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We've had big ones before! Whew!  The forecast for what 2026 Winter Storm "Fern" could bring to the US is daunting. Tuesday the retirees here at Smith Mt Lake started and have continued storming our one grocery store in preparation. One neighbor is packing up her grandchildren and heading to Disney. Sunday is supposed to be 86 in Orlando.  We are prepared to be stuck at Shiloh. Our 1/2 long tree lined driveway usually loses trees in this kind of storm. The prayer is that no trees fall on our house. Bubba came and filled our propane tank yesterday! We will fill our two bathtubs with water so we can flush our toilets (life on a well system) and with way below freezing temps on the way we can set our perishable food on our screened porch in coolers. If we lose power we can cook on the grill. and I'll hunker down with my main squeeze for whatever comes our way. There are a lot of people needing wisdom ! If you listen to the weather channels it is a very complicated storm ...

  While working to set up for a funeral at church a young girl wandered inside. Her father was working outside to take down the church's giant Christmas tree.  She walked up to me and just stood there. I noticed a bulge in her jacket.  "What do you have? I inquired. Unzipping the jacket I could see a bit of black fur. Curiously I asked, "Is that a bunny?"  She explained, "No it's a day old baby goat and its mama has rejected it.  I'm going to try to bottle feed it, otherwise it will die." I laid my hands on the head of this pathetic little creature, which looked very close to death and prayed. The little girl went home and told her mother about our encounter. Three days later the mother texted me this picture of these sibling goats who were thriving. She asked if I would like one. It was tempting, but my husband quickly eyeballed me giving me a firm "No, not going to happen." Rejection-" the act of refusing to accept, use, or believe ...

Joy comes when you win "Wrestler of the Week! Music lifts me up and soothes me when I need to slow down. God seems to send me the right song, right out of the blue, at just the right time.  I'm still old school and leave the song selection up to the radio, YouTube or Pandora.  This one, has me bopping along as I start my day. The basis for these lyrics is most likely Psalm 30:5. Your anger lasts a little while, but your kindness lasts for a lifetime.  At night we may cry, but when morning comes we will celebrate. Click on the link below and sing along. Chorus And there will be joy in the morning. There will be joy in the morning.  If its not good then He's not done, not He's not done with it yet. There will be joy in the morning. Verse 1  Everything happens for a reason, but you don't know what you don't know and you'll never have peace if you don't let go of tomorrow, cause it ain't even faith till you plan falls apart, but you still choose to foll...

For Season 2 Episode 2  Turn to Philippians   1:12 -18  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-WR3TzW8Q4&t=14s If you missed Episode 1 Philippians 1:11-18 it is below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5-RL9u_ZBo&t=44s

  Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen the mins of each other. Proverbs 27:17   Two of my closest friends, with whom I maneuvered child rearing, get together twice a year to celebrate birthdays.  Their birthdays fall in August and mine in January.  We have all moved away from our hometown and now live near our daughters. Recently, we wished we had met in Florida and not in SW VA where the winds had us enduring sub zero temperatures.   One of the photos above testifies to the reality of the chill.  The restaurant in the hotel where we were staying passed out blankets for each guest to wrap up in during dinner!  My friends  totally surprised me by paying for my dinner that night.  That was unexpected. The cupcake photo is another unexpected blessing.  A hotel employee, who started as a bellman years ago, is now the hotel historian.  This young man is the bright spot whenever I visit. As we came back into our room one after...

This dessert tray has chocolate nibs under the delicious sweets.  Supposedly, they are very nutritious and high in cocoa, not sugar.   Paige Brown is back online and WOW is this lesson a treat!  Spiritually nutritious. https://www.youtube.com/live/NKTfVd8WxDs The Song "Who He Is"  Jamie Mac Donald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDw_ed9k1_w