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Morning Devotional...


For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me.
John 6:38

Forty-eight years ago today, the Russians sent the first dog, Laika, into outer space. Except for dog lovers, the world watched in amazement as the little canine was launched into the heavens.

It was over 2000 years ago that history's greatest miracle went largely unnoticed. God Himself came to earth.

Passing through the billions of galaxies which He created, the Lord Jesus arrived on this tiny planet.

Why? "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Tim. 1:15). He came so far and gave up so much to save your precious soul.

Have you taken Christ as your Saviour yet?
—Brian Cretney

Good Morning Everyone!

I slept in today so now I have to hurry and get busy! 

I'll drop in later.

Speaking of sleep, here's a bit of trivia...


Do you grab a snooze?


More than a third of all adults hit their alarm clock's "snooze" button each morning an average of three times before they get up. Those most guilty of snatching some extra sleep are those in the 25-34 age bracket, at 57 percent.

QuoteWhy would He come from Heav'n above,
down to this world of sin?
He came because the God of love,
wants you to be with Him!
B. C.

Thanks, Pat, for the good thought this morning.

I am having trouble with my computer right now.  I think I downloaded something which wasn't  good.  I am going to work on it today and hopefully will get it straightened out.


Papa John              

Hi Papa John...

Good to see you.  Sorry about your computer.  I've had computer woes for so long it will seem like Christmas to me when I get them fixed! 

May Jesus Christ be praised!  It's very, very good to remember that in all circumstances!  Thank you for that, Pat.  May He be praised all day long.

I'm still singing it Al.  I love that hymn and I especially like to see all the verses that we normally don't sing in our church services.


By the way, Pete's Pond Watchers, I just saw 17 elephants!

It's been a great encouragement to read the devotional and through the posts today. 

It is good to remember that we can praise God in all circumstances because He is a part of every circumstance that the Christian finds him/herself in. 

God bless all and see y'all later.

Anthony.

Good Morning Everyone!
Trying once again to be a part of this group.
I find it very difficult, because I am so busy.
To stop and read a bunch of stuff is difficult.
I pray you all have a fabulous day and that God surprizes
you all with His goodness and love !
God Bless
Geri-Jean 

Quote from: AwakenedHeart on November 04, 2005, 10:58:41 AM
Good Morning Everyone!
Trying once again to be a part of this group.
I find it very difficult, because I am so busy.
To stop and read a bunch of stuff is difficult.
I pray you all have a fabulous day and that God surprizes
you all with His goodness and love !
God Bless
Geri-Jean 

I understand that, Geri-Jean.   Please know that we do understand the "busy-ness" of life.  Just drop in whenever you can.

Quote from: Rainbow on November 04, 2005, 10:55:49 AM
It's been a great encouragement to read the devotional and through the posts today. 

It is good to remember that we can praise God in all circumstances because He is a part of every circumstance that the Christian finds him/herself in. 

God bless all and see y'all later.

Anthony.

Hi Anthony...

Thanks for dropping in today.  I do find it encouraging as well to know that we can praise the Lord at all times.  And it helps too!

Talk to you soon,

Pat

Good Morning to one and all. Thanks pat for the devotional today. Tonight is another Dinner the one at church that I told y-all about  already. I am one of the servers, serving the Salad.

Raining here this mroning and I have been out to refill the bird feeder and clean up after the  dogs while the rain was very light So I didn't get t4oo wet.

Hi Anthony is you mom back home now from the hospital? Praying for you and her this morning.

Hello Pat praying for you too.

I couldn't get CP to open in Internet Explorer so I opened it in Opera, I have both browsers running on my computer and I use them both, I like the olera because I can oen more that  1 window adn then when I open Opera the next time all the windows are still there. Larry don't you use Opera too.

TTYL

Thank you, Janice, for your post from Elaine.  A lot better than what the media let's us know about NO and LA. 

I got my flu shot this morning.  Didn't even feel it.  But now my arm is tight.  I think I did too much housework yesterday...my back is telling me to take it easy today. 

God Bless All of You!

Hi Marilyn!

Etta Sue, I have to arrange to get my flu shot soon.

Hi everyone.  I was so busy yesterday all day and exhausted last evening that I didn't get here to post.  Today I really feel it and am very tired.  As soon as I finish writing here I am going to take a nap.  Our son is here and is finishing the pressure washing of the house and walks.  Things look very nice.  It is still very nice weather here. 

