Good Things

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD:

12 Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor. - Ecclesiastes 7:12(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD:

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. - Proverbs 18:10(New International Version).

A QUOTE:

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt -

THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER:

Let God's Word fill your memory, rule your heart, and guide your life. - From Our Daily Bread -

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - From Reminisce Magazine -

You bring something beautiful to the world, something no one else can offer. - From Go For It -

NOTES:

Today has been a sunny day with a high temperature of 85 degrees. I had lunch with Charley and Pastor JT. Michelle was our waitress today. I went to the post office. I took a nap. I think Smokey was with me part of the time and Emmy was on a shelf. I put treats and food outside for the cats at around 6:05 p.m. I sat with them for just a few minutes. I have some blackberry vines at the southeast front corner of my house. My wife always wanted these vines cut down every year but I just don't feel like doing it now. The blackberries are getting ripe. I picked a bowl full of them this evening just before I started the Good Things. It brought back memories of a time when my mother with two little boys (Charley and Everett) would walk at least two miles to pick black berries on the halves for a man by the name of Moses Ellison. Our dog named Bruno would usually go with us. We would give Mr. Ellison and his wife half of what picked for letting us pick berries. My mother would then can them to make cobblers in the winter months. Mr. Ellison was a farmer, a blacksmith, had a sorghum mill and was also a preacher. He would preach once a month at the little Bohannon community church where we lived. A different preacher would preach each Sunday once a month. I will give the blackberries to some lady to make a cobbler. Thanks for your emails and thanks for reading the Good Things.

The cats are fine. Smokey is asleep on a desk near me. Rascal was also lying on a desk but he has now gone elsewhere. He will be back in a few minutes. Cats are really curious creatures. I left the windows rolled down on my van this afternoon since it was so warm. I was sitting in my recliner chair looking out the front patio door where my van was parked. I saw Itty Bitty jump up to one of the windows and go in the van and explore for a while and then get out of the van. A little later, Emmy jumped up to the window and entered the van and also explored it before coming out. Nosy creatures. I have seen all the cats this evening.

Have a nice Saturday. Everett