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Morning Devotional...



Proverbs 2:6-12a New King James Version (NKJV)


For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;  He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;  He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints.  Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.  When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,  Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, To deliver you from the way of evil..............



Sarah squealed and giggled as she hid under the dining room table.  She was playing "Hide and Seek" with her cousins, and she couldn't wait to be found. She was so excited that she gave away her hiding spot. It wasn't hard at all to find that eager face!

God doesn't hide from us ----- He wants to be found.  He wants his people to have knowledge and understanding.  He encourages us to search for treasure, which is He, and then He provides a means of finding the treasure.  His Word is the source of wisdom, and God willingly reveals himself through it.

When a child reveals her hiding place, she jumps up and dashes for home base.  When God makes Himself known, He enables those who find Him to walk blamelessly \, be protected by discretion, walk on every good path, and be guarded by understanding. They find that wisdom and knowledge are pleasant to their souls. God provides victory for the upright.

We can know Him today. He's waiting to be found.

Dear Father, thank you for allowing us to find You. We are deeply grateful that You want to be found so much that You have revealed Yourself to us. We revel in Your presence. In the name of Christ our Saviour we pray.

Taken from 365 devotions

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I'm sorry for posting the new week late, yesterday was a crazy day for John and I!

Don't worry, Judy.  It was well worth waiting for.  Thank you.   :thumbsup:

Rats!  I posted in the wrong thread.  Guess I will go there and delete.  :-\[/Another sad day for America, with the shootings at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.  One shooter is dead, along with (maybe) six of his victims.  We are constantly under attack, and only God can keep us safe!

My dear Friend Maxine is in bad condition, was moved to the care home on Friday, and was unresponsive yesterday when I tried to visit her.  I pray our (her) loving Father takes her home quickly, so she doesn't have to suffer any more.

And we have had ANOTHER water problem, resulting in the other half of the bathroom ceiling coming down.  Darrel says this one is his fault, as he turned the water on in the upstairs toilet and didn't wait to see if there was a leak, which there was.  And we left for a few hours to go to Curtis' party.  So more repairs, more damage, more headaches.  I have been praying with tears all morning.  I know God loves us and this is not His doing.  I do know who our enemy is!  :clobber: :uglystupid:  :crazy:  The good news ids that Lon's crew are here working on it.

Sorry for being a downer this morning.  I am/will be all right.  I am a winner!  I will not be downcast nor will I be discouraged!!  So help me God.

It seems to have rained quite a bit last night here, and is still very overcast.  :)
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Please see this Obituary of Mary Frances here:  http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=12789.0

Hi everyone.  It will soon be 5 pm and I am just getting around to read and post on message boards for today.  It has been a busy day.  After coffee this morning I had physical at Kaiser.  I stopped at Staples on the way to buy printer ink for both of our printers and about fainted at the checkout stand how expensive it was.  However, these were high capacity cartridges so should last for a long time.  I then went on to Kaiser and it took two hours before I was finished, including taking 5 more tubes of blood.  Since my Monday men's luncheon was in the area where I was I decided to stay in the area so stopped at a new $1 store and then went on to Steak and Shake for lunch with six other new.  It was about 2:30 before I got home and laid down to rest for a couple of hours as have to go to a meeting tonight.

Judy, thanks for the devotional thought for this week.

Janet, as I write this afternoon the count is up to 13 dead at the Naval Yard, including the gunman.  So sorry about the new water damage.  It must seem endless.

Yes, Larry, it does seem endless.  But when I see the devastation the floods around Boulder, Colorado are causing, I see how very small my troubles are.  Sure keeps it in perspective!  Please continue to take care of yourself!

We have to be in Meade at 6:30 AM to check in for Darrel's surgery.  Prayers for him appreciated.  Meade is about 80 miles from here.  So it is early to bed for us tonight!

Such a terrible happening at the Navel Yard in Washington. It seems that there are shootings
all the time. Yes it is a sign of the times.

Yes, Ruth, I agree.  And we can expect ever more of the violence.  So sad.

