I was listening to Michael W. Smith's "Agnus Dei" and my spirit was lifted. In fact I listened to it more than once. I love his rendition, but I also like very much the Third Day version. I included the Third Day here if you would like to hear it. I thought about the words "Worthy is the Lamb" and it brought to my mind the sacrifice of Christ on the cross on my behalf. Not for me alone but for all the redeemed. He is worthy of all our praise, all our devotion, all our strength and our life's ambitions and goals and desires. At first I thought I am so unworthy to worship Him, but then I was convicted because I am worthy through Christ. "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God" (1 John 3:1). He has purchased my redemption by His blood. "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!" (Rev 5:12)

Kitchen and stuff

Even though the blog reader gave me a relatively high reading level (see below, very below, right at the bottom) it does not mean that I know how to work this blog site. I will attempt to put up more pictures of the kitchen project. Hopefully before it is all finished.

Kitchen makeover

Well, as you can see a fair bit of the kitchen is now missing. The next step is to remove the cabinets and do any wall repair and electrical changes. I will need to remove all the things in the cabinets and put them somewhere. I will attempt to build temporary shelves in the living room. Let's pray that it all goes well.

Here's Mom addressing the generation gap. Notice the hat, cargo pants, sweat shirt and vest. Very much with the times. She was actually dressed in a costume for a Halloween party. I didn't go to a party.

Autumn leaves

Here are a couple of shots of the autumn leaves laying all around the yard. They are quite attractive upon close inspection. The only negative about the colorful fall season is the work required to rake all the leaves and put them in bags for the city to remove.This year I may procure a leave mulcher and thereby reduce the number of leaf bags I need to buy. Primarily it will reduce the number of bags I need to fill. I have to finish the leaf raking before the snow falls and covers the ground, not to mention covering the bricks for the fire pit.

Fire pit fun

A couple of weeks my sweet wife entered a drawing for a fire pit. She actually won! She informed me that it was a circle of bricks inside which one burns wood. Our neighbors don't have a fire pit but they frequently sit around a bonfire and drink beer. So, I guess we could sit around a fire pit and do something. In reality we would never sit around a fire outside and do anything. Anyway, I went to pick up the pit last weekend. I thought the fire pit would be a few small bricks. Well, here are some pictures the the ordeal.This is only half the amount of bricks required for the pit. I realized that the car was close to maxed out on weight capabilities so I left with a partial load. This fire pit was turning into a nightmare. I had to make two trips to the landscape company (Beauchamps, in case anyone needs bricks). It is about 20 miles one way. Here's a picture of my chassis riding low on the springs.
Here is the after I unloaded it picture.

I took the Jeep Liberty for the second trip. I managed to move all the bricks next to the house for safe keeping. Safe from what I don't know. Who would steal bricks? They're heavy.

I need to mention that I also received a heavy bag of gravel or something to line the bottom of the fire pit. Winning a drawing for something free is generally a good thing, but a pile of bricks is doubtful. Plus don't forget the bag of gravel, also heavy. I let you know if anything develops regarding the fire pit.

gardening

I have included these pictures of the only flowers that I have. I don't really like to care for plants much. They either make it or they don't. The little rose below keeps coming back every year. The chrysanthemums also bloom every year. I guess the most significant thing I do for the flowers is not hit them with the mower.