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Morning Devotional...




The Lord is at hand.                 Philippians 4:5


A young brother was sitting dejected at his desk when an older brother walked into the office and, seeing his drooped head, called across the office, "Cheer up, brother, the Lord's coming!"

What a wonderful biblical response!

In light of His return, Paul tells us to comfort one another with these very words (1 Thess. 4:18).

This hope ought to cheer us up, too. He is coming personally and His coming is imminent. It is a glorious hope for it lifts our hearts and souls toward heaven.

Perhaps He will come today.
--James Comte

 ;D
*hugs*
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday!!  I am now a legal adult.   :o  
*is very scared*

Sorry I haven't been around for awhile, but school work and stuff has just been taking over.   :(

Thanks again and God bless!
~Ami~

GOOD MORNING  11.20 AM in HOLLAND

PAT thank you for the devotional this morning i think there is a lot snow where you live is that also in the rest of Canada and America???

NO in Holland it is dry but cold.

But where is everyown yesterday not a lot pages and this morning also not a lot people are you in Canada and America all go early to bed??
I also not late but i can not sleep at 1.00AM i was again downstairs and i have taken a look on CP.
But not a lot online.

RUTHIE i take your advice and it is working i use a lot yogurt now i have a little bit pain in my stomach. But i wait with my new medicines they i today get till my stomach is allright.

How thankfull we can be we have
a Saviour who understands and cares!
                                                Richard de Haan

God understands your heartache,
He knows the bitter pain;
O trust Him in the darkness,
You cannot trust in vain.
                                          Smith

I wish you all a Blessed day
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I am up pretty early.  Lila Mae had a bad dream or something.  She kept saying there was a baby outside.

Karma~have fun with that little guy swimming today.
How fun!

Troy is going to Scottsbluff, Nebraska today to swim.  He will be home tomorrow night.  

Zachery and I have a busy day.  He needs to get more blood work done and make an appointment to get another remicade infussion done. We skipped the last one because of the flu going around.

Thanks for the devotion, Pat! Short but sweet!
How are you feeling today?   I sure miss seeing your post.  

Am I the only one that is a little afraid at the thought of Jesus coming?  I guess I am afraid of the things that will happen and people who will die.  :'(  

Ria~I also buy acidopholis from the health store for stomach pain and canker sores in the mouth.  Zachery gets them alot because of his disease.  It really works.  I hope you stomach feels better quickly.  You are in my prayers. (((hug)))

I better get going.  I'll be back later.  

Soni

I am just popping in to say Hello.
The sky this day is overcast and we have frost and early on it was so foggy with those awful fumes from the main road.

The Weather forecast for England next week is severe, seems those icy conditions are coming over from Canada.  Thanks folks.

The Lord gave me a chorus to sing today, to lift my spirits..

"We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour's love."

Soni

We do have "An Anchor"...tell others about Him as often as you can.

I buy 100 Christian tracts for £1 from a local Christian company. I give these out to people on my "scooter" travels...just an idea.  

Gosh, your daughter might be prophetic...Ha Ha!  ;)

Jenny  :-*

Good idea, Jenny!  

Quoteby Jenny~Gosh, your daughter might be prophetic...Ha Ha!

hahhahaa...

No scootering for you today.  To cold and icey.

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Soni..

Too true!

I love you little sister.

QuoteBy Ami Yuy~*is very scared*

It is scarey.  I was the same way.  I really didn't want to be an adult, to much resposibility.  :-\
Just stay on the right track and you will do great.   ;D

Happy Belated Birthday!

Well at least I'm the first of the West Coast crowd!  Hi Jenny/Soni/Ami Yui.  Maybe Lila Mae is thinking of Bob Hope's song, "Baby, it's cold outside!"
Ami - I like the Scripture that says, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him."  The reason I like that particular Scripture is another promise of our Lord, Who said, "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."  Hang on to Him.  He won't let go of you.  He's the One Who's moving you to trust Him.

QuoteBy Al Moak~Maybe Lila Mae is thinking of Bob Hope's song, "Baby, it's cold outside!"

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You crack me up, Al!  ;D

Janet ~ What a scare!  But I am so glad you are diving....and pictures, too, Right!!!

