Colossians 3:16-17
16 Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
How Deep the Father's Love for Us by Stuart Townend (2005)
Another beautiful hymn with so much meaning.
I was woken up today with the telephone ringing. Here Frank, our gardener, was in the back yard and wanted to know what I wanted done today. So I got up and dressed and met him down there. He ended up getting most of the side of the yard weeded and cut down the irises for the season. Together we cut back one of the rosebushes (each getting cut by thorns in the process). The only thing we didn't touch was the corner with all the poison ivy. I did spray it with Ortho poison ivy killer. That worked wonders last year so I am hoping it does the same this year. Frank will be coming back in two weeks to give the grass another cut and hopefully by then we will be able to clear out that corner. The yard is looking great. I'll take pictures to show you tomorrow. Frank and I work well together in the yard.
After a short nap, I called Debbie and we went food shopping together. Look what I found today.
Look how colorful these notebooks are. When I went to school they were plain black and white. My how times change. I always buy school supplies when they are on sale this time of year. Then I have pens, pencils, paper and notebooks for the whole year at a very low price.
And you know I had to buy the spiced wafers. I know it's getting toward fall now. We have them on the store shelves for such a short period of time -- August through November. After that, you have to wait a year for them. And I LOVE Sweetzles spiced wafers. Every time I see them I think of my step-mom because they are her favorites too.
Tonight I made ground beef and penne for dinner. It's quick, easy and always good. I got the recipe from Marissa at High Heels and Daffodils. I'm so glad I decided to try it. It's become a go to at our house.
But now I have to get going or I will never get up for church in the morning.
Until later....
Kathy
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Saturday's weather
Sunny
High: 82 degrees
Low: 57 degrees
(It was HOT today)
Sunrise: 6:13 a.m.
Sunset: 7:56 p.m.
13 hours and 33 minutes of daylight
(The days are getting shorter)
Do any of you grow lamb's ear in your yard? It's a gray/green plant with fuzzy leaves. In colonial times people used the leaves as small bandages because it was soft to the touch. I don't know if it has any medicinal purposes though.
Now days people use it as ground cover.
Or as a border in their flower beds.
Occasionally they will get flowers. Sometimes purple, sometimes yellow.
So imagine my sister Elaine's surprise when one rogue lamb's ear planted itself next to her house and began growing. This was taken on our vacation. She says it's larger now -- taller than she is.
I don't know what's in the soil in Northern New Jersey, but she should package it and sell it to farmers. She could make a fortune!
Kathy
