Hilltop Walk, Coffee, and a Stray Dog

This Saturday was free.  It was definitely a day to slow down, relax, and spend time together.

Sandra and I started the day by going to our new favorite cafe - Cafe Kindness.  They have food that is actually good for you.  We started there with smoothies for our breakfast.

Sandra's was a combo of oatmeal, spinach, and peach, and date syrup.  Mine was blueberry, date syrup, and a combo of other delicious things that escape me at the moment.

We followed this up with a 4.75 mile walk that took us to the top of the hill where the Western Kentucky University resides.  The weather was fantastic.

We found this nice bridge near the very top of the complex that is built on the hill.  When walking, it's good to find some hills.  They work your legs from a different angle and pump up your heart rate for a little extra cardiovascular effect.

On the way back to the car, we came across the grand opening of a new coffee place - Mill House Coffee.  They moved into the same storefront that once housed a Starbucks.  Any business that can displace a Starbucks is alright in my book, so we went in for a coffee.

It turns out, they have outdoor seating and a cozy fireplace!  Not a bad date spot 😉.

We drink mostly decaf espresso, and Sandra uses non-dairy creamers.  This place has both, so they rank OK in my book.

Later in the afternoon, we took a "welcome to the neighborhood" gift to some neighbors, and on the way back, some kids were leading a dog and asked us if we had lost one.

The kids weren't from the neighborhood, and they needed to get back to their home, so we took the pooch.  No one responded to a neighborhood Facebook post about a lost dog, so I drove "Penny" to the animal shelter.  She was chipped, and that happened to be her name.

My verse for that day was from I Peter 1:3 ...

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

Because of Jesus' triumph over death, sin's power over me has been disabled, and I can live a holy life in Christ now, and I look forward to an eternity with Him.  This is possible only by God's mercy.