This was a Golden Day, taking care of one of our loved seniors, so I have been gone all day! I am so glad you could get cozy and get some great rest! I'll bet in the desert, getting cozy is a rare thing! It sure sounds like you are enjoying some great temps there, at least for a while. We are, too! God is Good all the time! And all the time, God is Good! I hope you have another great restful night, and tomorrow is poppin' fresh, and a brilliant day is in store! Enjoy your cozy weather! Drink some hot chocolate, maybe! Thank you for sharing the joy of His Gospel Good News with me in the garden, my dear friend in Christ! Love you and God bless you!

Good morning, to you, my dear sister in Christ! Thank you for stopping by and sharing the Good News! God bless you always!

Thank you, brother Bruce! God bless you! I do hope you are continuing to improve and are feeling better! And of course, I wish for you a bushel and a peck of great happiness, too! God bless you!

Oh, that's awesome ~ BIBLE ~ yes, of course! That is exactly what it is! And one of its missions is to make one excited to leave earth and to head to heaven! I am ready, any day, any time, no matter what I"m doing or sayin' ~ I'm just sayin'! You know, many of the Psalms, I have wondered if they are prophetic for us,, meaning in this generation! I think many of them could fit that bill! Yes, I think we three are on the same wavelength! I sure enjoyed his bike ride yesterday, though it was a little scary with him going downhill. I am worried about his heating system being out and the owner not fixing it. I am not sure if there is a way to help or not. I would like to wave a wand and "poof," he is magically in a newer house still in a beautiful part of his area, but nothing beats rent-free where he is at. No wonder it's rent free when it doesn't have heat or a great AC. Thanks for adding to the comments about the psalms! You and Norman always have such great insight! Love you and God bless you, sister!

God bless you Norm. Good morning.

Are you planning on blowing leaves, I suspect? Info says it was written by Asaph. I just realized I ID'd him in error yesterday. I said he was David's son when in fact, he was a director of music in David's tabernacle. I'm sorry I got that wrong! Love you and God bless you, brother Norman!

@@ATouchOfTheSun Hey it was a mistake NOT a sin. Don't worry. I won't tell. LOL

@ATouchOfTheSun it's okay sister God bless you, I make mistakes too,

@@JJDigitalartStudio Hey, that's cool ~ thank you! Makes me feel better! God bless you!

supposedly he did! God bless you, Norman! Great question!

We only got three drops of rain today

Yeah, that light was at night, which made for an awesome effect. How could it have been so lit up, the whole thing when there weren't any bright lights around?! It was quite the marvel ~ God's marvel! We didn't smell any smoke and there were no pockets of fog anywhere else along the way, so I don't think it was fog. The squirrels always entertain us. That is our biggest entertainment these days! The bird food is budgeted as such ~ not really, but it should be! Israel is a mess right now, and it sure needs our prayers. What stands out is the angst that is with us now was even so all those thousands of years ago. Sometimes it's hard to remember God's got it! I really enjoyed your Sunday Praise video! Amazing as always! I watched it at least twice! Great job, sister! Love you and God bless you!

@@ATouchOfTheSun I do what God moves me to do. I want a real Thanksgiving song this year. But I am going to have to monetize to use the real deal. I don't like it but they have the copyright. Love your garden. What will you do in winter when everything is covered in snow!

@@JJDigitalartStudio If the temps are lower than 32, to save the phone, I will have to do it in the basement. If it's above freezing, I'll sit on the deck and we'll watch for the birds. I'm sure you remember that! You have been with me for a long time, so I'm sure you remember that! Well, if you have to buy the use of the song, maybe it will be extra delightful and extra special! You may draw viewers from far and wide! You know, Thanksgiving will be here before you know it! Love you and God bless you, Sister!

@@ATouchOfTheSun I just don't want anyone to think I am profiting from the Word of God. I would never do that. I just want to THANK Him for all He has done. You are a gift to me, a great blessing better than store bought. Politics aside I think we are soul mates. Two souls who were meant to be friends. I married one of my soul mates. I met Mike in highschool. We went out two years and then got married at 18. We knew we were meant for each other. GBY Love you. Sis

Happy Saturday to you, dear sister Katie! I hope you are doing well! Thank you for stopping by and sharing the joy of God's Good News!

