Saturday Wanderings~Another Neighborhood Story

It's Saturday afternoon, and it's raining "cats and dogs" out there...well, maybe just cats. LOL. No dogs in sight right now. And actually the cats are in hiding somewhere out there. Can't say as I blame them. We keep getting bright flashes of lightning and very loud thunder boomers.  If I didn't enjoy watching the storm so much I just might go into hiding myself...

I took these photos after the storm had stopped...can you see the water in the mud ruts that were left from the mower getting stuck the other day?  Now they are all filled up with rain water and Still Waters Pond is being renewed raindrop by raindrop:

Oh, just as I was taking those pictures above, look who came around the pond to come play in the puddles? LOL.  Actually, they are finding tasty morsels of food coming up in the water/mud after the storm...they are happy Sand Hill Cranes!

This picture below is of a neighbor's house way across the road from us, but I can see it from our house, and prior to the storm starting in earnest, and as we could hear the thunder rolling in from a distance, I noticed there were still children swimming in that little swimming pool. I know those kids love to swim every day and if they could they'd stay in there all day long.  But I could hear the thunder, and I was getting a bit nervous about them being in that pool.  I was about a hair's width away from going over there to tell them they'd better get out before lightning strikes them, when I noticed that their mother finally must've come out and told them to get out of the pool because I saw them running into the house just as the storm was about to crash in on top of us. I breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the Lord for protecting those children.  I mean, I don't want to be a nosy busy body neighbor, but I definitely did NOT want to have it on my conscience if lightning struck those children...which does happen here in Florida frequently. Just a week or so ago a young man was struck dead by lightning over at New Smyrna Beach. He was on his honeymoon.  So very sad. It's definitely nothing to play around with! So I am very thankful those children got out of the pool when they did.

Now, back to unique encounters with interesting people in the neighborhood...About a week ago I noticed an elderly woman standing in the front yard of the new house next door.  As I just happened to be outside getting our mail, I wandered over there to say hello and see if she had some questions about the house.  No, I am not the realtor, but I have been kind of an "unofficial" security person for the house since the owner/developer lives out of town and we have stayed in communication about anything happening on her property.  The lady said that she was just looking at the house and wondered if it was still for sale (which it was at that time). She asked me if it was okay for her to walk around the property, and I told her it was fine, but I offered to walk around with her because the ground is still quite uneven in places where there are lots of exposed roots and little rough spots in the terrain.  

Well, even though this lady said she was just killing time while she waited for an appointment, she did express some interest in wanting to move to a new house. We ended up having quite a "lengthy conversation" as she told me many things about her life story, including that she is 87 years old and has written many many books! I was enjoying chatting with her as she shared so many interesting things, but after quite a while I told her that I didn't want to keep her from her appointment, which she then looked at her watch and realized she was already late.  I asked her name and told her how much I had enjoyed visiting with her, and she told me her name is "Belle Tilley".  I told her that I love the name Belle,  and especially because one of my mother's older sisters was named Belle.  Anyway, she hurried off for her appointment and I was left with a feeling of how much I wished I could've talked to her longer and especially wished that I had asked her more about the books she had written.  

Do you ever have conversations with perfect strangers like that,  and wish that you could've spent more time with them and had a chance to ask them more questions? I honestly just could not shake that feeling.  She was very articulate, but also quite strong in her opinions and did not mince any words. Belle grew up in rural south Georgia, one of 8 children, and was raised on a farm.  When she was a young woman she left home by herself and headed to Orlando, Florida with nothing but a suitcase to begin a new life striking out on her own.  She reminded me a lot of my dearly departed mother in law...a person with a lot of "character" and true grit.  I told my husband she was from a generation of strong southern hard working women who never met a challenge too difficult to overcome, especially if it meant protecting or providing for their families. And even though her language and manner of speaking at times became quite "colorful", as I said, she minced no words in expressing her beliefs on most every topic...politics, religion, current events and lazy people who steal and lie, (just to name a few)...I had no doubt that she was extremely intelligent and hard working and if she liked you, she'd fight for you no matter what.