Larry ~ Nope, I wasn't aware I could export my Address Book to a file or my Favorites!  Now I find out!!!!!  I have all the addresses back in the address book and now I am working on my favorites.  I put all the URL's in WORD and now I click on the URL in WORD.  Then when it opens on IE, I put it in my favorites again.  As for the fonts, I am thinking that I can use my old tower and Jerry's external hard drive...or Keving mentioned I could put my old hard drive in my new tower.  But I don't know if I want to do that since I was having problems with some files on it.  Oh, well!

Hi, Papa John!  Good to see you posting!  Always good to see a post from you.

Ivalou and I are going out for lunch and then to WalMart.  Gosh, Marilyn.  We probably have 7-8 WalMart within 25 miles radius of us.  Two huge Super WalMarts that I know of.

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"The end is not near...you must learn to cope."

Good Morning Yippee I am traveling 70 miles to Crescent City to go to Walmart this morning. I sure do miss going to Walmart so I better make this trip worth my while.  ;D

Here I am AL another checking one in from the  North Coast.

Jenny you stay inside you hear me. Keep warm and drink lots of hot tea.

Soni I still pray for Zachery, you hang in there little brother.

Well I am going to check the other folders and read my email

Tata TTYL

Hi Everyone!

It's mid-morning here and I have to get out and shovel more snow in case I must get out with my car.  Right now I couldn't move out of my drive.

Quote from: Ami Yuy on January 23, 2004, 02:44:50 AM
;D
*hugs*
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday!!  I am now a legal adult.   :o  
*is very scared*

Sorry I haven't been around for awhile, but school work and stuff has just been taking over.   :(

Thanks again and God bless!
~Ami~

Ami, it was so nice to see you post.  We have a lot of fun in here and also I think we learn a lot too from God's Word so I hope that you stop in more often.  I hope you had a wonderful birthday.  See you soon.

I Love your profile photo!  Nice!


RIA...

Quotei think there is a lot snow where you live is that also in the rest of Canada and America???

In some parts of the country there is lots of snow.  Actually, our worst part of the winter is still to come.  February and March can be really awful with storms here but some years we get off easy with little or none.


Ria, thanks for this.  I like this hymn and I must look up the whole of it.  It's so true that God understands everything about us.

Quote from: Sonifo on January 23, 2004, 07:09:41 AM

Troy is going to Scottsbluff, Nebraska today to swim.  He will be home tomorrow night.  

Zachery and I have a busy day.  He needs to get more blood work done and make an appointment to get another remicade infussion done. We skipped the last one because of the flu going around.

Thanks for the devotion, Pat! Short but sweet!
How are you feeling today?   I sure miss seeing your post.  

Am I the only one that is a little afraid at the thought of Jesus coming?  I guess I am afraid of the things that will happen and people who will die.  :'(  

Hi Soni...  I will be anxiously waiting to hear how Troy does with his swimming.  I think that this is such a healthy sport.

I will be praying for Zachery too as he has his remicade.  How long does it take for the treatment and do you think it's helping?

Soni, I am waiting for the Lord's coming and I'm not even the least bit concerned about it.  He knows when this will be and we don't but you can be sure that it will be in His own perfect timing.   I know that when He does come, we won't have time to think about anything except for worshipping Him.  Praise the Lord!

Quote from: Jenny on January 23, 2004, 07:53:02 AM
I am just popping in to say Hello.
The sky this day is overcast and we have frost and early on it was so foggy with those awful fumes from the main road.

The Weather forecast for England next week is severe, seems those icy conditions are coming over from Canada.  Thanks folks.

Oh, Jenny, what a wonderful time for you to just stay inside and do some crafts and read the Word.  Please don't go out on the frosty pathways!



I'll go and read more posts...  

But first, a cup of coffee!

Hi everyone.  I have had a very busy morning as I left the house at 6 am to go do my walking at the "Y".  Came home and accompanied my daughter to the car repair place again and then brought here home.  Then I went to the Friday morning men's coffee at the senior center and finally drove up to my health provider's office to have blood drawn for a routine blood test.  I got home about 10 am and must admit I am tired and doubt that I accomplish much the rest of the day.  It is sunny but very chilly there this morning.  

Pat, I saw your posting on the other site that you were pretty much snowed in and I sure hope you wait for someone to come and clear it for you as you certainly shouldn't be scooping snow.

