Discipline

I am trying to read the Bible in 52 weeks. I only started yesterday, but I hope I can continue this through the year. I read the devotion book Fleta bought me in 1995. I started in April and finished it in November. I will try to copy the schedule here for reading the Bible.

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	Epistles	The Law	History	Psalms	Poetry	Prophecy	Gospels
Week	(Sunday)	(Monday)	(Tuesday)	(Wednesday)	(Thursday)	(Friday)	(Saturday)
1	Romans 1-2	Genesis 1-3	Joshua 1-5	Psalms 1-2	Job 1-2	Isaiah 1-6	Matthew 1-2
2	Romans 3-4	Genesis 4-7	Joshua 6-10	Psalms 3-5	Job 3-4	Isaiah 7-11	Matthew 3-4
3	Romans 5-6	Genesis 8-11	Joshua 11-15	Psalms 6-8	Job 5-6	Isaiah 12-17	Matthew 5-7
4	Romans 7-8	Genesis 12-15	Joshua 16-20	Psalms 9-11	Job 7-8	Isaiah 18-22	Matthew 8-10
5	Romans 9-10	Genesis 16-19	Joshua 21-24	Psalms 12-14	Job 9-10	Isaiah 23-28	Matthew 11-13
6	Romans 11-12	Genesis 20-23	Judges 1-6	Psalms 15-17	Job 11-12	Isaiah 29-33	Matthew 14-16
7	Romans 13-14	Genesis 24-27	Judges 7-11	Psalms 18-20	Job 13-14	Isaiah 34-39	Matthew 17-19
8	Romans 15-16	Genesis 28-31	Judges 12-16	Psalms 21-23	Job 15-16	Isaiah 40-44	Matthew 20-22
9	I Corinthians 1-2	Genesis 32-35	Judges 17-21	Psalms 24-26	Job 17-18	Isaiah 45-50	Matthew 23-25
10	I Corinthians 3-4	Genesis 36-39	Ruth	Psalms 27-29	Job 19-20	Isaiah 51-55	Matthew 26-28
11	I Corinthians 5-6	Genesis 40-43	I Samuel 1-5	Psalms 30-32	Job 21-22	Isaiah 56-61	Mark 1-2
12	I Corinthians 7-8	Genesis 44-47	I Samuel 6-10	Psalms 33-35	Job 23-24	Isaiah 62-66	Mark 3-4
13	I Corinthians 9-10	Genesis 48-50	I Samuel 11-15	Psalms 36-38	Job 25-26	Jeremiah 1-6	Mark 5-6
14	I Corinthians 11-12	Exodus 1-4	I Samuel 16-20	Psalms 39-41	Job 27-28	Jeremiah 7-11	Mark 7-8
15	I Corinthians 13-14	Exodus 5-8	I Samuel 21-25	Psalms 42-44	Job 29-30	Jeremiah 12-16	Mark 9-10
16	I Corinthians 15-16	Exodus 9-12	I Samuel 26-31	Psalms 45-47	Job 31-32	Jeremiah 17-21	Mark 11-12
17	II Corinthians 1-3	Exodus 13-16	II Samuel 1-4	Psalms 48-50	Job 33-34	Jeremiah 22-26	Mark 13-14
18	II Corinthians 4-5	Exodus 17-20	II Samuel 5-9	Psalms 51-53	Job 35-36	Jeremiah 27-31	Mark 15-16
19	II Corinthians 6-8	Exodus 21-24	II Samuel 10-14	Psalms 54-56	Job 37-38	Jeremiah 32-36	Luke 1-2
20	II Corinthians 9-10	Exodus 25-28	II Samuel 15-19	Psalms 57-59	Job 39-40	Jeremiah 37-41	Luke 3-4
21	II Corinthians 11-13	Exodus 29-32	II Samuel 20-24	Psalms 60-62	Job 41-42	Jeremiah 42-46	Luke 5-6
22	Galatians 1-3	Exodus 33-36	I Kings 1-4	Psalms 63-65	Proverbs 1	Jeremiah 47-52	Luke 7-8
23	Galatians 4-6	Exodus 37-40	I Kings 5-9	Psalms 66-68	Proverbs 2-3	Lamentations	Luke 9-10
24	Ephesians 1-3	Leviticus 1-3	I Kings 10-13	Psalms 69-71	Proverbs 4	Ezekiel 1-6	Luke 11-12
