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Morning Devotional...






Read the Scripture: 1 John 2:20-21 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202:20-21&version=KJV)

   ...no lie comes from the truth (1 John 2:21b).

Have you learned yet that no lie is of the truth, that there is no possible harmony between a lie and the truth? In other words, that there are no gray areas in life; that a thing is either black (a lie) or it is white (the truth), and there are no gray areas, though there may be a mingling of black with white. Every Christian has an ability to exercise moral judgment to distinguish right from wrong. It is amazing how many Christians have not learned this yet and still go on echoing the lie of the world, that there can be a blending of truth and error. John utterly cuts the ground out from under that. "I wrote to you," he says, "because you have found this out, if you know Jesus Christ. You may not have thought through the implications, but you must know that there is no possibility of blending a lie with the truth."

One of the glorious things about God's secret purpose, which is the restoring of the life of God to the spirit of man, is that it also reestablishes standards of absolute values and makes moral judgments possible. It shifts us from control by a conscience of convenience to control by a conscience of conviction. These days we are hearing much about "situational ethics," relativism in the realm of moral judgments. What are these? If you cheat on an examination because you do not like the teacher, that is wrong. But if you do it because you are desperate to get a good grade and there is no other way to do it—you have been letting the whole thing slide until exam time and there is no other way but to cheat, then, that is right.

But John says, "No more!" Now you know the one who is the truth, and you cannot get by so easily any more. Sooner or later you must explain your actions to Him, and all those wonderful excuses that went over so smoothly with your spouse or friends sound very lame when repeated to Him. He is totally unimpressed by them. He does not say anything; He simply folds His arms and looks at you. You start stammering, and pretty soon you stop, because, as John says, "No lie comes from the truth," and you know that now.

Give heed to these things. Begin to examine the philosophies around you, the suggestions and explanations of life that are presented to you. Measure them according to the truth. Have you come to know the truth as it is in Jesus? Are you ready to listen to the Word of God, unfolded by the Spirit of God, in order that you might understand the world in which you live and the person who lives in it—you? Are you willing to understand how God made you, how He intends you to function, how He wants you to react to situations? Will you let Him teach you to depend no longer upon the false sense of ability that you have lived on all your life, but to renounce that and rely instead upon His life within? That is why John is writing. He writes these things, he says, because he knows the necessary equipment is there. Now use it!

   Father, help me to understand the truth as it is in Christ. Help me to turn from every siren voice that beckons me away from Him and to bring all the things I discover, all experiences, all reasonings, to Him.

By Ray Stedman




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Read this in a store recently.

"Three things will always be revealed.  The sun, the moon and the truth."

Pat thank you for the devotional.

Solid thoughts to begin our week with, Pat! Thanks.  :coffee:

Hi everyone.  I had a very nice, but tiring, weekend.  I got home from my short trip (less than 2 hours away) about 2:45 and was able to rest but was certainly ready for a night of sleep and didn't want to get up this morning.

The computer problems mentioned sound like the one I had as I couldn't run the virus program or even install another program.  I had to basically redo my hard drive using my backup from the external drive.

It was thundering here last evening but don't think we got any rain.  It is suppose to be a rainy type day today.  The only thing on my schedule is my Monday men's luncheon and perhaps getting a hair cut. 

Pat, thanks for the devotional for this week and posting the hymn.

Marilyn, it is nice to see you back online and posting.  We thought you had gone away on a trip or something. 

Great devotional this morning.  Thanks, Pat.

Another pretty day with temperatures (maybe) around 70 this afternoon.  But we've had so little rain and so much wind lately that the leaves on the trees are starting to droop.  And it doesn't look like much rain in the forecast for the next week or so - just "scattered" showers and thunder showers. 

I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I will give thanks to your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness, because your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.


Psalm 138:2 NLT

God makes a promise, faith believes it, hope anticipates it, patience quietly awaits it.

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 :) Hello To my Wonderful Friends

Last week I learned a valuable lesson about myself. I had no idea that I was hearing and not listening. Let me explain, if I can.
I was talking with a dear friend ( we have known each other over forty years) and he was telling me about a dentist visit. He was in a lot of pain and was telling me about the procedure, but since I had already had a similar procedure, I was finding myself annoyed that he would go into the details as if I was a rookie at the whole thing, so I prefaced my replies ( or non-replies) with "Yeah, uh-huh...oh, I bet that was painful" while I did checked on something in my oven.

My friends voice became a buzz as I waited eagerly to jump in and tell him something about ME! I was so eager to tell this thing that when I heard something about a stroke that he had suffered in the last five years it was as if something hit me in the head. A stroke? How had I missed this piece of news?
Had he told me and I had simply skimmed over it the way that I was skimming over his current story?
I listened harder and figured out that I had not missed this news, because this was the first time he had mustered up the nerve to tell me. I thought guiltily that I might have lost my good friend and not known where, when or how because he lives in another state and we do not talk often, but when we do, it is sometimes for hours.  I was filled with guilt and shame and God showed me where many conversations in my life had been half-heard, jumping in and saying my say without so much as a warning and blaming it on age, or the other person's ability to "keep up".

Mind now, this has not been the rule in my life. It seems to happen more and more as I get older. My subject, my topic, my news, my depression, my losses, my joy, my "everything" sometimes gets top billing. I have friends who have done the same to me, so I know how it feels, but I am responsible for the way that I respond to people.
God has given us the gift of communication. With each other and best of all with HIM.....and it would be terrible if, when we were speaking with Him, He was only half listening.

I asked God's forgiveness in this matter, and am listening more to the words and thoughts of others. I pray for my friends always, which means I have listened well to their requests, but I plan to listen more carefully to the day to day things that are just as important.

Blessings to all!
Zenobia

Zenobia, thank you for that wake-up call!  I'm afraid I'm often guilty of just waiting for a break in what another person is saying so that I can change the subject to ME!  And then getting annoyed when the other person takes up where he/she left off, ignoring what I had to say about ME.  Your message is indeed a heads up that I need to pay more attention - really pay attention to what I'm hearing.  THANK YOU!!!

Amen to what Jeanne and you have said.

Zee it is so good to see you hear again after all these years have past. I am just back online after being off since the 1st so if you have posted during that time I have not seen your post.
Have you finished your book yet? Thanks so much for the heads up on really listening to what others are saying.

