Priority One

This is starting out to be a really awesome year. My hope is that you are also experiencing a good start to 2011. I've enjoyed the remnants of the holidays and now it's time to get them put away til after Thanksgiving. Instead of dwelling on the miraculous birth of Christ, I will again direct my attention to the cross. It has been there, looming all along, simply being upstaged by the manger in the stable and the joyous birth of our savior. The cross now takes itself center-stage, once again, as the means by which He saved us.

Our snow was gone in about two days. Because the temperatures skyrocketed from, say, 15 to 51 in about thirty six hours, it didn't take long for the snow on our hill to become a raging little river at the bottom of the property. It was unusual to hear the rushing water and see the flowing currents when there wasn't even a drop of precipitation. I know the ground welcomed the refreshing drink after the drought we experienced in late summer.

I've certainly got my work cut out for me this month. I hope to make the basement more pet friendly for the dogs. In other words, it's time to go through all the boxes and remove them from the premises. This may take longer than a month. I hope I can do it all without employing one of the professional companies that has targeted this endeavor or one of the reality shows that features many of these poor misguided hoarders living in their cluttered abodes. We'll see.....

As this new year marches on, I will continue to do the one thing that I have made my life's calling several years ago. That is to try to be closer to God with each passing day. I once read that we could each be as close to God as we wanted to be. Because His desire is always to be closer to each of us, we merely have to be willing to put Him at the top of our priority list each day. When we do that, we will find our lives becoming more in line with how He intends for us to live, thereby growing closer to Him. Nuff said.

It is a beautiful sunny, yet cold day in Central Kentucky. I should get started on the things that need to be done here. You have a wonderful and safe day, luv, Susan