Bless you, Sister! Fumbler I was! We had a time crunch this a.m. and I got about 3 hours of sleep last night and it was a long day today! But all is wonderful, though I hated the way this reading went! I can only pray God's got it and it's okay! Thank you for helping me out here! I am sure it is a lesson for us, today, that we ask God and He gives, but we still complain! He will deliver us from this chaotic un-humbled world, if you will, and we will be so joyful in His love and Grace! Hallelujah, Sis! I am looking forward to seeing your Sunday Praise and Glorify God creative art! Thank you for being so kind and considerate and understanding! You all are the best! Love you and God bless you!

@@ATouchOfTheSun God loved it. We love it when our 5 year olds get up and say a passage from the Bible. Even if they get the words wrong, we love them. Our Father in Heaven loves us like that. We are doing HIS will and trying to help save souls. That IS ALL that matters. You are not being judged by anyone here. If you have no fumbles ever raise your hand... See? Everyone does it at sometime. I think my voice is so awful. But folks like the poems I read even if I think I sound like Donald Duck. LOL I love to hear you sweetie forever. GBY And Keep you. I will be posting my Sunday vid soon. For those on the other side of the world. For them it is Sunday now. Love and hugs, JJ:)

@@JJDigitalartStudio You are awesome, my sister in Christ! God bless you! I love you pointing out how much we adults love it when our young ones do anything with focus on God and His praise ~ and that is how our Father in Heaven views our efforts. I have never thought of it like that, but it does make sense. That should take the nerves out of trying, right?! Love you and God bless you! Now I am going over to see your great Sunday praise for God vid ~ they are always amazing and so clever. You are an artist and these are your love offerings to God! Amen, sis!

I'll bet her kittens are getting big! I'll have to check out your videos to see if I see them. I hope she had a white one with blue eyes like her. God's creatures are amazing to me! Thank you for being so kind to all of them! God bless you, Norman!

@@ATouchOfTheSun they are all a dark color like my tomcat, some have some brown on them like the brown cat too,

@@NormanChester882 Well, I'm sure they are all adorable! How many did she have?

@@ATouchOfTheSun 5 I think they're all girls

Yes, I believe it is! You can read my notes above and see what you think! Do I have the number wrong? Oh my! God bless you, Norman!

@@ATouchOfTheSun no you don't have it wrong, I'm just telling you have a great Septuagint done it

@@NormanChester882 Awesome ~ thank you for your great addition and comments! I love your enthusiasm! I know You really love our Lord and Savior with all your heart, brother Norman! God bless you!

@@ATouchOfTheSun God bless Beverly

@@ATouchOfTheSun I used talk to text and it don't work sometimes, it says something crazy

Funny ~ I accidentally wrote out 89 already ~ I am looking forward to it, too! Thank you for the insight ~ I hope to have time to watch the Unseen Realm documentary to see this message! It must be pretty good and soul-stirring! We are close to Psalm 82, too ~ so it will all fit together, hopefully! Thank you, brother! God bless you!

Well, I'm not sure your eyes are okay ~ but you are very kind to me! I'm glad you have a new coat and your medicine, too ~ yes, praise God! Do you have heat in your place? I sure hope so ~ God bless you, brother! 😎

@@ATouchOfTheSun I have space heaters because the electric furnace in the trailer is broke, got to be careful, space heaters can start a fire, the cord gets hot, the receptacle Burns out, God help God bless and God protect

@@ATouchOfTheSun I've been praying for all those people that are still homeless, sleeping on the ground, no pillow for their head, no heat , God help them God bless

@@NormanChester882 Let's pray for your electric furnace to get fixed. God can work miracles, as we know. Yes, you have to be very careful with those space heaters. Do they do a good job of heating or are you still cold? Yes, God help and God protect you, brother Norman.

@@NormanChester882 Yes, it is a sad situation. I wish they would leave their demolished homes and go stay where it is safe. I think they have to worry about bears, too. The mtns will never again be the same as we knew them. It will take generations for those trees to grow back. Pray for their protection and safety and asking for God's mercies upon them. God bless you, brother Norman!

