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Hi everyone. No storms during the night but we may get some rain today and continued warm weather.  We noticed yesterday that the Bradford Pear trees are blooming so I guess spring is here.  Had a very busy day yesterday and probably will again today.  After coffee I have a friend coming over for a little while and then another friend and I are anticipating going to Staples to pick up a new computer for our friend with the cancer who has been so ill.  The bad news on his old computer was that the motherboard had failed.  The good news is that the hard disk seems to be fine so their data won't be lost.  I just printed out the individual reports for the 87 applications to the Golden Games I have processed so far and now need to print individual certificates of participation for each.  That will be plenty for today. 

Etta Sue, interesting that the man you met didn't believe in Heaven but did believe in God and Christ.  Frightening experience for and with your cat. 

Jeanne, sounds like you will have to be shoveled out with all that snow.  Fortunately at this time of the year it shouldn't last too long.

Al, I haven't watched a single Atlanta Hawks basketball game and very few college games this year.

Janet, we can never know what someone else is going through if they don't share it and even then not very well.  Hope today finds the situation better for Darrel and thus for you. 

Judy, glad that John was able to avoid bad weather on his last trip out.  I agree with you on the matter of the end times. 

Al, I hope with time you will develop ways to cope with whatever limitations you encounter.

Al, just remember that you have a whole team here praying and rooting for you, so keep on doing the necessary things (even if they hurt!) so you can continue gaining strength and independence.  I preach this to Beth all the time!

Today our carpenter is SUPPOSED to bring out some of those last cabinets and install them!  This is taking forever, it seems!  I want to get things put away and have my house back in order!  I have a feeling he's been working for other people and putting us off, but am trying to remain positive, encouraging and patient.  But I'm thinking there is a limit!! 

Time to head over to Pat's so she can do my hair!

I see Larry has posted while I was typing, so will read his post now.  Hi, Larry!

Ephesians 6:13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.




HYMN HISTORY:

Preaching against slavery wasn't a popular I thing to do in many parts of the USA during the early 1850's. An awful civil war, brought about by division over that very issue, was looming.

However, Dr. Dudley Tyng, the twenty-nine year old rector of the Church of the Epiphany in Philadelphia, passionately believed that slavery was 'immoral and unchristian,' so he denounced it.

He also believed that all men are sinners by nature and need to repent and be converted if they are ever to enter heaven.

Dudley Tyng was no ordinary church pastor and this bold, straightforward denunciation of sin disturbed his cultured and wealthy parishioners so much that by the end of his second year in the church many were demanding his removal.

Tyng resigned from the rich and fashionable assembly and formed his own 'Church of the Covenant' which met for worship in a little meeting hall. With his wife and boys, he went to live on the family farm outside Philadelphia.

At the same time he also began giving lectures at the Philadelphia YMCA. Interest grew and thousands were converted to the Saviour. At one particular meeting held in Jayne's hall in March 1858, 5,000 men were present.

During his address Dr. Tyng said, 'I must tell my master's errand and I would rather this right arm were amputated at the trunk than I should come short of my duty in delivering God's message.'

Those words were strangely prophetic, for just the next week, while watching a horse-powered cornsheller at work on the the farm, he was caught in the wheels of the machinery and his right arm was badly mangled.

A few days later it was necessary to amputate at the shoulder.

Tyng was dying - and he realised it. As the loved ones gathered around his bed he took his father by the hand and addressed the old man, who was also a faithful preacher, in these words.

Stand up for Jesus father, stand up for Jesus
and tell my brethren of the ministry,
wherever you meet them, to stand up for Jesus.
And thus he died.

The dying exhortation impressed another of Tyng's ministerial colleagues, the Rev. George Duffield. He took up the theme in a sermon preached the following Sunday from Eph. 6: 14: 'Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth.' At the close of the sermon he read the words of this hymn he has composed just after Dr. Tyng's funeral.

