Dec 10, 2025 @ 13:12 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ It is a lovely white wintry day here, with about 6" of new snow on the ground! So beautiful to wake up to! We have no plans today, won't be going shopping due to weather now, but turns out our youngest grand will be coming over for a while so that's going to be fun! I was planning to try a new squash dish with supper today, she might want to help me with that as she loves to cook with me. After an 11-hour sleep last night I am hoping I won't need a nap today at least until after she leaves! Anyway, that's the story for now and I will see you later, hope your day is going well so far❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄 chia.owly.net/aint-that-the-truth ~ chia.owly.net/video-of-the-day ~ chia.owly.net/#mini-devo "The story of the birth of Christ is significant to Christians as this is where the story of Christmas begins...let's take a deeper look at their journey, including why they went to Bethlehem, how they got there, and the events which transpired at the time of their arrival." artzabox.com/a/blog/bible-stories/the-journey… (goes with the graphic below)

Dec 9, 2025 @ 12:44 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ It's just past noon and been a long day already - phew! Was up before 06:00 to get ready to accompany Pete to his appointment with a new doctor for some new developments he has going on...we were there for a couple of hours and learned quite a bit, the doctor was wonderfully informative and ordered quite a bit of testing, some of it in Ann Arbor (with potential treatments there), so that will be coming up. I'm glad that I went. Anyway I'm needing to go back to bed so I had something to eat then did the "morning 3". Because of weather conditions Pete cancelled his afternoon appointment in Clare - happy about that for selfish reasons. I am not sure if I will be back again today or not (🤕😵😣) but I hope you have a terrific Tuesday and I will for sure - God willing - see you tomorrow if not before❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄

Tuesday Titters – Dec 9, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

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Commentary on Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary

Having learned from the angel that she will give birth to the Son of God, Mary hurries to visit her pregnant relative Elizabeth in the hill country...

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Monday Memories – Dec 8, 2025 Edition

Monday Memories – Dec 8, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

Dec 8, 2025 @ 12:52 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ And happy Monday! I got a late start - which seems to be becoming a habit - after a 16-hour night in bed. Finally woke up just after 11:00, made my tea, tidied up the kitchen while it was steeping, got the PoiBoiz out, fired up my laptop and started my browser - which, since a couple of updates ago, takes 3-4 minutes to get going - and visited my happy place so I could post before noon. Yes, people do post there at other times of the day occasionally but for the same reason I don't wear white after Labor Day or pearls in the daytime and count every step when I ascend or descend a flight of stairs, etc., I do not. Anyway I have no plans today, what will be will be. It is sunny but cold outside. I would like to say that I will accomplish much but apparently I'm no longer in control of that situation so we shall see. For now, I will put the PoiBoiz back in their respective homes and get dressed. I hope you have a great day and I will see you later❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄 chia.owly.net/aint-that-the-truth ~ chia.owly.net/video-of-the-day ~ chia.owly.net/#mini-devo “'Root' means descendant, branch of the family. The Messianic king was to be of the family of Jesse the father of David." strengthwithdignity.com/root-of-jesse-the-mes… (goes with the graphic below)

Dec 7, 2025 @ 18:29 Good evening family & friends❣️ I will be going to bed shortly, today didn't turn out as intended (the 5th was a fluke hahaha) but I did get Don's Guest Post up at least, and got the pot of dog food - in this batch, because people ask: pork, beef heart, lamb, sweet potato, oatmeal, eggs, plus the usual additions - started which Pete is finishing up so that I can go to bed. Our fridge and freezers are getting pretty bare and we're trying to use up what we have before shopping again. We were going to go tomorrow but we can probably eke out another few days; then we'll do a Costco trip and stock up for the rest of the month. We've been using Sam's club for the last year, just for a change, but are going to go back to Costco now that our Sam's membership just expired. There is about a 2-mile difference in distance which is not great enough to warrant sticking with Sam's when I prefer Costco. Their meat prices are getting high but we now buy most of our meat from a couple of local butchers anyway. So it will be good to use up some things that we haven't been using before we fill the larders - so to speak - again. I will see you guys in the morning, good night❣️🥱🤕🙏🛌

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Dec 7, 2025 @ 13:29 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ It looks like a bright day outside but with the curtains and blinds closed I'm not sure if the sun is out. Looks like we'll get a little snow with temps in the upper 20s today. I don't think I'm going anywhere. Pete and Leelan went to church. I want to "use" my new pain pill to see if it can allow me to go back but want my first time trying it to be while I am at home since I tend to have...um...unpredictable reactions at times to such things! Anyway, I finished playing through my 2nd "new" modern hymnal yesterday, so now I will work on the next stage, probably with the 1st book, one song at a time. And will be able to record them as I go now that my camera is set up again after the latest rearrange. Since this year I'm not able to do as much I'm thinking I will repost some of my recordings from past years for Christmas instead, unless I am divinely inspired to do otherwise. Either way this week recordings will begin again, about which I'm excited! I do plan to do some posting today as well, but we will see if I will be awake enough to do so 🙄😏. At any rate, Don's Guest Post will definitely be going up later! I guess I've rambled on enough, I will see you later, have a beautiful day❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄 [chia.owly.net/aint-that-the-truth](

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