-bPMmzCvzpfAEnedE03LN0yTpDY2ILq5TInpKFZhhP-ev5-oku7wEQDCshFCM-rN1UQRcLjPDVfIhMyY94cbbgbNvKvMV0svcikwpL/s320/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I usually write this post on Monday, but I didn't get to it. Actually, I was at the hospital most of the day. My sister's husband had a fairly serious surgery and I didn't want her sitting by herself during that. Then when I came home yesterday afternoon, I did read a few blog posts, but never wrote one. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, her husband's surgery went well. The doctor was very pleased with how it all went. He'll have a time of recovery, but then he should be good.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We had some really beautiful weather over the weekend and even still yet today. We went out for lunch a couple of times and ran some errands over the weekend. We had church on Sunday and then came home and had lunch and took a nap and a walk with the dog, and then back to church.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hubby's had a bit of a scare the last couple of days. He's seeing a flashing light in the periphery of his eye and one floater. So, this morning he called his eye doctor and from what he told them, she said, at this time, it didn't sound like an emergency and that he should just keep an eye on it and if anything changes, let her know. So, we're both breathing a little bit easier at this point. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Now for the <a href="https://tuesdaysplace.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-music-of-home.html" target="_blank">Tuesday 4:</a></span></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">The Music of Home</h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7353079714552283111" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 580px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 16.5px;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: 16.5px;"><span class="dropcap"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 16.5px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTzgte43oDfc40gz-Ondvxp67JdBwqqzCTQ16bkx3fTJFNB_i9vTLOyAULaPx6dSIEWxtK2xvfEDs_CPImi4oapJbLurjXBlpEwZkswWtZYFoiUzhwkHtgJ21HGEpOACCGPzLXlhTmZ0zcXg0CIxtWFR5nokWaZ26sQ3vrG0Xge-UPuXP_-h0/s754/the%20music%20of%20home.png" style="clear: right; color: #e0abab; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="520" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTzgte43oDfc40gz-Ondvxp67JdBwqqzCTQ16bkx3fTJFNB_i9vTLOyAULaPx6dSIEWxtK2xvfEDs_CPImi4oapJbLurjXBlpEwZkswWtZYFoiUzhwkHtgJ21HGEpOACCGPzLXlhTmZ0zcXg0CIxtWFR5nokWaZ26sQ3vrG0Xge-UPuXP_-h0/w357-h486/the%20music%20of%20home.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="357" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hello again! You are very welcome here at Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">From the play Greenwillow comes the song The Music of Home:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tis the music of home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The music of home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Full of wonder as angel song</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All the music of home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thе music of home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Singing, "Home is wherе I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Belong"</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is a music to home.. let's talk about the music in your home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Was home always your safe place? Or did it leave a lot to be desired? What would improve the music in your home today? <b><i>I've always felt loved and safe in my homes. I love it just the way it is.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2.Do you like coming home at the end of a day? How about when you were a kid? <b><i>Yes, I do love coming home, I've always felt loved and felt safe in my home as a child and also my homes as an adult. I've been blessed.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. What is the music of your home? How would you describe life in your home growing up.. in the middle of your life and right now? Is there a song that might fit your home? <b><i>We actually don't listen to a lot of music at home. But when we do it's probably southern gospel and praise and worship type music most.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. Like a symphony, home has it's ups and downs as the picture to the side illustrates. What are your homes best ups and worst downs?( stories of happy times, busted water heaters, goofy things that have happened, etc. <b><i>Like everyone, we've had our share of things going bad, like a leaky roof (new shingles a few years back took care of that, broken appliances, etc. Nothing too drastic.</i></b></span></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So all in all, it's been a good weekend and in the parts that were not too easy, God was definitely there with us through it all. How was your weekend?</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzNpEfo8OyNAQ5N-JbEdLO3SIKeivBLgWUwNGz-dVooQWDbJhveYrqEPbTMmshTSunUfJjairp1InLnOoKt1noFUcNLgdNTdAC7fEn7hCtm6-k9kqA5nb4uy8gUROdD0Mx6ZsBfhiZ-edUYy0KDb-0xnfRpVNLAuNS1y3UUPhWaNNS-uQBgWuE-pHBSgw/s1280/Last%20Word.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzNpEfo8OyNAQ5N-JbEdLO3SIKeivBLgWUwNGz-dVooQWDbJhveYrqEPbTMmshTSunUfJjairp1InLnOoKt1noFUcNLgdNTdAC7fEn7hCtm6-k9kqA5nb4uy8gUROdD0Mx6ZsBfhiZ-edUYy0KDb-0xnfRpVNLAuNS1y3UUPhWaNNS-uQBgWuE-pHBSgw/s320/Last%20Word.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-36957818314069706182024-02-24T01:42:00.000-05:002024-02-24T01:42:12.273-05:00Share 4 Somethings - February 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3Bglf4ICkgABHRpHThbfGYREQFThqMF3lsfr3x-ZBV9VfkYGxvDPaoGtRmI5Ww6Mqgq5JumJpgAfdssD81b08x6ovU62E1rA9B9xu_1cCktVuDbUs5vV1tR8urVedscj9wCF2ICD1gSeaHNQh4Puf-tljgSz7mqNHqAdHVhq1mgCFJGNozhI1nagPwGn/s2060/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="2060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3Bglf4ICkgABHRpHThbfGYREQFThqMF3lsfr3x-ZBV9VfkYGxvDPaoGtRmI5Ww6Mqgq5JumJpgAfdssD81b08x6ovU62E1rA9B9xu_1cCktVuDbUs5vV1tR8urVedscj9wCF2ICD1gSeaHNQh4Puf-tljgSz7mqNHqAdHVhq1mgCFJGNozhI1nagPwGn/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today is the February edition of Share 4 Somethings, where we're talking about some things we loved or disliked, accomplished, improved upon or something that needs improvement, and noticed this month. I hope you make plans to join Jennifer and the rest of us! <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-share-4-somethings.html" target="_blank">Link-up here</a>. It's always the last Saturday of every month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Loved</b> - We had Olive Garden yesterday for lunch and I enjoyed that. I'm still loving the books I'm reading. I've started another series by the same author and it takes place during the time of the King Saul. I haven't actually started reading it yet, but I checked it out through Libby. I need to finish another book I have first. It shouldn't take too long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1T5Wc8uuAvdKT63-zloYjNY4g9UbTyHYeIy-Jp7ZmezhzFhyphenhyphenJVOuQNXz4L8DIOjn1S6yfJ_SehHUqg5NECxmR-EvpOxfxMaxcXpCDqV0r-zKUrY1d6YCi-fYcJ8W6o0Dqgj_opr2PDTJaZZl5QXpvjZaessvX4c2G-uSK9tZ5rodB2qp2s9hxsP3S0Lk/s4032/IMG_0567.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1T5Wc8uuAvdKT63-zloYjNY4g9UbTyHYeIy-Jp7ZmezhzFhyphenhyphenJVOuQNXz4L8DIOjn1S6yfJ_SehHUqg5NECxmR-EvpOxfxMaxcXpCDqV0r-zKUrY1d6YCi-fYcJ8W6o0Dqgj_opr2PDTJaZZl5QXpvjZaessvX4c2G-uSK9tZ5rodB2qp2s9hxsP3S0Lk/s320/IMG_0567.