WINTER - 2009

Winter has arrived.

Wind, snow, single digit temps, and the birds and squirrels are ‘eating up a storm’.

Dear Daughter spent the night at The Study last night. Their power went out.
Dear Son-in-law went home near midnight when their power came back on.

Daughter stayed.

He had to be home very early in the morning to take care of some things.
He was missed, but having Daughter overnight was just like old times.

We had breakfast together – Old Dad fixed it and scraped her car – not room in garage – and ‘launched’ her off to work – almost like she was going to school, as she used to do – all those years ago.

Nice!

And then we refilled all the feeders and cut and split wood and cranked up the wood stove.
And then we completed the Decorations.

The Study is now presentable.

The cold kept us in tonight – time to catch up on all sorts of things.

Dear Wife writes out the Christmas cards – I do the Christmas Letter. Hard to believe it is time for another letter.
Dear Wife folds ‘em.
I mail ‘em.

Division of labor.

Gramma used to say many hands make light work.
She knew what she was talkin’ about.

We miss Gramma.

She did good work.

Tomorrow our Study Group at Church completes another study session and we go out to lunch.
And after the New Year, God willing, another session begins.

The cycles go on.
Thank the Good Lord.

This is a busy time; and it is a good time of year. When things get hectic, I/we try to remember the Elizabethan prayer –

This is the day the Lord hath made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
It doesn't always help, but sometimes....

Good stuff.

Or the Cavalier prayer in the Civil War:

Lord, I will be busy this day and may forget thee.
Please do not forget me.

Again, sometimes it helps a lot.

And one gets to connect - with those who have gone before - just a little bit.

Again, nice!