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Morning Devotional...



Today's Insight

That Perfect Peace

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you (Isaiah 26:3, NLT).


Long ago a man sought the perfect picture of peace. Not finding one that truly satisfied, the man announced a contest to produce this masterpiece.

This challenge stirred the imagination of artists everywhere, and paintings arrived from far and wide. Finally, the great day of revelation arrived. The judges uncovered one peaceful scene after another, while the viewers clapped and cheered.

The tensions grew. Only two pictures remained veiled. As a judge pulled the cover from one, a hush fell over the crowd. A mirror-smooth lake reflected beautiful, green birches under the soft blush of the evening sky. Along the grassy shore, a flock of sheep grazed undisturbed. Surely this was the winner.

Finally, the very last entry was uncovered by the artist himself, and the crowd gasped in surprise. Could this be peace?

The painting showed a tumultuous waterfall cascading down a rocky precipice. The crowd could almost feel its cold, penetrating spray. Stormy, gray clouds threatened to explode with lightning, wind and rain. In the midst of the thundering noises and bitter chill, a spindly little tree clung to the rocks at the edge of the falls. One of its branches reached out in front of the torrential waters as if foolishly seeking to experience its full power. In the elbow of that branch, a little bird had built a nest. Content and undisturbed in her stormy surroundings, she rested on her eggs. With her eyes closed and her wings ready to cover her little ones, she manifested a peace that transcends all earthly worry.

Like that little bird, we live in a world of great turmoil and stormy surroundings. Strife, violence and uncertainty are all around us, constantly threatening to overwhelm us. We are tiny and we seem so vulnerable to the powerful and destructive forces of the world.

Yet in the midst of all that, God gives us His supernatural peace. Our Lord tells us, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27, NIV).

We know that peace is God's will for us. Most of the New Testament letters, each word inspired by the Holy Spirit, begin with something like "Grace and peace to you."

Always remember: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV).

Yours for fulfilling the Great Commission each year until our Lord returns,

Bill Bright

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

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Janet,

Thanks for the nice devotional today.  As a person with excellent skills as a painter, I'm sure the story from Bill Bright was really special to you.

I am relaxing with a warm dog beside me.  Those are just two things I'm thankful for at this moment--a time to relax and a faithful companion (that could use a bath) .

In His Grip,
Jazz Kevin

That Perfect Peace....what wonderful words Janet they are to me. What a lovely post you have started of with. I do not know much about your Thanksgiving week; but I realised as I was reading your post; how much I have to thank my dear Saviour for. I decided to start with my testimony poem...or part of my testimony as it is too hurtful to relate in full... but this is where my relationship with my Lord began more than forty five years ago. What wonderful peace and joy He brought to a broken little boy's heart when clouds of despair shadowed him and the storms of his life threatened to blow him away. I do not care how many poems I write...I will never find the words to tell what Jesus means to me. I have so much to be THANKFUL for!
Janet; you and I will have to discuss painting more in full. Does Liz paint as well and anyone else? I have not painted recently. I paint more in arcrylics now because I like to "footer" with my paintings. Ask Pat what "footer" means! Hello to everybody else! Have a blessed day.
God bless

Hi Folks it has been a while since I have been here.  Between health problem of faily and general busyness It has been difficult to get all that I have neded to do, done.

Janet I love the story of the little bird.  To be at peace like that is truly a God thing.

We had a pastor from Guelph at our church yesterday AM.  Joel Zanti_ _ _ _ _ I can't spell his last name!  He spoke on the courage of Mary in the Christas story.  How she didn't exhalt herself but "pondered these things in nher heart".  Can you imagine a teenage girl, promised in marriage, finding herself pregnant, and having to face her family, friends, and world, knowing she was still a virgin? That is the ultimate of courage.  Going back to the 60's a friend became pregnant and she was wisked away to a home so as to not embarrass her family.  Imagine the implications back before Jesus was born!  Then look at the courage of Joseph, in following through with a wedding, knowing people would look at him as being the father and knowing he wasn't!  I can imagine the only place of peace was at Elizabeth's home.  Mary showed true courage, courage we rarely see in this fast paced workl.

