ChiaChatter @ChiaChatter@theres.life

"The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance." Psalm 33:10-12

Happy Tuesday, friends! The Lord has plans for us, may we have open hearts to do His will. We will be out and about for part of the day, always an opportunity to make many peoples' day brighter with a smile or a sincere compliment or a gesture of love. Lord use me🙏

I've been working my way through the book of John again (which is a good thing to do, every so often, IMHO), and it has once again struck me how people love to quote 14:1-6 but don't share verses 21, 23, 25...or any other verses about obedience...it saddens me.

Back up just in time to celebrate! For all of those who are swimming in squash, share the abundance 💁‍♀️
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-sneak-some-zucchini-into-your-neighbors-porch-day-august-8/

I could just jump up and down I'm so happy to be back! And I believe our fearless leader @masterofthetiger is THE BEST! It is a good day indeed!

2:30a and still awake. Insomnia strikes again. Over 2 hours in bed, can't sleep. Finally just took a diphenhydramine, hope that works.

“When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.” – C. S. Lewis

I wrote last week about trying to deciding which of my 2 laptops I was going to keep. Well now the decision is made. I dropped my HP Envy off at the local computer shop to be troubleshot/repaired, as I really think it's a hardware issue. Proprietor said that they don't work on Linux machines much...told him it probably still has Win7 on one of the partitions...anyway, soon - when I get my Envy back, or working - I'll be wiping my Elitebook after a final backup - W00T!

BLESSED RAIN❣️ We went through a bit of a dry spell this summer. Not having to mow the lawns was nice for a few weeks, but it was sad seeing the river get lower and lower. This morning I woke up to heavy drenching lovely rain, and the river is already looking healthier, and the lawns greener. Thank you Father🙌

https://mstdn.foxfam.club/@worldnetdaily/104615892912414289

At first I was totally angry, reading this...the "how long until all Christians are targeted?!?" reaction. Then my husband, who is a better man than I, talked me off the ledge. Long story short, did the early church have VISA & PayPal & Facebook? What was their success compared to now? And what happens to the church after times of persecution? Explosive growth, that's what! (I'd be the hothead that slices off a soldier's ear 😕) God has a plan 🙌🙏🙌 Thank you husband❣️

Glory to God in the highest! Woke up to a nice and cool morning, the air smells fresh in the rain, and we'll be leaving for church shortly. It doesn't get any better than this❣️🙌🙏

It's Saturday night, and here are some highlights of this week's blog posts!

There are some "Day In The Life" type posts this week (https://chia.owly.net/?p=648 and https://chia.owly.net/?p=657) plus one that includes a haul (https://chia.owly.net/?p=617)

Live practice on one of my ukes https://chia.owly.net/?p=654

Some memes about depending on Jesus https://chia.owly.net/?p=622

And of course much more :). Plus I'll have my weekly vlog posted tomorrow night on my YouTube channel (ChiaChatterVlog).

Have a blessed Sunday, and don't forget to pray for your pastor!

My thoughts on this whole covid thing, FWIW: People freak out about getting it, but if we get it, it's not a big deal - other than MAYBE being miserable or MAYBE not even knowing we have it. So what if I get it? The chances of me surviving it, even with my risk factors (several), are excellent. And IF I do get it, and IF I don't survive it, it was my time to go Home anyway and I'm ready. That is the reality of it - are we ready to go Home and finally run into Jesus' arms? If not, then yeah, I can see how just about anything that has any risk at all would be scary.

"He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him." ~ Jesus (Jn12:25-26)

I have known" Christians" who answered an altar call when they were young but love their life in this world and don't want to go Home...will do anything to stay here...claim to love Jesus but aren't anxious to run into His arms... 🥺