Heavens no ~ I seldom get mad at anything any more, any way, and since you are one of my favorite people, I love your opinions, your thoughts, and I know you respect mine, too, we are sisters, right? Amen, to the end! My folks both have different opinions about the political stuff than me ~ but we just don't get into it. Sis, can you agree with me ~ we don't live for politics; we live for Jesus? We live to do His will? We live to shine His light wherever He sends us? That neither of us wants to burn in the Lake of Fire? That we want to be able to lay a crown with at least a few jewels at Jesus' feet when we are before Him? That we want our name to be golden in the Book of Life ~ or at least we want it to be present? That we are conscious we represent Him to others who may not know Him, so attitudes and kindnesses count? I hope you know where I'm going with this! I love you forever, and I look forward to sharing the joy of God's Good News in the Garden with you, my precious sis! I thank God for you, and I am so honored you step over to the garden when you could go any other way! Thank you, thank you, thank you, and I praise God for your friendship and sisterhood! God bless you, Sis! P.S. I hope you're not mad at me!

@@ATouchOfTheSun In 2016 I wrote in my candidate. I put down Jesus Christ. I found out that there were 134 people who wrote in JC also. So there you have it. NO matter who gets to be Prez, a job they could not pay me enough to do, Jesus is in control. We are sisters and we do not share a brain. But we share the love of God. I used to be a democrat until I started working full time and 2/3 of my check went to pay income taxes. They were very high in WI. WI has a death tax. When you die, you have to pay the state of WI $500., or your estate has to. Get this. If you pay for your own funeral memorial service burial, cremation whatever, you get the money back from the State of WI a year after your death. If there is no estate and no money you are given a quick cremation and they mix your ashes with all the other paupers and throw them in a forested area. NOW THAT is nuts.Besides winter that is another reason why we left. Being a Christian woman I cannot tell you where they can go with the death tax. But it is not pretty. I love you my dear sister. I will not let us be apart over politics. God only knows if there will be a UNITED states after this election. I am fearful of homemade terrorists like Mcvey. He was a monster who killed little children. There are literally thousands of people like him. Break off cults from the Mormons and other false prophets. We are going to be sisters after the election and after whoever gets in is long dead. God bless and keep you my angel sister. In HIS Love, J

@@JJDigitalartStudio Now that's very heartfelt, writing in Jesus Christ as president! God bless you for that from the heart direction you went in! I can't believe WI's death tax. That is nuts! I will have to keep this short, as we visited my folks this evening and we go to Rick's tomorrow. My mom had a check "washed" even though she took it to the post office. There are rumors of the PO involved. They took $2K. My folks don't need to worry about this. Mom wasn't going to tell me about it! My dad did, and I hope we helped them some. They had already taken steps with the PD and the bank. They are just trying to live their life peacefully and law abiding and then along comes these crooks. I tried to stress to them the importance of freezing their credit. I hope she goes for that. You, too, if you haven't already. We did it years ago, and it saved us from three attempts at CC as well as ID theft. I am afraid my folks are going to be victims. She looked so tired and has a lot of hip troubles. My dad has issues, too, more so than mom. They do really good, getting along basically by themselves. I hate they have to deal with this. We will help them as we can! God bless you, sister ~ yes, sisters no matter how the country is divided and torn! Love you!

God bless you, brother! I hope you are doing well today!

@@ATouchOfTheSun good night and God bless you

@@NormanChester882 Goodnight, brother Norman! God bless you!

I like Dr. Phil, too. I don't get to see him much ~ I think he is a very positive person, which I always like. God bless you, brother Norman!

@@ATouchOfTheSun see you tomorrow

@@NormanChester882 Sleep well, my friend! God bless you!

@@ATouchOfTheSun woke up uncomfortable on the couch now I'm getting in the bed

@@NormanChester882 I hate that ~ I hope you can have a restful night tonight! Watch out for those space heaters! God bless you!

