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I have been out weeding again. The carrots are difficult to weed that and the vines (easy) will be the next. It is a hot and humid day. I will have to water today, the tomatoes are struggling.

The grass will be finished next, then back at the weeding.  First to eat and drink some water.

I hope everyone had a great day yesterday.

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HYMN HISTORY:
One of the surprises about devotional verse of the mid-nineteenth century is the way in which it sold. Edition after edition of verse by writers who would not be accounted poets in the strict sense were bought up. Anna L. Waring's poems had that welcoming experience. At the age of thirty in 1850 she published her "Hymns and Meditations", a small book of nineteen hymns which by 1863 had gone into ten editions, and contained thirty-eight hymns.

A Glamorganshire Welsh woman, her poems have the phrase and turn of one who not only had a genuine piety but knew how to express it. Four of her hymns have found permanent recognition: "My Heart Is Resting O My God", "Go Not Far From me O My Strength", "Father I Know That All My Life and In Heavenly Love Abiding".

The nineteenth century would have voted for the first named as her best hymn, but the twentieth, judging by the popularity of its choice, goes for "In heavenly love abiding". Not a robust or a bold hymn of discipleship, but one of calm and complete gospel assurance.

Wherever He may guide me,
No wants shall turn me back;
My Shepherd is beside me,
And nothing can I lack:

His wisdom ever waketh,
His sight is never dim;
He knows the way He taketh,
And I will walk with Him.
 


Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Hi everyone on a cloudy and potentially very rainy day again here in Georgia.  I got up this morning feeling better than I had yesterday, which was basically a lost day as spent most of it laying down as I ached all over.  I have to go for my EECP treatment and will leave here in a little over one hour and still need to get a bite of lunch in.  I was surprised this morning when my Cardiologist called me about my blood test results saying my sodium keeps going down.  He wants me to continue with the new diuretic for two more weeks and then have another blood test.  He said this could be due to the medicine, dehydration, which I feel it is not as drink lots of fluids, or the last thing is the continue deterioration of my heart.  Most of the fireworks around here were rained out and had been cancelled early.  I did hear some bangs but nothing to close to the house and they didn't last very long. 

Judy, you shouldn't be so hard on your lawnmower.  The poor things was tired.  However, I expect you were also.  Is this a riding lawnmower. Thanks for the video link.  I see you are doing more weeding and mowing today--not a fun day. 

Larry it is a riding lawn mower, 17 years old and needing replacing.  That is on the agenda for next year Lord Willing.  I am sorry you were so tired, however that doesn't make it a wasted day.  You were DOING something!

I have had this hymn running through my head as I have mowed. Came in to cool down eat and post this hymn here.

I Need No Other Argument.

There are so many on FB which is just a fraction of our population who argue the Bible facts are made up. I need no other argument  than that He died for me!

Hi, friends,

I've been resting a good bit this week after taking a whirlwind trip over the weekend. So, finally, I felt like going out this afternoon. My oldest son and I ate at a Thai restaurant. I certainly like their food!

So, since I've rested all week long, I don't have anything to report except it's wonderful to be in the company of Christians. May God richly bless each of you as He alone knows what you need most.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  It is suppose to be another weekend with some rain.  At least the temps have been good.  We had more rain last evening but not much and it didn't last long.  I felt about 99% better yesterday than on the 4th.  My treatment was on time and I learned of a new way to get into and out of Athens that is much simpler.  I was home by three pm.  Just my normal Saturday activities today although I need to get Pat a new cartridge for her printer but that may not be today.

Judy, sounds like that mower has given you many hours of mowing.  Hope you will be able to get a new one next year and this one holds up through this mowing season.  I agree with you on proof of the Bible.

Ruth Ann, I am not sure I have ever had Thai food more that  perhaps one time. I don't remember not liking it.  Glad you have been able to rest up from your weekend trip.  Glad to see your posting.

'Morning all.  Walked the three miles this morning and it seemed like a good time to purge a file cabinet built into my kitchen - it came with the house cabinets and there is a place for the laptop and printer so I call it my personal office.  Nice to be able to cook and work on the 'puter at the same time as Don is on the regular computer. 

