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Posted on September 18, 2022 by landktheluckyones

So Good

God is so good to us! We are so lucky to have a God that cares and gives us so many blessings! Yesterday, we went fishing. God provided so much for us. The beauty of Northern Michigan, fish and vegetables to sustain.

A couple years ago, it was so hard to get canning lids. I purchased some online and they have not proved to be good quality. Last night, while processing tomatoes, I was removing a jar that had one of those lids. When I placed it on the counter, the lid blew off!! 😳 Boiling tomatoes came out of that jar with such force!! All over the counter, walls, appliances, floor and unfortunately, on my hand and lower arm. I immediately rinsed off the tomatoes with cold water and applied lavender oil. I kept a bag of frozen corn on it for awhile. It was quite painful. This morning, the pain is gone and I have just a few areas where I missed putting lavender oil on that have blistered. I am so thankful that I had lavender oil on hand. Lucky!!!

Despite this mishap, I feel so lucky and blessed for God’s provision and that I didn’t have my face down there!

One thing I find interesting, is that I never felt I had anything in common with my grandmother. This year, as I ponder things… I find that we do have some similarities.

When I was 10 years old, my grandmother slipped on a rug and fell into her bathroom. Our dog, “Lucky” snuggled up to her all night keeping her warm in the old farm house. In the morning, she crawled across the large farmhouse kitchen and pulled herself up the refrigerator where the phone was kept on top to call us for help. She had broken her hip. Similarly, when I fell in our driveway, I crawled to our shed and pulled myself up the upright freezer and I also had broken my hip.

My grandmother always had a brown spot on her cheek. When asked about it, she claimed that a pressure cooker blew up in her face while canning. Her face was burned but she applied a Swedish liniment that she called Pitsi and the brown spot was an area that she had missed. Hmm. Similar! In any case, we have much to be thankful for.

Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Leonard likes to “scrap”. Due to the fact that I am more of a “I’m sure you can find a use for that” person. It is a bit of an annoyance to me, as we travel around the area, he is always scouring the side of the road for items to take apart. Yet,as God’s hand is on us through it all, we have “lucky” moments of blessing. This last week for example, there were appliances on the side of the road. Of course, these were too large to fit in our little SUV, so with that in mind, Leonard headed home in record speed to get our pickup. He found me some gloves, so that I could help him. This caused me much anxiety as I talked to the Lord silently. Is it long enough after my surgery to be lifting such items? Lord, this is not what I had in mind today. We pulled up to the appliances on the side of the road and as I was putting the gloves on…a man, came driving up and asked if he could have the kitchen range. He said his mother-in-law’s had broken. He called his mother-in-law, and it seems that she had already bought a new one. Even so, this man offered to help Leonard load the appliances! What? Really? Thank you, Lord for orchestrating this man to come to my rescue. A positive side of scrapping occurred on Labor Day. We were on a leisurely Monday drive and one of the summer residents was putting out some patio chairs and a patio umbrella (our current umbrella was broken). This time, it was a “good find” and not something to be taken apart. I am thankful to the Lord for His provision.

Leonard with the “new” umbrella and patio chairs. He’s pretty excited!

Another “lucky” fishing adventure.

My long-time friend, Chris asked myself and seven other ladies to do a study of this book

Our conversations were only via group text messaging. I only knew my friend and another friend that participated. This last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting three of those ladies for a picnic at one of their beautiful homes. I feel so lucky to have met these women and the opportunity to visit with my two long time friends. It was so enjoyable.

Another blessing that I find interesting is that Leonard will on occasion, pick some wildflowers and put them in a vase. He knows that I like daisies. Even though, these are not daisies, they put you in mind of them.

As I notice God’s blessings everyday, I will always claim that.. We certainly are the Lucky Ones!

Posted on September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Moments in Time

Some moments in time to bring joy to my heart. Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of some enjoyable moments, from nature…

To family and friends…

To my daughter sharing this pic of this car with me because I like Smiley Faces.

Yes, we are the lucky ones to have friends, family and beautiful landscapes to enjoy!

Posted on August 17, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Unexpected

As with life… sometimes you receive the unexpected. This is what I caught while fishing.

I was lucky enough to get this also.

Posted on August 17, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Flowers

I have to admit that I am not good at gardening, but this lily always brings us much enjoyment. So lucky that it is hardy!!

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Another Ladies Day

One of our after Bible Study adventures included visiting Horton Bay General Store, Red Fox bookstore and Lavender Hill farm.

Last week, we enjoyed a picnic at Magnus Park. It is so beautiful there. We stopped to take pics of this guy who was out enjoying our magnificent weather.Followed by a lingering visit to Sturgeon River Pottery. A visit to Alpine Chocolate for ice cream ended this excursion.

Posted on July 26, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Who Would Have Thought

Who would have thought that in my elder years that I would become a fisherwoman??? !!! And yet, that seems to be what I have become.

God provides! Leonard has been title-ing me, “The Perch Whisperer”.That is so funny! Yes, we continue to be the Lucky Ones!

Posted on July 23, 2022August 17, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Other Ladies

My sister-in-law invited me to go to a Bible Study that meets every Thursday. I have gone for 3 weeks now.

These ladies are from all different denominations. It has been very informative and thought provoking.

After the first one that I went to, my sister-in-law said that some of them were going out to lunch after and asked me to join. I declined. The second week, a group of ladies were having a picnic on one of the gal’s pontoon. I accepted this offer and had a most relaxing day with some truly beautiful ladies and an awesome pontoon ride on Torch Lake!

This week, there were only 3 of us. We had lunch at “Toonie’s” in Bellaire, went to an art gallery where one of the gals from Bible study displays her artwork. She’s a magnificent artist. The gallery was called “Mr. Pin”. From there, we went to Grass River Natural area, then back to “Ruthie’s” in Bellaire for an ice cream cone! What a nice day!

I am one of the “lucky ones”

Posted on July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Thank you, Jesus

We have gone fishing a little in the last few weeks. Other than a couple small pan fish, we have gotten “skunked”.

Before dinner each night, we hold each other’s hand and I thank God for this day and for providing. Last night, Leonard added to my prayer and asked for Him to provide fish.

Later in the evening, we went fishing. I wish I could have captured it on video as the fish gave a noble and lively fight, but I was busy getting the net to scoop up Leonard’s opponents.

First thing that came out of his mouth was, “THANK YOU, JESUS!” and same thing with the second one. When we got home, he stated,” I know I’ve already said it, but “THANK YOU, JESUS!!!”

We ARE the lucky ones, for our God cares about us so much! When we get discouraged, He lifts us up and He cares for even the smallest things in our lives.

Posted on July 3, 2022July 4, 2022 by landktheluckyones

Sentiments on the Eve of Independence Day

A few years ago, three girlfriends and myself took a tour bus to New York City. It was such a great trip and I feel so lucky to have had this experience. I was able to see first hand the Statue of Liberty!!