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Nice to see all those who have been so far today.

Hope I have so many to read tonight when I get home.

I'm sitting here with my coat on typing this and Geordie is barking at the door as he loves to go to see "Roy" (Janice's dog).

Talk to you all later...

Love you all.

     A SONG OF PRAISE

     Thank you for the cross.
     the prise you paid for us,
     how you gave yourself
     so completely,
     precious Lord, Precious Lord,
     Now our sins are gone
     all forgiven,
     covered by your blood,
     all forgotten.
     thank you Lord, thank you Lord.

     O i love You Lord,
     really love you Lord,
     i will never understand
     why you love me.
     you're my deepest joy,
     you're my heart's delight,
     and the greatest thing of all,
     O Lord, i see:
     you deelight in me!

     For our healing there
     Lord you suffered,
     and to take our fear
     you poured out your love,
     precious Lord, precious Lord.
     Calvary's work is done,
     you have conquered,
     able now to save
     so completely,
     Thank you Lord, thank you Lord.

                                      Graham Kendrick (b. 1950)

That is beautiful, Ria.  Thank you for sharing that.

I am going to go for a few hours and hang with the family.  It is only 40 degrees but no wind.  So it is tolerable out.  We are going to play fisbee golf and the girls are going to find some eggs. 

I have spent the day reading through CP old messages, read testimonies and have looked at many of the photos on this website.  Thanks everyone for sharing your special moments, your lives and your families. 

Nothing much to talk about today.  I have done some laundry and when I went to get the paper, they left a paper for Ivalou also.  So I took it to her.  We had coffee and she said she needed to go to the grocery.  So we went together.  Of course, we ate lunch out and then grocery shopping. 

I saw my pc guru and told him about my microphone.  He said it sounded like I had it muted.  I checked when I got home and it wasn't muted.  Then I checked to make sure I had it plugged in the right spot.  I did.  Then I noticed that this mic had been fixed from Inky's chewing.  I took the tape off of it and checked out the connection and found that there is an insulated wire INSIDE the big insulated wire.  So I stripped both ends, twisted and taped the little wire and then twisted and taped the rest of the wire.  VOILA!!!!  I can record!!!!  It isn't as loud as I wish it was but I can record.  Now I can turn on Yahoo IM and 'talk' to Jerry's DIL in Italy!!!

Oops!  I said I didn't have much to say.....

I am praying that every one has a Happy Easter tomorrow.

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"The right temperature in a home is maintained by warm hearts, not by hot heads."

Bless the Lord O' my soul
And all that is within me;
Bless His holy Name.

For He hath done great things
He hath done great things
He hath done great things -
Bless His holy Name!

One of the great things our Lord has done is to indwell Larry Hanna.  And, through him, He has blessed his friend.  Bless His holy Name!

Etta Sue, our cat chewed up several things including putting teeth marks in the lower slats of our mini blinds at each of the windows.  You don't see it if you don't look but if we ever needed to sell the house we would have some repairing to do. 

He particularly likes to chew on plastic but isn't as bad as he used to be.  One time I had a set of earphones that had little buds at the end that fit in my ear.  I went to use them one day and he had chewed one of them off.  Needless to say I wasn't happy. 

I still try not to leave anything like that exposed.  When he wants my attention he starts to chew on the telephone cord on the fax machine behind my desk chair.  He knows I just hate that and will pay attention to him.

Marilyn, it is astonishing that no one has checked on your friend in 15 years.  Could it be that her memory has faded a bit?  If not, that is certainly sad.

I had requested the Book on CD for the new "Left Behind" series book called "Glorious Appearing" and have listened to the first disc.  I will listen more as I have the baseball game on TV this evening.  I have really enjoyed this series of books and hadn't realized there was going to be another in the series.

Alice Wyatt, it is good to see you drop in.  I hope you have a nice day tomorrow.

I have stayed in mostly today.  Early our daughter, Beth and her husband, James, went on a long bicycle ride.  They got here yesterday and will be with us until next Friday, the day before we leave to go home.

