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I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2"  : "Living Life as We Should" It's been very cold today, but still, I have to leave the house this evening. Please, pray for safety. I wonder what my post will be like on tomorrow. Time to change clothes, and run along with Mr. Bilbo Baggins. Blessings, All!     |
| Thank the Lord. I got a text about an hour ago. I don’t have to leave the house tonight after all. |
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| It’s very cold in east Georgia. No snow, yet, but I expect to see some by sundown or before. They already have snow around Chipley in the Florida Panhandle. That’s where I graduated from high school. I pray everyone is safe in the contiguous 48 States, where the eastern two thirds is becoming an iceberg or something like it. Is all good in the UP, Sharmelle's Welcome 2025  ? How about in OK, Marvelous Friend  ? Blessings, All! May the Lord carry you in His Hands. 😃 |
Ichabod Crane  - My wife grew up in an easy driving distance from Tampa and Orlando. She remembers when Frostproof was no longer frost-proof. It was sad when the cold got the orange groves in her home town. |
| Jay O'Toole, last I heard we were 1 above up here in the UP of Michigan. But at night we have been having bellow Zorro temperatures and I do not know for how much longer this is happening here yet. |
| We got a light dusting of snow yesterday. It is still very cold today. I think it is supposed to warm up some tomorrow though here in OK. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "It's Big!" The last six months have been a challenge for the South. Hurricane Helene, no teams in the national championship, and a snowstorm with great potential for what The Lord Alone knows. Please, pray for us. We need wisdom. The next two days could be a real challenge. Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "The Gift of Faith" Telling people about Jesus, Who is the Only Savior of any human being, is a challenge because we often face words, like, "That's not what I believe." It's important to give others the same opportunity to share what he or she believes before the Christian can continue to add the Truth of God's Word. The point remains, that until The Spirit of God enlivens a heart through regeneration (John 3:3) anything the Christian may say, sounds like a foreign language to someone of another belief or no belief at all. The best illustration I can give of the way The Lord works in the hearts of unbelievers is the example of an EMT at a car accident on the side of a road. If the impact renders the occupant completely dead, then the only way that individual can live again is for the EMT to apply 200 joules of electricity to start the heart. This sad individual can't save his or her own life. Life is given by the actions of another. Before the application of the silver paddles, the heart is "stone, cold dead." After the power has been applied it is "a heart of flesh." "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." (Ezekiel 36:26-27, KJV) Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Feeling Sick: "When the Cold Gives You a Cold"" January. It seems like the last few new years have brought a January, full of the coldest temperatures of the year. The 20s F are pretty significant in south Georgia, USA. Whether the cold has been giving me a cold or bad allergies, I don't know, but the endurance of cold, physical afflictions, and the challenges of driving with all of this compounded, makes me long for warmer days. In so many ways, it feels like running a marathon in freezing weather. The distance often makes you want to quit, but you know you have to keep on going because there's a finish line up there miles ahead. I'll just keep on going with the health supplements, like Vitamin C and Zinc, as well as staying bundled up in coats, wraps, blankets, drinking water, herbal tea, and the like. You do the same. Stay well. Blessings, All! |
| Lazy Writer est 4/24/2008 - It is so challenging, Dianne. We’ve got a strong possibility of snow around Tuesday and Wednesday, too. I pray you are spared from the events of a few years back in Texas. |
“Coffee Please” was finished in the past couple of days. It is the kit I was gifted by Jade Amber Jewel , my daughter on Christmas Day. The two flower field kits were given to my wife and daughter at Christmas. “Home Sweet Home” was the gift I gave to my older niece on her wedding day of December 14th, 2024 Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Christmas Moment" This year January hasn't quite started the way I had wished it would. It's hard to venture out to a coffee shop when the cold is nipping at your heels. However, the nights between now and Sunday are giving us a bit of a respite to the tune of 10 - 15 degrees warmer in Fahrenheit digits. 33F and calm is quite a relief compared to 26F and breezy. I realize, that these temps may not seem like much of a hardship to those, who are much farther north, living through sleet, snow, "white-outs," and negative temps F. I know it's all relative, but life here in the 20s with wind and high humidity has been a great physical strain on us this year, me especially. That's why tonight has been such a gift. It still requires warm clothing. (I'm sitting here typing while wearing my Writing.Com hoody. Thank you, The StoryMaster  ). Tonight is a moment to find, that after-Christmas Christmas peace, that I've been longing to enjoy. I've never enjoyed the commercialization of Christmas with its nearly constant "hustle and bustle" as much as I enjoy all of the other aspects of Christmas, that really matter, like The Birthday of King Jesus, Christmas hymn/carols, warm little lights, which point to The Light of the world, ("Let the Lower Lights Be Burning,") and the tastes and smells of the Christmas season. Jesus is the Only One, Who can give us "...the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, (and which) shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7, KJV) I pray you will know this peace this very day if never before. Blessings, All! |
