Monday Mutterings

It snowed last night and is supposed to snow today through Thursday. I'm ready for it. Let it snow, let it snow, let is snow!

Gray Cat came all the way into the house on Saturday but is too afraid of every little noise and ran back out again. She is letting us pet her but only out by the Squirrel's Nest. So much progress! I figure by summer she'll be coming in and staying for short periods of time. It takes a lot of patience to turn a feral cat into a domesticated, loving housecat.

2010 has been a year of learning patience for me. So much in life we can't control and we have to let God deal with it, in His own timing. I think that has been my big lesson this past year. This is the last week of 2010 and it the week that I try to take some time to reflect on the past year and all that has happened--to see the Hand of God working in my life and in the lives of those around me. It hasn't been an easy year, but I know that God is working all things out for my good and the good of our family. IT's not a year I would have picked, if given a choice. But it was the year God chose for us and I will give thanks for it.

I will also spend some time this week reflecting on the new year--2011. Naturally, I can't know where God is leading but I can make sure that I position myself to receive all the blessings God has in store for me. So, I ask myself, what do I personally need to do to better align myself with God's will? I will meditate on that this week.

I thought it was time to return to the world of blogging.
We had our first band concert tonight at the Kalispell Mall. It was awful. But a necessary step in our continued progress as the New Horison's Senior Band. Gary plays the trumpet and I play flute. We had a great time but we were all so nervous that we made tons of mistakes. Things I thought were simple yesterday during practice became insurmountable tonight. But we have our first concert under our belt. Our next concert is Tuesday, December 21st at 7:00 PM at the Kalispell Christian Center. I am confident we will do better next time.

I've decided to write a book. Don't really know what the subject will be but 2011 will be the year to write. Maybe I will write about manners. It just bugs me when men don't take their hats off inside. Or maybe I will write an advice book for young mothers. Like the Bible says, the older should teach the younger and I am tired of watching young parents let their kids run the show. Or maybe I will write a devotional book and fill it with chicken stories. Or maybe I will write stories about the kids in the orphanage in Honduras.
Well, whatever the topic, it will never happen unless I get started. As Mahtma Ghandi said, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step." (or something like that.)