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Posted on 01/02/2023 6:16:23 PM PST by JustAmy
Edited on 01/02/2023 7:28:26 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
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Well Done! :-)
Hi All! Getting snow today, all day. 😅 Waiting for it to stop or until Sunday morning before I plow it off the driveway.
Have a great day!
Brrr....that sounds really cold! I hope y’all aren’t anywhere near where that awful multi-car pileup on the interstate happened. Just awful!
I’ve got some kitties who have that same problem! LOL!
In the forties and sunny...wish it ciuld stay like this all winter.
That accident was not too close to here, it was south and east about an hour’s drive. I just checked a news story about it, says 85 vehicles were involved.
Snow is winding up here. Looks like no snow all week, but colder.
40 degrees sounds great!
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Snow would be way better than “colder”. We might....might...get a bit of snow on Wednesday. Not holding my breath! LOL!
Bible in a Year:
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Sometimes we may experience our own times of fear when we feel we’re not hearing from God—we pray but we don’t get answers. In Scripture, we find people getting answers to prayer quickly (see Daniel 9:20–23) and those not getting answers for a long time (see Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel 1:10–20). Perhaps the most poignant example of a delayed answer—one that surely struck terror in the hearts of Mary and Martha—was when they asked Jesus to help their sick brother Lazarus (John 11:3). Jesus delayed, and their brother died (vv. 6–7, 14–15). Yet four days later, Christ answered by resurrecting Lazarus (vv. 43–44).
Waiting for answers to our prayers can be difficult. But God can comfort and help as we “approach [His] throne of grace with confidence, . . . [that] we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
Checking in after plowing snow. It’s a winter wonderland out there! My guess is 8” of snow fell in 24 hours.
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Whoa! We would be totally paralyzed here with that much snow. LOL!
However, even we will be getting some “frozen mix” during the first part of this week. The wind is from the north already. It wouldn’t be a big deal except for my 5 semi-feral cats that have to be out in it. They wouldn’t come in if I wanted them to. They are afraid of my hubby. :) I have self-heating bed pads in order to help them keep as warm as possible.
Looks like we are getting -10 degrees early this week. 🥶
I’m ready for spring now. 😐
Bible in a Year:
They will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
“I just don’t think I can do this anymore,” my friend said through her tears as she discussed the overwhelming sense of hopelessness she faced as a nurse in a global health crisis. “I know that God has called me to nursing, but I’m overwhelmed and emotionally drained,” she confessed. Seeing that a cloud of exhaustion had come over her, I responded, “I know you feel helpless right now, but ask God to give you the direction you’re seeking and the strength to persevere.” At that moment, she decided to intentionally seek God through prayer. Soon after, my friend was invigorated with a new sense of purpose. Not only was she emboldened to continue nursing, but God also gave her the strength to serve even more people by traveling to hospitals around the country.
As believers in Jesus, we can always look to God for help and encouragement when we feel overburdened because “He will not grow tired or weary” (Isaiah 40:28). The prophet Isaiah states that our Father in heaven “gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak” (v. 29). Though God’s strength is everlasting, He knows that we’ll inevitably have days when we’re physically and emotionally consumed (v. 30). But when we look to God for our strength instead of trying to sprint through life’s challenges alone, He’ll restore and renew us and give us the resolve to press on in faith.
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Happy Arctic Monday!
Beautiful sunshine today and 8 degrees for a high temperature.
Sure looks pretty.
Birds busy at the feeders.
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Ok...you win. LOL! I’ll quit whining about my 25-degree day. :) Hope you don’t have to get out in that frigid stuff! Just enjoy all the birds...from inside the house. How hard is it to get Moose to go out in that kind of weather?
Poor mailman! LOL!
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