Thankful Thursday

 

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Things I am thankful for today:

*  Elijah Bible Study:  So enjoying this Bible Study by Priscilla Shirer.  We are over halfway through and it just seems to be getting better as we go.  If you're looking for a video driven Bible Study I would definitely recommend this one.  

*  Women of the Bible Study Group:  I think this is also the reason for enjoying the above Bible Study.  This group of women are so fun to be with and so want to learn all they can about living for the Lord.  They are all different ages and in all stages of life and from all different churches.  I learn so much during our discussions.  I just feel so blessed to get to do Bible Study with each one.

*  TV Time with hubby in the evenings:  This may seem silly, but I so enjoy this time with my husband in the evenings.  We just relax and watch TV and laugh and talk.  Again, I just feel so blessed that we have this time together.

*  Each one of you:  I so enjoy reading your blogs and feel honored that you read mine.  I love getting to "know" you all here in blogland.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you are blessed today.  Of course, the very fact that we are breathing and moving shows we have already been blessed today.

Cathy

Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

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1. Do you think intuition is as valuable as rational thinking? Explain why or why not. I think both are important.  

2. In the grand scheme of things it's more important to trust God and then rest than it is to worry about our problems.. 

3. Last place you went that felt like 'Grand Central Station'? Have you ever actually been to Grand Central Station (and by Grand Central Station I mean Grand Central Terminal)? Quite often my dead end street seems like Grand Central Station, especially when I'm out walking the dog right after work.  I guess everyone who lives on the street is coming home then too.  Man, it can sure be a madhouse!  No I have never been to Grand Central Terminal but I have been to the Cincinnati Union Terminal which is now a Museum but used to be a busy train terminal.  I posted these pictures from a trip there in December, 2011.  You can go here to check out that post.

Such a beautiful place.

Love these windows and humongous flag!

Beautiful mural inside (just part of it)

The girls looking at something.  Man I miss the days of doing stuff like this with them.

Model Train Exhibit for Christmas

4. October 6 is National Noodle Day. What's your favorite dish made with noodles and have you made/eaten this dish lately? Beef and noodles are my favorite.  We make it in a crock pot.  We cook a beef roast all day and then I make the noodles right before eating.  Sometimes we add sour cream to our servings before eating which makes them creamier or sometimes not.  Both ways are delicious.  We probably make this about once a month or so.

5. A time recently you had to really 'use your noodle'? Elaborate. Definitely right now while trying to get all the things done and ready for retirement.  So much to think about.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

So many times when I read the Bible, I think people like David and Elijah were superhero type people.  But honestly, they were just human like we are.  However, they truly listened to God and did what He said most of the time.  And that is exactly what I need to do.

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

Cathy

Tuesday 4

 

Kitchen Dreams

 Welcome to Tuesday 4 in memory of Toni Taddeo!

This week's questions were provided by Pamela Steiner who has the Closed Doors Open Windows blog.

1.  They say the kitchen is the heart of the home...tell us about YOUR kitchen. What is your favorite part of your kitchen?  Our kitchen has lots of cabinets and it's kind of long and narrow.  It is open on one end into the "dining room" but really for us it's a continuation of the kitchen and it's where our table is.  My favorite thing in my kitchen is that there is a window looking into our back yard over the sink.  So when I wash dishes I can see out there.
 
2. If money were no object, what would be your "dream kitchen"?  I would like a more square kitchen where I could have a big island in the middle and lots of room for people to be in there with me.
 
3.  Tell us about a favorite memory from your kitchen, or from a kitchen in your past, perhaps your mother's kitchen or your grandma's kitchen? All the get-togethers mom and dad had in their home and they always seemed to center around the kitchen.  Everyone loved to come to mom and dad's house because they made everyone right at home.  Mom was always willing to put people to work in the kitchen if they so desired.  

Dad and Mom serving themselves in their last kitchen

Mom and all her brothers and sisters enjoying each other
 just outside her last kitchen which was very small

Mom at one of our get-togethers.

 4.  If you could invite anyone in the world (either past or present) to come visit with you in your kitchen, who would it be, and why?  Mom and Dad because I miss them.  But I really would never want them to have to come back to his world.  I'd much rather go to them when it's time (but not too soon, because I hope to see my grandson grow up.
 

Thanks for visiting.  Why not link up here and tell us about your kitchen.