It has been another beautiful day here.  Tomorrow we will go to church and afterwards Beth and James are going to Tampa for a ball game.  We are eating out, probably at the Chinese restaurant.

Marilyn, it is ashamed that people, even neighbors, will neglect elderly helpless people.  Fortunately she is getting some help in that you through the agency you work for are giving her some service she needs.


1   When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body.
2   Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
3   and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"
4   But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.
5   As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6   "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
7   But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'"
8   Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9   When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
10   She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping.
11   When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
12   Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
13   These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
14   Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
15   He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
16   Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
17   And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18   they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
19   After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
20   Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
(NIV)

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Papa John, I got shivers all over as I was reading the portion of the Word you included here today.  Hallelujah!  What a Saviour!

Jane, I would not intentionally ignore anyone, but I know I have been guilty of doing that to many.  It is just that I don't always have something to say to each person, or else not enough time.  If I have hurt you, I sincerely apologize.  I hope you will keep us updated on your dear Bryan, as we pray for our troops.

Soni.......... Thanks!  I love you, too!

Gareth, I am SO glad you included the following verse, beginning with BUT...........in your space.  Far too many people quote "eye hath not seen and ear hath not heard what God hath prepared for them who love Him."  and they stop there.........BUT (the next verse tells us) He hath revealed them to us by His Spirit!  That is exciting to me!

Marilyn, I know there must be so many lonely elderly people living alone with no loved ones close by to visit or to help them.  And what you do is a ministry of helps to them.  God bless you.

I went to the home where my Mom lives last night and attended the Easter Pageant.  It was quite good.  A friend was telling me to day about attending a "Living Last Supper" last night.  It sounded very interesting, and is something I hadn't heard of before today.

I have been away from home since 7:30 this morning at my painting meeting, and need to get some things done now.  I hope we make the 90 post Pat wants to see, but I know we all do have many things requiring our time.

I was happy to see Jerry posting yesterday, and also Trisha.  Neither of them pops in often.

Larry, what a treasure you are, and I know your friend is touched by your caring and help.  God bless you, dear brother.  And I know you will be rewarded, and also that being rewarded is the last thing on your mind when doing a good thing for your friend.

Hey, Zachery---is that YOUR website, or someone else's that you are enjoying?

I will talk to all of you later.

This morning while I had all the furniture moved around in my bedroom cleaning my phone rang and it was my friend willa calling to see where I was.

Today was work day at the church and I had told her would be there by 10 am, well the call was at 10:45., ou noever saw anyone fininsh moving the furniturfe and vacuuuming so fast.

I got over tothe church and helped for awhile until the rest of the work was things the men were doing and I came home. Washed my car then.

It is 73 * here today and a beautiful spring day. I love it.

Victor Oliver ges back to court on april 19th. Please keep him in prayer and I will see if I can find the thread he is in.

ps The prayer thread is no longer there.

TTYL

Easter Funnies
One Easter Sunday morning as the minister was preaching the children's sermon, he reached into his bag of props and pulled out an egg. He pointed at the egg and asked the children, "What's in Here?" "I know" a little boy exclaimed....."Pantyhose!"


THE TITHING
A little boy in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed around the offering plates.

When they came near his pew, the boy said loudly, "Don't pay for me Daddy. I'm under five!"


THE BLESSING
The Sunday School teacher asked, "Now, Johnny, tell me, did you say prayers before eating the Easter meal?"

"No sir," he replied, "We don't have to. My mom is a good cook!"

Happy Anniversary CP!

Pat, thank you for all the hard work you have put into the site.

I haven't been posting much this past while but I have been coming in daily and reading and taking a blessing from all that is here.

I have enjoyed the music that you posted yesterday Pat, and have the radio station on now.  It is so relaxing.  I have now bookmarked it.

I was out today from 9 am.  I spent a most relaxing afternoon sitting outside and doing some cross-stitching with a coffee while my partner chatted with some friends at a coffee shop.  3 hours later we returned home.