I want to extend my welcome to mistohanson and also to say happy birthday to Amy.  

Etta Sue, if you can still use your old computer and have access to an external hard drive you should be able to copy the font files and any others you want and then just move them over to your new computer.  I think Kevin had a good idea of using your old hard drive as a second hard drive even if you reformatted it after copying off the files you want on your new computer.  

Sonja, does Troy watch a lot of the shows on the Food Network?  They have some really great cooking shows.  I don't cook but enjoy watching those programs.  I think it would take a great amount of energy to be a chef.

Marilyn, nice to hear you enjoy going to Wal-Mart.  I must admit is always dread having to go there as the stores are so large and there are so many shoppers.  However, you can usually find what you are seeking there.  Sure you will enjoy the day out.

Jenny, it seems that you all have had a really cold winter so far.  Glad you can stay in where it is warm.  

Ria, glad to see you are feeling somewhat better.  Sure glad I don't have to eat yogurt as just dislike the taste and the texture very much.

Karma, I am sure the graduation is something a lot of folks have been anticipating and are happy to see the day arrive.  It is nice that you are having a specail ceremony for these folks as it is indeed an accomplishment.


Jeanne, sure glad you had the ABS brakes to help you with the slippery roads.  How is the home page for your town progressing?


Boots, thanks for the information on BSF study groups.  I did look at the website yesterday and saw that it was a group meeting type of study and not available on the Internet.  

Joyce, Papa John, and Chris good to see you posting.  Hope I haven't left anyone out who has posted since I last did yesterday and if I did it wasn't intentional.

One last note, our church has finally gotten an interim senior pastor to lead us.  We have been without a senior pastor for about 6 months.  In the Presbyterian Church when a senior pastor leaves they always have an interim pastor serve the church for a period of time as a transition before a new permanent pastor is chosen.  Sometimes it can be a year or more in the process.  We were saddened to learn this week that the founding minister of our congregation had died of a heart blockage.  He was 84 years old and had been a guest in our pulpit only a few weeks ago.  He had also lost his first wife 2 or 3 years ago and had just remarried about 3 months ago.

Just a little prayer request to Keep us in prayer for a safe trip today. Gilbert tells me that is can be a dangerous trip this time of year. Al knows the road  and I haven't traveled that way since I was 15 many moons ago. The road was only 2 lanes back then. It is my Pastor's family I am traveling with, Mother, sister, and neice.

TTYL

Hi Pat

Tea for me please...two cups!

No I didn't go out on the pathways. I've been doing a few bits and pieces indoors., washed some undies etc., and tidied up the bedrooms.

Oh guess what?  I was telling Christopher how lovely it was to go to bed in the village when I was younger.  Even though it was so cold, we had feather beds and large earthenware jars filled with hot water to keep us warm. We had gas lighting, but we sweated in our beds!...well now I have had a lovely surprise, I saw a Feather-mattress cover in the Index catalogue, 1", "2, 3" depths. Yes, you guessed it, Jenny has ordered a 3" deep one for herself! It should be here for next week.  

If I disappear during the cold spell, look for me in the "feathers"...Ha Ha!

Thanks for having me Pat.  I am off to get a nice pot of tea on the brew.

Also I am quite happy here today with my rug making and a couple of good books to read which our Iain recommended...

Iain,dear brother, I am praying for you. "Peace,Be Still."

Quote from: Al Moak on January 23, 2004, 09:26:48 AM
Well at least I'm the first of the West Coast crowd!  Hi Jenny/Soni/Ami Yui.  Maybe Lila Mae is thinking of Bob Hope's song, "Baby, it's cold outside!"
Ami - I like the Scripture that says, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him."  The reason I like that particular Scripture is another promise of our Lord, Who said, "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."  Hang on to Him.  He won't let go of you.  He's the One Who's moving you to trust Him.

What wonderful advice for our Ami, Al Moak.  And I received a blessing from it as well.  It's good to see you posting here in New Every Morning.  I sure miss you and Iain when you don't. :'(

Quote from: Jenny on January 23, 2004, 07:53:02 AM


The Lord gave me a chorus to sing today, to lift my spirits..

"We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour's love."

That's a wonderful hymn, Jenny and I must look to see if we have it in our files.  If so, I'll post it.

