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Morning Devotional...

Worship: We See God Too Small

Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
--Psalm 34:3

Worship rises or falls in any church altogether depending upon the attitude we take toward God, whether we see God big or whether we see Him little. Most of us see God too small; our God is too little. David said, "O magnify the Lord with me," and "magnify" doesn't mean to make God big. You can't make God big. But you can see Him big.

Worship, I say, rises or falls with our concept of God; that is why I do not believe in these half converted cowboys who call God the Man Upstairs. I do not think they worship at all because their concept of God is unworthy of God and unworthy of them. And if there is one terrible disease in the Church of Christ, it is that we do not see God as great as He is. We're too familiar with God.
Dr. Tozer in Worship: The Missing Jewel, 21.

"Sovereign God, expand my vision of You today. Give me some grasp of Your majesty and declare to me Your glory. Then draw me to my knees in awe and reverential worship. Amen."

What a great verse on our left sidebar today!

I am full of praise to the Lord today!  I came home and slept for two solid hours after work, then went to bed at 9:30 and slept until 6:30 this morning!!  How great is our God!  Believe me, sleep is the sweetest thing, if you haven't been able to sleep for a long period of time.  And....sincere apologies to Pat for not getting the new week started.  Maybe you should just drop me from the rotation?  I feel bad about it, but don't want people depending on me, and then I forget for whatever reason.  Let me know what you think.

Thank you to Larry and the others who made suggestions about sleep.  I really don't think I have been worried about anything (except not sleeping!) nor have I any fears that I'm aware of, so it's a mystery to me why I often can't sleep.  I know I need to get back to my exercise program, that helps a lot.  I really appreciate your concern and your prayers.  You're a great bunch of friends!

I felt (feel) so good after getting sleep that I got up and cleaned the house, did the laundry, got more odds and ends put away or thrown away from the reunion, and even got to watch Living the Life and The 700 Club!  Yahoo!!

I work today from 2 to 8 and then have a few days off.  I'm praying over whether it is wise or God's plan for me to continue to work.  I really like the job, love the residents, but also must consider my health.

Abby is taking a drama class this summer, and their little program will be Thursday evening, so I traded days with my sister so I can go watch that.

I wish you all the blessings of the Lord today.  He is so wonderful!! :) 8) :thumbsup: <3

Great thoughts in this week's devotional! Brings to mind a message by Andy Stanley on prayer. Stanley was teaching on how to pray using the pattern of the Lord's Prayer, and said, in effect, that the reason Jesus used "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" as the first line is that we need to remember who God is and His exalted position the first thing as we come to Him.

Yes He is our Father, or even "Daddy" if you will, but first and foremost He is the Most High God.


Please pray for our two youngest daughters, Tori(15) & Fiona(13) as they wrestle with who they are in Christ & and how much God values them.

Good Morning.

Thank you Blind Goofy for a lovely post and your most beautiful site.  I am going to visit it often.  Also thanks for your generous screensavers, I have put the whale on my screen.  Have looked for something beautiful for ages...most sites will not let one use their photo's for screensavers.  Now happy they didn't....the whale is gorgeous.

I will pray for your family.  That is what we do here....

God Bless,

Liz

Magnify God---when you look through a magnifying glass, or binoculars, does that cause the object to become larger?  No, it only makes our vision of it larger!  And that is the important difference.  How big do we see God?

I just read this little story and it touched my heart, so I wanted to share it with you here.

ASKING TO PRAY
By Cindee Bailey

"Men, men..." My 17-month-old son, Christian, held out his tiny
hand toward me, and repeated, "men, men."

I had just put him in his high chair for lunch and served him my
gourmet version (I add peas) of the ubiquitous macaroni and cheese. I
was just sitting down beside him with my plate similarly laden, when
his sweet, anxious voice persisted with his "Men, men, men."

His arm reached toward me, so I offered him a spoonful of my fare;
maybe it just looked better from my china plate than it did from his
plastic "Best Kid Ever" bowl.

But no, he maintained his undifferentiated reaching, his hand held
out. How about some pureed organic carrots and squash? (Really not bad
stuff, if you don't want to chew.) Still, his blue eyes pleaded for
something else, something different. For what?

I got him some juice. No good. Still the "men, men." He didn't want my
food, different food, my dish, or juice.

What did he want? Exasperated, I just gave him my hand. He folded his
little hand into my palm. Finally satisfied.
"Men," he said...

"Ohhhh," I gasped. "I forgot to pray." Our family always holds hands
during prayer. "Men" was Christian's version of "amen," what my husband and I chorus as we finish praying.

He was asking to pray. I felt terrible. How could I forget to pray
with my son? How could I get so busy and distracted that I forgot to
thank God for that which sustains us?

I also felt excited. I was overjoyed that my son, who as a child of
God, in himself an answer to prayer, would be the one to stop me in my
tracks, and point my eyes beyond the worries of world strife, human
suffering, issues at work, socks to sort, telephone calls to make,
papers to grade. He forced me to cease my frenzy, to look beyond.

So I enfolded his hand within mine. And out loud I thanked God for our
food. Christian repeated, "men," pulled his hand away, and dug into
his macaroni and cheese, while I silently finished my prayer.

With that deep tug, only a parent's heart can know, I thanked God for
giving me this child, who would lead me with his simple faith...