It is a cold day here in the north. y fingers have seized in the cold!  Gotta get them warm so Bye for now.

JudyB

Nice to see all who have dropped by for their coffee or cup of tea today.

I just drove my granddaughter to school as she slept in.  Yes, it's a little chilly out there.

Thanks so much, Colin for sharing that lovely poem. 

Judy, great to see you!

Hi everyone.  Just back from coffee, going to the vets to settle the final bill for Mr. Tiggers, and then to Krogers for a few grocery items.  I did get scrimp for dinner tonight so am looking forward to having that and Pat has made a pie that is in the refrigerator.

Janet, I always get something from the writing of Bill Bright.  His life and work was a wonderful testimony of his love of Christ.

Colin, a beautiful, sad but very positive poem.  Thanks for sharing it today.  It is easy to see that you pour your heart into your poetry, but I suppose that is characteristic of most poets.  We have a good friend who is a poet.

JudyB, nice to see you posting today.  You have been away too long but understand you have a busy life with young children and grandchildren.

Kevin, I expect your faithful companion would prefer not to have a bath. 

Under His Shadow, I have never seen the Pilgrim half dollar before.  Thanks for sharing it.

Pat, that is a lovely graphic for Thanksgiving.

Trisha, hope you get the report from your doctor today that you are wanting.

I have a quiet day planned and don't think I have to get out anymore today other than to get the mail.  Then the rest of the week I have something planned for each day including attending a wedding and reception for one of the ladies in our church choir.  Hope everyone has a nice day.

Judy, great to see you back!  Sorry it is so cold up your way.  I just heard on the radio that our temp is to be 77 on Thursday!    No excuse for any of us here not to go for a walk after Thanksgiving dinner! 

Colin, your poem is heart-touching.  I can relate to the pain of the little boy you were.  I, too, experienced beatings, and much screaming of insulting things, which damages a child's value of himself so much.  And when that kind of treatment comes from the very ones who should love and protect and nurture us, the pain goes even deeper.  Along with you, I praise my Jesus for his kind, loving arms into which even a young child can flee in times of danger and heartbreak.  Blessings, brother.

Yes, Liz also paints, and her granddaughter, Amanda, does wonderful drawings!  She is really talented.  Liz has posted some examples of her work somewhere here on CP.  Al's wife, Marbeth, also does some painting.

I am having a hard time realizing that this is Thanksgiving week!  Where does the time go? 

Kevin, you and Jazz have a great day!  Both Beth's and our dog got into something last week and they positively REEKED!!    Must have rolled around on something dead.  It wasn't skunk, but PHEW!!

I will be back later.  Hope everyone has a God-blessed day!

Hey, Pat!  What does "footer" mean?

Hi, Larry, we were composing at the same time.

I really liked the Pilgrim half-dollar, too, never saw one of those!

Footer...  Actually, this is a word I've not seen in print the way I've heard it pronounced.  I've heard folks say, "I've done nothing today but footer about!".  Or a fellow might say, "What you footering about lass?"

I would say, that it means something like fiddling about or doing nothing serious, just pottering about.

It's a word that we just knew the meaning of because of the way it was used.

Does that make sense?

The fellow across the landing from where we lived was from north Antrim and he used it all the time but it was pronouced so differently than "footer".  Almost like "futrin" about.

Here's how Colin probably "tocks"... 

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN  and laugh!

Pat ~ I remember someone saying...flitterin' your life away.  Or why are you flutterin' about?  Possibly the same thing.  And the Scotish accent.  I understood some of it but not all.  Love the lilt in the voice. 

I had an exciting time this morning.  I heard a loud motor noise and realized it was either a plane or helicopter.  I went outside on the deck with my slippers on but didn't see anything.  I came in, grabbed my camera and went to the bedroom window.  There was the helicopter over the power lines.  He was just hovering.  I took several pictures...kept focusing on the tree limbs instead of the helicopter.  Then I noticed a man on the power lines.  He was walking on the wires.     It looked like he was tethered from the wires to his jacket.  He walked on the wires on all fours.  His feet never left the wires...shuffled his feet.  He was going backwards.     The helicopter came up to him and he got on a platform and unhooked his tether line.  There are three sets of wires with four wires each so the helicopter moved over to the middle set and the man got out again.  He walked on the wires toward the tower, did some things and walked backwards.  Then the helicopter picked him up again.  Then moved to the wires closest to me.  The man walked the wires again, did some things and walked backwards to the helicopter.  Then they flew almost directly above me.  There is a platform on the bottom of the helicopter that probably sticks out 6 feet from the runners.  The man was sitting on the corner of the platform while the helicopter whizzed away to the next tower to the north.  Cars and trucks were stopped on my road watching them.  There is no way either of those men make enough money to do their jobs!!     Just hope my pictures turn out. 

