This is the day that the Lord has made*

by chuckofish

We survived another frigid weekend in flyover country. At least the sun was out. Daughter #1 and I braved the arctic elements on Saturday to go to an estate sale where Lamar gave us our usual good customer discount and made our day. We then went out to lunch at our local pizza place which was hoppin’ with activity.

Later at home I worked on a puzzle I got for Christmas…

And the Amaryllis is blooming! Wowee! What a show!

We went to church–it was almost 10 degrees! Our Sunday School class was on Limited Atonement. We had a lively discussion in our 60s age group. The boy said they also had a lively discussion in their 20-30s age group, but some of them are still working out their salvation with fear and trembling. It is a blessing to be able to go somewhere and have a lively intellectual discussion.

After church we went to our favorite diner for brunch and daughter #1 met us there after her service. We wolfed down our food like starving Presbyterians after a worshipful morning. As Charles Spurgeon said, “There is hardship in everything except eating pancakes.”

We went back to church that evening for our annual meeting, which was pushing it considering the eternal threat of bad weather. But we had a quorum and conducted our business. Our new pastor starts in two weeks!

Meanwhile daughter #2’s daughters continue to enjoy outdoor winter activities to varying degrees…

Ida prefers to play inside and I’m with her…

We are bracing for an ice storm today. Here’s to further hunkering down.

*This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)