There are quite a few men that are frequent at the pool.  Two of them are very vocal.  When I was first there for rehab, they got to talking about religion ... or the lack of.  In the dressing room, the ladies were talking about Bob and Mike.  Bob is an atheist!  Mike is a Jehovah Witness!  And yes, it was Mike I was talking to the other day.  Maybe I should say the next time he corners me, 'Ya know!  If you are right and I am wrong, I have nothing to lose.  If I am right and you are wrong, you have everything to lose!'  In MY Bible, I see everything about Heaven!  And the main thing is to be like the Boy Scout...Always prepared! 

Kitty and I had a great time eating pizza yesterday and drinking cokes.  But we both got so cold, probably from the cokes, we decided to call it a day and leave! 

I slept in today...love to sleep.  Then I noticed I got my bank statement yesterday in the mail.  I checked it out with my checkbook...didn't balance.  An hour later, all is well after noticing I got a few cents more on my retirement deposit and a few cents less was charged by my automatic deductible car insurance.  No mathematic errors...just wrong entries!

About an hour ago, the skies got real dark.  Clouds were rolling.  Finally it started raining...straight down rain...no wind.  That lasted about 5 minutes and then the rain quit and the skies got lighter!  We need the rain so all is good! I am listening to the radio and hope they report if there is bad weather in the neighborhood!

Al, hang in there!  We are all praying for you and Marbeth!  Now get up and do something!!   

Amen Etta Sue be prepared!  John is heading home.  Sudbury is to get a heavy snow storm tonight, all coming from the southern states.  Thankfully it should bi-pass North Bay.   He has suggested I go with him in the truck to drop the last load.  I will as it will get me out of the house for a change!

Be back later on have a great day everyone.

You preach it, Etta Sue!  You're right on!

I walked the four mile route where I lost my left hearing aid in the wind the other day (didn't miss it until I took out the right one that night!) and got a stiff neck from looking so intently at the ground trying to find it.  I know it would be a miracle if I find it, but our God is still in the miracle business!!  And He knows exactly where it is!  It could have caught on a tumbling, bouncing tumbleweed and be miles away by now!  Or it could be here in the house, right under my nose, and I am just not seeing it!  Please pray I find it, as I surely don't want the expense of replacing it.  Thanks.

Our church is having "Movies and Manis" tonight for the ladies.  Should be fun.  We are to bring snacks, something to donate to the local food pantry, and our own nail polish.  Maybe I can get acquainted with some of the new gals at church.

My friend Paula had to go on dialysis.  I just talked to her, and she sounds so much better today.  They are doing the peritoneal dialysis, which they can do at home, at least that's what they are trying first.  I'm praying against depression, as this is really a hard time for them.

See you all later!

We are home.  The snow started as we drove the last 12 km home.  (16 km = 10 miles)  We are both tired.  We are going to watch a bit of TV and I will hopefully sleep tonight!

Janet Our Father has his eyes on your hearing aid, I am praying he puts your eyes on it!

Have a good night folks and  I will be back in the morning!

Hi - we are back late today from driving all over the state and visiting plus staying with our old friends.  They really needed to go OUT for dinner so we took them to a Chinese restaurant for early bird meal.  He needs a hip replacement but his heart and blood are in tough shape.  It is hard to see this happen. 

Before that, we had lunch with my twin 2nd. cousins & they are such a hoot since they often finish each other sentences.  They look alike except one limps from being shot in the knee in Korea.  The other twin just flew over Korea on a bomber.  That is the war no one remembers. 

My friend had baked some great cookies and while there we picked two huge oranges off the tree.  Dinner tonight was a cookie and half orange that was the sweetest and juiciest orange ever....we stopped at a flea market (no fleas there) and Don bought two belts and I bought two reading glasses for myself.  Big spenders.  Tomorrow morning is a big sale at church so we will go early & check it out then I had better get busy on seeing what groceries are on hand here. 

How devastating for all in these terrible tornadoes and other storms.  Prayers for all who are having drastic changes in life and loss of family and homes. 

