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Morning Devotional...





As he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled. Acts 24:25


We who rejoice in the blessings that have come to us through the Savior, need to bear in mind that the gospel is not good news only! The message of the Cross is good news indeed for the penitent, but to those who obey not the gospel it carries an overtone of warning. The Spirit's ministry to the impenitent world is to tell of sin and righteousness and judgment. For sinners who want to cease being willful sinners and become obedient children of God, the gospel message is one of unqualified peace, but it is by its very nature also an arbiter of the future destinies of man. Actually, the message of the gospel may be received in either of two ways: in word only without power, or in word with power. The truth received in power shifts the bases of life from Adam to Christ-a new and different Spirit enters the personality and makes the believing man new in every department of his being!


The message of the Cross is good news indeed for the penitent, but to those who obey not the gospel it carries an overtone of warning.



Lord, I am reminded that to truly be your son I had to surrender all to you. Help me daily to renew your Lordship in my life by remembering what your salvation requires.

From Devotions By Dr. Tozer

Hi everyone.  I slept in this morning until 8 am but have had my breakfast and done my normal morning kitchen choirs and am now just waiting until time to go to church.  I don't know whether Pat is going to feel up to going to church or not as she was aching all over last night and think being out at the 50th wedding reception and then getting supper may have been too much for one day for her. 

The schedule is clear for the afternoon and evening so will just rest, read and work some more on my smart phone.  I have been loading music on it via blue tooth.  It works very well. 

Don, thanks for the fine devotional for this week.

Excellent reminder, Don.  We so much need to hear both sides of the Gospel.  It is His Word - how gracious of Him to remind us.

Janet not offended with your stand on bats.  I know they are part of creation.  I know they have their place in ridding us of "bugs".  I just don't trust them.  I am not afraid of them, just don't trust them to not be carriers.

Yesterday was a full day of cadet activities. The actual inspection was shorter than nomal, it usually runs an aditional half hour to 45 minutes.  I got a call that my friend who was familiar to our dogs couldn't get in with the new key to let them out.  That meant a rushed trip back home to deal with the dogs.  That is an hour and a half round trip and time to deal withthe dogs means more time.  It all worked out though.  The dinner wasn't at the base like previous years, less pomp or formality.  They brought Swiss Chalet in, we ate on paper plates with plastic forks and knives.  I imagine the cost would have been considerably less, which left $$$ in the cadet coffers.  That leaves room for more activities! I think this was a better way to go.

John is home and unfortunately leaving with no log book reset.  That will leave him short on hours for the balance of the week.  When his dispatcher realizes what has happened he won't be a happy camper.  There will be no long US trips!  They need to realize there are consequences for not allowing proper rest.

Well I am off to prepare a weeks worth of meals.

I couldn't get on CP this morning....timed out twice! 

Ivalou and I got home around 3:30pm today.  We stopped at a Cracker Barrel for lunch or we would have been home an hour sooner!!  A bus load of people got there just before us!  Soooo busy!  But the meatloaf was soooo good!

Every thing is unpacked.  Now time to love the kitties!!  They missed me!  Either that or they are used to Kitty feeding them earlier than I usually do! 

I guess we had a wind storm here last night.  Droid news said that a lady was killed in Anderson by a tree falling on her car.  Three kids were with her but they are okay.  I have two limbs broken on my Maple tree behind the house.  A job for Tony!

Off and running.  Well, off.

Etta Sue:  Did not realize that there are still storms out east.  Such a shame for the children to lose their mother - any parent for that matter.

Janet:  Our Eagle Scout grandson's major project was to have a crew build bat houses and they were installed by the Mount Evans area.  There was a great need for the houses according to the forest service.   

The speaker this morning was a woman who is a national church leader - she was terrific.  Don still is coughing & lethargic so he gets a blood draw tomorrow and a scheduled checkup next week.  In other words, he did not go with me and it is difficult for him to listen to a woman's voice plus the music is a cacophony to him - always - so going to church is not always good option for him anymore. We check who is speaking & the program. 

Here, it is hot and windy today.  I put a sprinkler out by a tree and a happy Robin found a fresh worm to play with.  The nest isn't in same tree this year.   

 :)  Good evening to all.   We have had a beautiful sunny day and the sky has been a wonderful blue all day.  As i went through the posting's it seems that all have been very busy the story about the Bat is funny as we were having our small group study on Wednesday there was a very small one had got into the church basement but after we were finished we were able to catch it and let it go outside.

We had a fantastic message on the Holy Spirit and Baptism today. Right after this we have what they call Lonnie Lunch and this time the food that we had was brought by all the different ethical groups that go to our church and it was a wonderful lunch.  Aloonie is a name for our $1-00 coin. :thumbsup:

Etta Sue:  I am glad that you had a good time on your trip and it was great to talk to you on the phone before you left. :)

Judy.B:  It sounds like you are very busy but still waiting for that call. :thumbsup:  Please say hi to John and it must be a real pain regards to his log books.