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW0HHsDqq2iGegzQTaO6dOBmeIF_6wQXGF3j_mNPRikdYvKDnFtSahmPy3kWm-LhEi_Sa54UvaiBCWU9ECMa_kb2u9eUpZtWuaaOJSwjuIXtpJdraED_YnrUAKGrB8UrVM9drcTfymcvgkzL3Sj0ObEuqc6RUEXccZktvXeV8dfmoW3H4WQRPL9RJmbuM/s218/8121cCI6VOL._AC_UY218_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="141" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW0HHsDqq2iGegzQTaO6dOBmeIF_6wQXGF3j_mNPRikdYvKDnFtSahmPy3kWm-LhEi_Sa54UvaiBCWU9ECMa_kb2u9eUpZtWuaaOJSwjuIXtpJdraED_YnrUAKGrB8UrVM9drcTfymcvgkzL3Sj0ObEuqc6RUEXccZktvXeV8dfmoW3H4WQRPL9RJmbuM/w259-h400/8121cCI6VOL._AC_UY218_.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Accomplished</b> - Our neighbors hired a crew to take down some trees in their yard and one of them saw me outside and came over and asked if we were interested in having the wood line at the back of our lot cleaned up some. The last couple of years, the honeysuckle has grown wild and hubby and I are just not able to keep up with it like we used to. So, we hired them to do it for us. They did a pretty good job, of course it will look a lot better when the leaves grow back. Right now it looks like a bunch of dead trees left. lol (I'll try to remember to post a picture this spring,) Below are a couple of photos of the stack of brush they cleaned out. They came back yesterday and chipped them up and got them out of the front yard. I'm so glad that task has been completed.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINy0Z_qMfHGoRxZa2YvPJpt2FQDJG734CMykg_tGuOoARzUa_MjcpzO84uihqVkbWNzWpaXlA82MLu2lb3jKMiNkcb1FVR64vhm_XHvsu-mhUBDlyjiErEYb-Pii-y-tlKAfx_Vot3D0EDhPwWlYwpHA1IV5r4nFyofU5a9t32ikx9q2DMHmQZP9_rwyJ/s4032/IMG_0565.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINy0Z_qMfHGoRxZa2YvPJpt2FQDJG734CMykg_tGuOoARzUa_MjcpzO84uihqVkbWNzWpaXlA82MLu2lb3jKMiNkcb1FVR64vhm_XHvsu-mhUBDlyjiErEYb-Pii-y-tlKAfx_Vot3D0EDhPwWlYwpHA1IV5r4nFyofU5a9t32ikx9q2DMHmQZP9_rwyJ/s320/IMG_0565.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdU9u1rdY8CM_RrXb39WDpcjYdjgNuDdvvcnFpKDw2q3NZEqjdoMsspnEVslfAx1Z2UGDEFhOi1fHAA78kr6mOGRuY_vH-H1tHBc1ZF8eeBLtdC0Xpy8r2C694OWA8RNygtUcX6cVWelWle4CONMB6HzDlCMrr38XHjYswNhAdO_3gnCZMOd7g_aamE2y/s4032/IMG_0566.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdU9u1rdY8CM_RrXb39WDpcjYdjgNuDdvvcnFpKDw2q3NZEqjdoMsspnEVslfAx1Z2UGDEFhOi1fHAA78kr6mOGRuY_vH-H1tHBc1ZF8eeBLtdC0Xpy8r2C694OWA8RNygtUcX6cVWelWle4CONMB6HzDlCMrr38XHjYswNhAdO_3gnCZMOd7g_aamE2y/s320/IMG_0566.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;"><b>Improved </b>- We've improved some of our eating habits. We're eating more salads at home and I'm really enjoying that. I've also enjoyed some Cobb salads when we've gone out for lunch. Wendy's has a really good Cobb salad and so does Outback. I'm eating more fish too. He kept telling me to eat salmon. I said I don't like salmon, how about other fish. He said all fish is good except not Long John Silvers. lol </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;">We still need to do better, but I think it's not a bad start.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;"><b>Noticed</b> - I'm noticing more and more that getting old is definitely not for sissies. Seems like so many people I know are fighting health issues of some kind. Whether it's hip replacements, knee replacements, heart issues, cancer, etc. While I know you don't have to be old to need these things, I think recovery is a little harder for the elderly. But even though getting older is not easy, I'm so glad to be alive and I think I appreciate that fact more every day. I no longer just take life for granted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;">Thanks for visiting. What have you loved, accomplished, improved or noticed in February?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 18.7px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvmxDSlqtMLkMrzhnFJ_37IT-gXAAuJt3ACeeUgvXpsF7PFLKWYWCLo9aCCbGKGuyFuBuEuGP0lR9_QN6lqb04XQrZMZCrFyivl47WZABbAIwIvXEomePbC7_8ZpBEJH6oPFBc7bk2nsHsuvlTbDeLrL8Qfjd6Uv2iYD6IJdKm_ynTZ-4V9oTGp-wuV-b/s400/Currently%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvmxDSlqtMLkMrzhnFJ_37IT-gXAAuJt3ACeeUgvXpsF7PFLKWYWCLo9aCCbGKGuyFuBuEuGP0lR9_QN6lqb04XQrZMZCrFyivl47WZABbAIwIvXEomePbC7_8ZpBEJH6oPFBc7bk2nsHsuvlTbDeLrL8Qfjd6Uv2iYD6IJdKm_ynTZ-4V9oTGp-wuV-b/s320/Currently%202024.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-31753794882516254562024-02-22T13:16:00.003-05:002024-02-23T09:33:02.759-05:00Thankful Thursday<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/thankful-thursday_01417133879.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcdUWuwXHMlZNH3P75Npj7idmTqegq-WuSX1GWWgnhr53OZHUjbKVQt__P2EnEEd0R9chj-EQ2ftbvKdhmPdKw86Nogm4nK3YSDofjGE1VWa8hbzSOMN9t50iq9qJTpcvKy3MsLRib3SUS4o6XWRKoRkQwAtlC3G1QKQF9z0liu7lUUjAVhHZlS9FzKM-/s320/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/thankful-thursday_01417133879.html" target="_blank">Link up is here.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sorry, I've mostly been MIA this week. I just haven't had much to say. I've had a good week, but just have kind of lost my blogging mojo. But I still want to take time to be thankful.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I am so thankful for my sister. We spent a few hours together on Monday. We went to Hobby Lobby and Whole Foods Market and then to Kroger and had lunch at Taco Bell. It was just a few hours, but I had so much fun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I'm so thankful for both of my daughters. I've talked to both of them several times this week and I so love that. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Kelli (the oldest) and I are doing a long distance Bible Study together called, "Jesus & Women in the First Century and Now." So far it has been very good. I feel like I'm learning and stretching and growing closer to God and also to Kelli. She brings in so many insights that I would never think of and I hope I'm doing the same for her. Oh and this will be the same study I will be doing with our Women's Bible Study starting in mid-March.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMIIklWJ5x9ICvFQE57l8G-q0b96mFwU4RZz1oqzZccyzC-Jz0b1FFsEcRDFRhFgdN2Ua43H_d5rLHvRNXKXv87hJtYZGDrLGZdoz2ycJ6_qjVuyr_KDYk7QgIBqMN9Qd8aiXlhf12u6incZlao5tK_7nLKgJMtevnwyID0gJrzlcfl9hkdeKsb4XSHN1/s1200/71UZ4LFdUqL._SL1200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMIIklWJ5x9ICvFQE57l8G-q0b96mFwU4RZz1oqzZccyzC-Jz0b1FFsEcRDFRhFgdN2Ua43H_d5rLHvRNXKXv87hJtYZGDrLGZdoz2ycJ6_qjVuyr_KDYk7QgIBqMN9Qd8aiXlhf12u6incZlao5tK_7nLKgJMtevnwyID0gJrzlcfl9hkdeKsb4XSHN1/s320/71UZ4LFdUqL._SL1200_.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I would also like to show you a photograph of my daughter's latest painting. I showed it last week, but I had stolen it off of Instagram. Kelli sent this one to me, so I think it will be a bit better quality. I am so amazed at her talent and how she's getting better and better all the time. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/klsg.art/" target="_blank">Here is a link to Kelli's art page on Instagram</a> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">@klsg.art is the name.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-_F9LgZ8_jrNcnwSvH0RRxHIa_a70zZIEFjr-GdR8bF81eT1jQEiMHG_uG1MvF5odH1ydbmevyHQDX1iy4vhAPFt__xOZeF9WmyaEw-gJWKj-1jFpMvzTW8Sc7iDezRK6ViuoJHi7dTy0243eTGqN1QIsyUbUCeV5PDpx3Cey4i4O6u1oD3vDas2BJk9/s4032/IMG_8008.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-_F9LgZ8_jrNcnwSvH0RRxHIa_a70zZIEFjr-GdR8bF81eT1jQEiMHG_uG1MvF5odH1ydbmevyHQDX1iy4vhAPFt__xOZeF9WmyaEw-gJWKj-1jFpMvzTW8Sc7iDezRK6ViuoJHi7dTy0243eTGqN1QIsyUbUCeV5PDpx3Cey4i4O6u1oD3vDas2BJk9/w480-h640/IMG_8008.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gilded Transcendence </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyGcnCejZeIzNgZZNItWUhsMA9Xe5T74c92AC4KFqZQHVJufnqn0Y3i3nAGOA0AN1HDhg2gfnjR_NFFQnhBveWO0Hfzuo8bRGH4G_D9VI9Fsjn7vSLaz6dVg04QHqljuW15PIoFMGgInvClQzG1bDMBsu9BjJfh_ibKMnUa3cbsM9qhfUs-bWjGatwrIF/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyGcnCejZeIzNgZZNItWUhsMA9Xe5T74c92AC4KFqZQHVJufnqn0Y3i3nAGOA0AN1HDhg2gfnjR_NFFQnhBveWO0Hfzuo8bRGH4G_D9VI9Fsjn7vSLaz6dVg04QHqljuW15PIoFMGgInvClQzG1bDMBsu9BjJfh_ibKMnUa3cbsM9qhfUs-bWjGatwrIF/w400-h300/IMG_0525.