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Morning Devotional...


I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy.
Phil. 1:3, 4


In the book of Philippians, Paul speaks often about the "joy of the Lord" which is very different from the fun and entertainment of the world. The joy of the Lord is an inner peace that is not dependent on circumstances.

God's joy is supernatural because it originates in His heart and fulfills His purposes. This joy is available to all the people of God, but it is our choice.

Only when we allow Him to rule, will the joy that is in Christ overflow in our hearts and lives.
—Milton Haack

From our Gallery!

Good morning everyone.  I'm very late so I will come in later to reply to people.  The reason why I am late is because my neice called on us first thing to give us some home-made pickled onions - just when I was feeling a bit queezy from this sore throat  :lol:

Pat, thanks for the devotional again.  It meant a lot to me to see the difference between the joy that God gives and the enjoyment that we get from being involved in worldly entertainments.  It was very helpful indeed.

I trust that everyone has a really good day who takes part today.

God bless,

Anthony.

p.s. Pat and Marilyn, I should have known about the tuna loaf as I have had meat loaf on many occasions. :uglystupid:

Good Morning Friends ...

Thanks for all the wondeful notes. As for the job well it is a restaurant that is going to be opening up here in our town & it's going to be buffet style. So, we will see what happens next week so do continue to keep those prayer going up.

As for the closing on our " OLD HOUSE " well I hope to hear something today & maybe next week we will close but ... I will update just as soon I hear anything at all so all I can say is " STAY TUNE " so, thank you for all the prayers !!

Other then that things are going well with us. Kids are all well. And, it is hard to believe that my little girl is going to be a SENIOR IN HS next year and so I am praying that this year her JUNIOR YEAR goes really slow !!

Well, I better close & get back to work around the house so take care and see you all again soon !!

PS: If anyone is wondering I have a friend that gave me the good morning sign & I did not make it  :'(

Good Morning Karen and Anthony!

I slept in today so I'm way behind in what I wanted to do.

We had a hard frost last night so now I guess all of the plants are frozen in the garden that I forgot to get in.  I'll check a little later.

Have a great day all of you and I'll look in from time to time. 

Anthony, hope you are feeling better today.  I love pickled onions.

Hope you have good news on the job, Karen and also the closing of your old house.

Good morning
> Good devotional Pat, thank you.

Foggy here today Maybe the sun will come out later.

TTYL

Hello all!  Just checking in briefly.  Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!!!

The sun's out here melting away the frost, Marilyn so hopefully you'll have a nice sunny day.

Hi Karma...  Nice to see you popping in every so often.  Hope you're feeling much better now.

Thanks so much to you who have clicked on Vernon's photo above and left comments.  Please continue to do so.

If you'd like to have a look at the last photos that he's uploaded to his gallery, here's a link (http://www.christianphotographers.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=10431).  PLEASE leave some comments!  Even if you are not a photographer, I'm sure you like looking at photos.  <3

We have a wonderful photographer who has joined our site named Hal and he is using his photography in a wonderful way.  He has photos of every day items but with a wonderful thought that reminds us of our walk with our Lord as the title of the photo.  He has 32 amazing images in his gallery and not that many comments!  HERE'S A LINK[/url[ to Hal's gallery.



(http://www.christianphotographers.com/gallery/index.php?cat=10464)

Just wondering...

Could someone please send me a Private Message if you know who our latest member is?  She signed on as Creative*Soul and changed the name showing now to scars*of*a*broken*angel

They said in their introduction that they found our site from a "very good friend".

Thanks!  (Private Message please)

Quick hi everyone before I had out to the rink.  Hope all is doing well :)

Quote from: TeresaDawn on October 21, 2005, 11:37:26 AM
Quick hi everyone before I had out to the rink.  Hope all is doing well :)

Enjoy your skate, Teresa Dawn!  Don't fall!  <3

 

The words of this hymn always cause me to think about my own walk with the Lord.  "Am I walking close to the heart of the Lord?"  "Oh, draw me nearer!"

My ISP site where I have my graphics and animations must be down today...nothing shows. 

I have two times in my weeks that I need prayer.  Wednesday nights I am up late and can't seem to get to sleep until wee hours of the morning.  And Saturday nights I can't get to sleep until wee hours of the morning because I have to be up by 6 a.m for church.  I can't think what to do to change this.  Really messing up my system.  So prayers are needed.  Thank you.

TBear ~ I was wondering if you were returing to A~W Root Beer Stand but now I see you aren't.  What type of restaurant?  And congratulations on the sale of the 'old house'.  I know that will be a burden off your mind.  Tell Kayln hello for me.  I got her letter. 

Not much else on my mind except did you check out my photos in the October Challenge?

I just added four more pictures to the Autumn Colors October Challenge...they are biggies this time ! ! ! !

Phooey, lost my post again.