Don:  Thanks for the devotional  and I did like the prayer at the end he was a wonderful writer. :)

Well must sign of for now have a wonderfull week and as I always say may the Lord give you all many opportunities to be a witness for him. :coffee:   Love in Christ    Gordon and Noreen :coffee: :cp:

Well, here I sit in McDonalds in Winchester, VA.

No internet at home since Paul (by mistake) left his computers and the Verizon internet myfi thingy at home in Guelph!!!

Hope you are all doing fine.

What a wonderful devotional this week, Don!  Thanks so much!

I am home from Portland. Had a great trip and a good time At the kids house.
Glad to be home though. Oh brother I-5 is so boring, Ling   mils with nothing just like in California. I did get to see Mt. Hood  and Mt Jefferson though, wish i could have taken photos.

Larry No Not my first grandchild, She is one of my Great Grands, but not the first one.

I am home from Portland. it was a great trip, We had a very relaxing time.

Gord John is entirely on Electronic logs.  He loves this way of doing logs.  Yes it has been ver busy.

Pat how is the weather there.

Marilyn you forgot your camera?

Carol I am sorry about Don.  Can he at least listen to services on TV?

Late night tonight.  I'm off to bed.

Hi everyone.  I stepped next door and picked up the morning paper for my neighbor, who had the hip replacement, and it was very pleasant outside.  Yesterday after church I thought I would melt in the car until the car cooled down.  Obviously, I didn't melt because here I am this morning.

The housekeepers and lawn people are due today.  This is also the day our house phones are to be disconnected and the new DSL line put in place.  The e-mail from AT&T said a tech would be here.  The rep on the phone said that wasn't necessary.  Sort of hope it is the tech so everything should be back up and running.  My new cell phone will then have our long standing home number on it and I will have to transfer calls that are for Pat to her cellphone.  I need a lesson on the process as it isn't clear in the manual how to do this easily. 

Then today is our Monday's men's luncheon at a new buffet close by.  It is another Asian buffet, this makes the third one in our area.  At least we have choices.  This evening I have a meeting to attend.  So it is going to be a very busy day.

Judy, not sure I understand how electronic logs work but assume they measure each mile the truck is driven via GPS, is that right?

Marilyn, I knew you had grandchildren, just wasn't sure on the great grands.  Glad you are safely home.

Pat, wow, I would be lost if I left my computer and means of communication behind when I was going to be away for awhile.  Paul must have had a lot on his mind when he packed the car.  Good to hear from you even if it is at McDonald's.   

Gord, hope you also have a wonderful week.  I would be interested in knowing how the Aloonie got its name for your coinage.

Carol, sorry to hear that Don hasn't been able to shake the coughing and lethargic feeling.  Hope the doctor can help.

Etta Sue, it seems the Cracker Barrel always has consistently good food.  We enjoyed our visit to one last Sunday.  Good thing we don't have one too close to us.  Just wish a Bob Evan's would be build in our area.  Glad you missed the wind storm.

Now this is more what June is supposed to be like!   ;)  A beautiful day - sunny, warm, a little breeze. 

Pat, I'm sure that's a mistake Paul won't make again!   ;D

Why is it that no bed sleeps as good as your own bed?  I rested and slept wonderful last night!!

Rehab is over for today for Ivalou and I.  Both of us have extra exercises to do.  I found out my sacrum is crooked.  It is moveable but it moves at an angle instead of straight.  Hopefully with her pushing and my exercises that will change to being correct!  I truly understand why people go to physical therapists and masseuses.  It feels soooo good and relaxing!

Then Ivalou and I had breakfast even though it was almost lunch time at Perkin's.  I, too, like Bob Evans but it was across the highway and we needed to go to the Pet Supply store and to WalMart on the same side of the highway as Perkins.  And we don't have a Cracker Barrel in Noblesville.  There is no interstates close to Noblesville and I understand that Cracker Barrel's are near interstates...in fact, the porches are to face the interstate!  Have you noticed that? 

Now I am cooling off.  It is hot out there!  But I am not complaining!!!  Not after the winter we had!! 

And I don't want to forget to go to Church Council meeting tonight at 7pm!  I forgot last month!  Me?

Air is not clear as we have smoke all the way from Arizona here as well as several fires in south of this state plus over in New Mexico.  No wonder, I sneeze and have allergies now. 

Don had his blood test this morning & has an appt. next Monday.  There are three or more major prayers going on in our family right now and I am sleeping well, for a change. 

JudyB:  Don's hearing problem is different than normal - he hears things distorted.  An ear piece hooked right to a microphone helps greatly and so do T.V. ears.  Otherwise, I have to go up close - about three feet in front and speak to him - you would think I would be so skinny from this but all that walking just makes me sleepy.   ;)  We really are grateful that all of his hearing didn't disappear.  When others speak, I am the interpreter and make no apologies.   

Pat:  We make long lists of what to bring and still forget something vital. 

Gord:  Your Loonie is a beautiful coin.  It is the Minnesota state bird and we just love loons. 

