the loveliest...

October is truly the loveliest month, dontcha think?

This weekend was so productive. Garages were switched. (Long story.) (More) Flowers were planted and mulched. There was church. Crock-Pottin'. Lots of time spent outside. (We even watched part of an Air Show from our front yard. So. Cool.)

Saturday night was just your typical wild and crazy night:

Just kidding. We played with Instagram filters.

Then, tonight, we had "Trunk or Treat" at our church. We didn't last long (it was insanely crowded and I had hungry girls), but they looked cute! Even if they didn't dress up. (Another long story. I'll spare y'all.)

I hope y'all had a peaceful, restful, joyful weekend, too!

Stay tuned: next Monday I'm sharing my new FAVOURITE makeup, introduced to me by my sweet, sweet friend, Taylor. It's gluten-free and AWESOME.

TTFN.

saving the world...

Just in case you’ve been fretting about this: TLC and I still love a few of the same television shows. Grey’s Anatomy. This Is Us. American Housewife. Fixer Upper. Of course Fixer Upper.

But as has happened with My Sweet Hubby (MSH), the shows TLC and I don’t share a mutual love for or interest in are on a mucho bigger list. Sigh. Frankly, I’m too pooped to even try to remember all the cRaZy, useless, RIDICULOUS stuff she watches. She’d just be offended. (And, possibly, a bit embarrassed for Y’all to read what those useless shows are. Winky. Wink.)

I did ask her last week if she was watching a show called Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. “No,” she says. (Kind of snotty-ish.) “I didn’t think that looked like a show I’d be interested in.”

Well, Friends, I’ve watched two episodes (I did miss the first one and I haven’t had a chance to check to see if I can catch it On Demand.) and I REALLY LIKE IT.

Here’s how ABC describes it:

Kevin Finn is struggling. Directionless and cluelessly self-serving, he seems to be drifting ever closer to total despair. With his life spiraling further and further out of control, he heads home to seek refuge with his widowed twin sister, Amy, and her young daughter. On his first night there, life takes an unexpected turn when he receives an unlikely celestial being named Yvette, who has a mission for him: to save the world. It’s going to take a lot of trial and error, but maybe a bigger purpose is exactly what he’d needed all along.

So Jason Ritter is Kevin. RITTER. John Ritter’s son! He looks so much like his Dad! I think he’s as good an actor/comedian as John was, too.

His sister is JoAnna Garcia. TLC and I ADORE HER. We have treasured her since we watched, faithfully, Reba, and she played Cheyenne. Reba’s oldest daughter. She is CUTE. And, IMHO, quite the talented actor.

I’m not familiar with the other actors but they are all GREAT. The show is clever. Funny. Interesting. Charming. I’m happy to have something like this to look forward to each week. I don’t expect to cry. At least, not during every show. (You understand what I mean. This Is Us and Grey’s tears/sobs/breakdowns. Sheesh.) I believe I’ll continue to enjoy it for the delightfully different entertainment I feel it is.

Remember: Me liking a television show? One that’s a bit out of the ordinary? Yep. That usually means it won’t last past one season. I hope this one does! I’m simply getting too old for heavy, scary dramas. The Blacklist is still a show MSH and I watch together. It’s about as violent as I can do/go. However, I’m recording a new show for us to try. Seal Team. A military drama. Duh. We’ve watched one. It's going to be super iffy for moi. Challenging. (I had to look away a couple of times and ask MSH when it was safe to look back.)  I’m sure it’s quite realistic. It's SUPER INTENSE. I’m not convinced I can stick with it. Time will tell…

Hey, I’ve got to scoot! My davenport is calling my name. I think this is a night of comedies and I HEART MY COMEDIES. (More about them in another post, perhaps…)

Have a Terrific Thursday, Fantastic Friday and Wonderful Weekend, Sillies Everywhere!

ta-ta for now,

ELC

a mighty river...

