Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:49PM 
Part II: Questions about The Ten Commandments
57. Q. What is the seventh commandment?
A. The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:16AM Sitting…on the couch in the living room.
Drinking…nothing, but I’m eating a bowl of Kashi cereal with sliced bananas for breakfast.
Listening…to the wicked wind. It’s unusually warm for January, but what good is that if there are gale force winds?
Thinking…that I’ll wait for the wind to quit drifting the snow before I go out to shovel the walk and driveway. My ambitious neighbour woke me with his shovelling this morning, and now it looks like he’ll need to shovel again. Once in a while, laziness pays off.
Anticipating…the rest of January. I love January because things are slow, slow, slow. Nothing gets me more excited than a blank calendar.
Also anticipating…oldest daughter’s birthday dinner this evening.
Reading…18 Words by J. I. Packer and The World-Tilting Gospel by Dan Phillips. They are not as different as you might think.
Considering…starting a novel, too. Any suggestions for a good novel for someone who doesn’t usually read fiction?
Avoiding…anything that smacks of year-end retrospection or new year resolutioning. There will be no 10 top of 2011 posts from me and I’m pretty sure no one will be dissappointed. I see year-end retrospectives as useless (and mostly boring) space fillers. Kind of like status reports.
Needing and wanting…a new sewing machine, but I don’t know how to shop for one. The best thing, I suppose, would be to shop locally, but there isn’t much here. And Canadians don’t have as many alternatives for online shopping—or as many good deals—either.
Getting up…because even though my calendar is blank, my to-do list for today isn’t. And besides, the dog needs out.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 9:42AM Another Year Is Dawning
Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
In working or in waiting, another year with Thee.
Another year of progress, another year of praise,
Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,
Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;
Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;
Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.Another year of service, of witness for Thy love,
Another year of training for holier work above.
Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
On earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee.—Frances Havergal
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