May 9, 2021 thought for today, The right path is near, yet men seek it afar off. Traditional Proverb

For some reason I had a restless night, one with coming awake for a few minutes then back to sleep off and on all night. That may have been why the sermon this morning was not the pick-me-up for me that it usually is. The restlessness seemed to hang on even in my early waking hours. The seemingly relentless rain we are experiencing may also have something to do with it. The brightest part of the day so far was when Lexie and Drew and Jessie video called me again after I was home from church for a little while. 

Yesterday’s photo for yesterday was “window light”. When I dropped off the message handouts, I went into the sanctuary and then into the conference room for a few photos. This one seemed perfect for the theme. 

Bob and I got the new snowball bush that Peggy, my neighbor, bought for me, planted yesterday. I know newly planted plants need water but this might be just a bit too much. 

I can usually figure out a crochet pattern that can be a bit confusing after a try once or twice. I started trying to crochet a pair of new born baby booties in the form a sneaker started. I tried three times and each time got the sole finished but the next step in each pattern was beyond my reach. I am giving up on that style. I found another interesting one called Baby Kimono Slippers. I will start this evening during my crocheting time, we’ll see how this one goes. 

The word for today is value.  True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. Charles Caleb Colton. Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite. Charles Spurgeon. No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them. William Godwin. The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel de Montaigne. Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. There are four questions of value in life,.... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. Lord Byron.  Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. Ralph Waldo Emerson. The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle. Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for. Thomas Arnold. The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. Michelangelo.  I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. Benjamin Franklin. The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don't know the value of your own soul, it's all foolishness. Rumi. The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain. Ralph Waldo Emerson. 

Today’s photo theme is “outside”. With the rain we have been having there didn’t seem to be to many “pretty” outdoor shots to be had for today. So I tried to get a shot of the outside and at the same time show the weather’s offerings.

Beulah Race Track  holds some memories for us. I went to a few races there when it was a race track. Then for a couple years there were some hot air balloon shows there.  Tiffany, Sue’s granddaughter, use to ride one of the lead pony’s that brought the race horses in and out for a year or so. So the changes that are happening there are interesting.  Since then the race track has closed and the property is changing to a whole new purpose . The article is telling about the Beulah Park Living project that is in progress. I think I might have mentioned it before. There are a number of residential projects beginning. As a matter of fact there are already three new residents and more that fifty percent of the homes have been sold during this first phase. The second phase will offer eighty-six more lots.  Another of the projects coming to a close is the luxury apartments and townhouses. The apartments have private balconies and patios. There is a modern clubhouse with a workout gym and yoga studio. They also offer dog washing stations. A Senior living center called Danbury Senior Living will open in late summer. The Beulah Park Living project has approximately nine hundred and thirty residents. The total project also includes an OhioHealth facility. There will be offices, a fitness center and casual restaurants. There are plans to dedicate a memorial garden during the Grove City Arts in the Alley in September. 

We are having tacos tonight for dinner. 

Joy

Looks like the “discard” for the day was an “ooops we missed” kind of thing. The trash receptacle is right there. Maybe it was just too much of a reach.