Zeebers, how good to have you back!  And that is a really good lesson for all of us.  I'm sure each of us has been guilty of the same thing; for sure, I have.  Thanks for the reminder to "shut up and really LISTEN!"   ;)  :)

We have a beautiful, cool day here in Kansas.  I just got home from work.  Think Darrel and I will go eat at the Senior Center.

Church was awesome yesterday even though a few people got up front to talk about each of us digging deeper into our pockets so we may hire a youth minister as well as purchase some property AND build a new church!  God will provide for His church.  

Then a few of us went out to eat and then home.  I had a project to work on for church and it took me almost 5 hours yesterday!  But it is done all but printing it out.  And I now have a key to the church so I can take it all to church on my time.  

Today it is cloudy and rainy.  Trash day, too.  That is done and I took Ivalou's trash also.  Rehab is at 1:30.  Then we are going to the grocery store.  All the loose ends are coming together for Euchre tomorrow!  I feel good about it all.  Then in September I have Euchre again but not cleaning like this time!

Yesterday on our prayer list was a listing for a Nathan Everitt deployed to Afganistan!  My mother's maiden name is Everitt and she always said if Everitt is spelled with an 'itt' then they are probably related.  This gentleman was spelled that way and is a grandson of a couple in my Sunday School class.  They didn't stay for Sunday School so I didn't ask them if their daughter, Lisa, is married to Jim Everitt, my second cousin that lives in northern Indiana.  So I looked on FaceBook and Lisa has a son, Nate.  His employer is the US Army.  So I sent a message to Lisa asking if her parents were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary in Noblesville this next week.  Sure enough they are Lisa's parents!  And she will be coming to our church this next Sunday!  Small world!!  

Etta Sue the Private Eye!  Good sleuthing!

Hi, friends, thankfully a bad head and chest cold that kept me in bed for a week are beginning to pass.

It's really been good to "listen in" for the last couple of hours as I caught up with the news.

Janet, I feel so sorry to learn about Beth's additional problems. And, I am always concerned about Wendy's problems, and Stacy's, and others.

Only those who have walked in our shoes can understand. I've also dealt with family issues that deeply worry me the last 2 weeks. It's an exacerbation of a decades-old problem, but this last crisis has been almost too much for a mom to bear.

Thanks to each of you who has posted the wonderful messages in song. I've worshipped along as I have been reading tonight.

Oh, yes, after being up "all hours" trying to get as many of those old photos saved as possible, I have the last few in the freezer, and may not be able to save those. However, I'll always be grateful that the Lord allowed me to save so many of them. Probably about 450-500 snapshots plus all our 8 x 10 studio photos.

Y'all have a great rest of the day.

Posting as fast as I can while the wiFi is going in and out.  It is discouraging but then I think that it isn't that many years ago we never expected to communicate on the web. 

Zeebers:  Hello, I have not seen you post in ages.  Like your picture!

We continue to work on little things and everything takes longer than expected; is that not the usual for everyone? 

I have tried to knit two afghans and made such terrible mistakes that all that yarn is in the trash.  Now, am determined to pay attention to each and every stitch and make a prayer shawl for someone.  There is a lesson here for me. 

Hello to all of you. I haven't been on this forum for a good while. Thank you for the email I received to visit again. I used to have a bit of a problem reaching this site so I guess I just gave up on it.

I enjoyed the morning devotion. :)

Zeebers, I can relate to what you were going through with your friend. I do the same thing sometimes with a dear friend and neighbor of mine who is nearing her 94th birthday in August. We talk on the phone a couple of times a day and sometimes more. She depends on me a lot but lately I haven't been able to visit her as often as I should. A lot of times when she's talking to me and repeating to me the same things with all the details, I tend to "turn" her off a bit. She quickly goes from one subject to another without taking a pause
so I can jump into the conversation. But I care a lot about her and feel guilty at times and then I try to do better for awhile.  <3

Ruth Ann, I hope you will continue to improve and feel better.  :)

Good morning.  Such interesting thoughts on "listening and hearing".  When I was employed the people I worked with said that "listening and hearing" was something I did really well.  Now that I am retired I find I am not so good at it.  We live in the country and I don't see people that often and I think you are right.  I want to talk about me.  Thanks for the insight.

Carol, your comment about a prayer shawl caught my eye.  I began knitting about 6 weeks ago, and the inspiration came from a "prayer blanket" that was given to a baby in our Church.  She has a heart problem and is already on Lasix (sp?) and one of the ladies in our Church got a prayer blanket from a group near us that makes such items.  I thought that a wonderful ministry.  So, I am making my first "prayer blanket" for a young woman who is pregnant.  Her pregnancy is difficult and as I sit and work on the shawl I pray for her and her baby. 

Prayer, to me, is so incredibly important in our lives!!!

Grace and peace to each of you today.
Becky

That is a wonderful idea Becky.

Hi everyone.  It is so nice today to see some folks posting we haven't heard from for awhile.  

It is a beautiful day here in Georgia with, so far, low humidity and very nice temperature.  I have something to do in a few minutes and then this evening my wife and I have decided to go to the cafe at the nearby airport and have dinner and enjoy the live bluegrass music they have every Tuesday evening.  We have invited my good friend Rod and his wife to go with us as they love bluegrass.  The only problem is they just returned yesterday from a weeks trip up north and may just want to stay home.  I haven't heard back from them.  We have never done this before so it will be something different to do.

Zenobia, I have never heard this name before.  It is a beautiful name.  I enjoyed what you wrote and it is so true.  I was reminded as I read it that God gave us two ears but only one mouth.  Suppose there is a message there about doing more listening than talking.  It is such courtesy to the other person to listen to them and then when they have had their say hope they might extend the same to you.

Ruth Ann, sorry to hear you have been sick with a cold.  Sure hope the worst is over.

Becky, there are several ladies in our church that knit prayer shawls for shutins or folks in the nursing home.  I have no idea how many they have made.  My wife is not a knitter.

Etta Sue, it is a small world after all.  

Well, it is all over except the laughing, talking, eating and playing cards.  Euchre is so much fun with these 7 ladies....at someone else's home!  I don't have much company anytime so it tends to get stressful for me.  I know that when I go to someone else's house, I don't look at everything.  But I think people come here to check for cobwebs, dust, dirt, lint, bugs, cat hair, etc.  I know they don't but I can't get my mind to stop thinking that.

It is rainy today so it is kind of dark in my house.  Also cool.  Hope everyone will be warm enough.  But I can turn on the fireplace!  Even just the light will make it 'seem' warmer without the heat on.

