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I know that as a Canadian it is probably not my place to comment on your election.  However, after watching the debate tonight, I can't help but be sickened by the media coverage that followed.  Clearly, Sarah P. was a shinning light in a place of darkness.  Surely, it was obvious to even the most dim light in the attic, what was true and what was false.   

Liz, I watched it on FOX and they are now talking all in favour of Sarah.  I thoroughly enjoyed this debate.

I started watching the Canadian one by switching back and forth but then decided to stay with the US one. 

I watched and then just ran the channels (I only have a few) listening to what others were saying.  Right after the debate, I didn't hear one negative comment about her.  It figures it'll come, but I wanted first impressions and lots of people were impressed.

Pat, the guys will be back because they still have two windows to install and to paint.  That'll be after the rain.......maybe two weeks.  I'll let them know, but because this loan I got is a non interest government loan for HOUSE repairs only, they aren't allowed to do anything to the garage.  This may be on the garage side and not the house.  If I could afford to pay out of pocket, they could do more, but I can't. 

Strange.  I don't get Fox, which I was told is the most fair of the channels.  Checked MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, etc. and found them all twisting and changing her remarks.  ?? Polls showing her far behind in winning the debate.  Many smirking at her folksy delivery.  Oh well, I always believe that truth comes out in the end.  Go Sarah!

Hi Liz...

I did a bit of channel hopping as well after watching on FOX and did hear the negative comments and also saw the polls in favour of Biden.  But we'll see what happens tomorrow.

Hi everyone. 

Happy Birthday Nita.

Today is a busy day.  I will have to leave from the Friday morning coffee and head to Atlanta around 8:30 as our daughter has an 10 am appointment at Grady Hospital.  However, this appointment is just to have a blood test and, as far as I know, she has no other appointments down there.  Then she needs to go to the grocery store and have help with some other errands.  I am taking some of the things we will need to use in the move also so they will be available.

I watched the debate last night between Palin and Biden.  I thought it was a good debate. 

Liz, I would be very upset if my new roof leaked but would certainly ask the roofers to fix the problem. 

Etta Sue, I really doubt that Vista has anything to do with the situation you describe.

Hope this is a good day for folks.

Good Morning everyone.

Happy belated birthday Nita.  Sorry to have missed it.

Well I was swamped with alterations yesterday and between taking off duty time to sew at the store and time at home I am almost caught up.  The big job is to buy and put new lining into a lady's jacket.  It is a $400 jacket and the lining has shredded.  The store she bought it from won't come good for replacement.  I hope to have that done by Wednesday.

Well my time before work is flying so bye for now

JudyB

Good morning
Hello Judy B -see your online.
I am going to try and get some work done here today.
Have to bring my swing in so that means summer is finally over
My husband and I are going out for supper tonight we will try the buffet tonight.
Good to see all the new comers here-Welcome.
Love looking at all the photos.
 

Good Morning. I am not usually on the computer this early.   Misty wanted out, despite it being dark....who am I to argue.  She will probably come in like a wet furball.  It is rain again this morning...

I would also be upset if the roof leaked, Larry.  Fortunately, it is Nita with the problem.  The kids recently did put on a new roof and it looks and works great.  Did that with my house in Victoria and even then it surely was expensive.

Painter has finished (except for a little left to do) the outside of the house and it looks wonderful.  Two shades of blue....He will come to fix the mistakes inside and finish the work the other painter left undone.  Sad that an evangelical Christian could be so dishonest.  Lest said about that, the better.  God has his own way of taking care of matters.

Guess I will go and check the news now.  Always read the major US online papers and the Globe & Mail, etc.  That should really 'make my day'. 

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz   

Relative to "The Shack," I read the following comment by one very solid evangelical and orthodox Christian commentator.  It may or may not be helpful, but I would caution every Christian reader to exercise extreme caution in reading the book.

"The Shack is being described as a "Christian" novel and is currently ranked number one on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback fiction. Many believers are buying multiple copies and giving them to friends and family. The Shack reads as a true story, but is obviously allegorical fiction. The book conveys postmodern spiritual ideas and teachings that challenge biblical Christianity - all in the name of "God" and "Jesus" and the "Holy Spirit." Author William P. Young's alternative presentation of traditional Christianity has both inspired and outraged his many readers. All the while his book continues to fly off the shelves of local bookstores."

AMEN Al 

We are having a wood bee again tomorrow.  John will be home late, probably not till morning.  Please pray for his safety in driving and the safety of the men cutting wood.  This will give us the balance of our winter supply.  God is good, we are ahead of last year in haviing all our supply in before the snow flies this year.

Please pray for a 4 yo girl who is undergoing facial surgery as I write.  She has a birth deformation that is being removed.

