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In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:19


In the classic Road Runner cartoon, Wile E. Coyote spends most of his time trying to catch the Road Runner by using products from the Acme Company, such as dehydrated boulders, jet-powered roller skates and earthquake pills. Invariably, the products wind up hurting the Coyote more than the Road Runner; once the dehydrated boulder becomes hydrated, it crushes the coyote and the earthquake pills state on their label that they are not effective on road runners.

On a more serious note, when we tear down a fellow Christian through gossip, slander and criticism, it not only affects the other person but winds up hurting us and the church as a whole, because we are not isolated from one another but rather interconnected and joined in our love for the Lord. We should be focused on building relationships with others, but when we talk about someone, put them down or criticize them, we are instead building up walls of resentment, distrust, and anger.

Let us strive to build one another up through our actions and our words as we walk through life together, one body united in Christ.


Soft and healing words gain a double victory - over ourselves and our brother.
Charles Bridges
(crossway.org/contributor/bridges.charles)

From devotionals by Dr. David Jeremiah

My Goodness am I the first one here.

Janet: Congrats on the spelling bee.
Al:  Continued prayers for you and Marbeth.
Ruth Ann:  Hello
Pat: Will you be glad when you only have 2 homes to take care of?
Sarah:  Has your little bundle of joy arrived yet?

A beautiful sunny day.  I have been feeling rather down but with the stress it can be difficult to be any other way I try not to complain because the only real listener is God himself. Praise the Lord for that.

Blessings to all of you. 

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Hey, everybody!!  Where are you?  I posted at 6 this morning, and there have been only three since that time.

Thanks, Ruth.  And, I do "listen" and pray for you when you mention all the stress you are under.  I have no idea what it is all about, but God knows, and that's what counts.  I hope you are having a good day, and will have a wonderful week.

Pat, I love that song!  Unfortunately, I cannot get it to play.  But I can sing it anyway.

Jeanne, thanks for getting the new week started for us.

I am off to vote in the challenge!

Hi I think  better get in here before  we get a new week to write on.

All how is Marbeth doing? I am praying for yer.

Overcast here today supposed to rain some more. Hey  this is Oregon, Rain is normal.

What a day!  First us ladies ate at O'Charley's after church.  I tried to pay my bill with an Applebee's Gift Card.  Wouldn't work. 

Then I went to Radio Shack for a cheap mouse for my desktop and the wireless N USB adapter for my laptop to get online at Ivalou's.  They didn't have either.

When I got back in the car, I noticed Jane left her Bible in my car.  She rode with me to O'Charley's and back to the church with Marge. 

Then I went to WalMart and got Ivalou a new cordless answering machine/telephone with Caller ID and two handsets.  And a cheap mouse for me.  I paid for Ivalou's with my ATM card.  Then paid for my stuff plus $60 cash back with my ATM card.  I was walking to the back 40 to my car and almost there, realized I didn't get my $60!!  So I went back in.  Had to go to the Customer Service desk and someone had to go to the register and count the money in the till then she brought me my $60! 

Then walking back to the back 40 to my car, I looked up and a woman was backing her car up and if I hadn't had taken two steps backwards, she would have hit me!!

Then I went to Best Buy and I got my Wireless N USB Adapter.  No problems there except it was $59.99!!!

Then to the hospital.  I was walking down the hall in rehab and looked to the left and Ivalou was in the wrong room.  They moved her this morning.  Jo said she came in and went to her old room and a 'Do Not Enter--Isolation' sign was on the door.  It wasn't shut tight so she peeked in.  A man was in the bed!  She went to the nurse's station and they asked to help her.  Jo said, 'Where is my Mom?'  Oh, we moved her to 5B.  Jo said, 'Fifth floor?'  No, honey.  3905B here in rehab.  So she found Ivalou.  She has a roommate again but only until Wednesday and then I will be her housemate!

I took the Bible back to Jane. 

I took my laptop to Ivalou's and put the Wireless N USB Adapter in the laptop and I got online at Ivalou's.  I can leave it there when Jo comes and she can get online with her laptop, too!  A good thing!

I got home and printed some things for church.  Enhanced some photos for church.  Scanned a business card for the church secretary and emailed the crest to her. 

Tony called and wanted to talk and talk and talk.  Finally said good bye to him and I am just now eating...almost 10pm. 

But the good thing, I am to be at the hospital for Ivalou's physical therapy so I can be trained on how to take care of Ivalou and it isn't until 10:30am!!!  But she has a session in the afternoon, too.  And after that I am buying groceries for Ivalou and I. 