Marilyn, I do have Opera on my computer (they have now made it available free of charge and no ads on the page).  However, mostly I use a browser called Maxthon that is based on MS IE but has tabbed browsing.  I understand that MS IE will have tabbed browsing in the new version they are currently preparing.

Etta Sue, your chili was just perfect and had the right amount of seasoning.

Janice, nice to see you posting again.  It sounds like your daughter had quite an experience.  A team is going from our church next Wednesday to work for 3 days in lower Mississippi.  My wife, and her quilting group, have made 7 quilts to send with them that they can give to someone in need down there.

Ruth Ann, glad you had good news from the doctor. 

Jane, so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.

Janet, is Beth staying in a rehab facility?  I knew she had started rehab but thought she was staying at home and going to the rehab daily.

Well, I feel the nap coming on.  Sorry I haven't commented to each person posting but will have to do that another time. 

Hello!

Yes, Larry, Beth is staying in the rehab facility.  She is not allowed to leave until her doctor dismisses her.  So if that is not by the 16th, he will give her a pass to go to the doctors in Amarillo, then she will have to go back until released.  I just hope she makes significant improvement.

I had another good (heavy!) workout today, then went to visit Mom, and the elderly couple I was helping a while back.  So I pretty much used up my morning that way.  Now I need to get busy and see if I can accomplish some things here.

I am taking Pat and Diane and Abby with me to Guymon, Oklahoma tomorrow to go to a huge craft show called the Pumpkin Patch.  While there, I am going to look for a new couch.  I've been wanting one for a long time now, maybe I will find one I like.

Anthony, good to see you!  How is your Mother?

Marilyn, watch out for all those good dinners!  With those plus the coming holidays, you might expand your temple!    Just kidding, of course.

Don is having coffee with a friend and he told me to do all the online banking and such by myself - I think I have it down.  It seems to take me longer to learn something new though.     We have been diligent about getting to the nearby fitness center and it does feel good but talk about tired every afternoon. 

Janice:  Sending your Earl a hug - my Don had a silent heart attack this springtime and it is family history as well.  And your daughter, Elaine, how wonderful that she and her group went to serve the people in that critical area.  So many are helping - so many churches are involved. 

Jane:  What a shock for your good friend and it must have brought back sad memories for you as well. 

Janet:  So many people do so much more..... I am trying to build my strength at the gym as well & it is going slowly.  It sure is great that there is a good rehab place for Beth to regain her strength.

Etta Sue:  I don't know - kitty cats are too closely related to cougars!!!

Larry:  You are doing too much.  Some days are just too filled for us & you as well.  Take care and take that nap. 

Marilyn:  There are too many calories eating out so often - at least we fight the batttle of the bulge when we have company and/or eat out too much. 

Anthony:  How is everything?  You must be asleep rilght now, so, good morning to you on Saturday!

I am cleaning out a closet and giving away extra gloves and so forth. 

Hello all! 

This has been a pretty good, though busy week.  I am so sorry for not being in here more.  I've read, I think, most of the posts for everyday, though, so ya'll have been near my heart!

I was wanting to get on here last night, and couldn't connect at all.  Everythign is fine today, so, literally, the Lord only knows . . .

Not a lot of news around the Shuford household.  Travis is busy picking things out of the wishbook for Christmas and his birthday.  Kristi is napping, and is trying to crawl.  I put her in the floor to let her "practice" and she has figured out two things.  One, she can roll and get whereever she needs/wants to go (usually aims for Travis's bedroom), two, if she pushes up on her arms, she can slide backwards on the hardwood floor.  It is very funny to watch.

Etta Sue -- That cat looks threatening!!!  What's scary is that I've met pets who have exactly that attitude. 

Take care all, and I'll try to be back mroe!

karmat

PS -- The leaves have finally changed here, so maybe in the next day or two, I can get some fall shots!

Thanks, Janet, Larry and Carol ..     I called my friend this morning (the mother).  She had written the note I received in yesterday's mail because she'd gotten a disconnect message when she tried to call me.   

Ed had cancer but he had been doing "amazingly" according to the doctors.  He just had a bone marrow transplant and was doing really well.  In fact, he was scheduled to go home.  He got up in the night to go to the bathroom and fell over the cords and it jerked the catheter out of his neck and he lay on the floor and bled to death. 

