Another beautiful day here. We are eagerly getting ready for our grandson's first birthday party to be held here! So the day has been full of cleaning and other preparations.

I have bread in the bread machine, even at this late hour, because the house is finally warm enough. Poor Keith has been working so hard on repairing the furnace, but the pipes to the boiler keep leaking. We are thankful that the days have been warmer. One good thing is that our gas bill won't be big this month :-)!

Since I wrote about 'worry' yesterday, I have been a mess today. With all the scary news of soup lines to come and "worse than the great depression", it has been a rough day. While at the store, I picked up more flour. My gut tells me that this is bad and that I need to prepare in so many ways. My gut told me to prepare for Y2K, too, well...so much for my gut. Our house is big so it had hold folks if they need to come here. Staying calm and knowing that God is in control of everything is what is most important. It is still wise to prepare.

This situation may call for Christians to shine their light even more. We may be called upon to be giving, loving and patient in a crisis. We must be strong in the Lord and remember that we are His. Who knows what great things God is going to do...I need to preach this to myself today.

If all the economic news isn't wild enough, I broke the glass decanter to my brand-new coffee maker. I was sick. Some days it just seems like the little things are what breaks ya. Good ole Walmart had a replacement, though. Needless to say, the day called for a Snickers bar. It didn't quite rank as a Cherry Crisp day, although that may be consumed for any occasion. :-)

With God on our side,
Linda J.