“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • 21 March – What I’m Thankful for Today

    Good afternoon from a warm Green Bay, Wisconsin. We are in spring and it shows when I look outside and see the snow almost gone. The current temperature is 46 F. We got to 49. Tomorrow it will be ten… Continue reading

    21 March – What I’m Thankful for Today
  • What I Wish I Could Do More of Every Day

    My children and grandchildren are scattered across the country. I would love to spend time with them. I see my younger son often. However, my daughter lives in Texas, her son, pictured next to her lives in Tennessee, another grandson… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 62 – Crown Esther 2:1 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.  2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said, “Let… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • 20 March – What I’m Thankful for Today

    Good evening from cold Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It’s currently 27 F and feels like 17 F. It’s a great way to start Spring. 🤣 Today was a good day. This morning went well. I saw my doctor for my… Continue reading

    20 March – What I’m Thankful for Today
  • My Day

    It snowed yesterday and I woke up to a beautiful white vista this morning. Or well, it will look beautiful when the sun arrives in my corner of the world. It’s still dark, predawn at 5:37 AM. I’ve been awake… Continue reading

  • Tattoos

    I have never had a tattoo and don’t plan to get one. Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 61 – Obedience Esther 1:1 Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • 19 March – What I’m Thankful for Today

    Good evening from snowy Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Winter is having a last hurrah before Spring comes in tomorrow. It’s 33 F and feels like 2 F. Today, I’m thankful I stayed home. We had rain all day until just… Continue reading

    19 March – What I’m Thankful for Today
  • Change of Plans

    Today is Wednesday, usually a full day for me. Not today. Yesterday, I told my friend I would go to rock painting. I looked forward to it because I haven’t been there in a few weeks. The weather always interrupted… Continue reading

  • One Word Self Description

    There are many words that describe me as I’m certain also describe you. I have a stubborn nature. I go after what I want like a bulldog with a bone. I’m friendly. The Bible says if you want friends, you… Continue reading