Our county has nearly 20% of its population living in poverty.   When I look around, I can see that it is true

I’ve been praying a lot about what I’m supposed to do with this information.   I know I’m being called to do something.  I’m just not sure exactly what yet.

Today I am grateful for my wood stove.  It is 17 degrees outside and a toasty 74 in the living room.  The bedrooms are holding steady at 55 degrees.  Just about perfect!

I think I’ve mentioned before that I love knitting socks.  Last winter I let myself get too busy.  I didn’t get a chance to knit.  I missed it and so made sure that I left enough time in my day to knit this year

This is a lovely bamboo + silk yarn that I bought almost 2 years ago.  It glides over my fingers.  That and the gentle clicking brings me to a peace nearly like that of meditation.

A good start to the new year: Bible, study, and journal

Simple Abundance:

Pandora Gets Jealous

Also: Pandora Gets Angry, Pandora Gets Lazy, Pandora Gets Heart.  Watership Down

Bible Study: Apostles’ Creed, Luke.

Hunger Games, Catching Fire & MockingJay

It included CFL bulbs, weather stripping, outlet foam, bathroom faucet aerator, low flow kitchen aerator, low flow shower head, blue LED night light, refrigerator thermometer, and a helpful booklet with tons of energy saving tips.

Hope . . . is taking the seeds out of okra pods in mid-December.  Seeds that can’t be planted until June for food that won’t be ready until August.

A Kindle from the Hotz gang, a Kindle case from us, 2 comics, hot cocoa, and snickers.