Is there any news about Wanda?  I believe that is Pat and Judy's relative - how is she faring? 

We listened to Huckabee last night and he interviewed Tim Tebow (new Bronco quarterback) - who talked mainly about his FAITH.  Isn't that interesting?  What a super young man and we hope he does well in the football game.  He could inspire so many young people.  He does already. 

Judy I  didn't forget my camera I just didn't take any pictures, I an  take pictures with my phone too but I didn't.

Here is what our weekend was like. We went to Portland for the weekend to see Keith's kids, we stayed at the oldest son's house, he is the doctor and his wife is pregnant. so I bought the yarn to make the baby afghan for her. She isn't due until Dec. 2nd. 

We had a very nice time there so relaxing and plenty of fun. Keith mowed the lawns for them on Saturday and I went  grocery shopping with Stephanie and it is a good thing I did, she almost passed out in the store. She made some awesome Taco soup for supper on Saturday night. On Friday night Corey, the youngest son, brought over two pizzas when he got off work. He works for Papa Murphy's pizza, it is a take and bake place, Kyle the middle son also came over and we all watched a movie.

Saturday night Kyle came over after supper and we all watched another movie together, Keith and I  played pool some before supper. Keith cooked breakfast on Sunday morning, he made omelet, Craig had cooked on Saturday morning.

We left there about 12:30 yesterday and got home about 4:30, unloaded the Corvette, then washed it, bot oh boy the cats were sure glad to see us. Grubby came running out of the bushes when he heard the car pull into the driveway.
That's all folks.

Hi, friends, I'm preparing to listen to my Bible study, and then will begin listening to Elizabeth Edwards' book. That precious lady certainly endured a lot, didn't she.

Today I took someone for eye surgery, then lunch, then to do a bit of shopping, so was really tired when we came back to the apartments at about 4 pm. That little hour and a half nap certainly helped a lot!!  ^-^

Don, thanks for the devotional.

I can only imagine how difficult it is for Paul without his computers! I "go into withdrawal" when in Atlanta for much the same reason.

Oh, by the way, my Atlanta family finally got on Skype, and we had a great little conversation Sunday afternoon - my little granddaughter was Sooooooo pleased to see Grandma, but insisted I had to come there in person right away. :)

It's good that you were with your daughter in law, Marilyn.

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  Going to be another hot day in Atlanta with another smog alert.  Yesterday was a very busy, but nice day.  We didn't get the phones or Internet switched over but they did call and said it would be by this evening.  So time will tell.

We enjoyed the new Atlantic Buffet our men's luncheon group went to yesterday.  It is a very pleasant atmosphere and their was a wide variety of food from American to Asian.  They also had a big ice cream cooler with about 8 different flavors of ice cream in the big tubs like the ice cream store has.  Now that is a winner.  :

I will have a much quieter day today as expended a lot of energy yesterday.  I do have one thing this morning after coffee and then will enjoy a quiet day (hopefully). 

Etta Sue, that is an interesting fact concerning the Crackle Barrel porches.  Glad your therapy is helping.

Carol, Don's hearing is an example of what is being what it is and making the most of the situation.  Glad there are some tools, like the T.V. ears that are of assistance.  My best friend and his wife both wear special headphones to watch TV.  We have the TV ears but seldom use them.  Do you have the little kit to help replace the ear pads?  One of the pads has come off ours and I keep trying to get it to stay on without much success.  I hadn't thought about the Loonie being the bird.  It makes sense now.  Tim Tebow is indeed a unique individual and I hope the fame and fortune do not change him.  Do you think they are going to be able to get their act together so that there is a pro football season this year?

Marilyn, sounds like you have a great weekend.  Nice to be able to spend time with our children.  What type of doctor is Keith's son?

Ruth Ann, doesn't it do your heart good to hear the little voice pleading with you to come and see her.  Glad you are able to enjoy Skype. 

Hope this is a nice day for you all.

Larry:  Don does have the little packet that came with the t.v. ears & it has instructions to put the earpiece on a hard surface and then push the little foam piece into it until it clicks.  It isn't easy.  We need to have some winning teams in all of our sports out here. 

This morning, Don had to climb our tall ladder and on the pitched living room ceiling pull out the chirping batteries for a smoke alarm.  We did not put back new batteries because there are three other smoke alarms in the house and I do not want him to climb that high again.  Not at all. 

A quilting friend stopped by to help me with a new quilt problem - it is figured out correctly now.  We have a neighborhood coffee tomorrow morning for a new neighbor recently widowed.  Then, the afternoon is our Needle Arts group .  Busy chatting away tomorrow. 

We are having an Air Quality Warning today.  Not suppose to drive your vehicles unless necessary.  Suppose to car pool.  Not suppose to gas up your vehicles.  Not suppose to mow your lawns.  All of this is okay after 6pm.  But it is so hot after 6pm, I mowed this morning anyway.  I was going to drive and go swimming but decided to stay home.  I guess I am only half bad!

Now I am all showered and doing some laundry.  Plan to stay in the rest of the day and relax! 

Yard looks good, too!

