Thanks-Giving ~

"There is something about the presence of a cat...

 that seems to take the bite out of being alone."

 Louis J. Camuti

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Wishing you and yours a wonderful

time of Thanks-Giving 

in the days ahead

* * *

the pace will continue to

 be quiet here as

 we move

 into the season

 of

Advent

which you can

 read about

here

Turning The Quiet Up ~

"Some days, we just need to turn the quiet up.”

Dr. Sun Wolf

*  *  *

But the Lord is in his holy temple:

let all the earth keep silence before Him.

Habakkuk 2:20

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The words to the hymn

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

that is based on Habakkuk 2:20

can be found

 here

Two In One ~

I have both

all rolled up in one

*  *  *

... may the Lord cause

 you to increase

 and abound in love

 for one another,

 and for all people,

 just as we also do for you ...

1 Thess. 3:12

These Three ~

 

"To love means loving the unlovable.

To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.

Faith means believing the unbelievable.

Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless."

G. K. Chesterton

*  *  *  

And now abide faith, hope, love,

 these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13

Diversity ~

"The beginning of love is

 to let those we love

 be perfectly themselves, and

 not to twist them to fit our own image.
Otherwise we love only

 the reflection of ourselves we find in them."
Thomas Merton

* * *

the thorns

don't prevent us

from delighting in the roses

 

Catwalk ~

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily.

 To not dare is to lose oneself."

 Soren Kierkegaard

*  *  *

you never know

what's possible

until you try

Pensive ~

pensive: engaged in, involving, or

 reflecting

deep or serious thought

*  *  *

"Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking."
"An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it."
Agatha Christie

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bringing every thought into

 captivity for Christ

from

2 Corinthians 10:5

Randomness ~

 

“Every moment is a golden one

 for him who has the vision

 to recognize it as such.” 

Henry Miller

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As some of you know,

I have been dealing with an arm and 

shoulder issue for the past 5 months

which they have determined is 

due to a pinched nerve in my neck.

Since using my camera and computer

seem to aggravate the problem, I will be

 taking a break for awhile.

I do hope to visit you from time to time.

*  *  *

that cute little boy

is my grandson and he is

almost seven months old already

*  *  *

blessings

 

World Animal Day ~

I have just read

that this is

World Animal Day

so of couse

I had to share a few photos

of my Callie Kat

 "Never try to outstubborn a cat."

Robert A. Heinlein

“My cat is not insane, she's just a really good actress.” 

P.C. Cast

"Cats are a mysterious kind of folk."

Walter Scott

“Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire,

 

 he is still only a whisker away from the wilds.”

Jean Burden

“If you have men who

 will exclude any of God's creatures

 from the shelter of compassion and pity,

 you will have men who will deal

 likewise with their fellow men.”

St. Francis of Assisi

Guarded Time ~

"Guard well your spare moments.

 They are like uncut diamonds.

Discard them and their value will never be known.

 Improve them and they will become the

 brightest gems in a useful life."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A Profusion of Roses ~

and a cat

*  *  *

For we are unto God a

 sweet fragrance of Christ,

 in them

 that are saved,

 and in them that perish:

2 Corinthians 2:15

*  *  *

have a delightful weekend

 

 

 

Basking ~

 

 

"The first day of spring

is one thing,

and the first spring day is another.

The difference between them

is sometimes as great as a month."

Henry Van Dyke

*  *  *

 a day of warmth and sunshine

 

An Ordinary Day ~

 

It was a day much like

any other

apart from the fact

 that

 the sun shone

not a common occurence

this month

*  *  *

“There is strong shadow where there is much light.” 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

Repose ~

"let's begin by taking a

 smallish nap or two"

A.A. Milne

*  *  *

a little rest is in order

as we wait for

spring's appearance

A Little Pooh Bear ~

 

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing,

 of just going along,

 listening to all the things you can't hear,

 and not bothering.

Winnie the Pooh

If the person you are talking to

 doesn't appear to be listening,

 be patient.

 It may simply be that

 he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.

Winnie the Pooh

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Joining Sandra

"Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul..."

Psalm 131:2a 

for

Pressing On ~

When you are told

 at the age of 22

 that you have a life expectancy

 of 20 years
you can't help but

 be more than a little thankful

 to be celebrating a birthday
with your loved ones
some 46 years later

and the best part

awaiting the birth of

your son's son

sometime later

 this month

Life is gift ... God is love.

*  *  *

I press toward the mark

 for the prize of the high calling

 of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:14