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I love that prayer!  Thanks, Pat.  I have been getting up EARLY for about a year now, so I can spend two to two and a half hours with the Lord.  What a blessing it is, and how it has changed and is changing my life!  I'm journaling my journey with Him, and being blessed and led each day by His Holy voice.  Praise God!

Judy, I pray your scope procedure goes well.  I had one a few years back, and the actual thing wasn't nearly as bad as my dreading it beforehand.  Hope yours works out that way, too.

Yes, Carol, for sure, that was a SLOW food place.  Our bigger Mexican restaurants are much faster, as well as better than that!

Pat, Taco Bell is Mexican, but not nearly as tasty as the locally prepared food from individually owned and operated places.  (IMO, of course!)  Beth loves Taco Bell.

Larry, good to hear your D-I-L is continuing to get better and gaining a little weight.

Curtis told me today that he got my web page back up again.  I don't know what had happened to it; but it had disappeared into Cyber space!  Now he needs to find time to add my children's book to it.  I have found a self publishing place that sounds great, and plan to use them for my next book, which is almost ready for publication.  They actually publish the books FREE, and you can order any number of copies, small or large that you want, any time you want.  Shirley knows a lady who published her book with them, and she brought it to show me.  They had done a really nice job on it.

Abby came yesterday afternoon and spent quite a while with me, much to my delight.  I'm so glad we get to have her around for two more years!

And today I went to stay with Lexi and Jenna while Toni took Chelsea (middle one) to the doctor again.  She had been bitten several times by a spider and gave them quite a scare the day before.  Her ankle looked much better today, though.  But then they gave the poor little thing THREE immunization shots!  Two in one leg and one in the other!  I asked, "Did you cry, sweetheart?"  And she said, "Yes.  Really bad!"  Toni said she sure did.  Can't say I blame her, she is only four, and that's kind of piling on, seems to me.

Ken, we were at the Sight and Sound Theater in Pa. a few years back, and have attended the one in Branson, Mo. two or three times.  They really do a great job on their performances.  Best of luck to your daughter, hopes she gets one of the open spots!  Glad you had the time with her, I'm sure you made special memories!

Our church has experienced such a growth spurt these past three years we are bursting at the seams!  Pastor is going to add another service, so that will make one on Sat. night, and two on Sunday morning. AND.......drum roll, please!.....we have just had about 6 acres of prime land donated to us, with a huge metal building on it!  That is such a blessing.  It will take some time and a lot of money to make the needed changes, but we have enough expertise among the members to do nearly all the work "in house" which will save us tons of money.  So these are exciting days for Oasis Church!

I think I've run down now.  Aren't you glad? 

Pat, what a wonderful prayer/devotional!  Thank you!

Janet, you sound so "UP"!    I'm happy things seem to be going well for you.  It's so wonderful to spend precious time with our Lord.

Hi everyone.  We are expecting another glorious summer day here in Georgia like yesterday turned out to be.  It is to 86 with no chance of rain and low humidity.  This is my Thursday men's luncheon at 11:30 and before that I want to do some shopping for a watch.  I thought about ordering off the internet but really want to see and feel the watch before I buy it.  I also need to make a quick stop at Walmart and will be right across the street so makes sense to do it today.  A friend is coming by about 4:30 this afternoon.  Another good friend called and then brought us half of a carrot cake (and it is really good).  This lady loves to bake.  We are very blessed people to have such wonderful friends. 

Pat, I suppose Taco Bell would be called Mexican food but to really find out if you like it you would want to find a good Mexican restaurant.  We have found two here that we really like and there are many others in the area which we haven't tried.  Thanks for sharing Scotty's prayer.

Janet, dreading something usually is worse than the actual thing when it comes to tests.  I always try to remind myself that I am not the first person to have a certain test and the other survived (as far as I know) or they wouldn't be doing the test.  Glad you found a better place to publish your next book.  Will it be another children's book? Great news about your church. 

We went to a business breakfast at the Mill Casino this morning put on by the Pacific Power company That is our electric suppliers for Oregon. we had to cut out early so I could get to my Bible study class. There was only one person there this morning, the lesson I gave was part 1 of the Names of God. I also bought a 27 inch TV while at the church that was left over from the garage sale a few weeks ago. The original owner came in and told me there were very few hours on the TV, the garage sale price was $20 but he told me to just think about what it was worth to us and put that amount in the offering on Sunday. We will be putting more than the $20 in though.

Pat what a great prayer, thank you so much for sharing. Have you heard anything from or about Pastor Al? He has really been on my mind a lot lately. I see a man walking every day down by the mall on my way to and from the gym, that is the same stature and build and Pastor Al, even some of the same characteristics, such as the amount and color of hair and the way he walks. So That keeps me thinking of Al. Please let us know how he is doing if anyone can find out.

It has been a good, but busy and tiring day, and I am feeling the results of it.  I hosted my scrapbooking group and I think I always am too concerned about getting everything done when I have people coming who haven't been to my house before.  Anyway, I feel all used up!

So I will see all you great folks tomorrow.  We are going to Garden City, so don't know what time I may get on the computer.

There are only two days remaining to post your pictures in the 84th Photo Challenge.

The topic is "DAIRY". 

The details are  "We love ice cream, milk, pudding, etc.  We have seen cows and goats in the field.  Let's take photographs where the subject relates to milk or products made with dairy products.  How about containers?  Have fun!"

