Good Things

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD

37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments." - Matthew 22:37-40(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD

12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. - James 1:12(New International Version).

A QUOTE

I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now...as I shall not pass this way again. - William Penn -

THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER

Leave everything a little better than you found it. - From Reminisce Magazine -

Make time to rest. - From The Bible Promise Book -

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. - From Reminisce Magazine -

NOTES

Today has been a cloudy day. We had some rain that started around 10:00 a.m. and lasted for two or three hours. High temperature today was 60 degrees. Stephanie and Dillon came early this morning and got my house to looking nice again for another week. I had lunch with Charley and our nephew, Denton. I went to the post office. I took a nap and I don't think a cat was with me. I fed the cats their treats inside around 5:30 p.m. It was damp outside. Thank you for reading the Good Things and for writing to me.

The cats are fine. Lucy is asleep on the back of the sofa and Tony is on a desk near me. I have seen all the others this evening.

Have a nice Wednesday,

Everett.

Good Things

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. - 1 Peter 2:9(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS WONDERFUL WORD

15 He (Jesus) said to them (the Eleven), "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." - Mark 16:15-16(New International Version).

A QUOTE

Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller

- THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER

A mistake is evidence that someone tried to do something. - From Reminisce Magazine -

Digging a hole is the only job where you can start at the top. - From Reminisce Magazine -

We are called to be God's work, His hands and feet in this world. - From The Bible Promise Book -

NOTES

When I got up this morning around 6:30 a.m. it was raining. The rain got harder with thunder and slowed a little right after lunch but continued to rain until around 4:00 p.m. My rain gauge showed that I received 3 inches of rain at my house. More rain is to come, maybe tonight and tomorrow. High temperature today was 65 degrees. I had lunch with Charley and Bill. Brianna was our waitress today. I went to the post office. I then went to the newspaper office to pay my paper bill. As always, I visited with my good friend, Pat, at the newspaper office. I then went to the Petsense store for canned cat food. I always have a nice visit with my friend, Laura, at the Petsense store. I took a nap this afternoon. I am not sure if a cat was with me or not. I fed the cats their treats inside tonight since it was wet outside. My oldest daughter, Treva, flew to Hawaii yesterday to visit with my daughter, June and husband Keith for two weeks. She arrived there last evening safe and sound. Treva's cats and dog will really miss her but there is a nice lady that likes animals that will give them special attention while Treva is away. Thanks for everything, notes, prayers and reading the Good Things.

The cats are fine. Leo is on the sofa curled up asleep and Rascal is on a desk near me. I have seen all of them this evening.

Have a nice Tuesday,

Everett.

Good Things

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD

19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. - Ephesians 5:19-20(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD

2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. - Proverbs 21:2(New International Version).

A QUOTE

A person should keep friendships in constant repair. - Samuel Johnson -

THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER

A child is someone who passes through your life and then disappears into an adult. - From Reminisce Magazine -

Although our tongues are a tiny part of the body, they can do great harm to us and others if left unchecked. - From The Bible Promise Book -

People who give thanks for little will always find that they have enough. - From Reminisce Magazine -

NOTES

Today has been mostly sunny with a high temperature of 71 degrees. I had lunch with Charley. I went to the post office. I took a nap with Lucy, Tony, and Smokey was there part of the time. Darren and Kathy came this evening and did another outstanding job of mowing my lawn and weed eating. I gave the cats their treats inside this evening around 6:00 p.m. as there was mowing going on in the yard. According to Dianne (Pastor's wife) Pastor JT was resting comfortably today from his gall bladder surgery yesterday but keep him in your prayers. Thanks for reading and writing to me. I don't know how much longer I can continue with the Good Things but we will see.

The cats are fine. None are with me at present but they have been coming and going. I have seen all of them this evening.

Have a nice Saturday,

Everett

Good Things

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD

9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. - Titus 3:9(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD

5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. - Revelation 22:5(New International Version).

A QUOTE

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong - because someday in life you will be all of these. - George Washington Carver -

THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER

Seize the day and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. - From Reminisce Magazine -

Weigh your words carefully before using them. - From The Bible Promise Book -

Wisdom teaches us to recognize and submit to the authority of the King (Jesus). - From Reflecting God -

NOTES

Today has been mostly cloudy with a high temperature of 80 degrees. I had lunch with Charley and Pastor JT. I went to the post office, then to Walgreen's to pick up a prescription and then to Walmart for my weekly supplies. I took a nap this afternoon with Tony. As soon as I finish the Good Things I will go sit with the cats and give them their daily treats. See the prayer request in the next paragraph. Thanks for everything, notes, prayers and reading the Good Things.

Pastor JT will have outpatient surgery tomorrow on his gall bladder. Your prayers will be appreciated.

The cats are fine. None are with me but I have seen all of them.

Have a nice Thursday,

Everett.

Good Things

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD

(Jesus Said) 33 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man (Jesus)." - Luke 21:33-36(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD

6 And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. - Psalm 12:6(New International Version).

A QUOTE

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend. - Robert Louis Stevenson -

THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER

A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. - From Reminisce Magazine -

God goes behind and before us in all our comings and goings. - From The Bible Promise Book -

The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love. - From Reminisce Magazine -

NOTES

Today has been partly cloudy with a high of 81 degrees which is the current temperature. I had lunch with Charley and Bill. I went to the post office and then to the Petsense Store for canned cat food. I took a nap. Smokey was with me part of the time. As soon as I finish the Good Things I will go sit with the cats a few minutes and feed them their daily treats. Thanks for everything, notes, prayers and reading the Good Things.

The cats are fine. None are with me at preset but I have seen all of them this evening.

Have a nice Tuesday,

Everett.