 :)  Well the night hawk is here and I will be the early one today.   Thanks Judy for the devotion and the good video which I just love that great song.  :thumbsup:

Janet;  I know what it is like to be out early as yesterday had to have my daughter and husband and the kids at Buffalo airport for a flight to Orlando as they were going to Disney so it was a very early day yesterday so you will be tired when your day is over prayer for your hubby. :)

Larry it is so much money for the ink for the printers but up in Canada you can get ink at the U.P.S. stores and it is a lot cheaper than any other place. :thumbsup:

Well must go to sleep God bless to all and a Wonderful week.  Gordon and Noreen. :cp: :pine: :rocker:

Hi everyone.  Another sunny and nice day in Georgia.  It has now been several days since we have had any rain.  I wrote late yesterday so not much to comment on this morning.  I will take Pat to the church by 10 am as the ladies are working on the Butterbean baby dolls today.  I will go to a meeting at 11 and then pick Pat up and we will go out to lunch as she won't feel like fixing supper today.  The rest of the day we will take it easy as there is no place else we need to go.  Just got off the phone with Carbonite cancelling my account.  No refund but they won't charge my credit card automatically next year when the renewal would have occurred.  I will do local backups in the future. 

Janet, know today is Darrel's surgery and will certainly be praying for him and a quick recovery and also for a safe journey for you to and from Meade. 

Ruth, I heard on the radio this morning that the shooter at the Navel Yard has a history of mental illness.  Why anyone would just get into a crowd and start shooting people is beyond my comprehension. 

Gord,  it sounds like you had a very busy and tiring day.  Hope you got some restorative sleep last night.

It looks like the posting problem has been fixed as my message appeared as posted without the error message.

It is again a chilly day.  Walked further with Zeke, I have a rubber bone attached to the leash to stop him from grabbing the leash and holding/chewing on it.  We have had to buy a new leash, the other one was starting to fray.  He has to hold something in his mouth, the leash, a stick, bone, or anything else she can pick up!  At least this way I know it is something that won't make him sick.

IT is still chilly here but is supposed to go up to 62 today.  There was a heavy frost on the ground this morning, all the tips of the trees are turning.  Soon camera time  Now I will have to either put on a heavy sweater, or start the fire again!

Have a great day everyone.

Hymn History...


Only the Lord and the man in question really know what burdens of sorrow and affliction were heaped upon the writer of this great hymn. One thing we do know, however, is that this beautiful and blessed hymn would never have been penned if the author had not known such trouble.

The man was Joseph Scriven and he was born near Banbridge, in the heart of the rolling hills of County Down, Northern Ireland.

After graduating from Dublin's famous 'Trinity College' he seemed set for a brilliant career and a happy life for he was also engaged to be married.

But then tragedy struck! His fiancée was accidentally drowned on the very eve of their wedding and Joseph Scriven was plunged into his first great experience of sorrow. In the providence of God it was this tragedy which brought him to a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ.

In 1845 Scriven sailed for Canada to start life anew and, hopefully, to leave all his sorrows behind. But it was not to be, for ill-health dogged him and he was forced to return to Ireland after only two months.

Two years later he again set sail for Canada to take up a teaching post. In this he was successful and later graduated to the position of private tutor to the children of a military captain.

Life, at last, seemed worth living and prospects were continually improving!

Again he met and fell in love; this time with a charming young woman of twenty-three. Soon they were engaged to be married.

However, bitter disappointment was once more to be his unhappy lot, for this young lady was suddenly stricken with a serious illness and died before their marriage vows could be solemnise&

Cheated, for the second time, out of the prospects of a happy marriage by the cruel hand of death Scriven, quite naturally, became the victim of severe depression and declining health. But despite all this he never gave up his personal faith in the Saviour.

By this time he had settled in Port Hope, Ontario, and was manager of a small dairy there. He became known as the local 'Good Samaritan', helping the poor and under-privileged, sharing his food with the needy and often giving them clothing.

However, all these good deeds may well have been forgotten if Joseph Scriven had not written twenty-four lines of poetry to comfort his mother who was suffering from a serious illness.

Through his trials and afflictions Scriven had come to know the Lord in a very personal way, not only as Saviour but also as a friend.

Thus, from the heart he could write:

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear,
What a privilege to carry,
Everything to God in prayer.