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also love this doodle she sent me back in 2009.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are so many things I'm thankful for: warmer weather, some days of blue skies (though not today), good books I'm reading, evenings at home with hubby and so much more. God has been so good to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, I'm going to stop here. Tell me, what you are thankful for today. Thanks for visiting.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxPAOp9YIBqn5kgPPbdcMyY6q6QtAmJuZZHf7zjWLYhgFCibHJSPf95h531blCcKpd2w5NrflSL1LKg_7-F2KiA-d9GQ0IUA13ycXOOtCCu9vPImLgquCW9g8PcVQ8Ghs0xNOYX2iE6alX3AmlcXKK8xrP2RkPfY6reko-3FWISezaiJkpU6SvH5iVp6M/s1080/Thursday%20Thanks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxPAOp9YIBqn5kgPPbdcMyY6q6QtAmJuZZHf7zjWLYhgFCibHJSPf95h531blCcKpd2w5NrflSL1LKg_7-F2KiA-d9GQ0IUA13ycXOOtCCu9vPImLgquCW9g8PcVQ8Ghs0xNOYX2iE6alX3AmlcXKK8xrP2RkPfY6reko-3FWISezaiJkpU6SvH5iVp6M/s320/Thursday%20Thanks.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-46270626442072399772024-02-16T10:18:00.002-05:002024-02-16T10:18:13.986-05:00Thankful Thursday on Friday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MKJtjYBblsu5h69_MHJYLHbJX7XC4i1dhRSn6LlBM5zyJrXFWCmXnEZweXjoaOcfOA6mT_4nK9ImGeJZUBhZav3VCH6ikxsNjsukvrnWGuzoWvHdL5sTPGMVN_XhAwfPgvcYw2DMFhhStFJc4rrM_Wsz_xDTQZwN2kod446CPieGaJuUfaezVUpoHFno/s794/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MKJtjYBblsu5h69_MHJYLHbJX7XC4i1dhRSn6LlBM5zyJrXFWCmXnEZweXjoaOcfOA6mT_4nK9ImGeJZUBhZav3VCH6ikxsNjsukvrnWGuzoWvHdL5sTPGMVN_XhAwfPgvcYw2DMFhhStFJc4rrM_Wsz_xDTQZwN2kod446CPieGaJuUfaezVUpoHFno/s320/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good Morning:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I've been kind of absent around here this week. There is nothing wrong. I just haven't had much to say. But I missed my Thankful post last week and I'm a day late, but I really didn't want to miss it again. I'll be linking up with Jennifer <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/thankful-thursday-21524.html" target="_blank"><b><i>here</i></b></a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5REHqHCpIg4750_tya79Eh_WlJhiKdC6unG2M5zHrLelbW6J3CttVlKojCUxWTMPKzIV5KbqoHO9G8guRn0ZEvpm8rZaXyavRsc1GCrK84Cl9ISy-fo-42L6HZnmlivvTR2HiEM8Lccwmor9y5UNbpw6fA7dO8SOyZWrgCtG_qBcEnuAdC60xssd5_I_j/s2388/IMG_0524.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="1668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5REHqHCpIg4750_tya79Eh_WlJhiKdC6unG2M5zHrLelbW6J3CttVlKojCUxWTMPKzIV5KbqoHO9G8guRn0ZEvpm8rZaXyavRsc1GCrK84Cl9ISy-fo-42L6HZnmlivvTR2HiEM8Lccwmor9y5UNbpw6fA7dO8SOyZWrgCtG_qBcEnuAdC60xssd5_I_j/w448-h640/IMG_0524.PNG" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I stole the above photo from my daughter's Instagram. This is her latest painting and I love it so much. She used gold gilding in places and it's beautiful. I'll try to get a better photo later to post or you can check out her Insta account at klsg.art. I am so proud of her and thankful that she is pursuing her God-given talent of painting. I'm also thrilled that she and I are doing a Bible study together. I love discussing the things of God with her.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbhl8eo3pIYj3eL33AzqAMR4gHY6uKZI1Y3FdNFv0_p3gnwzxUJ8xlB-TbIqRfuVtgSL7-xGjzW2N9RlyOpWfzdq0U9_pz7y3vpzDhv2uddudixBPLTve5pAXJ8N9wJBwUW48cuNFNXA4orcMah1pPkJzG0I5l8itTDszJf12GGFN1grELquvpFcSVT3e/s1594/IMG_0554.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1594" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbhl8eo3pIYj3eL33AzqAMR4gHY6uKZI1Y3FdNFv0_p3gnwzxUJ8xlB-TbIqRfuVtgSL7-xGjzW2N9RlyOpWfzdq0U9_pz7y3vpzDhv2uddudixBPLTve5pAXJ8N9wJBwUW48cuNFNXA4orcMah1pPkJzG0I5l8itTDszJf12GGFN1grELquvpFcSVT3e/w400-h272/IMG_0554.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm thankful that my sister and I got to got to lunch together on Monday and then we went shopping for a while. It's been a bit since we've had time to do this. The picture of the goose is from when we walked out of Outback and there were 2 of these very large geese, but I was only able to get this picture of one. I don't think they liked me messing around to get this photo instead of just walking by. lol</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum3ydgshqLLTgPintVttZft4ejvmXsUBkY72N60vNjzCexiZp4lQmsv0TBALEZZbfJ88ue14DrnSolIFq5VWhJzg7c_up9_1mGCvJ7hGyu864wVhoOxrgCngGpFAF5BG-ihrysjQiq99ZrN6TPy13SgB3Bzt0_6QJ3w210fwThyphenhyphenODc_-0VYYh-EfVPJ4f/s4032/IMG_0547.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum3ydgshqLLTgPintVttZft4ejvmXsUBkY72N60vNjzCexiZp4lQmsv0TBALEZZbfJ88ue14DrnSolIFq5VWhJzg7c_up9_1mGCvJ7hGyu864wVhoOxrgCngGpFAF5BG-ihrysjQiq99ZrN6TPy13SgB3Bzt0_6QJ3w210fwThyphenhyphenODc_-0VYYh-EfVPJ4f/w480-h640/IMG_0547.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm so grateful for the lovely blue skies and nice weather we've had this week. This picture is from last week, but this is pretty much what most of my walks looked like this week.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaPT0kZ0udHSb25M6kLNUOd_DFJRw_oJ8FFd84RNFmVoGiGqAM1qRJG-HFNOBHnKmYW_Bv1oQSvc46toVYMZzqDi4ON3-42SrffRNyENOdt0R2shVD54CjkfdjVVEKhH26ClY5z03usqAg870hsMQYS2iazFDaQmWfubksDgMV_FO3kioZ07yfQ4030Vh/s1725/IMG_0557.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaPT0kZ0udHSb25M6kLNUOd_DFJRw_oJ8FFd84RNFmVoGiGqAM1qRJG-HFNOBHnKmYW_Bv1oQSvc46toVYMZzqDi4ON3-42SrffRNyENOdt0R2shVD54CjkfdjVVEKhH26ClY5z03usqAg870hsMQYS2iazFDaQmWfubksDgMV_FO3kioZ07yfQ4030Vh/w255-h400/IMG_0557.PNG" width="255" /></a></div>I so enjoy Amazon sometimes. I'm hoping this will be a favorite of mine very soon. It's so pretty and I'm hoping it will be very comfortable in my hands when I crochet. If I like it as much as I hope I will, I can see some more of these being ordered in different sizes in the future. I ordered it last night and will get it on Sunday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNVu27wRkd0i9-Wa6m3v89Wg16gk341f9t1O3q5XQkmWZLdd6BBTaBjKyauq98k6qkqTQnqSOeIY7zkHfHJGpNYTuulgP3JBydzE7ESh2TxasHgGlUY2aj1DsV4BMQ-2sLRKdQat0CBXYyVRfCR-Dt-jEvNdbWYbty4UAG5ChQiHo9bFKnoNHO2wxFnLI/s1676/IMG_0558.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNVu27wRkd0i9-Wa6m3v89Wg16gk341f9t1O3q5XQkmWZLdd6BBTaBjKyauq98k6qkqTQnqSOeIY7zkHfHJGpNYTuulgP3JBydzE7ESh2TxasHgGlUY2aj1DsV4BMQ-2sLRKdQat0CBXYyVRfCR-Dt-jEvNdbWYbty4UAG5ChQiHo9bFKnoNHO2wxFnLI/w269-h400/IMG_0558.PNG" width="269" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I also ordered this last night. I've been wanting a digital scale as the scale I have is not very accurate and it's hard to know exactly what I weigh sometimes. Maybe that's a blessing. lol </span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGA3beeji5s-VsxeuZWD-yxrv6-5ImGWUAj0mFZTrborPon1bChKqAFGup5jlY_ui2D9W6pVQGVuQRj5YXSDjDgQtdVCvXMzalcrtPNtRWehr6mDpWoDYFEaKLhplijtei9OOtNpbzqQOPuq84uKtS4ndDUk_wx67TnxcxJbtIrHXPLMIM6mPxjYGxghR/s4032/IMG_0549.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGA3beeji5s-VsxeuZWD-yxrv6-5ImGWUAj0mFZTrborPon1bChKqAFGup5jlY_ui2D9W6pVQGVuQRj5YXSDjDgQtdVCvXMzalcrtPNtRWehr6mDpWoDYFEaKLhplijtei9OOtNpbzqQOPuq84uKtS4ndDUk_wx67TnxcxJbtIrHXPLMIM6mPxjYGxghR/w300-h400/IMG_0549.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm thankful for this author and the books I've read by her. This is the last book in the 2 series I have been reading this year. I'm hoping to finish it this weekend. I have enjoyed them all so much. The one right before this one took me a bit to get into, but I ended up loving it too.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm going to have to end this here as I have to get cleaned up to go to lunch with my mother-in-law. Take care my friends and I hope you have a blessed weekend.