--Cindee Bailey, as seen in CCECstorylist

Janet, that is such a sweet and beautiful story of a child's "leading them".

Pat, the devotional was perfect!!  Blind Goofy (are you sure?lol), thank you for your comments.  Everything ties together for this beautiful Monday morning.  Nita

BlindGoofy......I'm thinking that you are neither blind nor goofy!!  I looked at some of your wonderful images of one of my favorite places in this world, beautiful Alaska!  Thank you for sharing, and I will return when I have a little more time to enjoy.

Blind Goofy aka David ~  Unlike Janet, Alaska is the only state I have not been in.  Hopefully I will but no plans yet.  I, too, visited your website and need to return when I have more time. 

Well, I goofed today.  Ivalou and I went to Noblesville to see my Urologist.  I went in and was signing in when Lianne said, Etta Sue...the doctor has you on yearly visits now and your next appointment is in January!  I looked at my battery operated Date Planner and sure enough, I had an appointment with my throat doctor!!!  Thank God, the offices were only a couple of blocks apart.  So we ran to the car and went two blocks east and signed in there right on time. 

My throat is fine other than normal age problems.  He said my larnyx is droopy and not closing tightly.  I told him everything else is droopy.  But I am not to worry if I notice my voice is deeper...that's age...normal.  He said I wouldn't be singing those high notes.  I told him I never could....  I see him again in September. 

Then we ate Mexican and went to see Barb.  Interesting...very interesting.  Time will tell how she gets along.  She wants to come home but is blind to realize that she has to go up three steps to get in her house no matter what. 

After that Ivalou got a heart monitor to monitor her heart for 24 hours.  She still has a racing heart and they want to see if the increased medications have helped. 

Then I mowed the grass, ran the weed eater, water butterfly bushes and pulled weeds out of my river rocks. 

I'm bushed!

It appears that the decision about my work situation may be made for me!  I have been praying about it, and today was told they are only scheduling me for one day per week.  Various reasons, our census is down in the residents; they have hired another cook; etc. etc.  So...I might like all that time off enough to not even work one day per week!  ;)

Etta Sue, that was good that you made the other appointment, and on time, too!  Sounds like you had a busy day.

Pat, did you see what I asked you in my first post today?

ftp:// :)   Hi to all.  It seem's that I have not been on C.P. for a while.  Life seem's to be very busy with people coming to visit at our  place and to stay overnight. So that has kept us going. Well we have finally found out why the answer has not come from the government office with regards to my wifes surgery.  The papers were sent from the family doctors office and these were the one that only the doctor was able to apply for, so when he filled them in he sent them back and never even asked my wife to sign them so when they finally got looked at they noticed that they were not completed so they have wasted all that time.  So please pray that they will get into the right hands when they arrive at the office. :thumbsup:

I have looked over the post's and many things going on.

Blindgoofy:  Welcome to C.P. And may the Lord bless you and we hope that you will post many times. ;D

Shutterbug: When I look at your picture on the posting's you look very young and yet you  talk about your kid's. I thikn I must be getting old.

Judy B. Hope all is well Sis. and say hi to John and also Heather.

Etta Sue.  Thanks for your devotional always very encouraging.

Janet:  I hope that you and your husband are doing o.k. and getting your strength back.  Happy Belated Birthday. <3

Colin:   How are you doing and hope that you are still getting good weather.  GOD BLESS. :)

Larry:  Hope that your daughter is getting along a bit better she is having a rough time. :cool:

Ruthie:  Hi Stranger don't be such a stranger come and talk more often we don't bite. :coffee:

Paul and Pat:  Thank's for the great devotional and that is one of my many favourite verses.  Hope all is well and may the Lord richly bless you both. <3

Well I must go and hope that you all have a wonderful and blessed week.  Gord :coffee:

Hi everyone.  The man just arrived to deliver Pat's new sewing cabinet and chair and is now assembling it in our driveway at 6:40 am.  He has to make a call in Stone Mountain and then get to Mairetta by 10 am so came early.  I guess Pat is excited as she very rarely ever gets up this early.  :)

It is going to be a hot day here today and the air quality is suppose to be bad.  Last evening my good friend came over and helped me get my old computer hard disk reformatted so I could put Windows XP back on as I am going to take it to my daughter to use.  Her computer seems extremely slow and this one is just sitting in my office and is seldom used.  I had put Linspire (Linus) on it as an operating system to check it out and then it wouldn't allow me to boot to the XP disk as it should have.  We finally found a way around it and so today I will be getting it setup, updating the software and installing anti-virus software and other programs on it.  It will be awhile before I can get it to her but will have it ready.  She needs a new monitor but not sure I can get one of the old type monitors to her.  I have a couple setting in the garage and they are very heavy.

I do have a doctor's appointment this afternoon as the doctor I have had with Kaiser for several years has taken another post within Kaiser and doesn't take regular appointments.  The new doctor wanted me to come in before he would renew a couple of prescriptions I need.

Janet, so happy to read of your good nights sleep and trust that will continue.  I was also happy to see that you are not going to have to work so many days and it sounds like that is an answer to prayer. 

Etta Sue, glad you got to the right appointment.

