Some thoughts, lessons, and/or reflections from the day:
- I was awake early to see if it had snowed overnight and it had.
- Forecasts and predictions are great, and even useful at times, but they’re not sure things.
- The side windows of my truck were iced over fairly significantly but the snow covering the windshield kept me from having to scrape it as well.
- As I headed into work to clear the new layer of snow from the sidewalks, I arrived just after the plow company began clearing the parking lot.
- Clearing snow with a layer of ice on top is much easier than dealing with ice that is frozen onto bare concrete and pavement.
- When we allow things to adhere to our lives, it becomes much more difficult to remove them than if we were to deal with them before they “take root”.
- I found myself whistling a tune again as I ran the snowblower. I used to whistle a lot more than I have recently but never really thought about it until now. And no, I don’t remember what tune I was whistling this morning.
- To me, whistling is a happy sound. Perhaps I’m happier than I realize when I’m running the snowblower. 🙂
- Once the walks were clear I went inside to warm up with a mug of coffee. As I drank my coffee a pair of cardinals showed up outside my office window long enough for me to get a couple photos and then they flew off.
- We had a guest preacher during our church gathering as the missionary to the Philippines that we help support was in town.
- The weather seemed to have kept quite a few people away this morning, but it was a great time of worship and Bible teaching.
- Brett’s message was focused on being sent.
- It’s not just missionaries and preachers who are sent to share the good news of Jesus — God wants each of us to share the message of Jesus everywhere we go.
- For a person to believe in Jesus they have to hear about Him. Who are you telling? And perhaps more importantly, what are you telling them with your life and your words?
- “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” But not just for “us”, for “them” too while they are still sinners.
- God’s love isn’t dependent on our goodness. We can never make ourselves good enough, but He can transform us into what we ought to be.
- What we say we believe about the Bible doesn’t matter as much as what our actions say we believe about it.
- After the church service it was lunch with my family and then a restful afternoon.
- Even when the weather isn’t ideal, getting out and working/playing in the elements usually helps me sleep better at night.
- As I prepare to close out the day, the forecast is calling for a very cold but dry night. But as I did to start today’s page, I will still be up early in the morning prepared to clear walks again if I need to but satisfied if I don’t.
- Today’s photo is of the male cardinal that stopped by outside my office for a brief visit this morning.
My grandmother would whistle all the time. It is a comforting sound to me. I however have never perfected the whistle. My grandmother could imitate birds, whistle songs from the radio and mimic flutes… All I can do is create a slight hum accompanied by an excess of moisture!
😀 I’m not sure where I picked up whistling and hadn’t even realized how much I missed the sound of it until it returned.