So, moving right along. I decided to look her up online and also to see if I could find any information about any books written by someone named "Belle Tilley".  I checked on Amazon, and lo! and Behold!  There were actually quite a few books listed written by a Belle Tilley! However, they were mostly murder mysteries, which kind of surprised me!  But they had been written back in the early 2000's.   I wanted so badly to talk to Belle again to find out if those were her books, but I didn't know how to get in touch with her, so I just prayed for her and also told the Lord that I would love to meet up with her again.  Would you believe that yesterday we were in our local little grocery store, and I turned around and there she was!!  I was so surprised!  Immediately I went over to her and made sure it was her, and that she remembered who I was, and she did after I reminded her of our meeting.  So I asked her about the books she had written, and she told me that yes, she wrote all those murder mysteries back when she first retired.  I told her they were on Amazon, but they were priced rather high (in the $20-$25. dollar range), and she was livid!  She said that she did NOT authorize them to be sold on Amazon, and apparently someone has bought them from her supplier and is reselling them to make a huge profit, and she will not get any royalties from that.  I don't know how that works, but that is what appears has been happening.  She said that she published her books through a self publishing company called www.lulu.com, and they were the only ones authorized to sell them for her.   We didn't have time to talk long in the store, but she said she would bring me a couple of her books as a gift! I thanked her and didn't really expect to see her again anytime soon...but...  

This morning someone was knocking on our front door and when I opened it, there was Belle!  

So I invited her in and she gave me two of her books as she had promised...

I was thrilled, to say the least! And then we sat down and we talked more and more...and again, she shared many more things about her life that were very interesting.  Belle loves to talk and has much to say, and I know she is lonely since her family lives a couple of hours away from her. 

My hubby joined in on the conversation after a while and we also talked about some spiritual issues and concerns she has.  She seems very fit for her age, but I am concerned about some things that are going on with her that become obvious once she starts talking about issues she is having with neighbors and other people  and places...and although I am quite certain she could take care of herself physically,  she is at a stage in life where she could talk herself into some major difficulties with people who are not quite so compassionate and understanding.  

And so I am left with a concern to keep her in my prayers and ask the Lord to keep a close watch over her. I'm not sure if we will meet again, but then again, it seems like God keeps bringing people into our lives for a reason.  I am praying for wisdom regarding this situation and others that have recently been happening.  Here's a good passage from the book of Proverbs:

Proverbs 2:1-8

1 My son, (or daughter!) if you receive my words,

And treasure my commands within you,

2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,

And apply your heart to understanding;

3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,

And lift up your voice for understanding,

4 If you seek her as silver,

And search for her as for hidden treasures;

5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,

And find the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

8 He guards the paths of justice,

And preserves the way of His saints."

So be it, Lord.

Amen.

Thank you all for again, another long post with a rather long story. I hope you will keep us and also Belle in your thoughts and prayers as well. She has come across our path for a reason...and that may be it. We never know, but God knows!  

Have a blessed rest of your weekend!

 

Friday Foto Friends and Lots of Neighborhood Stories!

 Happy Friday Morning! I guess this is the last Friday in June already! Next Friday will be the 4th of July! Wow! This year is definitely half over already! And it is also definitely summer time here in Florida!

It's time to either take a dip in the pool...or maybe a nice nap on the back porch...take your pic!

The kitties have made their choice...

And young "Trumpet" has made his choice!

It's also time to stop and smell the roses...

Blackie took a good sniff, but he wasn't too sure about it.  Sunshine actually took a sniff earlier, but I couldn't get a picture in time, and he absolutely refused to pose again for me! One sniff was enough he said! LOL.

