Scripture and a Snapshot - Abundant Goodness

I will exalt you, my God the King;

I will praise your name for ever and ever.

Every day I will praise you

and extol your name for ever and ever.

Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;

his greatness no one can fathom.

One generation commends your works to another;

they tell of your mighty acts.

They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty ―

and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

They tell of the power of your awesome works  ―

and I will proclaim your great deeds.

They celebrate your abundant goodness

and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

The LORD is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and rich in love.

The LORD is good to all;

he has compassion on all he has made.

All your works praise you, LORD;

your faithful people extol you.

They tell of the glory of your kingdom

and speak of your might,

so that all people may know of your mighty acts

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures through all generations.

~Psalm 145:1-13~

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Currently . . . October 9, 2026

The "Currently" link-up at the beginning of each month is now hosted at Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa. Our hostess Amy posts a set of action verb prompts for the month and writers respond. So, without further ado, here are this month's prompts and what's happening currently . . .

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Falling For - Fall colors and decor. I wish I could go all out with fall decor, but I'm satisfied with just a few favorite things. A hat tip to fellow blogger Carla for this quote I saw on her recent Hodgepodge post:

Mornings crisp as carrot sticks, with trees the tone of chimney bricks. ~Daniel Waters

Yes, that captures it! I love the crisp - but not cold - fall mornings, especially when there's some wisps of fog. I also love the mornings when the sky is brilliant blue and the air smells clean. I love the changing colors of the leaves. I took both of these photos within the past week, and already the scene has changed and the colors have popped. 

 

Scaring (Me) - How quickly the time is going by. All the things I thought I had plenty of time to get done, and guess what - I don't have that much time! I've got plans for this weekend and I need to get a lot of stuff done. And next weekend I've got family coming for a visit and there's even more to get done before then. It makes me wonder if I'm focusing my energy on the right things when time really is short, y'know? Bigger picture thoughts.

Working On - Getting Thanksgiving dinner prepped for Sunday afternoon. Getting the house ready for company. I was supposed to get my new furniture delivered yesterday, but long story short, it's not coming until Tuesday now, so I'm working on Plan B. Good thing we didn't already take the old furniture out to the garage or get rid of it entirely!

Working on the Scioto Valley Chorus send-off show, which is preparation for the International competition at the end of the month. 

Loving - the fall colors and cooler weather, as I already said. I haven't got much in the way of fall decor, but my late summer crows and sunflowers are still making me smile. 

My husband and I were talking just in the last week or so about how we wouldn't have imagined ourselves living in a city again, but we really do like it here. We love our house that is feeling very much like home. We love our church and the friends we're getting closer with. I love the chorus. We love that we are able to share season tickets to an NHL team, and overall we find that we do love the "small city" feel of Columbus. Now, to be fair, I still avoid going downtown as much as possible, and I really miss living out on a quiet country road!

I love having a guest room! The bed is set up and ready for company, and my sister and niece will be our first guests. After the weekend I'll finish tidying up the room because I need some underbed bins to for the extra linens, and there are some boxes still stored in the room that will need to be looked after. I love that my sister is coming to visit! She and her daughter are huge Twenty One Pilots fans, as I and my daughter are; so they are coming to see the show at Ohio State. (My daughter is not able to come, but my son and his family are coming for the weekend and to go to the show.)

    

Entertaining (Me) - I just looked back at my Hodgepodge post from this week and it was entertaining (and quite embarrassing!) to see all the typos I made in it. Goodness, I didn't think I'd been in that big a hurry, but maybe I was tired or got interrupted a lot so that I didn't notice all the missing words and other wierd things I did. I'm resisting the urge to correct the errors, I'll just leave them and hope others are also entertained and don't judge me too harshly! LOL

But seriously. I've been entertained by the beginning of the hockey season lately, and have tried to make a point of sitting down to watch games on TV with hubby. It's not quite as fun as going to the game, but it does allow me to kick back and relax while watching, and the snacks at home are much, much cheaper than at the game!

I'm really excited to be entertained by Twenty One Pilots next weekend too!

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Here's a short Coffee Break Reading List . . . 

I'm currently reading . . . 

Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim

 

I just purchased The Quiet Power of Blogging by Marsha Ingrao and I promise I'll start reading it soon!

Things at my book blog, Just A Second, are on pause right now, since obviously there are no new reviews to share.

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Everyday Images #98

Welcome to my ongoing challenge and reminder to myself to take photos somewhat regularly. I'm not a photographer, but I enjoy taking everyday photos of things I find interesting or want to remember later, and I'm more likely to notice interesting things when I'm intentionally watching for them. Having some prompts that are open to interpretation has helped me pay a little more attention to what's around me. Here's how it works: Every two weeks I have a few words and phrases to focus on, and I try to find opportunities to take pictures of these things each week. The link-up post will be here every other Thursday, sharing my photos and offering a link-up for participants to share theirs. Right below the link-up is where you'll find the next set of prompts. 

September/October Prompts - Everyday Images #98

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Friday focus

rocky

two

at my feet

orange

new and/or used

books

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Friday focus - I took these photos on Saturday, but it just fit too well! This artistic sculpture consists of old eyeglass lenses strung on the wires criss-crossing the large frame. 

rocky - the rocky views from above Brandywine Falls

two

at my feet - our seats for the Blue Jackets home opener were pretty high up, so in a way the game was at my feet. 

orange - Google Lens says these tiny orange flowers are Orange Jewelweed. I spotted them on our hike at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

new and/or used - I really wanted to have photos of my NEW living room furniture, but it's not arriving until later today. If I remember, I'll add a photo later. In the meantime, here is the NEW guest bedframe, as we were working on it . . . 

. . . and some of the USED furniture that the previous homeowner left behind. I actually quite like these chairs, and it's saved us from having to furnish the basement and figuring out how to get any of the furniture up and down the stairs. 

books - Most of the books are still in boxes or stacked on top of a box, because we haven't figured out where we want the bookshelves. LOL

And a few bonus photos:

We visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park a couple weekends ago. 

flower my granddaughter gave me 

I'm glad she didn't want me to hold the
salamander she found!

We hiked the five mile round trip to Brandywine Falls. Can't you just imagine how gorgeous the falls would be when the leaves are in full fall colors?

After the park, we had dinner at a really neat diner called Doodle Drive-in.

The trees are starting to change in our neighborhood.

We went to the Blue Jackets home opener, which they won. 

This past Saturday we went to Hanks Texas BBQ in Delaware, Ohio (lots of place references!) to celebrate our oldest son's birthday.

Then we walked around a couple of parks in Delaware, including a really cool art park.

We really loved this chrysanthemum kaleidoscope.

And this piano water feature. The piano is 3D printed.

I'm closing with a photo I took right at the beginning of this two-week cycle. A view of the downtown Columbus skyline seen from The Boathouse where we attended a fundraiser dinner. I absolutely loved this view once it was dark too, but couldn't get a photo.

I am sharing my photos every other Thursday, along with my prompts for the next two weeks. You can use all or some of the prompts for your own photo posts, or none of the prompts and just link up a post featuring your photos. Simple rules: Your posts must be family-friendly; the photos must be your own; and the post must be mostly photos. If you do share I'd appreciate a mention and link to A Fresh Cup of Coffee on your post.

The Everyday Images link-up is posted every other Thursday, and is open for two weeks. 

October Prompts - Everyday Images #99

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current season (quarterly)

crunchy

leaf

at home (monthly)

mailbox

wild

black & white

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