Quote from: Etta Sue on January 23, 2004, 10:27:21 AM
Janet ~ What a scare!  But I am so glad you are diving....and pictures, too, Right!!!

Etta Sue, thanks for saying that.  Somehow I had missed Janet's whole post and didn't see how close to danger she was! :o  Oh, I'll be happy to see her home safely this weekend and how I look forward to her photos!

Quote from: Marilyn Fisher on January 23, 2004, 10:29:45 AM
Good Morning Yippee I am traveling 70 miles to Crescent City to go to Walmart this morning. I sure do miss going to Walmart so I better make this trip worth my while.  ;D

Marilyn, we don't have a Walmart either here in Guelph.  They own some property and have done so for 11 years but the city council is blocking them from building.  I will be happy when we have one here as right now we travel to another city as well but it's sure not as far as you have to go!  :o


Larry, good to see you my friend.  You rest today if you're tired.  I will go out and shovel a bit.  I just won't overdo it.

Pat

My Helen tells me she has been popping in  here secretly.  She is a non-sleeper. I have suggested she introduce herself and she says she may do that. I explained there will always be someone here to talk to during the night watch.

Oh Yes please Pat.  I would like that...Hope "My Anchor Holds"

I will pop in and see later. O.K?

Jenny

QuoteBy Larry~~Sonja, does Troy watch a lot of the shows on the Food Network?  They have some really great cooking shows.  I don't cook but enjoy watching those programs.  I think it would take a great amount of energy to be a chef.

Yes Larry, we did watch the food network when we had cable tv.  That was our favorite thing to do.  Our favorite cook of all times is Emeral Lugausie (sp).
We want to meet him some day.

Yesterday he made some scrambled eggs and used a mixture of different spices and sauces.   It smelled soooo good.  He said it was good.  I didn't get any.  :(

He also made up his own seasoning to go over deer steak.  He mixed flour and his special seasoning and dipped the steak in it and fried it in olive oil untill dark brown and then baked it for 10 minutes at 250.  mmmm....it was sooooo good!!!!  He is about to kick mom out of the kitchen. hehehe...  ;) ;D

Boy, you ask me something and I just go on and on and on...about it. Thanks for your interest!

SONJA you are not the only own who is a little bit afraid of the things that will happen when Jesus is coming back i have the last time when the pastor was with me talk about that she have me given the advice to read PSALM 103 and that i am doing a lot.
Because i also am a little bit afraid for that time what happens then that have i also ask my pastor. But she also say to me Jesus is a Friend who loves you so an no
own else can love you such a lot. And Psalm 103.  ??? ???

I also will look of i also can get in Holland acidopholes but the yogurt has also help me today.

This evening we must go away.

I wish you all a nice afternoon and evening

Bye love Ria

Hey, Sonja--

I love the food shows, too.

Oh, Emeril cooking deer meat ???? Deer are my
doggie's friends in Penna. Especiallly when we see the new born fawns ; no one would be able to kill
the deer.  

I even lecture the hunters when I see them; (not that they listen) but I feel better letting them know how I love "Bambie".

Thanks, Boots, I will be checking out that website.

Glad you had a chance to share that info.

Marilyn, take care.

Larry, I know how you feel when you start mentioning names; you hope that you don't forget any.  

But of course , we do and we feel bad but know the good people here understand our "senior moments"

Going to listen to Elvis ,music thanks to Boots, He guessed my age.  I live in New Jersey and was raised
with "american bandstand.'

' How does Dick Clark stay so young looking and the viewers get older looking?

Ria, take care, I am glad that Sonja mentioned acidolpholis pills ; they are great.

Ruthie, will get a chance to check out website that you emailed me when I get back.
Thanks again for the time spent emailing me the info.

Heading to the other forums.

Talk to you later,

Love in Christ,

Joyce

Hi again,

Funny you mention your fear of dying;

I remember a few days ago, I was telling my husband that this is the year that I want to do so
very much; then I said if I live to the end of 2004.

Ireally don't know why I said it.

A saddness came over me that I did not understand; not a fear or scared but a saddness; I explained it this way to my hubby.

I felt that the Lord is leading me this year to really reach out to others and I am sad knowing that so many of my family who depend on me would be so sad when I am gone.

Please , don't think I am being egotistically or conceited; I just mean my family and friends say that they enjoy me so much and they see my love for the LORD in my actions; that I feel sad thinking that they wouldn't see that any more.

