Monday, April 14th, 2025

Hello, dear Reader; good morning (et cetera) and welcome. I hope that you enjoyed your Palm Sunday yesterday (whether or not you observe it as such). 

Here is a quick look at our current weather and forecast (F):

Overcast and a wee-bit cooler than it's been = very nice! I'm looking forward to it. I, for one, dear Reader, am glad and relieved that we're now going into the Summer months. I don't know about you, but - for my part - withstanding the extreme heat is exponentially easier than trying to survive extreme cold, which makes me think of this Robert Frost poem:

Some say the world will end in fire, 

Some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire, 

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if I had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that, for destruction, ice

Is also great, and would suffice. 

And now for life-changing, life-giving words from the living, active Word of God:

Proverbs 14 ESV 

And, this one came to mind just now, so here it is (well, here's an occurence of it from the Old Testament at least):

And all that means for you, for me, for any of us, dear Reader, is that we almost never have to 'take matters into our own hands' as God is the Great Equalizer and He absolutely will see to it that the scales are in balance, full-stop, point-blank, period. Anyway, think of this: as effective as you or I might be at 'getting even' - can either of us even imagine how effective God Almighty is at doing the very same thing?! RIGHT?!
So, yeah! I, for one, am quite content to leave it all up to Him. 

So my new perfume came in the other day. I know. I KNOW: new perfume?! Yes, I did it. 😊

My beautiful friend, Janice, has been telling me for at least a solid year that I need this one in my life. The 100ml bottle, brand-new, wasn't even $25. So, earlier this month, I placed the order and received it a couple of days ago. As always, she's right!
It's gorgeous and I love it. The Paris Hilton Ruby Rush is in just the tackiest (so tacky that it's cute) bottle but the scent itself is just divine and truly unlike anything else in my overly-extensive collection. Though, I did purge about thirty full bottles from it last week, putting them in a box for the neighbor ladies to choose from if they wish to, no obligation of course (some people just cannot or will not wear perfume, and it's all good). 

Also, I've decided to not wear yellow or rose gold as rings any more. Both just turn me instantly black and, it seems, the higher the karat of the gold, the worse it gets, every time, without fail, in five minutes or less of putting the ring on = blackened skin (like in the example photograph above). Yuck. I've decided that I am no longer willing to walk around like that. Now, all colors of gold are fine on me in the form of earrings or maybe a necklace which I'm already not big on, but rings? Those are going to have to be metals other than yellow gold or rose gold, full stop. My wedding set is white gold and has never caused discoloration even once. Anyway, I'm not as huge on having to wear a ring on each hand as I used to be though there are plenty to choose from. 

The coffee is fantastic today; I just got another cup. While we're out later one, we need to pick more up along with a few other items. Ah, errands! ☺

Well, President Trump got himself checked out by the Physician to the POTUS and has a clean bill of health. The man is 78 and only takes 4 prescriptions: just four! That pales in comparison to my 15 (two of which are over the counter, though). At any rate, thank God that our leader is healthy and strong and doing well; the fate of our nation, the fate of the world, (at least in part) depends on it. 🇺🇸

Dear God, thank You for giving us each another day of Life, Lord. Please help all of us not to waste it, God. Please bless and save everyone we know today, God, in Jesus' Name. Please pour Your Spirit out onto all flesh today and change the hearts of men to love You and one-another, God. Please end all wars in the earth today, God, in Jesus' Name. Please set all the captives free, God, and eradicate the entire human-trafficking industry, in Jesus' Name! Please pour Your spirit out onto those currently working in the human trafficking industry, Lord, and cause them to come forth in truth and expose all works of darkness in the Light, God! Please raise up new converts to do Your will, God, in Jesus' Name. Please set every human being who is currently in any form of bondage free, God, in Jesus' Name. Amen. Lord, we also ask You to please make the murder of abortion unthinkable to every expecting mother, God, in Jesus' Name! Please give every mother an undying and fierce love for her child, God, leaving none out. Lord, we ask You to please protect President Trump and all who surround him, God, exposing any and all who are less than loyal, God, in Jesus' Name. Please surround him and and his circle with Your angels and Your divine protection, God, in Jesus' Name! God please eradicate all forms of communism on earth, God, exposing it for the satanic evil that it truly is, in Jesus' Name. God, I ask that You please bring Your salvation to every soul whose eyes see these words and thank You for that very thing, God. Please bless this nation, God, and lead us in Your will and we give You praise, in Jesus' Name. amen.