25	Ephesians 4-6	Leviticus 4-6	I Kings 14-18	Psalms 72-74	Proverbs 5-6	Ezekiel 7-12	Luke 13-14
26	Philippians 1-2	Leviticus 7-9	I Kings 19-22	Psalms 75-77	Proverbs 7	Ezekiel 13-18	Luke 15-16
27	Philippians 3-4	Leviticus 10-12	II Kings 1-5	Psalms 78-80	Proverbs 8-9	Ezekiel 19-24	Luke 17-18
28	Colossians 1-2	Leviticus 13-15	II Kings 6-10	Psalms 81-83	Proverbs 10	Ezekiel 25-30	Luke 19-20
29	Colossians 3-4	Leviticus 16-18	II Kings 11-15	Psalms 84-86	Proverbs 11-12	Ezekiel 31-36	Luke 21-22
30	I Thessalonians 1-3	Leviticus 19-21	II Kings 16-20	Psalms 87-89	Proverbs 13	Ezekiel 37-42	Luke 23-24
31	I Thessalonians 4-5	Leviticus 22-24	II Kings 21-25	Psalms 90-92	Proverbs 14-15	Ezekiel 43-48	John 1-2
32	II Thessalonians	Leviticus 25-27	I Chronicles 1-4	Psalms 93-95	Proverbs 16	Daniel 1-6	John 3-4
33	I Timothy 1-3	Numbers 1-4	I Chronicles 5-9	Psalms 96-98	Proverbs 17-18	Daniel 7-12	John 5-6
34	I Timothy 4-6	Numbers 5-8	I Chronicles 10-14	Psalms 99-101	Proverbs 19	Hosea 1-7	John 7-9
35	II Timothy 1-2	Numbers 9-12	I Chronicles 15-19	Psalms 102-104	Proverbs 20-21	Hosea 8-14	John 10-12
36	II Timothy 3-4	Numbers 13-16	I Chronicles 20-24	Psalms 105-107	Proverbs 22	Joel	John 13-15
37	Titus	Numbers 17-20	I Chronicles 25-29	Psalms 108-110	Proverbs 23-24	Amos 1-4	John 16-18
38	Philemon	Numbers 21-24	II Chronicles 1-5	Psalms 111-113	Proverbs 25	Amos 5-9	John 19-21
39	Hebrews 1-4	Numbers 25-28	II Chronicles 6-10	Psalms 114-116	Proverbs 26-27	Obadiah	Acts 1-2
40	Hebrews 5-7	Numbers 29-32	II Chronicles 11-15	Psalms 117-118	Proverbs 28	Jonah	Acts 3-4
41	Hebrews 8-10	Numbers 33-36	II Chronicles 16-20	Psalms 119	Proverbs 29-30	Micah	Acts 5-6
42	Hebrews 11-13	Deuteronomy 1-3	II Chronicles 21-24	Psalms 120-121	Proverbs 31	Nahum	Acts 7-8
43	James 1-3	Deuteronomy 4-6	II Chronicles 25-28	Psalms 122-124	Ecclesiastes 1-2	Habakkuk	Acts 9-10
44	James 4-5	Deuteronomy 7-9	II Chronicles 29-32	Psalms 125-127	Ecclesiastes 3-4	Zephaniah	Acts 11-12
45	I Peter 1-3	Deuteronomy 10-12	II Chronicles 33-36	Psalms 128-130	Ecclesiastes 5-6	Haggai	Acts 13-14
46	I Peter 4-5	Deuteronomy 13-15	Ezra 1-5	Psalms 131-133	Ecclesiastes 7-8	Zechariah 1-7	Acts 15-16
47	II Peter	Deuteronomy 16-19	Ezra 6-10	Psalms 134-136	Ecclesiastes 9-10	Zechariah 8-14	Acts 17-18
48	I John 1-3	Deuteronomy 20-22	Nehemiah 1-4	Psalms 137-139	Ecclesiastes 11-12	Malachi	Acts 19-20
49	I John 4-5	Deuteronomy 23-25	Nehemiah 5-9	Psalms 140-142	Song of Solomon 1-2	Revelation 1-6	Acts 21-22
50	II John	Deuteronomy 26-28	Nehemiah 10-13	Psalms 143-145	Song of Solomon 3-4	Revelation 7-11	Acts 23-24
51	III John	Deuteronomy 29-31	Esther 1-5	Psalms 146-148	Song of Solomon 5-6	Revelation 12-17	Acts 25-26

