April Sunrise at Mc Ferrin Point |
But now--"Who'd 'a thought it!" Semi-retired and living in the Ozarks on top of a mountain! I could go on and on about the many blessings that the Lord has provided in the last nine years while living on this mountain.
However, I think it is past time to slow down (maybe in my mind only) and enjoy what we have been given. After all, to paraphrase--"today is a gift, that's why they call it the present".
In 2011 I will---
Bluebirds on the porch |
Boxley Baptist Church
STUDY--We have a wonderful Women's Bible Study group at Boxley. I want to not only participate, but to find the quiet time each day do the "homework" as it is supposed to be done. One of my goals in 2010 was to MEMORIZE Bible verses--not just a verse here and there, but passages. I now have a number of Bible passages in my head that I can pull up when I need to feel a closeness to God. I will continue this into 2011. The latest passage was easy--Luke 2:8-19!
Hideout Hollow Trail near Mountain Springs |
Daisy and her namesake flower |
A beautiful gift |
My resolution list is long, so I'll make it brief--
Continue to--wake up each morning to coffee in bed (in summer on the porch), enjoy the grandson (not a problem), feed the birds (usually Jack's job), make welcome each cabin guest, enjoy the view from the window, pamper Daisy and Molly, as well as Deedee, Dude, and Chipper (again usually Jack's job is the horses), and remember to 'smell the flowers' each day!
Work on the following--calling my mother more often ( and making more visits to see her), exercising regularly and eating healthy (hey, I feel good about this! I dropped one jean size last year and am on track to do the same again in 2011!) We have a great group of women who have all done well in 2010! We will do it again!
And, think of one new thing I am grateful for each day.
There are more, but that's enough for now!
'Tis the gift to be simple,
'Tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down
Where we ought to be.
Shaker song