Sunday Miscellany

 

 

It's another cold April morning, but I've been scooting around quickly, not only to get through my morning chores but also to keep warm. 

I'll be glad when the extra layers needed each morning can remain hanging on their hooks for a few months. 

For now, it's still "zip up to your chin" and "don't forget the gloves" kind of mornings.  

Today we'll haul CB over to my sisters' place.  We'll saddle him up, and Laurie will take a wrap-up lesson from Monty, the trainer.  The purpose of this lesson is to figure out all the controls he has learned over the last month. 

Then, I'll probably ride him for a while.  It should be fun and satisfying because Monty does a thorough job with his training of both horse and rider. 

On another note, I settled in to watch the White House Correspondents' dinner last night, anxious to hear the zingers and to see any drama that might unfold. 

Well, the drama unfolded suddenly, and the zingers have to rest for a while. 

It was pretty bizarre watching the top journalists in the country figuring out ways to do their craft without access to their usual technical equipment. 

I realized later that the hotel where that unforeseen chaos happened was the same one which hosted a National High School Journalism Convention which I attended back in the early 1990s while advising the Cedar Post. 

Much quieter scene then. 

Baby red maple leaves have a rather distinctive look. I've noticed them spreading their wings the past couple of days. 

Salad:  above and below.  

Some tomato plants have remained in the house because I ran out of room in the green house. 

This transplanted Romaine lettuce can be eaten any time, but the cukes have a ways to go.  

I always plant them last in the spring so their vines don't spread all over the greenhouse. 

Happily, all the salad makings look pretty healthy so far. 

Pastor Lorraine Davis, the author of the book below, gave the dinner blessing at our Sandpoint High Class of 1965 reunion at Western Pleasure Guest Ranch last fall. 

I sat next to Lorraine in Mrs. Mary Parker's senior English class more than 60 years ago. Little did we know then that eventually we'd each become an author!

Lorraine grew up south of Sandpoint. She was part of the group of Southside School classmates who came to school in town after the eighth grade. 

We've seen each other over the years at class reunions, and it's always been a pleasant experience.

This morning I received a text informing me of the book's availability at Amazon. 

So, I'll check it out, and I hope anyone who feels inspired by Lorraine's summary below does the same. 

Congratulations, Lorraine.  

Good luck with the book. 

by Lorraine Davis

We all have Enemies within and Without in our soul. Many times, we have no idea how to confront or challenge their existence in our lives. 

This book, with the help of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, reveals to any believer how to conquer these enemies with biblical instruction and guided prayers. 

Every believer can live a life without rejection, shame, or fear. 

A believer's greatest gift is choice. 

You can choose to take the challenge to live a life of grace and peace in a personal relationship with Yeshua.

Tradition is challenged, but so is freedom from the assault of the real enemy. 

 Knowing the enemy is the first step to healing and wholesome relationships with friends, family, and the Messiah. 

A believer, who hungers and thirsts for better relationships, needs the truth this book holds.

It's the time of the year when Bill and I most love having Border Collies----the grass is at its greenest and the dogs strike a stunning contrast to the green.

Looks like a pretty day ahead. 

Happy Sunday.