Up early on this football Saturday before our trip to Howell to run some errands. 30 degrees on the deck, and thank God for the firewood stacked neat and ready! Perhaps Dearborn Dogs and burgers on the grill for our Spartan game, and a whole lot of fighting Irish rooting tonight against the school in Ann Arbor.

Thank You, Father, for the beauty of a new day. Thank You for the whole idea of rest and peace and contemplation, and then activity and work and interaction. Every new day is a blessing, after a good night sleep. Hallelujah!