Gord, nice to see you posting again.  Isn't it amazing how things can be get messed up with the inattention to detail.  Hope the problem is straightened out now.

David, welcome to CP.  I hope to see you posting often.  I will have to visit your site and look at your photos.

Pat, a wonderful devotional today.  Thanks.

Liz and Nita, nice to see you both posting.

Nothing planned today.  Just resting up from yesterday and for tomorrow. 

Tomorrow I am to be at Kitty's at 6am and I am driving her to Shipshewana for her birthday.  Her birthday is in January but the weather isn't reliable to do much of anything like this in January.  So tomorrow is the big day for Kitty.  Shipshewana is an Amish town.
www.shipshewana.com  On Tuesdays and Wednesday they have a big Flea market plus all the other shops in town.  We are taking our cameras and Kitty is hoping to get a picture of laundry hanging on the line.  Of all things!!  I am hoping to find some dried whole sweet corn.  When I was little we would let the old sweet corn dry on the cob.  When it was dry, we shelled it.  Then when we made popcorn in a pan with oil/grease, we dropped a small handful in with the popcorn.  The dry sweet corn puffed up...similar to corn nuts but not near as hard.  We called it Parched Corn.  I have been looking for that for years!!!!

Not much going on today.  I might run the sweeper.  It is nice and sunny.  While reading my devotions outside, the sky was soooo blue with white jet streams criss-crossing.  Just the birds singing, the sod cutter slipping and cars going by.  Nice. 

Etta Sue, Shipshewana sounds like a place I would enjoy visiting.  I never heard of doing sweet corn that way, but it sure does sound good!

Gord, thanks for the birthday wishes.  Yes, our lives can get much too busy at times, can't they?  I keep promising myself and my sweet husband to stop overextending, and what with the recent happenings, I really think this is the time. 

Larry, so glad Pat got her new sewing desk!  I never heard of anything being delivered at that hour!  Wow!  But at least it was cooler for the guys to assemble it, huh?

Darrel told me he made a deposit on that 32 day trip he has been talking about.  This one is to Thailand and Viet Nam.  He was stationed in NaTrang while in the Army, and has had no desire to return to that country until about this past year.  I told him that for sure, I get to choose our next adventure!!  I love traveling, so there aren't many places I wouldn't agree to go.  ;)  Julie, Darrel's brother's wife, wants to go on the Viet Nam trip with us.  That will be interesting.

I am scheduled for three days in a row again on the July schedule, and I told them this is the LAST time I will work three in a row!  Too hard on my poor feet!  My sister is only scheduled for four days the whole month of July.  Pretty strange.  But the more I think about it, the happier I am to not be working as much.  There are other things I want to do with my time and energy.

Blessings to you all today!  :thumbsup:

Good afternoon all,

Sorry I haven't been in much, I have read and do pray for you all. It has been very busy with coming to the hospital everyday. Frank is still not well, and I ask for prayer for him. He is not strong and they have finally taken him down to have a feeding tube placed. He did not look good this last day or so, and in a lot of pain. Please pray the surgeons and docs and nurses are guided in his care, and for healing for him if it is God's will. Thanks, will try to get in later, if not, everyone have a God filled and blessed day!

Still Trusting In Him,
Jeannine

Hi Sister Jeannine,
                        I do not think we have communicated before, but I do want to keep you in prayer.  I believe that it is God's will for his people to be in good health, although I must confess I do not understand why some are healed and some are not.
         I do know that God say's in his word that he sent his sone to heal, and we have the word showing us this throughout the Bible, I will join with the other members here and hold your son up in prayer, I know this is a hard thing to go through, yet God tells us he will never give us more than we can bare.
          My Wife and I send our love and prayers to your family.
                 LarryBoy

BlindGoofy I have pondered your thought most of today and its implications.  You are so right.  Far to many people look at the almighty God as a soft daddy figure and do indeed forget the other attributes of our Father.  He is Holy and Righteous, a Judge and a loving Father, Pure and Understanding.  Yes He is our Abba (Daddy) Father but he is so much more than that.  Thank you for getting me thinking.

This has been a beautiful day.  I was talking to a farmer on Sunday afternoon and he was saying that the farmers haven't been able to get their crops in because of the rain.  I told him we would be praying for drier weather.  He did agree.

I must run, my day is about over at the store. 

Night all and have a good rest tonight.

Praying for all the needs here.

JudyB

I'm back in town and OH so tired! 2 days of nonstop teaching from 8 am til 5 pm yesterday and from 8 til 2:45 today have worn me down.

The people at the office planned a surprise retirement party right after work. It really did surprise me. They were so sweet, and nice comments. Then my current and my former bosses took me to dinner - we lingered and talked and it was such a great time of talking and fellowship with two great men.

I'm going straight to bed - just too tired to go to email or SeniorNet tonight.

Y'all rest well.

Good morning all,

I'm sorry I did not specify, Frank is my husband, he has been in the hospital the last 2 and 1/2 weeks very sick. They placed the feeding tube and he did ok with that, had a fever in recovery, right now he is resting. I will be going up after awhile.
Michael is doing very well, we had an IEP meeting yesterday and they are adding to his home based services for schooling, it will now include music therapy. He is thriving at home with the schooling.
:-[ Could you all pray for Colin, he is feeling a bit unwell at the moment. I know he would appreciate the prayers.