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-74178707486924106302024-02-13T11:01:00.002-05:002024-02-13T11:02:21.590-05:00Tuesday 4 - Banana Splits<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tuesdaysplace.blogspot.com/2024/02/banana-splits.html" target="_blank">Banana Splits</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 11.7px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1015475782308890544" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 564px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 1px 1px 5px; color: #6a6a6a; float: right; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 5px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XIcZOkV6ejibcNlFc8w20kTXbBlqM-2LnUSkL5snHzV9dBD_ZRkMdkUlRN4YDPjXdj56oO7vKgxGotGUqBcSl6oxkBexvCtQwNA4Bdky88proXRDwcZHmn6vM7clwaYnlbCVX9Oe1gHvHRgp7Jvm5Orse4kyzkYecMxb_rgneCpFUaZ942BaSLZoQe28/s600/banana%20split%20amos%20sewell.jpg" style="clear: right; color: #e0abab; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XIcZOkV6ejibcNlFc8w20kTXbBlqM-2LnUSkL5snHzV9dBD_ZRkMdkUlRN4YDPjXdj56oO7vKgxGotGUqBcSl6oxkBexvCtQwNA4Bdky88proXRDwcZHmn6vM7clwaYnlbCVX9Oe1gHvHRgp7Jvm5Orse4kyzkYecMxb_rgneCpFUaZ942BaSLZoQe28/s320/banana%20split%20amos%20sewell.jpg" style="background: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.44px; text-align: center;">Amos Sewell's <i>Banana Split</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;">Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we ask you just four questions weekly.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"> The painting is named Banana Splits and is by Amos Sewell. It tells a story but I think the story is left up to us to figure out.</span><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;">1. What do you think the man in the painting is thinking? <b><i>I wonder if I can sneak a bite when she's not looking? That really looks good...I should have bought one of those for me instead of this sandwich and drink,</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;">2. In your story what kind of sandwich and beverage is he having? <b><i>Grilled Cheese and Coffee</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;">3. Do you think he is a stranger to the children or does he know them? <b><i>I think he knows them.</i></b> Why do you think so? <b><i>Because who else would buy these for them and not be sitting with them. I think he's probably an uncle and maybe not totally comfortable around children.</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;">4. Do you keep ice cream at home? <b><i>Yes, sometimes. We buy the Kroger brand with no sugar added.</i></b> Banana splits usually have 3 or 4 scoops of ice cream. What flavor ice cream should be in your banana split? <b><i>I'd rather have a cone of chocolate chip or black raspberry chip ice cream than a banana split.</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;">These were some fun questions to answer. Thanks Annie! Click on the Banana Splits words at the top of the page to link up and play along. Hope everyone has a good day.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></p></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-8511697172532657902024-02-12T00:30:00.001-05:002024-02-12T00:30:00.242-05:00Bits of This and That<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiBrG22OdO9u-8lZ-HP5CnOYL29qlC4_R8O70I7fSHhqk2iqLDFzpHAm7VH3ExGbxKNyMAJvm9I4XVL5k32JF_bmg2JVpGNhb043MdGxPVqPyRu4_yf_z-MmQcH5-LEAZApMQhLHGkZBFeNoKXRy1XREb1vKmakPzMhQkl1Mkx9pCirMtZqiTu6t8pNkI/s649/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="649" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiBrG22OdO9u-8lZ-HP5CnOYL29qlC4_R8O70I7fSHhqk2iqLDFzpHAm7VH3ExGbxKNyMAJvm9I4XVL5k32JF_bmg2JVpGNhb043MdGxPVqPyRu4_yf_z-MmQcH5-LEAZApMQhLHGkZBFeNoKXRy1XREb1vKmakPzMhQkl1Mkx9pCirMtZqiTu6t8pNkI/s320/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope all is well with you and that you are looking forward to a good week ahead. I am well and looking forward to this week. But first, let's talk about the weekend. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Thursday, I had an appointment with a cardiologist to talk about the results of an echocardiogram I had in December. My primary care doctor advised that I had a heart murmur (which I had been told before) and she decided I should have an echo done. Then there were some things found that she thought I should see a heart doctor. So a month later, that's where I was on Thursday afternoon. First of all, I really liked this doctor. He explained things very well, plus he had a good sense of humor and I really like that. Anyway, I have some stenosis of the aortic valve and there is a good chance that in 6-10 years, I may have to have the valve replaced. My mom had to have that probably about 10-12 years ago. It was pretty terrible, but she came through it. However, since then, they no longer have to crack open your ribs and have such a terrible recovery. He said now they go through the groin and recovery is pretty quick. So, I'm hoping if I come up in the future and need this, who knows what they will have discovered by then and it will be even better than that. But he also recommended some life style changes. The biggie is to change my diet. Like, eating lots of veggies and fish. Do away with all the sweet stuff. Donuts and candy and cakes are not my friends. Also, exercise 30 minutes a day. Walking is good he said. And along with this, hopefully lose some weight. So, I think I will be following through with these suggestions and possibly, I will never have to have the surgery. I know this may seem bad, but to me I'm thankful it wasn't worse than this and I'm thankful to have the chance to maybe reverse or at least keep it from getting worse. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So on Friday, hubby and I went to Outback for lunch and I had a Cobb salad, which was absolutely delicious! And I'm sure I will be having a lot more of those in the future as the doctor suggested a big salad for lunches. I have also done my 30 minutes of exercise every day this weekend starting on Thursday when we got home after my appointment. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Saturday we ran some errands and watched part of a Hallmark movie and enjoyed the evening at home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sunday we had both services and I had a nap in the afternoon and took the dog for a walk. Below is the pre-recorded version of the Sunday morning sermon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UY9uziQ-Vbs?si=SuWlK1XLcJExzJ_M" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This has been a good weekend and I hope yours was too. We've had some beautiful weather with some blue skies and sunshine. We had some rain and gray skies too, but I still think it's been a really good weekend.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTQl9Nyzd9LU6oomtKYH6YBCuMuAhQCe9-xbjyli0ai5f4LJBvNw_0Qs57zw9o3hHDZlHmsHSc3600w858V4asKy2gjzytc0O7iSOjQhGH898MfuONUmEyScYnDllY5fnw6Kzo8Yo0uusH65FzDE-MDV6HnM6caRPQmV5O2VWdJRUb8vdXYqkdEVArgtr/s4032/IMG_0547.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTQl9Nyzd9LU6oomtKYH6YBCuMuAhQCe9-xbjyli0ai5f4LJBvNw_0Qs57zw9o3hHDZlHmsHSc3600w858V4asKy2gjzytc0O7iSOjQhGH898MfuONUmEyScYnDllY5fnw6Kzo8Yo0uusH65FzDE-MDV6HnM6caRPQmV5O2VWdJRUb8vdXYqkdEVArgtr/w300-h400/IMG_0547.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from one of the walks with Lucy<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggONS6aFm4gsZ1aEGq6oUdzIBh8IdDs3UMSBZbrdkX3DVI2SuOYM9NhQMLJJ5sBhB5U40D-fuah98LVue2dTjzLCZkF-6xU7kUo4xhr2BtBHaajSR2xiBxW1Fdfm1xuBauCzrDFoepy2mD4nBAgEJ9qEJkfyBUtIJRq0EBGaUiIBf-8TSLqAmdElSntE2d/s4032/IMG_0546.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggONS6aFm4gsZ1aEGq6oUdzIBh8IdDs3UMSBZbrdkX3DVI2SuOYM9NhQMLJJ5sBhB5U40D-fuah98LVue2dTjzLCZkF-6xU7kUo4xhr2BtBHaajSR2xiBxW1Fdfm1xuBauCzrDFoepy2mD4nBAgEJ9qEJkfyBUtIJRq0EBGaUiIBf-8TSLqAmdElSntE2d/w300-h400/IMG_0546.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this little bird enjoying the blues skies too.