Larry, Craig is an internist.  He was telling us that  the new studies are  saying that Fish oil is no longer a recommended supplement for humans but it is recommended for  Animals. The vet  told me to give Happy and Bebe fish oil capsules. So I have been doing that for a few months now. He also said that  some of the older doctors still recommend things that the newer studies have shown that some supplements are no longer recommended. Fish Oil, CoQ10, Vitamin D.etc.

Today I am being a slug. I did enough work yesterday to last me for a week. However I am going to start my Pepper Jelly today.

Not much else is new here. I have been doing something in Photoshop this morning for one of my groups.

Hi everyone from a hot and dry Atlanta.

Just the usual today with coffee at McDonald's, Bible study and then choir tonight.  I may go to Kohl's after Bible study rather than Dunkin' Donuts to see about getting a couple of new clothing items.  I just need some new slacks.  Pat keeps after me to get some new clothes.

Carol, I agree with you on those high smoke detectors.  All of our windows in our house are very low to the ground and could easily open one in any room and be able to get out of the house.  We do have several smoke detectors that are battery operated.  I can change them by standing on the kitchen stool that has a handle.

Etta Sue, the Atlanta area has been under a smog alert air quality warning for several days and sure it will be again. 

Marilyn, over the last five or ten years how many things that we were told we should or shouldn't do have not be refuted.  I remember when we weren't suppose to eat eggs.  I haven't taken vitamins for several years and recently stopped taking the niacin as my new heart doctor told me there is no proof it does anything for the heart.  Interesting to think of how much money some of us have wasted on these things.  Thanks for the info on Keith's son.

I figure I've managed to reach this age in relatively good health without worrying about the "eat - don't eat" warnings, so I just muddle along the way I always have.   ;)

There's a possibility we'll break the record high temperature today.  In one week we've gone from 10 degrees below normal to 15 degrees above normal.   :eek:

I have been taking 4 fish oil gelcaps a day for years.  I was taking Calcium with Vitamin D but since my calcium level was high the last time, she said to get Vitamin D and take it alone.  Hmmmm!  And those aren't covered by medical plans!!

Today is rehab for Ivalou and I.  I do believe my back is better and stronger.  At least, I can stand now and not have to find a chair to sit down as quick as I did!

Another advisory day today.  I wonder how many people really think to do anything they suggest to do?

Suppose to get to 96 degrees.  The record high for June 8 was 96 degrees back in 1983!!

A farmer worked in Ivalou's field west of me last evening.  It looks nice.  Hope he planted beans...it was corn last year!

Etta Sue Pat left you a message on FB.

We have an addition to the family.  The beautiful white cat that we had, adopted Kassie.The person we got her from insisted on taking her back.  As a result we have a new addition to the family.  A little 3 month old grey kitten.  Cimi is the ond who seems to be "training" her at this point, setting out boundaries.  The little one seems to be a quick learner.

The weather is hot, but there is a constant breeze going on here. 

Later!

We've had a thunderstorm since I was on and I am listening to the thunder circling again tonight.  The mosquito's are terrible too.  :eek:

Kass has had another shift added to her schedule at work, she is now on Monday and Wednesday.  She seems to enjoy the job, but I'm not sure if it is the job or the pay on Wednesdays.   :thumbsup:

Better shut down the thunder seems to be getting closer!

Judy, I read the other day that if people take vitamin b, it seems to make them "distasteful" to the mosquitos! Hmmmmmmmm.

Yes, we've had some air quality alerts here, too, Etta Sue. And, the weather forecaster said that our first 6 days of June are the hottest since 1899. Today was 96 - which ties the all-time record high for that day. Those poor fans at Bonnaroo and also at the Country Music fan fair must be about to melt from the heat.

I took my son to the grocery this morning, then listened to a program on Christian apologetics - quite interesting. Also had an hour's conversation with someone whose spouse is struggling with desires to hang around people who do not provide christian fellowship. We talked about Romans 12: 1 and 2. My, goodness! The Message rendering of those 2 verses is magnificent. Here it is:

1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.  

Wow! what good guidance for all of us.

Much love, Ruth Ann

Hi everyone. 

A really busy day yesterday but a good nights sleep seems to have revived me.  Today I have an appointment with the cardiologist to have my pacemaker/defibrillator checked.  I don't have many months left on this battery so they are keeping a close eye on it before having to replace it.  Then I will pick up our daughter, who lives across the street from where my medical appointment is and bring her out for an overnight visit.  It has been several weeks sine she has been out here. 

The highlight of my day yesterday was being able to spend and hour and nine minutes with AT&T getting my new Internet line activated.  After about fifteen different menu selections I finally got with a human and this lady was very patient and helpful and we got the new line setup and working and she also helped me get to the people I needed to talk to about porting over our housephone number to my new cellphone.  I am suppose to be able to call after midnight tonight and get that done.  At least I have a direct number to accomplish this call rather than going through the maze of pushing buttons and never being sure which ones the the correct ones.

