Today, mixed but great weather

Have I ever shown you Cleo's happy dance, as it were? 

She brushes her front paws (quickly!) in excitement! 

I just loved the morning sunshine and the beauty there in...

I had a local errand to do and had a nice long walk...

I ended up feeling, later, a little 'wan'... but 

one can't have lovely gift-days everyday, right?

I realized later that I had been worried about some things

that were going on today more than I had realized.

Our own troubles + dear friends.

But, on our end anyway, we are seeing how in the midst of 

our personal hard, we are being given help

and just doing our best in the midst of it all.

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I still have a lot of nice about today.

I ordered some books this week and the shipment confirmations

are coming in and I have some books coming out for use

soon that I got used 

(my Husband wants all in freezer 3 days before use, to be sure no 

bed or otherwise bugs get in the house)... 

I had leftovers for dinner so dinner was easy to put together,

Cleo has been so funny this week,

she's had moments of running in the house, like she used to do.

So that's good, as far as I can tell. 

I talked with my Mother and Grandmother.

I confirmed about Thanksgiving dinner with my grocery delivery service.

My heart is heavy often with the current events of our time,

but there's not a lot I can do about things in the world 

on a grand scale,

so I do what I can instead... and hope to grow more in...

from prayer and focus on, depend on, Christ,

being peaceful inside and in my home,

reading books that bring comfort,

tending the garden of family and friends, 

being kind and lighting candles. 

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Lord have mercy on us all, save and protect us!