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hey ya'll agian.
school got called at 1 b/c of snow and wind. mainly wind right now but they say the snow is supposed to get way worse and with the winds we have today it's supposed to be blizzard like Pat when i was really little i loved the snow. the blizzard of 1998 i think was a lot of fun we had really high snow drifts and i enjoyed it until my brother kept pushing me into them and i fell through to where you couldn't see me! bad experiences means no like snow!well i am going to get off of my computer and enjoy something else like studying for chemistry (can anyone really enjoy that!?)
TTYL
Sarah

Hello Sarah,My word you are posting a lot today....and me.
I don't like snow, but we have lots of rain at the moment and strong winds.
Hope you do well in the exams, all this studying.
Speak again,
Jenny.

My dear Ria, join the Baptist church fellowship and forget all the disruption around you, you just go to worship our wonderful God, and to sing His praises, and the Baptists are usually great singers.

http://members.aol.com/alshymns/godsmusic.htm

Thank you Iain for your devotional....It has meant a lot to me.   It is true, sometimes we forget we have a loving Heavenly Father who knows all about us and our problems and has an answer for them.

God Bless



Ruthie

I love to read about the history of various hymns.  Here's the history of the above hymn...



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.

Thanks Pat!  That was an interesting story.  

My agenda for the day:

1) Finish the cake!  

2) Make ornaments with Chandraya.

3) Take kids out to play in the snow if not to cold.
(I don't think I will get this done today.  It is already getting dark.  We spent most our free time on the ornaments.  Oh well, that was fun!)

I am taking an hour break and then I have to get to running again.  

So how is everyone doing?
Got any good news?

Soni

Hi Everyone

I had a great day yesterday for my 40th birthday.  I got to work and found that my day had continued.  My supervisor had stayed late Friday evening and put up a banner that said 'HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY' on the window above my work station.  She also purchased a mug for me.  Of course with a banner like that no-one in the office missed wishing me a great day.  I came home with a smile on my face!

Sonja, it was so nice to read that you got up this morning and felt great.  Let's hope that tomorrow is the same and the tomorrow after that and.....etc....

Time to get going for now.  I'm out for the evening and won't be back until late.  Have a great night everyone!

Well, what great days both you, Sonja and you, Sue have had today!  

Glad you got 2/3 of your list done, Sonja!  LOL

The ferries are operating again in BC. That was good news this week, Sonja.  It causes terrible problems on the island when we are held prisoner.  

Thanks Pat and Iain for the devotionals.  I didn't realize that Mrs. Oswald Chambers actually wrote the books.  Makes one wonder how much credit should have gone to her.  It is difficult to express another's thoughts with such clarity.  She must have been truly inspired by God.

Iain, your words certainly made an impact on this person.  The question, 'What is uppermost in our minds today?' has given me lots to think about.  One of the things is that I want to be a blessing in the lives of people who come my way.  Gratitude is another.  Gratitude to the Lord.  Gratitude to my little daughter and her husband, who are working so hard to provide a comfortable place for me to live, and making the space in their hearts as well as their home.  Simply put, to be more worthy of the blessings and love that God has sent my way.

Ria, I agree with Chris.  Have been in churches that are filled with trouble and concluded that one must look to Jesus, not people or churches.  Churches are made up of people.....So much is missing from the teaching in our churches.  We have to find our own truth, not from the words of others, but from the words of God.  Philosophy of mind and logic is so popular today in our churches.  The emphasis should be on Jesus, not on self.

Enough!  This has been a day of shivers and chills.  Was out in the rain to much yesterday.  It is making me talk too much.  

Don't care for snow either Sarah!  It sure is pretty....but soooo cold!!

God Bless.

You hit it right on, Chris - I was being an Aussie.  Sorry about that.  I think of those people over on the penal colony as Brits.

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Pat, this proves that I am still lurking and was surprised to see the "Guess Who."  We made that picture last night as we were leaving for our small group meeting.   We filled up 65 bags with toys and presents to take to an underprivileged pre-school.  Afterwards we had dinner together.

Gal 6:9-10  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.  (NIV)

--- Papa John              <)))><<

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Ohhhh, it's so good to see you Papa John!  I put that in just at the right time then, eh?

The verse you used sure suits what you did last night. What a job!  But what happy people will receive those boxes and bags.  

Thanks for checking in Papa John.  I pray for you daily.

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(This should make Jeanne Lee happy while she's not helping everyone with their Web Pages!   )

Oh, goody!  Now I have another excuse for letting the housework go.  

Oh, OK.  I'll check everything else out first and only do the puzzles if there's any time left.  

We had about 16 inches of snow again yesterday and last night.  I got ready early this morning for work, bundled up real good and was just starting out the door to clean a path to the car, clean the car off and leave for work when I discovered one neighbor cleaning off the back porch, another doing the front porch and a third snowblowing the driveway and walk.  Then they even cleaned the car off for me.  There are advantages to being "the old folks on the block".  

Tomorrow Gene has appointments at two different places for pre-op procedures for his cataract surgery next month.  I'll be going with him because we have no idea whether or not he'll have drops and not be able to drive.  And I sure don't want him stuck in Glens Falls while anything of that sort wears off!  

I put on the tea kettle and sat down at the computer and almost forgot about my water for my tea about half of the water had boiled away.    

Good song Pat, yes God is so good.

Hi Jeanne ooooh it's cold in  so many of our  peoples parts, SNOW yuck.

