January Snow

The Sleds Are Out

We've been cold for a few days with a little snow, but it snowed most of all night last night. We have about 4 inches on the table on the deck, and the sledders are out! Some one sleds, others on innertubes, and others on garbage can lids. I had been wondering if we needed to shovel the driveway, but alas, the sledders wanted a little more snow, so I lent them a snow shovel and they are shoveling the driveway! I will now try to add a photo.

Saturday Night

Yesterday my hoarseness went away a bit, but I made the mistake of going out with friends and talking a lot, so we have had a quieter day again today. In the morning I'll teach Sunday School, then be quiet again.

I just finished reading Pop Goes Religion by Terry Mattingly and am halfway through Sacrament of the Present Moment. Someone recommended it to me a few years ago and I started it, laid it aside, and have started again. It was written by Jean Pierre de Caussade. He was Spiritual Director to some nuns in France many years ago. The book is translated by Kitty Muggeridge.

Silence

Today marks my 3rd day without a voice. Well--I have a little bit of a voice, but I answered the phone today and the caller said, "Bert?" It is strange, I just haven't had the heart to talk and talking actually makes me really tired. I wondered if Bert was enjoying the silence. Jessica asked him, but he denied it. What a smart man!!!

What do you do when you can't talk? For two days I sat because I felt terrible. Today I emptied the dishwasher, finished a teaching for next week, finished a woobie bag. I looked for a picture on the internet, but apparently a woobie has many definitions.