tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62163320512885952252024-02-07T15:09:47.715-06:00Noticings from Nana Remembering, Rejoicing, Reflecting Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-79164711327617897162021-05-11T17:38:00.002-05:002021-05-17T11:02:32.877-05:00Young Robin Feeding<p> I received a Z50 Nikon camera from my husband for Christmas. Intermittently I am practicing with camera shots from our sunroom into the backyard. These are today's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCXs6TSkdmJMdLDoo4dXdSI0FpNzjOtt1DCniNR2jp63xtysDikMXCoMZRgyW39DQCUGH7ewk4h1Ln4MKyFBctmNlc6L3Ecxal1Dnl7r-5zV2gspGGnR8rainXq_n2-DnkkHNJgXNCi0/s1666/IMG_0156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="1250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCXs6TSkdmJMdLDoo4dXdSI0FpNzjOtt1DCniNR2jp63xtysDikMXCoMZRgyW39DQCUGH7ewk4h1Ln4MKyFBctmNlc6L3Ecxal1Dnl7r-5zV2gspGGnR8rainXq_n2-DnkkHNJgXNCi0/s320/IMG_0156.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ldPoa0BSnD3OBSWIcXgZ97mv_C1bmwQIDqPbvqCEvPgOqBkQFzdUA8EYhW9bHM_BxMt6cNq5BlpyHAGYZOklASgs2n5QLevnVhqRBlWt2yEknOBo9lENFhhyu26VruJ1sbrQc0O5aE/s952/DLM_0258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="952" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02ldPoa0BSnD3OBSWIcXgZ97mv_C1bmwQIDqPbvqCEvPgOqBkQFzdUA8EYhW9bHM_BxMt6cNq5BlpyHAGYZOklASgs2n5QLevnVhqRBlWt2yEknOBo9lENFhhyu26VruJ1sbrQc0O5aE/s320/DLM_0258.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpZrhnfI7pIfJbw4BJznhAsBRNoy4MR4Ddg4L6dKZCDZyA0Lu2MEe1PUP0Ny64Jr6FJu1B9q4Fu76Lsx8xBrqKKXoDMHrl8anU16jagZN1ajvnr2TbWLcXLyi21VKuURnN15GLvZde20/s1149/DLM_0252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpZrhnfI7pIfJbw4BJznhAsBRNoy4MR4Ddg4L6dKZCDZyA0Lu2MEe1PUP0Ny64Jr6FJu1B9q4Fu76Lsx8xBrqKKXoDMHrl8anU16jagZN1ajvnr2TbWLcXLyi21VKuURnN15GLvZde20/s320/DLM_0252.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4jdN-ebdYYQwoh_piAOXKtgH2XijrIJzKEM3sxjgYqaxuMKecaQexuFk-66fgWls9G43zmBSZFDGK7_Eyz_Chu1LZDclmxZhrXqc4sFVAvDGXBTziPxnr53tPtDOavJTjMgZnoqNx6s/s1059/DLM_0254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1059" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4jdN-ebdYYQwoh_piAOXKtgH2XijrIJzKEM3sxjgYqaxuMKecaQexuFk-66fgWls9G43zmBSZFDGK7_Eyz_Chu1LZDclmxZhrXqc4sFVAvDGXBTziPxnr53tPtDOavJTjMgZnoqNx6s/s320/DLM_0254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrMaADD7AZS7R2fLyRX7_pUYV4ENIc9gLIc0sTVbP3SBjaw5bXEfxLko-AdIrLaOvbAgsrYiOS2YG7AXcYSE3GV9PWqd5-7gpUuOMFkKnMDw_AubIkAj_JfqoKaq88JVDlB8pbEalTV0/s1023/DLM_0256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1023" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrMaADD7AZS7R2fLyRX7_pUYV4ENIc9gLIc0sTVbP3SBjaw5bXEfxLko-AdIrLaOvbAgsrYiOS2YG7AXcYSE3GV9PWqd5-7gpUuOMFkKnMDw_AubIkAj_JfqoKaq88JVDlB8pbEalTV0/s320/DLM_0256.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvu1EsvO-n98P87POCAtlArkN3uKcCGS1WgzfqaCwiW5FvJFViqqTgt1qgH6Ania1_oTCqfhHDwobL3ubOgS_h-tUA_r4ZZAcy47CZIUFYKFo5-8_0ufXZnwtXFlBif7-NppiT7612O8/s1111/DLM_0257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvu1EsvO-n98P87POCAtlArkN3uKcCGS1WgzfqaCwiW5FvJFViqqTgt1qgH6Ania1_oTCqfhHDwobL3ubOgS_h-tUA_r4ZZAcy47CZIUFYKFo5-8_0ufXZnwtXFlBif7-NppiT7612O8/s320/DLM_0257.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-64788680405622932252021-03-30T18:42:00.004-05:002021-03-30T18:42:47.896-05:00Suffer Strong<p> <a href="http://Hopeheals.com" target="_blank">Hopeheals.com</a></p><p>This couple is amazing with a deep witness to our God and savior Jesus Christ. They have written two books. I highly recommend them. These people and their books will lift your soul and raise your spirits.</p>Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-35807113210238057042021-03-25T12:28:00.003-05:002021-03-25T12:29:40.581-05:00Spring Cleaning<p> It is time for spring cleaning at our home. With remodeling our second story bathroom, there is dust, plus the normal things that need deep cleaning. Yesterday I tackled the refrigerator. The drawers came out to the sudsy water in the sink. A new method tried for the shelves was putting them in the dishwasher. It worked! Some items, though not many, had to be tossed out. I put this job off, but then when I get it done it feels good. Next was the glass stove top with some stubborn burned on spots that have resisted all my efforts up to now. However, I tried something new: a dryer sheet. Pinterest gave me this method to get burned on pans clean by leaving a dryer sheet with some water in the pan to soak overnight. I did this with a wet dryer sheet on top of the burner. Several hours later I wiped the area with the wet sheet, then a sponge and bingo, the burned area was gone. Who knows what chemicals are in the dryer sheet. </p><p>No more writing about spring cleaning. Now I have to get back to it.