The blog world gives news. Even news of deaths. Letters from a Hill Farm gave me the news today. I have read Elspeth's blog . She wrote a gardening column in the UK. She recently made a home in Sussex in a railroad car! Of course, she was revitalizing the garden.
She had written a book called The Wonderful Weekend Book: Reclaiming Life's Simple Pleasures.
She also cowrote HOMEMADE: Gorgeous Things to Make with Love, with Ros Badger. Here are her words about her dear friend. . They have a new book due out in the Fall:
Two illustrators who are married! Did you know that?
He did Mr. Gumpy's Outing. She did a wonderful Alice in Wonderland. They wanted a NEW Alice and she did it. She gave her a new look , a new little girl. It took her 3 years. Then she came back to Alice Through the Looking Glass and decided a few years later to illustrate it. You can listen to a short interview and hear her wonderful British accent here.
Websters 1828 Dictionary Hosanna HOSAN'NA, n. s as z. [Heb. save, I beseech you.] An exclamation of praise to God, or an invocation of blessings. In the Hebrew ceremonies, it was a prayer rehearsed on the several days of the feast of tabernacles,in which this word was often repeated.
Oxford English Reference Dictionary hosanna n. & int. a shout of adoration (Matt. 21:9, 15, etc.).
It is the beginning of Holy Week. We are living the week of the Passion of Christ.
Today I had a package in the mail. Books. An unexpected gift from Melissa. Thank YOU , my blogging friend. You know if we lived closer, we would be go to coffee , book, etc.. friends. I'm blessed by her words every week as she strengthens me to love God more and deeper ~~ leaning not on my own understanding! She blessed me with TWO BOOKS!
I think about Grace as Holy Week starts. It came in the mail today.
At the Police Academy , when a cadet has a birthday, he has to do what for how many years old he is?
Kisses? Spankings? Hugs?
No, physical training is part of the whole schooling, so have you guessed yet?
Not 24 laps. That was 7 miles yesterday.
Brad is 24 today. 24 pushups in front of the class.
Me, I won't tell you my age but a clue: my 5th decade and I'll be halfway to the next in May! Boy, would I hate to do that many in front of any class. I would hate to even try!
Teachers being laid off. 600 in our county. Performance based.
Library closings being discussed downtown as I write.
Who wants to be a teacher now? Where will they get a job?
Who wants to be in the medical profession? Need to ask my brother who is a PA. What is the talk in his office now? My nephew is in his third year of Medical School. Wonder what his take on this is.
Need to Keep our eyes on Jesus. So much changing. Too fast.
Any comments on where you live with all of this. Encouragement needed!
We walked into the library branch we use that is not closing and found them purging books , moving books and then I saw a friend. A friend who is a librarian. She was laid off on Friday. I almost cried. I thought the libraries and their employees were closing. NO,they are moving some to other branches and others at the branches still open will have to leave in 2 weeks. Easter.
I almost cried also because I was on the tail end of a phone call with a friend who is mourning the freedoms in our country. What other freedoms will change? Another friend was laid off from her job on Friday. So now my prayers are full : mercy.
It is hard to be thankful when loss comes God is good. I am thankful. He is merciful.
Well, here's a interesting thing to be thankful for: Snow up in the mountains!
I am thankful for Mercy. Every morning. New. Every morning.
The sun still comes up every morning. The artists still capture its beauty.
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