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-72497145771672567082024-02-08T06:00:00.001-05:002024-02-08T07:20:13.985-05:00Currently - February 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLIYNI3epXqgZKn_BD6uwCowNKEajmgd5xtqk61T_ZLUALL56jtohCeExo2xykxYDuyn0jryrZot8rcJrcBwN_hEvyD84t8616y3d7DG2cZ8QmdOyETUxq7Nf1lOkcR_dQ45Urpp9XG23ifR7F5DPDl7fd-k9N8gyS_BQZsrs00DfZSncA7r5FWun4GpF/s528/Currently.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="528" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLIYNI3epXqgZKn_BD6uwCowNKEajmgd5xtqk61T_ZLUALL56jtohCeExo2xykxYDuyn0jryrZot8rcJrcBwN_hEvyD84t8616y3d7DG2cZ8QmdOyETUxq7Nf1lOkcR_dQ45Urpp9XG23ifR7F5DPDl7fd-k9N8gyS_BQZsrs00DfZSncA7r5FWun4GpF/s320/Currently.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Today is the time for the February edition of Currently where we are talking about what we're currently </span><b style="background-color: white;"><i>loving, looking f</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>o</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>rward t</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>o</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>, d</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>o</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>ing t</i></b><b style="background-color: white;"><i>o</i></b><i style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;"> be romantic, changing, and celebrating. </i><span style="background-color: white;">I hope you make plans to join us! Jennifer is our host and <a href="http://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/currently-february-2024.html" target="_blank">you can link up here</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Loving - </b>I'm loving crocheting...sometimes I get a little tired of crocheting, but right now it's one of my favorite activities while watching TV in the evening with hubby, Here are a couple of pictures of what I'm currently crocheting. I started this a long time ago and have set it aside several times to work on other projects. I have another project in mind, but decided to put that off for at least a few more days as I'm enjoying making this one grow.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkTudcMgNWlTojD9uMkdtm72iLg9r9IgYNjy0ZyUgNbd2n8T4PhQRQPE8YyTlUs492810BmolkYVVoxSIrcbp9cic-hSmUUX3Cwon86YVh01jstXwLkFsJa2PVZMAVsNUg4jvNmcDk68eS6FOQHGeC5UehykCiVbolMVBsghBSWjc8_YZ29inTdqNoq6G/s4032/IMG_0539.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkTudcMgNWlTojD9uMkdtm72iLg9r9IgYNjy0ZyUgNbd2n8T4PhQRQPE8YyTlUs492810BmolkYVVoxSIrcbp9cic-hSmUUX3Cwon86YVh01jstXwLkFsJa2PVZMAVsNUg4jvNmcDk68eS6FOQHGeC5UehykCiVbolMVBsghBSWjc8_YZ29inTdqNoq6G/w320-h240/IMG_0539.HEIC" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi77o0p8md5jvNAV7VEUWbDzkeB0bbvefWDokXXCplucf7z0Le9jFKD4F8VYlJmuKAKMoPT6nTHa4MIi7j4-c2i_Rx-r3RR3WznhxD3NyqiCoF3Sr7mzC8OT7wTUYncCD6FmTcO-A_IGPr8Mm5GrqUC8aBSX2idEjL_krJheZ2r1LJSVecCJtAA7aZwlNv/s4032/IMG_0540.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi77o0p8md5jvNAV7VEUWbDzkeB0bbvefWDokXXCplucf7z0Le9jFKD4F8VYlJmuKAKMoPT6nTHa4MIi7j4-c2i_Rx-r3RR3WznhxD3NyqiCoF3Sr7mzC8OT7wTUYncCD6FmTcO-A_IGPr8Mm5GrqUC8aBSX2idEjL_krJheZ2r1LJSVecCJtAA7aZwlNv/w240-h320/IMG_0540.HEIC" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Looking Forward To - </b>I'm looking forward to our upcoming 35th Anniversary on February 18th. I love my man and I'm so very thankful for our years together.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Doing to Be Romantic - </b>I think one of the most romantic things I can do for my hubby, is to be kind to him. I think most everyone responds well when kindness is given. I know kindness, when shown to me, makes me very happy. And kindness and happiness with my hubby can be very romantic. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Changing - </b>Maybe my attitude...I'm working on being less critical of others and accepting them as they are. I'm also trying to be less critical of myself and remember that God made me the way that I am and He loves me, so I should love myself. Not that that gives me free license to quit trying to improve myself in areas that need it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Celebrating - </b>Retirement for a former co-worker this past week and our upcoming anniversary as I mentioned above.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks for visiting. There is a link up above if you'd like to participate. It's the first Wednesday of every month.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cathy</span></span></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-45091247885110879702024-02-07T03:30:00.000-05:002024-02-07T03:30:43.695-05:00Wednesday Hodgepodge<p> </p><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"> <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow"> <img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNGI3xwxjTg/WVmWedFfZaI/AAAAAAAAPAA/lsgY_VeWUnU4Y7mezjBvT7KgxwvT_GslgCLcBGAs/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" width="273" /> </a> </div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The link is above.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>1. Something you've waited for recently? <b><i>I waited for hubby to come out from his doctor's appointment. Speaking of doctor's, I'm waiting to see the cardiologist on Thursday, to see what he's sees from the echocardiogram I had last month.</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. What's something you loved to do as a child? <b><i>I loved playing on the swing set and swimming and bike riding and the hula hoop, and reading.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Something you learned from a grandparent? <b><i>I can't think of anything specific. But my mom's dad was a singer and I think I learned my love of singing and hymns and southern gospel music from him and my mom and dad too. My dad's dad also sang and he was a preacher and I know all of my grandparents showed me Jesus in their lives.</i></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. The most visited cities in the world last year (according to this site) were-Bangkok, Paris, London, Dubai, and Singapore. Have you been to any of the cities mentioned? Which would you most like to see? How do you feel about international travel in general these days? <b><i>I have not been to any of these cities. I really no longer have any desire to travel outside the states. There are still so many places here I'd love to see.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. February is the perfect month to <b><i>celebrate 35 years of marriage, which for us is February 18</i></b>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. Insert your own random thought here.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9djYIVoTV7mA5af30Cg6xM0uDMqlQuPXDadCUNB0rytbOmUufavVUV71aDHtuYeJ-nTfs-7V2h2aX1GvLKsyltsgUGRDpKbuY9yxlCz0vQBXY9ZWw29J2HdaTbgMEJbJhKwLvHCx-zwTIsZ2o6x6MXnIStL7SG7OiS7B7FVYbfkf36gXRsqdmjelS5j4/s1280/He's%20God.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9djYIVoTV7mA5af30Cg6xM0uDMqlQuPXDadCUNB0rytbOmUufavVUV71aDHtuYeJ-nTfs-7V2h2aX1GvLKsyltsgUGRDpKbuY9yxlCz0vQBXY9ZWw29J2HdaTbgMEJbJhKwLvHCx-zwTIsZ2o6x6MXnIStL7SG7OiS7B7FVYbfkf36gXRsqdmjelS5j4/w640-h360/He's%20God.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;">The above quote is something hubby often reminds us of. It really helps when God doesn't answer my prayers the way I want or when we have problems and sickness, etc. I just remember this and it helps me to let go of what I think things should be and just step down and let God be God and do it His way. Life is so much better that way. Hubby also reminds us along with this that we should strip that big red "S" off our chest, because we are not Superman and just trust God!