Today is a day that the more. I hurry the behinder I get.  I am doing laundry right now.  I have talked on the phone a few times and it is almost 1pm.  I need to eat and then start my Christmas decorating.  I used to do all of it in one afternoon but I am allowing more time since Father Time is knocking on my door.  And Mr. Arthur Itis doesn't help much either!

I am listening to Christmas music to get me in the mood.  Also it snowed last night but it is almost all gone now.

Oh, my Etta Sue!

What an exciting morning for you!  Yes, I hope your photos turn out as well.

Hello everyone.

Colin your wife has a great day for her birthday!  I will even be willing to share my cake with her...

Going back a few days to the "farm" chat, I remember sliding down under a cows belly one day while going the pond to go skating.  I was not impressed and if I remember correctly, was really rather scared.  Now I laugh about it.

Now must get back to work, and get my day finished before heading out the the bank for the daily deposit.

FIVE

He had been rich; but not unto God
His wealth counted for nothing beneath the sod
In torment he lifted his eyes beyond the grave
And saw Lazarus the beggar in Heaven dwelling safe

He called in his pain and deep despair
Please send Lazarus from Heaven there
For I have five brothers who needs repent
They will believe if someone from the dead is sent

But the answer came back loud and clear
If the preachers of the gospel they will not hear
And are not persuaded what is said
Neither will they believe someone raised form the dead

We remember King David when he was a lad
He ran with a sling and five smooth stones that he had
Goliath was smitten and at his feet the giant fell
Because David had faith in God and knew all would be well

We know Jesus was sent and was crucified on a tree
Because He preached to sinners; come believe in me
He fed the five thousand with fish and five loaves of bread
But He hung on a cross until He was dead

We should learn from history or what Jesus told
How God was aware of five sparrows that were sold
We are more precious to Him than many of them
But if we trust not in Him our souls we condemn

Too late to cry when Jesus shall arise
Are we prepared for Him like the five that were wise?
Their lamps filled with oil ready to meet the bridegroom
Or shall we perish like the other five who sealed their own doom

Twice the five fingers on each hand the commandments that were given
Fingers pressed together in a repentant prayer up to Heaven
For the commandments are broken and we need Jesus hand to grasp
And be held by the five fingers before we take our last gasp

Colin Moffett

I am doing my own little countdown to Christmas! Just five weeks to go from today.

Hi Sue...do you share the same birth date with Marlene? Spare me some of your cake as well. My birthday is the next day! Marlene and I were nearly born on the same day and guess what...we were married on the same day! Remarkable!

Hi Etta Sue...hope your photos turn out well too. I am not Irish although I was born in Ireland but I am Irish because I live in Ireland but I am actually British and a Ulster Scot. I live in Northern Ireland which is North of the South but some of the South is more North than us. We have green men who are not green..orange men who are not orange...and black men who are not black but some of them might be black. Now that you are confused...Pat will explain it all fer she did a quer job on futrin or footer.

Hi Pat...I could not get your link to work. Dear knows what was on it.

Hi Janet....poor you as well then. I will give you a hug. We must have a yarn about painting.

Hi Larry...thank you for your kind comments. Yes my poems are from the heart

God bless everyone

Sorry I am so late gettng here today, When I got up this morning my cable was not working so no computer, then I went to work before 8 am and have just now got around to the computer again. I have to fix put new innerds in my toilet tank still. I didn't even got to workout this morning I had to go this afternoon and walk the dogs too,. They had two days that they didn't get their walks.

Good to see everyone posing tday.  Hello to all y-all.