As I say, Scriven wrote these words to comfort his ageing mother at a time of illness. He had not seen her since he had said 'goodbye' over ten years before and wasn't able to make the long journey back home to be with her.

So he wrote What A Friend We Have In Jesus, and sent it with the prayer that it would remind her of 'the never failing friend,' Jesus Christ. I'm sure it did.

Joseph Scriven never intended his poem to be published but a friend who visited him during his last illness discovered the lines and asked 'Who wrote these beautiful words?' Scriven's modest reply was 'the Lord and I did it between us.'

Soon it was published in The Port Hope Guide, a local newspaper. Remarkably, a copy of that newspaper was used to wrap a parcel destined for an address in New York City. when the recipient unwrapped his parcel he caught sight of Scriven's poem and arranged to have it published.

Eventually, it was seen by German-American composer, Charles Converse and very soon his simple, plaintive melody gave wings of song to Joseph Scriven's telling words.

Thus an Irish-Canadian and a German-American were used of God to bring blessing and encouragement to millions.

Praying for Darrel this morning.   :bible:

Turning lemons into lemonade.  We are all going to our own idea of a family reunion a bit more crowded but less expensive than renting a house in Estes Park.  Full refund is promised - no one can get into Estes except owners or workers as National Guard is stopping any traffic plus you have to drive way around & up into the mountains to drive in as super road damage.  So many people have lost everything.  I am donating blankets all washed and dried & several pairs of sheets hopefully people will be getting mattresses soon from donations.  How does one start completely over with household ? 

Janet:  Uff da.  What a mess you have been burdened with water damage.  Now to pray for Darrel this day.  Peace be with you Janet  I know you will be alright.

Pat:  I will try again to read the obit on Maxine - thanks for sending along the information.  When do you return south? 

Larry:  Printer ink can be so expensive.  We haven't used them but COSTCO will refill some inks. 

Oh, I meant to mention that our family is gathering in Grand Lake at two cabins.  Our cabin is sold and the closing is in October.  One of the grands won't be with us as he is in Canada. We are cleaning everything out of the cabin as well as cooking (I am cooking) and donating things or loading boxes & furniture.  At over 8000 ft. altitude, Don and I just do simple things and rest a lot. 

Not sure at the moment, Carol.  I have some dr. appointments and have to make a couple of visits to the dentist as well. 

It's sure to be warmer in Virginia, Pat.

I wanted to turn on the furnace for the first time this morning, when the house got down to 62.  But it didn't come on.  Pilot light burning fine, normal "click/boom" when I pushed the button, but then nothing.  The repairman is supposed to be here between 2:00 and 4:00 this afternoon.  Just to tell me what's wrong will cost $99 and anything needed to be done is additional.   :yikes:  I don't know where the money for this extra expense will come from, but I'm trusting the Lord will provide.  And I do need heat!

Sorry your furnace isn't working, Jeanne.  Hope you get it fixed quickly!

Jeanne:  Click/boom doesn't sound good to me.  Good that you do have it looked into before it really gets cold. 

We hauled stuff for donations and it has been silly for me to keep all these blankets because we are surely not a family of six anymore with neighbor children staying over as well.  I kept thinking of using the wool blankets for batting of quilts and that just isn't going to happen.  Time to give it up. 

JudyB:  thanks for "What a Friend" - the bio sounds very familiar.

I am home for the night.  Darrel wanted me to come home for the Home Products Dinner.  His surgery was successful--thanks so much for the prayers for him, and me--It took two hours.  Doctor said he removed tissue equal to two prostates!  :eek:  He was in so much pain for a while, and they had to keep giving him more pain meds, but finally got it calmed down.  I reminded him to ask for more if it rose, not let it get ahead of him.  Very nice hospital, and he is getting excellent care, someone was coming in his room at least every 10 minutes!  So he won't likely get any sleep tonight, but once he is home tomorrow he can sleep all he wants.

I have time for a short nap before the big dinner.

See you all later!  :)

Hello friends: 

Janet: It is good that all went well for Darrel.

Carol: I thought you had just moved to the cabin that you are now leaving, about the wool blankets, I have one here and also another that I had bought at an auction, my plan is to make 2 wool pullovers for my son and hubby to use when out ice fishing.