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div><br /> </div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-50432460572028157822024-02-06T06:00:00.010-05:002024-02-06T06:00:00.135-05:00Tuesday 4 - You and Your Books<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tuesdaysplace.blogspot.com/2024/02/you-are-your-books.html" style="color: #e0abab; text-decoration-line: none;">You and Your Books</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="font-size: 11.7px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6706242075399905893" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 564px;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKgC5JG2dKGTy1Dj8pTHPwk93YwIYgKcfGJMEFgneB-2GRJ3BXTK7q4rvicgeiu7MPpaC3ktVn3nJfEovQ1WVhFS-N_uonb0BusF95JAvUPDlhIvlZJ9jL0Z4ZVgcFa7Zlx26-Ew4nOzh8hEVFYONaFo3EtZpZ3xb5SHMqcSQIbYznhTBPO0oUBCktSXb/s600/reading%20c%20ozy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #e0abab; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="428" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKgC5JG2dKGTy1Dj8pTHPwk93YwIYgKcfGJMEFgneB-2GRJ3BXTK7q4rvicgeiu7MPpaC3ktVn3nJfEovQ1WVhFS-N_uonb0BusF95JAvUPDlhIvlZJ9jL0Z4ZVgcFa7Zlx26-Ew4nOzh8hEVFYONaFo3EtZpZ3xb5SHMqcSQIbYznhTBPO0oUBCktSXb/w291-h408/reading%20c%20ozy.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="291" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4... Let's jump right in.</span></span><p style="background-color: white;"></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Which books never grow old for you? <b> Most any of them written by my favorite author, Lori Wick. I wish she were still writing and publishing books.</b><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. We will make a movie from your favorite novel. Which actors would fit the parts well? <b>My favorite novel is "Pretense" by Lori Wick and I really have no idea who I'd want to play the 2 main characters.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Do you find yourself daydreaming and thinking about the books you read? <b>Yes, sometimes.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. When you get ready to sit down and read is there a ritual to it? Do you assemble a drink or snacks? How do you make yourself comfy? <b>I really have no set ritual. It's just whenever I have the time and inclination, I'll pick up and read. Of course, now after answering these questions, I think it's about time for me to read "Pretense" again.</b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting. Click on the phrase, you and your books, at the top for the link up.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div><div class="blenza-wrapper" style="background-color: white; clear: left; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.3px;"></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-78113798228040727952024-02-05T10:58:00.001-05:002024-02-05T12:43:32.581-05:00Bits of This and That<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFDIhioqIDknELMC5rVoTEoi8Elpu5_qpvr7zbskTWU82W_jt1nB0ECd2xIr3K9qwclDEv_nKXAlzTBoEkvu_DwgBYDFLrD7xk9Wwz3Q50W8fsnYOMk7_qP8iRNxs3VmWQpufZ7x2poTbZVA2Y6X4wRyWxZ402OfwVJspCX8XwWvYXrXGc4niUPu7s0hw/s649/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="649" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFDIhioqIDknELMC5rVoTEoi8Elpu5_qpvr7zbskTWU82W_jt1nB0ECd2xIr3K9qwclDEv_nKXAlzTBoEkvu_DwgBYDFLrD7xk9Wwz3Q50W8fsnYOMk7_qP8iRNxs3VmWQpufZ7x2poTbZVA2Y6X4wRyWxZ402OfwVJspCX8XwWvYXrXGc4niUPu7s0hw/s320/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We had a nice weekend. We spent quite a bit of time at home, but we did get out every day for a little while. We've actually seen some sunshine, which just lifts my spirits a lot! In fact the sun is shining right now as I'm writing this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Friday morning we both had chiropractor's appointments. It was a very good thing as I've been having some minor issues with my sciatica. It's feeling quite a bit better now. Hubby's doing a lot better too as most of his neck issues are completely gone. After that we came by the church to finish up a few things and then went out to lunch and ran some errands and then home for the evening. I watched a good movie called, Finding Forrester. Some pretty harsh language, but the story was pretty awesome. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Saturday we went to Outback for lunch. It's been months since we've had Outback and it was very delicious! I watched another movie called, Queen Bees. I enjoyed this one too. It was just so funny!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then that evening, I went to a retirement party for a former co-worker. He is such a great guy and I'm so happy for him. I worked with him for all of his career, except the last 2 years. He is one of the kindest men I have ever known. It was so good seeing so many friends that I hadn't seen for quite awhile. Here's a photo (from FB) of the retiree as, of course, I didn't take any pictures. Thanks Chris for your 25 years of service. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITRLpv-q1hgxoakRGqTYeKkata4YXRViUsgPmYm17vxIbOM0ewCfebag6-CCrI4CxS3apmiySDUPME7ljd2SE1P-ijZrMrRGW_u15yUUqW81eehRAbRib0WzO0iyP-WWtzPrIr2-P1yxwYTPD9SKD7vMIbVjPpvLmomSS5wrEY2YlnuovMXwk8vxayAWN/s600/425003672_698076599172343_3076665728188472497_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITRLpv-q1hgxoakRGqTYeKkata4YXRViUsgPmYm17vxIbOM0ewCfebag6-CCrI4CxS3apmiySDUPME7ljd2SE1P-ijZrMrRGW_u15yUUqW81eehRAbRib0WzO0iyP-WWtzPrIr2-P1yxwYTPD9SKD7vMIbVjPpvLmomSS5wrEY2YlnuovMXwk8vxayAWN/w400-h225/425003672_698076599172343_3076665728188472497_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Sunday, we had 2 services with a nice nap in the afternoon. Always, my favorite activity on Sunday afternoons. And it's just not because I'm old, as I've always loved a Sunday afternoon nap.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Below is the pre-recorded sermon, which is the last in the Jonah - Outrageous Grace series.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OfRl2xFGPck?si=pFoQ7hj2q5GntQOL" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-88454169303720765432024-01-31T09:42:00.000-05:002024-01-31T09:42:13.194-05:00Wednesday Hodgepodge<p> </p><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"> <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow"> <img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M8YfvBiC7o_ueFFoE1cvpf1DEAtZ1MLtBFGjt6n2hztDiZk3FSo3AGaVfJ9-5itD6pCCQM7Da2oH6HmLSEe066M7FIxC9kQWxlz4opeTb8iYiLwWvhS-YJZM59xPFiXdadKME99Dcg/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" width="273" /> </a> </div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Click above if you'd like to link up.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>1. January 29th is National Puzzle Day. Do you enjoy puzzles? What kind (crossword, jigsaw, sudoku, etc)? How often do you work a puzzle? <b><i>I do enjoy puzzles. I probably do some kind of word puzzle every day, such as Wordle. I love a good jigsaw puzzle also, but it's been awhile since I've done one. </i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. Something you currently find 'puzzling'? <b><i>Why it is that since I've retired, it seems to be harder to get everything accomplished that I want in a day, than when I was working 8 hours a day and trying to get those same things accomplished. lol</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. What's your go-to dish to take to someone who needs a meal (new baby, bereavement, etc)? <b><i>Probably something from a restaurant like Cracker Barrel</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. Do you watch any HGTV and/or The Food Network? If so, what's your favorite program there? <b><i>I don't watch either of those any more. There's no reason, other than we just don't watch them.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. Wrap up your January in five words, with a five word phrase, or with a five word sentence. <b><i>January was a good month.