It’s time for the annual trip to the north shore of Lake Superior for the Thanksgiving weekend. This will be year #11. I’m looking forward to a few days of hiking, enjoying the scenery, eating, and reading. As usual, I find myself behind on my goal of reading 50 books in the year, so this…
Month: November 2021
All Praise and Thanks to God
Gracie’s hymns for this sabbath are Now Thank We All Our God; Thanks to God for My Redeemer; and Thank You, Lord. May you be blessed. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD, by Martin Rinkart1 Now thank we all our Godwith heart and hands and voices,who wondrous things has done,in whom his…
Hot Enough For You?
I love to eat hot (spicy) food, food that’s so hot it’s guaranteed to knock everything out of my sinuses. A few years back I stumbled onto a brand of salsa called “Pain is Good.” That just about says it all. Much to my delight, there are many hot dishes in Chinese cuisine. Sichuan cuisine…
Ere the Winter Storms Begin
As we enter the season of Thanksgiving celebrations in the US, Gracie shares with us the following hymns: Come Ye Thankful People; For the Beauty of the Earth; and We Gather Together. And this being Minnesota in November, the winter storms have begun. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) COME YE THANKFUL PEOPLE, COME, by Henry Alford1 Come,…
In Shady Green Pastures
Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath Day are: God Leads Us Along; Jesus Led Me All the Way; The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want. LYRICS (via hymnary.org) GOD LEADS US ALONG, by G.A. Young1. In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet,God leads His dear children along;Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary…