Monday January 19, 2009

 

 

A Relaxing Weekend

 Saturday

 

 

 We were awake early (5:30) to pick up Cerwin’s mother and attend a local TFC prayer breakfast.

 

 

 The sunrise was soft and beautiful.

 

 

 It is a joy to meet with these people and pray about ministry concerns and praises.

 

 

 Alvin ordering breakfast.

 

 

 

 

 Cerwin ordering baked oatmeal (hot) topped with ice cream!

 

 

 Ed and Mike ordering breakfast.

 

 

Cerwin had been asked to share the devotional portion of the morning.

 

 

He chose Proverbs 2:1-10, and read from his favorite version (CEV).  I’m including a few excerpts… 

 Keep in tune with wisdom.

He watches over everyone who is faithful to him.

 

 

 Beg as loud as you can for good common sense.

Search for wisdom as you would search for silver or hidden treasure.

 

 

With wisdom you will learn what is right and honest and fair.

Wisdom will control your mind.

(That grabbed my attention – I want wisdom to control my mind.)

 

 

As I’ve mentioned before, I love traveling through the local Amish area.  This is not a partially white buggy, but a “buggy pickup truck.”  The lower part is aluminum diamond plate, and the back section is an open area for hauling small items.

 

 

 A conservative Mennonite buggy.  I think that is correct, because it is black.

 

 

 A grey Amish buggy.

 

 

As we approached the senior community where Mother lives, I noticed that the lake was full of Canada geese, and asked Cerwin if he would drive up closer.

 

 

 

 

 Some were swimming, others were walking on ice.

 

 

 

 

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After spending some time with Cerwin’s mother, and bringing her banking and checkbook up to date, we stopped at a local pharmacy.

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 While Cerwin went inside, I enjoyed watching this dog waiting and watching for his master. 

The picture came out better than I expected, because I took it through my dirty (passenger side) window, then the two (also dirty) windows of the next car, and the driver side window of the car in which the dog was sitting.

 

 

 My brothers’ farm pond was frozen solid from the very cold temperatures.

 

 

 The lowest temperature we saw on our thermometer this weekend was 1.6 degrees.

 

 

 

 

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Sunday

 

After a blessed, challenging time at Sunday school and church, we were grateful to have an entire afternoon and evening to ourselves, to relax, read, and watch TV.

 

 

 I am not very political – but I love patriotic celebrations and pomp and circumstance.  (I took this photo on Saturday afternoon while Cerwin pumped gas at a local station.)

I knew there was a huge inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon, and figured we wouldn’t be able to watch it because HBO had purchased exclusive rights.

Then we heard on the news that DirectTV was showing it free.  So I checked the channel I thought may carry it – and there it was!  It was a special treat to watch some of our country’s talented speakers and musicians honor the USA.

 

 

The bird feeders were busy toward suppertime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I liked the pictures I captured of this goldfinch as it turned its head toward me.

 

 

Notice the wind blowing its feathers.

 

 

 

  Rest and relaxation – that’s why God created Sunday!