I hope everyone has a God filled and blessed day!

Still Trusting in Him,
Jeannine

Hi everyone.  It is going to be another hot and dry day here in Georgia.  It was really hot yesterday afternnon and I had to be out and about most of it.  I was sure glad to get home where it was cool.

May visit with the new doctor went very well and he spent a long time with me going over my medical history and getting my medications organized.  He did change one medication I take for GERD.  The nurse was listing the medications and forgot to list one of the important ones so when I got home I e-mailed him asking to have the prescription called in. 

I went to MicroCenter computer store after seeing the doctor and picked up a free 2 gig memory stick that was offered because they are canceling their present credit card program.  I also took back the SD Card that was defective and they replaced it.  Finally had to buy ink for my printer--that stuff is so expensive as I am sure we all know.

Today is Bible Study and then I think Pat and I will eat at the inexpensive buffet at noon so she won't have to cook today.  I am seriously thinking about joining Weight Watchers to see if I can lose some of the weight I have put on in the last couple of years.  I have a friend who is using the program and doing very well with it.  I will discuss it with him and then make my decision.

Jeannine, thanks for sharing about Colin and also an update on your husband.  Sure was good to read the positive works concerning Michael.

Ruth Ann, sounds like you had a very busy couple of days.  Hope you can have a breather for a day or two. 

Judy, you have it too wet and we have it too dry.  It is serious when the farmers don't get their crops in the ground.

Hi LarryBoy.

Janet, that sounds like a very nice trip.  I remember when you were in Thailand (I think that is right) and how much you both seemed to enjoy it. 

Etta Sue, sounds like you and Kitty have a wonderful week planned.  Hope you have a great time. 

Hi Folks.  I am looking for a verse.  A New Testament verse about waiting on the Lord.  I think John, perhaps around Chapetr 14? 

Al Any help here?

Judy, indeed there are passages in John 14-16 about waiting for the Lord. I guess that's similar. Jesus speaks throughout these three chapters about abiding in Jesus and He in us, the Spirit abiding with us, about waiting for Jesus' return, but I don't think the actual phrase 'waiting on the Lord' is used in there anywhere. I guess a lot depends on what you mean by waiting on the Lord, or if you're looking for that exact phrase.

Romans 8:23 (and following) refers to waiting - in a way.  Of course the classic is in the OT - Psalm 27:14

Thanks Al that is the one. 

Blind Goofy that was where I was looking and couldn't find what i wanted.  Aren't those amazing chapters?

Busy today.  Still have computer order to finish entering.  Please pray for my boss, sounds like she has food poinoning.  She has been off her feet for 2 days now.

Gotta run God Bless
JudyB

I have really enjoyed these past two days at home.  Yesterday afternoon Pat E. came over to play with me!  ;)  We made cards together.  Today I did have to attend a food service meeting about safety in food handling, but it was enjoyable and we all got paid for our time.

Jeannine, hope your husband feels better soon, and that Michael continues to do well.  Good you had such a lovely trip to Ireland, and got away from the constant stress for a while.

Colin, do get better quickly!  I'm watching and waiting for another of your beautiful poems.

Ruth Ann, I hope you rest well and "sleep fast" tonight.  I fear you are overdoing it.

Larry, hope you get to stay in where it's cool and rest tomorrow, at least after your morning coffee jaunt.  Weight watchers has a good program.  I need to do something, I have gained some weight and am not at all happy about it!

Hi, Judy!

Hello everyone...

We left yesterday about lunch time for Winchester for some appointments and got home this evening.  It's very warm out.  But...  I played volleyball today!!!!  Paul's grandchildren have a great area at their home to play volleyball so it was the boys against the girls!!!  We lost though!

Good Morning everyone,
                               Hi to you Larry H. Pat I thought your words on the topic of worship of God were right on.  It seems that in the body of Christ today there is a lack of reverance or the fear of the lord.
         We fear man, respect man, even honor man at times more than the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.   
         I believe that if we are honest with ourselfs that we can really say we all at times become complaceant and put other things before God, yet it is the Holy Spirit that seems to remind us that God is still bigger than anything in the world.
      The Bible teaches us to honor God with our first fruits, time, money, substance, yet if we examine our total amount of prayer time it is reflective of our worship.
great message....
                          LarryBoy

Thanks Larry!   Good words on the devotional this week.

Pat playing like you are is great!  I'll bet there was lots of laughter, Good for you!

I am constantly shocked at the damage people do to their machines. Today there is a machine that has the complete bobbin area that needs to be replaced because of a broken and bent needles. That happens when going over needles and heavy material.  Why a person would keep using a bent needle is a mystery to me.  And why sew over pins?  I know mistakes happen but this kind of damage doesn't happen with the odd pin.  it is constant abuse.  OK I will get off my "new " soap box.

I need to run, lots to do.

JudyB

Judy, are you home?

No at work.  Kass is at home though.  Want my work #?

Powerful Scripture in the sidebar today!  Thanks.

Pat, are you sore from the volleyball game?  I probably would be.