WHEN MY INNER EYES NEED FOCUS
From Praying Through the Tough Times by Lloyd John Ogilvie:

   Silently now I wait for Thee

Ready, my God, Thy will to see

 Open my eyes, illumine me,

   Spirit divine.

CLARA H. SCOTT

Almighty God, it is with Your permission that I am alive, by Your grace that I have been prepared for my work, by Your appointment that I am here, and by Your blessing that I am secure in the gifts and talents that You have given me. Renew my body with health and strength. Open my inner eyes so I can see things and people with Your perspective. Teach me new truth today. May I never be content with what I have learned or think I know. Set me free to soar with wings of joy and delight. I trade in the spirit of self-importance for the spirit of self-sacrifice, the need to appear great for the desire to make others great, the worry over my place of importance for the certainty of Your place in my heart. Restore the continuous flow of Your Sprit through me as a mighty river.

Dear God, You promise to be with me whenever and wherever I need You throughout this day. You have assured me that You will never leave or forsake me. You remind me that Your love is there when I am insecure, Your strength when I am stretched beyond my resources, Your guidance when I must make decisions, Your hope when I am tempted to be discouraged, Your patience when difficult people distress me, Your joy when I get grim.

I open my mind to receive Your divine intelligence, my responsibilities to glorify You, my relationships to express Your amazing affirmation, my face to radiate Your care and concern. As You care for me today, I pledge myself to live for Your glory. I am ready to receive what I will need each hour—each challenge, each opportunity. This day is a gift, and I accept it gratefully. You are my Lord and Savior. Amen.

Confession:

Some mornings I get more out of my devotional readings and prayers than others. Today was one. I don’t really know why. I simply treasured every lovely word of this one. (I remember the hymn we sang all the time when I was growing up in the Episcopal Church by Clara H. Scott. Once I read those first words of hers, I went back and sang them to myself. Sigh.)

(Are Y’all beginning to think I might need to consider starting a new blog entitled “Sundays with ELC?” Hmmm…)

So yesterday we had our first “lookers/prospective buyers” at and of our country home. It is a LONG story that I won’t go into. I will say it didn’t happen the “traditional” way—that is…being set up by our realtor and/or another realtor. It ended up taking almost four hours of our afternoon/evening. Which My Sweet Hubby (MSH) and I, fortunately, had to give. Although they loved our home and place, I don’t think it made any sense for them to buy it. Another llooonnnnggggg story. (We expect to hear that from them today or tomorrow and we’ll be ready. And fine.) It did get us past that FIRST experience in this journey we so reluctantly want to make. As the nice woman and I rocked on our porch (MSH and her husband were still walking around our Barn area), I had this urge to scream:

I’M SORRY. NEVER MIND. Our home IS NOT FOR SALE. BYE NOW.

Of course, I didn’t do that. I wanted to, though. MSH said he felt the same way at several times during the “tour.”

As I’ve shared, we positively believe God knows what His Plan is for us, our cherished country home and our future. We are waiting. As patiently as possible. With as much faith as we can muster. Thy Will Be Done. Amen.

I send you my love, hugs, and peace this Sweet Sunday, Dearest Friends…Wherever in this World you are…

smooch!

ELC

 

ugh.

Except it's Wednesday.

Ugh.

I overslept this morning, and that just threw off my whole day.

C'est la vie.

Meanwhile, I want to introduce y'all to the newest member of our family:

This is: Nancy Elsa Leighton. (Named after Fancy Nancy, Frozen's "Elsa" and, well, you can imagine where Leighton came from. Winky. Wink.) She's a pretty blue-ish/purple-ish Betta. Sweet Little Leighton has wanted a fish for quite awhile now. When my husband came back from his long trip to Connecticut, we took her to Petsmart to pick one out. Despite the fact that it was a complete debacle (long, long story), we happily selected Miss Nancy, and I believe she is settling in quite nicely! We have since added some pretty blue glass rocks to her aquarium, which really fancied her up.

I hope everyone's Wednesday is more Wednesday-ish than mine. LOL.

TTFN!