Getting Tired

I had one of those days in which I wasn't fully with it. I wasn't sick but just felt so tired. As it turns out my blood sugar was low. So when I ate something felt a little better. Took a nap. Now am feeling tired again.

Reason I mention this is that it is good when we know our bodies and when we are not feeling well and usually we can tell what the problem is. God shows us when we need to rest or need help with our bodies and I am so glad that He does, other wise I would be like the Bunny that keeps going and going and going.

Discovering New Programs

January 11, 2012 is my daughter's birthday. And I wanted to do something special for her as far as a card goes. So I discovered at Christmas time a program called Smilebox.com. It is such a great program. You can do all kinds of things with it such as having music playing as each page of your design flips up.

So what I did was took some of my daughter's baby pictures and started her birthday story out with those. Then I added a picture of some friends she had when she was younger. Also some of the old family pictures and a newer one. But of all the ones that I chose for her the ones she liked best were the ones of the backyard. It just brought back memories. So I am glad that I was able to make her happy.

Birthdays for most people are fun to celebrate unless you are getting as old as I am and my husband. Then we stop counting the years. But the Lord has our days numbered and we can enjoy each day as it comes.

Finding A Treasure

Yesterday I cleaned out a closet of ours. It was long over due project to be done. I found some clothes I forgot I had and the most valuable treasure I found was a very old book. I didn't look at it very well and was going to give it away.  My husband looked at it and said to keep it.

It is called Little Folks Of The Bible-Boys Of The New Testament and is written by Dorothy Donnell Calhoun. When I opened the front cover it has .98 and 11/87. There was a receipt in it and it was dated 1-16-89 and again the first item on the list was 0.98 and then there were other item prices listed. Then I went to the copyright page and the date was 1915. And it is the First Edition printed September, 1915. Reprinted in 1916. 1918,1919. 1920. 1922. It looks like it was a very popular book.

The boys that were included in the book: The Boyhood of Jesus, The Lad with the loaves, John the Baptist, and Paul's Nephew. It is written in a story form so it is nice reading.

It reminded me how many times the Bible has been reprinted.  We don't have the first edition of that but it is still good reading material and a great treasure to have.

Music

I have always been a little strange in the kind of music I like. When growing up most of my school mates were into the Beetles etc. I liked and still do Andy Williams.

I enjoy more instrumental music than singing, but right now I am reading Susan Boyle's Autobiography which makes me appreciate her singing even more.

I am so glad that music is mentioned in the Bible. And says we are make a joyful noise unto the Lord. I think it really means to sing or play an instrument with all of our heart. To others it might not sound well but to the Lord He is loving every minute of our praise to him.

Burr It's Cold Outside

We have been very spoiled in our area. The temperature for this time of year has been very warm. Most days in the 40's and higher until the beginning of this week. The temperature is only like 7decrees or as low as 4 decrees and with the windshield factor added to it is below zero.

So my pocket of my coat is filled with my gloves, my band that covers my ears, my hat that covers my head and the front comes up to my nose. Actually there is a sign in my bank that would not allow me to wear that hat in the bank. How times have changed. I also have a scarf that I wrap around me to help keep the cold from going down my neck. The funny part is that on Friday of this week it is suppose to be back up in the 40s. It will be like a heat wave.

I am so glad that God made all kinds of seasons. Even though I have health problems where the cold affects how I feel it is so great to be in an area where the weather changes. I love the different seasons.

What A Veiw

Sometimes in the afternoon I lay down to take a nap. And that is what I did today. Around 4:30 the phone rang and it was our daughter but being that it was dark in the room I pushed the wrong button on the phone and she hung up.

I lay back down and the phone rang again. This time I got up and went out to the living room, quickly graped my stationary bike and waited for the person to speak after the message got through playing.  No one was on the other end.

Oh well I thought I will still ride my bike for a few minutes since I had some cookies I ate earlier in the day and riding my bike would help burn those calories away.

Since I had the bike facing a different way today I was looking at the wall hanging my sister gave to me when we first met. That is another story in itself. Then I turned my head to the left and when I looked outside my picture window I saw the most beautiful color pink on the bushes. This is usually caused by where the sun is shining.

I got off my bike. Put it back where I keep it and came right up to write about it.  I was wondering what I was going to write about today and the Lord gave me my answer.  It was such beautiful scene that I had to share it with you.

God is so good in all the things that He gives to us. Sometimes they are big things and sometimes they are small things, but they are always welcomed and am most thankful for.

New Goals For 2012

I watched Anderson Cooper's show this morning and he had some great guests on telling how to do things in a different way in 2012. One was on diet and exercise, one was on organizing your room, one person talked about money. And so it was a very helpful show. If you would like to see it you can go to AndersonCooper.com and check out program for January 2, 2012.

The reason I bring this up is that my husband took down our Christmas tree yesterday and brought up my stationary bike so I could use it upstairs where it is warmer. It was in our cellar and it is real cold down there.

So every time I have a chance now I can just get on my bike, look out my big picture window, and see all kinds of things and go for miles. Well, I haven't gotten to doing more than a mile or two. But the more I do it the miles I will go.

So will keep you posted to tell you how I am doing riding my bike. And I think I will have other stories to share as I look out my window.