Golden Cottage Happenings

 

 

 Welcome back to Golden Cottage y'all!  November is almost over, and I'm only just now getting around to doing an update.  October was so busy, y'all.  I made that photo above with AI on Facebook.  Don't ask me how.  But it was fun, and looks pretty good...except my eyes look a bit scary.  

We celebrated Sukkot at home this year, and we had our sukkah on the back patio again.  Here are a few pics.

We waved the lulav and did the water pouring.  We remembered Yeshua's words at the Temple when he said, " "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink."  I can say, "Yes. He quenches my thirst daily when I draw near to Him, read His Word, and listen to His voice." Haleluyah!

 I always enjoy eating meals in the sukkah.  Lucy was always waiting for a handout and Toonie had a great time rearranging the table decorations.

My high school class held a seventy-fifth birthday party in Jacksonville, so we went and I was so blessed to see old classmates.  These ladies are long-time friends.  Elizabeth (top left) was in my first grade class.  Rita (front left) and Brenda (front right) have been friends since high school.  We all reared our children together and now we're enjoying grandchildren.   I love these ladies so much.  They are exceptional Proverbs 31 women. I call Brenda a Wonder Woman because she has health concerns and yet is still  caring for both her husband and her mother in her home.  Both could be in a nursing home, but she is determined to keep them at home.  She's an amazing caregiver.  Please pray for her and them. 

Yes, I turned seventy-five in October.  Jem and I spent the day shopping and eating out.  We went to Ollie's and bought a new carpet shampooer.  When we were checking out, Jem told the clerk it was my birthday.  She frowned and said, "And you bought her  a vacuum cleaner?"  I laughed out loud and said, "Yes. It's what I wanted!"  He gave me these beautiful flowers, too.  I had lunch with friends and got many sweet cards, greetings, and gifts.  My dear friend, Gail, gave me a smart birdhouse.  I'll have to tell y'all about it later. We have to learn how to set it up and use it.  I feel so blessed to be this old.  It's good to be healthy and strong and I count my blessings every day.  These truly are the "Golden Years" in many more ways than one.

We had a wonderful trip to Pensacola Beach, Florida for Rabbi Jem's Navy reunion.  Being wise, I packed clothes for cold weather and boy was I glad I did.  It was so COLD that week AND overcast and rainy on a couple of days.  Here are a few pics from the trip:

We went to Veterans Memorial Park.  Jem is a Purple Heart recipient, so I wanted his picture by the memorial.

My hero

Memorial to the dogs who served.

We had dinner at Maguires Irish Pub - it was fun!

We went on a boat trip to watch the Blue Angels practice.  Here's Jem and a buddy sharing sea stories, and him with a friend on their visit to the battleship Alabama.

It was so cold, y'all.  In the 50's the day I took this pic.  These people must have come down from Alaska, right?  Maybe it was warm to them.  Or maybe ya gotta go swimming in the gulf if you come to Florida.  I never did get down to the beach because it was too cold for this Florida girl.

  The only thing I forgot to bring was my gloves.   I lived most of my life in north Florida and used to always pray that if I ever had to move, I'd move SOUTH!  Well, God answered that prayer with a move to central Florida thirty plus years ago.  Our temps are almost always ten to twenty degrees warmer than up in north Florida.  Brrrrrr!! 

 

Jem had so much fun talking with his buddies.  

He did really well selling his new book at the reunion, too.  This is his second book, called Shenanigans: Adventures on the Shangri-La.  It's a hilarious memoir of his adventures as a sailor and chief petty officer in the Navy.  You can read an excerpt at the  link.  Everybody says it should be a movie or a tv series.  Wouldn't that be great, y'all?  

Well, this is getting long, so I'll do another post about November soon.  We stay so busy that I wonder how we ever had time to work.  God is good and we are blessed.  Every day, I count my blessings, especially for health and strength.  The "Golden Years" are truly wonderful in more ways than one.  

Till next time, God bless and keep you all. 

  

My Newest Book

 

 

Join in me in praise - shout Haleluyah!  This project has been a long journey.  It is an interactive journey through the book of Proverbs.  I share personal lessons I've learned through obedience to God's Word and Ways.  It is interactive in that I encourage the reader to join me in reading and seeing what God speaks to you regarding the daily passage.  It also encourages the reader to journal with questions at the end of each day.  

I say the book was a long journey because I wrote most of it in 2013, but only began to work on publishing it within the last year.  I had so much difficulty in preparing this book -- formatting, computer, and internet problems.  There were days I thought about giving up, but I persevered because the message is so very important.  I think it was the old devil fighting against me because the message is so important.

The book is available as an e-book or paperback.  You can read a short portion of the book and purchase it through Amazon at this link:  Golden Reflections on God's Wisdom

I hope you will read and be blessed by this book.  If you are, I would greatly appreciate a review on Amazon.

Blessings to you all  

A Pivotal Time in History

 

 

 Be aware. This is a pivotal time in history. 

 

 God is moving. 

 

 Demons are stirred up, causing violence and mass shootings.

 

 Fear not! Pray.

 

 And believe that God is in control. 

 

 Repent -- Turn back to God's Word, Will, and Ways -- Obey His commandments.

 

 He has shed His grace on America. 

 

 Pray for traitors to be revealed and brought to justice. 

 

 And pray for a new Golden Era of holiness and obedience.

 

From General Flynn on X: "They (@BarackObama and his gang of subversives) betrayed their oath and sold out their country. That’s treason and they know it. This isn’t about politics. It’s about right and wrong, good versus evil. They chose evil. They thought they could hide behind power, titles, and media cover. The truth always comes out, and when it does, the American people will know every single name of those involved in subverting our Nation from within. It’s only a matter of time before accountability hits their doorstep. There is NO escape.

And there must be ACCOUNTABILITY. "