</p>Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-877176270643834282021-03-21T20:59:00.009-05:002021-03-21T21:05:44.831-05:00Winter Photos<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Some of my Winter Photos</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taken from our sunroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3dBWs54vI8w55ooNS_XpSzSG73-LSOenzM0pZLhiC5LLfZHAi78PMGSsF2zLa14cmqyUXl0vqwSNxW2ou3A0Fo2hos0nAbcJ84DoC5y44QEE7nRWfK2zMeO3lYwfpHsDjEpbIY0O8sQ/s1494/DLM_0042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1494" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3dBWs54vI8w55ooNS_XpSzSG73-LSOenzM0pZLhiC5LLfZHAi78PMGSsF2zLa14cmqyUXl0vqwSNxW2ou3A0Fo2hos0nAbcJ84DoC5y44QEE7nRWfK2zMeO3lYwfpHsDjEpbIY0O8sQ/w640-h462/DLM_0042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Trying to figure it out! Firefox shows my gadget "Follow by Email" and my "Followers" (thanks daughter). Chrome does not show these. Weird because Blogger is a Google creation or product. Frustration vented. On to reading my current book.</p>Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-38676909706250231142021-03-17T17:46:00.008-05:002021-03-17T17:52:54.882-05:00Peregrine Falcons in Omaha NE<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL_c67ysV9kq2xbee9BfBM91aGN1XY5blMMRB5JgUQEUxhBIeKlpAgYh9f2PejIR-Z3uU49J7f1ZnRoaS-TO2kwAIY0oq1c7TGG-ztaGzZXoEktbmI6PMECGGvbWqA0z4j288860n3I0/" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="446" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL_c67ysV9kq2xbee9BfBM91aGN1XY5blMMRB5JgUQEUxhBIeKlpAgYh9f2PejIR-Z3uU49J7f1ZnRoaS-TO2kwAIY0oq1c7TGG-ztaGzZXoEktbmI6PMECGGvbWqA0z4j288860n3I0/w248-h340/image.png" width="248" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">A year ago my grandson Benjamin and his brother, began watching the WoodmenLife Tower Falcon Nest which has a webcam. It is downtown Omaha. We saw the eggs last year, and looked daily to see them hatched and then the chicks being fed. It was amazing to me! However Benjamin and his school class had been watching all sorts of webcams including eagles and wolves. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The website gives a history of the peregrine falcons in urban areas:</span></p><h1 class="CopySubHeadline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;">How Did They Get Here?</span></h1><p class="Copy" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75rem;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">In the 1950s, the peregrine falcon population plummeted. The species was placed on the endangered list as scientists bred peregrines in captivity and released them into wild areas.</span></p><p class="Copy" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75rem;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Some of these birds migrated to skyscrapers in eastern cities. As cliff dwellers, peregrine falcons flourished in urban settings, where tall buildings are plentiful. An abundance of pigeons and starlings supplied the falcons' diet.</span></p><p class="Copy" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75rem;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Biologists recognized this adaptation to city buildings and began releasing them on urban rooftops. In 1988, the Nebraska Peregrine Falcon Project released a pair of peregrine falcons atop the Tower, which was the tallest building in downtown Omaha at the time.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.woodmenlife.org/falcons/woodmenlife-falcon-cam.cfm" target="_blank">https://www.woodmenlife.org/falcons/woodmenlife-falcon-cam.cfm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-45398529113985092042021-03-16T19:01:00.001-05:002021-03-21T20:23:24.371-05:00Starting Again<p><span style="font-size: large;">It is a long time since I have written here. What a year it has been. PANDEMIC. ISOLATION. ZOOM. NO FAMILY HOIDAYS. FEAR. Yet no one in our family has become ill, thank you Lord. We feel so sad for all the people and families the Pandemic has affected. A tragedy.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj7_qI1Lj2AHB9H3-7dWWolsqOifHC9wV9gGCbHiDEu72nPgIPBcQv6mQwQLZHw_YvjyAe9f8AQLv0BYCOln22MnRD-SlkMA4qJxK3CsSumRXeeg_LcxDVR0PEsNJNiGkIIoRvvcRRVw/s1620/DLM_0132.