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. Insert your own random thought here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGULZNNEgmXeWOBL2ZVQ4UCkWw1wEnLHhUxZLBUfSxDjz2AYCf8Tj00sLjv7K5xBaRHvT_C2dUvjDfaMsakJAzuCEi_j3k38yiLczW7NfYEwnkA0DyOU1kjvOarXxSjdrKnsZ1UoJW48F_HFJJN4wX_EPEiexVSgAMe1hDPVAhMC4VlBpqA1P4Ex2na57/s1280/Tracy%20Twitter%20Quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGULZNNEgmXeWOBL2ZVQ4UCkWw1wEnLHhUxZLBUfSxDjz2AYCf8Tj00sLjv7K5xBaRHvT_C2dUvjDfaMsakJAzuCEi_j3k38yiLczW7NfYEwnkA0DyOU1kjvOarXxSjdrKnsZ1UoJW48F_HFJJN4wX_EPEiexVSgAMe1hDPVAhMC4VlBpqA1P4Ex2na57/w400-h225/Tracy%20Twitter%20Quote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-20990414407407448732024-01-29T10:39:00.004-05:002024-01-29T10:39:37.094-05:00Bits of This and That<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsjdDrlLFGX2vNR-_NEbLSvqkg7hKxvbNE-104wfJ2tgQ7_O5OJMDXJAeYLiFmpSTQIq1ChKOeYdLPMBQo75Gy06lfE4az3rELn4ItxaUdPj16Gf_ZjRSz77Rv8EJAc504sWFeO6gzJbRdMnaJQ6xoV0GOWLED4SSeaebCxFxhqMNar0sYnTSjeygNr0i/s649/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="649" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsjdDrlLFGX2vNR-_NEbLSvqkg7hKxvbNE-104wfJ2tgQ7_O5OJMDXJAeYLiFmpSTQIq1ChKOeYdLPMBQo75Gy06lfE4az3rELn4ItxaUdPj16Gf_ZjRSz77Rv8EJAc504sWFeO6gzJbRdMnaJQ6xoV0GOWLED4SSeaebCxFxhqMNar0sYnTSjeygNr0i/s320/Bits%20of%20This%20and%20That.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We've had a good weekend, even though it rained through the vast majority of it. It's looked grey like the below photo most of the weekend.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4BLwi2G9ao8l8fYO9ATwncUsKVgzSof7KAs5C7lEgRww1-xAuCUhXreMaQmZ0h3FAs0ozdy0aeRzKfaXE6zEvHRQxSTkonFw1W-NmtcwBpl9M391Xj0iK0stJE5447_1Irt2v-xJ4ecFGikDIsa1knz0MNzT_T0IZ0DWqbsEfKWH6PDnqsIVV_MDu77L/s4032/IMG_0532.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4BLwi2G9ao8l8fYO9ATwncUsKVgzSof7KAs5C7lEgRww1-xAuCUhXreMaQmZ0h3FAs0ozdy0aeRzKfaXE6zEvHRQxSTkonFw1W-NmtcwBpl9M391Xj0iK0stJE5447_1Irt2v-xJ4ecFGikDIsa1knz0MNzT_T0IZ0DWqbsEfKWH6PDnqsIVV_MDu77L/s320/IMG_0532.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSosVtLemlu9cftYUlm1_-0eFsrkuKgEUfCL9lWtO0fyX2aOHqcwM9p8i0lXN-me1jqYjMDIjus2eo-Aoz3s1FR3CldhIKA0wkMWU4Wep_MyXAqXduPr2IxMCrNdFJFh8tKrcZmPyWgrCE5IFNs4THvR3QJMECXhJpaVSbH85MyLVu0FdELn-OErjjbF3/s4032/IMG_0531.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSosVtLemlu9cftYUlm1_-0eFsrkuKgEUfCL9lWtO0fyX2aOHqcwM9p8i0lXN-me1jqYjMDIjus2eo-Aoz3s1FR3CldhIKA0wkMWU4Wep_MyXAqXduPr2IxMCrNdFJFh8tKrcZmPyWgrCE5IFNs4THvR3QJMECXhJpaVSbH85MyLVu0FdELn-OErjjbF3/s320/IMG_0531.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tracy and I picked up his mom and then we met up with my sister and her husband and had lunch at a place called Rod's Capricorn Inn. It's just a small restaurant out in the middle of no where. But let me tell you, their food is delicious and plentiful! Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures (because no one in our group likes to have their pictures made. lol).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Saturday, hubby and I went to Culvers for lunch and I found out they have an awesome fish dinner. Oh my! It was good. Saturday evening we watched a Hallmark mystery movie that hubby had recorded and it was good. I also did some laundry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm still watching "The Chosen" and I'm in Season 3. I'm still enjoying it. Last night I finished the project I was helping with for the kids at my sister's church. So now my plan is to start a new baby blanket or maybe it will be a lap blanket sometime today. My plan is to make a ripple pattern in several shades of blue with a layer of white involved also. When I get a good start, I'll take a picture and show it here, if I'm like it. lol I have never done a ripple and I'm excited to learn something new.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tracy preached the 4th sermon from his Jonah Study. I can hardly believe how much I'm learning from this small book of the Bible. I'm posting the pre-recorded sermon below. "Outrageous Grace - Travelling with Jonah" Message #4 The Greatest Revival In History.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MxmDMByZKDg?si=-BdI5q9VYrt2s8lV" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a great day. We're supposed to have some sunny days towards the end of this week and I am so looking forward to it. In the meantime, I intend to enjoy the day God has given me today.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-45102483881464735882024-01-27T09:34:00.000-05:002024-01-27T09:34:45.941-05:00Sharing 4 Somethings - January 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNh5Nqeeb4LmmBl40MPn3r2RHGsEmJipfge6sbxQ7CVpDOuEJOY3qdAJBBvkkRX6FGlx4eyEn2pNaOkp34PFkPfU0SMPJn_IoWNWcTacAzR3uzgwytCK9FydpB65I_6RMlajty9GaDImc2K0fb34Yu-J1QZGq-_qzHU1tvHPUIKSDHlYwYJ-ebFVYc4D3/s2060/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="2060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNh5Nqeeb4LmmBl40MPn3r2RHGsEmJipfge6sbxQ7CVpDOuEJOY3qdAJBBvkkRX6FGlx4eyEn2pNaOkp34PFkPfU0SMPJn_IoWNWcTacAzR3uzgwytCK9FydpB65I_6RMlajty9GaDImc2K0fb34Yu-J1QZGq-_qzHU1tvHPUIKSDHlYwYJ-ebFVYc4D3/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 18.7px; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Today is our first Share 4 Somethings of 2024 and we're sharing some things we've loved and/or disliked, accomplished, some things we've improved up and/or that need improvement, and noticed.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b>Loved</b> - I've loved spending a little more time at home. With the snow and really cold temperatures, we've opted not to go out some days. I'm loving watching The Chosen again. I'm also loving listening to the gospels with Annie F. Downs. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b>Accomplished</b> - I finished putting away Christmas decorations and have 3-4 big boxes to donate. I know I will be happy for that next year when I don't have to carry all those boxes in and go through them to decide what I want to use. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b>Improved/Still improving</b> - </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">I'm liking the results of downsizing and decluttering some. I'm very slow at this process, but I'm loving the results.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Noticed</b> - I've noticed that my reading has slowed down some. I'm reading the 3rd book in a series and the main character was introduced in book 2 and I didn't much care for her (not knowing she would be the main character in this book) but I want to finish it (although, I know I said in an earlier post that I rarely finish a book I don't like) so I can read book 4. So while that has slowed me down, I intend to pick it back up this weekend and get on with my reading goal for the year.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's my 4 Somethings to share. You can click <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/01/share-4-somethings-edition-one-of-2024.html">here</a> if you'd like to link up.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 18.7px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrzihX4ic2vdx0zqC2Gz5SBBBSIfkv1Fku5zWBHjLdAQPHy7lmG9YtsvapeVhbXPpBR2pSZXDlGJZ98tsYi6Pmur1MzrorReen8fvG5aHF0rvB2MBLmxtW7nIQINJukudtdeM_cACa1sIggqpmgQvzC1Q91n0CSBuu84dLbEPwnULE4JfxJFPfLxXrREt/s640/Share%204%20Somethings%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrzihX4ic2vdx0zqC2Gz5SBBBSIfkv1Fku5zWBHjLdAQPHy7lmG9YtsvapeVhbXPpBR2pSZXDlGJZ98tsYi6Pmur1MzrorReen8fvG5aHF0rvB2MBLmxtW7nIQINJukudtdeM_cACa1sIggqpmgQvzC1Q91n0CSBuu84dLbEPwnULE4JfxJFPfLxXrREt/s320/Share%204%20Somethings%202024.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">T</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">hanks for visiting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div><p style="text-align: right;"></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-55697203706677218922024-01-26T09:05:00.001-05:002024-01-26T09:05:58.295-05:00Friday Photos<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I really haven't taken many photos this week, just 5. And they are not very good. But here you go with 2 of them.