Rain, and more of it, but nowhere near what the coast, Portland and the Willamette Valley are going through – several inches over average for the month in just 3-4 days.

I didn’t get my ribs smoked.  I know there are those that are going to be writing me off as a true BBQ’re, but I did them in the oven.

Found a recipe that looks like it might work so trying it, not the same, of course, no smoky flavor, but we shall see.

We will have some fresh cooked apples and French fried potatoes as part of the course.  I didn’t think of it early enough or I would have coleslaw with them, but not worth going to town over.

We have four grandchildren’s birthdays coming up, shortly.  Really hard to believe I am writing that, I have to remember that my kids are adults now, still remember them as young kids.

‘There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.’  -- John Wooden

Psalm 5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up

Prayer is so important.  Communicating with God EVERY day is critical if we want to truly be His child. 

It is just too easy to let the day go by without thinking of our responsibility to Him if we don’t take a few minutes each morning before going anything else to praise and thank Him.

No matter how deep a well we may feel we are in, we can look up and talk to Him.  Doing that each day helps get the day started on the right foot.

We know that there will be challenges, no matter what we are doing, but having that quiet time with Him, prepares and braces us for the unknown and gives us peace within – even if that is all the peace we may feel the whole day long, we know where we can go back to and get it.

Later, Art :-)