Just some crazy "senior moment thoughts--thanks for bearing with me.

Love in Christ,
Joyce

Joyce

I'm getting those sort of feelings too...Jane brought me Holy Communion again this week so I do have peace in my heart...

I think it's "winter blues".

Pat this is lovely. Thanks Pet!

Soni

     "It will surely hold in the straits of Fear"

Quote from: Sonifo on January 23, 2004, 12:07:32 PM

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HAHAHAHAHA!  How I wish!  There are a few people down the road with them but they are kept busy with their own drives I guess.

I've dug a bit but still can't get the car out.  I'm going out again when I get warmed up.

We didn't get to go swimming.   :'(  the kiddy pool doesn't open until 11 and we all had to be somewhere soon after that.  Maybe next week.

Soni, I used to get the beegeebies scared out of me when I thought about the second coming.  I heard a preacher say one time that if you were scared, you weren't saved 'cause anyone who was saved would look forward to seeing him.  (Didn't include that to start a discussion on doctrine, btw :P ) I think looking forward to seeing Him and fearing the second coming are totally different.  Yes, the thought of seeing Jesus and living with Him in eternity thrills me.  But the second coming makes me nervous too (not like it used to, God and I talked a long time about that one).  And I know I am a Christian, and I know where I will go, etc.  I think it makes people nervous because it is truly unknown.  We can speculate.  We can study prophecy.  We can say we know what is going to happen.  In reality though, I think it will be beyond our wildest imaginations.  It is of God, we have no real idea what He has planned, we can only compare it to our current world and interpolate from that.

Pat, we only had to use our snowblower 3 times this winter season.  Doesn't mean we don't have the cold weather though.  Chandraya has been wanting to go sledding but everytime it snows someone gets sick.  Oh, well.  It is supposed to snow again Sunday, I think.  :-\

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I guess I will load the kids up and help Zachery with the paper routes.  I will be back in later.

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Soni

I found this article, and thought it might help some of us understand, ok?


Jesus' Return Is Our Hope
"Grandpa and Grandma are coming today!" Perhaps those words thrilled our young hearts as we hurriedly dressed for breakfast. Our grandparents were wonderful. They overlooked our faults and noticed how much we had grown or praised us for how fast we could run. They enjoyed our happy stories and sympathized with our sad ones. They were full of neat surprises such as new toys or trips to the zoo. They were our heroes because grandpa fought in the war and grandma knew how to clean a chicken and make homemade bread. We were proud to be with them wherever they took us. We looked forward to their coming.

In the same way, we Christians look forward to the second coming of Jesus Christ. We have no fear of that great day because He has forgiven our sins. The only things He will notice are how much we have grown in righteousness, and how we have learned to endure the trials of life. He has already told us the words of praise we can expect: "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!" (Matt. 25:21).

We also anticipate His return because we know Him to be compassionate. He has always listened to our joys and our sorrows, but we would like to talk to Him face to face. At His coming, we will be able to do so. Jesus said, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am" (John 14:3). There He will wipe every tear from our eyes.

We also anticipate the surprises Jesus will bring with Him. He said in Rev. 22:12, "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done." He will give us a glorious crown, a white garment, and a new name (Rev. 2:10,17; 3:4). He will permit us to enter the paradise of God where the tree of life grows by the river which flows from the throne of God (Rev. 2:7). He will give us a seat of honor with Him on His throne (Rev. 3:21).

This last surprise is perhaps the greatest honor we could expect. We will be seated with the One who loved us and gave up His own life in order to save us from evil. He is our Hero, our Deliverer, and our Savior. He is the one of whom we boast. By our close association with Him, we will share in His glory. Paul said, "When Christ who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory" (Col. 3:4).

When we were young, it may have seemed it took forever for the day to come when our grandparents would arrive. Often we were ready for their arrival days before they came. Likewise, it has been a long time since Jesus promised to return, but because we so urgently hope for that day, we should be ready at all times. Jesus said, "It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night" (Luke 12:27-28). If you are ready, His return is your hope also. DM

Thanks Chris


My Elder Brother is coming soon..He went away for a little while to prepare a wonderful place for me.


His Name is Jesus

AMEN JENNY.  

