Ask him first....

This verse is from the wonderful story of Micaiah the prophet. Jehoshaphat knew not to trust the counsel of false prophets. He was adamant that before they went into battle with anyone, God's people needed to first seek the counsel of the Lord! This should also be our approach to life. So often we ask God to bless what we've already decided rather than spending time in prayer, fasting, and Scripture seeking our Father's will. Let's not rush our decisions. God has promised that he would lead us with his Spirit, let's not rush the Spirit's input, or even worse, ignore it and then ask God to bless us anyway!

Holy and Almighty God, please guide my decisions as I seek your will and your glory. I want my life, my family, my work, and my ministry to be lived in your will. I want to be your servant and not seek my own way and my own glory. Thank you for sending your Spirit to help illuminate your Word and lead me and to equip and empower me to serve you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

spiders and stuff....

I can't believe how windy it is this morning. Got some candles lit. Never trust the power and you all know I hate the dark!!!!

I got this picture from cousin Brian in Rapid City.... isn't that just the perfect picture of a Black Widow? He took it in his garage. She had a nest with about 100 sacks... so he took them and destroyed them. Just thought the picture was so cool. Reminds me of a picture I took at my other house... the spider wasn't poison, but it was huge! Here is a picture of it compared to my hand. We rarely see spiders in this house. Not sure why.

Papa worked only half a day yesterday and then took my van in. I need all new tires next week. That stinks. Never bought any for it and it is a 2004.... so I guess it's time. Just the timing stinks. Is there ever a good time?

Made stew and bread last night. Thought it was suppose to be rainy... perfect meal for the rain. But the sun was out while we ate our stew. Papa still thought it was the perfect meal. Did some cleaning and dusting and laundry and the usual yesterday. My days are getting long and tedious and boring. As you can see from the video below I am getting my jollies out of playing with my cat. Wish I had a baby to take care of. Saw Heather is getting a puppy.... maybe that is what I need. What I need is a job on this side!

Well.... not much to say. Hope I don't start getting depressed again. I'm still on meds and need to stay focused! Have a good day today. God bless and protect you and yours!

What's Ahead:
Showers and breezy weather today.
Thursday morning brings a threat of lowland snow mixed with the rain. While this will be spotty and hard to track, the best bet for any wet snow will be in southwest Washington, Hood Canal, and the northwest interior. Hilltop suburbs around Seattle could also see some morning snow above 500-feet, with 1 to 2 inches.
Drier air follows Thursday afternoon, with highs in the lower 40s.
Dry weather prevails Friday and the start of Saturday with more rain arriving by late Saturday through the middle of next week. The National Weather Service continues its Winter Weather Advisory in the Cascades with 5 to 10 inches of mountain snow today.

Our cat punkin'