Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." Hebrews 13:5
I like todays verse — to me it is peaceful. Just be happy with what you have. To me the love of money — or anything else material — just skews your vision. Now that isn’t to say we all have to be minimalistic in our lives or thinking but I think it is more a matter of putting things into perspective. There is something quieting to me when you realize enough is enough.
Noah’s Deck — our backyard deck that is home to all manner of wildlife — has taken a turn for the quiet. My beautiful baby girl fox has gone missing — she has been gone for over a week. Her brother Boo seems a bit lost. Since it is mating season I am hoping she is off tending to motherly things and hasn’t met with some sort of bad end.
The possum, Big Ugly, has had babies. There are two very dark little babes that look remarkably like Cornelius. Hmmm…
The six cats that have been coming around are still here but….
Last night this happened —
This is a bobcat. I haven’t seen one in the yard previously but I do know that one has been sighted in the area. It doesn’t look huge the first time you look at it but as you look at it again it is really big.
I am not happy about this bobcat and I refuse to name it. Naming it implies acceptance and I don’t.
I have been watching lots of youtube — Wendy Robinson to be exact — the Unexpected Gypsy. She is a little different and I really like her. She is a bit artistically inspiring.
So, yes, it is sort of a quiet time for me. We had our final Christmas gathering last night and a good time was had by all. I am ready to remove the decorations now and embrace this new year fully.
I am becoming very aware of what different foods are doing to my body, my digestion. I never was a huge coffee drinker but have started and I have to say it is having a negative affect on my tum so I am going to give it up. I have moved away from sweets over the past several months and, due to the holidays, I have eaten more of that sort of thing than I have been and it hasn’t agreed with me either. So, 2023 — the year of getting to know me! Better late than never I suppose but I have to say it has certainly taken me a long time to get to this point.
Morning routine went well so now it is time to do my daily load of laundry. It will take me a while to catch up but I will soon.
I am still reading my YA romance novel — it isn’t going as quickly as I hoped it would and if it doesn’t pick up soon I might have to abandon it. I don’t like to abandon books but I don’t like to stick with something that becomes drudgery either. We will see.
So, friends, have a good day. Hope your New Year is going well.
4 comments:
not good having a bobcat so close to the house.
I know what you mean about books that get uninspiring halfway through and you wonder if you should keep on. Usually that's when I start skimming, just to find out how it all ends.
I sure would be uncomfortable with a bobcat that near to my house. No wonder the other visitors are not showing up.
Hi, Gill! Yes, I know and it was scary! My daughter lives in a different neighborhood only two blocks away and before Christmas there was one sighted in her area and I think this might be the same. It didn’t seem to show up last night/this morning thank goodness!
Hi, Granny — yes, I am not comfortable with it either and did put it on a FB neighborhood group post. While chatting with other neighbors I learned that everybody loves the foxes and loves to watch them and wants them to stay but nobody was happy about a bobcat. Hopefully with everybody aware of it now it will not feel so welcome1
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