Wow, your church sounds so great and giving! What love is being sent with the rescue mission, too. I have heard many businesses are up and running, believe it or not! Praise God! The IV plant is soon going to be fully back online, but with a makeshift bridge, it has been able to send out 750 truckloads of IVs since the hurricane, which is incredible. Boy, the nation probably didn't suffer a major shortage of IV fluids. Can you imagine how horrible that would have been? There is a very good reason for the campaigning ~ there is a very important election going on. We don't know what is being done behind the scenes, and all it does when someone visits who needs secret service is tie up roads and help. When EX visited, the stories of trying to get to potable water and to their work and back home, and to appointments were three hours delayed. For what? A photo op. EX was standing in front of a demolished house accepting a french fry master chef pen. Good for him, but while he was enjoying his reception, help had to stop and people had to take two-hour routes to get home when they lived ten minutes away. I don't think that was helping anything! Sorry if I sound exasperated, but there are many things not being shown to most that would make hair stand on end. It is much deeper than people seem to think. I wish everyone would dig deeper and really understand what is at stake before it is too late. This is not the Republican party I grew up with. No need to apologize to it if you no longer feel associated with the Christian Nationalists running the show. These are CINOs ~ Christians in name only. This is scary stuff, my friend. I would be surprised if you supported it if you knew more about it. Frankly, it is full of shocking stuff. Here is a link to just one piece of info ~ it is a 29-minute video ~ let me know what you think! kzbin.info/www/bejne/imiUgGSZp9R-aJo si=OmUWx4lHN5Zlgyis.

@@ATouchOfTheSun They are all like that. You don't see Libertarians doing this spiel on TV or anywhere else. I guess Biden was having his nap for Sept 11. It is too bad we cannot put Christians in office. That would solve a lot of problems. Love you. GBY

@@JJDigitalartStudio Love you and God Bless You, sis!

@@ATouchOfTheSun 🥰✝

Yes! God bless you, my brother in Christ! Amen!

I was glad to find these trying their hardest to bloom despite all the crazy overgrowth! I'm always so glad to have you stopping by, my brother in Christ! God bless you!

God bless you Joyce have a great day

@@NormanChester882 You too brother.

Oh you say such rich things ~ so pure and holy and from our Father in Heaven. I love that you were led to write a letter for when the Rapture comes! I will have to do the same. And putting it with the Bible is perfect. I will do the same. Every Christian should do that; it is one last chance for someone to accept Jesus before things are terror night and day. I can't imagine what it will be like. Honestly, it is sad to think we are in that way now, and it is more than likely only going to get worse until He comes. But He has warned us and we should expect that like the birthing pains, beauty will follow. Our house is at the top of the hill from the road, but down the hill from our side of the road, if that makes sense! Where our house sits used to be a logging mill. The horses were kept across the road from the side of our house, in a pasture where there is a stream, too. There is a local family that the King of England granted (stole), 5,000 acres. A last big parcel is up for rezoning about ten/15 acres from us that will be turned into houses/apartments, I'm sure. As if we need another housing development around here. We already live within three miles of a Costco and all the assorted businesses that comes with such growth. It used to be rural, and now we are close to many conveniences. I shouldn't complain, as it is quite convenient, but with it comes sirens, many cars and drought with all the asphalt. Oh well, the Good News is Jesus is coming some day or we are going to Him first. Either way, another day down! Thanks so much for your continued wonderful, amazing devotional comments and great praise to our Lord and Savior! I'll bet the Mesquites are beautiful. I would love to grow poppies ~ I think you said you have those there, too!

