All Knowing God -

you see everything we’ve ever done

and still you welcome us to your side.

In your mercy and grace

you give us food when we are hungry

and water when we are thirsty.

And when we are lonely

you are there by our side. 

Open our hearts and minds

to worship you in Spirit and in Truth,

here and now and where and when ever

you might lead us. 

We pray in Jesus’ name.

Time to turn the clocks,

snowbanks shrink, gutter streams flow -

         spring is not here yet! 

Or 

Time to turn the clocks -

one hour more or one hour less -

         make a difference? 

Chick-a-dees flitting,

snow melting, grey clouds settling -

       waiting for the rain. 

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish -

Ice crystals, waves, in the lake - 

      Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish. 

Bright golden sunrise

to pale pink and gray sunset -

        so flows my story.

Moon sparkles on lake,

moon shadows on front yard snow  -

        lunar eclipse - not.

 

Glorious full moon last night. Got up at 5:30 to check for eclipse - fully clouded over. Went back to bed; got up at 8:30; made "full moon waffles" to compensate.

Bonus factoid - Writer's Almanac says Beethovan's Moonlight Sonata was published on this day in 1802.

Ok - making brownies. See if you can guess what happened -

 

Melt one stick butter,

Six ounces chocolate chips.....rats!

       Black beans are not chips!

 

Yup  - we had a half bag of "chocolate chips". Dumped a quarter of a cup into the bowl before I realized "wait a minute, those are black beans, not chocolate chips!" Had to pick them out - they're soaking and will get made into something tomorrow!