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj7_qI1Lj2AHB9H3-7dWWolsqOifHC9wV9gGCbHiDEu72nPgIPBcQv6mQwQLZHw_YvjyAe9f8AQLv0BYCOln22MnRD-SlkMA4qJxK3CsSumRXeeg_LcxDVR0PEsNJNiGkIIoRvvcRRVw/w433-h288/DLM_0132.JPG" width="433" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now it is looking more hopeful. Life is better since the vaccine has been pushed out. Today I got my second dose. It is with gratitude I pushed my sleeve up to get it. No that doesn't mean all is back to the way it was. However it is giving hope and more normalcy. </span></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrBJb02IKtoqJo84TtLbQuMhRmLE4_TLWyG6BbBUY9thJY58qtttkikfHwFHY9y4NdQ04gJzsGiGK2i-dxkD44i-T3kYDOU1hl3SJvnqG3gh5wDflNX0_2i2dKvepqGcADwoHCiiHCxQ/s1620/DLM_0146.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrBJb02IKtoqJo84TtLbQuMhRmLE4_TLWyG6BbBUY9thJY58qtttkikfHwFHY9y4NdQ04gJzsGiGK2i-dxkD44i-T3kYDOU1hl3SJvnqG3gh5wDflNX0_2i2dKvepqGcADwoHCiiHCxQ/w382-h254/DLM_0146.JPG" width="382" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are planning a trip to St. Louis to celebrate our grandsons' birthdays in May. Our daughter</span>'<span style="font-weight: normal;">s family from Minnesota will be here for Easter. All so very exciting and overdue.</span></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejisthSBUMziYGO__sgHGAytDylplttraA80mVICqEvEckwmn4rTicefAfziVtoOgvS6lZKc0CTjzZ6_LLorZ5As_7gQGKjapeuEmCAtIqdDqatgKN5g1Ty1fHUsWiyOBxs7yhxZMmgo/s1407/DLM_0173.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejisthSBUMziYGO__sgHGAytDylplttraA80mVICqEvEckwmn4rTicefAfziVtoOgvS6lZKc0CTjzZ6_LLorZ5As_7gQGKjapeuEmCAtIqdDqatgKN5g1Ty1fHUsWiyOBxs7yhxZMmgo/s320/DLM_0173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Over this last year, especially during the winter, my joy has been watching our backyard wildlife. Starting to learn photography with my new camera.</span></span></h3><div><h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BGq0f9-ee-J5qBXx6skkv-Sb4SuFJISSvZohMCupGxsPemQ7QS8o6-iHZDyAq89MlP3qq546vcV6nmL3zrkHfk05-7J7ux8WmOTrS3ga_yCf3iwQsCPD8e56uT7uWekA-A6XmfzEZ0c/s1620/DLM_0176.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BGq0f9-ee-J5qBXx6skkv-Sb4SuFJISSvZohMCupGxsPemQ7QS8o6-iHZDyAq89MlP3qq546vcV6nmL3zrkHfk05-7J7ux8WmOTrS3ga_yCf3iwQsCPD8e56uT7uWekA-A6XmfzEZ0c/s320/DLM_0176.JPG" width="320" /></a></h3><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Kids' Messenger has been a Godsend to keep me in touch with our grandkids. What a delight to talk with them, play funny games, and put on silly faces. Plus I have read books to our 4-year old grandson over it, while his brother and parents are all working online daily. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I have been able to share in learning about birds and animals with our 8-year old grandson. We share animal cams, read articles, and discuss it all. Currently we watch the Woodmen Tower Falcon Cam in Omaha to see when the Peregrine Falcon eggs appear, the wolf cam in Ely, MN to watch the Arctic Wolves. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our sunroom has kept all my plants alive. The hibiscus (see above) blooms constantly. Herbs rosemary, basil, and Greek oregano let us clip off what we need for cooking. The Christmas poinsettia is still</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">colorful and keeping it's leaves. My gardenia plants are not thriving, but still alive waiting to be planted outdoors again. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbyOOl-oiKs_6vQuDq0hFJHDOyap8-mg20lttUZHAqLLxBVOJMOnFu-13m8IPKNOc1MI-oyCPtxCXX3dpe2ny9IHnzr8G6d3xq01UcIMNKKFIEqSGCxYmjETTPpB1nX8ptkSojO-1kcs/s1620/DLM_0151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbyOOl-oiKs_6vQuDq0hFJHDOyap8-mg20lttUZHAqLLxBVOJMOnFu-13m8IPKNOc1MI-oyCPtxCXX3dpe2ny9IHnzr8G6d3xq01UcIMNKKFIEqSGCxYmjETTPpB1nX8ptkSojO-1kcs/w350-h233/DLM_0151.JPG" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGmRFM_jxJSYuw2j_S0M5cDXgS3v8pAvFVlPp2mZrhfeJNgqRifmntdYcq7PsqdZjcDCWq9k29XjVNO0YSTI8vPANw18oannn-iCvtqK-0kbZh7WWZLez_gKDKe-UnQutgByj4vBKwEM/s1620/DLM_0152.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGmRFM_jxJSYuw2j_S0M5cDXgS3v8pAvFVlPp2mZrhfeJNgqRifmntdYcq7PsqdZjcDCWq9k29XjVNO0YSTI8vPANw18oannn-iCvtqK-0kbZh7WWZLez_gKDKe-UnQutgByj4vBKwEM/w362-h241/DLM_0152.JPG" width="362" /></a></div>We had buckets of snow! The bird bath heater works. I enjoyed watching the snow and birds. Kept practicing with my new Christmas gift Nikon camera too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WCZxTVuYS9OuUzshAf1F1vnucRLq16GVcPM7vg6kO3QYI-Hi8D2CMHnJdMLr7Z3l-qzX_bZNRf0I3mYSeUdJayp0PoKgooXKr8zJYdju7fg06SzuCqG20PqVOJJfRKVXE6oWbs7jCFc/s1620/DLM_0158.