TTYL

Colin, you'll have to get your son to help you with the right program to listen to that.  I just listened again.  They speak of Cullybacky and Ballyhalbert!

Hi everyone. We were having computer problems last week, but after getting it formatted & having Best Buy re-install Win. XP, we're up & running again. The downside is that now, non-teckie-me is having to find & re-install all the programs that were deleted during the formatting.

Very nice devotional, Janet. It took me back in memory 30+ yrs. ago to my Bible college days, when a favorite Bible teacher shared that story about the bird by the waterfall with my class. Seems like just yesterday.

My sister & brother-in-law from Il. visited with us a few days in early Nov., which is another reason I haven't been around here much lately. This week my wife & I are having a friend over to our home for Thanksgiving dinner & fellowship.

The Pilgrim Tercentenry Commemorativ Half Dollar was minted by the US Mint in 1920-1921 to commemorate the 300th anniv. of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Some were melted down later on and the net mintage is still fairly small at 152,000 coins of the 1920 version, and an even scarcer amount of only 20,000 1921's. I'll try to post a photo of its reverse side also, in case anyone might like to see it.

I'm thankful for sooo many blessings the Lord has given me;  my salvation, a continual showering of His love, grace, and mercy, my wife and other living relatives & friends, our freedoms in the United States,  all of my faculties, great church,spiritual leaders and Bible teachers my entire Christian life, gainful employment most of my life, as well as medical & pension benefits now that I've recently retired, etc., etc. The list is endless!

God bless every one of you with an increasing revelation of His personal love, concern, and high purpose for you this Thanksgiving and throughout this upcoming holiday season!
Jim / UHS

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Thanks for sharing that Jim.  Have you lived in California all your life? 

What Bible School did you go to?  Jack and I met in Toronto at Bible School.

I love that coin!  My husband has collected coins his entire life, but he doesn't have one of those!

I thought "FOOTER" would have that kind of meaning.  I say putter, or piddle or mess with---all about the same, huh?

Colin, here is a little about the origin of our Thanksgiving holiday:   

Thanksgiving Proclamation

Following is the 1863 Lincoln Presidential Proclamation – celebrated
shortly after Lincoln committed his life to Christ and celebrated
while America was still in the midst of its Civil War. It was this
proclamation which eventually led to the establishment of our
national Thanksgiving holiday.

By the President of the United States of America

The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the
blessings of fruitful years and healthful skies. To these bounties,
which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the
Source from which they come, others have been added which are of so
extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften
even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful
providence of Almighty God.

In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity,
which has sometimes seemed to foreign states to invite and to provoke
their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order
has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and
harmony has prevailed everywhere, except in the theater of military
conflict, while that theater has been greatly contracted by the
advancing armies and navies of the Union.

Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the field of
peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow,
the shuttle, or the ship; the ax has enlarged the borders of our
settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the
precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than theretofore.
Population has steadily increased notwithstanding the waste that has
been made in the camp, the siege, and the battlefield, and the
country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and
vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large
increase of freedom.

No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out
these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High
God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath
nevertheless remembered mercy.

It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly,
reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one
voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow-
citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are
at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart
and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of
thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the
heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the
ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and
blessings they do also, with humble penitence for our national
perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those
who have become widows, orphans, mourners, or sufferers in the
lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and
fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the
wounds of the nation and to restore it, as soon as may be consistent
with the Divine purposes, to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony,
tranquility, and union.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.

[Signed]
A. Lincoln


YIPPEE!!  I finished my China album today!!!  I'm so happy to have it done!   Go, me! 

Etta Sue, that would really be something to watch that helicopter and the wire walker!  Wow!  Hope your photos turn out great.  In China, there was a wire stretched from one side of the gorge to the other, above the Yangtze River, and there wer some acrobats up on it.  One was riding a motorcycle on the wire, dangling another in a sort of swing contraption.  And he was riding fast, too!    I got a few shots of them, though.

I just watched most of a Charlie Brown Special, don't know the name but it was about playing marbles.  Cute.  I love Charlie Brown!

