Where do I start?

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This afternoon I got hit with so much stuff–all having to be done at once–that I feel like I’ve run a marathon in my bare feet.

Felt so absolutely lousy all day that I did not take the car out, then realized if it does not start tomorrow I have no way of getting to that doctor’s appointment that I need so badly.  I don’t keep much cash in the house, so if I need a back up ride to and from the doctor’s office I would need cash for a cab.  I felt too crappy to head out into the traffic jam that is this town at this hour, so I contacted my neighbor.  He said he’d make the run to the bank for me, but he was at the doctor’s office with his daughter.  I just hope it all can be done before 6 when the bank drive in window closes.

I swear there is more to do than there used to be.

And I’m not up for it more than half the time.

I was always able to pull the rabbit out of the hat, but right now I feel like I’ve run out of rabbits.

At least my grocery order came.

At this moment, I could go to bed.

Tomorrow has got to be better.  (I seem to say that an awful lot lately).

Tomorrow is what keeps me going.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty

Two short, happy cat stories.

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These 2 short videos are about 2 different cat situations.  Both have happy endings (which we need more of in this fallen world).

Coyote is afraid of new porch furniture

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Our cat Henry was semi feral at first.  He could not stand any change in anything in the house.  When we moved the sofa to the other side of the living room, he would walk along the opposite wall on the other side of the living room, giving the sofa the widest distance possible from him.  He finally became accustomed to it, but it took a while.

This coyote clearly does not trust this furniture.

Down to the River to Pray

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Well, that day sure went fast!

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I had felt so bad for the last couple of days (and this morning as well) that when I finally started to feel better around midday, I made a vain attempt to catch up on some of the things I had let slide.

Accomplished something, but not as much as I would have liked to.

I just hope I don’t wake up tomorrow feeling like I did this morning.

At any rate, tomorrow will bring what it will bring.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty

Rats are good pets.

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At one time Lee & I had 2 pet rat girls.  Alice had given them to us, complete with a beautiful cage and water bottle, etc.  She was a student at the time and got the girls and the equipment from  the school lab.  They were very smart, a little aggressive with each other, but really good  with us.  They were fun, but their lifespan was very short.

Animals at work..

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A Truly Beautiful Film Reprint from 2013

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One of the gems of our video collection is The Secret Garden (1993), directed by Agniezka Holland and based on the 1910 children’s literature classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

It’s a simple story. A little girl whom nobody wants takes over an abandoned garden that nobody wants, and shares it with a little boy whose widowed father is afraid to want him. Out of this comes love, and healing, and redemption.

Those are the things that God does. Throughout the Gospels, most of the actions performed by Jesus are acts of healing. In time, the Bible teaches us, God through Jesus Christ will heal this entire fallen world. We are privileged that, in many cases, God allows us to work with Him and for Him.

This film yesterday brought me to tears. The cinematography is gorgeous, the music score gentle and soul-stirring. Although there is no overt mention of Jesus Christ or Christianity, and even some bits of mumbo-jumbo or “magic” engaged in by the children, the message of the story could hardly be more Christian if it tried.

We are all in need of healing, many of us more than we know. All of Creation is in need of it–and will get it. God has so promised. Meanwhile, there are smaller healings and redemptions all around us. These are, as it were, small down-payments on the larger project: signs that God is nigh, that God is working in His world. He has not forgotten us. He never will.

It’s a rough ride, a lot of the time; but the day of regeneration is at hand and will not be delayed. God has already marked it on His calendar.

 

 

Nearer My God to Thee

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Not quite up to par

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Had a so-so day today.  It was gray and rainy and I was not quite up to par.   One of those ambition-free days.

I did watch something on YouTube that talked about all the things you should do to protect yourself from robberies, break-ins etc.  My hair was standing on end by the time it was half-through.  It scared the pants off me and left me more concerned and frightened than I had been before I started watching the darned thing.  I had put it on to listen to while I took a nap.  Ha.  No nap after watching that.

Aside from that, not much going on.

Tomorrow I have to get organized.  Famous last words.

On that note I will close for today.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty If my Dobie was here I would feel a lot safer.  He was my darling boy.