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WCZxTVuYS9OuUzshAf1F1vnucRLq16GVcPM7vg6kO3QYI-Hi8D2CMHnJdMLr7Z3l-qzX_bZNRf0I3mYSeUdJayp0PoKgooXKr8zJYdju7fg06SzuCqG20PqVOJJfRKVXE6oWbs7jCFc/w412-h274/DLM_0158.JPG" width="412" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I can tell I haven't done much writing in recent times. My words don't come in any creative ways. So I will keep writing, maybe eventually more creatively or more insightfully. For now at least I started again.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-79160627646476393362020-02-23T07:26:00.001-06:002020-02-23T07:35:59.605-06:00Sunrises<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most mornings I am up before the sunrise. Considering we are in the city surrounded by houses very close to us, the sunrises are lovely. Our sunroom affords us the view, as does being on top of a hill.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have my morning </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">devotions as I sit facing the east. The colors and clouds change in slow motion as I watch. The light pink gradually becoming darker with new oranges and yellows, purples and blues. When the sun comes above the horizon, I must put down the window shades so I can still read and ponder. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> If I am lucky, the birds begin to show up at my feeders. Here we don't have the number of cardinals we had in Missouri. We do have an occasional few. Mainly sparrows, purple finches, house wrens, juncos, and a downy woodpecker that likes the hanging suet cakes on our birch tree. In the summer sometimes yellow finches arrive. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We had a blank postage-stamp backyard when we bought the house. It's still small, however we planted a 15 foot Heritage River Birch in the fall of 2018. It is an amazing tree, more than doubling in height. Plus I have planted different shrubs at the perimeter, by our fences. First came the flower beds though. I just do a few new plants a spring.</span><br />
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-28320971721088918172020-02-20T17:52:00.001-06:002020-02-20T17:54:16.589-06:00Over a Year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I thought of a European city train station as I walked back into the parking garage by my fitness center. Just that combination of diesel and gasoline fumes that smell just right. Just right for my memories of walking down the tracks to board a train in London or Edinburgh or Vienna or Bratislava.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On our few trips to Europe we have always bought a train pass instead of renting cars. It is so lovely to sit watching the spectacular scenery go by. We saw the Alps up close and also Norwegian mountains. Castle ruins and so many small villages. Certainly there were not so picturesque scenes from the cities' industrial areas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So today I also thought that I have not posted anything for over a year here! As I have said earlier in this blog, I don't write to garner thousands of followers, but to just enjoy writing, expressing my thoughts and feelings to an audience of one (me) or others who happen along to read it. </span></div>
Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-58918157419326432582019-01-04T17:39:00.002-06:002019-01-04T17:47:35.836-06:00When God Calls You Out of Hiding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span data-mce-mark="1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, serif, Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.852px;">I</span><span data-mce-mark="1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, serif, Georgia, serif;"> first met <a href="http://michellederusha.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #54aab6; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.4s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Michelle DeRusha</a> a couple feet away from where Beth Moore was lifting Jesus high. We were two honest women who came to a conference, who’ve grown into the deepness of the questions and found God present and as enveloping and as real as air. A phenomenal writer with blazing courage, Michelle is a Brave truth-teller and unwavering Christ-dweller who writes authentic, honest, robust, life-changing words with an ear always turned toward truth and grace and Him. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, serif, Georgia, serif;">When she visited Tuscany as part of a writers’ retreat a few years ago, she hoped to refill her creative well and perhaps uncover a solution to her chronic vocational unrest. What she didn’t expect was to travel halfway around the world in order to confront her deepest brokenness. Here Michelle writes about </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, serif, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 700;">why God yearns for us to step out of hiding, and how, in doing so, we take the first step toward becoming our whole, true selves.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, serif, Georgia, serif;"> It’s a grace to welcome Michelle to the farm’s front porch today…</span><br />
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-43184710930021846822019-01-02T21:37:00.001-06:002019-01-02T22:29:10.957-06:00True You: Letting Go of Your False Self to Uncover the Person God Created by Michelle DeRusha<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the words “False Self” put me off. As I read the book, it became clear. And
yes, I have a “false self” to work through, to prune away as <a href="http://michellederusha.com/" target="_blank">Michelle DeRusha</a> writes. DeRusha’s new book is a combination of spiritual growth, mindfulness, and
faith formation. Yet it is more: a fully God-centered Christ-lover memoir with spiritual
direction. Each chapter ends with thoughtful, introspective questions which deepen
the meaning for the reader. It is a book I will read again and again, to keep
the “suckers” and dead branches pruned. I highly recommend this book.</span></span><br />
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-17414760842123095262018-08-19T21:58:00.000-05:002018-08-19T21:58:10.813-05:00Time Flies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time does fly. Sometimes smoothly, drifting along at a leisurely pace. Other times it is like riding a taxi in New York City which jerks, speeds, bumps up curbs, drives on the sidewalk, driver hollering out the window at anyone in his way (yes I had that taxi ride). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My year since our move to Omaha has been all of the above (maybe not the taxi ride). It was and is a bigger transition that I had imagined. It is positive stress, but stress none the less. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, we have had a built-in community with our new church. People have been very kind and welcoming. Some just felt like long-time friends immediately. Names are still a struggle; it's a large congregation. Being married to the transition associate pastor helps, and doesn't. There were still some bad vibes and bent feelings from the previous senior pastor. Some of that swirled around like an unruly ocean riptide. Mostly I had only a few tide pools to step around. Still I have to tread water carefully.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leaving our grandsons in Missouri was at the top of my tough list. I took care of those little guys for five years. My current weight gain I blame partly on my inactivity, no running around with the boys. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe our much smaller home also means less exercise. I digress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our smaller home has had some major fix-it needs. After a dear friend from Missouri slid down the last steps to the basement, breaking her wrist, we had the old irregular steps rebuilt. We had not discovered the total absence of a waste disposal in the kitchen sink until we were moved in. That is a must have. So our plumber (we've gotten to know him well) figured out a way to cut through the dining room wall to revise the pipes so a disposal could be installed. Old, slow toilets have been updated, now all three. The wood floors have been stripped of carpet and redone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enough. These projects kept me busy keeping track of schedules, and letting in the workers while holding back our two small but vocal hounds. I arranged and rearranged furniture, getting advice from our talented artsy daughter who many times threw up her texting hands because I did not accept her vision. Other times I did, maybe more of those. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even after downsizing and getting rid of so many things in Missouri, we still had more culling. My husband's favorite 41 year-old sofa (it was in good shape amazingly) could not make it down the stairs and had to be given away. Same with box springs that would not fit the steps going to our second-floor guestroom. We discovered you can buy box springs in halves, and that's how we solved that crisis. Our decorator daughter helped us unpack, put away, and organize our kitchen and dining room. She also had a box that we filled up with more items we did not have room to keep. I had to prioritize what I had to have, and what went into that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To accommodate our essentials in our kitchen, we bought a steel shelf that my husband installed above our dining room-kitchen wall cutout. Our pots and pans perch there, with some hanging down on hooks. My cookbooks and recipe box are on a shelf we installed above a door in our small hallway off the kitchen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our most exciting project was just completed three weeks ago. It is a glorious sunroom addition (four season). We had the old deck torn off the back of the house, and a 13 feet by 15 feet room added. It has an 11 foot high cathedral ceiling under a peaked roof. </span><span style="font-size: large;">There is a deck off the side of it, larger than we imagined. </span><span style="font-size: large;">As they say on TV decorating programs, I "shopped" our house to furnish this new room, purchasing only a couple things like a click-clack futon sofa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since April I have been transforming our small, blank canvas back yard into flower gardens. Almost everything I planted has flourished, including our River Heritage Birch tree we had planted a year ago. I have never been much of a gardener, just doing bare basics. Now that I have the time, it's my new joy. My late mother, a fabulous gardener, would be proud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have unloaded our moving van in Omaha. This week we move our apartment items/stuff to our new "old" home (1924) that is 1800 sq. ft. versus our former home that is 2700 sq. ft. Big time downsizing.This has been a whirlwind and labor intensive! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our decision to move was made just after Christmas. Then began the house hunt, the sorting, going through closets and storage, giving away of stuff, lots of stuff. Advice: don't buy so much stuff and go through what you have on a regular basis to give away or sell. Advice to me as well!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Childcare for grandsons, baby Jacob, and preschooler Benjamin, continued through all of this until June. My energy was stretched.</span></span><br />
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-18453593431288030682016-12-25T20:25:00.001-06:002016-12-25T20:25:06.974-06:00Michelle DeRusha | Why the Most Important Word in the Bible is With {on Christmas Eve and every day}<a href="http://michellederusha.com/2016/12/why-the-most-important-word-in-the-bible-is-with-on-christmas-eve-and-every-day/">Michelle DeRusha | Why the Most Important Word in the Bible is With {on Christmas Eve and every day}</a>: <br />
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-84824484634007292062016-12-18T19:46:00.001-06:002016-12-18T19:46:19.994-06:00We Start at a Loss - SheLoves Magazine<a href="http://shelovesmagazine.com/2016/we-start-at-a-loss/">We Start at a Loss - SheLoves Magazine</a>: <br><br><a style="font-size:13px" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk">'via Blog this'</a>
This is an excellent piece. SheLoves Magazine for me is a place to go to find food for my soul.Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-35211685348295973062016-12-18T19:26:00.001-06:002016-12-18T19:31:08.613-06:00Macro photos of snowflakes show impossibly perfect designs : TreeHugger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-48655826350676769802016-12-13T09:58:00.001-06:002016-12-13T10:19:38.174-06:00Why Doesn’t God Heal People We Love? – Ann Voskamp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I appreciate this guest blogger today on Ann Voskamp's site. She is Joni Eareckson Tada. Very wise words from someone who knows and believes.