Judy, I guess those who abuse their sewing machines get to pay the cost of the repairs!  I feel the same about those who abuse their paint brushes!  So I teach them how to take care of them, and then add, "But if you want to abuse them, I will be really happy to sell you some new ones!"  :)  Any job is so much easier with the right, and good quality tools!  :thumbsup:

I'm going to watch Abby in her drama program this afternoon at 5:00.  Diane says Abby is doing a monologue.  She is staying busy baby-sitting those four kids.  At ten years old, that's a LOT of responsibility for her, but I guess she's doing a good job and the Mom is pleased with her.

I have my little painting class this afternoon, will have to cut it short by 15 minutes in order to get to Abby's program on time.

Kitty and I had a great time in Shipshewana.  Soon after we got there and were walking in the aisles, it started raining.  We got soaked.  Then an Oriental lady said she had raincoats for a $1.  A great purchase!  After lunch it quit raining.  So we walked, looked, bought and finally decided to head back south to get home.  I didn't find my whole dried sweet corn though.  Now I need to find someone local that raises sweet corn and I will dry it myself.  It rained all the way home.  Well, it would stop and I would turn off the wipers and then it would start again.

When we got to Kitty's, I helped her on her computer.  She had to have the Geek Squad out to work on her $2500 new computer in April.  They replaced her hard drive.  But they charged her for replacing some software.  But Norton was trying to tell her to upgrade.  She didn't want Norton.  She wanted MicroTrend, I think.  So I showed her how to uninstall everything about Norton.  Then we installed MicroTrend.  But it was a 1-time DVD.  So she upgraded for three years.  Then it wouldn't finish installing.  We found a number and called.  Waited 20 minutes and then she was told they were closing for the day!!!  I told her to check her emails.  Sure enough an email from MicroTrend had approved her credit card and told her how to finish installing.  So at least, she has an anti-virus program now. 

I didn't get home until after 9pm and put everything away.  I was soooo tired after all the walking and getting up at 5am. 

Bright and sunny today and the radio said it will be the hottest and most humid day so far.  I am staying inside!! 

Hi everyone.  It was a beautiful morning here in Georgia.  After coffee we went walking a the local park and it was glorous outside.  The sun was under an overcast sky and it was relatively cool, although a bit humid.  I came home and a friend came over at 9:45 to work with me on something and we spent the morning sitting on the screened in porch.  By the time we finished it was getting rather warm.  I am now eating my lunch, then must run to Kroger to pick up some medications and then will rest for a bit.  Don't have anything else on the schedule for today.

Janet, nice to read of you doing some fun things that you are truly enjoying.  I know you are looking forward to Abby's performance and your presence will be very important to her.

Judy, people abusing their sewing machines is what helps create your job.

Etta Sue, it is a shame your friend had to pay so much for the Geek Squad as her computer should be under warranty if she just bought it.  I don't blame her for wanting to get rid of Norton's.  I haven't liked that program since I used it several years ago and had a really difficult time getting it all off my computer. 

Time to head to Krogers.

Well, it's good to hear y'all chatting this afternoon. I'm home to do a bit for a future client, but wanted to bring greetings from Nashville.

Y'all have a good evening.

Howdy ya'll from Hunstville, AL.  We Shufords are on our vacation right now.  We drove down today (about 6 hours) and plan to go to the Space Museum and Botanical Gardens tomorrow, and an airshow featuring the US Navy's Blue Angels.  My kids are totally stoked. 

I, however, am near exhaustion.  :)

Hi everyone.  Will check in this morning before I start, what I expect to be, a very busy day. 

I am leaving from coffee at the senior center and will go to Kaiser to give blood for a series of blood tests my new doctor wanted. 

Then I am going to go to MicroCenter and buy our daughter a LCD flat monitor tha weighs only 7.5 pounds and is a 17" widescreen.  Her monitor is hardly readable and I just don't feel like trying to drag a big CRT montior down and get it into her apartment.  She is going to move to a different apartment around the 1st of November and it would have to be moved again.  I have been busy the last couple of days refortmatting and installing software and setting up my old computer that I am taking to her.  It is a much better computer than the one she is using and we hope it will let her use the Magic Jack VOIP telephone system more effectively. 

I will take all this down to her and set it up for her and then we will go out to lunch--just a little father and daughter time. 

That will be enough for one day as it is about a 2 hour round-trip down to her apartment and back home. 

We had some thunder last evening but no rain.  There are storms possible again this afternoon.  They have announced that our county is in a severe drought and it just doesn't seem to get any better. 

Karmat, hope you all have a wonderful vacation in Huntsville. 

Ruth Ann, it sounds like you are lining up work to do after you retire.  Don't forget to save some time for yourself in all your plans. 

Hope everyone has a nice day. 

Where is everyone?  Not many posts since I posted last.  Hmmm!  Hope the storms hasn't done damage to computers or worse. 

Not much happening here today.  Still being lazy and reviving since all the walking at the Flea Market in Shipshewana, IN. 

Another bright and sunny day.  We did have a terrible storm come through yesterday afternoon.  The winds turned over my bistro table with umbrella.  But nothing broken. 

Hello Everyone from Virginia!

Oh, my!  It's hot here.  It's in the 90's!  Paul has quite the "scientific heat control" program going on in this house with one A/C and many fans and it's quite livable in this house right now.

He's busy doing some tax work and then we'll get busy doing more of the house "de-cluttering" that needs to be done before the next step.

