Wednesday Treasures and Blessings

Greetings Friends!

This was the scene this morning when I woke up! Another beautiful way to start the day!

1 Chronicles 16:23-27

23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;

Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.

24 Declare His glory among the nations,

His wonders among all peoples.

25 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;

He is also to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,

But the Lord made the heavens.

27 Honor and majesty are before Him;

Strength and gladness are in His place.

Amen!

And we started out the morning with our little friend Blackie.  Actually it was a little warmer last night, warm enough for him to stay outside, but he was quite ready to come inside this morning and have his breakfast and spend some time warming up before going back out for the day.  One of his favorite places to explore is anywhere around "Daddy's Chair", especially under his feet. LOL.  

I've noticed that if "Daddy" isn't in his chair when Blackie comes inside, that is the first place he runs to look for him, and then he heads for the bedroom to look for him.  He knows already who's the soft touch for the treats. LOL.  Yeah, Daddy was the one who kept saying we didn't need to have any stray neighborhood cats around...but when he doesn't know I'm listening I hear him talking "baby cat talk" to him. LOL.  But he's still not ready to make him a full time indoor cat...and I'm not sure that Blackie ever will be, but he's sure working hard to become one.  He's definitely made some changes in our routine! 

I had mentioned that we had to travel to Gainesville yesterday for a Doctor's appointment for hubby. It was for a follow up check up for a condition that had been discovered via an MRI earlier in the year, and the doctor wanted to keep a watch on it to make sure there were no significant changes.

(These murals are on the wall of the waiting area in the hospital where we had to go for the appointment)

Thankfully, after a CT Scan and review by the doctor, it was determined that there was no change and he was happy to say that he didn't need to see him again for a year! So that was very good news and an answer to prayer!

So very happily we went out to lunch at the local Cracker Barrel...for which we had a gift card that was a Christmas present...so that made it even better!

I was happy to see that everything still looks the same in this Cracker Barrel. This was the first time we'd been since the near "disaster" of a marketing scheme that went sour real fast with their corporate headquarters last year.  

We were relieved and happy to sit there and enjoy the country atmosphere and good food, including some fried apples.   

(That's grilled catfish and hushpuppies, in case you didn't know. It was good!)

I took this picture below because my mother's grandmother's maiden name was Johnston. HERE is a link to a post that tells an interesting story about that discovery.  So there were "Johnstons" in my ancestry, and who knows but that they made really good cookies! I know my mother was certainly a good cookie baker (and pies too), so perhaps she inherited that ability from her ancestors too!  

 

So that was our adventure yesterday, and we came home rejoicing in the good report, and very very thankful.  

This exhortation and promise from God's Word is one to remember in all circumstances...even when things look bleak or worrisome...

Philippians 4:4-7 NKJV

"4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, 

with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 

7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Amen!

And with that I will leave you for tonight.  For those of you who may be facing a severe winter storm warning this weekend, my thoughts and prayers are with you.  You may want to remember those verses above as you face an uncertain situation.  May the Lord be with you and give you comfort and peace. Amen.