and in november.

 

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"Everything is not out-of-control,

everything is falling into place."

{ jack hibbs }

God has each and every thing in his loving care.

may not seem as such, and we may quake in 

our crocs, and we may fret, and we may pray,

but the fact is :: He has this. even this.

the now. the confusing. the horrific.

His word is in the details.

note to the wise and to the fearful ::

pray first. and continue praying.

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the mornings are chilly willy .. 20s.

this morning especially called for a warm

breakfast so cream of wheat was prepared

and consumed and enjoyed. 

i added a drizzle of heavy cream,

small pat of butter, and a spoon of 

brown sugar to the wonderfulness

which of course made it that

much more wonderful. 

but of course.

yesterday morning our views on the mountain road

to church 30 minutes north, were glorious.

fog is a favorite of mine so multiple views

are offered below.

a couple weeks back we had a pie auction at church.

plenty of amazing bakers in these parts! the hubs

bid on a blackberry pie using local berries .. and won!

i made his favorite pumpkin pie recipe of mine

and also used my sister shirley's crust recipe which

is perfectly flaky and worthy of more.

the proceeds of the pie auction went to a vital

ministry for Christians in danger in a faraway land.

after our service and communion we enjoyed

our monthly potluck. our contribution was 

macaroni chicken salad. 

a quick stop at the market then a stop at our local

ice cream shop then home .. ice cream squirreled

away in the freezer while we changed clothes

and put away groceries, another errand for the hubs

then back home to rest and consume the creamy goodness.

foggy all morning on our drive north..

then sunny bright back in our tiny town.

this pic is of our river and the remains

of autumn before the next season kicks in.

a couple weeks ago we received a necessary rain

of ten inches in a short expanse of time ..

then snow. then melt. we anxiously

anticipate winter. happily so.

lovely ... in the village store someone says,

"I heard the geese go over." and there is a

moment of silence. Why this is so moving,

I do not know. But all of us feel it.

{ gladys taber }

the other day i made a couple loaves of this yUmmy mess:

cinnamon swirl apple fritter bread

one skinny loaf for us and one skinny loaf

for the hubs to take to men's prayer

saturday morning. it was well received.

it's just so so so so so good.

click on the recipe title for the link. :)

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with that, i'll click post and get on with my day.

lots on my list to complete and check off and it's

already near noon. bless you dearly this monday.

sherry