Ma, did you know Thanksgiving is next week?
I did know that. I actually got out a suitcase last night, sat down to think, and fell asleep. Tonight I should probably do a little packing, since I leave for the airport tomorrow night about 1o:30pm, to fly all night and get home about 3 in the afternoon on Thursday. I got a new rolling duffle for last year, ran out of time to even take it out of the box, so used the old. This year I got it out!!
I'm working Thanksgiving Day, I will be cooking my bird on Sunday.
Read: Isaiah 28:23-29
This also comes from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. —Isaiah 28:29
Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 5-7; Hebrews 12
During times of hardship, I often feel like whining, "Who needs this pain? I certainly don't!" But Isaiah 28 and my own experience tell me this is a shortsighted reaction. Not that we need hardship just for its own sake, but we do need to be changed and to mature. In God's hand, hardship can be an effective tool to bring about our much-needed growth.
In verses 23-28, we read the prophet's "poetic parable," written to help the people of Israel understand how God works and what He intended to accomplish in their lives through tough times. A farmer is portrayed skillfully plowing the ground, planting his crops, and threshing the harvest. If the soil could talk, it might have whined, "Who needs this painful plowing?" But the pain is not pointless. Isaiah said that the farmer is taught by God to work in measured and well-timed ways, handling delicate crops with care and others more vigorously, but always with a sure harvest in view.
Our reassurance during tough times is that the farmer's God is our God, "who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance" (v.29). His dealings with us are always thoughtful and purposeful, producing in us "the peaceable fruit of righteousness" (Hebrews 12:11). —Joanie Yoder
Good morning Everyone. Good morning to our
Military, our Allies and their families.
Thank you Spotsy for opening the Canteen today and serving up the Pancakes. They sure smell good. And, Spotsy, how did you know I've always wanted to take an Alaskan Cruise? That is on our dream list!
Well, yesterday here on the East Coast we had a rather nice fall day. And, it is promising to be the same today. Sunny and in the 60s. Just right for a sweater.
I see there's been a lot going on before I got here. I need to make some quick rounds to catch up and say Howdy to many.
The good news is that I've done my future homework except for a few lingering items. I've caught up on my workload. So.....this means I get to come back and play some more. Now remember, the Canteen is always open
So, come on in and sit for a while. There's alway plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS.