But I will say I will be glad when 8pm comes.  Everything should be put away by then!  Then everything will be back to normal...whatever normal is. :idiot:

I am still having incidental problems with this laptop.  Yesterday I couldn't access one of my Mahjong games.  I uninstalled it today and downloaded it again from the web and still can't access it.  I sent the website an email telling what pops up and what I have to do to get rid of the pop up.  Maybe they will know exactly what to do!

Still having problem posting on here.  I notice today my graphics from photobucket didn't post!  I don't know if it is CP, photobucket or Facebook!   :uglystupid:

Etta Sue, I see your graphics----and, by the way, thanks again for posting those every day.  They sure brighten things up on this site!  Just a comment about your whirlwind of cleaning:  I always say that if anyone comes to my house to look for dust, etc. that I don't want to disappoint them!  ;)

Larry, that sounds like a fun way to spend an evening.

Good to see some posters back who haven't been here lately.  Welcome home!

Carol, the work never seems to let up, does it?  I am thinking more and more about retirement lately, just so I can do things I want to do but don't seem to have the time and energy to get done.  I don't knit or crochet, and don't have any plans to learn now.  I used to embroider a lot, but now, my fingers lose feeling and I keep dropping the needle!  I used to do a lot of sewing, especially for my girls, but now I just do occasional mending.  ;)

I have some good news!  I went for an eye exam this morning, and no change in three years, so I don't need new glasses!!  Yea!!  And the exam fee was only $18 for what Medicare doesn't cover.  I am a happy camper this morning!  Darrel has an appointment this afternoon, and he has been having problems with his eyes, so he expects different results.

I need to do some "Etta Sue" work (housecleaning) so I should hop to it!  I work tomorrow, then will be gone from Early Thursday until late Friday night to a painting convention in Wichita.  So not much time between.

Thoughts on Spring

Greetings:

I am sharing my thoughts about Spring. This is an article that I wrote for my blog: Photographers for Christ.

   As the mild weather of March melts the dreaded snow, have you ever wondered why the season after winter is called spring?
   The word "spring" as intransitive verb can be defined _ 'to move back rapidly to an original position after being forced in another direction.' The definition makes perfect sense. Spring brings back the colors that the cold winter had erased. The trees regain the lost leaves on their dead-looking branches; once more the grass turns greener ; the beautiful vibrant tulips emerge; and the perennials in the garden come back to life in full bloom as the returning birds chirp the coming of spring.
   Is it a coincidence that the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus falls in the spring? Did God plan it that way so we can easily relate the season of coming-back-to-life to Easter Sunday? From every angle, no matter how you slice it, all indications point to a thundering YES!
   To us, Christians, Easter Sunday is not about bunnies and children hunting egg-shaped chocolates. Neither is it limited to God's message that His son died for us to save our sins. It expands far more  than that. We should see beyond the tomb where Jesus sprung to life. Resurrection has the underlying message of awakening _ bring back to life our goodness that was deeply buried in our selfish thoughts.
   All of us have been hurt at one time in our lives. Some of the pains that we harbor are so agonizing that we have forgotten to forgive the aggressor who had offended us. We have been immersed in our failures and self-pity that we turned to blaming others and overlooked the power of prayer. Our potential in making more money to pamper our endless whims has made us lost our grip in our Christian values. We have neglected the importance of giving and have taken for granted  the  quality time with our families. We have given-in to the abundance of man-made comfort, making us less energetic and allowing our bodies to erode away. We have become so content that we have missed the big picture of spring _ its splendor and its meaning.
    So come spring, when the birds are singing, stop whatever you are doing. Pause for a moment and listen. Wake yourself up. You have been in hibernation for too long. Pick up that shovel and start digging up the buried goodness in you.
   Spring time is the season for all of us _ to reconnect spiritually  and  rediscover our good old selves.

hmmmmmm yea!

Ok to follow Mario.

Today is a glorious day,  Sunny, barely a cloud in the sky and enough of a breeze to keep the black flies away.  I have so far got my skin intact from those little bugs. An eighth of an inch and enough fighting power to leave you sore and bleeding.
So I am digging up a patch of ground next to the house that has never been worked.  It was, up to a year ago, covered by a deck that we have since taken down.  It looks dead, so out comes the (deep) scant weeds and grass that is left and in is going climbing sweet peas and scarlet runner beans and perhaps some other plants, pansies  zinnias or some such.  The local feed store suggested morning glories!  We'll see.  Thinking of bordering it with asylum.  Will let you know as this area progresses.   

Enjoy summer if it has come your way. 
In Him
Judy

My dogs took off this morning  around 10:15, I was out back with them and they chased a coon down in the gully behind us. I couldn't get to them to bring them back as it is steep and wet with lots of ferns and nothing to hold on to.

The coon went into an old tree stump down there and the dogs would not come back for nothing. I finally got the female, Bebe, to come back up the embankment. Happy would not budge from the stump the coon was in.

I  had to call Keith to come home from work to help me. I had him take the leash and loop it around Happy's neck like a lasso and drag him away from the stump and up the  embankment. What a hassle, wore me out. LOL

Ruth  Ann did your photos get damaged int he flood? Was your old house  under water?

Etta Sue, I see your graphics or did you post some elsewhere?

I really enjoyed the devotional and music.  Thanks Pat.  Love the writing style used in the devotional.  Clear and without frills.

Rain again today.  Each day seems to be a new adventure in weather.  We have been having lots of wind lately... reminds me of Calgary.  Expect we will soon be wishing for cool days, so best not complain.

Anyone watching 'Dancing With The Stars'?  Big ending coming soon!!

My cat Misty has (had) really thick, long fur.  I can't get her to agree to brushing, so took her for a trim.  She drags in half the garden each day as it sticks to her fur.  I don't know if I should laugh or cry....or go Yah!!  Was told it would do her fur good to have a Lion Trim.  Did not say it would leave her almost without fur.  Gad!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/lizzy121/Picture031.jpg?t=1274219236


She looks like a very plump little Lion.  I am still in shock, as is Misty.

Janet, I hope that Beth is doing better.  Al, I liked your very little joke the other day.   ;)

Many interesting and helpful posts today.  Wonderful to see new folks posting again.  Hope it will become a regular thing.

Time to go, things to do.
Pleasaant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

OK Got the Ground loosened up and will add some black soil tomorrow as well as plant the few plants I have along with the seed.  Kass has offered to help.  I will have the ramp down tomorrow.  That will be a  blessing.  I need to move the steps from the front though...now that will be a job.  We have a friend with a cement mixer.....I wonder if I can surprise John with that too?????