Okay....HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

I feel like I am running around in circle but then, this too shall pass!

Thanks for asking Marilyn.  Marbeth is doing considerably better.  I was able to visit her Saturday, and it was a 100% turnaround - smiling, talking easily, etc.  They're talking discharge in a couple of days possibly.  They're trying a new med on her which is supposed to be better, so pray it will be.

Hi Everyone!

Etta Sue, you ask how was my day...  Well, it was a lovely day.  We went to Temple Baptist Church over in Herndon, VA and what a wonderful service it was.  The music was so inspiring as was the sermon by Pastor Pitman.  He's doing a series on the Beatitudes and today was "Blessed are the Peacemakers".  

Then on the way home to Falls Church, Paul surprised me by deciding to do a little side trip on the way home by driving to Great Falls to enjoy the colours.  It was certainly lovely.


Janet, why don't you hear the music?  What happens?  Mine opens in "Quick Time".  Not sure what you use on your computer for music.

Alan, we are remembering you and your situation with dear Marbeth's health right now.  May you feel the comfort of the Great Physician's arms surrounding you both at this time.

Well, thankfully, I didn't have an Etta Sue day! 

Church this morning, lunch with friends, a brief afternoon nap, and then church this evening. This was missionary day. A missionary to Nigeria spoke this morning, and my goodness she was a great speaker - very inspiring. Then, this evening, one of our own members had gone with a Work & Witness team to Nigeria told us about her experiences, etc.

All in all, a great day with the Lord. Thank you for praying that the depression would lift - thankfully, it has!

G'nite, friends. Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann ~ I wouldn't wish my Etta Sue day on anyone!  Then of all things, I had one of 'THOSE' nights!  I couldn't shut my mind off and it was nothing concerning anything in my day or with Ivalou.  I was trying to figure out an email set up for church...a group email address that if you are on the list, you can use the one email address and it goes to everyone on the list.  The group can send and the group can receive.  My old church has it and I would love to have it for my little church.

Today is Physical Therapy for ME at 10:30am.  I am going to drop off some papers at a sister's home.  Then 'work' at the hospital.  I plan to have lunch with Ivalou in the dining room.  The 'work' some more in the afternoon.  And leave!  I need to buy groceries for Ivalou's home! 

Pray that I keep on schedule today.  Getting off schedule gets me in trouble!  Not bad trouble but a mental trouble.  The more I hurry the behinder I get!

Well, here we go on another week. I got a phonecall last evening, and it was quite a surpise - it was Marbeth, calling from the hospital.  They brought her the phone for a little while, so she called me!  She sounds pretty good still.  They're giving her the new med now, but they won't really know until sometime today or even tomorrow whether it'll work ok.  Pray so.  Well, gotta get underway for the day now.

Hello all & I send my prayers for every little wish or prayer.

We had a full 4 days of action and I am so tired.  The flight home was delayed over six hours and we sat at the Minneapolis St.Paul Lindbergh airport and lucky to get a seat at first.  I drove home on ice and snow and arrived after 10:30 at night.  Company comes today at noon.

Lots of computer problems here and we don't have time to work on it.  Hooray, we have gas hookup at the cabin.  Nice.  Don reports that it was 8*F one night.  Minnesota felt like that temp and I wore my longies, fleece slacks & a very nice hockey mom went to the car for a blanket for me - she now brings one for every game I attend. 

On the radio, now the government in D.C. want to put in an attorney for the state of Colorado and she has lied to the feds - this just gets depressing. That is the basic news from around here.   

Al:  that sounds like very good news.  Praying for you and Marbeth.

Father, I pray that Etta Sue will be able to calmly and efficiently accomplish everything today that she needs to do today.  Please wrap your arms of love and peace around her and keep her mind serene, and when evening comes she will be able to look back over her day and be amazed at all she accomplished without feeling rushed or frustrated in the least.  We thank you for Who you are, and for all you have done for us; and for all the things you do for us each and every day of our lives.  In Jesus' name, amen.

Goodness, Etta Sue, a harried day, followed by a not-so-good night, you do need our prayers.  But God loves you, and He will supply everything you need.  May you just feel peaceful and blessed this whole day through.

Ruth Ann, so good to know your depression has lifted.  Praise the Lord!

Pat, nice to hear that you had a lovely day.  Herndon is very near where Beth lived while working in Virginia.  In fact, I believe she worked in Herndon for a while--I need to ask her again.  I visited that area while she was there, and it is certainly beautiful.