We want to see your pictures!

Hi everyone.  It is again a beautiful day but hotter more humid weather is in the forecast for next week.  I did go to coffee at the Senior Center this morning and that is going to be it for today as am feeling really tired.  I guess the little bit of shopping I did yesterday just wore me down.  I did get a new watch, a Bulova with a nice band and for a reasonable cost.  It is not too large or heavy, which is what I wanted and just tells time rather than all the other things some of the other watches did.  However, it is the nicest watch I have ever owned.  I did do some shopping at Walmart but used the cart from parking lot and back to the parking lot so that didn't take much energy.  Our men's lunch group tried this new place called Zoe's Kitchen but decided we won't put it on our list as we all basically agreed it was not to our tastes.  I don't recall ever before asking to have a dish replaced with another item but I did that yesterday with the potato salad.  Unfortunately, I did not care for the slaw that replaced it either.

Marilyn, I guess there is not much of a market for a 27 inch TV anymore with all the bigger screen TV's on the market.  It sounds like you got a good deal. 

Janet, it does sound like you had a busy day yesterday and sure hope you were able to sleep last evening. 

Buddy, that sounds like an interesting photo topic.  I grew up on a dairy farm so have seen a lot of cows in my lifetime but don't think I ever took a picture of one.   

The scope is over and done with.  There is still a fair amount of pain from the biopsies, but that too shall pass.

We have rain.  Heavy steady and cold.  We will have the furnace going today to keep the dampness and chill off.  We had planned to go to the bush to take out 2 more trees that we have marked.  They are poplar and huge.  I am planning on taking a tape measure and measure the circumference out of interest.  It is too wet and too dangerous to do that today.

What an unusual year this has been weather wise.  Extreme cold in the winter with -40 C/F temperatures most of the new year, and cold late spring.  This summer it has been cold with way below normal temperatures.  We seem to be getting more rain this month than normal.  August is usually HOT with cool to cold nights.  We haven't had the normal heat and above normal cold in the daytime.  I have read one report that we could have snow as early as September.... Weird weather changes for sure

I saw a little mouse run across the floor last night.  Today we are picking up a kitten from a friend.  I hope he is a good mouser!

Well that is it for now  Have a good day folks.

Hi everyone.  This is a very laid back day for me.  I am feeling normal again after a day yesterday where I spent most of the day laying down and went to bed right after supper as I was exhausted.  I did go to coffee this morning but plan on staying home the rest of the day.  One of my garage door openers broke yesterday so I am parking my car outside until I can get it fixed. 

Judy, glad the scope is over for you.  Working up the trees sounds like a lot of work.  It is warm here in Georgia and think we should be weeks away from needing heat.  That mouse wanted to get in where it was warm. 

Yesterday our highest temperature was 67F!     Today maybe 71 or 72.  And this is supposed to be the "dog days of August" with almost unbearable heat and humidity.    If the temperatures and the rain we've had this summer(?)are any indication of what to expect for the winter, I'll be hibernating for sure! 

Judy, I'm sure you're glad the scope, etc. is over and now maybe they'll be able to really help you.

Larry, I'm glad a day of extra rest has helped you get back to normal.  It's so easy to push just that little extra, and then pay for it.

Hi, friends,

It's amazing that I haven't been on the computer at all this week. I've been very busy helping my sister in law to get the approvals for moving into the apartment tower up the hill from me. (Same company built, operate, and maintain both of them, so she'll be in good hands when she moves there.) 

It seems every day there was a reason to get up early, which then prompted an afternoon nap.

Now, I'm waiting for the repairman to come replace the modem for my internet service. It seems, kinda like me, the modem has a limited life cycle, and its cycle is called "end of life." Now, no one has told me I'm at the end of my life, and for that I'm thankful.

It was so good to be with my daughter and hubby last evening. After a very good dinner, and lots of loving from their two little dogs, they brought me back home about 10:30.  I laughed and told someone I felt I was coming in past curfew, it was so quiet at the apartment building. 

Y'all have a wonderful rest of the day with our Lord.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

I am repeating myself here  "Has anyone heard from Pastor or anything about Pastor Al?. He has been in my thoughts so much lately I would really appreciate an answer to my question a few posts back,

Marilyn, I sent his son a message via Facebook awhile back, but never got a response.

Marilyn, it would seem that if anyone had any news about Al they would have answered.  The lack of answers seems to indicate that no one has any news.

I have been thinking about him as well Marilyn.  No news though.

I have no news of Al Moak either, Marilyn.

Judy, glad your scope is now in the rear view mirror!  You and Jeanne are feeling the effects of that awful 'GLOBAL WARMING" !!!     What a bunch of hooey that is!  It has been much cooler than normal some days here, too, but it's near 100 today.  The blessing is that we do have cool nights though, almost without fail.

Larry, glad you are feeling better.  Like you, I felt bad and really draggy yesterday, so did Darrel, so we didn't enjoy our trip to Garden City.  I slept better and longer last night, so have felt a lot better today, for which I am so thankful.

Ruth Ann, it will be nice for you to have your sister-in-law closer to you, won't it?  I am learning that a little afternoon nap is quite a nice thing after one passes the 70 year mark! 

I need to look up something for my honey, so see you later!

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