@@ATouchOfTheSun We had a culture shock in so many ways after moving here. We had visited and seen what apartment we would rent. We did it sight unseen on the phone and we gave them the first months rent and security deposit with a mailed cashiers check. The apartment was fine and we were within 30 steps of the pool. A really great vacay place but we had our furniture. No washer, dryer, no frig, no stove. They had all that and our old ones went to set up Jen at that time with her own apartment she shared with her BFF at the time. I know her mother and that kid would not have stolen anything. Jen said that her friends tore the apt to pieces and "stole" all her cash, which we came to find out was a bald face lie. I suspected as much. But the truth was and she did not tell. She said she did not know. I did not either. She came in August to live with us. She slept on the couch and helped get the wallpaper off the house we bought. She was only 18 but was asst manager at a McD's in WI. I was glad she came down. then. We moved in on labor day weekend. She went to roller skating and worked at McDs here. Then I began to notice her gaining weight. I kidded her about eating too much of what she was selling. Then I saw her getting into the shower. She developed more than she had ever before in 18.5 years. We went to Planned Parenthood and agreed NO ABORTION> I told her we would adopt the baby if she did not want her. She wanted it. Her baby daddy was full Cherokee. He did not want a girl. He told her it would never happen. Mike and I were 40 and 39 respectively when we found out she was expecting. I figured Jen was a little slow and awkward with boys and just made a mistake. But that baby did nothing to anyone. That was that shock. We insured our vehicles. It costs us per month what it cost us for a year in WI. We were rural in WI. He worked 8 miles from home there. We had 3 cars to insure. The cost was not bad at all in WI. In Tucson with the more cars and accidents the rates were astronomical. Second shock. The rest were getting used to driving slow in long lines of traffic. In a two horse town all you had to think about beside the other horse. Here they are aiming at you. To get to work in WI I went down a highway 7 miles into the big town of Mayville. A town of 3000 souls. One stop sign for another highway and then ONE stoplight in Mayville. There were seven K stop lights one at every corner. The drivers here are either very slow turtles or crazy people trying to hang ten out the windshield! LOL On our mountain it is very expensive to live there. But it is quiet and beautiful. And I love mountains. Sorry I wrote another book. Forgive me please. I just go on. Love you so much. God bless you.

The dogwoods are really pretty this year; it's the birds' favorite berry! The holly tree is next favorite. I transplanted four dogwoods last year, and one made it. They do not like to be moved! I have a couple more in places that won't work, like under the power line, that I will need to move this fall. Today I was able to cut down trees growing up in the front yard, where I don't go too much for the Good News, as it is by the road. I need to spiffy it up, though. I found the narrow-leaf silkgrass was blooming, they look like daisies. Maybe tomorrow I'll start there ~ something bright and different. It's a late bloomer for the pollinators and is very tough. I should try to move some to the field, as it would do well back there, too. It's funny how we can respectively have complete differences of opinions on what's happening in our world. All I can do is pray for my actions and that God will work through me if it is His will. I think the major news outlets are enablers. I have stopped watching them months ago. Until they start telling the full story of things, I find them irresponsible. Many are being misled. It may be too late and/or, it may be all in God's plan. All I know is I do not want to face the lake of fire. Love you and God bless you, my sister in Christ!

@@ATouchOfTheSun They say "sources say". I want to know what sources and prove it! I do not believe 1/10 of what I hear on TV on social media. Lies and more lies. I wrote to YT about banning political ads to stop the divided nation. Well I got an answer back about how revenues make them able to improve YT to a place where only paying customers can go. In other words, MONEY Anyone can be bought with the right price. But I would not sacrifice my soul for money at any time. If I have to starve one day, I will not give them the satisfaction of monetizing. We don't need it. I don't like it. Where do I get off charging for the Word of God. I completely feel your pain my dear sister. I wish we could come together thru Jesus. But there are forces in this world, who are working for if not directly then serving his purpose satan. They say they are truth tellers but we KNOW they are not. I love you Bev. I thank God for you. God bless and keep you.

@@JJDigitalartStudio kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzHeZ5ooZJ0gcksi=0E9jPzQubdO1MR45 Sister, I think you will like this ~ He is putting his whole book online. This is starting into Chapter 4, but if you like this, maybe you could start with Chapter 1. I really like this guy, as he is completely Biblical. Let me know what you think! I hope you will listen to at least a few minutes of him! Love you!

@@ATouchOfTheSun I will right after dinner. Thank you angel. GBY

@@ATouchOfTheSun It always best not to mix politics with religion. We need to obey God's law. Do not kill. God meant babies too. Sweetie. I am a libertarian. I like government out of my business. Unfortunately, there is a bad candidate in there this time for Pres. I love you and nothing can tear us apart ever. God loves you. I love you. We are both blessed.

