Keira Brigit Pauline

I have seen snow in October a few times.  The snow wasn't much and didn't last long. It was beautiful to see snow on autumn leaves. I do remember seeing that phenomenon while living on a college campus in Massachusetts. I took a few photos of it. Last Saturday, October 29, I was able to see snow in October again. This time it was a big blizzard.  October blizzards are very rare.  In fact, the first blizzards don't usually start until December, with the first snow falls starting around Thanksgiving. This snow storm gave half a foot of snow in my area.  Some other places had more than one foot, others up to 17 inches. My family's house only lost power for 4 hours.  Unfortunately, some people are still without power and should be without it for a few more days.  The storm is also blamed for 12 deaths.

Last night it snowed for the first time this season. It is unusual to have snow so early, yet it isn't something I haven't seen before.  I didn't like the cold coming so fast.  Yet, thankfully, things didn't stay too icy for long.  My dog Jack was thrilled to see the snow.  There wasn't much on the ground, but when I took him outside today he spent some time digging into the snow with his paws and eating some of it.  At least somebody is happy to see the snow.

A week ago today I went out on a date with a man.  He seemed like a nice guy.  We have a lot in common.  We both picked out the onions in our salad.  He said he liked eggplant after I mentioned that I grew some in my garden last summer.  He likes the outdoors, travel, going on day trips to the city, etc.  I like all that stuff. He later said that he'd be at my church on Sabbath.  I was excited to be able to see him again.  I went to church in my best dress. I tried to look my best.  I went to church--and I didn't see him. He didn't show up at all. I looked for him during Sabbath School and during the church service.  A few days later I sent him a message and asked him how he was doing.  He said that on Friday night a friend called him and asked if he could work the sound equipment at another church that day. He went there instead.  I do wish that he sent a message to tell me that he wouldn't be there.  Anyway, he decid...

I did a vespers service a few years ago .  It was one that I was proud of.  I decided to publish the text of it here. Hello! For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Christine ******. I am from Putnam, Connecticut, USA. Connecticut is the 3rd smallest state in the USA. (USA pp). Here is where the Pilgrims landed, that’s Canada, and that’s New York. We call this area “New England”. It is the birthplace of Adventism. The first SDA church is in New Hampshire. Ellen White was born in Maine. William Miller was from Pittsfield, MA and Joseph Bates was from New Bedford. I am going to talk about a book of the Bible that we don’t hear much about. It is the book of Philemon. It’s so small that it gets overlooked. It is a letter from Paul to a friend named Philemon. It is said that Philemon lived in Colosse. It is in present-day Turkey and was near Laodicea. In this book Paul was writing to Philemon in regards to a slave that he had owned. The man was Onesimus and he w...

Last month I went to Washington, DC for a few days with my mother.  I went there once in 1997 when I went with my high school.  I was there with my sister and classmates over Spring Break.  That was a good time. That was my first time visiting there since. My mother had never been there before, and at age 62 was finally getting to see the place for the first time.