Baby, It's Cold Outside.

                                                         

                                                                        everyday is a brand new day,
                                                                        everyday is a journey.




.The freedom from all wilful sin,
The Christian's daily task,--
Oh these are graces far below
What longing love would ask!
Dole not thy duties out to God.
F. W. FABER.

Baby, it's cold out there! Now this is Winter! Too bad there is no snow on the horizon anytime soon. Then it would be a treat. Funny thing, cold weather brings us inside where it's warm and snug. One of my neighbors, a retired couple, go out everyday several times a day. Ever since the cold snap, their car cannot start and they look to the rest of the neighbors for a jump. You would think it would keep them inside? Heck no, they're out there right now getting a jump. 

For some people, life just goes on no matter how bumpy the ride. They don't allow anything to get them down, they just keep moving on, shoving aside whatever gets in their way. You have to admire people like that. 

I am pretty happy with myself. During this entire time I've been off, I've done exactly what I set out to do. . . finish old projects. Remember, I'm notorious for taking on way too much and that involves too large of projects. I'm clearing off the cobwebs in more ways than one and my bedroom has been looking pretty darn good. No cluttered mess anywhere. Really happy about that!

Emily is home today, all bundled up like an Eskimo, always cold. A pot of a hearty soup on the stove and tea kettle whistling occasionally. We're both snuggled in our rooms, each doing her own thing, enjoying the quiet of a cold day. There is nothing moving around out there. No children playing on their Holiday vacation in the snow. There isn't enough snow to make a snowman. If these Winters keep being so uneventful, children won't know what it is like to build a snowman or a fort like my kids did when they were young.  

So I hope that every single one of you is staying warm with a cup of hot chocolate and catching up on your old projects or movies. 

HAVE a blessed day everyone. 

P.S.
The Gratitude Challenge;
I'm grateful for a hot bowl of soup on a cold day.