We need to get rid of the things people bought but left here after the sale.  Those guys are moving into the big house soon, and it looks too cluttered with all that stuff lying around outside.  Some will go into the trash pit, some we may be able to use somewhere.  And I don't like seeing it and being reminded of the sale, anyway.  

I believe the sun is going to shine on us today!  It rained again yesterday.  The farmers are needing to get crops harvested.

QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU:  What will happen to our pets after the rapture?  I ran across something amazing in one of my emails.  It was titled AFTER RAPTURE PET CARE, and said that since all the Christians will soon be taken to heaven, who will care for their pets?  Then it went on to say the writers were committed athiests, and as such will be among the left behind.  And just because we are atheists, doesn't mean we don't love animals; in fact, we love all kinds of animals!  So, for the low price of 69.95 pounds, we will care for your pets after you are gone.  We will feed them and love them, and we have people in the South of England and the North of Wales (I might have that mixed up, didn't consult a map) so all those areas are covered.

Isn't that amazing??  And as it said in the heading, there will be people who will fall for that!  Give it some thought:  Who would there be to check and see the pets were actually cared for?  It isn't like anybody is coming back to see!  And, Darrel said, tongue-in-cheek, what if my dog dies before then?  I told him I can assure him if that happened, he wouldn't be getting a refund!

Do you believe animals will be in heaven?  Let's have some stimulating conversation here and just discuss this, okay?

Janet - as you might well imagine, that question is not new.  First of all, of course, is that God knew all about that question long before it came into our minds.  He has a plan for everything, and He doesn't necessarily reveal all the answers to us.  I don't believe His Word tells us anything about this particular question, so it must be apparent that we didn't need to know.  Secondly, we don't know what heaven is like.  We have all sorts of preconceived notions about it, most of which descended to us from the middle ages and the Roman church.  For instance, who says it's "up there?" It may or may not be physically locatable.  It may be merely a very different state of being.  It definitely exists, and we shall definitely be with Christ, but we know pretty much nothing about where or what.  Without such knowledge, it would obviously be impossible for us to speculate accurately about animals in such a state.  I hope it's definitly understood that our Father considers them important - just as He does all things He has created.  They are His, and we are His, and I love that Biblical saying, "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
There.  That's my answer.  Doesn't that ENLIGHTEN you?

Al, that's not only a good answer, it's the only answer.

What strikes me in that pet care offer - if they are atheists, how come they believe in the Rapture?   

I was thinking the same thing when I read that.

Etta Sue: Try to keep your stress under control.  I know it is easy for me to say and much harder for you to do.

Al:  Sounds like good news.

I had a me day, which was nice I made list of stores I had not been to for ages, one is closed until Tuesday, then along the way I dropped in to visit a friend.

I think that I will make shepherds pie for dinner this evening easy to do and tastes wonderful.   How plates do I put on the table?

Al, it may not be a new question, but it had never entered my mind before I read that.  I do not agree with your answer; I think we do know quite a bit about heaven, but we can agree to disagree agreeably! 

And...I don't think atheists do believe in the rapture.  Their whole motivation in this crazy thing is only $$$$$$$$$$$!  Easy to see through that.

Well, anyway, I thought we would have some spirited debate about it, but guess I was off track.  I must say, I am disappointed.  Oh, well...........

Janet - I can agree to that!

 

I'm a pretty agreeable guy, especially when people agree with me.

Al, you don't have to agree with me---you have a right to be wrong!    I'm glad you have a sense of humor!

Now--what about the following?  I was thinking if a bar of soap in the bed could help, why not onions in the room?  Anyway, I just received this and wanted to share it with all of you.  Probably could check it out online, but I haven't yet done so.

Have you heard of this?  Worth a try.
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> Never heard of this before. But who knows.
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> VERY INTERESTING!! In 1919 when the flu killed 40  million people there was this Doctor that visited the many  farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and  many died.
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> The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise,  everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what  the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied  that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms  of the home, (probably only two rooms back then).  The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of  the onions and place it under the microscope.  She gave  him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in  the onion.  It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.
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> Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ.   She said that several years ago many of her employees were  coming down with the flu and so were many of her  customers.  The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop.  To her surprise, none of  her staff got sick.  It must work..
> (And no, she  is not in the onion business.)
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> The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them  in bowls around your home.  If you work at a desk,  place one or two in your office or under your desk or even  on top somewhere.  Try it and see what happens.   We did it last year and we never  got the flu.
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> If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick,  all the better. If you do get the flu, it just might  be a mild case..
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> Whatever, what have you to lose?  Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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> Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues.  She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:
> Weldon,thanks for the reminder.  I don't know about the farmers story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.
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> Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

Janet, the soap doesn't work for restless legs - although it might for cramps.  But what an interesting idea about onions.  Certainly worth trying, with the shortage of flu vaccine in my area.   