Have a blessed Easter Everyone!

Etta Sue, I can feel your joy at having your microphone working!  I well remember my frustration in January trying to get mine set up with my Webcam!

Quote from: Janet on April 10, 2004, 06:32:40 PM

Jane, I would not intentionally ignore anyone, but I know I have been guilty of doing that to many.  It is just that I don't always have something to say to each person, or else not enough time.  If I have hurt you, I sincerely apologize.  I hope you will keep us updated on your dear Bryan, as we pray for our troops.

No, no, no ... You have NOT "hurt" me!  None of you have!  I completely understand about not being able to recognize each person who posts here.  In fact, that is what I was trying to say: I am always here, just not posting, because (1) I have nothing important to say and (2) I don't have time to try to respond to everyone even though I have lots to say to each one (I nod and smile and shed tears--whatever is appropriate--to every word, though).    And, (3) by the time I get here and read what you've been talking about, it's way too late to make a comment anyway!   

I will try to keep y'all updated on Bryan in the prayer requests. 

Some friends came by this morning to take me along with them as they made the rounds of the Thrift Stores, Dollar Tree, and Grocery Outlet.  (The same ones who took me to the musical/drama presentation at their church last night.)  I really appreciate the opportunity to get out, and to get some shopping done since I can't drive myself just yet.  As Marilyn already said: it has been really warm here on the coast today -- HOT for Coos Bay, in fact! -- that's a good thing because I won't be needing anyone to bring wood in for my stove!   

Others are coming next week to help with stuff around the house.  They say I have to learn to accept help and stop being so independent!     I've heard "Don't rob us of a blessing" several times, so I guess I'd best settle down and learn to be waited on for a while.

Another board member is coming by in the morning to take me to church.  I have the bulletins ready but couldn't get them to the church today.  Rose always goes really early because she has to get the music ready, so that will be just fine for me.    Everything is working out just right!

I took a shower and shampooed yesterday so I could see how long it takes ... I need to time things a bit slower and I want to be ready when Rose gets here.

Jane I enjoy reading your posts as well

Ria: A lovely reading

Zac: Do not forget to return OK

Sue: Frustrated with your webcam, you were close to exploding

Pat: Keep up the good work.

Marilyn:  Praise the Lord the Tobacco is gone.



Ruth

Hi, friends, I'm listing to the christian radio station, also. WONDERFUL! Right now a song I have played many times for offertory is being played - To God Be The Glory, Great Things He Has Done and arranged as a medley with Great Is His Faithfulness.

By the way, we've been discussing the song by Andre Crouch. I hope it will be sung at my funeral. No, not for me but for God to be glorified.

Y'all have a wonderful evening.

Ruth Ann

Hello to all of you!  I'm really tired!  We went to a "fly-in" at the Gatlinburg, TN airport today of World War IIish airplanes.  Karma has already slipped off to bed !!!! and Travis is snoozing soundly, too, so I guess I better join the fun.

Tremendous disappointment to find early this morning that the DSL connection that we had so longed for, finally been told we were eligible for, and tried to connect is just not going to work.  Something about being more than 18000 feet from some electronic device or other.  Oh, well.  It would be SO helpful to have a connection that is faster than dialup, but I guess that's what I get for living where I do.  Maybe someday, I don't know.  We were so excited

Then I wasted a roll of film at the airport because the film door on my poor old beat up Vivitar didn't properly latch, and that took a lot of wind out of my sails.  So, I've resolved to sell the lenses I have for it, pick up my poor little old 1.2 MP digital, and just ignore the fact that I can't do most of the things I really like to do with it. 

Then I read through CP and realize I'm not near the contributor that most of you are.  Seems like I never have time to participate more than saying "hello", and I guess that looks kinda goofy compared to the encouragement and enlightenment that so many of you offer. 