Jeanne Lee: We have a furnace repairman that we call this way a middleman is not involved. Much cheaper.

We had an appointment this afternoon and some running around, it infact was a lovely day to do our business.   

Good Wednesday Morning.

Janet Have been praying for Darrel, I will continue to do so...... I pray that the pain is relieved.

We have a beautiful sunny day here today, I decided against a walk and was taking Zeke to his pen with a BIG jug of water, he jumped, the cold water spilled all over me....I didn't know it was so cold out there!  Their walk will happen later in the day!

I have a lot I want to get done today including laundry.  I will be back later.

Janet, no wonder Darrel was having so much trouble!  Things should improve for him now, praise God.

Carol, "click/boom" is the normal sound when my propane furnace turns on.  It's been doing it for 21 years and the repairman agreed it was right.  It's working fine now, he was here a total of 15 minutes, and it "only" cost $125.   :o

Oh Jeanne that is an outrageous price.  Did he say what was wrong? 

Hi, friends,

I'm sorry I've been away so long. I had out of town company, which required all of my time.

Now, to get ready to leave. This is the day to spend the afternoon with an elderly friend who is really getting feeble. I'm the only person she trusts to take her to the doctor. Then, will take her out for a meal afterwards. It's such a treat to her, since she only gets out occasionally.

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

I guess I'll have to admit that the problem with the furnace was me.  I replaced the batteries in the thermostat and when I put the cover back on I apparently didn't push the bottom hard enough and it wasn't making a complete contact.  The information was showing properly so I thought it was all OK.  When I pushed the button it made contact while I held it in, but when I let go the contact was lost.  So after he made sure all the contacts were in good condition he pushed the cover harder and the furnace just took off.  Lesson learned.  If I have to open the thermostat again I use a sledge hammer if necessary to close it completely!   ;D

Always happy to see you posting Ruth Ann.

Oh, Jeanne!!!!

::) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sure!  You can laugh all you want.   Just wait - I'll get you yet. 

We do some silly things don't we.  I pushed the button on my CO2 detector....and set it off beeping.  The only thing I could do is take out the batteries and now to replace them.  This means a trip to the store. 

I am a lister.....I list what I want to get accomplished in my day.  Today I am about 1/3 of the way done!  Woot woot getting there!

Have a great day, I need to stop for lunch!

I left at a little after 7 to go get Darrel this morning.  The sun had just cleared the horizon and was absolutely blinding!!  Had to hod something up below the visor, plus wearing my sunglasses in order to see!  Whew, it was bright!  Darrel called me and I couldn't answer the phone as there was a truck just ahead of me I could barely see.  So waited until a safe place to call him back.  He just wanted to know if I was on my way to get him, as they were letting him out earlier than the doctor thought.  A good thing!  Darrel is experiencing quite a bit of bleeding, so is to drink lots and lots of water.  I had to pull over on the way home so he could throw up, stomach is a mess.  I fixed him some chicken noodle soup and so far, it has stayed down, so.....

I need to go check on Beth and Maxine.  Maxine's daughter left today for Missouri, so I will be checking on Maxine often.

Jeanne, BAH on that furnace repair charge!  Phooey!  I wondered why the wind noise was to loud in the car today, then discovered the "moon roof" was open a little bit.  We never open it, I didn't even know how, so didn't know how to close it, either!  But after we got home, I figured it out.  :-[

Gotta run!

Hi everyone.  It will soon be 5 pm.  Pat and I went to Bible study this morning and then the usual visiting with our friends at Dunkin' Donut.  We did not stay to have lunch  with the group as had eaten out yesterday.  We had a big turnout at Bible study this morning with only one or two of the regulars not in attendence.  This afternoon I downloaded the new operating system for the iPhone, which has been installed and the iPad, which has been downloaded and is now in the process of being installed.  So far I like what I see so think this is progress.  Nothing else on the schedule for today.  My next door neighbor, Fred, had surgery this morning to open up his carodit artery, which was over 70% blocked.  I haven't heard yet who the operation went. 

