Owls

Owl spotted.  Spotted Owl.  

Early this morning, the hymns.

Proverbs 31: 18 (Amplified Bible)   "...her lamp goes not out; but it burns on continually through the night (of trouble, privation or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt and distrust).  

Light on the Prairie
Six o'clock in the morning and some of the residents are very much awake.

Anna is still in bed and her whole body aches.  It's the  rheumatism.   The helper fluffs her pillow, and tucks warm hot packs  around her shoulders.  Together they watch the sun come up and the sky turn pink.  Anna smiles and requests they sing an old hymn.

Robert is diabetic, an amputee, and there's no sign his other foot is healing. He's sitting in his wheelchair eager to have the helper come with his first  cup of morning coffee.  (Breakfast coffee isn't served until eight. He’s up at six so that’s a little too late.))  Robert is  in his seventies, and his arms are strong and his mind is sharp.   This morning he recalls an old hymn and names the fifties artist who sang it.  He asks, "Would you be able to find it on your Iphone?  "How Great Thou Art."   When it's found,   they sing along.  (Several days earlier he recalled the song,  Mississippi Squirrel by Robert Stevens-. "The squirrel in church!"   He said with a laugh. " That song makes me want to go back to church."

Jacob, in his nineties,  this morning,  is discouraged.  He wants to go home.  His room and his privacy don't feel like his own.  And he isn't wanting to do any exercises today.  The helper asks if he would like to sing the old hymns. As  they sing, the words come back to him.  The helper rhythmically taps her feet, and Jacob follows.  His face brightens and they clap hands to the music.
(Exercise blessed.)   
When the helper is ready to leave the room, she smiles back at him , and  bids him to have a good day, and she means it.

Early this morning, the hymns. 

Deuteronomy 32:2  "small rain upon the tender herb."   Hollyhockjunction

GREETINGS CARDS

"I am rich.  I have a dock,
 a  fishing pole, and a worm to put on my hook".  Maggie

GREETINGS FROM MAGGIE
  In summer heat, and through unshoveled snow,  my neighbor Maggie walks down the road to her rural mailbox where she picks up the latest news.  She also sends off greeting cards and letters to the people that she knows.
  She's almost ninety and lives alone, and not only does she fish, but she does the bunny hop with her great grandchildren.
  The children ask,  "Grandma, why are you living so long?  
  I tell them,  "God wants me here to pray for you kids!"

  Maggie tells me she knows a person who is afraid her wisdom will perish when she is gone. 
  I smile.  I like the stories Maggie  tells as we sit and  enjoy the lake.  She has raised twelves children and has insights to pass on.
                                                                                               "I'm that person,"  she further                                                                                                   explains-  "Looney me!"

                                                                                             "Looney me, too,"  I say.                                                                                                   

                           

                                                                                    

Proverbs 2:8-10 KJ  He keepth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.  Then shalt though understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity, yea, every good path.  

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Looney Me

Deuteronomy 32:2 : "small rain upon the tender herb."  hollyhockjunction