I am done for today.

Liz, I have a cat with long fur also. I was trying to pick stuff off him earlier today. I think your cat looks so cute with the new fur-do and I'm considering the same thing for mine. It should make them cooler for the summer months too.   8)

I've enjoyed the music and the rest of the posts that I read.  :thumbsup:

LaughingPeppers, I had never thought about the meaning of "Spring" before. I have a new outlook on it now, thanks to you.  :thumbsup:

JudyB, I hope your new flower garden will be all you want it to be and more. :)

LOL Flower garden.  I still have 2 puppies.  One will be gone on Thursday that will leave one.  Well one got out and tore into my just bought ready to plant plants!... :dogrun:  I have lost one.  Babies...they don't know any better.  Still frustrating.

I am paying for doing what all I did today.  Shoulders are aching.  Oh well that will stop.

I am off to    :sleep:

Hi everyone.  Getting an early start this morning.  At 10 am we are suppose to attend the Senior Golden Games closing luncheon.  This concludes the 2010 Senior Golden Games for this county.  There has been a lot of web work but think I have most of it done for this year.  There will probably be a few more results from individual events and pictures to be posted.

Our friends went with us last night and we had a most enjoyable, almost private, concert while we enjoyed dinner.  The food was good and the two brothers that played were excellent musicians.  One played the guitar and the other a mandolin and they could make them talk.  We were talking with them and usually there are 5 people in their blue grass band but three of them couldn't make it last night.  There were never more than 10 people dining while the band played.  The full band is suppose to be back next Tuesday evening and we decided we will go back next week.  You could look at the plate glass windows and see the airport runway.  There isn't a great deal of activity there in terms of flights.

I checked with another insurance company yesterday and found they could save me half of what I have been paying for my insurance package.  We will be making the change today. 

Etta Sue, I always figure that if someone comes to my home they must take it as it is and if they have a problem with anything they find then they are the one who has the problem not me. 

Judy, it sounds like you are quite a gardener.  Pat and I tried a garden one time and ended up getting no return.  Neither of us are able to do a garden anymore.  We are thankful for produce sections in the grocery stores.

Liz, I have watched the Dancing with the Stars or American Idol.  I don't watch much television except the news, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. 

Marilyn, it sounds like your dogs were just doing what comes naturally for them in exhibiting their hunting instincts.  Glad you got them back under control.

LaughingPeppers, thanks for sharing your writing.  A very good message.

Janet, good news on your eyes.  I had similar results the last several times I have had my eyes checked.  I have only the early beginnings of cataracts.  It is probably time for another eye exam.  My father had gloucoma so try to keep a close watch for that.

The beautiful theme of our latest Mini Challenge: Angels Unaware, reminds me of one of the short stories that I have written for my (yet to be published) book, "Tales of The Laughing Peppers."

This is a story of a guardian angel, who had completed her divine mission in protecting a child. When you are in the mood or have the spare time to read this inspirational story, I would really appreciate it. And please if it's not too much to ask, your constructive comments are welcome.

Under The Wings of Light
A short story from "Tales of the Laughing Peppers"
by Mario Dimain

When Triple Hearts, a Christian based magazine announced the topic of Angels for its Short Story Writing Contest, the judges were in for an overwhelming response. The magazine's website was flooded with on-line entries from all over the world. It was beyond what the publisher had imagined. But that was not all; unknown to the magazine, it would get more than what it wished for.

On the closing day of the contest, a last minute entry mysteriously appeared on the reception counter of the Triple Hearts. Unlike all of the other entries, it arrived in hard copy. Written on the envelope's return address was an enticing phrase: 'Up in the clouds.' Enclosed were a soft white feather and the handwritten story. Everything seemed like a joke but when the story's opening lines connected to the eyes of the chief editor, the mystical words penetrated his soul. From an angel's full account, a heavenly story was about to be told.  
 
