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  • February 10, 2026 22 degrees at 3 a.m. The high will be 20 degrees cooler today than yesterday’s high, but the wind should come in at 20 mph less! As my uncle would have said, “I reckon we can work with that.” Yesterday, Miss Deb hosted her ladies Bible study group here at the house.…

  • February 9, 2026 Here we go again! It’s 37 at 4:30 a.m., headed for 61 for today’s high, with wind gusts that match the high temperature. It looks like cooler and windy on Tuesday and Wednesday. The good news is that we will gain 20 minutes of daylight over the next 9 days. Yesterday was…

  • February 8, 2026 Good morning! Right now, we have 28 degrees, headed for 62 with snow on the horizon for Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Deb and I were blessed to get away for a couple of days. We went to the Rapid City Stock Show and looked at a lot of high-priced items at the…

  • February 5, 2026 Twenty-five degrees at five, headed for 61. Today will find Miss Deb and I, and Coffee, loading up in our car for a road trip. Looks like a great day for a drive. Please allow me to recap my yesterday for you: Up at 2:15 for a long period of prayer. Before…

  • February 5, 2026 Good morning all! What a day He is preparing for us: It was 32 when I got up at 2:15 a.m. and we are headed for a 65! Yep, in the wee hours of today, He shook me out of the sack for a season of prayer. I was blessed to pray…

  • February 4, 2026 Good morning. It’s a cold, white beast out there right now. The temperature is at 18 degrees this morning, looking to make it to 53 before the day’s end. A WSW breeze will add a bite. Fifty years ago, today Miss Deb was headed for the hospital. It wasn’t an emergency, but…

  • February 3, 2026 31 degrees, 42 for a high with wind and snow showers, lovely day in the neighborhood. This is the day that the Lord has made, we shall rejoice and be glad in it! We will ask the Lord to help us stay safe today, looking forward to Thursday with its predicted high…

  • February 2, 2026 At 5 a.m. the thermometer shows 38 degrees, looking for a high of 50 later in the day. This day is looking for another busy day around here. Miss Deb has a meeting at the grade school this morning and then her ladies Bible study this afternoon. For me, I’m going to…

  • February 1, 2026 At 3:15 this morning, it is 21 degrees, headed for 53 for a high. Bad weather sure won’t be an excuse for anyone to miss church today! Yesterday, Miss Deb and I were blessed to get to have lunch and then play cards with my niece and her husband, and a couple…

  • January 31, 2026 It’s 18 degrees at 4 a.m. reaching for 52 this afternoon. That should soak a bunch of this snow into the ground, a beautiful gift from God. With the snow and ice on roads this last week, there have been too many multi-car pile ups. It usually begins with one car going…