August 19, 2020 thought for the day: If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full. South African Proverb

It has turned out to be a very busy day. I didn’t get the information I needed to finished either the bulletin or the message for the Saturday meal. So I decided to get the other chore for the day out of the way. Sue and I headed for Kroger for what has become our weekly grocery shopping.

The photo of the day for August 18 was titled “in my home”. I was playing with my new camera (cell phone), a gift from my son, after dark on the 17th. I was “training” myself to use the night time feature. I was happy to see the results of lines and colors and shadows and highlights (and mystery,  😀)

Sue had developed a cold and was coughing and was congested a good bit. She is much improved this morning so we decided to keep the grocery shopping on the agenda for today.

After I got home and at least part of the groceries put away, I checked my email and the bulletin information was there. So before I finished with the kitchen work I completed the bulletin and got it sent to the proofreaders.

The morning started out on the cool side. I kind of hate seeing it come so soon. It feels like autumn is rushing right in. On the other hand, I may regret that statement in a few days, we may get some more of the summer heat. I think the temps were in the fifties when I woke up. I needed a sweater when we left for the store but needed to take it off on the way home.


The word today is light. I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light, Isaac Newton. A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul, Plato.  Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue, Gautama Buddha. The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart, George Sand. An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through, William Makepeace Thackeray. If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it, Margaret Fuller. The spirit of truth will do more to bring persons to light and knowledge, than flowery words, Brigham Young.  Someday, in the distant future, our grand-children' s grand-children will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge, Plato. 

The challenge for today is “what happiness looks like”. I have many incidents of “happiness” but one that is relatively common daily is sitting at my computer with one of my best friends near me, a cola to drink, and a window to see God’s light and nature.

Life goes on and it’s good to see that good things haven’t been put on hold or eliminated due to the pandemic. The article today is about the Make-A-Wish foundation. A junior from Westerville South High School was diagnosed with bone cancer and was given her own private shopping spree at Macy’s in Polaris. Her first wish had been a cruise but due to the pandemic that couldn’t happen. Make-A-Wish still wants give people dreams. Make-A-Wish wants to “bring hope to these kids”. The pandemic has made it necessary to make adjustments to the wishes but alternatives are addressed and granted. The young Westerville South student had a personal shopper and the department store to herself for over an hour. After some shopping she was given a manicure and pedicure. Her cancer is in remission and she is hopeful about the future.

I am pulling something out of the freezer that I made and froze a couple of weeks ago for dinner.

Joy