Hi, friends, I see that Janet posted just as I was opening up my reply space. Hi, Janet. It's good to see you - I appreciated the devotional. Sometimes life itself is just that tumultuous, but God sees us through. That's where the perfect peace for me comes from - trusting Him.

Yes, Thanksgiving is SO fast approaching. I almost feel like it was hiding in a little corner of the calendar and jumped out at me the latter part of last week, yelling "BOO!" 

At any rate, it's good to be here. And, Colin, no matter if you understand the reasons behind our Thanksgiving Day, I'm glad that you have so many reasons of your own for Thanksgiving.

You know - come to think of it, my husband and I married on the same day, too! Imagine that. 

My family has used the phrase "flittering" away your time. And, we have Scottish roots, so Pat's explanation is quite clear to me.

Y'all have a good evening.

Ruth Ann

Quote from: Pat on November 20, 2006, 07:58:57 PM
Thanks for sharing that Jim.  Have you lived in California all your life?

Hi Pat.
No, I was born & raised in Wisconsin, but have lived in Ca. since 1964.

Quote from: Pat on November 20, 2006, 07:58:57 PMWhat Bible School did you go to?  Jack and I met in Toronto at Bible School.

I attended (night) classes at Life Bible College in Los Angeles, part time, off & on, in the early to mid 1970's, while working full-time during the day. At that time it was connected with Angeles Temple, which was founded by the late evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson. They relocated to Monrovia or San Dimas, Ca. in the 1980's and are now called "Life Pacific College".

I only took Bible subject classes, and didn't graduate, but managed to tally about 1 1/2 years worth of units in all. I was a new believer then and the Lord really used those classes to get me firmly established in His truth.

Good morning...afternoon with me! Cold outside and raining. The sun is shining too. The weather is confused like us Irish!

Janet...thank you for your full explanation of thanksgiving. I always thought it was a bit like our harvest thanksgiving which we hold in all of our churches when the harvest is gathered in. Thank you for your enlightening post.
What medium do you like to paint in? Have you a favourite? What do you like to paint? Have a lovely day Janet...God bless
I smiled when you said piddle..over here that means relieving your bladder!

Hi Ruth...I do have much to be thankful for. It's nice you and your husband got married on the same day! Lovely to know you have Scottish roots...Have a lovely day
Ruth..God bless

Hi Pat....I have heard that website. Cullybackey yin not yin! Houl yer tongue an' sey nithin! Hae a quer dae tae yersel an weel hae a blether later! God bless...Pat

Boy I was so sick yesterday...went to the doctor with four chips in my ears and two peas up my nose. Oh doctor; I said; I dont feel well...what could be the matter? He took one look at me and then replied...Well for a start; I can see you are not eating properly!  Ha Ha

See you all later

God bless

Hi everyone.  Colin, you are something else.  Keep up the good work as there is almost always a smile or chuckle in your postings and it is great.

Just back from coffee this morning.  We have decided to give ourselves a day off from coffee this week and will not meet on Thursday.  The cafe where we meet is going to be closed after Wednesday for the rest of the week so we will go to the McDonald's on Saturday and the Senior Center on Friday.

Pat is attending her monthly quilting guild meeting today and will probably go out to lunch with her friend.  So I have the house all to myself.  Our house seems unusually quiet now that we don't have Mr. Tiggers.  Pat and I have both commented about it. 

Good to see everyone posting.  I have some projects to work on today and then this evening we have Choir practice.  I also need to work on the bass part of the music as I now have a practice CD that the choir director made for us.  The bass section was the last to get the CDs.

It is cold here today but the sun is shining and there doesn't appear to be any clouds close by. 

Quote Colin
"Hi Etta Sue...hope your photos turn out well too. I am not Irish although I was born in Ireland but I am Irish because I live in Ireland but I am actually British and a Ulster Scot. I live in Northern Ireland which is North of the South but some of the South is more North than us. We have green men who are not green..orange men who are not orange...and black men who are not black but some of them might be black. Now that you are confused...Pat will explain it all fer she did a quer job on futrin or footer."

Colin not only do I understand what you say, but I found it very ummmm reminiscent of the year I spent in N.Ireland with Pat and her dear hubby Jack.  Oh such memories Ey Pat!!

