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rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 14 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa There were no clouds to capture the various colors of the sunrise, just some leaves to lessen its intensity. Once a year our worship service is moved from the Adult center to the Clubhouse. Because once a year they use the adult center to count andContinue reading “2019 July 14 Sunday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 13 Saturday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa Burnt orange sky this morning and even though Weatherbug says “partly cloudy” in reality it is completely overcast. The lake isn’t quite as calm this morning as it was yesterday. However, it is still peaceful to my soul. We were missing some of the regulars atContinue reading “2019 July 13 Saturday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 12 Friday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 70° and cloudless at sunrise Look how calm the lake was this morning. It was nearly a perfect mirror. I worked the first shift today and so missed the gathering at the cafe. Likewise I will miss lunch at the senior center. However, I was presentContinue reading “2019 July 12 Friday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 11 Thursday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 65° and mostly cloudy overnight. The clouds opened, the sun came out, the angels sang, and it reached a pleasant 83°. Cutty’s coffee group was larger than normal today. Grimes Senior Center group was also larger than usual. It must have been the pumpkin pour thatbroughtContinue reading “2019 July 11 Thursday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com2019 July 10 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa Weatherbug is kinda giving’ mixed signals this morning. Mostly sunny with rain! Although The sky is kinda givin’ mixed messages also. Not many pearls of wisdom from the Cutty’s coffee clutch this morning. Everyone appeared tired. After coffee Ella and I went to the Grimes senior center.Continue reading “2019 July 10 Wednesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 09 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 69° overnight and mostly cloudy. No sunrise photo this morning because I slept in. I work the late shift today. I woke up tired and stayed tired. We had a breakfast pizza at the cafe this morning. Not as big of a crowd today. Came homeContinue reading “2019 July 09 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 08 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 68° overnight and hazy in the morning. Today was a work day and it is beginning to wind down to a more normal craziness. I opened today and tomorrow I work the late shift. All of those people who had thought ahead about not moving sitesContinue reading “2019 July 08 Monday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 07 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 65° overnight and 70° at day break. Sky mostly clear. 2019 July 07 Sunday We had a small and mighty crowd for our worship service. We Read scriptures, sang hymns, had (I hope) an insightful message, and commune at the Lord’s table. At times I becomeContinue reading “2019 July 07 Sunday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 06 Saturday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa “And the morning breaks eternal bright and clear.” Not! Communal breakfast at the clubhouse this morning. Followed by a trip to Union Park UMC to retrieve this week’s bulletins. What day it’s complete without another trip to Wal-Mart? Ella had prescriptions ready for pickup, which wasContinue reading “2019 July 06 Saturday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 05 Friday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 70° and cloudy. Work was nuts today. And tomorrow promises to be even crazier. And to quote Forrest Gump, “And that’s all I got to say about that!” God bless and g’nitem Visit my daily devotions blog https://musingsdevotions.wordpress.com My sermons blog http://thomasewilliams.blogspot.com/?m=1 Random Thoughts/ https://thethomasewilliamsnewsletter.wordpress.com AllContinue reading “2019 July 05 Friday”