September 27, 2020 thought for the day: You don't go to heaven in a carriage. Italian Proverb

Here comes Sunday...I got up with an alarm so that I could get a few “visits” (virtual) before I got ready for church. 

On September 26 the photo title was “I found this”. I went out in the back yard looking down, hoping to find a coin, a forgotten toy or anything that might have been dropped. I spotted the wild strawberries that the furnace man had noticed as he was bringing in supplies. That turned out to be my “found” object for the day. 

I haven’t missed a Sunday at church since we started back when it was determined a little safer with face masks and distancing. I certainly didn’t want to miss this one. We have different preachers almost every week or every other week. The one for this morning comes once a month. I have never heard one of his sermons that didn’t make a huge mark on me. They are beautiful and meaningful, this one was no different. As a matter of fact after the service I asked him to send me a “hard copy” (even though we record them now, there is a person I wanted to experience this particular sermon who doesn’t like to watch the recorded kind).  He said he doesn’t write them out. He makes an outline and then the rest seems to come naturally to him. What a mark of a minister who truly feels his message. 

I circled to a couple of my favorite photo excursion areas on my way home looking for today’s photo of the day. I found one at church but wanted a couple more to chose from. 

I had a bit of news that disturbed me yesterday, about a family member, that I needed time including sleep (and today’s church service) to process. I heard one side of it but need to hear the other for a full and clear picture before forming my own thoughts of right and wrong. Either way, it is a happening that changes perceptions and feelings. Life’s full of negatives and positives all making for a full and informing experience. 

As I mentioned a couple of paragraphs ago, after church, I went in search of the photo for today. The title is “duo”. I stopped at McDonalds for an iced tea and decided the arches were a perfect duo. I went past Westgate Park and got a hot of the two (duo) water towers too. In the post processing I decided on the double arches. 

The rest of the day is just laid back, roaming on the computer (and HGTV) and absorbing the feelings Sunday is supposed to be. 

The word today is moral. The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself, Saint Augustine.  Without Virtue there can be no liberty, Benjamin Rush. Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids, Aristotle. Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it, Confucius. The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man, Thomas Jefferson. Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another, Charles Caleb Colton. Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence, Charles Dickens.  The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development, Confucius. My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her, George Washington.  All fables, indeed, have their morals; but the innocent enjoy the story, Henry David Thoreau. A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God. Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men? Abigail Adams.    

This article is about taking a tour of  remodelers works. I like these kinds of events. I recall a couple of artsy kinds of things my sister, Sue, introduced me to over the years. One was a unique Sunday morning TV show that I still watch. Another was the Short North Gallery Hop once a month. And the last is an event that use to go on in Columbus, homes that were remodeled by several artists with a new one put on display once every couple of years. So the title to this article brought these events to the surface of my thinking cap. (Hopefully, I introduced her to some memory making events in her life also). Remodelers in Columbus want the public to be able to enjoy touring aspects of their best work to relieve some of the grimness the pandemic have left. The National Association of the Remodeling Industry will host a “major home tour” on Saturday and Sunday. This tour will include seven homes. Naturally there will be pandemic precautions. A set number of people will be allowed in at one time, face masks will be required. People will be guided on the tour as an added pandemic safety measure. Area that will be included in the tour are a kitchen, outdoor living space, a wine room, and whole house remodels. The tours will occur in Bexley and Hilliard on the Scioto River.  The article said that there are features that aren’t seen every day. Homeowners will be about to meet company representatives and examine some outstanding work. Tickets can be purchased online at trustnari.org and will also be available at each of the sites with cash only and exact change. 

It’s going to be take-out for dinner tonight, taco bell or KFC.

Joy