Well have to run

God bless

'The Shack' is not a book to learn about God...the Bible is the book for that.  It is called a Christian book because it has God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit mentioned in it...that's all.  Therefore it wouldn't be called a Buddhist book or a Muslim book.  'The Shack' is a fun book, one that makes one wish they could come in direct contact with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit while here on earth.  The Bible tells you that that can't be done, at least in the form that 'The Shack' tells you God and Jesus is.  I really can't see as it could be dangerous to a Christian because a Christian would know right out that it is a fiction book.  Now a non-Christian that is on the fence...yes, I can see where that could be dangerous to believe 'The Shack'.  Enough said.

The funeral visitation was nice, Jerri looked beautiful and peaceful after years of health issues.  And of course, Ivalou and I ate out..me having a delicious plate of chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans and a couple of dinner rolls.  Great! 

Today is another sunny fallish day.  I got chilly during the night and put an afghan over the bed covers and then slept like a dream.  I have so much that I need to do in this house so I best get some of it done today. 
I don't know what but I will find something.

Good Morning, Can't stay Heading out for Tai Chi practice then to work, back home in a couple of hours. I thought Sarah did very well in the debate. Altho' both did speak a few falsehoods.

Interesting that we can agree to disagree, here on CP.  I would not read 'The Shack' myself after reading part of it online.  But then I can't stand 'Jesus Christ Superstar' now, even tho' it was watching it that made me want to learn the 'real' truth.  The pastor who lead me to Jesus always said, "Give the Devil your little finger and he will take the whole hand."   So, as a Christian, I try to keep that in mind all day long, 24/7.   

Yes, you are correct Marilyn.  Karl Rove lists 10 factually wrong Biden debate statements.  Others are busy listing those of Sarah P.  Perhaps they should re-name the debates:  Truth or Consequences!

What interesting and scary times we live in.  I am so glad that God is in control of the end result.  Especially, he is in control of my life.

God Bless,

Liz

Thanks Alan.  Those are my thoughts as well regarding books such as this.

It's been raining today and I want to cut my lawn!  Guess it will be tomorrow now.

Etta Sue, sounds like you and Ivalou had a lovely time.  One of these days, you just never know!  I may just drive down to see you for a weekend!    How are your photography club nights doing?  I wish I had a camera club in our area here to attend.  

Liz when you say, "What interesting and scary times we live in.  I am so glad that God is in control of the end result.  Especially, he is in control of my life.", how true a statement that is and how wonderful to know that "he is in control of my life"!

Thanks for that.

I've opened a topic in the "Prayer and Praise" area that I'd appreciate all of you visiting.

It's about Kathy.

http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=7497.0

Yes it is God to know that God is in Control. What a difference it makes in our lives every day to know this. 

Hi everyone, Raining here today. Well I have some available time now so I thought I  better come in and say a few more words. Not doin much this afternoon, I may do some cleaning but no hurry for that, I would like to get into the corner where my Cedar chest and see what I have stored there in the  plastic tubs and the chest too.
I have the kids spare old Nintendo and  a box full of  games that now ever plays, so I will ask Gilbert what he wants to do with those and see if there is anything I have that he wants and if he will take it so I don't have to move it.

well I need to have some lunch now. 

TTYL

You know, the wonderful thing is that we Christians all belong to a different nation.  We don't have to worry about candidates, issues, political lies, etc.  In our nation, God is in control, and all these other things are under His sovereign control also. He is our Lord and He is our King, and I love His kingdom!

Interestingly, though, Liz, Pat - I tend to agree with you regarding U.S. politics also.  My underlying prayer, tlhough, is that He would send revival - even in these dark days.

Amen, Alan!

Hi everyone.  Another week has flown by.  We had our shortest day at Grady yesterday, only about an hour, as all our daughter had to do was give some blood for testing and answer some questions from the researchers.  We then stopped to eat lunch, as she hadn't eaten anything yesterday morning before giving the blood, and then I took her to Wal-Mart to buy groceries.  When we got back to her apartment I signed my part of the lease papers for her new apartment and found she can actually move a week from today if she can get the guys who are to help to do it then.  If not, we will move her on Sunday afternoon.  Her computer DSL line, from which she gets her phone service through Skype, will be available on Monday, the 13th.  I didn't do much else when I got home around 2:30 as was worn out.  However, it was a good day.

We spoke with our son last evening and he said he had seen the heart doctor yesterday afternoon and all was going well and he was feeling good.  He is trying to recover his energy levels and the doctor told him it was time to start walking and exercising.  His wife, who is disabled, has both an electric wheelchair and a Jazzy motorized scooters.  An hour or so after we spoke to him he called back to say they had decided to offer the Jazzy scooter to his sister as his wife seldom used it.  They plan on coming over sometime in November and will bring it over and visit with us.  We will meet at Stacey's apartment so it will be there.  We haven't seen him or his wife since last Christmas.

Liz, sorry about the name mixup.  I had a senior moment as I knew it was Nita who had had the problem with the roof leak.

Judy, it sounds like you had a very busy day with all that sewing.