I can only imagine how they felt after the Tabernacle was destroyed. God bless you! I hope you are doing great today, my brother in Christ!

@@ATouchOfTheSun God bless you Beverly

Yes, it is ~ too big! We are keeping an eye on it if it starts to demise, as it is too close to our wonderful neighbors' property and gas tank. So far it is looking okay! I hope you are doing well! God bless you, my brother in Christ!

@@ATouchOfTheSun God bless you Beverly thanks for stopping by

Hi brother Bruce! I always love having you stop by and share His Good News! Thank you and God bless you!

Now that is some amazing support, sister! I am always lifted by your precious spirit, which I know comes straight from the Holy Spirit! He is surely directing you to say the most wonderful things, shining His Light so kindly and brightly! God bless you! I hope you are doing okay ~ are you back from Norway yet? Love you, my precious sister! Sending you big hugs and much love!

@@ATouchOfTheSun It got to 87 outdoors. But it took a while for the house to get up to speed on heat. I left on my Norwegian socks on. With neuropathy in both feet due to my back, they never seem to get warm. I have not thrown up at all today. I think this was its last blast. Maybe it used its last bit of strength and I fought it. God is on our side. We all want things that are natural. It is great right? Typhus is natural, do you want that? Neither do I. I think food preppers should wear masks and nets and vinyl gloves. That alone would save half the sick tummys in the world. I pray I do as God wants. I am here to serve Him. God grant us both good health and to prosper His Word. GBY Love you. J

Hi! Thank you for stopping by and sharing the joy of God's Good News! God bless you!

That's a good question, my brother. I don't think we only choose evil, but without being a child of God, sin can wash over us constantly and leave us without God's peace and love ~ do you remember how that felt?! I am sure you can think back to before you found God's redemptive love and remember you probably felt like you were constantly on the losing side of things. That probably didn't mean you were constantly doing blatantly evil things, just that you were going through life without God running interference and His constant supply of His Almightly grace and mercies. There are a lot of good people who proclaim to be agnostic. I don't get that at all, because they do seem to have God's peace about them! So I obviously don't have all the answers! But even as saved children of God, we are fighting evil, such as impatience and quickly forgetting God is in it with us, and not seeking His wisdom in all things, and the list could go on and on. We each have battles we constantly fight, as the destroyer certainly knows what buttons to push and how to get into the smallest of cracks, to make us turn away from God. I know you've heard me say more than once when we are in that position, when we know the destroyer is circling around, to ask God to put Himself between us and the Deceiver. When I start thinking about things too much, heading down a dead-end road, and things are just crazy, I try to remember to ask God for this protection. If we weren't saved, would we think to ask God for that? I can't imagine trying to make it a day without God's guidance running in the "background," when i am not even thinking about asking for it, and being fair game for the destroyer to use as his vehicle for evil. I am not sure I have helped ~ but we can certainly have an ongoing conversation about this! I like talking about all our Savior has done for us, and how we can shine His Light for others, who have not yet committed their life to Him ~ God's children-to-be. Love you, my brother in Christ! God bless you!

@@ATouchOfTheSun God bless you Beverly, we will continue to seek an answer

@@NormanChester882 God bless you!

Amen, sister! God is three in one! I need all three! What would we do without God's Holy Spirit?! I need God constantly, especially when I am not thinking about being His child ~ does that make sense? it's nice to have Him, as our Father, constantly looking out for us, His Holy Spirit, residing within as our navigator. Sort of like cruise control. We can go through life knowing we have a guiding compass that will steer us on the right path ~ the path of Righteousness! Amen! Wow, you are in Norway, in the 40's! And back up to 90's ~ look out for that fog with all that change in temperature! Yes, thank God for His hand on Israel. We are watching His plans unfold every day, or so it seems. Love you, my sister in Christ! God bless you! Thank you so much for sharing the joy of His Good News with me. You are the best sis! I'm sending you much love!

@@JJDigitalartStudio Norway! I thought you was at the zoo, God bless you Joyce

@@NormanChester882 LOL My feet were too swollen to get shoes on. LOL Norm you are a kidder. GBY brother.