Well, tomorrow morning I can assess any camages to the car because of the teriffic hailstorm this afternoon. There were funnel clouds all around, and several have been killed with others now homeless because of these storms.

Thankfully, I have an area in my apartment with no windows that is reasonably secure, so that's where I was.

Lots of news today - thanks to each of you who contribute to this wonderful forum.

Pat and Paul, I'll be assessing finances to determine the amount I can contribute toward maintaining this site.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

My dear ladies in TN  Ruth Ann and in IN. Etta Sue (and anyone else living in the area I have not meet) I pray you are well and safe we had some storms here. Hail large but, smaller than some reported took some pictures wil post on nature. My sister in Ohio had four tornadoes touch down within five miles of her home with 14 casualties .  Please take time to pray today.  It would be nice as a whole to pray all at once  so I am saying at 7 pm tonight I will be kneeling praying for our brothers and sisters. And our Nation and all of you If you have a certain prayer request you would like me to add.  Let me know before then. The time here now is 9:22 am.
   You don't have to join me but, it would be a wonderful feeling to know that all of CP was united at the sometime.  Many prayers Marlo

Hello I put pictures in the close ups they are very poor I had to take picture of the phone,  Sorry.

I am also sorry for my last post I don't want to pressure anyone into anything.  I will still be praying at seven.  God Bless you all and watch for my woodpecker.  I caught Him this morning.  I have edited or anything so I don't know what it looks like.  I am excited. 

Marlo, if the Lord nudges me at 7:00 p.m. EST tonight (and I'm sure He will), I'll be joining you.  I think that's a wonderful idea.

Our storm wasn't hurricane and hail, but snow and cold.  We were told earlier that it would be close to 50 and raining all day today but then the forecast changed.  Light rain showers which ended early and mid 30's to 40 for a high temperature.  Oh, well! 

I will be joining you as well Marlo  Wonderful idea.

We have a major snowstorm last night and today,  Wind snow and more snow.  That started on the 2nd, I wonder if that works as March coming in like a lion?  It sure is a lion, I woke up last night a couple of times with the wind blowing!.

Thank God, we have lovely weather today--always subject to change on short notice, but so nice while it lasts!  So sad the many areas of devastation from the weather.

Marlo, I am asking God to remind me about praying with you this evening.  Great idea!

Our carpenter says he will be bringing the big cabinets for our bathroom this afternoon, so I have some more things to move out of the way.  I will be so glad to get stuff back where it belongs!  Maybe in a few more days he will have the laundry room ones done, and that will be the end of this renovation! 

Carol, are you back home in Colorado, or did I misunderstand what you wrote?  Always good to read your posts.

I'm off to work on whatever needs it most!

I am okay.  The storms here only amounted to rain, high winds and some hail which I didn't see.  But a couple of small towns in southern Indiana are completely wiped out...no buildings without damage and some completely gone.  Last count last night was 13 fatalities and 17 spotted tornadoes in southern Indiana. 

Tony called me to make sure I was okay.  He works south of Indy so he was closer to the storms than I was.  I do think I saw one of my downspouts cross the road but that can be replaced!  I don't see anything white in the field across from me...it may be in Lapel by now!! 

Today is a do nothing day.  I do need to sweep up some kitty litter.  Wish I could train those girls to wipe their feet!!

Hi everyone.  It is a beautiful day with bright sunshine and seasonal temps after a very warm day yesterday and a very frightening night in the Atlanta area.  We came through the storms without problems and just had a lot of rain but didn't notice any undue wind or hail that plagued other areas around Atlanta.  Apparently a lot of the tornados they were tracking across the Atlanta suburbs didn't hit the ground as so far haven't heard of much damage or injuries or loss of life in the area.  This was certainly one gigantic storm across the county.  Yesterday afternoon my friend Rod and I went shopping for the new computer for our other friend who is suffering with the return of the cancer and has been pretty well house-bound for more than a month.  We found a Dell at Best Buy that appears to be a good computer and should serve them well.  I called him and offered to bring him the specs so they could study them overnight but he and his wife said they wouldn't know what they were looking at and just go ahead and buy the computer.  Rod is getting it all set up with the updates to Windows 7 and  getting the data from the old hard drive and then will take it to them and hook it up for them.  I just got home from a meeting and having lunch and that will be it for today. 