Yes, Judy, we had a great time playing volleyball.  The girls want me to be on their team the next time!  HAHAHA!   (Haven't played volleyball since highschool).

Sounds like a nice time, Larry with Stacey.  Sounds like a nice monitor.  Did I tell you I broke my laptop screen?  I am sick about it as I've never had such a good laptop before but too expensive to fix.  I got up rather quickly to check on something in the kitchen for Paul and it fell off the footstool about 8 inches to the floor onto a very thick carpet and now I have a crack in my screen.  It is a triangular-shaped crack running from about 3 1/2 inches from the right on the bottom to about 4 inches up the right side.

:(

Love your graphics and posts, Etta Sue.  Must give you a phone call.

Love

Pat

Hi, there, friends,

I'm home early to work on that consulting project again. But, of course, just had to come to this comfortable home to check in. :)

Y'all have a great day and a wonderful weekend. The dog, my son and I will be headed to Atlanta to celebrate that son's 43rd birthday. Hope all goes well for everyone.

Pat, I'm so sorry about your computer screen!

 :)  Good afternoon to all.  It is very warm and humid here also.

Pat.  Sorry to here about your lap top is it still working.  Say hi to Paul.

Larry:  You sound like you are so busy but I do hope that your daughter is feeling better and you are such a good dad to her. May the Lord bless you.

Etta Sue:  Hope that you are well and look after yourself.

Colin: I read that you are not feeling so good you are retired so take it easy and don't overdo things.  God Bless.

We are going to have our grandkids around this weekend as it is my daughters birthday so that should be fun.

Well to everyone else on C.P. have a wonderful weekend and may the Lord richly bles you all. :coffee:

It's still working, Ruth Ann and Gord.  Hope it stays that way as I certainly can't afford to get a new one and I'd certainly be lost without my laptop.

I'm glad your laptop still works, Pat.

Yes, that is good Scotty but it sure doesn't show photos very well with the big crack across it.

You mean it's not all it's cracked up to be?   :lol:

Sorry, that just popped out ....   :-[

Too bad about it not showing photos very well.

       :-\

Good evening.  I had a busy day, first really, really good, then later really, really bad.  So I will only give you the good part. :-X

This morning I entered the county Senior Spelling Bee---and I won!  So I will have my expenses paid to go to the State Senior Bee in October!  Cool, huh?  8)

My feet and other parts of my anatomy are hurting so bad, so off to bed I go!  See you another day.

Welcome to newcomers!

Janet:  Congratulations on winning the Spelling Bee!  Hope that you soak your feet tonight.  Take care.

We don't have any free time anymore - this act of selling and buying a house is unreal.  Meanwhile, there are ten duck eggs by our front walkway being tenderly cared for by one of God's lovely Mallard creatures.  She is a calm and beautiful mom-to-be and is used to my voice. 

Don is tired to the extreme every night so it is good that we are moving to be closer to the children.  Many weeks before this is finished.  My best to all.

Congratulations, Janet!  That's a great finish in that Spelling Bee.


Carol, so nice to see you.  Sorry you are so busy these days. 

Hi everyone.  I have about 5 minutes before needing to leave to pick up my friend to go to coffee.  Can't be late for coffee you know as will never have this day again and I might miss something if I were late.  :)

I had have a very successful day yesterday.  After coffee I stopped and left 5 vials of blood for various tests.  I got the results last night and while not all within the ranges, the reading seem to be close so don't think there is anything for concern or that I hadn't already known.

I then went to Fry's to look at a 19" monitor they had advertised.  They didn't have one setup and made no effort to do so.  Obviously, I moved on and went to MicroCenter and bought the 17" widescreen monitor I had seen previously.  I then went to my daughter's apartment and set up the computer and the new monitor.  It really wasn't much of a job.  I then worked on getting some of the software set up such as Skype so we have an alternate way of speaking to her rather than the Magic Jack.  

She and I went to a Ryan's for lunch and enjoyed a nice quiet father/daughter time.  Unfortunately, she is very tired and wasn't feeling very well.  I left a little after 2 pm and came home.  

Pat, not good news on your laptop.  Sure glad it is still working.

Carol, any move is a lot of work and the older we get the worse it becomes.  

Janet, congratulations on your winning the spelling bee.  I have always been able to spell fairly well but sure wouldn't want to enter a spelling bee.  I know you did it last year and enjoyed it so glad you had the ultimate success this year and good luck on your state efforts.

Gord, thanks for you kind words.  

Ruth Ann, it is nice you are close enough to your son to make the weekend trip to help celebrate his birthday.  It will give you a chance to get your new PT Cruiser out on the highway.

Etta Sue, you all have been having more than your share of rough storms.  Glad you had nothing broken.

Good morning.  It is gray outside right now.  Looks like rain any minute.  And I was wanting to mow the lawn today instead of tomorrow after church.   ???

Pat ~ So sorry about your laptop and I will be anxiously awaiting to hear from you. 

Gord ~ I am fine and well.  I try my best to take care of myself...no one else in this house will.   ;D

Raining....just started. 

As I was reading my devotions this morning, Ali and Inky were watching Kitty TV and were really looking at something and trying their best to get to it.  I stood up and two cute little chipmunks were playing on the planter.  They weren't afraid at all!!