I was SO excited to see the roses starting to bloom again on this beautiful bush that my sweet DIL ROSE gave me for Mother's Day.  After the giant lubber grasshopper had tried to eat all the roses and leaves on the bush, I had to spray it with some bug spray, and sadly the leaves all started dying, so I had to cut it way back and wait for it to regrow, which thankfully it did.  Then I saw one of those Eastern lubber grasshoppers on there again, and after I stomped him into oblivion,  I moved the rosebush (it's still in a pot) to the back yard, where I've never seen any lubber grasshoppers YET. I hope they don't find us back here!  There is NO such thing as a good Eastern Lubber Grasshopper!

I'm so glad the plant has survived!!!

I will warn you, this post is going to be full of pictures. I've been saving them up this week!  I showed you pictures HERE earlier this week how our "porch kitties" sit and stare at me through my little Room with a View Window until I come out and feed them in the morning.  Well, now Sunshine has found a new tactic. He knows that I often go into the laundry room first thing in the morning to put on a load of wash.  There is a door with a window there that leads out to the back porch.  I looked out the window one morning this week, and there's Sunshine staring right back at me!  I guess I was running a bit late on breakfast, so he thought he would give me some more encouragement to get with the program!

As soon as he saw me looking out at him, he knew his message had gotten across, so he started getting ready for breakfast:

Now, I must tell you this little story. One afternoon this week I went out to feed them their supper. I put their food out there, and Sunshine decided to follow me right back to the door instead of staying there eating his food.  I hesitated a moment too long in closing the door, and before I knew it, he had darted in between my legs and was inside the house lickety-split!  (Sorry, no pictures). Now mind you, these are outdoor kitties!  That's where they are supposed to stay! But Blackie has already snuck in once before and had a look around before deciding to go back out, so I guess Sunshine decided it was time he had a look inside too.  So I let him wander around a bit while I quickly ran and closed all the bedroom doors, because I knew if he ever got inside a bedroom and under the bed he may never come out again. LOL.  Finally, after he'd had his sniffing completed in every corner (I think he was looking for those doggies that are here sometimes), I managed to tempt him back outside with a cup full of kitty treats rattling in the cup.  Hopefully his curiosity has been quenched for a little while, but I know I have to watch them very closely, or they will be back in here.  

Trust me, kitties, it's much more interesting outside where you are free to roam and wander or lay on the back porch and watch the birds!

Oh Sunshine, you are the sly one!

And Blackie loves to play hide and seek...

Hello! Are you winking at me?  

(I think I was disturbing his nap)

Speaking of watching the birds...for instance, this was Trumpet putting on a dance routine for them the other day! He's actually gotten where he can fly quite as high as his parents now, so the sky is the limit for him!

And right on cue, as I was writing about watching the birds, Miss Muscovy Duck flew up on the porch to see if the kitties had left her any food! (They had not!)

And when I came out to send her away she waddled over to the edge of the porch and said a few duck words that I could not quite comprehend...(maybe it's better that way!)

And off she flew ...

Off and away across Still Waters Pond, which is still in need of a LOT more rain, BTW.

Oh, do you see those ruts in the grass above?  Yeah, that's another story!

It's a good thing I am a patient and forgiving person...LOL.  This fellow who mows our grass for us just can't seem to get it into his head that you cannot drive the mower down into that part of the grassy shoreline of the pond. It is very soft muck under the green grass down there...and normally that area should be totally under water once the rains come back in full force.  Yes, we told him last time and he got stuck, and why he was so determined to drive his tractor down there again this time, when the ground is even softer because we have had some rain, I don't know...I will be generous in my thoughts and words and just say that common sense is a virtue not given to many these days. LOL  Anyway, I love the guy...he's a good fellow, but still...  

So, he got stuck, and his buddy who helps him backed his van down there to pull him out with a rope, and he got stuck too.  

