Posted on 12/13/2023 6:01:05 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Merry Christmas!
Happy hump day!
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Good evening, ML...((HUGS))....you and Tippy back is action? Enjoying some good walks?
It finally stopped snowing early this morning....probably have had a good foot of new snow.
All the snow is melted, and my knee is actually better, but the last week has been hampered by the worst cold i’ve ever experienced. So we went for walks, but not epic ones.
I’m feeling a bit better today, but I’ve lost two weeks of work. Grrrrrr.
Hitting the sheets now...that cold knocked the stuffing out of me.
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Good evening, Pro...you are welcome, and Christmas is getting close.
Will Hilary be coming to visit? Will you have snow? You are more than welcome to some of mine.
Good night, ML, and get some good rest!!
Bible in a Year :
I have calmed and quieted myself, . . . I am content.
In his book The Shallows, Nicholas Carr describes how the internet has shaped our relationship with stillness: “What the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation. Whether I’m online or not, my mind now expects to take in information the way the Net distributes it: in a swiftly moving stream of particles. Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski.”
Living life on a mental jet ski doesn’t sound healthy. But how do we begin to slow down, to dive deeply into still spiritual waters?
In Psalm 131, David writes, “I have calmed and quieted myself” (v. 2). David’s words remind me that I have responsibility. Changing habits starts with my choice to be still—even if I must make that choice over and over again. Slowly, though, we experience God’s satisfying goodness. Like a little child, we rest in contentment, remembering that He alone offers hope (v. 3)—soul-satisfaction that no smartphone app can touch and no social media site can deliver. .
Reflect & Pray
How does technology influence your ability to rest quietly before God? Does your phone contribute to your contentment? Why or why not?
Father, the world is awash in distraction that doesn’t satisfy my soul. Please help me trust You to fill me with genuine contentment.
Good evening, lightman...I am SOOO glad that I’ve made it thru hump day.
And it finally quit snowing for this storm. Have you had any snow yet?
Had a literally beautiful one inch of snow very early Monday morning....wet snow which clung to the trees but the roads (including my lane) were so warm that there was nothing to plow.
It was like being inside of a snowglobe...and I could actually enjoy it!
Good evening, radu...are you getting the predicted rain? Enough rain to make the stink outside go away?
Snow quit here finally this morning...probably a total of a foot on my deck. When the ducks land in a previously unlanded spot, they disappear. It’s pretty funny. Otherwise they’ve tromped out a pretty big landing pad area.
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
We made it thru hump day! Hurrah for us!!!
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