Good morning from the Oregon coast.  God was so lavishly generous when he created our beautiful state.

It's glorious out already.  Lots of sunshine and perfect weather for sitting outside or mowing or whatever.

I sat outside yesterday, but I've not been feeling well since Wednesday.  I woke up with a sore throat and it hasn't gone away.  I sound much worse than I feel, but it sure zaps my energy.  I thought I was over it yesterday morning, but by afternoon I was Ms. Froggy again.  I'm thinking today is the day to get my strength back and my voice clear. :) 

Last night I tried to record a song onto the computer with my new little keyboard.  It isn't actually little (full size keys)but is entry level. That's all I could afford, and just wanted something to sit and play worship songs for the Lord. (He likes that. I like that too. :))  Anyway, I'm using N-Track to record and try to lay down some tracks with different instruments.  We'll see.  Always fun to play with music.

Larry, I'm glad for you that you had that time with your daughter even if it was shortened by her not feeling well.  You are such a good father.  Your love and concern for her weave all through your posts.  I'm sure she'll make good use of the computer setup you have for her.

I voted in the new photo challenge! :)

Now to go sit out in the sunshine and get my vitamin D.

Have a very blessed day, everyone.  Nita

I really like your way of expressing that, Nita - He IS "lavishly generous" in creating the beautiful Oregon Coast.  I can truly, truly attest to that.  Praise the great Artist!

Pat, sorry about your poor laptop screen.  :(

Larry, I agree with the statement about your being such a good Dad.  I'm sure that weaves all through your life, and that you are appreciated as husband, Dad, friend, etc. etc.  That's 'cause you're just such a nice person.  ;)

Carol, sorry you and Don are so stressed out with the house dealings.  I can only imagine!  I hope you can take care of yourselves, so you make it through with no major health damage.

Abby gave me her favorite kitten the other night, very gentle one.  We thought Dinah needed a playmate.  Well....they didn't like each other at all.  I had to work yesterday, and put the kitten in the garage, and we haven't seen it since.  I hope it turns up soon and is all right.  I have hunted and called, hunted and called.  Dinah comes running, but no kitten.  :(

Oh, how I wish I didn't have to work today.  We attended the funeral and are home again, and I am still feeling really tired, and feet and legs still hurting.  I have decided to find the boss on Monday and give her my notice.  I do not like going from feeling great nearly all the time to this, and it certainly is not worth it.

Darrel stated teaching his Scuba class last night.  He has eight students this time.

Hi Everyone!

Yes, my poor laptop.  It's only 8 months old!!! :(

I'm still using it though.

Hope you all vote in the challenge folks!

Just letting y-all kow I'm back on the coast of regon and will be headed back to McKinleyville tomorow. Had a wonderfull time took a few pics  wikll tell ya all about it l;ater. I don't have time to read all t he post right now. I sure do isds my doggies and can't wait to get back to thm  feel so guilty about leaving them for so long but I have called to check on them with the neighbor who is caring for them. I told willa this morning that I feel like I should be taking them to work with me every day after I get home. I will be so glad to see them.

Marilyn, so glad to see you!  I've been wondering how your vacation has been.

Can't wait to hear all about it! <3

Later y'all,
Samantha

Hi, Marilyn.  Yep, yep, there are two furkids who will be so very glad to see you.  There'll be lots of hugs, I bet. :)  Nita

I voted earlier today.

Work went a LOT better today, and I am so thankful!

Well, the trip down South didn't work out. They're getting their home ready to put on the market, so it's all torn up and both of them are exhausted. He asked forgiveness for suggesting we not come, and I told him that birthdays are special days, of course, but that love isn't dispensed only on that day once a year. :D

So, called late this evening and he was practicing to sing for church tomorrow. Said they'd slept in and relaxed all day. So, they're feeling much better.

And, unexpectedly, my son who lives with me called while I was driving the shopping cart through WalMart to ask if I'd like to meet his new love interest. OF COURSE I WOULD!  :cool:

So we met and enjoyed good conversation and they headed off together in one direction and I headed home. I've worked for 1 hour increments on that client's spreadsheet, then have rested 30 min, and started again. Have made progress, but it will be a "squeaker" if I can get it done by a week from Monday!

So good to hear from everyone today - y'all have a wonderful rest this evening and a great day with our Lord tomorrow.

I am here!! lol been a long long week we moved our house last saturday (the 21st) and that was a nightmare and a half it dropped 4 tmes. but everything is ok and what broke can be repaired easily no problem no one hurt and all nerves are relaxed now just gotta put everything back. ttyl gotta long day ahead
sarah

Hi everyone.  I slept in later this morning but have now had my breakfast and sitting here ready to leave for church in about an hour.  We went out to eat with a couple of our friends last evening to the Golden Corral and had a delicious meal including steak, which was tender and tasty. 

We then came back here and played a game of Hand and Foot (which is a Canasta variation).  The ladies beat the men last night. 

Then Pat and I watched the last two episodes of season 5 of "Monarch of the Glen".  There are two more seasons to go and we are lined up to get them over the next few weeks. 

Sarah, what do you mean things were dropped 4 times?  Moving is always a challenge.  Glad it is over for you.

Ruth Ann, I am sure you are disappointed in not being able to share your son's birthday this weekend but it is a healthy sign that he was comfortable letting you know they just weren't up for the visit.  This will also give you a little more time to not be rushed.