So, we called our son Benton and asked  him to  come over with his pick up truck, and thankfully he was able to hook up to the van and pull him out, and then when the van was back up on more solid ground, with a longer rope they were able to finally get the tractor out of the mud.  I forgot to take any pictures of Benton pulling them out with his truck, but I found this on the motion camera we have outside that shows part of it:

So thankful for our son coming to our rescue!  And hopefully some VALUABLE lessons were learned! And also the fellow did finish all of the yard and did a great job, and we are very thankful for his work. He gives us a very reasonable rate to do the mowing, and it is a big help to us to have him available for that and other little handyman jobs that we have needed to have done. He is trying to earn a living and also help out a friend who has some physical limitations but is able to help him as a support person, so we are glad to give them the work.

Oh, guess what! I noticed some new property survey stakes and ribbons on the boundaries of the property of the new house next door, so I contacted the owner and asked her if they had sold the house, and she said "YES!" 

She doesn't know any details for sure about who or how many or other information because it was handled by a realtor, but she said it was a solid offer and they expect to close in a couple of weeks! SO, I guess time will tell whether or not prayers have been answered about the new neighbors!  I'm still praying, obviously for God's will to be done...but I do hope they will be friendly and not have loud cars or loud dogs. LOL.  And I pray that we will also be good neighbors to them, whoever they are...

And speaking of "neighbors", I had an unusual encounter with someone from the neighborhood the other evening. A young woman knocked on the door and I went to answer the door, and ended up having a long conversation with her as she was actually looking for help...as in financial help of any kind...and she appeared to be somewhat inebriated from one source or another...and she needed money to get her "prescription" filled she said because her feet were hurting and burning from neuropathy, and she was also practically deaf as her speech was much like a person who is deaf.  Oh my! What do you do in a situation like that?  I prayed in my heart first of all, that God would help me to do the right thing, whatever that was.  I thought a lot about this scripture passage below as I was talking to her, especially verse 6:

Acts 3:1-10 

"Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 

2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; 

3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 

4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” 

5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 

6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” 

7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 

8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. 

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God. 

10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him."

I wanted so much to share Christ and His power to save and to heal her, and we did talk a bit about church and where there were churches who could help her with some of her needs...But all the while I was asking God to help me do the right thing.  You know? You don't want to just tell someone you will pray for them and not do anything to help her immediate needs.  I did actually end up giving her a little bit of money (after discussing it with my hubby for a moment privately), but not very much,  and then I asked her if I could pray with her and she said yes, and then she wanted to hug me, which I was happy to do.  Her name is Misty.  

I am sharing this not to gain any kind of glory for myself, because I felt totally inadequate for the situation. I truly needed the Lord to guide me, and I pray that what I did do was what He wanted me to do.  I don't know if I will ever see Misty again...she said she was new to the community and living with some people. She had no car or any way to get places or get a job because she can't hear well enough.

She is still on my heart and I continue to pray for her, but you know there are so many like her out there...seeking material help but more than that they need JESUS!  They need to know that "in the Name of Jesus" they CAN rise above their circumstances  and find the help and peace that they need.  

Well, while I was writing that story, another neighborhood "emergency" arrived. LOL.  Hubby called me to the window to see that there was a man out in the street stopping traffic so that he could get a turtle off the road.  I stepped out on the porch and asked him if it was a land turtle or a water turtle, and he said water, so I told him that we have a pond out back and that is where he's probably trying to get back to.  He asked me if I could bring him a towel or something so he could pick him up, because he didn't want to get bitten.  So I grabbed a towel and my camera so I could take some pictures!

 (Of course!)

It was another of those very large Florida Soft Shelled Turtles...the same kind that was laying eggs in our yard not long ago...

The man carried her around to our back yard and laid her down on the grass and headed  her in the direction of the pond, and it wasn't long before the turtle took off running as fast as turtles can run toward the pond.

It didn't take her long to reach the shore and she ran into the mud and started swimming as soon as she found the water.

I thanked the man for his kindness to God's wild critter, and then I noticed his fancy motorcycle and told him he had a very nice bike.  I asked if I could take a picture of it for my blog, and he was all too happy to let me, and said "You can just name it the "Turtle Saving Bike" today!  LOL.