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-12554024543476924482016-12-12T21:39:00.001-06:002016-12-13T10:20:37.673-06:00Storyline Online - Where Reading Is Fun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a terrific site where actors of the Screen Actors Guild read books with music and some slight animation in the illustrations. My grandson loves it! It helps me while I am getting his baby brother to nap, and I'm unavailable to read with him at that time. Cudos SAG!!
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Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-60721191268805678502016-06-23T22:33:00.003-05:002016-06-23T22:33:16.569-05:00Omaha.com: Momaha.com - Family Activities In Omaha, Tips And Tricks For Local Parents<a href="http://www.omaha.com/momaha/">Omaha.com: Momaha.com - Family Activities In Omaha, Tips And Tricks For Local Parents</a>: <br />
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This is important information. And it is a legacy of President Obama's.Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-36238785873814732782016-05-27T19:06:00.001-05:002016-05-27T19:06:23.726-05:00The Red Couch: Life Path Discussion - SheLoves Magazine<a href="http://shelovesmagazine.com/2016/red-couch-life-path-discussion/">The Red Couch: Life Path Discussion - SheLoves Magazine</a>: <br />
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Yes. I know this and recommend journaling as a spiritual process.Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-29204853361545487802016-05-26T23:37:00.001-05:002016-05-26T23:37:48.107-05:007 Tips to Organize Your Life With a Simple Notebook<a href="http://howdoesshe.com/7-tips-organize-your-life-with-simple-notebook/">7 Tips to Organize Your Life With a Simple Notebook</a>: <br />
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I have changed systems for calendars and notebooks so many times. Maybe this simple one is best. I love notebooks, and smooth writing pens (I still use fountain pens). And I am eternally on a quest to be more organized. Seems to be a life-long challenge for me.Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-7350676148487787222016-05-26T07:06:00.001-05:002016-05-26T07:06:00.548-05:00Feeding the Orioles<a href="http://deeprootsathome.com/feeding-the-orioles/">Feeding the Orioles</a>: <br />
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I have just put out an Oriole feeder handed down to me by a friend. It is orange-yellow and has places for jelly and an orange. However I do like the ideas in this post. The jelly is messy and rain washes it away. The idea of putting some orange halves in a nearby tree may do a better job of bringing the Orioles. Something to try!<br />
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My son-in-law told me many people confuse the Oriole for a Robin here in Missouri. Now that I've researched further I can see why.Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216332051288595225.post-48019550218140980902016-05-26T07:02:00.001-05:002016-05-26T07:02:05.193-05:00Grow a Lemon Tree from Seed in Your Own Home<a href="http://deeprootsathome.com/grow-a-lemon-tree-from-seed-in-your-own-home/">Grow a Lemon Tree from Seed in Your Own Home</a>: <br />
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Yes, good to know this. I've been wanting to try growing a lemon tree indoors but didn't want to spend the money for one already somewhat mature. Off to find a Meyer lemon today!!Nana (Donna Moessner)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454071168304569270noreply@blogger.com0