It is always interesting to check in here & see what everyone is writing.  Onions in the room.  Hmmm -

We are going to run to the store (there is a winter storm beginning tonight) and I have a dr. appointment.  My cousin & wife left at 5 am on their way to Arizona.  We were visiting until almost midnight and had a great time.  His truck battery died right here in our driveway so Don was able to help first with getting a new battery and then he helped my cousin with some things on their new laptop. 

I am supposed to bring parts of breakfast to church tomorrow - we also may have up to 18 in. of snow on the ground.  Guess I will think positive and buy the ingredients today. 

This morning I am making Banana Bread from a recipe I found online.
Carol and Gord did you forget to email me your recipes. his one is called ld Fashioned Banana bread. We will see  how it turns out and if it is what I was looking for.

Rain here supposed to clear up  tomorrow then more rain.  We are well here planning on getting the H1N1 shot if and when it gets here. Gilbert said they weren't going to get the shot for Forest and Savannah or themselves. personally I think they should all get them. Gilbert and Forest both have Asthma as do I and Sarah MS. Gilbert said they were just going to get the flu then be immune to it. Oh well it is their choice I can't do anything about it except to pray for them.

Al How is Marbeth doing?

Oh before I forget, most of you remember me working for Fay. She turned 100 in July, she is in the hospital and I don't think she is going to be able to go back home again. She has refused to have the tests they want to do on her and her caregiver says she has refused to eat. Please pray that when her time comes she will go peacefully.

Hi everyone.  I have only 12 minutes left on the library computer here at the library.  Unfortunately, the public system here at the library, where I could use my laptop, isn't working probably and apparently hasn't for a long time.  So I will check out Barnes and Nobel later but have checked my e-mail and wanted to stop by here and say hi.

We arrived here in Independence, Missouri, about 3 pm yesterday after leaving my sister's house at 7:30.  We have had a very enjoyable trip and our new car is very comfortable and nice to drive on the road.  We listened to a nice book on CD by Lorraine Snelling called "Sophie's Choice" and really enjoyed it over a 12 hour period.

We plan on being here at Pat's sister's probably until Monday.  This is the first trip we have every taken that wasn't planned out almost to the minute.  Our daughter is getting along without us but we talk with her every evening when she calls. 

Al, so sorry her read that Marbeth has had to be hospitalized and sure hope she gets the help she needs.  I know this is stressful for you as well as for her.

I have only been able to quickly skim over the postings since I posted a couple of days ago.  When I have some unlimited time on the computer I will try to go back and read the messages more completely as I have probably missed something. 

At about 10am yesterday, my phone rang.  Ivalou.  She said that PT said they weren't ready for ME but to come at 1PM.  So I had more time at home than I thought. 

I took some papers to a ladies house and then got a sandwich at Arby's to eat with Ivalou while she had lunch.  When I got to the hospital, Barb and Kaye Don were there also.  At 1pm I pushed Ivalou into PT.  Well, I have no idea why I had to be there.  I didn't do anything other than watch Ivalou do her own leg and ankle exercises which I had seen her do them before. 

But I did get the papers to get her tub transfer bench at Walgreens.  So I left and got that and a reacher.  Next was groceries.  I put them all away in Ivalou's house when I got home. 

I had forgotten to tell Ivalou good bye so I called her on the phone.  It is funny that she talks on the phone with barely any problems.  I could understand everything she was saying. 

Since I asked PT if I had to come back today and they didn't say yes or no, I opted to stay home today.  I have done a lot of minor things that needed to be done and I have mowed the leaves/lawn.  I have showered and I will be leaving around 4:15pm for Beef and Boards.  Tonight is 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat'.  I have seen it at our local high school but not at B & B. 

Barb called and said that a friend will be bringing dinner to Ivalou and I tomorrow evening.  That is nice.  And Barb is to find out what time the Conference Meeting is tomorrow and call me before 6pm. 

I am ready for Ivalou to come home. 

Just in for a few minutes.

Janet: Your little story, I have been told about that many years ago and forgot - perhaps it came from my father, his family was not that lucky as he lost a brother and 2 sisters to the terrible flu.  Another interesting point it was perhaps 2 wks ago that I shared something with a cashier and she said that they will use garlic to get rid of human worms - you eat a clove or two and carry the same in your bottom checks she used it with herself and children, the little critters do not like garlic.   You can be sure that I will give the onions a try.

Company is arriving for dinner.