Abby got her pumpkin carved.  :)  Have any of you used those nifty pumpkin-carving tools they have now?  They are not sharp, so are safe for kids to use, but they do a great job. :thumbsup:  She did good, and we took photos, so mayble someday I can show you those.

I am off to see Etta Sue's newest ones in the gallery, provided I can find them.

Quote from: Etta Sue on October 21, 2005, 12:54:02 PM
I just added four more pictures to the Autumn Colors October Challenge...they are biggies this time ! ! ! !

Oh, good.  On my way!

Quote from: Janet on October 21, 2005, 12:59:36 PM
Phooey, lost my post again.

Abby got her pumpkin carved.  :)  Have any of you used those nifty pumpkin-carving tools they have now?  They are not sharp, so are safe for kids to use, but they do a great job. :thumbsup:  She did good, and we took photos, so mayble someday I can show you those.

I am off to see Etta Sue's newest ones in the gallery, provided I can find them.

Your albums are all there, Janet, just waiting for you to start uploading!   <3

:thumbsup: wonderful pictures !!  I loved them they look really good SIS ... miss you much !!  Well, telephone call again so take care & I will be in touch with you soon !!! More news later friends !!

You're foing great with that new camera, Etta Sue!

Time for a grin?

MY HUSBAND, HERMAN, a representative for a major-appliance company, called on one of his accounts. A couple in the store was interested in a refrigerator and approached him for information. He offered his assistance and pitched the product.  Soon after, Herman left and made a stop at another appliance store nearby. In a half-hour, the same husband and wife walked in for comparison shopping. The salespeople were busy, so my husband answered the couple's questions. When he finished, the wife said, "You know, there's a salesman across the street who looks just like you."
    "That's my twin," Herman quipped.
    "Well," she replied, "when we're ready to buy, we're coming back to see you. We like you a lot better than your brother."

--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Blanche Hoppenstand

Quote from: TBEAR on October 21, 2005, 01:24:14 PM
:thumbsup: wonderful pictures !!  I loved them they look really good SIS ... miss you much !!  Well, telephone call again so take care & I will be in touch with you soon !!! More news later friends !!

So glad you saw them, Karen.

Sure hope you left comments IN the Gallery!

Talk soon.

HAHAHAHA!!!  Good one, Janet!

Nice joke Janet. 

I heard something yesterday that appealed to my sense of humour.  Tommy Cooper was a very famous comedian from England who was also noted for being a bit miserly.  Once, after being dropped off by a taxi, he shoved something into the cabbie's top pocket and said, "here mate, have a drink on me."  The taxi-driver was astonished because he knew of Tommy's reputation, but as he drove home he couldn't help but wonder whether it would be a £5.00 note or a £10.00 note.  When he finally arrived home, he pulled it out of his top pocket - it was a tea bag.  ;)  Sorry about that folks.

Be back later.

Anthony.

Quote from: Pat on October 21, 2005, 11:44:46 AM

Quote from: TeresaDawn on October 21, 2005, 11:37:26 AM
Quick hi everyone before I had out to the rink.  Hope all is doing well :)

Enjoy your skate, Teresa Dawn!  Don't fall!  <3

Thanks :) Never did get to skate though :( They closed the rink suddenly because of the teacher's strike I think.  It was the arena's turn to protest I guess :( That's okay we'll go some other time soon.  I did manage to get my skates sharpened though today so that's good :)

Last night we had a concert at church by Anthony Burger.  It was fabulous.  Go to his web site and you can read about him and even listen to some samples of his music on his merchandise page.  You also can check his schedule to see if he will have a concert near you.    http://www.anthonyburger.com/home.htm

We have stayed in for the most part today.  We did go for a walk/ride in the neighborhood.

Pat, thank you for the thoughts on the joy of the Lord.  I thought of the song we discussed yesterday  "At the cross. . . It was there by faith I received my sight,  And now I am happy all the day."

Janet, I had a good laugh from your story.  Sorry you lost a post.  I always write on my word processor and if I am called away from the computer I save it so it will be there when I get back.

Anthony your humor was good enough for me to copy it into my humor (homour to you) document.

Teresa Dawn, at least you got your skates sharpened.  There is a time for everything.

Eccl 3:1-8

1   There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
2   a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3   a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
4   a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5   a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6   a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7   a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8   a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
(NIV)

Papa John          < :))))><<   

Good one Janet.

Etta Sue your photos are fantastic youare doing so great with your new camera.

I haven't seen anything around here "real" that looks like fall colours. The ones I posted were of the displays at church that my friend Loreda and her daughter Heather made.

Guess what I found outside inthe tubs I moved yesterday. My Jewelry. I have yet to find the muscle rub.

Still foggy here not gonna lift today.

TTYL

Hi Everyone...

I've been busy with one thing or another most of the afternoon and just came to catch up with the posts.

Hope everyone is fine.

It's so refreshing to read your posts and enjoy the humour/humor and giggle a bit here and there.

Must go as I have to return a litre of sour cream to the store where I bought it.

