Oh, the memories!

Oh gee, more snow, just what we needed, let alone another day short on my 'already short' paycheck. But then I keep reminding myself that "God has a plan". It could be worse by far, and a lot of people have it a lot worse than we do.. Some burnt out of their homes, or flooded out, or just no place to call home at all. Or severely ill! God Bless each of them please and let them feel, or help them to feel ,Your love and presence in their lives, in Jesus Holy name we pray, giving You the thanks and glory, amen.

When I was young, much, much younger, I loved the snow. I loved everything about the snow, including the cold, sleigh-riding, playing outside, building snow people, and of course LET'S NOT FORGET SNOW DAYS AT SCHOOL. (Or I should have said, snow days OUT of school). Gee what fun (then!) But now I don't even like the cold weather (nor does my bones), let alone the snow. And this cold keeps the ice everywhere, or at least here it is. But on the bright side, it is pretty out, no doubt about that.

Can you imagine how impossible it would be to try to please everyone, everyday with even just the weather??? Let alone anything and everything else?? To much for my little mind to even try to think of. Just no way to please everyone! But, thankfully that is not for me to even attempt!

I have been trying to pack up some of these Christmas decorations. I wish I had them all done and neatly and safely packed away for next year. But my problem is as usual (we are pack-rats) and we have 'stuff' in the Christmas totes that should have been done away with years ago. We just somehow keep putting it off. But, this year I am determined not to put the 'usable' decorations back in the totes with this other 'stuff' until I have went through and done away with the things that aren't useful anymore! So, here I sit wishing it were done... it's just to cold (15degrees) and windy to go out and go through the totes, or even to run in and out and in and out with all those many, many totes...Uggg! But anyway, I did take down part of them today... maybe tomorrow I'll take down another 'part' of them and someday (about July 4th) I'll be done : } Reminds me of the song:

One Day at a Time

I'm only human, I'm just a man,

Help me believe in what I could be, And all that I am.

Show me the stairway, sweet Jesus,

That's all I'm asking from You.

Just give me the strength to do ev'ryday,What I have to do.

Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus,

And tomorrow may never be mine.

Lord help me today, show me the way,

One day at a time.
It does somehow seem easier when we just take life one day at a time. Sometimes seems like one hour or minute at a time. But we just have to remember that God doesn't put on us more in one day than we can withstand with His help. Ha, have you ever thought that times were hard and you just wish you didn't have near as much on you? Guess it's just being human (like the song says) One thing that I have found for sure is that when you look around you'll always find out that there are a lot of people worse off than we think we are. (we used to say this as an 'ending prayer' at our old church.. Psalm 19:1 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."for ever, amen" Exodus 15:2 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trust in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

So hopefully, we will take everything in stride, not stress over the 'small stuff' and one day at a time. And always with His help, guidance and blessings. Love and prayer, Patty