Sledding

Admirable...that's one thing I'm trying to think about. It is admirable for a father to take his sons sledding , being a good example and having fun with them. Mother was there as well, taking pictures. That is admirable as well.  And snow...that is beautiful.  

I can also count as good...doing this layout with my God given creative talent. The Lord is worthy of praise.

There was more good in my day...Ladies' Bible class. The teacher who has taught our class for many years is commendable for sharing her time, studying the word, teaching truth, being there for us. 

Those  who have attended the class for many years could be commended for studying God's word and holding it in their hearts.

Another thing  I did today was meet with some of my classmates from high school. Friendship is good, for God admonished us to love others as we do ourselves.

It has been a lovely day here with sunshine on the snow.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Groomer and Pretty Girl

Although I don't always tell her, Maggie knows we are going to our local pet store when we get within 1/2 mile of it.  It is and it is not her favorite experience.  She loves to visit everyone there, workers and customers as well. But, she tugs at her leash like crazy when she suspects she is going to be groomed. It has not always been that way. She has not been hurt by the groomers, but she remembers the last time she was at the vet in the room next to the groomer. A cat was ahead of her and scared her badly. Actually, it scared everyone there. One would have thought that cat was dying and being dragged into hell by it's tail. It screamed bloody murder. It was LOUD! It even made cold chills run up my spine.

When Maggie figures out she is just getting groomed, she settles a bit.  This time, she was just getting her nails clipped, but she  wouldn't take her eyes off me. You can see that even when her back was turned, she watched me in the mirror as I took pictures.  

This is April, the lady who usually grooms her. She is very nice. We appreciate her kindness and attention to detail.

Still concentrating on the good things in my life,  namely: Maggie, the pet store, and the groomer, April. 

Our Beautiful Leah

Leah's post on FaceBook, led me to check out Justin Bieber.  There are many definitions of good in the world today.

We've hit another snare in our discussion on 'good'. Even though I did not watch the Super Bowl last night, I was interested in who won, since our granddaughter here, lives in North Carolina and we have grandsons in Colorado.

I understand it was a 'good' game. Congratulations to the better team, the Denver Broncos.

Before the game, I watched a few of the commercials made just for the big game. Some fit the 'think of good things' bent of my blog. Some did not.  

The half  time show, part of which I saw on the internet, reminded me of what the people may have been doing when Moses descended the mountain with the 10 commandments in hand. Enough said.

Now I'm back to searching out the things of beauty, the things admirable in this world. 

By the way, one of the things of beauty is pictured above...Leah.

Thinking of Good Things

Chelle took Mason and Ashley for lunch at Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant on a Saturday afternoon, while Aussie was with Greg at Chinese school.

It is good to enjoy family and healthy food. Selfies can even be good.


Philippians 4:8 "...whatever is true, whatever is honorable whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." And reading further, verse 9 "The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you."

From Morning To Night

Ava is a beautiful little girl...a busy, beautiful little girl. She leads a busy life. 

Now here is something good to think about on a regular basis. Great grandchildren are a gift from heaven.

When God told us to love others better than self, he didn't have to do a sales job when he is talking about sweet, innocent little children. Ava, as one of those sweet ones, is sooo easy to love. 

Think about this, God cherishes  us as much and much more than we can love these tiny little humans.   

If you are looking for love you can't find, look toward God and know you are truly loved. He will accept you where you are and teach you his precious ways, so that you can live forever in heaven with him and all those who love him.

Sending Anime Hugs

Ashley loves anime. This was her chance, wearing her characters shirt, to send love and hugs our way.

There is a challenge at Digital Scrapper. It is to use their new kit for February, A Love Story, and to do something creative with a title.

I decided to copy a type of 'font' used in anime publication. I used a red paper from the kit, layered a black paper from the kit over it, then divided it into squares and deleted black squares leaving only ones that  spell out the title Anime. It was a little tedious, but fun and I love the resulting title.


Continuing my February theme for this blog , I'm sticking with Philippians  and practicing the Habit of Happiness...as in Rick Warren's current teaching series.

What better thing to think about than this truth? 
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13 NLT)

False Alarm

Yes, I am hard up for layouts!  I had planned to do a lot of layouts today, but I got myself side-tracked organizing my files. I do love to be organized., but it's a losing battle around here. However, it should be easy to organize my files, because I'm the only one who uses them. I decided this morning that the way I had some of my things arranged was not right. But after fiddling with them all day, I've decided they would have been better left alone. 

Because of that endeavor, I didn't do any layouts all day. So here is what I have for my next book. It happened in November.  Imagine this, we were sound asleep around 3:00 AM. The alarm sounded and we  got a phone call. It is really funny what adrenaline will do for a person at a time like that. We sprung from our bed at full attention. We were able to see by checking the system that it was the high water alarm.  It wasn't raining. There really wasn't any reason for high water, so we went back to sleep knowing it had been a false alarm. 

The next day, Ron had to pull the sensor out of the septic well, and replace it when he was not able to fix it.  Boy, the things he has learned since he retired.

Maggie watched him from the screened porch, since we cannot allow her to go free while he is working. She is a roamer and we are too close to the road and the lake.

Interesting results in Iowa tonight.  I would have liked to see Dr. Ben Carson come out on top, but didn't expect that to happen. Am happy that Cruz and Marco Rubio did as well as they did.

Really can't get excited about Hillary or Bernie. One is as bad as the other.