I bet you've never seen one of those before!  I guess "salvation" comes in many forms!

Lately I've been feeling kind of sad that we haven't been able to attend church regularly due to my hubby's health concerns.  But I have prayed that God would still find ways to use us to minister to others even from right where we are.  And it seems like He's been doing just that in various ways and with people we never would have met in our church.

Matthew 5:13-16

13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 

15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

James 1:17 NKJV

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

The gist of this is that we are to be salt and light to those around us, wherever we are...not just in church where everyone else is also salt and light. (Hopefully).  We are to let our light shine in our homes and neighborhoods and when out shopping or working or dining out.  If we let the Light of Christ shine out from us, people will be drawn to the Light that is in us.  You don't have to preach to people to minister to them. Just be salt and light. Let your light shine, and it will help to lead them to the One True Light, Jesus Christ.  I pray that is what God is doing with my life during these days of feeling a bit confined. If I can't go to the "Church", God is bringing "the Church" to me.  

Thank you for hanging with me through this long post today.  It just seemed to keep on growing as the day has progressed! I'd better hurry up and post it before something else happens! LOL.    I  do hope that you and yours will be blessed today and that the Light of Christ will shine on you and through you as you go about your days.  Amen.

After the Rain "We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise"

 Sunday morning we woke up to the blessed sound of rain upon the roof!  I felt like doing a dance of praise and thanksgiving.  It is fitting that our choir was singing this song for the Sunday morning worship service:  

"We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise" medley with "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

Hebrews 13:14-16  NKJV

"14 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. 

15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 

16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

And even though the rain did not last very long, it was refreshing and delightful, and with it comes the promise of more to come later this week!

It's amazing what a little bit of rain does to encourage even the birds of the air! The Bluebirds came out to sit and enjoy the view of Still Waters Pond...

And also to take a little bath in the birdbath,  after admiring his reflection in the water:

Oh, that feels SO good!!!

And afterwards he sat on the bird feeder and let his fluffy, clean feathers dry in the fresh breezy air:

I'm sorry that I seem to be quite "enamored" with how handsome a cat our Sunshine is.  He's very photogenic and often gives us such wonderful poses without even knowing how much he delights us!

He decided he needed some fresh air, and was actually headed down to the pond to get a little drink from it...

But the Sand Hill Crane family was coming around the bend and stopped Sunshine in his tracks from going any further.  I was watching from inside the house and praying that Sunshine would realize his danger and get out of the way before Papa Crane came after him with his big flapping wings and sharp beak.  Thankfully, right after I took this picture Sunshine got up and ran back up the steps of the porch before the crane got any closer.    Blackie Sue had a similar experience a little earlier, and you never saw a cat run so fast as she did to scoot around and get up those steps before Papa Crane could get to her.  He did flap his wings as she scrambled to get by him, but thankfully she got out of harm's way before any harm was done.   That happened too quickly for me to get any pictures. 

Today I was motivated to plant some little flower plants that I picked up at the Garden/Farm Market on Saturday.  I know this doesn't look like much, but hopefully those plants will all bloom where they are planted and it will make a happy, colorful addition to my butterfly garden for this summer. I hope so, because I sure am hurting tonight from the  digging I did to make this little garden happen.  My neck and back muscles are definitely out of shape.

Hubby was busy with another project while I was doing my planting.  Thankfully he had some help  from a friend with his project, as his was a bit more involved and difficult.  Over the weekend some crazy driver knocked over the mailbox that belongs to our sweet neighbor across the street who is currently still in a nursing home/rehab.  Even if she was at home, she would not be able to do anything about this. 

The mailbox is across the street from her house, and is actually in the front yard of the new house next door to us, which still has not sold and the price has been reduced again.  However, I had a little conversation with the owner of this house and told her in a very kind and friendly manner that if she would go ahead and invest in some landscaping and make the house look less neglected and vacant, it might sell faster and she wouldn't have to keep lowering the price. She agreed with me and said she is looking for someone to do the landscaping now.  I hope she finds someone soon and that the house sells to those special people that I've been praying for to become our neighbors.

