Here we are; the last month of this crazy year. I don’t want to jinx anything but I really don’t expect that a number on a calendar is going to significantly change anything. Ugh. Well, woke up this morning to six inches of snow, and we got several more during the day. It’s still snowing and very windy. I opted not to go in to work; after all, I am retired, right?? So after lunch I went to my appointment (roads were clear) and stopped in at Jeannette, but then came home and continued working on the tree. Chrissy came over and helped with the ornaments, and I finished with the icicles. So all the decorating is done! And Wednesday is my day off, so I’m going to clean this house! There are dust bunnies, glitter, bits of garlands, and just plain yuck all over the place. It needs a good scrubbing!
Byron (John’s preacher) sent us a few pictures he took of the snow when he stopped to check on John. They got more snow than we did. And also here are a few random photos of more decorations.
Today I listened to Bram at First Baptist. It was the first day of Advent, and he talked about HOPE, and how it’s our anchor. Hope is not just a wish, but it’s faith in knowing God is at work, of a promise of the fulfilment of God. We have hope in Him, and we are not disappointed. Christmas is not just a day, it’s a life. Celebrate the life of Jesus, and celebrate the anticipated coming of the Christ child!
On this day in 1887 Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print. In 1913 Ford Motor Company began the world’s first moving assembly line for the Model T Ford. Hugh Hefner put out the first edition of Playboy magazine in 1953, with Marilyn Monroe as the centerfold. In 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus and give her seat to a white passenger, and in 1978 US President Jimmy Carter more than doubled the size of the National Park System. And in 1985 the mini-series Anne of Green Gables staring Megan Follows was first shown. Mary Martin (my favorite Peter Pan!) was born in 1913, Woody Allen in 1935, Richard Pryor in 1940, and Bette Midler in 1945. And my friend from Hempfield High School (actually one of our class officers!) and part of Hempfield Church youth group with me, Ernie Hertzog, is having a birthday today. Happy birthday Ernie – wishing you the best!
TOMORROW December 2 is:
Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, take time to stop and consider the Advent season, the coming of the Baby, the salvation of us all. God’s best gift! God bless….
Love the decorations!
Thanks Karen! Sure wish life co-operated a little more that you could be here. It’s going to be sparse this year. We just keep sharing and loving from a distance! Love you!!!