Re: roof leaks so sorry to hear about your continuing roof leak Nita, my bathroom ceiling has had a leak every time it rains for two years, I have had the maintenance people out her  several times, they have caulked around all the vents, checked the roof and it is still leaking. I didn't realize it was leaking until I started cleaning   the bathroom yesterday and found a puddle on the floor and droplets hanging from the cracks in the ceiling.

Pat I love that song "Farther Along".

Not much on my agenda today except to clean my living room, maybe I will finally get into the corner behind my bedroom door where my cedar chest and some plastic tubs are and go through that stuff. I asked Gilbert what he wanted me to do with that old Nintendo and all those games, and he said to keep them here so the kids would have something to when the come to spend the night, (They don't spend the night anymore they are too busy).   Gilbert's birthday is Monday and we are going to lunch.

We celebrated an anniversary a little late by going to a cabin for a night and scoping out a place for the family to meet at next fall.  We went out to eat and prices were so high but I had a favorite - BLT on toasted wheat bread - it was great.  We watched the debate and Sarah is the winner for sure.  Both Fox & CNN (Certainly Not Neutral) have a bias but CNN is blatently out to push their agenda.  Stopped at daughter's home on the return trip - she had just had a traction adjustment on her neck for a bulging disc.  She injured herself by working so hard on the rental house they bought.  She also begins a part-time consulting job next week - nice, after being laid off just a while ago.

Marilyn:  WOW - you are moving north!  What a change for you.  Will you be close to sweet Nita & dear Jane?  How about charming Al? 

Pat:  I imagine you can barely wait until you finally move into your new home.  Will it be before Christmas?  That drive you do could be iffy with snow. 

Papa John:  I pray for peace for you and Cornelia.   

Larry:  It sounds like things are smoother this week.  That is so good because you and Pat can use the peace in your lives. 

Coffee is ready - I can't do a walk this morning - a little health issue for me - I will wait until next week to see if I have to go to the doctor.  My physical is in November.   

Carol I will be moving away from Brother Al and  very close  to Nita and Jane just a  few miles away, In minutes? maybe 15 at the most depending on traffic.

Pat ~ That would be wonderful.  Why not try to make it on the second Monday of the month and you could go to Photo Guild with me?  You can't believe the photography in such a small group.  Come so you can go to church with me, eat out with the girls, go to Guild...stay as long as you want.  Sounds like a plan to me.  And of course, Ivalou would love to see you, too! 

What should have been a 15 minute job turned out to be a two hour job.  I decided to clean my electric fireplace since it was making a whining noise.  But I couldn't get out a phillips screw...the head was burred.  So I called Kaye Don and he brought a tool over that actually cuts off the head of the screw so you can remove it.  Then I decided that I had help so we did the rest of the cleaning.  I sprayed WD-40 on what I knew was making the whining noise.  He pushed on a board on the mantle and it came loose.  He fixed that.  Then putting the insert back in, I pushed on it and it came loose again.  So he fixed it again.  Two hours later, we were done...all but putting away all the stuff I had to get out to do the job...  Uh, it is noiseless now!!!

Then I went to the mail box and figured I might as well clean my windows.  My new windows are so hard to clean between the two windows on the windowsill.  Too many crevices that collect dirt and algae.  So I got my hose and set it on jet and cleaned out the windows on the deck.  Hosed off the deck and decided to do the rest of the windows.  Twelve of them.  By then I was soaked and cold!  But I got the job done.  I have water spots but the next rain may take care of that.   

Not much happening today in my neck of the woods.  Bright and sunny...not a cloud in the sky.  Not much signs of color changing in the trees yet.  Another week maybe. 

Thank God for a glorious answer to prayer! This is something I've grieved about and prayed about and agonized about, etc. for many years. And, last night, while I was fast asleep, God was working it out in the midst of the night, in the darkness, outside a restaurant.

Thank you, God ... most humbly -

Amen.

How wonderful it is to see in stark clarity God's working in answer to prayer!  Thank you, Ruth Ann, for letting us join you in gladness and thanksgiving!

Ruth Ann, I just love it when God does things that way.   And He always does things in His time and the best way.  Our Father is so wonderful.   While you were sleeping............isn't that just the way He is?  How could we not love Him?

Marilyn, I think we could even be 10 minutes apart when you move here.  Sweet Nita?  Dear Jane? Charming Al?  lol   Carol, how sweet of you.  

It's rained all day long.  I babysat for Maycie because her mom was sick, but managed to do some furniture arranging and make a nice chicken and vegetable  soup while she was napping.

After having Maycie since yesterday afternoon until 6:30 tonight, I gotta tell you this great gramma is tired.   I hope the dogs want to turn in early, because I sure am.

Tomorrow I'm having a visit with my three sisters.  We haven't all been together in........well, I can't remember how long, but over a year.  We're meeting at a park, so hope it isn't raining.  We're all Oregonians, though, so rain won't stop us.   We plan to try for the pavilion, if it isn't taken.

Blessings, all.  G'night for now.  Nita