So anyway, I'm very thankful for hubby and our friend who took care of this today.  I wish the person who knocked it over would step up and confess and offer to pay for the expenses of repair, (even though they weren't much, but it's the principle of the thing) but I doubt that will happen.  Did you know that deliberately damaging a mailbox is a federal offense, and you could go to jail for 3 years and/or face a fine of up to $250,000 ? Yep!  That's true!  But if a person would just admit to making a mistake and pay for the damages, I think most people would drop those charges.  It's just sad that people, most likely teenagers, think it's fun to do this. They don't realize what a problem it is for people to have to repair these kinds of damages, especially elderly people who have no way to do it themselves.

Among some other things I've been planting lately is this Golden Dewdrop bush.

Interestingly enough, the flowers on this bush are purple, but it will have golden berries eventually. I thought it would be a nice bush to plant in my raised planter that Benton built and gave me, but upon reading up on it just now, I realized that this plant will actually  "grow 10 to 15 feet wide and up to 18 feet tall, depending on growing conditions and pruning frequency."

I don't think it will be staying in the little planter for very long! Now I need to figure out the right place to put it!  Aren't those purple flowers so dainty and pretty? I understand that butterflies will love it.

I am happy to see that this blueberry bush that I planted a few years ago is loaded with berries this year! 

They will probably be ripe enough to eat by June.

And last but not least, this geranium plant is starting to grow again. I repotted it (actually there are two different ones in this pot) into this larger pot, and gave it some good fresh fertilized soil, and it looks so much happier than before.

I am not much of a gardener, so I am always happy whenever anything grows and actually gets flowers and/or berries on it!

I started out this post with the song "We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise into the house of the Lord..."   and I feel like these things are all special sacrifices of praise. I praise the Lord for His kindness in sending us rain...even if it was just a little...there's more coming we trust and believe...and so we "sacrifice" our time and energy to plant things that will be beautiful and enjoyable to us as well as to the birds, butterflies and bees, which will also help pollinate other flowers and bushes all around. We 'sacrifice' our time and energy to repair something for a dear friend and neighbor who is unable to do things for herself right now. We give thanks to God for the strength and ability to do these things, even if my muscles are hurting tonight. It's a good kind of hurt when you know you've accomplished something.

We give thanks to the Lord for the peaceful and pleasant ending to a good day on Still Waters Pond.  

Sunshine is in his favorite spot, resting up for whatever the nighttime may bring...See Mr. Sand Hill Crane in the background? He's up here for a final hunt for food before retiring.  Mama and young "Trumpet" are already settled over on the nest island for the night.

Blackie Sue is in her favorite spot on the blue chair that someone dropped off of a pickup truck right onto our front lawn, and so it became "her chair".  And everyday that goes by I am more convinced that she had a "false pregnancy". She is starting to slim back down again and doesn't look as big in her tummy as before.  Unless something changes, we have an appointment to have her "fixed" next week. Then we won't have to worry about that issue anymore.  I am very thankful that it has turned out this way, even though it would've been fun to see her kittens...it is really for the best for all concerned that she's not having any.

Here's a good passage to end this post for today from the book of Ecclesiastes...

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-11 NKJV

Everything Has Its Time

"1 To everything there is a season,

A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born,

And a time to die;

A time to plant,

And a time to pluck what is planted;

3 A time to kill,

And a time to heal;

A time to break down,

And a time to build up;

4 A time to weep,

And a time to laugh;

A time to mourn,

And a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones,

And a time to gather stones;

A time to embrace,

And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to gain,

And a time to lose;

A time to keep,

And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear,

And a time to sew;

A time to keep silence,

And a time to speak;

8 A time to love,

And a time to hate;

A time of war,

And a time of peace.

The God-Given Task

9 What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? 

10 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. 

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end."

So until next time, good night and be blessed my friends.