Day 43.  It's a blue moon.  Ok, it's not blue but it is the moon.  The next blue moon will happen in July of 2015.  At least that is what I read on the Internet.  And if it's on the Internet it has to be true.  But, honestly,  I think it's pretty cool that there were two full moons in the month of August.  Especially since this one came up while there was enough light to photograph it.  Another cool thing about today, it's my brother's birthday, and he is pretty cool too.  Happy Birthday Kevin.  I trust your day has been great.

You've got to have faith.  Faith makes all the difference.  We go to doctors and take medicine because we have faith that they are going to help us.  We are able to get in our vehicle and drive where ever we need to go because we have faith that they will get us there.  We have faith that the sun will shine and we believe that time goes on.  But, what if it is all just a reflection of faith or a shadow of real faith.  It really doesn't take faith to believe the sun will come up tomorrow.  That's pretty much a given.  Real faith comes when we believe what we don't see or especially have never seen.  Like faith in God.  I have never seen him but I believe without a doubt that He exists.  All creation testifies that God exists.  Is your faith genuine or just a shadow?

It's day 41.  I had a hard time getting a picture today.  I did take several, but, I just wasn't satisfied with them.  So, here I am at midnight writing on the blog.  I must be really tired, because so far I have deleted this post about 5 times and accidentally closed the window once.  This picture is actually a curtain that hangs on a window between the kitchen and sun room.  Looking at it like this reminds me of Christmas decorations.  It really doesn't do much good as a curtain.  It won't block the sun or prying eyes.   That is why it is on an inside window.  If you hang see through curtains on your windows don't be surprised when people look in.  

Who's afraid of a little bug?  Annie kept asking me, "did it bite you?"  Moths don't bite.  I really do not like moths.  Well, the moths that come out in the spring, we call them millers.  This year it was a plague of moths.  I tell you they will dive at you and pester you on purpose.  Seems like they do anyway.  But this guy is special.  He's is really big and has cool stripes, so that makes him special.  He's not ordinary.  I don't have cool stripes and I guess there is really nothing out of the ordinary about me, except I am left handed and that is pretty special.  But, I learned a long time ago that as long a Jesus thinks I am special then I am good.

Day 39.  Get a camera out and everybody becomes a model, or a ham.  Stacy has been very camera shy until recently.  I think that she realized she was the only one in the family that I haven't taken a picture of, and she got jealous.  So she lets me take her picture now.  Of course I am kidding.  Stacy supports me in whatever I am doing and she thinks that this blog is a good thing, so, she does whatever she can to help me out.  She doesn't even fuss when I take her picture.  In a few days we will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, and we are still very much in love.  I am so blessed to have her.  I will most likely be blogging about this again, especially since Stacy reads my blog. (I can always use the brownie points.)

I made cookies this week.  Stacy wants to send Matthew a care package with snickerdoodles in it.  So, that's what I made.  The problem is, I love these cookies.  I did manage to save enough to send,but, the other kids are disappointed because they only got a few.  I guess I ate more than I realized.  Maybe I will have to make more.  

 I know that there are nice sunsets anywhere you go, but I think some of the  most beautiful are right here in the Texas Panhandle.  The sunrises can be pretty spectacular, too.  There are few big buildings to block the view so the sky is wide open.  I like that.  I especially like being able to watch lightning as storms move off to the east behind our house.   Today I drove right up to one of these wind chargers.  They are so huge.  Man has accomplished so much.  But, they still can't make a sunset.