  My name is Anina. Although I have dwelled here amongst you, I cannot say that I am one of yours. I am not of this world. I came from beyond the universe. I am a soldier of Heaven's Army called Vanthai, a group of select angels who are guarding the gates of Heaven. I was sent down here by God for a divine mission, to guide and protect one of His chosen ones. The chosen ones are mortals with special gifts and calling from above. They are shielded by guardian angels from the dark forces of Dailim, the demons of Hell who will do anything to derail God's plans.
   I have fulfilled my mission. I completed the blessed duty of a guardian angel to a child who grew-up to become a great woman evangelizing the word of God through her gifts of inspiring people and spiritual healing. I must go back to my post in the gates of heaven.
  But before leaving this land of the mortals, I would like to share with you, the story of Napilia, one of the chosen ones to fulfill God's plans. From angelic point of view I will attempt to present myself as her friend in the most human way.
  I remember when Napilia was born. It was on the second day of the second month. It was also the day I received the seal as her guardian angel. God clearly instructed me of what I could do within the power bestowed upon me as well as the limitations that bounded it. I would be able to hear Napilia's thoughts, feel her emotions, see her dreams, and whisper my thoughts to her consciousness. But I was forbidden to touch or hold her, I did not have the liberty to appear to her, and lastly I was under the strict order to restrain my combat skills when attacked by the forces of Dailim. Although, I always carried my sword, battle was never an option in guarding Napilia. My sole obligation was to provide guidance and protection for the chosen one.
  Napilia's childhood would be marred with misfortunes and deprivations; that was God's plan. It may sound cruel but these two harsh elements are the very essence of her preparation in discovering her inner strength and resourcefulness in finding her gifts from God.
  Misfortune struck before Napilia could learn to walk, her good father died, leaving her in poverty with her mother.  It was the first of the painful events that she had to go through in life. With hardly anything to live by, the two of them managed to survive
  At age three while she was sleeping, an evil figure appeared before me and demanded that I give-up the guardianship of the chosen one. Like a mother goose protecting her young, I spread out my wings and stood my ground. My stance spoke louder, and within a second, he started swinging his razor-sharp weapon.  He missed; and he missed again. My defensive agility frustrated the assailant, sending him back to where he came from, only to be replaced by the three groups of Dailim's meanest warriors. They came in waves of six, totalling 18 monsters spread out in all directions. Napilia and I were quickly surrounded.
  Before they could make a move, I drew my sword and pointed it to the sky. A lightning bolt hit its tip and the spark swiftly formed two rainbow rings, encircling us from the attackers. By the time they charged, the rings' radiating lights turned into a tight ball, shutting down all entries from outside. The attackers were unrelenting, they did everything in their powers to break the walls but its unyielding rays kept them at bay.
  And when it was over, Napilia was still sound asleep, so at peace and unaware of the grave danger that she was in. I looked at her with the same joy as her own mother would have felt if she was there and witnessed it all. I felt some sadness that I could not hold and hug her.  
  Napilia demonstrated her keen resourcefulness at early age. When she was six, deprived of toys, she made her own doll out of clay and dressed it with wild flowers she picked in the meadow. Her creative ability made God smile; it reminded Him of the day He created Adam. From above, God watched Napilia play with her clay doll. He was pleased to watch her flap her arms like a pair of wings as she chased the colorful butterflies. Her innocent giggles expressed her sweet love for nature.
  Whenever Napilia was in her poignant mood, she would comfort herself by resorting to singing. Her beautiful voice had always amused me. I knew that she could sense her God-given talent; she sang like an angel. Music stirred up her imagination. While singing she would look up at the clouds and interpreted the shapes of the floating clouds. And there were times I whispered some hints to her consciousness when the clouds formation became too complex to figure out.
  One night, after playing her own game of connecting imaginary lines from star to star in the night sky, I heard her thoughts. She was wondering if the father she hardly knew was up there with God, she wanted to see him. Her child's curiosity moved me tremendously; I wanted to pick her up and fly her to the highest star in the galaxy . . . yes, I would have done it if only heaven had allowed me.
  When Napilia's mother passed away, my heart bled for her. She was only ten but her matured composure was remarkable. Her mother, the woman who taught her how to pray prepared her to be strong in facing pain such as losing someone very dear. The fear of being alone and the uncertainty of what lies ahead would have traumatized any little girl her age.
  In the years that followed, she was passed on to family relatives who were equally poor. The aunts who took turns raising her also predeceased her, adding more grief to her already battered life. But when she reached adulthood, at the age of 25, she met a wonderful man who made her feel happy again. He was a musician with incredible talent in playing guitar. They became good friends and soon became husband and wife. God blessed them with two children.
  Napilia's happiness was short-lived, interrupted by the most heart-wrenching loss in her life. The Prince of Darkness sent his evil doer and breathed fire on her house. Her husband died in vain trying to save their two children from their burning home. All the three of them burned to death in the blaze. It was during this horrifying night when I was overwhelmed by her pain and wept like a human. I could have saved her family but my shield could only cover Napilia. I had no control of the others' fate; I felt helpless as I witnessed the disheartening tragedy. knowing of what was coming next was even more alarming, the Dailim Prince would push his next move; he would put the blame on God to poison Napilia's mind.
  Drowned in sorrow, Napilia grieved for months. It was during this trying time when the bitterness of anger crossed her mind, tempting her to detest God. I intensified the vigilance, entered her thoughts and whispered a prayer. Thank God, she heard me. She gathered all her strength and picked up her husband's guitar; she gently touched it; slowly her fingers started to pluck on the strings. The sound of each note was like her husband's voice urging her to stay alive and be strong. Between tears, a faint smile appeared in her eyes. I could hear her soft voice harmonizing with the melody, and then . . . it happened.
  Her sorrow turned into a beautiful song that unlocked her gift of music. The glowing aura around her was the heavenly sign; it manifested her readiness to receive her calling from God.
  I stood aside and watched God took over. From that day forward, Napilia's protection and guidance would be straight from God. No evil power could stop her. She was on her way to evangelize the Good News, through her gifts of music and singing. Her spiritual songs will touch the hearts of the world; even the non-believers would listen.
  And so, before I soar to the sky, I say goodbye to this world and its people. May you all learn to love one another and appreciate everything that God has provided you. Use your gifts. Open your hearts and listen. God is always speaking to you.


Thank you for reading Under the Wings of Light.
And by the way, the illustration below is the book's cover design.
In case you are curios, you may want to read more about The Laughing Peppers.
Here is the link: http://laughingpeppers.blogspot.com/ (http://laughingpeppers.blogspot.com/)
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God will catch you

There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor. The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you.


Deuteronomy 33:26-27 NLT

When you are at the end of your rope, God is there to catch you—but not before.

Erwin W. Lutzer

Mario, that is so beautiful!  Thank you for sharing it with us.   :thumbsup:

Thanks, Jeanne. I am glad you liked it.

Today I saw the graphics that I posted yesterday that weren't showing for me right after I posted!!  My Firefox is up-to-date.  I post on CP fast without graphics so I am deciding that 1) CP isn't liking my graphics or 2) Photobucket is having a problem.  I am persistent.  I keep trying to post the graphics.

Euchre was fun yesterday.  No one noticed what all I had done for spring cleaning before Euchre but I know that this deep cleaning was done in the Spring of 2010!  At least, now I can rest knowing I have a clean home for a few days!  Housework is NEVER done!

Kitty wrote me an email asking if you can have gout in your ankle.  Hers is swollen twice its size, red and very painful.  I called Ivalou and she said 'Yes.  You can have gout in any joint.  Uric acid crystals and it will get worse before it gets better.  Tell her to call her doctor.  Go if she needs to go to get medicine and take a cane in case she can't bear her weight on it!'  So I called Kitty to tell her that.  And Ivalou realized that she hasn't had gout since being put on Allupurinol, the last preventive to gout the nurse gave her!  Praise God for that. 

Today is rehab and if it hasn't rained by the time we get back, I need to mow since it has rained that last three days! 

Edit:  Well, the 'preview' was quick/fast.  Now to see how the posting is!

Yay!  Success!  My post posted like old times!

I am a happy camper!!

Good Morning, I have to make this a fast post so I can get myself ready to to to the Beauty school to have my nails done and get my bangs cut shorter. I can't stand to have hair in my eyes and teasing it everyday is a pain.

Yes Larry the dogs definitely were following their natural instincts. Oh and I love Bluegrass music. I think that comes from hearing my grandpa and uncles  play all their different string instruments as I was growing up. My grandpa could fiddle like nobody's business and  pick the banjo  the same way.

Etta Sue I was all  in a  tizzy to get my house all deep cleaned before Keith's sister arrives on Tuesday; I was worried about the cat hair on the furniture. He tells me that she has cats and is used to fur everywhere and for me not to be so picky about the house. Well it seems that on one occasion she asked him in an email if I cleaned house. Apparently  the former wife was not a good housekeeper. Ever since he told me that I have been a lot more diligent about the housekeeping. He tells me it is clean but I keep finding little things than need to be done.

