January 20, 2023
🙏🏼 VERSE OF THE WEEK
"He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."
–Colossians 1:13-14
🧹 GREETINGS
Hey there! It’s Friday, which means a new issue of The Sheepish. A big hello to everyone who’s new this week. Thank you for giving me space in your inbox!
Either because of the winter or because of the unnerving feeling a new year brings me, I have found myself wanting to take on bigger projects around the house. My focus this week has been my office/craft room. It is a total and complete mess, jam pack with way too much stuff and not functional in the least. It’s overwhelming, to say the least. However, after reading this article, I feel a lot more at ease with the process.
I will be bookmarking it to read again when I have the same urge that always happens to me every year once spring hits.
Hope you have an amazing week!
Pax et Bonum,
Krista
🥰 Some positivity
Erchana Murray-Bartlett, an Australian long-distance runner, completed a 150-day run that span across the entire continent. She traveled a total of 3,900 miles, which is equivalent to running a marathon every single day for nearly half a year. She did it to raise more than $70,000 for the Wilderness Society.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver recently introduced four pairs of EnChroma glasses to help colorblind guests see art in full color. MCA Denver is one of eight museums in the world to offer free access to the glasses.
🌎 NEWS
Sister Andre of France passed away on Tuesday. She was believed to be the oldest person in the world at the age of 118 and 340 days.
A plane crashed in Nepal, killing at least 68 people with another four people left missing. The plane attempted landing near a Nepali resort town, however, crashed into the neighboring gorge. It was the country's worst air disaster in three decades, according to officials.
Ukraine suffered the deadliest civilian attack in months over the weekend when a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing 30 and injuring another 73.
Five more classified documents have been discovered at President Biden’s home in Wilmington, DE. This is in addition to the already disclosed two batches of documents found in his possession since November of 2022.
The most-wanted Mafia boss in Italy was arrested after 30 years on the run. Matteo Messina Denaro, the alleged boss of the Sicilian Mafia, Cosa Nostra, was arrested inside a private Sicilian hospital while receiving treatment for cancer.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Arden made a surprise announcement this week, saying she is planning to resign next month. Ardern said she “no longer had enough in the tank” to do the job, and will officially step down on February 7 ahead of a general election set for October.
🗓️ UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
The Sundance Film Festival began yesterday in Park City, UT. The festival lasts until January 29th.
January 21 - Memorial of St. Agnes
January 22 - Sunday of the Word of God
January 22 - Lunar New Year; Year of the Rabbit will begin
January 23 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn
January 24 - Memorial of St. Francis de Sales
January 25 - Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
January 26 - Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus
🧊 FUN FACTS
The US spends upwards of $4 billion on ice and snow removal each year, per a study from the Federal Highway Administration.
In 1971, the Texas legislature unanimously passed a resolution honoring the Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, for his work in "population control." State Rep. Tom Moore Jr. introduced the bill to prove that lawmakers passed legislation without doing any due diligence.
🎹 QUOTE
“This kid is Mozart level,”
Bill Magnusson, a professional piano tuner, said after seeing 11-year-old Jude Nyame Yie Kofie on the local news station. Bill was so blown away by Jude’s talent that he decided to use some of his father’s inheritance to buy Jude a grand piano. In addition, Bill also found the boy a piano teacher, who he paid for as well.
🦘 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
January 20, 1981
The 52 US captives held at the US embassy in Teheran, Iran are finally released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis.
January 21, 1977
US President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to the hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.
January 22, 1840
Under the leadership of British statesman Edward G. Wakefield, the first British colonists arrive in New Zealand.
January 23, 1870
Soldiers under the command of Colonel Eugene Baker mistakenly massacre a sleeping camp of peaceful Blackfeet Native Americans along the Marias River in northern Montana.
January 24, 1972
After 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam, local farmers discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who fought in World War II.
January 25, 1905
The world’s largest diamond is found at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa. At 3,106 carats and 1.33 pounds, it is nicknamed Cullinan.
January 26, 1788
Under the command of Captain Arthur Phillips, a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, now known as Australia, started colonizing the continent.
🛋️ CURRENTLY:
🎨 MAKING
I am taking this challenge by Val Marie Paper called the retro prayer life challenge. The idea is simple yet magnificent; trade one hour a day on your phone for one hour in prayer. The challenge starts on January 23 and goes until January 27. Join me here!
📚 READING
How St. Anthony the Abbot defeated the devil
List of the top five books written by Pope Benedict XVI
I just started reading Introduction to the Devout Life by St Francis De Sales just in time for his memorial day. I’m already loving it. You can find it here for under $5.
📻 LISTENING
Val Marie also has this great podcast; especially enjoyed the newest one with Arlene Pellicane from Happy Home podcast.
🔭 OFF-TOPIC
A graph of the happiest jobs on earth
Images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the final moments of a star’s life before it gets eaten up by a massive black hole.
👋🏼 CLOSING
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed today’s issue.
What would you like to see in the next publication? Any suggestions on how to improve? What did you love? Hit reply and let me know!
Feel free to forward this to any friends you think would like this as well.
Thank you!
Krista