Jim Where in CA do you live?  My Husband and I spent many happy days delivering and picking up freight in CA.  One thing that always amazed us.  There is always even at night major backups on most freeways!  Only once with our cousin did we get back to our truck without the stop and go traffic.

I need to relate something to you all, in the hope to encourage.

On Sunday we had a major need come up.  What the need was is rirrelevant.  John and I both prayed "Lord I don't kow how you are going to meet this need, but there is nothing we can do, so it is in Your hands."

As we drove down the road we saw something on the seat that we hadn't seen before.  Part of the need met.  As we spoke to a friend the balance of the need was met.  The amazingly freeky part of this story is that no one knew what the need was. God came through at the 12th hour.  I have heard a family group sing a song that is about Jesus going to the grave site of Lazaras (sp) and being 3 days late but right on tme.  God always blesses us His people, with being right on time.  Discouragement is common amoung Christians, but, if we truly will leave our burden at the cross, He will be right on time with His answer.  He owns the cattle on a thousand hills is true, but we often forget that He owns the hills too.  Be encouraged, God is still on the throne, and He has the resourses to meet any need.

Pat it is cold here in the north.  Brrrrrrrrrr give me California or Florida from November to May, and my joints won't seize up like they are doing today.

Have a good day and also a God day everyone.
JudyB

Good Morning Everyone...

Just a quick nip in and nip out as I have to do an errand but wanted to just let you know I've read up till now and had some giggles for sure.

Yep, Judy, sweet memories!

Colin ~ Am I am thinking that you and Marlene have the same kids, right?  I have one sister, Ivalou, and one brother, Kaye Don.  I told Kaye Don once that I have something that he will never have and he looked at me like I was crazy...he tends to have everything he wants.  I told him, 'I have a brother!'  And when people ask me how many in my family, I answer, 'I have one sister and one brother but my brother has two sisters!'  My husband used to sing a song about 'I'm My Own Grandpa'.  Wish he were here to tell me the words. 

Well, I got my Christmas tree decorated and my decorations up.  Now I need to go to the garage and get my red plastic bows and put them on my deck.  That's all I do outside.  I am resting today and this afternoon is Euchre Club so that will be fun.  Tomorrow I will dust and run the sweeper.  And I must get some presents wrapped.  A Christmas tree without gifts under it doesn't look right.

Oh my Etta Sue you already have your tree up? I need to put my lights back around my front door, I had to remove them when the put in a new part of the jamb to connect the screen door.

I have been to work out and back  home again.  Next I will be going over to Ruth's to do some more cleaning, I am trying to get all the cupboards washed and the house spotless before she gets out of the convalescent hospital.  I only go over for a couple of hours at a time and do a couple of things.

I fixed my  toilet yesterday afternoon after I got back from walking the dogs. An easy job. I  sure didn't want to have to wait for the Landlord to send someone out here, it takes forever to get anything done. I am still witing for the new shower they promised me when I moved in here  14 months ago. Last winter they took to fan off my heater to get a new on and I still don't have it fixed. lastmoth I reminded them and they sen someone out to get the numbers ff the heater, HA! they haven't been back.

Our cable company was purchased by Suddenlink a few months ago and this week we have to change our email addresses, so all of you who are in my address book will be getting that from me.

TTYL

     

I thought I would post this poem so you could see what a highly intelligent member you have in me.

Hi Marilyn...name of the first girl I had a notion of. She was only nine and so was I! Hope you are keeping well.

Hi Etta Sue...we have the same kids. Marlene has two and I have two and there is only two. Great you have your Christmas tree up. We do not put ours up until end of November. Keep well Etta. I still have dimples and smiling Irish eyes.

Hi Judyb...Glad you understood what I was saying for I had myself confused. Wish you and Pat could come and visit sometime. Take care.

Hi Larry...I try my best..Marlene says I am a very trying person! When we lost Patch; at the start; we were always looking round expecting him to appear. Sometimes I would call for him without thinking. Marlene had him spoiled. She called him darling...more than she called me! Take care Larry.

Pat...I am dying to tell these people I was talking to a wonderful lady with a delightful accent and infectious laughter... wish I could remember who she was!!
God bless.