Pat

It is time to go fix some supper for Abby and me.  Today besides carving the pumpkin, we went to the department store here in town that is going out of business after nearly 100 years (and it is our ONLY one!  :'() to take photos of the fixtures they have for sale.  Diane was interested in some of them, and I have faxed her the pictures.

We ate lunch at Alejandro's and came home and worked sorting photos (a whole big plastic tub of them!) so I could get them put away in a better place.  I think Darrel will be happy about that when he comes home.

Anthony, that was a good one!  Well......guess tea IS a drink, all right!  :laugh:

I need to check on Beth; she had a terrible headache earlier today.

See you later!

Hope Beth is ok, Janet. 

Those light fixtures might be a great purchase.  Are they as old as the store is?

Oh, they aren't light fixtures, Pat; they are displays for putting merchandise on--racks, shelves, tables, etc.  That sort of thing.

Hmmmm..........Beth isn't answering her phone.  I may have to go out there to check on her.

Hi, friends, the stomach scope report came in today - no h pylori bacteria, and no cancer, so those biopsies were definitel a success. Now, to heal the gastritis.

I left work at 2:15 today and never looked back. After the doc appt went home and relaxed, and then took myself to a neighborhood restaurant for a snack.

I guess it was to celebrate my daughter's 33rd birthday. We're supposed to get together Sunday afternoon.

Y'all have a good evening.

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  I had a very busy morning as after coffee at the Men's Coffee at the senior center I took my daughther to Sparta, GA to pay the ticket she had gotten.  It took us two hours to get there but it was mostly driving over back highways so not much traffic and the roads in Georgia are in great condition since we don't get the winter freezing and thawing. 

The courthouse was unbelievable and I wish I would have had my camera with me but never think to take it.  It was very small and they said it was built in 1881 and I don't think they had ever spent any money to keep it up.  It was really something you would have to see to believe.  It took about 5 minutes to pay the ticket and then we headed on the two hour drive back.  When I got home I had to rest and Pat took Stacey to the DMV and she was able to get her driver's license back.  So we don't have to drive her around as we have been doing for 3 weeks.  This is a big relief for us. 

Needless to say I am tired tonight.  I just finished updating our church website.

Ruth Ann, certainly glad you got a good report from the doctor and that is quite an honor to have the men come from so far to meet you.

Janet, I hope you just found Beth napping.  I am sure Abby enjoyed carving her very own pumpkin. Glad that Darrel was able to go to the Promise Keeper's meeting.  Our church has several men who have attended those events.

Pat, thanks for the devotional today.  Just think you had a whole 2 minutes to spare on your order.  :)

Anthony, I don't think I ever heard of pickled onions before, at least I am sure I have never tasted a pickled onion.

Tbear, I liked your graphic even if you didn't make it.  Very nice.  The years really do fly by with regard to our children. 

Tereas Dawn, sorry you found the rink closed.  Are the teachers at the rink a part of the school system?

Papa John, I have never heard of Anthony Burger.  I will have to check out his website.  (P.S.--I just now visited his webpage and listened to some of his wonderful music.  It is certainly worth checking out.) 

Marylin, I never heard of folks storing their jewelry outside.  That really should throw off any thief.  :)

Well, it is time to say goodnight and turn in for the day.

Hey no they are not part of the school but everything is closing.  Like the hopsital janitors are on strike for the schools too and there was a bus block off this morning.  It's to help the teachers strike finish first I think. 

A final telephone call to one cousin tonight as they will arrive on Tuesday and I am trying to talk them into staying at least two nights. 

I will try to get to photos.  CP is really behaving strange tonight and the typing is very jerky and doesn't show then suddenly part of what I type shows.  Gremlins.

Oh, this is impossible - my best to everyone.

Car

Has anyone heard from Liz?

Larry I hope you were joking, I didn't store it out there intentionally, I just couldn't find where I had packed it and suddenly today remembered where it was.

Tomorrow will be house cleaning day for me, after I get off work o, of course. I may even get some of the boxes of books sorted through and into the bookcase. Then on to the China Cabinet. Little by little and piece by piece I will eventually have it all done.

The Grand kids will be here next Friday night. I have to take them to the Halloween party at their school too that night.

C U Manana

Gloria"s memorial is next Saturday afternoon so thee kids will go to their other grandparents in the afternoon.

Larry, what a relief for you and Pat, that Stacey got her license back!  Whew!  That was a long drive to pay her fine, though.

Ruth Ann, glad you got good reports again on your health tests, and hope everything keeps getting better for you.

Marilyn, of course Larry was joking---didn't you see this  :) at the end of his teasing?  :laugh:

I stopped back by to tell you all that Beth is better.  I think she was just away from the phone when I called; probably in the bathroom.  She said after she slept another hour and a half, her head felt much better. :)

Gotta get Abby in the shower!  She always wants to wait for me.

Time to lock the door.

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