Janet, glad to read of your decision to take better care of yourself and glad that you day went better yesterday.

Marilyn, nice to hear from you and have a safe trip home today.  I expect those dogs will be really happy to see you but it sounds like they were well taken care of.

Nita, it is nice when there are days to sit outside.  I just heard on the news that after today we are to have a few cooler and less humid days so we should be able to use our screened in porch a little more.  My friends and I have been walking each morning this past week in the little city park and it has been very nice.  The church was having Bible School so the gym really wasn't available for walking.

Etta Sue, your grass won't grow more than an inch or so overnight.  Hope you don't lose your lawnmower in the tall grass.  :)

I just spoke to our daughter using Skype.  It was very clear and gives us a second path of communication other than the Magic Jack or her prepaid cellphone.

Hope this turns out to be a wonderful day of the Lord for everyone.

Sarah, is this a mobile home or a HOUSE your family moved?  If a house, were you able to move it in one piece?  How did they drop it?  Sounds like a nerve wracking experience to me, glad it is over.

Ruth Ann, if your son has a new love interest, that sounds as if his physical and mental condition has greatly improved.  I hope that is the case. 

Larry, you do stay busy, don't you?

It is an absolutely gorgeous day here today!!  Not hot, no wind, just a perfect day.  And what a great one for Scuba lessons....I had intended to go to church, was dressed and ready, Darrel called to say he had forgotten something he needed, so I took that to him......then Diane and Abby showed up......well, anyway, I never made it to church at all this morning.  Abby is taking the Scuba class, and did really well.  The only thing that scared her, and she didn't do, was a backward roll off the diving board.  But she did a giant stride off it--twice!

Darrel took Diane, Abby and I to lunch, then Diane went home, leaving Abby here with us for a day or two.  She needs to go over her test answers with the instructor. (Darrel.)

I will probably be back later, just now, I feel a little nap coming to claim me!

My goodness, Sarah!  I gasped when I read about them dropping your house!!!  :eek:

There must have been some rain last night.  I saw lots of water in fields and low places and several limbs down in the roadways on my way to church. 

When I left for church this morning, the sky was cloudless.  I went to first service and discovered that a missionary from Thailand was preaching all four sermons today...whew!!  So I didn't stay for the second service.  When I came out of church, the sky was covered with dark clouds. 

It sprinkled on me a few times on my way to Pendleton where I ate breakfast.  Then a few more sprinkles on the way home. 

I stayed here for about an hour and then went to the local Fire Department to get my picture taken (my donation resulted in a portait setting).  Then to WalMart.  Still cloudy! 

I wish I had brought a boy home with me to carry in all that I bought.  Wears me out doing that.  Still cloudy. 

I then balanced my checkbook with my bank statement.  It seems this old lady forgot to enter my retirement check May 30.  The check is direct deposited but I forgot to put it in my register!!  I was wondering all month where my money went!!  So I was watching what money I did spend.  So I came out ahead two ways!!  Seems lately every bank statement I find mistakes that I have made and I try my best to check and double check!!  I need a secretary!!

Still no rain....

Hi Etta Sue!

Hi Pat!! 

Finally quiet here, we had people coming by as a few things were for sale.  No naps today.  Waiting for one of our real estate agents to call.  We continue to pack boxes and give things away.  Giving my sewing serger to a gal from another church who is making things for their Kenya mission.  She cried and I had tears but it just didn't sell and this is where it was meant to go and be used for Good Works.  Anyway, her hugs were really nice. 

Larry:  We use SKYPE all of the time - Don has hearing problems and that way to communicate is much clearer. 

Ruth Ann:  Nice news about the son who lives with you - he sounds very tender hearted and sweet.  I hope this is a good friend or more for him, good for him for sure. 

Etta Sue:  LOL on you having to look after your house and yourself.  You take it in good humor.  There are things here that I just can't do without Don helping and now that we will move closer to the boys, it will be great to have their comforting care and not even have to ask for it.  My aunt used to say that she was never lonely, that she always had Jesus with her and I think that is the most security anyone can have. 

Pat:  We have been keeping to the To Do list a lot lately and it seems like not a day is free ever since we decided to put the place on the market.  How about you?  Did you move a lot of stuff?  Sorry about that laptop.  What is happening - isn't there a house being built?  That is stress for sure. 

Marilyn:  Glad to see you back.  Take care.

Alright - back to things here. 

Karmat, I just saw on the internet news about the boy getting killed at the airshow in Huntsville.  Are you and your family all right?  Immediately I thought of y'all.  Please let us know how you all are.

Hi everyone else.  We are hanging in there.  Keep us in your prayers.

Carol, you posted while I was typing :)

Quote from: Carol on June 29, 2008, 09:55:04 PM

  My aunt used to say that she was never lonely, that she always had Jesus with her and I think that is the most security anyone can have. 

I can understand this, Carol .... I'm the same!  I live alone, my two daughters are equally distant from me: one in Spokane, WA and the other in Sacramento, CA (soon to be returning to Mexico) so I have absolutely no one BUT the Lord.  He has taken good care of me for a very long time, and I don't expect that to change any time soon.   ;)

Time to lock up this week and open a new one!



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