But, I REALLY appreciate you guys.  I don't know how to go through and list all of you by name and say what I like, but I consider all of you to be some of my best friends in the world, much like a really close Sunday School class.  I know we don't all agree, but I honestly feel like there is some of the same unity that brought the Apostles to the Upper Room.  Those guys didn't know all the doctrinal issues, that wasn't the most important thing.  What was?  POWER!  I could have every doctrine there is in absolute, penultimate agreement with the word of God and still be absolutely void of power.  What is power?  The Holy Spirit, living IN me and THROUGH me!  I'm not talking about how I express my love for Jesus, I'm talking about the POWER that comes through being TOTALLY subject to the will of God. 

That's what I think CP is and can be.  We don't all see the issues the same way, but we want this site to be an outreach for God, however He sees fit to use it.  Whether it's to TEACH somebody something that they don't understand, or allow an inquisitive mind to question the "why" of Christianity, or just to have simply SILLY fellowship that makes us love each other, God is using this site.

While I know some prefer the NEM be a "serious" Bible study area, that's not my personal preference.  It MAY be God's direction, but I'm not going to impose anything one way or another.  There are days when the Holy Spirit KNOWS we need something silly, so He leads it that way.  Then, other days, we need to be serious for some reason, and He leads that way.  Amazing, huh!

Just my thoughts about what CP is. 

Just another thought... I know Jesus rose from the grave, but I sometimes feel guilty of worshipping the empty tomb more than I worship the Risen Savior...  something to think about.

One of these days I'll learn not to ever skip a day coming here.       After a full week of work, which I'm really not used to any more, I was so tired last night that I just went to bed early without even turning on the computer.  So of course I missed out on our first anniversary.      But I read every post and enjoyed all the reminiscing!   

Pat and I go back to the early days of SeniorNet - 1996?  Could it be 8 years?  Doesn't seem possible - maybe I've got that date wrong.    So when the original Christian Photographers opened up she invited me to join - which I did.  Then she let me know about this site and here I've been ever since.

Thursday Gene had his appointment with the cardiologist and is doing fine - back to 6 month visits instead of 3 months.  This coming Wednesday we're supposed to go to the VA clinic for his regular checkup. 

We have tulip shoots up about 2 inches!

Quote from: Jeanne Lee on April 10, 2004, 10:55:44 PM
Thursday Gene had his appointment with the cardiologist and is doing fine - back to 6 month visits instead of 3 months.  This coming Wednesday we're supposed to go to the VA clinic for his regular checkup. 

We have tulip shoots up about 2 inches!

Wooohooo...that is great news about Gene!

Awesome, we have tulips coming up here too.

Quote from: nards656 on April 10, 2004, 10:25:41 PM

Just another thought... I know Jesus rose from the grave, but I sometimes feel guilty of worshipping the empty tomb more than I worship the Risen Savior...  something to think about.

That is something to think about.  Thanks.

Sorry you had such a bad day. 

Pat will be happy that we all behaved in here today. 

Not as many post as she would like though. 

We have been goofing around all day.  Kind of doing pretty much nothing to important.  We are getting ready to go to bed and wanted to say goodnight to everyone. 

Daughter of jour­nal­ist and pol­i­ti­cian Ben­ja­min Flow­er, she mar­ried Wil­liam Bridges Adams in 1834. She had hoped to be an ac­tress, but God had other plans for her. Her stage ca­reer was cut short by poor health (though she did get to play Lady Macbeth in 1837), so she turned to writ­ing. Her works in­clude ma­ny mag­a­zine ar­ti­cles; a po­em about ear­ly Christian mar­tyrs called Vi­via Per­petua (1841); The Flock at the Foun­tain (1845), a child­ren's cat­e­chism; and 13 en­tries in Hymns and An­thems, pub­lished in 1841 by min­is­ter Wil­liam Johnson Fox. Adams at­tended Fox's South Place Un­i­tar­i­an Church, Fins­bury, Lon­don.

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Hi Folks...

Not that long home.  I'll read the posts tomorrow. 

Here's a link to tomorrow's topic.  I pray that you'll have a blessed Easter Sunday.

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