I met a new-to-me neighbor who walks in back and smokes and had the opportunity to chat about how dry things are and how we have been finding cigarette droppings on the regular trail.  Maybe it will get into her head and we still can be good neighbors?  In the last year, about 1,000 homes have been destroyed by fire within a 40 minute drive from here.  She is the one with two dogs and other neighbors and us have watched her light up as she heads past our fences to the ravine.  Yikes. 

Daughter has invited us to stay with her and visit a couple of days and we are thinking it would be fun.  It is a long day for us to drive there and visit then turn around - this will be a treat.  We call it  sleepovers. 

Larry:  We really like Thai food - Pad Thai or Happy Family for me.  There is enough for three meals.  How are the treatments?  Are you fairly bushed each and every day? 

A youth minister is preaching tomorrow.   They are getting close to choosing a new pastor so two will be guest speakers one of these days.  I am taking a month class on Ecclesiastes (Looked up that spelling) beginning Tuesday morning.  Our dear neighbor who has cancer is doing so well; they walked over here and said they wanted to go out to dinner if we would drive - sure, just turned the oven off and walked out the door.  We had a marvelous visit.  Roast beef in the oven was perfect the next night. 

JudyB:  Many thanks for "In My Heart...." 

Hi everyone.  Another overcast morning with rain predicted sometime today.  We had another heavy but short-lived rain in the early evening and don't know about during the night.  Something happened to our internet router yesterday and it got all mixed it.  I worked with it for several hours and finally was able to reset it and get my network back for three of the four computer.  Still struggling with Pat's desktop and it isn't functioning correctly and keeps freezing up.  I just did a system restall but still not having much success.  Today is our 51st wedding anniversary and we are not going to church this morning but down to spend sometime with Stacey and share a lunch.  Pat has saved some of the ribs, baked beans and potato salad to take and reheat those items needed in the microwave that they have available in their day room.  There are tables and chairs where we can sit and eat and it works much better than in her apartment.  That will pretty well be it for today.

Carol, you have reason to be concerned about your neighbors smoking habits and dry conditions.  The last treatment went very well and I wasn't exhausted when I got home as found an easy route to use in and out of where the doctor's office is located.  Hope you are able to spend a couple of days with your daughter and family.  Nice you could go out to dinner with your neighbors and bet it really lifted their day to be able to get out like that and visit with friends. 

This has started off as a cool day. very nice and refreshing.  Had a good sleep last night, John has half a reno job done, and unfortunately he has to finish it today as he will be gone early tomorrow.  This is a difficult for truckers and their families to get any kind of serious work done, they are gone during the week when normal people get work done.

Last night I got all but 3 rows of beans weeded, Tomorrow I will finish the job.  John and the dogs all think Mom is grumpy.  I'm not really grumpy just achy (with bending to weed,) and tired.

Have a good day everyone!

Hi, Kids!  I'm back home again, after being gone for three days.  Went to Monument Lake, Colorado for a family reunion of my Mom's side of the family.  Her youngest sister is the only one left of her nuclear family, but it was really nice to see and renew acquaintances with cousins and other assorted relatives.  I rode with my sister Jeanie, who was taking her two granddaughters (8 and 9 years old) and who needed help with the driving.  It was so nice and cool up there!  And the kids all fished, and they all caught fish!  Lovely rainbow trout, and I got to bring a mess home, enough for one meal for Darrel and me.

I just got home an hour or so ago, need to go unpack and see what's new around here.  Darrel is reading, so not very responsive when I talk to him.

Good to read your posts, which let me know how you  are all doing!

Why do they call it a "mess" of fish?  It is a nice mess, after all.

Janet:  Monument Lake is south of us - about a half hour drive or so.  DD on the Senior site lives fairly close to me as well.  You had a good day for weather!  Glad that you had a nice reunion. 

We seem to have to keep fixing things on this computer and I sure don't want to ever get Windows 8 after seeing the problems with friends. 

Sorry I've not been in here this week but busy, busy, busy, travelling south for July 4th and visiting with Paul's children for three days.  Linda has returned now to Ohio and all is quiet again.

Now, it's time to start a new devotional for our new "Thoughts for the Week" and I'm excited as it was written by Iain Mackenzie over in Scotland.  I do pray that you will all enjoy it as much as I did.

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