Joy List Monday

 

Joy List Monday

 ♥ a weekly ritual ♥

a reminder to stop and pay attention to the little beauties and graces that make life 

magical and to set aside time for gratitude each day 

♥ warm November days

♥ a picnic in the November sun

♥ soaking in the last of Autumn

 

♥ beef barely soup

♥ omelets for breakfast 

♥ hot raspberry tea

♥ birds at the bird feeder

♥ a letter in the mail from family we have not seen in awhile

♥ white chip/cranberry cookies

 

Wishing you a beautiful week full of little things that make you smile.

♥ 

Carla

Keep er Moving Hodgepodge

 

 

 

Hello Friends, it is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge.

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun! 

 1. What's something you think is under appreciated. Explain.  

I think the folks that do our "Dirty Jobs" can be under appreciated. 

Monday evening we attended our monthly village board meeting. Listening to the Street and Utility Department report reminded me of all that is going on behind the scenes to keep our municipality going strong.

2. As winter approaches how do you stay productive? 

We live in Wisconsin. The above funny can explain how we roll around here in the winter. We just Keep er Moving. 

There are a lot of fun activities in the winter. 

One of the many is the Book Across the Bay. Ski, snowshoe or walk along the frozen shores of Lake Superior. We have skied and snowshoed in this event. 

It is held at night, with luminaries lighting the path. The winter sky dark and full of stars, it really is magical.

 

3. What's a popular food you don't like? 

 I do not like broccoli or cauliflower? Are they a popular food?

 4. What do you think is more interesting-art or history? Elaborate. 

I enjoy both. If I have to pick one, I will go with history. History was my favorite class during my school days.

 5. What advice would you give to someone half your age?  

Set boundaries.  This was something I had to learn, the hard way.

Below I share one of the books that helped me a great deal after my trust was broken.

 

Beyond Boundaries: Learning to Trust Again in Relationships

By John Townsend

 For when your trust has been broken: discover how to set firm boundaries again, how to connect deeply without being hurt, and how to safely grow your most intimate relationships.Painful relationships violate our trust, causing us to close our hearts. But to experience the freedom and love God designed us for, we eventually have to take another risk.In this breakthrough book, bestselling author Dr. John Townsend takes you beyond the pain of the past to discover how to re-enter a life of intimate relationships. Whether you're trying to restore a current relationship or begin a new one, Townsend gives practical tools for establishing trust and finding the intimacy you long for.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

It is coming... winter... 

 

 And when it does this is how dirty our vehicle can get after a day out on an adventure. Salt and sand used on the highways to keep our roadways clean of ice and snow. Oh that makes me think about another "Dirty Job" all those that maintain our roadways. Thank you.. so we can Keep er Moving!

Thank You Veterans

 

Thank You Veterans

Today I am going to share a story I read in our Wisconsin Outdoor News. The author of the story is Dean Bortz. 

The Wisconsin Outdoor News 2023 Person of the Year, Rueben Kolpack. He is 103 years old and is the oldest licensed Wisconsin deer hunter.

Oh he has many milestones, I will share a few with you..

World War II soldier.

Recipient of the Silver Star for gallantry in action, the Purple Heart, African/European Medal, Victory Medal, and a Belgian medal on the recommendation of the French government.

Married 77 years to his wife, Lucille, who passed away in March at age 97, just five days short of her 98th birthday.

Father to six children.

 Successful farmer.

 

I want to share a few things from the article that Rueben shared.

Rueben grew up speaking German. While he was at basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas an officer asked if anyone could speak German. Once Uncle Sam figured out Kolpack could speak German, he was sent to radio school and then to the 2nd Armored Division where he was a radio operator and interpreter in a tank battery.

It was a tough duty. He saw a lot of things he'd rather not have had to witness - the huge cost of human lives on the beach of Normandy, the tank ahead of him getting blown to bits by a German Tiger tank and its 88 mm cannon.

"If it weren't for the grace of God, I wouldn't be here today. It was a miracle anyone survived the mortar attack where I was wounded. The stronghold was just 200 yards away on the ridge above us. Those mortar rounds just kept landing around us and the command tank. When people say there isn't a God, they're lying to themselves.

He was struck by a mortar that damaged his right leg. He spent four months in the hospital and was not fully recovered when he was forced back into war for the Battle of the Bulge because of losses in his unit.  

 

Today I say Thank You to Rueben and all the other Veterans. 

And I say thank you  to all of those who are currently serving.

Godspeed.