Tuesday on the Mountain... December 16

 Quiet Time in Bible Study...

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“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

John 1:12, 14 ESV

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

John 1:12, 14 ESV

“and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.””

Revelation 7:10, 12, 16-17 ESV

“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.”

Proverbs 30:5-6 ESV

“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

1 Timothy 4:12 ESV

“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.”

Romans 5:6, 8-9 ESV

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”

James 1:17 ESV

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I got up the usual time

and took my clock photo,

but my phone does not always

cooperate...

it is getting old and tired...

kinda like it's owner :-)

The temp is much warmer this morning...

it's 28!!!

Heat wave :-)

Max is giving his Daddy

a love pat...

Daddy would prefer it

with claws retracted!! ...

Bible Study Time...

When he did come down

he wanted to lay

ON the book!

But then he settled in

to the nook of his Daddy's arm...

I am SO glad he likes

Daddy best :-)

These two get in and out

of the covers...

Breakfast for the Babies...

And Fire Time...

Out to the Barnyard...

at least it isn't 11 degrees this morning!

The fish are hovering

around the pond heater :-)

Maggie is heading for the fence!

And then she needed to warm up...

Lanny's daily chore...

this time of year

he is usually chopping wood!

And stocking the stove...

We sat down to rest a bit

and listen to the Christmas music

on iHeart Radio...

and the Pups love it

when we do...

I ran down to the bank with Lanny,

just for the drive,

and we passed a new addition

on Granite...

a Baby Calf!

Enjoying the Sunny Platform...

Yes, we are sitting

down to rest again...

Hey, it's cold and

there is nothing to do outside

right now...

Fed the Fur Babies

their Supper...

Getting a couple

Flank Steaks

ready for searing...

Flank Steak, 

Baked Sweet Potato,

Green Beans with Carrots

and Focaccia Bread

(homemade, of course)...

YUM!

And the Pups,

we allowed them to clean our plates

with a bit of the

Veggies added :-)

All the outside chores are done...

we are in our Jammies

and settling down on the couch

for our Evening

Movie/Pack Time...

Tonight we will watch the third

"Santa Clause"...

fun!

Good Night Everyone...

God Bless You All and Sweet Dreams!

Only nine more sleeps 'til Christmas...

Monday on the Mountain... December 15

 Quiet Time in Bible Study...

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“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”

Romans 10:17 ESV

“He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore; but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.”

Micah 4:3-4 ESV

“Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know!”

Proverbs 30:4 ESV

“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.””

John 8:12 ESV

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”

Isaiah 9:2 ESV

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Last nights Movie Time :-)

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Good Morning Monday...

"Brrrrr" is an understatement!

I wish you could see that moon

as it really looked...

iPhone cameras are good,

but can never really capture

the beauty of God's art...

This is definitely

a morning for a big fire...

Took us a bit longer to

sit down this morning...

but they waited patiently...

Max was so thrilled

about a fire

that he didn't even

get in his Daddy's

arms for a cuddle!

Bible Study Time...

Breakfast for my Babies...

Feeding the flames...

He is in his warm layers

because he has been outside

on the roof trying to warm up

the water lines going to Rob

and Molly's house...

no water...

Rob is heading for

Home Depot to get some

heat tape to keep

this from happening again!

Out to the Barnyard...

Whoa Nellie!!!

❄❅❆ It is COLD!!! ❄❅❆

All 18 were in the corner waiting

for us to come out...

Safety, and warmth, in numbers :-)

Getting our ONE Duck egg...

so far they are the only

ones laying... and since there are

two ducks and only one egg

per day, we are assuming

that they are taking turns :-)

The fish are doing fine...

PoopSicles Pick Up...

Made us some Waffles for Breakfast...

Spy Cam...

it's too cold to go out

and take a picture myself :-)

These two follow the sun...

The Chickens just like the Goat House,

no matter what the weather is...

But today the two Ducks

were in there too!

More Fire Tending...

Sparkly Day...

Maggies Turn...

Still working on some cold weather issues...

We have Macerator Toilets in

our back bathroom and Rob and Molly's house...

one of the drain pipes had drooped and

froze overnight so his pipes backed up...

He and Lanny worked all day

wrapping the pipes with heat tape and fixing the 

drainage angle for the macerator drain...

Lanny found a big snake skin

on the roof...

Great!!! maybe that is

why we haven't heard any rat and mouse

activity up there lately!!

Makes me nervous when my

little 55 year old boy is

playing in the rafters...

I think I have told him to

"be careful" about 20 times today :-)

They were head and neck cuddling 

this afternoon in the sunshine...

Still playing

in the rafters...

But I think they have

just about got it taken care of...

Fur Kid Dinner...

And Our Dinner

was a Bean, Pork and Vegetable Soup...

All the critters are

ready for the evening...

we are getting into our

evening attire and

ready for Movie/Pack Time...

Tonight we will continue with

"Santa Clause 2"...

Good Night Everyone....

God Bless and Sweet Dreams...

and stay warm!