Scary Temps!
Yes, up north near Chicago, my niece said her hair froze
going from her car to inside to work. Lord, please have mercy on those without
shelter! Staying inside while offering the dogs an open door so that they can
go take care of business. Know for sure that Thompson did his thing, but not so
sure about Sylvia. She was not out long at all. Not that I can blame them for
making short work of that necessity.
Having coffee after a few bites of leftover steak. Have to
have something in the stomach to prevent problems with ulcers or whatever. Actually,
used some Tiger Balm the other day when I had misplaced the stuff Jennifer got
for me that works on pain. Dr. B said not to use the stuff because it is just
pure aspirin! Strange way to deliver pain relief without listing ingredients on
the bottle. NOT that anyone could read that tiny print!
Pretty sure that these nuts and cranberries are not on my
diet plan, but they are SO good! Really have no desire for salads at the
moment. Had bacon, cheddar, and cauliflower for supper last night in one of
those oven meals. Pretty good stuff. Who would have ever thought that
cauliflower would be a main dish!
Today is Wednesday and we aren’t expected to get out of
freezing territory until Friday or Saturday. Decided to let the hens outside
and watched them attack anything green in the back yard. It might not be the
best foraging, but at least it is green. Gave them the last head of cabbage
inside their coop for this evening, also. The last head was already more than
half consumed before it froze last night. Maybe they will get some good out of
this one as well.
Got the trash bin across the road and back so that is done.
The wind hurts because of the cold, but keeping my head covered helps. Gloves
and a knit hat are about the best things in this cold. Wonder how the old folks
did it years ago. Remember Granddad Pollard wearing gloves and a hat that had
leather ear covers on it. Not exactly a raccoon cap, but furry looking. Bet his
knees and hands ached just as much or more than mine do lately. All he had was
a bottle of brandy stuck down in the feed barrel. Years before that, folks had laudanum
to kill the pain, but so often they got addicted to it, especially the women.
We have a lot to be thankful for today, and much of our thanks must go to
recognizing what our kinfolk went through to get to our day and age.
Have you ever thought back about history and how God has
things planned out. Just think about how Daniel taught the magicians of his age
to look for a star that would lead them to a newborn king that would be born in
Israel. Six hundred years after Daniel, the magi still knew the lesson well and
took gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Now we have even more of the
history behind us that will lead to the stories of the new Jerusalem. After the
churches of the first four chapters are explained, the church is no longer
mentioned. Have a feeling that everyone will have already left this earth for
the coming of the King of Kings! Let us rejoice that God has His plans in
motion. May we ever serve Him in the way that He directs us.
Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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