Iced Over in Scott County

You may have heard, we had some rough weather here in our area. We got snow, then ice, then more snow. I believe it was iced over branches that brought down electric and phone lines. We were without both for a good five days. Fortunately, Mark was able to purchase a small generator and that got us limited power for the latter part of the outage. Iced over trees are beautiful, and it was a blessing to be surrounded by such beauty, but it has been really cold. I hope everyone has managed to stay safe throughout this time of frigid temperatures and icy conditions.

I finished a book by Anne Rice. She is well known for her many books about vampires. They made one of them into a movie with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt called, "Interview with a Vampire". I had previously seen just a few scenes from it when it was on TV. I don't recommend it at all. It actually turned my stomach, which isn't that hard to do. It just wasn't a movie I could watch. I definitely wasn't going to read any of her books. That is, until I saw that she has completely turned her life around. She had been missing something in her life, and she finally realized that was Jesus Christ. When she realized that, she devoted her talents as a researcher and writer to Him and began her life again.

I really enjoyed her first book about Jesus. She writes in first person when He is seven years old. What a challenge to try to imagine what this special child is thinking about himself and the world around him. This book ends just after the time in his life when he had been separated from his family and was found at the Temple. The second book is already available and I'll be buying it as soon as I can get to Lexington.

I continue to read my daily Upperroom devotion. Today I'm reminded of the words Jesus told Peter, "Feed my sheep", in John 21. The actual verse in the daily Upperroom reading is from Matthew 25:31-46. We familiarly refer to this as the sheep and the goats. Jesus tells us that when we don't meet the needs of others, we ultimately are not loving and serving Him. We can go to hell for ignoring the needs of others. This is a sobering message for us. With the need so great in our world, it is not at all difficult to heed the call to feed God's sheep.

I don't know about you, but watching UK last night was quite the struggle. No matter how bad a game in Rupp Arena is, I never expect to hear boos shower down on our team. These young men don't deserve that from fans, even it was a small percentage of them. I hope and pray positive things for the coach, players, and fans in future games.

Please keep warm and safe the remainder of this week. luv, Susan