Jeanne, I have sort of adopted that same philosophy in terms of eating what I want to eat with moderation (usually) but do try to stay away from the fried foods.  I believe it is important to enjoy each day as we live it as none of us know what tomorrow holds while we are on this earth.  I believe we know what the ultimate future holds.

Today is our 12th day with above 90 degree temperatures and there is also the smog alert today.  It was a bit hard to breath yesterday.

Etta Sue, I do get the impression there may be quite a few people who do follow all the guidelines and don't eat certain things or do certain things.  I do think we have to think for ourselves and make our own decisions using some common sense.  Every night there is a new study out with some warning or break through.  Guess it gives the news media something else to talk about.

Ruth Ann, must admit I have never understood the term "Christian apologetics".  What are we apologizing about although I suppose it has an entirely different meaning.  I know I can look it up but will probably forget to do so.

Everybody stay cool today, at least as cool as possible.

The online program I listened to, Larry, said that the term "apologetics" comes from a greek word. So, truly we're not apologizing for anything. :)

Yes, truly, none of us knows the length of our lives or even the length of our days. Therefore, we live accordingly.

Love to everyone.

Ruth Ann

Larry - Ruth Ann is correct that "apologetics" in this context does not mean we are apologetic for anything.  Christian aspologetics is that aspect of Christian teaching that deals with "proofs" of the truth of Christianity and the like.  It's the philosophical approach a Christian can use in dealing with an unbeliever, particularly in relation to the various philosophical  views held by unbelievers themselves.  It's helpful to understanding why unbelieving people believe as they do and to what we can say to them.

I did a first for me last evening.  I attended a meeting for Vacation Bible School at church.  I told them that I attended VBS as a little girl a loooong time ago.  But I have never worked at a VBS.  But I am a warm body and willing to help wherever I am needed .... all except teach!  It was fun and I am looking forward to working with these little kids June 27 -- July 1.

Ivalou and I did our rehab and then we ate at Long John Silvers.  The fish was as good as I remembered. 

I came home and a nap was in store.  First I was woken by the doorbell.  Kaye Don is building a deck on the front of their house and wanted to know if I had Dad's post hole digger.  I didn't think so but he was welcome to look in the garage and if I have it, he could use it...and keep it for all I care.  I won't ever use it!  But he went out of the garage empty handed.  Then back to sleep and the phone rang.  Unknown and no answer!  By then I was wide awake and got up!

Today is my class luncheon.  I am anxious to let them all know that I have talked to the one and only class member that we had no information about on the phone.  Also got a picture in email this week that I have printed out! 

That's it for today.  We had high winds, lightening to the north and a little rain last night.  Today is overcast with some sun once in a while!  Not suppose to be as hot today! 

yeah i have a new kitten... my mom (JudyB) forgot to mention his name... hehe leaving that for me mom? because when i move out i am aloud to bring my kitten with me i decided to name him Dakota!  <3 thanks mom for letting me get him xoxo

Hi, friends, this time I don't have that headache that plagued me earlier today. Thank you, Lord.

Kazzli, new kittens are so much fun!

Well, I think I'll be up and about now. Hope y'all have a great day.

Ruth Ann

It is a cold day today.  We have the heat on!  The thunder storm was a nonevent.

The one I love to listen to who is an apologetisist (sp) is Ravi Zacharias.  He is absolutely amazing.  I have purchased a book of his for John to read.  It is amazing.  If you have the opportunity to hear him yo will be blessed.

I have 6 small jobs on the agenda today and then I have Kassie's boy friend coming over for the evening.  Rather they be here than elsewhere.  Even in this cold 61*F day they are planning on going swimming.  I do believe they are crazy!

HAve a good day folks!

Not cold here, Judy.  Upper 80's and a severe storm watch.  But then by tomorrow we're supposed to only get up to 70.  

Food shopping this morning - at least I remembered to bring a sweater to wear in the grocery store.  With my car still in the shop for maybe another week, I had to swallow my pride and ask a friend from church to chauffeur me for a couple of errands.  I had to get my lot rent into the mail today or pay an extra $40, and I was out of such essentials as toilet paper, milk and bread - not to mention "goodies".  Now I'm all set for a while.  

Al, thanks for the explanation of "apologetics".  Sounds like something I should study up on.

Jeanne, take it from a "church chauffeur," it's a huge blessing to us to be able to serve our fellow Christians in some small way. Thank you for contacting your christian friend for assistance!

Ruth Ann

I didn't get an email notification twice since I posted.  I noticed last evening that I didn't have one and checked here and there were posts after me.  And again this morning, another post was posted and no email notification.  What's going on?

It just started raining with thunder and a tad bit of lightening.  I think there was some small hail also.  And I am getting ready to go to rehab in a few minutes.  The farmers need a drizzle...sure makes the soy beans and corn grow as well as all the personal gardens that have been planted.  And the grass!!

The class lunch was great yesterday and I called Cornerstone Inn to make reservations for May 30 and 31 for 2012 for the class.  It may still be the same ones but we had fun this year! 