Yes, Marilyn.......snow, yuck.  Really, I don't mind the snow, but ours today was going sideways!  Very hard wind, and really cold.  The only time I stuck my nose out the door was this morning when I went swimming, and the snow hadn't yet started then.

PAPA JOHN!!  How nice to see you today!  We do miss your uplifting posts when you aren't here, and are so glad you're able to be up and about, doing good works and speaking encouraging words again.  You're such a blessing!

Sonja, I got about 2/3 of my list accomplished, too.  The frames came, and I got those all assembled, glass cut, and things all put together.  It took most of the afternoon, and I am so happy to have it done.

I need to write a couple of letters, and then can get more cards mailed out tomorrow.

Talk later!

Here's a terrific jigsaw puzzle...


http://christianphotographers.com/yabbse/index.php?board=31;action=display;threadid=1966

This story touched my heart.  What a difference a little kindness can make in the life of a child!

AM I A CHILDREN?
By Roger Dean Kiser

I was very excited and I was smiling from ear to ear. It was
several days before Christmas, and all of us children from
the Children's Home Society Orphanage had been loaded in
several large buses. We were being taken to the Mayflower
Hotel in downtown Jacksonville, Florida to attend a Christmas
party for under-privileged kids.

We stood behind our assigned seats until the man on the
stage said a prayer. Then he told everyone to sit down.
Within minutes, we were served a meal which was fit for a
king. We were served our meals on glass plates, plates filled
with large pieces of meat and lots of green vegetables. There
were two, big, puffy rolls, with real butter, on a small dish
beside every plate. I ate until I could eat no more. I remember
thinking how nice it would be to eat that kind of food everyday.
How wonderful it would be to go to bed at night without my
stomach hurting.

As we ate, there were people performing some type of a
Christmas Play up on the large platform. All at once the
lights dimmed, and everyone became quiet. When the lights
were turned back up, Santa Claus came walking out onto the
stage. The kids went wild with excitement. Everyone began
clapping their hands and yelling as loud as they could. I,
too, was excited inside, but I knew better than to yell out
loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron,
sat only three seats from me. She had made it very clear to
everyone that we were to conduct ourselves in "a proper
manner," and that there was to be "no yelling or screaming."
So I just sat there with my hands underneath my legs, but I
sure wanted to yell out 'cause I was real happy inside.

One orphanage at a time was led up onto the stage, and each
kid was handed a gift by Santa Clause himself. "Please let me
get a large gift." I kept saying to myself.

As the line became shorter and shorter, my turn finally came.
Santa looked at me. He smiled, then he winked at me. Then he
reached over and handed me a large box that had two gold
ribbons on it. As I leaned to take the box, I tripped and
fell to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.

"Move it along Kiser," yelled out Mrs. Winters.

I was now leaning against Santa Claus's leg, and I was looking
directly into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine!

"Can I hug you Santa?" I asked him. The next thing I knew, Mrs.
Winters had snatched me up by my shirt collar and was pulling me
away from the line of children. Santa stood up, raised his hand
into the air and yelled out, "MA'AM, PLEASE! THESE ARE LITTLE
CHILDREN!"

Mrs. Winters never even looked back. She just kept on walking
and pushing me down the stairs wthat led back into the eating
area. I sat down in my chair and just sat there crying. Once in
a while, I would look up at the stage to see if my gift was
still sitting by Santa Claus.

When the party was over, we kids were herded back to our busses.
We all lined up waiting to board.

"HO, HO, HO!" I heard coming from behind me.

As I turned around, there stood Santa Claus holding my large box.
He sat the box down on the ground beside me. Then he knelt down
and hugged my neck as hard as he could.

"Am I a children?" I whispered to him.

"You're a good children." He said, as he let go of my neck.

When I looked up into his face I saw something that no one else
in the world has ever seen. I saw that Santa himself had been
crying.

Stories from The Life and Times of Roger Dean Kiser
http://www.rogerdeankiser.com
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Ohhhh, Janet!  

Aw, now you've gone and almost made me cry....

Hello, everyone.  Sorry for my scarceness lately.  I have been incredibly tied up at work and simply have not had a chance to check and post.  After all, I am supposed to work while I'm at work!!

I think Karma has some things to do on the computer now, so I'll let her have at it.  

Hope everyone has a good night!  Jeanne Lee, you keep all that snow up there, you hear me??'

I'm convinced that we Southerners simply don't have a clue as to what real snow is.  

Ria..........

Our Lord doesn't ask us to be "Discerning", he commands it.  I agree whole heartedly with Chris and Liz.  Our Lord listens carefully, and writes down everytime man "Murmurs" against his brother.  I'm not a Baptist, but I attend a Baptist church because the pastor meets the two qualifications we ask of a pastor.  #1, he teaches the Word as God wrote it, and #2, he is loving.  You didn't ask, but I'll tell you what I am.  I'm a Christian.

Marilyn............

You wrote:  "it's cold in  so many of our  peoples parts,"

Not true Marilyn, not true at all.  Our wood stove and insert stoves are aglow, it's 72 degrees in our house and my toes, feet, legs, back, arms and hands (My parts)  :)are nice and warm.

Whaaaa..<sniffle sniffle>  That was a wonderful story, Janet.  It is sad how some kids are treated.  I pray that the children today will see the love of JESUS from the hatred around them.

I did!  

QuoteBy Papa John~Gal 6:9-10  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.  (NIV)

Thanks for the verse.  This is a good one around Christmas time.  

Glad to see you posting!  

I do understand that this is a busy time of the year.  My husband isn't even home yet.  But it won't last to much longer and things will go back to normal.