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Thank you so very much, Pat, for posting that song.  It's one that's close to my heart, as we used to sing it at our Intervarsity Christian Fellowship meetings when in college.  My Anchor will hold, because HE is my Anchor.

I think it's only natural to fear a bit in anticipation of the Great Day.  We trust Him, we love Him, and we want very much to see Him and converse with Him Face to face, but we also know that the unbelievers will be screaming out for the rocks to fall on them to hide them from His Face.  Oh it is good to have longing for His coming, but it is good to be filled with awe and reverence also, for He is GOD.

Thanks Chris & Margit for posting Ps. 37:4.  I have above my desk a little plaque with that verse upon it.  Oh that I might delight in His glory so much that He would control all the desires of my heart - then it would be wonderful to have all those desires!

Sonja, Ria, and Jenny............

I cannot sit back and not quote God's holy Word regarding "When Jesus comes back".  Please do read (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18) Also, all Christians should be looking forward to His comming to gather His church.  Personally, I would love His coming to meet us in the clouds this very moment.  Remember, He said "In the twinkling of an eye."  Do you know how fast that would be?  Now, Jesus says either we are "Taken up" when we are alive, or we who are in the graves will be taken up first.  Taken up where?  Jesus says, "In the clouds to meet (Him) the Lord in the air." This is God's Word.   I also call your attention to "Oh death, where is thy sting, oh grave, where is thy victory."  Our actual death, the moment of passing from life to our heavenly home will NOT be painful, it will be glorious, and if we are in our grave before He returns for us, we won't be there for very long.

You know the very old joke, 'Why do the dead rise first?  Simply, because they have six more feet to go than those who are alive."  Yah, I know, it's an old one.

I've read where some people say they would rather not slip away into the Lord's arms quietly and without mortal pain.  Then, I've also heard others say they would rather experience the pain and suffering (some experience) because our Lord went through such a horrible and painful death (For us).  We have absolutely no control over the events leading up to our wonderful passing from this life into eternity with our Lord, so I'm simply trying to be a servant until He says it's time to come home.  Why worry about something that's in the Lord's hands, and one neither of us have any control over?

Chris..........

Well said Chris.  And how awesome to know that we will not only return with Him at His Second Coming, we will also rule and reign with Him for a thousand years.

I put up some family photos if you want to take a look!  ;D

Edit~to put in the link. duh...hehehe..

Family photos! (http://christianphotographers.com/yabbse/index.php?board=7;action=display;threadid=2241)

Soni

Back from shopping in Crescent City. It rained all day. We saw a bunch of emergengy vehicles on the side of the road on the return home  2 ambulances, 2 fire trucks, and several highway patrol cars but no other vehicles they could have gone down the side . So we all took the time to pray for whomever was involved. It certainly made more aware of the bad weather. Sorry no photos were taken today.

I bought a few personal things that I needed and a gift for my Secret Pal, and a gift for a baby shower I am going to tomorrow night.

We had lunch at a Mexican resturant. Yummy, but I have had better. The salsa wasn't hot enough for me.  ::)

I AM going to the chiropractor on Monday morning, Al Your doctors office recommended me to one who takes medical over on Buhne. At Grace Chiropractic.


TTYL

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Here it is...a Friday night and I am sitting here eating a croissant with honey and drinking hot cocoa, trying to catch up on my favorite site.  Last night I went to a Ray Boltz concert !!! and it was AWESOME.  He has really been blessed with not only a wonderful voice, but being able to express his thoughts in song and in a powerfull witness.  

I was truly blessed.

Got a phone call..will be back later

Work this morning, then a couple of hours working on the computer at home.  A little housework (very little  ;)) and a short nap, supper, TV game shows...  an interesting day, n'est pas? ;D  And now Gene is watching an auction of classic and restored cars.  For me that's as exciting as watching paint dry or grass grow.  :-\

Cold, blustery...  that's January in this "neck of the woods".  Only a couple of inches of snow, though - nothing like Pat and Judy Mc and all the other Guelphians got.   But it hasn't been anywhere near mild enough for Gene to go out - at least until he gets the OK from the doctor next week.  Once he gets out I'll probably have a really hard time getting him back in the house!
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I'm reading one of Max Lucado's many books, "The Applause Of Heaven."  

Here is a quote from it....

Max is writing that God has spoken to him and this is what God told him: "You'll go nowhere tomorrow that I have not already been."