And the planning committee for the church Family picnic the last Sunday this month got a lot of business done.  Now to get out there and get some items from businesses for the silent auction.

Etta Sue you may have to disable then re enable notifications here.  I have had to do that as well in the past.

A beautiful day in the neighborhood today, the temperature is already going up and is at yeaterday's high already.  Was up during the night and shut down the furnace.  The warmth of the covers was enough, and eventually off they went.

Have a great day everyone!

Hi everyone.  

Well our plans changed yesterday when about 7:30 our daughter called saying she was headed back to the ER across the street as was once again having severe chest pain and her blood pressure was very high, over 200/ 100 something.  So Pat went down with me and visited with her in the ER while I had a 5 minute appointment and had my pacemaker/defibrillator checked.  It hadn't used much of the battery in the three months since the last check so that was great.  I then joined Pat in the ER and visited with Stacey.  They did admit her for observation overnight but would not give her the medication she needed so she checked herself out and went home last evening sometime.  I don't try to understand what is going on as this is her business.  The tests again indicated no heart attack although the EKG showed changes and her blood pressure continued to change.  

We did get the phone situation finalized last night so the home number is now my cellphone number.  We no longer have house phones.  However, when I got up this morning we had no internet so I spent another hour on the phone with AT&T support to get that resolved.  The problem related to the port the internet had ended up being connected to but has now been resolved.  Hopefully I am through dealing with these issues as it has been quite a process.  The support people were great and I just stayed patient and it all worked out.

Ruth Ann and Al, thanks for the info on the meaning of apologetics.  If I had heard that before I had forgotten it and not sure I every asked about it before.  

Etta Sue, good for you in helping with the VBS.  It is an important part of the children's ministries in a church.  Our church will have there in mid to late July.  I remember using the old post hole digger and they were a lot of work.  Dad would have to use it on the farm on occasion.  I sounds like they have you involved in a lot of things at your church but what better way to spend your time and you seem to really be enjoying it.

Kazzii, I think you have a pretty special mom.  I like the name of your cat.

Judy, wow, heat on again.  It is so hot here it is hard to imagine.  I have heard Ravi Zacharias on Moody Broadcast Network a long time ago if I recall correctly.

Need to get out and get my run-around errands done before it gets any hotter.  

Earlier I said, "Christian aspologetics is that aspect of Christian teaching that deals with "proofs" of the truth of Christianity and the like.  It's the philosophical approach a Christian can use in dealing with an unbeliever."  That is truly what "apologetics" is.  But I do not want to leave the impression that we can reason anyone into the Kingdom.  We cannot.  That's God's work and His alone.  The human mind is a fallen mind, completely incapable of reaching out to God in repentance.  It remains for God alone to reach into  the human heart and to, as it were, "turn on the light."  We must  thank God and God alone if any of us surrenders to God, admits rebellion, and returns to his rightful King.  But we have an obligation nevertheless to give a reason for the faith that is in us (1 Pet. 3:15).

AMEN AL!!!

Today is a PD Day for kassie.  She has just given me breakfast, french toast!.  Yumm. 

I am off for a while, Back later .

Quote from: Ruth Ann Bice on June 09, 2011, 09:09:53 PM
Jeanne, take it from a "church chauffeur," it's a huge blessing to us to be able to serve our fellow Christians in some small way. Thank you for contacting your christian friend for assistance!

Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann, I know how much it means to be able to help - I was blessed to be one of the "givers" for a long time.   But when "the shoe is on the other foot", there's the matter of my pride, which the Lord has to work on again and again.  :D

 :)   PAT      :hb2:                    :HBO2: :HBO3:   IT IS GREAT TO HERE THAT IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY AND I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE MANY MORE. :)  Talk to you soon I hope  Sis.   Gordon.







Larry:   Boy it sounds that you are always busy in doing different activities.  I do hope that your daughter will get things sorted out with her health as it seems to just continue . I do hope that you and Pat are looking after yourselves and not doing to much as it is far to warm. God's blessings. :thumbsup: :coffee: :

Judy B.  It was great talking to you the other night and catching up on life. up north.  Have a great weekend and God's richest blessing's on you all and will remember your requests Buy Sis.   Gordon. :)

To Kazzii:  Hi I will welcome you to C.P. And we pray that you will continue to stay posting on this great site so that you can share your prayer requests and tell us about yourself..  It is good to have you here and may the Lord bless you and your family.   Gordon. :thumbsup:

To all others on C.P. have a wonderful weekend and may you all have a wonderful day in the house of the Lord.   Gordon and Noreen. :thumbsup: :cp: :pine: :bananadance:

Birthdays are to celebrate one's coming and being in the world.  Pat, I surely do celebrate your presence and all that you do.  God greatly bless you today!

Birthdays celebrate the individual! Wow, what a great leader we have who provides this wonderful website. Many thanks, Pat, and I pray you have many more of these milestones ahead. :)

May God's blessings be with us all today.

