Since I was off work sick yesterday I went in today. There was surprisingly quite a bit to do, and by the time I picked up necessary groceries (having missed my 6am Tuesday run!) it was almost 2pm when I got home. My back was still a little stiff and sore – I must have slept wrong on Monday night. But my morning walk seemed to help that a little.
After lunch I carefully and slowly took the lawn furniture down and storied it in the shed for the winter. I moved the reindeer out of the way first and moved them to the front, so they will be ready for their December appearance. Then I did some cleaning, had a salad, and hope to iron once I do this.
I listened to Steve at Maplewood Presbyterian this afternoon, and he talked about Jesus leading us, and preparing us to follow him. The leaders of His day – and also our day! – wanted fame and authority, and they loaded burdens on the people but they avoided those burdens and responsibilities themselves. The leaders liked to show off, but didn’t practice faith. But Jesus said the greatest should be the servants. Jesus didn’t come to abolish the law, but to fulfill the law. Jesus also told us his load is light; we should exchange our heavy burdens for His light one. We need to be filled with the fruits of righteousness not just APPEARANCE of righteousness. Our trees should produce fruit and reflect Jesus. A poor tree does not produce fruit – we should not ‘fake’ fruit! When we come to him, it should be in humility and worship. “I give you MYSELF, Lord!”
On this day in 1856 James Buchanan was elected 15th president of US – and our only PENNSYLVANIA president! Lots of birthdays. In 1879, Will Rogers was born, Walter Cronkite in 1916, and Art Carney in 1918. He played Ed Norton on ‘The Honeymooners’ – one of my dad’s favorite shows. In fact we always thought Dad looked a lot like Jackie Gleason! Matthew McConaughey was born in 1969, and Mary Todd Lincoln married Abraham Lincoln in 1842.
TOMORROW November 5 is:
- National Doughnut Day – YEA!
- National Love Your Red Hair Day
- National Cash Back Day
- National Men Make Dinner Day
Eat a donut, enjoy the predicted beautiful fall day, and be a blessing to someone! And make sure your tree is bearing the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control! God bless…. Have a fruit salad and share it liberally!
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