5 good things about this snowfall

1. I don't have to shovel!
   
   
2. No ice
   
   
3. It isn't frigid . . . only 33 degrees -- hey it could be worse!
   
   
4. It makes for a peaceful walk
   
   
5. It's so pretty . . .
   

A regular Miss Fix-it

I am not the most handy of persons. I am not mechanically minded. I don't have much practical sense.

But I can follow directions and I am quick to catch onto something I am shown how to do.

So when I am able to fix my vacuum cleaner with no assistance I consider it to be a red letter day.

Today is a red letter day!! Yeah.

Of course, for me to fix the vacuum I had to have broken it first. But I will ignore that minuscule detail and focus on the BIG picture here:

Today I unscrewed four screws from the bottom panel of my vacuum, put a new belt on to the thingy (heehee -- I never claimed to know the correct fix-it vocabulary) and then re-screwed the four screws into the bottom panel of my vacuum.

TaDa! It works.

A little joy in my day!

This week's project

My mission this week is to clean out my closet.

Well, my closet, the pile of clothes that don't fit in my closet, and the pile of mending that hasn't been mended yet.

My goal is to fit all of my clothes into my closet in a way that will be easy for me to access and easy for me to put away. You hear that Self? After this week there will be no more laying things on the chair until later.

I have decided to do this project because 1) I have way too many clothes 2) I don't wear half of them 3) to eliminate clutter in my bedroom 4) to allow myself to find the clothes I want when I want them.

Sounds like a simple project, no?

We shall see . . .

Early night

I got up early this morning so I could go and vote before work.

So I am going to go to bed early . . .

Tomorrow we will have a president elect.

I think I will wait until then to find out who . . .

Thrice blessed

Blessed -- divinely or supremely favored or fortunate; bringing happiness and thankfulness


Blessed by relying on God:

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul will make its boast in the LORD; the humble will hear it and rejoice. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together. I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. Taste and see that the LORD is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the LORD, you His saints; for to those who fear Him there is no want. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing. Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Who is the man who desires life and loves length of days that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:1-14 (emphasis mine)

Blessed by knowing God:

How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD. How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart. They also do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways. You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently. Oh that my ways may be established to keep Your statutes! Then I shall not be ashamed when I look upon all Your commandments. I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgments. I shall keep Your statutes; do not forsake me utterly! Psalm 119:1-8 (emphasis mine)

Blessed by praising God:

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the LORD Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100 (emphasis mine)

Thanksgiving -- the act of giving thanks; an expression of thanks; public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor

Thankful -- feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation

(Definitions from Random House Webster's College Dictionary)