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  Another Saturday has quickly rolled around.  It seems this has been the week to spend hours on the phone with AT&T to get my new phones set up and the Internet taken care of.  I think as of yesterday morning I finally made it and thought I was through with them for the time being.  Yesterday afternoon a friend called and was having Internet problems so went to help her and spent another hour on the phone with them but wasn't able to resolve the issue and apparently she has a bad modem.  I am trying to find a friend here who might had an old unused one on the shelf so she doesn't have to buy a new one.

I got a lot of things done yesterday, except didn't get my closet cleaned out so hope to do that today.  I did make a fast trip to Kohl's but then found my $10 Kohl Cash wasn't good until the 13th and the coupon is still good until the 15th so decided to wait until then to buy the new Food Network skillets.  I stopped at Wal-Mart, got the car washed and filled with gas and that was a full morning.

Al, thanks for adding the additional information on "Christian apologetics".  I have often wondered why some people accept Christ and others don't. 

Jeanne, there comes a time when we need to accept the help others want to give us knowing that just as when you helped others you benefited by having the sense of knowing you have done so.  I believe that in not wanting to accept readily offered help we deny that pleasure and sense of satisfaction for the other person.

Gord, my daughter's health is in such a state that it is going to be maintence and hope it doesn't deteriorate any more.  I am just thankful when she has a good day, which isn't very often.  Pat and I try to take care of ourselves and know the limits.  Hope you and Noreen have a great weekend.

Rehab in the pool of 92 degree water was great!  I loved it.  And also found out that after I 'graduate' I can go to the pool Tuesday mornings and Friday mornings for maintenance at $5 a trip.  Not bad.  Better than the Monon Center.  That membership runs out July 14 and I am not going to renew it. 

I did have a problem at rehab though.  After rehab I went into the dressing room.  I had put my combination lock on the locker.  I tried and tried and tried to open the lock...using 37-28-19.  I knew those were the numbers.  Here I was in my swimsuit.  The house phone wouldn't let me call Lapel number so I could call Kitty.  Her lock is the same combination.  After 10-15 minutes I went back out to the pool to talk to an instructor to see if I could use a cell phone or whatever.  Just as I went out there, a man sitting on a bench in street clothes was using his cell phone.  I asked him if I could use it.  I called Kitty.  What's the combination?  19-28-37!!  I had it backwards!  Voila!  It worked and I was dressed in no time!  Dumb me!! 

Today Ivalou and I are going to a birthday party for our one-year old g-g-nephew!  We heard there are to be 67 people.  It is at 11am so I am thinking they are feeding us.  And a tent is set up in the back yard!  All this for a one-year old!  What kind of a shindig will they do when he graduates from high school?  Plus they live in Nevada so flew into Grandma's to have this party!  I, truly, think Open House, birthday parties and weddings are getting way out of hand!!

I got notification email today but it is still slower to get on CP than any other website!  Especially when posting!!  That saying, if I haven't put on the new Thoughts tomorrow by 6pm, would someone move it from the Back Room for me?

Hi Folks Been a while since I have been on this site. Been very busy lately with work and the Road Knights agenda and then at home with the arrival of spring going to summer the honey do list has grown quite long. All the rain we have had this year has not been helping me get caught up in that area.
Larry: In answer to your comment about elogs, yes they are connected with GPS for location, but what they do is automatically record what the truck is doing in terms of driving and unduty time. It still will let the driver put in offduty and sleeper berth time but this will automatically change to driving the moment the truck is put into motion. Therefore it is impossible to flasify the logs or change them around. It is a great tool to control the pressures of the business and ensure that the driver gets adequate rest. The logs will not change to onduty one minute before sufficient rest time has been recorded. I love it but dispatch is sometimes a bit frustrated with getting used to the change. I think what makes it worse for them to is that I am the only truck in the fleet on the system. The recording of duty statis is much more accurate with elogs as it records to the minute and not in 15 minute increments as paper logs do. I seem to be the company test dummy for all new appliances brought into the company.
Al: Thank you for your explaination of Christian Apologetics. I often listen to the speakers on the radio in the truck that work in this area of ministry but never really understood the meaning of it till now. This will bring new and much better understanding of the messages that I listen from this day forward. I thank you for that enlightenment. Well going to run for now. Home for 3 days this weekend. YAHOO so I will be back later Bonesy

I would like to apologize to my Christian friends here for my son Gilbert who was so impudent to me on Facebook last night, I don't  know how many saw what he said to me before I deleted it, and the post that  caused him to say those things. I am pretty sure Etta Sue saw them both and Judy saw some of the following comments. I am very hurt by his  outrageous behavior and I am asking that you pray for him to change his  attitude and to stop beating me up over my past life.

Marilyn I saw the other comments and sympathized.  I do understand the problems you are having.  I am praying.  I was going to comment then decided not to.  Not to worry.

I had a rough night last night.  Didn't sleep till after 7 this morning.  Ugg. One thing that was nice was to watch the sunrise.  That was a first living here!  It was very pretty.

Have a great day everyone.