MY RESPONSE TO THAT:
He has been there, done that.  He knows what we will be up against and He made our path smooth...well, there may be a few bumps in the road.

He has not only been there, done that, but He is waiting at the end of the road for us, and yet He was walking beside us all of the time.

Such a comforting thought, Fast Eddie

Max Lucado has a way with words, too.  

I feel so blessed to live in this age where I've been able to take advantage of so many different Christian  saints.  

Praise God for all of you!

Hi Everyone...

I managed to get my car out of the drive after finding out that the wipers quit working.  I cleaned the windows as best I could, drove to the Esso station and they took it in saying that the wipers had come "off the rod".  You guys will know what that means.

So, they took the cowling off, fiddled around and fixed the wipers.  They were putting the old arms back on with the blades attached and one of the guys was banging off the ice and snow from the one from the drivers' side and it broke!  

Well, all the Saturn dealers were closed till Monday so they tried so many wipers from other vehicles that will see me through the weekend.  I think that the one they put on is from a truck or something...it sticks out sort of far but it cleans the windows.  Then I went and had supper with a friend and then went and bought a ball of wool that I needed to make a touque for my grandson and then planned on how I was going to try to get into my undug driveway.  Getting out by taking a run at it when there was no traffic coming was fine but getting in more slowly and uphill was going to be sort of difficult.

Well, as I neared my house, I could see that my drive was cleaned out completely!  My next door neighbour dug it!

Oh, I was so thankful.  The Lord sure looks after us, doesn't He?


Thanks Chris for your lovely Psalm on the photo today.  It sure blessed my heart.  Enjoyed the Grandfather story as well.  Thanks!


Nice to see you Ed.   I've sent you an IM and I'll fix your photo in your profile for you.


Hi Kathy!

It is now 7:30 in the evening and I have finished reading today's posts.  Lots of rain here on the island and snow in the forcast for our weekend.  Hope they are wrong...seems they are mostly wrong when 'nice' weather predicted!

I went carpet bowling today and got my tail feathers whipped again.  Badly out of practise at the moment.  First  time back in many weeks.  Still figuring out the bus service and get Wendy to drop me at the mall when Amanda goes to school.  Also went to Wal-Mart as it is also one of my favorite spots.  Price is right!

Reading 'The Purpose Driven Life' every morning but have not started my daily program of Bible Reading.  Still trying to recover from all the stress and get back on a schedule....

Boots, I love the Elvis site!!  
Larry, you are right and I will send off a letter to head office of Staples.  Will be polite but clear about what happened.

Interesting comments about being with the Lord.  I especially liked what Chris & Margit posted.  Guess most of us are a little afraid at times and need to remember that He is our dear friend.  Someone we can trust above all others...

Where is Iain?  Is he ill?  I have missed some of the posts and not clear about his absence.

Thanks Marilyn.  I will go there next.

Must close now.  God Bless and pleasant dreams.

I had a good time tonight reading in the area of "Songs of Worship and Psalms Studies" by Al Moak.  When I came across Psalm 100 it reminded me that my little granddaughter Sydney only 4 years old had memorized this Psalm.

Sydney is so cute and not shy as she puts her finger up and says "Know that the Lord, He is God;  It is He who has made us and not we ourselves; We are his people and the sheep of His pasture"

It is wonderful to know that the Lord, the Good Shepherd, looks after us, His sheep.

I have decided to read one of the Psalms every day under Songs of Worship and Psalms Studies and then post my thoughts.

God Bless


Love Ruthie :)

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Wow, it is beautiful!!! :o
I love it. Now I need to order a special frame for it.  I would like to hang it in my dinning room.


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Thank you!  I hope you like it.  Maybe someday, ya'll can come and see it "live."

I will ahve to show Travis that peekaboo thing.  He has started playing that again, and laughs hysterically everytime! ;D

Hey, Ruthie!  I'm so glad that you spent some time in our "Songs of Worship" area tonight.  What a feast we have in there--studies in each of the Psalms free and at our fingertips!

I hope that many more will go in there and print them out and enjoy them along with reading the songs in their Bibles.

Well, it's that time again...time to start a new topic for tomorrow.

Any of you who are "night hawkes", please feel free to post all night if you wish.

Here's a link to our new topic...

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