Today was a rather chilly day, I think that we're about to experience winter... yup I just checked the forecast and we're into the cold, dark, bleak winter months. This poor pigeon, I wonder where he/she's going to find warmth. Just like the homeless man I met today as I was leaving a department store, where's he going to go? I asked him if he'd checked out the shelters, he said that he had and was going to continue trying to get in. I pray that nobody freezes to death out there and I will thank God for my warm home tonight.
On another note, my niece's husband just found out today that he's going to be deployed to Afghanistan in January for three months with a possible extension of six additional months. My niece has asked family and friends to make up something special to send with him, words of encouragement, letters to keep him going, etc. I've made up a few photos with what I consider to be love and encouragement. Thanks to this project I had an array of photos to choose from. All that I ask is for those of you who pray, please pray for the safe return of one of my family members.
Here is one of the photos I'm going to take and have printed out tomorrow, I'm thinking in business card size for him to carry in his pocket if he can.
God bless and God speed Ian. We love you.
Sherry, thanks for collecting heart photos. Because of you (when I shot this photo it was with you in mind) I now have this photo to send our love with one of our finest soldiers.
I forget your cold is always 10 degrees lower than ours lol. Don't feel sorry for the pigeon it belongs on the front of my car don't forget he he.
ReplyDeleteI will keep my fingers cross for your niece's husband, the fact he is in the arm forces and service has my respect for sure.
Si
I will keep everything crossed for him. I'm so glad my boys have no desire to join the military. I would worry myself sick.
ReplyDeleteWe heard from friends in Calgary that they had 12cm of snow and it was still coming down, along with -12C temps - brrrr ! Nobody could have told me 8 years ago I'd be in Florida today where it was 31C. You'd better break out the parka and mukluks !
ReplyDeleteWe have a nephew in Afghanistan who will return from a 6 month tour just before Christmas - not sure if he's going on another tour or not. Nice idea to send Ian some photos; we'll say a prayer for him too for a safe return.
What a wonderful idea!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes...when I woke up this morning I couldn't help but say an extra grateful prayer for my warm house. Don't you wish we could do SOMETHING for all those out there tonight?:'(
Stay warm and drive safe...unless you get to send in your assignments through the computer!:))
Si, thank you and what did the pigeon ever do to you? I bet nothing that the car wash wouldn't fix! :-)
ReplyDeleteJudy, thank you very much. Are you blogging somewhere here again? I'd love to come for a visit if you are, thanks for dropping in.
Rick, high tomorrow of -14 and a low of -25 with snow forcasted. Yup it's cold out there and for sure mukluk and parka weather, maybe even throw in there some long johns for good measure and three shirts... brrrr! I haven't even left my humble abode today, so unlike me but I'd rather hibernate and let others get used to these roads. Crazy city drivers... oh right, I'm one of them! That's awesome that your nephew is coming home, I just wish that this war would end... enough already! Thank you for keeping my nephew in law in your prayers. He's a super husband and an amazing father and he's sure going to be missed.
Dawn, it sure is a wonderful idea, something to help keep him going especially if he's gone for nine months, I hope that he comes home after three.
I sure do wish that I could do something for the homeless, especially now, it's even colder tonight.
I can send my assignments in via email, some of them, but I don't want to miss classes. We have three hour classes and the information I'd miss out on would be crazy making to try to catch up on... so hi ho hi ho it's off to classes I go in the morning! Time to hitch up the dog sled! :-) Keep warm and take care.
I love the heart on the tree. Wow. Great find. I want to go out and do that. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't do that Lisa, captured it though. :-)
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