Cathy

A Sentence A Day - September 2021

 My September one day at a time.  

1 - Wednesday.  Sold my car today - paperwork to be completed next week.

2 - Thursday.  Went with my sister after work to change out the summer flowers for fall flowers at my mom and dad's marker and my brother's also.

3 - Friday.  Started a jigsaw puzzle after work and watched TV with hubby for a very nice quiet evening.

4 - Saturday.  Hubby had Italian for lunch and then went to the Cincinnati Airport and watched the airplanes from the Observation area and then went shopping in the area and I finished the jigsaw puzzle I started Friday.

5 - Sunday.  Church and then came home for lunch and had a nap and a quiet night at home watching some TV after evening church.

6 - Monday.  Happy Labor Day and I got a new chair today that I love as my old recliner was starting to get threadbare in some places.

7 - Tuesday.  Back to work today after a 3 day weekend and then hamburgers and baked fries for dinner and did some laundry too.

8 - Wednesday.  After work we had eggs and sausage for dinner and then went to church and then home to watch Bones and JAG.

9 - Thursday.  Work, Salisbury Steak for dinner and did a load of laundry and crocheted on a baby blanket I'm making.

10 - Friday.  After work we picked up dinner and went home.

11 - Saturday.  Met up with my sister at 8:30am and then picked up the other sister and did some Walmarting for the week then went home and unloaded with hubby's help and we took off and got some lunch at Chili's and then took a drive and I got a Starbucks and he got a McD's Diet Coke and then headed home for an evening of TV show binging.

12 - Sunday.  Great services again (our little church is starting to grow) and home for a good nap.

13 - Monday.  Happy 27th Birthday Kerri!

14 - Tuesday.  Finished my book (Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick) before work and Ladies Bible study started tonight and we are doing the Priscilla Shirer study on Elijah...so much fun with all the ladies and started reading a new book.

15 - Wednesday.  Work and a quiet night at home binging some Bones and JAG.

16 - Thursday.  Picked up dinner from Noodles and Co. after work.

17 - Friday.  Work and Chiropractor Appointment.

18 - Saturday.  We had a rummage sale at church until 2p and then hubby and I went out for an early dinner/late lunch and then laundry at home that night and hubby made reservations for our November vacation.

19 - Sunday.  Typical Sunday with Church and a nice nap in the afternoon.

20 - Monday.  Work and then to the license bureau to transfer the plates from the car I just sold to the van we just bought and then home for some light housekeeping.

21 - Tuesday.  We had Bible Study and it was so very good and in the night sometime, someone obliterated our mailbox...hope no one was hurt because the split the pole in half and the mailbox itself was in pieces.

Completely destroyed - post in pieces

22 - Wednesday.  Ordered a new mailbox and post from Lowes on the way into work and picked up after work but will have to wait for the rain to stop and dry up a little before we can put it up...hubby made chili for supper which was perfect for this rainy, cool night.

23 - Thursday.  Our new mailbox was installed, our wonderful neighbor did most of the work and we feel so blessed.

New Mailbox - Lucy checking it out

24 - Friday.  Ordered in pizza and had a quiet night at home.

25 - Saturday.  The sisters did another Walmart trip in the morning and then hubby and I went out for lunch and some errands.

26 - Sunday.  Found out Sunday afternoon at another one of our cousins passed away unexpectedly today.

27 - Monday.  Back to work and picked up groceries afterward and then home where I cooked us some dinner.

28 - Tuesday.  Work and Bible Study group and I sure do love these ladies and this would have been my brother's 70th birthday, had God not taken him home in 2014.

Happy Birthday in heaven Larry.

You are missed.

29 - Wednesday.  Worked and then went home and cooked dinner and did some laundry and watched some TV and some reading.

30 - Thursday.  

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Cathy

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Friday Photos

 

Here are a few pictures from my phone this week.

This fella is hanging around outside my window at work.  I took
 this several days ago and he's still there!  Oh and by the way,
 I hate spiders, but as long as he stays outside,
I'm okay with him being there.

I love the colors of this mum, so bright and cheery.

Beautiful sunrise sky this morning.

Here's a little better picture.  However it really was much more pink and
not so orange, but this is the best I could get.

Silly boy and his puppy!

Worn out little boy!

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

Cathy