I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Waiting for the Peal" The title of today's poem is a homage to a tea kettle ready for use. May you enjoy your hot cuppa tea. Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Winter Cap" I can't seem to think about much else than the wintry weather we're having in The South. Last night someone told me, that someone they knew had moved here from Alaska. That individual was reported to have said, "I'd rather go back to Alaska. All the humidity down here makes it feel colder than there." Though I have no experience with Alaska, I can't argue with that. The weather in The South does seem extreme, due to the humidity. Be safe, Everyone. Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Winter Sky" The weather forecast for our area doesn't show much possibility of snow, and thank the Lord, freezing rain is a little north of us, too. I think I would welcome a little snow if there wasn't the danger of icy roads. If the Lord gives me the choice, then I will choose cold temps and dry roads. I still have to work late at night, during these cold days. Dry roads are my preferred gifts. May The Lord keep you all safe as we watch the strength of His Hands at work. May He give you the gift of Salvation, today, if never before. (John 3:3; John 6:37,44; John 14:6; Romans 10:9-10,13; Philippians 2:13; I John 5:1) Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "The Seox: "Southern Cold"" Never again will I tease about winters in The South. So cold this year. Much respect for my Northern friends. Hard to write poetry in the cold, but I think this one gets the point across. Be safe, Everyone. Polar Vortex in Georgia and Florida makes the brain go, "TILT!" Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Name Change" Today's poem has been created for the contest,
My dad told me the account of how we came to have our current family name. Apparently, before the US Civil War, our name was Currier. "Like Currier & Ives," Dad loved to say. Whether or not we are any relation to the artists, I don't really know, but I certainly love these prints, and I am definitely a fan. If you're not familiar with Currier & Ives, then here is a video of one lady talking about her Currier & Ives treasures. I really enjoyed watching it. However, my direct ancestor was adopted by an old sailor, who was a bachelor. I am part of only five generations born with this adopted name, Haselton. Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Who Can Stand Before His Cold?" The key verses for tonight's poem is from Psalm 147:16-17 in the King James Version. I'll bet you didn't know this was in The Bible. However, some of my regular readers probably did. "16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?" Got to run to work, and figure out how to do the 15-20 minute job in front of the store. "Who can stand before His cold?" I know that's right. Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Back to the Grind" The Daily Grind refers to both weekly tasks for job and home and the oldest coffee shop in our town. My wife and I got to meet the then-owners as they were working on the decorations for their February 2000 grand opening, if I'm remembering the date correctly. Definitely, early in 2000, they opened. Every time I walk into The Daily Grind, I feel like I need to pay a cover charge just for the aroma in the air. Their faux-Tiffany chandelier is still ensconced in the tray ceiling, just as it was when they installed it 25 years ago. They were one of the first shops to serve me a Christmas-blend coffee cup, too. Great memory! Happy New Year! Blessings, All! |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "The Sunshine Dances" A quiet moment in the bright sunlight gives hope as I anticipate the colder days to come. Right now, it's 54 F degrees with a slight breeze where I sit. However, in a few days, it may not be warm enough for me to sit outside and write. Though the U.S. South, where I live, may be colder than usual, during the first half of January this year, it's still warmer here than the Northeast, and the Midwest. Be safe, The StoryMaster and The StoryMistress  and family. I've seen the forecast for PA. You're prayerfully on my heart. Jayne  , I think you're in Canada, if memory serves correctly. May The Lord carry you in His Hands. However, you three have an advantage over the people of our locality. You expect the cold every year, and you prepare for it. If we get even a few inches of snow, that sticks, then we could shut down for a few days because don't have the same type of snow equipment, and Southerners have little experience driving in the snow. You're in our prayers. Please, pray for us, too. Blessings, Everyone. |
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