His wife is a nurse and had been staying night and day with him at the hospital but, since he was coming home, she had left that day to get the house ready and to buy groceries, etc.  She is feeling guilty because she left him. 

"He was ready to go home" his mother said, "this is so senseless."  Well ... He DID go home -- his Heavenly Home.  It is merciful that his wife wasn't there and can remember their last time together as full of hope and that he was doing so well.

Now starts the long process of grieving and healing and continuing the journey alone.  I think most of us can understand this.

It is raining here again, too, AL ... I love it!  Pretty windy as well, but I'm inside and have a fire going so ... I can just watch the storm through the windows.   

I probably need to be doing something else about now so ... I'll see what I can find to do.      I'll see y'all later ....

QuoteAnthony:  How is everything?  You must be asleep rilght now, so, good morning to you on Saturday!

Carol, I'm just off to bed now.  Thanks everyone for asking how things are and thanks for the prayers Marilyn and everyone else.  My mother is happy to be out of hospital and back home and doing quite well really.  She lost some weight while in hospital so I am over to the recipes section to see if I can find something tasty    Seriously though, does anyone know how to make yoghurt?  I would like to make soya yoghurt, but don't know if I can do it at home.  I'll put the request in the relevant section.

So I can't reply to everyone, but thinking of you all.  See you tomorrow.

Anthony.

Whew! I'm tired, too, Larry. It was a long day at work and I'm ready to head for the bed, I think.

Each day, I go back and read the posts from the last time I was able to come. It's good to see awakened heart, and our other new posters, as well as those who come on a regular basis. Yes, janice, I'm thankful you came back, too.

Must go - I guess I have a couple of miles to go before I sleep--namely fix dinner, eat it, go to SeniorNet a moment, and then bedtime. Pat, thanks for the songs. They really lift my spirits.

Ruth Ann

Like Karma, I've had a really busy day.  Our pastor's mother in law and sister in law just moved to town; and today his parents are to arrive.  So I have been cooking some stuff to help them out----3 chickens, fried, and cupcakes (because my cake pans have all mysteriously disappeared.)  I also made myself some oat bran muffins.

My grandson Mark called this afternoon to tell me he aced his FAA private pilot's test today!!!  GO MARK!!  I'm so proud of him! 

Tomorrow we are going to that craft show; then Darrel and Jeff are meeting us to take us to dinner and a movie!  Abby wants to see Chicken Little, ha ha.  Anyway it will be so fun to have a day out and a nice evening out, too.

I'm watching 60 minutes, a show about internet predators.  It is a vey widespread problem. 

Larry, I missed you yesterday, and hope you are feeling much stronger in the morning.

Hi Papa John!  Hope that computer gets well quick! 

Hey there, Anthony.  I hope you and your Mom are both feeling great.  I don't know how to make soy yoghurt, sorry.

Hi, Ruth Ann!  Please don't work so hard, you need to take care of yourself.  (((hugs)))

Carol, it sounds as if you and Don stay plenty busy.  Sort of like us, I think!

We have people waiting to move into Darrel's trailer (pastor's mother in law and sister) so now we have to put the push on getting it repaired and cleaned and ready.  Always something!   But that's a good thing, I guess.  It has set empty for over three years now, because the last renters really trashed it, and we just didn't have the heart to get it fixed up again.  Sigh.  But I do believe these two ladies will be great renters, and that they will stay for a long time.

Gotta run!

Anthony, I used to make yogurt all the time.  I have a couple of yogurt makers which really are only pieces of equipment that keeps the milk at an even temperature.  they really are inexpensive to purchase.

Then you heat your milk to just under boiling (Not boiling) and let it cool so that it's body temperature and mix in about 2 or 3 tablespoons of yogurt that hasn't been pasteurized...just raw yogurt that is still "alive" with the acidophilus bacteria still "living".  Over here the brand I'd buy is Astro plain.

Mix in and leave in your yogurt maker for about 10 hours.  Then put that in the fridge to cool.  Sometimes if I wanted to have my yogurt thicker, I'd put some Knox's geletine in it.

Jane, that's so very sad about Ed.  I'm sorry to read that.  What a terrible accident.

Time to lock the door...

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