It is a glorious day here.  Have been working on the garden, now taking a breather and heading into North Bay.

Enjoy the weather, this is wonderful after a cold wet spring.

God Bless
Judy

I too like the comments on Spring.  We are blessed here at our house because during the Spring we can open our doors and windows, sometimes even sleep with them open.  Then when morning comes it is with bird song to wake us up.  What a glorious way to meet the day.

Gout - yes, my husband has been on Allupurinol (sp?) for several years and it helps immensely.  A flare up of gout has put him on the couch more than once.  It is VERY PAINFUL.  He also watches what he eats to help prevent flare ups.

Puppies and gardens - I laughed - what a delight at the same time that it is a pain.  ;D

Bluegrass music - now that is a winner.  I too enjoy it!  I guess I got that from my Grandma who enjoyed listening to it.

I am washing my baby blanket  to see what happens.  This is my first finished knitted work.  ^-^

Happy Wednesday!
Becky

Hi, friends, I spent much of the day asleep on the couch, still recovering from this bad cold. Now, of course!, I'm wide awake. But, thanks be to our Father, the cold is better tonight.

Yes, Marilyn, I was able to save almost all of the photos, and now will set to work scanning them for my children.

No, the old house was not badly damaged this flood - it got into the 2-steps-down room that used to be the garage. Just enough to wet the chest containing those photo albums, plus many envelopes of snapshots that weren't in albums.

And, there's one wet cardboard box, but with this cold, I'll need to wait until I'm better and can wear a respirator mask to check that box and its contents out.

And, the R_x shoes they received today, fit much better than the first pair. I just couldn't handle those - much too painful.

Our kitty is limping on his right front paw, so I'm to go to my son's apartment early Saturday morning so we can get him checked and, likely x-rayed. He's so much company for my son that I really hope nothing's terribly wrong.

It's so good to see everyone posting.

May God richly bless all who come this way.

Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann be careful of mold.  The respirator sounds like a good idea.

I have another puppy going today.  That leaves one.  Kass and I picked up some good soil yesterday to add to the garden.  Today I put that in and the climbing seed that I bought.  those of you living in the south this seems late to be planting.  We are in zone 4 and normally we don't get our planting done till the first of June.  The trade off is we have longer days.  When we buy seed we get the seed that is 65 day seed.  The back of the package tells the growing time.

Today is another beautiful day.  North bay is due for rain this afternoon.  we are about 40 km south of the Bay so we may not get any. Around the area where we live is a ridge and in the summer it seems that ridge is where the rain stops.. 

I am heading out will be back later.

What is security?

Put on the whole armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.


Psalm 35:2 NLT

Security is our nearness to God, not our distance from danger.

Kenneth R. Hendre


In the gun sights

When Ira Sankey was at the height of his ministry, he was traveling on a steamer in the Delaware River. Some passengers had seen his picture in the newspaper and knew he was associated with evangelist D. L. Moody. When they asked him to sing one of his own compositions, Sankey said he preferred a hymn by William Bradbury, "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us." One of the stanzas begins, "We are thine, do thou befriend us; be the guardian of our way."

When he finished, a man stepped out and inquired, "Were you in the army, Mr. Sankey?"

"Yes, I joined up in 1860."

"Did you ever do guard duty at night in Maryland, about 1862?"

"Yes, I did."

"Well, I was in the Confederate Army," said the stranger. "I saw you one night at Sharpsburg. I had you in my gun sight as you stood there in the light of the full moon. Just as I was about the pull the trigger, you began to sing. It was the same hymn you sang tonight," the man told an astonished Sankey. "I couldn't shoot you."
I. M. Anderson in Moody
Life is filled with near misses. We know only a fraction of the many situations in which God preserves us from severe physical and emotional injury.

I don't have the music for this but thought you would enjoy the words.

Rest assured the ladies playing Euchre did not find any dust or cobwebs in my house.  Maybe an occasional cat hair or two but then only on the back of my recliner where Ali sleeps and on my vertical blinds that acts as a cat hair remover when Ali passes by.  And I wish I could open my windows...but this year I am having a hard time with allergies and with the farmers planting, fertilizing and all, I don't want to take a chance of getting worse. 

I did get the yard mowed yesterday and my eyes burnt all evening from the newly mowed grass! 

Today Ivalou and I are going to go to Anderson for Art's Pizza.  Art's was the very first pizza pie place way back in the 50's!  I haven't been there for eons!  Then there is still a KMart in Anderson and we want to go there.  Remember when it was 'pizza pie' and not just 'pizza'?

It is bright and sunny today!  Looks delicious out since we have had so much rain and clouds lately. 

Oh, yes!  Kitty called her doctor yesterday about her swollen ankle and was told that you can't get gout in your ankle!!  But she is much better today so she must have turned/twisted it while weeding and planting flowers. 

Hi everyone.  It is a beautiful day here with mild temperature and no clouds in the sky. 

I had a really good day yesterday.  We attended the final event of this years Senior Golden Games.  Didn't win any of the door prizes.  Then I changed my insurance package, adding renters insurance for the apartment where our daughter lives and increased some other coverages such as doubling my umbrella coverage and still will save over $1,000 a year from what I have been paying. 

Then I finally realized that the failed computer my daughter day, for which I had gotten a new hard drive, had been mine initially and I should have a set of start and recovery disks.  I looked in my disk book and found them.  It took a little while but now this second laptop is in factory condition with Vista.  I intend to work with it a bit today to partition the hard drive and install Ubuntu (a Linus operating system) on the partition. 

Not much else planned for today.

Hi, everyone.  I thought of you this morning and wanted to check in.

My grandson, Kaleb, who is staying with gram for awhile, is home not feeling well.  I'll give him the extra attention and tlc that he needs.  No fever or sore throat or anything visable, so I'm not looking further, and decided to give him a break from school.  He's gone through some things lately, so I think he deserves a day kicking back with the Gram. :)

I'll try to check in here more....truly.  I run to Facebook because my relatives are all on there, and then check mail and do a photo shop lesson, and I'm done.  It's a matter or priorities, and God keeps reminding me of that.  You are certainly a priority, so pray that I listen to the Lord and gather with believers more.

Hi, friends, I've been out n about this morning, and am now inside, thankfully out of the thunderstorms that keep "thundering" across the sky! Nashville has had the highest amount of rain during the month of May than has ever been recorded, and of course, there are still a few more days before the end of the month.