Does anyone remember the Watkins salesman that used to call at houses to sell things.  I thought the cases they had to display the products were the neatest things.  I guess Watkins products are still available but don't hear much about them.  My mother thought their vanilla was the absolute best.

Janet, this time next year your home repair project will be a thing of the past and you will be enjoying the finished product.  Can understand your frustration with the slow progress.  It does sound like you are happy with the quality of the work when you can get him there to work.

Judy, nice you could go with John to make his last delivery.  I bet his enjoyed having some company in the truck.

Janet, so sorry to hear you say you lost your hearing aid while walking.  My friend Rod is always forgetting to put his in his pocket when he comes to coffee or forgetting what pocket they are in.  The other day he was hunting for the second aid and it was in his ear.  I have never liked the smell of nail polish so can't imagine what a whole bunch of ladies using it at the same time will be like.  Hope you had a wonderful time.

Ruth Ann, I hope the damage from the hail isn't too severe on your car but better that than have damage to your apartment.  We apparently had some places around here that experienced baseball size hail during the storms last night.  Pat and I are talking about getting helmets to protect our heads in the event of a tornado.  We really have no place to go other than a closet next to the stairs.

Etta Sue, sure glad to see your posting and know you survived the night without major damage from the storm.  This may be a very tough spring for tornados.

It looks like I didn't post here yesterday.    Marlo I will be praying too.

I took Happy to the vet for his monthly check up yesterday to see if he had to continue with the anti-fungal med. Happy is doing well  and is in good health. I showed the Vet a lump on Happy's behind and found out is it a cancerous lump that will definitely have to come off, if it continues to grow he will not be able to go potty. so I have to come up with a total of $795. He will take half down and the rest in payments with collateral, the only thing I have for collateral is my mother's wedding ring and I do not want to part with that even though I would get it back.  I have put out a call for help on Facebook for his expenses as there is no way I can come up with that amount. All I can do is pray that God will send me an angel or several angels to help with expenses.  Keith is going to pay for my Train fare in July and probably some of the boarding fees for when we go on vacation in June.

Sorry to burden y'all with this, so thank you in advance for letting me talk about the financial problems in my life right. I've had one friend respond to my plea already with a small check and every little bit
helps.

Larry Walmart sells small bottles of the Watkins Vanilla, I remember the Watkins man, Jewel Tea and the fuller brush man coming to our house.

And the weather has done another flip-flop!  Sunny, mild and things are starting to melt.   

Thank you for agreeing to pray with me at 7 pm .  God says "Pray without ceasing and Ask and you shall receive."  I believe that with all my heart.    I posted my early morning bird on the wildlife forum .

Jeanee Lee no matter how focused my pictures are when I down load then here they become blurry and I still can not get into my gallery or the group gallery say"

Security Violation
The action you attempted is not permitted.

Back to the Gallery

I click on Gallery then it drops down click on your then it goes to the screen above .  Just don't know. 

I remember the Fuller Brush Man well.  A family member sold Fuller Brush between jobs and made quite a go of it.  I have a Fuller brush bath brush which was my MIL's  It is still in good shape. 

We have snow, wind, snow, wind, and more snow.  We aren't going anywhere today.  John feels like he is coming down with a cold.  He is using Cold FX today and hope that wards it off for him

Marilyn vet expenses are unbelievably high......Been there too.

Have a great day folks and let us count our blessings, we could have so much less..

