Fifteen days til Spring - I recommend...

I read Day 10 in The Purpose Driven Life last night.

If you've not read this book i'd recommend it. If you have read it, i recommend re-reading Day 10.

The main idea is that "The heart of worship is surrender".

ouch.

double ouch.

sigh.

Father forgive me for i have sinned. I have taken back what i had previously surrendered. I have refused to surrender what You have asked me to let go of... i have not trusted You... heal me Lord...

Sixteen days til Spring

The cold snap is starting to lift. It's a balmy 32 out right now. Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 40's.

I am seeing more signs of spring tho'.

I've seen St. Patrick's Day decorations appearing around the neighborhood and the cubicles at work. I've also see Easter candy appearing in the stores.

yep, spring's coming. hehehe.

Nineteen Days til Spring

Well, i didn't quite start this on the first of March did i?

I could tell you about using my new used laptop out in the kitchen finally and how the cat stepped on the keyboard and the IE window closed. But i won't. Especially since i wasn't even in my blog. :-)

Just so you don't get the wrong idea. It's not spring yet. It was just over zero degrees last night when i walked the dogs. I was sad. I really don't think the crocus i saw will make it.

However, it was sunny today, even if it wasn't warm.

Oh yes, and the East coast would also agree that it's not spring yet.

Crocus!

I saw white crocus in bud this afternoon. It was in the neighbor's garden. She has an amazing garden.

When I got home i checked my garden with very little hope... drum roll please ... i did see the tips of green poking through the dirt.

Yea! Spring is coming! Spring is coming!

However, it's supposed to be in the single digits tonight with wind chills down to minus 5.

ack!

Spring is coming

I keep hearing this. But i and many others are having a hard time believing it.

I have decided to do a first day of spring count down starting March 1st to help get us there.

Today is fat Tuesday. Four days left in February.

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.

I'm also starting "The Purpose Driven Life" with my Bible Study on Wednesday. It makes a good 40 day spiritual discipline. Wish me well and pray for us please.

It's still February

Tonight, Thursday February 19th, it's supposed to be in the single digits with quite a windchill.

A week ago Tuesday, on February 10th, it was sunny and 61. Woohoo! What a nice break from the typical winter weather.

Normal for this time of year is 30 degrees.

But this is Michigan. I'm not sure it knows what the definition of normal is.

Why you ask? If memory serves... First day of spring 1974 we had 21 inches of snow and two days off from school. Then four years later in mid-April we had 80 degrees. go figure.

Regardless of where you are and the type of weather you are enjoying, may God bless and watch over you abundantly.

Car Oil

I had a bit of a surprise the other night - my check oil light flickered on the way home from work. Repeatedly. That was Wednesday night. It was about -10 deg F that night. Yes, ladies and gents minus ten. I decided to wait til morning to check my oil because it was supposed to be warmer. It was warmer. Yea! My oil, however, was way low. sigh.

I ran over to an auto parts store. Called my mechanic who had changed my oil the last time. Asked him what kind of oil he used? 10w30 fully synthetic.

Another customer backed out of her parking spot directly into a third customer coming into the parking lot directly behind my car while i was on the phone. She kept saying, i was looking in my mirrors. I confirmed with my mechanic that in drivers ed they taught us to turn around and look out the back window when you back up. always. This concludes today's Public Service Announcement.

I went into the store. Found what i needed with the help of a store clerk and nearly fell over. It cost almost $8 a quart. ack! I needed two, i'm sorry to say, but only bought one. Next oil change i'm going back to Valvoline's MaxLife 5w30. It's only about $5 a quart. sigh.

If you're curious, it's been 3,000 miles since my last oil change.