Quick Monday Night Post

 Believe it or not, that's the moon out over Still Waters Pond, but the reflection is of the wall behind me in my "room with a view" when I took this picture looking out the window.  

And this was the sunrise yesterday morning...It's been very cool in the 40's in the morning and warming up into the 70's in the afternoon. Perfect weather, if one felt good enough to go outside and enjoy it.

Dear Friends, this will be quick, I promise. Tis the Monday before Christmas (on Thursday), and all through the house there are boxes of kleenex and trash cans filled with used tissues and blankets on chairs and me, sick with a very bad cold!!!  It hit me hard during the night Saturday night/early Sunday morning, with a very bad sore throat. Of course, our cantata was scheduled that morning at 10:00 and it was obvious I wasn't going anywhere!!! I had to notify our choir director that she would be down to just one alto.

And the recording we made at our rehearsal last Tuesday night wasn't very good she said, so they ended up recording it again live at the service, so I am not there...but you will hear a sweet baby crying right on cue when they are talking about the Baby Jesus! That was an added bonus not planned!... There was also a cell phone going off at one point, but thankfully the forgetful person discovered it quickly and silenced it.  That's why we normally record at rehearsals when there is no one else there in the audience, but still, it ended up beautiful and I am sure the people were blessed. I am told it was a full house.

Come Let Us Adore is the title, and you might recognize as few of the songs from some that I posted in a some of my earlier posts recently.

Anyway, I am laid up for the count...sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, aches and chills.  If I am not considerably better tomorrow I may see if I can get into the doctor before the holiday. On top of that, I lost a small filling from a tooth the other evening, and so I've contacted the dentist and they will see me Wednesday morning IF I am feeling well enough.  I may have to wait until after Christmas. Thankfully it isn't hurting or sensitive to hot or cold. It was such a small and old filling...but I do feel a jagged edge and so if I'm not careful I will have a sore tongue.

My bowl of beef vegetable soup that I created using a can of Campbell's Beef , Vegetable and Barley soup and a can of Mixed Vegetables.  It makes a very nice quick hot soup when you are too miserable to cut and peel potatoes and carrots and make homemade soup.

 And here's some funny pictures...that silly Muscovy Duck is still hanging around, and here he was the other night drinking water from the bird bath...

And here's Blackie, our noble "guard kitty" sleeping in his chair and not paying the duck a bit of attention!  The duck ended up knocking the bird bath over and hubby had to go out and fix it the next morning.  It's never a dull moment.

I just noticed the reflection of hubby's bare feet in the window...we were both standing there watching the duck and I didn't realize his feet were in the picture. Seems like I've been getting a lot of pictures of his feet lately. LOL.

It makes me think about the feet that Isaiah mentioned in Isaiah 52:7, and again that was quoted by Paul in Romans 10:15...

Isaiah 52:7

7  How beautiful upon the mountains

Are the feet of him who brings good news,

Who proclaims peace,

Who brings glad tidings of good things,

Who proclaims salvation,

Who says to Zion,

“Your God reigns!”

Romans 10:15

And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!”

Years ago my hubby was called into the ministry and together God took our feet and led us to many wonderful places to proclaim the Good News, i.e., the Gospel of peace and salvation to many people. I am thankful that we said "yes" to the call of God to follow Him wherever He led us, and that we had a small part in this proclaiming the Good News of salvation. Now we are retired and not doing so much "proclaiming" as before, but in a small way I hope this blog is a way to still share the Good News, both now at Christmas and beyond.


Wishing you and yours a very blessed and beautiful Christmas and the Happiest of New Years. Good Night. Time for my nightly cold medicine and off to bed.