Have been praying for everyone in tornado and storm areas. We've had very strong winds and wet heavy blowing snow here, and didn't have hydro for about 10 hours. The birds have been stocking up at the bird feeders, and we've been told not to go on the roads except in emergency. But it looks like it's clearing up. Amazing how beautiful it can look after the storms.
Marlo - I have been praying and will continue to do so. Thanks for the reminder. It's hard to imagine the types of storms you have in your areas when we are still in the middle of winter here.
Marilyn - I'm sorry your dog isn't doing well.
Larry - I remember the Watkins salesman too. And I can still remember the smell of the salve/ointment my mother used for any and every sore/cut/burn. I think the smell was supposed to cure us. The ointment worked well though.
Ruth Ann - I'm glad you are okay. Cars can be repaired and replaced.
Janet - My Dad read your book and was really blessed by it. I'm not sure when I'll get it back as he has already passed it on to my sister, and then wants to have me loan it to my aunt. Her daughter has MS, and has had it for about 30 years - they've had a difficult time with it, but her love for the Lord shines through everything.
Ken - Glad you're back, and that God gave you the words to say at the funeral. I  really enjoy your pictures on your blog.
We've been stripping wallpaper all day. My husband has been laid off, and is starting "early retirement" so we are doing some renovating. Some of the wallpaper was quite difficult to get off, but I think we have the worst off now.

Marlo:  I will have to check the time here vs. eastern time zone.  There is no daylight saving time in Arizona and it does get confusing.  No Spring ahead, Fall Back.  Whatever, I have been and will continue to keep the prayers. 

Ruth Ann:  Sorry that you had to go to your little shelter as it is a stressful time.  We all never forget stuffing the children and dog into a basement closet and I threw sleeping bags over them while windows were breaking upstairs.  Cannot imagine the severe storms that are happening now.  Do you have a little bag to grab and go?  I hope your favorite car is alright. 

Janet:  We are still in Arizona until the end of March and will return in time to celebrate my favorite time of Easter and Holy Week.  Meanwhile, lots of company continues to call here.  Sorry about your hearing aid being lost - I read Larry's note to you.  They are much too expensive.

Carol, 7:00 p.m. Eastern time will be 5:00 p.m. in Arizona.   

My poor husband is really feeling bad just now.  Our little dog loves to run circles around the car; we have been trying so hard to break her of that---but while I was at the care home visiting Beth, he went to the grocery store and when he came home, Blue did that and he hit her.  We don't know what injuries she has, nothing is obvious, but she is in pain.  Darrel thinks she is just bruised up.  I want him to take her to the vet and get her checked, but he says he doesn't think she's hurt that bad.  We are trying to figure out how to give her an aspirin for the pain.  Poor doggy.

Lon didn't bring the cabinets.     Now he says Monday.  Seems the varnish got tiny bubbles in it as it dried.

Betty, it is good to know the book is being enjoyed and is blessing people.  We hope it will sell well enough that we can donate funds for NF research.  Today, Beth got a note from the director of the senior center where I had the book signing this week.  It was a really nice note of thanks and encouragement.  I am saving all the cards, notes and letters she receives and will put them in a scrap book for her.

I do hope your car isn't damaged, Ruth Ann, but if so, better by far the car than you!  Hugs.

Larry, it is so nice of you and your friend to get another computer chosen and set up for your sick friend.  Being without a computer once you are used to having one is really frustrating!

I finally painted the inside of the front door today, been putting it off.  I had excuses, but finally decided, "Janet!  Just DO it!"  So I did.

Dirt and tumbleweeds are rolling across the Kansas prairie this afternoon. 

Janet no Asprin....Tylenol.  Half of a regular would likely be enough.

It is still snowing here.  Not likely our driveway will be cleaned out tonight.  Lloyd usually waits till the snow stops. ;( 

Gotta run eating late tonight, back tomorrow.

NO!! Tylenol it is toxic to dogs as it has acetaminophen  A baby aspiring is what the Vet told me.

Take her to the VET Please Janet!!!  It could be internal injuries. I know you don't want to watch her die before you eye because you didn't take her to the VET. Or to see her in pain.

Janet, I wish you'd put your website in your signature area.