A restful and thankful Saturday!

Good Afternoon, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

It is a typical Autumn day. Clouds, threatening rain any tid second, and cooler temperatures. Am appreciating a quiet afternoon, and again, reflecting upon all our Blessings. We have much to be thankful for!

We sponsor a child (Zuberi), in Tanzania, and he is in grade 3. Our monthly donation for the last 2 years, goes towards helping feed, clothe, house, and educate Zuberi, and his family, as well as his village. Before him, we also had sponsored another child, Phos, (from Cambodia) for a few years.

Methinks, I wrote a bittid post about 'Phos'. Apparently Phos and his family had moved on to another area; so there was no further bittidz need to sponsor him. I learned this from a tidbt hand written note from the Village Chief! I called the organization and asked them to pass on our tidbitz thanks for the note! However, I also meant to write the Village Chief to personally thank him. Alan and I had been concerned for some time, as to why we had not heard anything from Phos.

As I mentioned, we have been decluttering house, garage, and computer. I finally found the Village Chief's letter. I will write the Village Chief back; hopefully he is still around. To me, that was an awesome honour, to have received such a heartfelt 'gift!'

We have someone coming by mid afternoon to pick up our large 55" T.V. as it is simply too large to fit in our home. It has been parked in the garage since we have moved here. It is in great condition and all it needs is a bit of a bulb(s)replacement. We are offering the T.V. for free. It will be a 'breath of fresh air' to have more garage space! The person who is picking it up, is ecstatic! They went to the trouble of getting a large van; as this is like a 'treasure' to them. (Just like the tidbit 'gift' of the hand written note to us!)

Thought this video provides a good bittid laugh! That dog is amazing!!! Our Blue Heeler, Blue, was very agile as well and did not look too unlike the dog in the video. Blue sadly passed away in February 2012; and we have not been up to finding another family dog. However, Shadow the 'mini horse' came across our path and is now under our care. Eventhough, Shadow is a smart and athletic 'pup'; methinks, kudos to the Blue Heeler breed!

This is one insanely clever canine

Tidbit - "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you." That also includes dogs and other family pets! They too, are very receptive to words of gracious praise and kind encouragement. If you treat a dog / pet well, you will enjoy him all the more!

Bittid - Cherish 'special' gifts that are given with 'generosity of spirit!'

Again, we are grateful for today; and are appreciative for each and every moment!

Peace and God Bless.