@@ATouchOfTheSun I have felt the holy spirit throughout my life close to me. My mom said it was my guardian angel. But it could be both. I love you so much my dear angel sister. GBY I thank God for you.

You guys are so cool (Norway, get it?!) ~ I love you guys! God bless you! The Holy Spirit is amazingly wonderful to us ~ we thank You, Lord!

Hi sister Katie! So nice to have you stopping by! I hope you are doing well! God bless you, Katie!

Oh we have a delightful zoo, too! That's awesome that she gets to travel around and visit lots of things, including, "tombstone"; how cute is that?! I know you will love the cooler nights. Your descriptions of your desert life helps me to understand it better. I've never been, so you make it sound intriguing. I take that back ~ our son had a national cross-country meet in New Mexico, so we traveled around some in NM and it was most interesting with the mountain range with snow on it ~ it even snowed while we were there, in the desert part. I don't know how much NM is like AZ, but it was definitely a lot different than NC. We saw the most gorgeous sunset I believe I have ever seen as we were coming back from Albuquerque through Cairos(?), back to wherever it was we had a hotel room ~ I don't even remember that ~ Santa Fe, I believe. Cairos had a street fair or art show going on, so we stopped and took that in. It was really friendly and my son and another running buddy we took visited with some musicians around a fire pit. I'm glad we got to experience the NM life! The boys came in almost last ~ they weren't used to the altitude, but at least they finished! I am not sure about the brown berries! I'll bet it is the nandina berries that are brownish red now, but they will be bright red in a few weeks. A lot of people don't really like them, as they can become weedy, but I love them because they look so Christmas-y. The birds do not like them, so they will be there throughout the winter into spring. They probably would make a good fall decoration! In the background were crows that were making quite a fuss. I think they were trying to make the hawk go away. They will fly in formation, which is pretty cool, and drive out the hawk. I saw them do that this afternoon. When I was reading, it was really distracting! The little gold finch died. I have no idea what could have happened to it, but I buried it and felt terrible for it. Do you think birds and all of God's critters go to heaven? I would like to be cremated, but I don't know what the Biblical notion is about that. I agree with you about the short and sweet service. In fact, I have written out a statement that starts, "Don't dwell on me ~ dwell on Him!" And I've written a statement, which includes, of course, to Praise Him, sing a song, serve others, seek your blessings and thank God for them. I'm curious as to your argument for cremation ~ I want to go that way, but not sure it is "Okay," by God's viewpoint. I know you can assure me! This may be the most important thing I take away today! Love you, my sister in Christ! God bless you and enjoy your cool evening!

Oh I'm so saddened by the allergies and the wind ~ yes, the N95 I find is more comfortable and very effective. Do you normally have those high winds?! Goodness! Be safe getting out and have fun! Lexie will enjoy all the extra attention! I love have you share the Good News in my simple and humble garden. It won't be long it will be back to watching the birds eating! God bless you, sis, and I will take that hug and in return, hug you to pieces! May God pick up all the pieces and know what to do with them! We love you, Jesus! Thank you, Lord! Guide us, Holy Spirit! Amen!

@@ATouchOfTheSun No except in monsoon season with a storm. This is the outer rings of a storm off of the Pacific Northwest. The jet stream dragged it down here. Gave us the cool air and the winds. But when that passes it will go back up again. Until late November we will not have to wear sweaters. I keep one with me even in 107 heat. The stores and restaurants are so COLD. You wear short sleeves or sleeveless dresses and you go into a restaurant and freeze. So I am always prepared. I wish it would stay this cool for the rest of October. This was God's birthday present to me. Yesterday when we went to dinner, the staff came and sang birthday to me. The couple in the booth behind us heard it. When they left they wished me a happy birthday. We talked a little and when they left I said thank you and God bless you. Later when Mike went to pay the bill, it had been paid. They paid almost $100. We had a couple of gift cards to pay the bill. So we paid it forward. The next person to get their meals paid for was a lady in the booth behind us who came in alone. And another couple. too. Pay it forward. GBY Love you, JJ