Y'all have a great day. It's wonderful that you can have Kaleb with you for a while, Nita. Your deep faith and unwavering christian values will be worth so much to him.

Love to everyone.

Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann you can send some north to us!!!

Mario...AKA Laughing Peppers has taken a few pictures for Pat and I.. This (http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=10027.new#new)  is the church that Pat and I grew up in. 

Thank you again Mario!

Hi everyone.  I woke up to rain this morning and it seems to be intermittent.  I think it is to rain throughout the day.

Today we go to the Senior Center for coffee and then my schedule is clear for the day.  I have a couple of projects I need to attend to including canceling my old insurance policies and doing more work with the laptop computer I am redoing.  That is going very well and I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 within Windows Vista.  So far haven't figured out how to setup the internet wireless connection within it.  There was no problem with the Vista.  However, I can always use Ethernet with the Ubuntu.  Sure that is more info than anyone wanted to know.  Sorry.

I just looked at the pictures of the Baptist church where Judy and Pat grew up.  Certainly a beautiful church and I see they have a big pipe organ.  I have never had the benefit of attending a church with a pipe organ.

Ruth Ann, sure hope you all don't have more flooding with the heavy rains.

Nita, it is wonderful that you can be there for your grandchildren when they need special help and attention.  They will never forget.

Good morning.  A morning that is almost behind us. 

I have nothing to do today.  What a wonderful feeling!  I slept in late which felt great also.  Now all I have to do is figure out what to do today with my time!  Great! 

I did take Ivalou to Art's Pizza...and yes, it was a great lunch.  Then to KMart.  Both of us got a few items and were tired.  We stopped at a local gas station to put gas in Ivalou's car and I got us some cappuccinos.  We counted them as dessert! 

I watched some TV last night and then worked on my Bible Names Pronunciation on Word.  I am ready for 'I' now!  You certainly can't use spell check and I know there are many mistakes.  But...

Dr. Stork of 'The Doctors' was on Rachel Ray yesterday and now I know I am having some allergy issues.  Watery eyes, itchy eyes, and other symptoms that lean toward allergies instead of a cold.


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Good morning.  A morning that is almost behind us. 

I have nothing to do today.  What a wonderful feeling!  I slept in late which felt great also.  Now all I have to do is figure out what to do today with my time!  Great! 

I did take Ivalou to Art's Pizza...and yes, it was a great lunch.  Then to KMart.  Both of us got a few items and were tired.  We stopped at a local gas station to put gas in Ivalou's car and I got us some cappuccinos.  We counted them as dessert! 

I watched some TV last night and then worked on my Bible Names Pronunciation on Word.  I am ready for 'I' now!  You certainly can't use spell check and I know there are many mistakes.  But...

Dr. Stork of 'The Doctors' was on Rachel Ray yesterday and now I know I am having some allergy issues.  Watery eyes, itchy eyes, and other symptoms that lean toward allergies instead of a cold.


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It is almost 100 degrees F here in Fountain Hills, Arizona which is situated about twenty minutes NE of Scottsdale.  We have the air off, and fixing a few things in a condo.  Have been cleaning and rehabing some of this unit and then return in October, hopefully. 

Larry: Good for you for checking insurance costs and I am glad that you found a better price.

Pat and Judy:  Love your old church.  It has so much character and is beautiful to behold. 

WiFi is terrible here & the cell phone cuts in and out.  Isn't it strange to miss things that were not even available a few years ago? 

You're right Carol.  We get so spoiled so fast.  I'm even almost at the point where I don't want to read a detective/suspense story that was written before cell phones!   ;D

You two are too funny.  I am thoroughly enjoying reading a series of historical fiction books that a friend gave us.  They are so wonderful.

Where is your desire?

Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.

Psalm 73:25 NLT

Carol will you be able to get the same unit in October.  When we go to Sunriver we never get the same unit. This will be our third year going there. I really wanted to go someplace different this year and Keith has promised that we can next year. No telling how early I will have to make  the reservations to get a place that he will agree to go.

Right now I'm re-reading the Left Behind series.  And I'm enjoying it just as much now as I did the first time.   :D

I enjoyed that series as well.

Hi everyone.  It is an overcast day and we had fog early this morning.  Yesterday afternoon we had a heavy rain.  Today is suppose to be pretty warm.  I just got back from coffee at McDonald's with the men and then made a quick trip to Kroger.  Pat is having trouble with a muscle in her hip and it is very painful for her to walk or sit upright.  She will be staying in today. 

Carol, I think I missed something because didn't realize you were back in Arizona.  Do you plan to winter there this coming season? 

Jeanne, I remember when the "Left Behind" series came out.  I couldn't wait to read each of the books.  I like books that continue the characters in a series.  Years ago I enjoyed the John Jakes books and also a series of books by Dana Ross as they both carried forward some of the characters. 

Etta Sue, I agree with you that it is nice to have a day once in a while where there is nothing on the schedule. 

Good morning from rainy Oregon.  We had hard rain yesterday too, Larry.  Sometimes it seems like it will just never stop.   I know those who are concerned with fighting summer fires are grateful for the rain now, and I sure don't want to be a complainer, so I won't. :)

I'm having an "unscheduled" kind of day.  Kaleb is with his mom this weekend.  Of course, with the dogs, nothing is totally unscheduled.  They like to get out in the morning, eat when it's time, go to bed when it's time, etc. lol  In fact, these little critter companions are daily schedulers, and it's all about them.

Right now I'm praying that God will touch each of us in a special way today.

Nita

Yesterday was long and fun...doing whatever pops in my head to do.  I worked on my Bible Name Pronunciations (ready for 'N' now), watched TV and that's about it! 

I no more than got up this morning and the phone rang.  One of my classmates works at Walmart in the financial department from 5am to 9am and she wanted us to go somewhere for breakfast.  So I met her at a local place in Lapel at 9:30am.  I think half of Lapel showed up at the Bulldog Corner this morning!  Busy place!  Judy and I had a great breakfast and conversation. 

Then I took somethings to church and loaded them on the computer.  Nice to have a key even though it took me awhile to lock the door when leaving.  New key!

Now I am home and nothing on the agenda for the rest of the day.  I need to check on Ivalou since I didn't talk to her all day yesterday!

