THE COLD IS COMING TO FLA

We are suppose to have temps in the twenties tonight. That is COLD for Fla. But it sure beats a cumulative total of 114 inches of snow.
And we should not complain with other parts of the nation getting horrible weather.
I did not share that we came home a couple of days ago to find a dog in our yard... have no clue as to how it got in other than to jump the fence. She was here two days in a row... and we have not seen her since.
We planted a lemon tree recently and have already harvested two lemons. The juice just flowed from them when I cut it open. There are five more on the tree.
We also have an orange tree and grapes we planted along with blueberries. Do not expect to have any fruit from them for quite awhile.

A NEW YEAR 2009 ... what does it have in store

We know the year will be when Janice's daughter Heather gets married to Dan Chaves in September in Macon, Georgia
It will be a year of volunteering for Janice at the Good Samaritan Center in Dowling Park and a year of worshipping GOD at MCALPIN ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
We pray for GOD'S Blessings through friends...we were able to see God's creation with David and Dottie Dean in Homosassa Springs where the manatees, bears, flamingos and Lou the hippo live. God has so richly blessed us with his magnificient hand if we only take the time to admire.
We are looking forward to seeing our lemon tree, orange tree and grapes grow and flourish.
We will see Barack Obama inaugurated as our 44th president... pray for him as he leads our country in a time of upheaval. Pray for our service men and women. Pray for President Bush as he leaves office and begins a new way of life in Texas.
We look forward to times with our grandchildren... Saxon, Rhiannon, and Kyla.

God's Little Treasures

We all get blessed everyday by the smallest treasures... and we can not take credit for them... they are GOD given. Janice returned to volunteer on Monday after being on vacation and one of the residents told her how much she was missed. Janice had sent some of the residents post cards while we were gone and one lady was so honored to have gotten one... she told everyone who came in the activites room about her post card.
We travel to Georgia on Saturday to see Janice's son. We will return in October to go to a family reunion.
It rained here briefly today... Janice has been working with photo albums trying to put in pix we have taken on trips together.
Have a blessed rest of the week.

Hanna, Ike, and Josephine... what effect will we have?

Just returned from a week at our timeshare in Kissimmee, Fla. where Hanna was dishing out 30-35 mile an hour winds and wave surges of 18 ft. Cocoa Beach and Daytona had issued surf warnings. We had a restful week at Orange Lake... floated down the Lazy River and played Putt-Putt. Tom and Ann Jordan joined us for several days and what a blessing to enjoy time with them. We have unpacked some but need to finish.
Our pool is green... do not know if it is due to the muddy water coming out of our pipes.
Definitely do not want to drink this.

The Storm Has Passed... Blue Skies Ahead

The rain has passed but now we are left with the aftermath of picking up limbs and branches from the trees. Praise God we did not have any downed trees.
Janice has been entering mother's recipes into a cookbook program that can be published and distributed to family as a legacy to mother since she passed in 2006.
This week will entail Janice volunteering, taking Desi to the vet, going to Lake City, going to our timeshare in Orlando.

We Almost Needed An Ark

We had about ll inches of rain here and water was just standing in yards here... like ponds.
Our dog was smart enough to stay under the garage or on the door stoop instead of getting out in it.
Janice had the privilege of meeting missionaries at the Good Sam Center where she volunteers that I stayed with on a furlough from Vietnam. They were serving in Japan... Dorothy and Austin Warriner. Dorothy is a resident at Good Sam and Austin comes at each meal and feeds her and plays the piano for the residents. Monday is their anniversary and Janice plans to make a celebration cake for them.
Today is church day... a time to WORSHIP our LORD. May we all give just a little back to Him for all the blessings He has given us.

Tropical Storm Fay is HERE

We have had rain since yesterday morning. It is Saturday, August22
Lots of rain, power outages, fallen trees, closed schools, closed govt offices.
Desi spent last night in the house... mistake... she got on the table and got a loaf of french bread off the table. Enjoyed Bruce's house school reunion... it was at Crystal Lake, Illinois. Traveled to Wisconsin and toured the Jelly Belly Factory. Ate lunch at the Parthenon in Greek town in Chicago. Went to church at Hope Community in Chicago and we had church... a true worship of our LORD. Youth sang, had liturgical dance and the pastor gave an excellent sermon.