Monday Monday~Thankful!

 Tonight's sunset...October 30, 2023.   What a lovely way to end a wonderful day. 

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Psalm 66:16-20

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,

And I will declare what He has done for my soul.

17 I cried to Him with my mouth,

And He was extolled with my tongue.

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart,

The Lord will not hear.

19 But certainly God has heard me;

He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,

Who has not turned away my prayer,

Nor His mercy from me!

Amen.

 

And a beautiful thought of peace and comfort for today...

It's been a wonderful day...we got good news today at the Dr.'s office and it seems as though the Lord has answered our prayers and has brought healing for my hubby. We are extremely thankful and grateful, to our friends both far and near who have prayed, and to the Lord, because He has heard and answered our prayers.  It's been a long several weeks of recuperation and staying out of "action", but thankfully the waiting has paid off and hopefully things will begin to return to "normal" again, a little at a time.  We don't want to jump right back into the "fray" too quickly...but it will be good to get back to doing the things we enjoy doing with family and friends and especially our church.

We've had some good company during this time...the Sand Hill Crane family has paid us many visits...

(there's always that one who likes to linger in the  water)

And the Canada Geese have been flying in and out frequently, with a "honk honk here" and a "honk honk there..."

I don't know if you can see them all in this picture below, but this was a large flock for sure:

And I was happy to see Mr. Great Blue Heron out there again. We haven't seen much of him lately, so I hope he's going to be making a more regular appearance these days.

Tomorrow is Halloween, and we look forward to the children coming to our neighborhood for Trick or Treat. It is one way we can be friendly and neighborly and let the children (and their parents) know that we care about their kids.  I love to see their cute costumes and their happy faces as they come to the door for the candy. Our world is getting so sad and scary and there just aren't very many safe and happy ways to do things in our communities anymore. I'm glad that there are churches who also provide a happy time for the kids with a "Trunk or Treat" event in a safe environment.  I think if we can capitalize on the fun aspect of this "holiday" rather than just dismiss it as something bad, we can use this opportunity for a positive way to reach out to the children of our communities. That's my thoughts on it, for what it's worth.

Well, it's getting late...it's been a long day, but a very good day, so I will say good night and thank you for being special friends.  Thank you for so many wonderful comments over the past few posts. I haven't been able to get around to answering everyone like I would like to, but I do appreciate your comments and friendship so much. God bless you all, and good night!