@@JJDigitalartStudio Oh what a wonderful story! And I am sending you a *GREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIS!* I can see it all play out, and can imagine God's Goodness that was shining all around that restaurant! That present was actually priceless! What they gave, you could not buy ~ isn't that the irony of God's love?! What you take with you is what you gave away. How precious and sweet! And what you both did for the lady by herself and the other couple was priceless, too ... And think of how the servers were included in the gifts! Honestly, that just made my day ~ actually, my whole October! That is truly the Good News for today! Thank you for including me in that great exchange of God's Goodness! We thank You, Lord! We praise You for Your Goodness that is on full display! We love you, Lord! Sending you much love, Happy late Birthday, and I am hugging you to pieces! God bless you, my dear sister!

@@ATouchOfTheSun YES YES YES!!! I thought it was a miracle. God was working out loud. I almost cried. But having no tears no one could tell. LOL God is so good and He makes me want to be better for Him. Best birthday ever. I always say that. Even when I spent my 3-th birthday in hospital for 3 bleeding ulcers. They gave me some meds that helped but were awful for the gut. One woman died from Chrohns after taking these pills. They were taken off the market and banned forever after 2 years. Then I learned what the second worst Bday was. I worked as a checkout clerk in the days when a corner market was still the go to place for Sunday ham and rolls. and quick items. On my 16th Bday I was working. Ten minutes to 9pm when we closed three tall men who were not Caucasian came in and wanted to buy gum. The bagger boy tensed cuz he knew this was bad. We were too kids alone in a store late at night. One second I asked he put the gum down and I asked anything else? He pulled a snub nosed 38 out and pointed it at my temple. I touched my skin. I shook so hard my hands could not move. I thought I was going to die. I reached in the drawer and there was about $300 under the drawer. I reached in the penny tray and started putting pennies in the bag. Then he said pull the drawer out and grabbed the money. He moved in and got the devil out of there. The butcher came up front carrying a meat cleaver. No one should come to a gun fight with a cleaver. It scared them. If her had not been there I shudder to think what would happen. Right after they left, I fainted. I AM NOT a fainter but I thought i was going to die. I just went down. The bagger thought I was shot and he tended to me. The butcher like a fool ran after armed men who could have picked him up and thrown him down for good. When Paul, the owner got there, he was mad at the bag boy because he did not run after them. For $300? Bill ME! My life was about to be snuffed out and he's worried about money. I spent my birthday night at the downtown police station. Looking at hundreds of mug shots. I told them they were all over 6 feet and they were all mean looking. But ALL I saw the nose of the gun. I had dreams about that gun. That was the WORST bday ever. I was cured of the ulcers without surgery. But this one made up for all the rest! I love Jesus. I love you. GBY

Wow, 48? That's really something! And then back into the 90s? Will you have fog with that change in temperature? We would have fog like crazy. You probably don't have enough moisture there, so maybe not ~ I don't think I've ever heard of fog in the desert! Let me know if it does, sister ~ crazy question, I know. We had a golden day today,, going to take my mother-in-law (MIL) to early vote and all the usual stuff when we go weekly to get groceries and whatever else she needs taken care of. These days are always my day "off," as things are laid back compared to my usual day. Don't know where I'm going with this, but I'll leave it in. I always appreciate you giving us info on the Psalms and making them come to life. I feel a lot of the Psalms are prophetic. And you're absolutely right that our lives today are cake walks compared to what God's people in Biblical times went through! I cannot imagine how they even existed. But somehow, it all fits into God's plans. I'm just looking forward to Him coming back; I know you are, too. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has memory lapses. I seem to have them more frequently, and it drives me crazy! You're right about the news ~ I've stopped watching TV some months back. The slant they put on things is deceptive and dangerous. Honestly, what will they gain by it? Sister, thank you so much for adding your wisdom and thoughts ~ it makes my day! Love you and God bless you my dearest sis!

@@ATouchOfTheSun It is honestly nice to have a convo with someone who uses more than 4 letter words. You are amazing too!

Hi brother Bruce! So nice to have you share the joy of God's Good News with me! God bless you!