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi26VHo0whFWQQf8WPaP4C5CuQMalx0Cp-Dy3zRFS-xaAEnlFEHVGg6UWwbO0BmHDqaA9m92OBRXGkYDRgCg4K6HFEWuBoFegRbm7PrqIx-dHfDjIqEI_3YNY8mHYrh6M1ssHOuEgqyBZabhA66T09VTWOdrf17W73VfXLVlw-hg0m1p8nuWIEJg1JZa2v/s3788/IMG_0530.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3788" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi26VHo0whFWQQf8WPaP4C5CuQMalx0Cp-Dy3zRFS-xaAEnlFEHVGg6UWwbO0BmHDqaA9m92OBRXGkYDRgCg4K6HFEWuBoFegRbm7PrqIx-dHfDjIqEI_3YNY8mHYrh6M1ssHOuEgqyBZabhA66T09VTWOdrf17W73VfXLVlw-hg0m1p8nuWIEJg1JZa2v/w510-h640/IMG_0530.HEIC" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy and I relaxing on the recliner,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPIMvFUm1CIgfzaz0wtiu509ebA4t6RduuH4pv2U435f69f_l4T0PQqWBPe6dYaPgCun-Oo1UrFyXPHY6ssThpIunFAwYCUQQ3Ehgbm6bDM5YBxBCEgoVseqDBtFCjYSDr2euqN60BfbOVYyRM9qdoAwnTHE9SPF1noNmwPzJ5mViFRKd4QCKQhTnY3TQ/s4032/IMG_0525.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPIMvFUm1CIgfzaz0wtiu509ebA4t6RduuH4pv2U435f69f_l4T0PQqWBPe6dYaPgCun-Oo1UrFyXPHY6ssThpIunFAwYCUQQ3Ehgbm6bDM5YBxBCEgoVseqDBtFCjYSDr2euqN60BfbOVYyRM9qdoAwnTHE9SPF1noNmwPzJ5mViFRKd4QCKQhTnY3TQ/w480-h640/IMG_0525.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a cup of hot chocolate in hubby's Liquid Patience mug.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Even though I didn't take many pictures, I have enjoyed my week. I've enjoyed my time reading blogs, watching some TV with hubby in the evenings and crocheting and just enjoying life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We'll be leaving shortly to go meet my sister and her husband for lunch. We're also going to take hubby's mom with us. It's a good day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So tell me, how was your week?</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-89328492990087731352024-01-25T10:26:00.003-05:002024-01-25T10:28:29.681-05:00Thankful Thursday<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCWp8jnDqbukCggd8ycnBNwPjrdw8tvOMG2mD6KClnQ8xi2687LroQi7Fl16OtMPcEQjoH4S0Ax1xMC8WpbLUN2hd5w8l7YWIPeUubCB4VBs19OMcKmTSsx4X1B7qtm4K5ov2ynmSCXmuYSsbeXl_zrTF-O1ex57VFECLGekJUijK63g_xLV806Z8b85R/s794/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCWp8jnDqbukCggd8ycnBNwPjrdw8tvOMG2mD6KClnQ8xi2687LroQi7Fl16OtMPcEQjoH4S0Ax1xMC8WpbLUN2hd5w8l7YWIPeUubCB4VBs19OMcKmTSsx4X1B7qtm4K5ov2ynmSCXmuYSsbeXl_zrTF-O1ex57VFECLGekJUijK63g_xLV806Z8b85R/s320/Thankful%20Thursday.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good morning!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's time for me to give thanks to the Lord this morning. Here are a few things I'm thankful for right now:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* The weather has warmed up some. It's still raining and grey, but it's warmer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* Have you ever tried the pineapple/mango smoothie from McDonald's. It's very good and so is the banana/strawberry one. I'm thankful to be enjoying one this morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I'm enjoying the Bible study on Wednesday nights. Hubby is teaching us from Acts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I started watching The Chosen this week. I've just finished Season 1 and plan to begin Season 2 this afternoon. After spending 11 months in the gospels last year, I think I'm enjoying watching it even better this time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I'm very thankful for my family and my church family. I feel so blessed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">* I'm thankful for each and everyone of you, my blogging friends. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's my list for today. What are you thankful for?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm linking up with Jennifer for this post today. You can link up <b><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/01/thankful-thursday-1252024.html" target="_blank">here</a> </b>with your Thankful post if you'd like. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/01/thankful-thursday-1182024.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpkmGjboDPjb-vGHNkoekZ0T6R2ir61Tbr6ZOUHXbScCqWw8BPfJlqus_Ahszg3Fd9WAlKzZKnXWc9OsR6nSJLipoJ6wCP2akoWyMpR9VHAzgkeeApdTA7oPI1g1mxVogMeqwNIkR1LOPVxKEWNQ-A_MC_UUCEvzDxmX34WZ4T5U227fBWBld-zO3lvNN/s320/Thursday%20Thanks.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for the visit today.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870836041061571896.post-82488734926738214122024-01-24T10:12:00.004-05:002024-01-24T10:59:12.991-05:00Wednesday Hodgepodge <p> </p><div class="from-this-side-of-the-pond-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 273px;"> <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow"> <img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M8YfvBiC7o_ueFFoE1cvpf1DEAtZ1MLtBFGjt6n2hztDiZk3FSo3AGaVfJ9-5itD6pCCQM7Da2oH6HmLSEe066M7FIxC9kQWxlz4opeTb8iYiLwWvhS-YJZM59xPFiXdadKME99Dcg/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" width="273" /> </a> </div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Do you have a word for the year (WOTY)? If so, and you'd like to share, please share. How do you decide on a word? If you don't have a word are you still on the hunt for one for 2024? <b><i>I do not have a WOTY and really don't plan to this year.</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. January 23rd is National Pie Day...will you celebrate? Do you like pie? What's your favorite? <b><i>No, I probably will not celebrate it. I like some pies, but I prefer cake. My favorite is probably coconut cream pie.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Tipping. What are your thoughts, expectations, as to who, when where? Do you appreciate a store/restaurant giving a 'suggested amount'? Have you ever left an extravagant tip? <b><i>We always tip at restaurants, beauticians and the pet groomers. That's all I can think of right now. I don't mind the suggestion of a tip amount. However, I may or may not follow it.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. Share with us one household 'tip' that works for you. <b><i>Wash the pots and pans and other items as you cook. It makes clean-up so much easier after the meal.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. Influencers on social media are people who've built a reputation for their knowledge and expertise on a particular subject. Do you follow any influencers online? Have you made a purchase or tried something new because of that 'influence'? If there's one you particularly enjoy tell us who they are and why you enjoy them. <b><i>There are many well-known Christian speakers and authors that I follow and enjoy. I also follow some crocheters that I really enjoy. Bagoday Crochet is a favorite crocheter. She has over 1,000 free tutorials on YouTube. She’s so easy to understand and follow. She has taught me a lot about yarn. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. Insert your own random thought here.<b><i> </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48SUjCL1_h18vxHpJ5pGVLcx1r3C2bYx3Gy7WDyI4GEYPSleNjadiPuhCBMLGjLpsvyv_d03q83sL3CQUBgX-_DfphN-8HoOePCDP8GCZr4jY5eG3Knd6KDjcctrDkhONGLU-K0edNw1bB79HaOsq8qr8FVpUJXMiB95HMRUmEG3rYbN-S4jpiVHO98BM/s1280/Presentation1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48SUjCL1_h18vxHpJ5pGVLcx1r3C2bYx3Gy7WDyI4GEYPSleNjadiPuhCBMLGjLpsvyv_d03q83sL3CQUBgX-_DfphN-8HoOePCDP8GCZr4jY5eG3Knd6KDjcctrDkhONGLU-K0edNw1bB79HaOsq8qr8FVpUJXMiB95HMRUmEG3rYbN-S4jpiVHO98BM/w640-h360/Presentation1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting and you can get to the Hodgepodge link-up by using the button at the top of the page.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: x-large;">Cathy</span></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.com21