April 23, 2020

Snoopy’s brother Spike had words of wisdom for us today – God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.  Neither of us know exactly how to translate that!  Spike is a prickly little guy – haha.  I actually went to work for about an hour – and it was very good to be there.  Just a few stray chores from the month of close-down but hoping to slowly get back into things.  I came home and had a piece of the delicious banana bread Kelly and Mom made yesterday, then spent about 3 hours outside on the hill pulling and digging weeds.  It looks so nice, and almost done!  Just 2 little sections left.  After getting cleaned up, I dusted and swept the house before making dinner.  Logan asked for tater tots and fried spam; Chase wanted Goldfish.  No surprise there.  I watched a webinar on Remote Online Notarization (oh, joy) and Kelly had an online meeting.  We spent the last of the evening watching Anne – the continuing saga.  It was very intense and not my favorite but I loved the end!  You have to actually read the books (I think there are 8) to really get the story.

I listened to Micah’s message from Old Mahoning Baptist about ‘From Fear to Courageous.   Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to handle fear.  We can overcome fear by having a personal encounter with Jesus, as in through the instructions in the Bible and sharing with fellow believers.  Also, by following and taking to heart the instructions laid out for us, such as the Good Commission:  Go, Teach, Baptize, Preach (Matthew 28:16-20).  Also, we can believe and claim the promises Jesus gave us, i.e. He will be with us forever.  And last, believe in his power and the gift of the holy spirit in us.  And of course, believe he will come again.   

On this date in 1791, William Shakespeare was born. In 1791 James Buchanan – only US President from Pennsylvania – was born.  In 1861 Robert E Lee was named commander of the Virginia Confederate Forces. Shirley Temple was born in 1928 and was everyone’s favorite child star!  In 1954 Hank Aaron hit the first of 755 home runs. 

The Bible is full of comfort, instruction, and promises – discover them for yourself!  God Bless….