Erin has to work

Erin was off Thanksgiving Day so she has to work all weekend. If I were up there, I would take care of this little one.

What was Best!

This is Erin's kitchen. Everything was delicious yesterday--turkey, ham, mashed and sweet potatoes, green beans, salad, pumkin pie and pumkin roll, but being with loving family topped it all.

Happy Thanksgiving

My chicken pen is almost ready for the chicks. I have been cleaning the pond bank so Clayton can go fishing next spring.

PLaying

I don't remember playing with my cousins expecting Jerald Dean and Sharon Kay. I bet Patsy remembers playing with Truman's kids. Siggie wants to boss Clayton but he is like his namesake he shakes his head in acknowledgement and then ignores what she said.

Happy Birthday, Erin!

Thirty years ago this was the day after Thanksgiving. Erin was already here she was born about daylight! I cooked Thanksgiving dinner that year for Larry's Mom and sister. This year Erin is cooking for us and Greg's family too! Hope you have a good day, Erin.

Treed

Helen would do almost anything for her grandkids, but would she climb a tree...like me? Pardon the big butt I could barely get on the limb.

Chickens New Home

My chickens will have a new home soon. The house will sit in the bottom left corner. I am going to have nests so I can get the eggs from outside the chicken house. I can't wait to get them over here. I have to walk or drive over to the other house now to get my eggs. I got 5 eggs today.

Realizing The Worst of Ourselves

When we have bad habits, they glare back at us in our children. Our good points are seen there also. We curse and wonder why the 3 year old says bad words. We lie and wonder why our children do. But we READ and see our kids do that. They see what we do not what we say. Did you know that listen and silent use the same letters? Astrid stayed all night. When she got sleepy she read her book. It is one of a series that she is reading. My girls are better mother's than I am. Why did God bless me so? I do not know but just say a silent thank you, Lord very often.

1000s of Robins

Here is one of my Robins. There are 1000s here now. You must always park under the carport or they will mess up your vehicle. I suppose Robins are meadow birds or I have a lot of worms here.

My Girl is Growing Up

My Astrid is a little angel. She has the best heart. In April she will be 10 years old. The other day she was walking over here and I was getting in clothes off the clothes line. It looked like a grown person coming down the lane. A great saddness came over me. She will soon be too big for us I am afraid. I hope she continues to be the same sweet Astrid when she is all grown up.

Cookin' like My Momma & Lunchroom Rolls

I made my first batch of chili out of the Greg scraps and a pound of hamburger. I put black beans and chili beans (pintos). One can each. A pkg. of walmart chili makings and some extra chili powder (Kroger brand). I put a entire can of best choice tomato juice. Now, it is in the crock pot on low. I will let you know if it is any good. Momma cooked by putting this and that in to the pot or bowl. I do the same. Fleta does too. Helen may follow recipes. I try to but am always tempted to put a little of this or that to the mixture!

The lunchroom lady can not sell her rolls anymore. Some new law! Pshaw! I hate it. They are so good and get as big as a saucer. She gave me her recipe. I am going to see if I can follow it and also wanted Erin to try it. Brenda said it is so easy that anyone can do it!

Lunchrooom Lady Rolls

6 cups of flour

1/4 cup of sugar

1 tablespoon of salt

1 pkg. of dry active yeast

1 cup water

1 cup milk

1/4 cup of shortening

Mix 3 cups of flour with the sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Heat water and milk and shortening in a pan until it is just warm! (not boiling Erin, that will kill the yeast). Stir this mixture into the flour mixture. Beat at least 300 times. Erin, you can that $300 mixer I bought you. Stir in more flour a little at a time until dough is soft and leaves the sides of the bowl. Knead dough about 300 times or 10 minutes (Erin, this important!) Put dough in a greased bowl. Turn so all the dough will be greased. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. This should only be about an hour Brenda said. Punch down dough and get rid of all the air bubbles. Let stand 15 minutes. Make into rolls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Cover with towel or wax paper and let rise for about another hour. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Should make about 18 rolls.

Greg's left-overs

Greg left his scrapes here and I had about 20 pounds of burger. It took less than an hour to grind it all up. I had 3 big bowls like this one. I will make chili and use a pound of regular hamburger with the 2 pounds of deer meat. Larry bought me this grinder on ebay. It is a 1954 model and had never been used. I been thinkin' that is the same age as Helen....but it works better than she does after all these years.

Future Gardner

Dirt Play

Best toys are sticks, leaves, rocks and dirt.

Richard Powell's Genes

Astrid is a tree climber like her Great Uncle Richard. She loves getting in trees. Siggie and Clayton tried to climb the little Plum tree too. Clayton did not get off the ground.

Clayton is Getting Big

Four of the Best

Introducing a 50s girl, Tinkerbell, Tiger, and the prettiest clown around!

My Land

Daddy gave me three acres--more or less--of his farm way back in the middle 1970s. I had a dream of living close by again. I get a little tinge of the feeling still when I visit the home place. I would give the three acres (I think there is not nearly this much of land here) back to Fleta and George, but it would add 100 dollars a year to their taxes. Fleta said 'give it to Clayton' and I think I will. Every young man need some property to his name.

We have moved physically to our new "old" home. I am exhausted and Larry is sick. I have made a decision my next move will be to the graveyard or nursing home. I shall not be moved as the gospel song goes.