"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands........" 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Taboo sits in front of the large, dining room window.....

something has caught his attention...........

let's see.........what kind of bird is this?

It is a good sized hawk, enjoying the water 

and having the best time, splashing around...........

but wait...........what is that sound??
a tiny woodpecker is tap tap tapping
on the tree in front of the window


it is almost too much for Taboo to have to  be stuck inside....
only to be able to watch.  Just when he thought
this fun was over


up comes a hungry buck to enjoy some of the feed 
that the birds have not yet discovered.


All of this excitement can wear one small black cat out.
Now Taboo sleeps.........flicking his tail and paw
now and then......dreaming of what is in front of the window.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Wishing you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!

Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more:
Peace in the hearts of all men living,
peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.
Joseph Auslander

Friday, November 8, 2019

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play.............

So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.”
Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Do you ever feel that the world is whirling around so fast

and causing you to get tired of the ride and you  want to just 
hop off........preferring to take a slow walk........
away from all of the "hurriedness" of it all?
(This photo ( by French photographer Willy Ronis)  reminds of how friends used to
get together........)

With all of the social media that we all try to keep 
up with .........and with all of the technical do dads that
we all need to keep up with the "hurriedness" .......
it is amazing that we can juggle it all.
For me, I don't juggle as much as others.........
but I have noticed.............
with social media............friends don't call 
or email...........they just want a quick chat and 
nothing that touches the heart between friends is ever talked about. 
It is so easy to just type" hello" " I will pray for you"
instead of actually learning about the issue at hand and taking time to care about what is going on.
It sometimes gets to where a person is just a counted number as a 
social media friend .........
instead of being considered a  
friend to catch up with over a cup of coffee. 
The "hurriedness "of life seems to have taken the 
coffee out of friendship. 
I love updated things in this world,
my washing machine, my vacuum, electricity,
and let's not forget........indoor plumbing,....and I do love
some aspects of social media.........
but I think I do  not want to 
 be just  a "social media, head count" friend.
You can find me , however, waiting
with a hot cup of coffee and a listening heart!