I wish that others would have problems posting.  This time I clicked 'Preview' on the previous post.  Then clicked 'Post' and nothing.  I 'stopped loading' it by clicking the 'X' in the browser and then I couldn't do anything.  I saved my reply by copying it.  I closed out the window and clicked on the email notification again.  When I got to the Thoughts, my post was posted!  Weird!!   :idiot:   :clobber:   :uglystupid:   :crazy:

Etta Sue, that happens to me a lot, but I just assumed it was because I'm on dial-up .... always have trouble on some sites with freezing up and getting dumped ...  I have, just recently, installed Firefox and I can use it for most things except for here ... I have to use IE for here and my Hotmail email stuff.   :-\   :crazy: One of these daze I hope to get a new computer and even DSL. 

Jane - do you people up there have Suddenlink available?  They do telephone, TV, and internet.  You can get them all together as a bundle, which we have done, and it brings significant savings that way.  By having internet that way, it's faster even than DSL. It's definitely the best I've ever had.

I too have had that problem.  When I do I dump my cookies..  I assume if that doesn't clear it it is Dial up and I shut down for a while.  When I come back things have straightened out.  For me the problem is cookies and Dial up.

What is trust?

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you.


Psalm 9:10 NLT

Trust involves letting go and knowing God will catch you.

James Dobson

Al we have Charter up here in Oregon, When I talked to them about getting  internet with extended cable they told me it would be $74.95 for 6 months then go up to $105.
No thank you. we pay $31.99 for High speed DSL from \Verizon and $20 for Extended cable. They told me that we have basic cable but Keith has had the same thing for many years. I think he is baying for basic cable.

Darrel has the History channel on, and they just talked about what the Hebrew Bible says about manna.  Then some guy, educated beyond his intellect, explained that what really happened was that the Hebrews stole a manna machine from the Egyptians.  They had a drawing and a mock-up of this supposed machine, and it seems they believe it could manufacture some kind of green algae which is very high in food value.  The machine was also very dangerous, as it emitted radiation which caused severe burns, etc.  So they carried it in the Ark of the Covenant, that being the reason they were forbidden to touch the Ark.   :P  How do they come up with this stuff???  Good grief.

Anyhoo....I have been away again for a couple of days.  Went to Wichita to our National Painting Convention.  It was fun; and I stretched myself by doing some media I don't usually work with, that being colored pencils and watercolor.  Then we (my friend Winona and I) attended the banquet last night, which was really fun.  I got home at 2:00 this morning.  We got up and went to pick up our Prairie Pak (food we ordered through the senior center) then attended a breakfast for the grandson of some friends.  There are so many graduation receptions that they decided to have a breakfast rather than an afternoon or evening reception.  Good idea.

After all that, I took a nice nap, and Darrel went to the hospital for todays infusion of Rocefin.  He went to his urologist yesterday, and is pretty disgusted with the whole process.  We just HAVE to get something done for him!!

I am so far behind with emails I may never catch up!  Now I am getting dozens of them (forwards) from the people we met on the Costa Rica trip.  While I love getting them, they take so much time going through them!

Nita, it is sure good to see you here again!  How old is Kaleb?

Gotta get busy again.  See you later.

Well I went garage sale shopping.  Got some really good deals for both John and I.

It is a beautiful day, sun is shining through some puffy clouds.  We are expecting and needing some rain hopefully tonight not in the day.  Night time rains seem to be better on the gardens.

John is on his way home now. I expect him about 6:30 and we will head into N.Bay.  I picked up a monitor for Heather for $3.00, she needs it for a computer for our 10 year old grand daughter. Kids are getting computers younger and younger.

I have all the dogs tied outside.  They have plenty of water and food, but the princess...Cimi isn't impressed.

Pat is off helping Andrew and his family move.  The whole lot of her family and Andrews wife's family are involved in the work.  It is so nice when family works together like this.   

Well I am off.  See y'all tomorrow.

I am thinking that it is my graphics that either CP or Photobucket doesn't want me to use.  I don't have time to mess with posting this morning.  No graphics/animations today.

Yesterday was fun.  I got the Bible Names Pronunciations done!!  Now I want to make it 'landscape' and then when printed and folded in half it is like a book.  I have to put my thinking cap on to figure that out!  18 pages.  9 if printed front and back

Today, of course, is church and I have no idea what else.  Bright and sunny and the birds are letting me know how much they are enjoying the warmth and sunshine by their singing! 

Etta Sue are you giving the meanings of the names as well?  That would be awesome to see.

Hi everyone.  Since I don't go to coffee on Sunday morning I was able to sleep a little longer, which was nice.  Pat will not be attending church or the choir party we have this evening as a muscle in her hip has been in spasms for two days now and isn't feeling much better today.  She was taking muscle relaxants and Tylonol yesterday and spent a good part of the day laying down and sleeping.  Hope by tomorrow she is feeling much better.

Janet, glad to see you back and posting.  I have never heard such a far-fetched story in my life as what the man was saying about manna.  I guess if our goal is to explain away the miracles of God then the human mind will concoct something but this is really far out.  Sorry to hear that Darrel is getting no results from his efforts to help his medical problem.  That would be very discouraging.

Good morning!  It is nearly time to leave for Sunday School, but I stopped by to greet all of you.

Larry, I certainly agree about that being far fetched.  The program went on and on trying to explain away other miracles of God, and giving lots of credit to "early extra-terrestrials" having come to earth and mixing with humans, etc.  Sheesh.  Now I do know that fallen angels mated with earthly women, which produced the giants we read about in the Bible, so there might be a grain of truth in that part.  We will understand it better by and by, as the old song says!

I must run!  See you later!

Nothing much going on here. Keith's sister from North Carolina will be coming here on Thursday. I have been trying to get the house looking decent and clean. I washed the kitchen window the other day and Keith came home and thought the window as open. LOL

This week's promise: Christ will return
"I will come back"

[Jesus said], "When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know where I am going and how to get there."


John 14:3-4 NLT 

Judy:  Thanks for sending on the promise. 

Nita:  Dogs?  I must have missed something.  Did you have dogs (plural) before grandson came to live?  How are you doing?  It is dry and dusty on our entire drive today. 

Janet:  I hope Darrel gets an answer on health problems.  How is Beth?  And, your mom?  Glad that you have your hobbies. 

We drove all day in construction on the road in New Mexico and it is the same every single year after year.  In AZ, the wind was crazy so it is very good to stop early. 

As for AZ, we now have a cozy place that we will use for a few years and then sell when the market gets better - small & easy to walk to so many places.  Now to find a church to attend for those times. 

AZ people are feeling isolated & really angry now - there are only a few helicopters for the border patrol to use because rest are in Iraq - there are a lot of issues. 

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