Judy I have removed all those postings from my  wall and I hope that they are removed from everyone's news feed on FB.  I am not ashamed of my past, but I am ashamed of the words  that came from my son. He had no right to say those things to me publicly or at any other time.

Marilyn:  I tend to not check Facebook very often because a someone put something on mine that was not appropriate & I did sign off for a few weeks.  Very difficult to monitor. 

Don finished painting a planter that fits the front of  a wall near our steps - I chose a dark brown and the flowers are bright orange/red. 

[/b]  Here is a cup of tea or coffee to cheer you!   :coffee:  Thanks for all you do!

What a nice evening we had.  Out to Walmart for a few things, then to supper at Swiss Chalet.  While we were there there was a man at the table next to us that I felt was trying to make contact and was a little confused at the reason.  After a bit HE spoke .  I knew I should recognize him, but sure didn't. He quickly cleared up my confusion.  Grover Crosby and his wife Faith and us had a wonderful time of fellowship.  They were family friends from the late 50's and 60's.  Also our pastor when we lived south of here.  We caught up on their family history and they on ours.  I was encouraged to keep praying.

Home now and to bed early.

CP was slow in loading again today.  Hope I can get on this afternoon.  It's getting so that I am dreading trying to get on CP.  And note that no other website for me is slow.  My deductions is that it is a CP problem.

Marilyn ~ When I read the post your son wrote, I was hurt for you.  I can only imagine how hurt you were.  I didn't even remember what you posted that caused that.  Then I remembered.  His response was uncalled for to you personally or on the internet.  Talking about publicly saying something on the internet!  He was way out of line.  I praise you for the change you have made in your life...any change for the good of Christ is good.  Besides you will answer to Him...not to him.

The birthday party was fun.  Lots of people and it was explained that the party was more for the parents and their friends and family coming there instead of them having to go to their friends...since they are from Fallon, Nevada.  Colt, the one-year old, is a cutie and walking everywhere.  They got his own personal cake and needless to say, it was all over him!

It is bright and sunny today and a little cool.  But I am sure it will warm up this afternoon. 

I pray everyone has a great God's Day today!

Hi everyone.  We have an early church service today as only one service this morning.  Today is Pentecost Sunday but don't think that is the reason for the one service.  Then there is a meeting at 5 pm this evening for the pastor to talk with us about what went on at the last General Assembly of our denomination that is causing a lot of concern and division in the church.

Not going to be quite as hot today.  We had a lot of thunder yesterday afternoon and no rain.  No rain in the forecast for today.

Nothing else on the calendar for today.

Etta Sue, that poor child will be overwhelmed with that many people in attendance at the birthday party.  Good thing Kitty remembered the correct code.

John, thanks for the explanation of the elogs.  I expect that will soon be the standard required for safety sake. 

Marilyn, sorry to read of the discord impacting you now.  Just remember you can't control what someone else does but have the right to draw the boundaries for your own life.  This sort of thing can only ruin your day or days if you let it and then it is you who are paying the price of unhappiness and not the person doing the hurtful thing. 

Judy, that made a really long night.  Hope you slept better last night.  How nice to meet old friends and have a chance to catch us.  The world is actually quite small and we never know whom we will meet when we go out.

Etta Sue, the slowness of the site is of concern to me as well.  I usually just click on the link, open another tab and go on with something else until it usually finally loads.  My main concern is that others will become frustrated and move away form these discussions and we sure don't want that.  Each day I hope it will become as responsive as other websites. 

Yes, this site is slow.  I find it to be intermittent - sometimes the response to a click will be really fast and then the next one will time out a couple of times.

The problem seems to be that the server needs a new part that has to be installed.  I know Pat is frustrated over the delay and has been in regular contact with the people at the server.

Interesting Neither John or I had a problem today getting on the site.  We have had problems with other sites!  I can't explain it.

Cold rainey and cloudy today. 

I do what Larry does. I click on this site then another tab and go on reading something else until CP comes on if it doesn't time out.

Larry that is such good advice.

Etta Sue  I am sorry that you had to see what a jerk Gilbert is, but I am not letting it bother me, It is his problem not mine. It is in God's hands now and I refuse to respond to his abuse or let  him verbally abuse me on the phone. His beliefs reflect just how far to the left he is politically and so different from my beliefs. I will continue to pray for his salvation. He used to believe in God but not anymore he mocks God now. He will have to answer to God for that one day.

It's a good day here in Oregon today. Beautiful and cool, Keith mowed yesterday and re potted on of my jade plants.  We need more potting soil so I can re pot two more and my lavender plant.too. I think one of these days we will need to have a Jade plant sale, I keep starting new ones from the leaves that fall off or that that Fritzy breaks off climbing around on the table where the plants are.

I would love a jade plant Marilyn, no idea how I would get one though..  As I read about the mocking the verse ran through my head..."Be not deceived God is not mocked."  So many pretend that verse doesn't exist.  It is so sad.  If it is in the Bible, then it was a problem in Bible days as well.

Well, after 25 minutes I am finally ready to make this post to lead you to a new week.  

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