Carol, I am sure your donations will be put to good use.  I am like you in wondering how one starts to rebuilt especially if they had no flood insurance.  I bet this has also wiped out a lot of jobs in the mountains and in certain towns.  I will have to check on refilled cartridges the next time we need ink.  We have a cartridge world.  I take it that you didn't have a flooding problem at your cabin or getting to it?  Glad you have been able to sell it.  There is always a sigh of relief when the papers are signed.

Jeanne, you certainly do need heat and glad the repairman could get to you quickly.  Glad the repairman didn't have to stay any longer or you needed a new furnace.  Our heating/AC are not over 16 years old so may be operating on borrowed time. 

Ruth Ann, you are a special person who do so much for others.  Nice you take her out to eat as that must be a treat for her, as you say. 

Janet, glad to read of the success of Darrel's surgery and that he is now home.  No wonder he has had so many problems.  Hope you got a good nights sleep last night and that Darrel is able to sleep without too much pain.   

Judy, that water must have been a real shock.

Ruth, I bet your husband and son would appreciate the wool pullover.  Ice fishing sure doesn't appeal to me but know lots of people enjoy it, including my nephew in northern Iowa. 

Hi everyone on another bright and sunny day.  In an hour or so we will head to Atlanta as I wrote last night and that will be enough for today.  I am looking forward to having lunch with Stacey at the Shepard's Center but not looking forward to going to her apartment as parking is a serious program during the week.  Also Pat's appointment is in one of the building at the hospital we haven't been to before but we know where it is and can drop her off in front of it as I drive to the parking lot for the north side of the hospital.  I haven't heard anything about my neighbor this morning but don't expect to until later in the day.

Today is the last time I will mow the lawns. I need to wait till the grass dries up some.  In the meantime I want to give the windows a lick and a promise. 

Autumn is definitely here, Just a while till all the leaves change colour....It is about 62 right now, going up to 73 later today so a nice day for mowing.  We are to have rain tonight, that is much needed our well is suffering.

Revelation 3:20 GNT
"Listen! I stand at the door and knock; if any hear My voice and open the door, I will come into their house and eat with them, and they will eat with Me."

Have a great day folks!

~* HE LIFTED ME *~
Words & Music by Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932

I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established by goings.
And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Psalm 40:1-3

O the love that sought me!
O the blood that bought me!
O the grace that brought me to the fold!
Wondrous grace that brought me to the fold!
~W. Spencer Walton~

Occasionally it is good for each of us as Christians to reflect seriously on a question such as this: "Where would I be today if God had not transformed my life, established my ways, and given me a life of joy and praise?" With all of the allurements of sin so rampant in today's society, we must readily confess that except for the love and grace of God, we too could find ourselves with broken and shameful lives. But we have been accepted into the beloved and made children of the heavenly Father! Through the redemptive work of Christ, we have been given a new and higher "plane" on which to live. With the author and composer Charles Gabriel we can only exclaim, "O praise His name, He lifted me!" Such divine love on our behalf calls forth a response of thankful gratitude and a sincere desire to see other needy individuals share this redemptive experience.

Charles H. Gabriel was one of the best known and most prolific gospel songwriters of the late 19th and early 20th century eras. His fame as a successful composer became widely known, especially with the use of his songs by Homer Rodeheaver in the large Billy Sunday evangelistic campaigns. "He Lifted Me" first appeared in the collection Revival Hymns, published in 1905.

I am rather tired and sleepy, as was up numerous times to check on Darrel.  I think he actually got more sleep than I did, and I am happy about that.  We got him showered this morning, and he has been sitting here reading on the Nook for hours already.  But he is snoring now, so I think maybe he's asleep!  ;)  He has only taken one pain pill since he got home!  Praise God!

I am going to work on the list of questions for the biographical sketches I want to do on all of our members here, then start emailing them to you.

Later!

A pastor friend posted this today.  It speaks to me as I am sure it will many of you.

Listowel Evangelical Missionary Church - LEMC
Read John 14:15-23

Jesus answered [Judas (not Iscariot)], "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."

- John 14:23 (NRSV)

Today's Devotional

As I put on my favorite necklace, I realized one of the links was missing. I had not known it was broken when I placed it in the drawer, but now the necklace was useless to me until the links were joined again.

A week earlier I had seen a small silver link on the carpet. Not knowing where it came from, I had picked it up and placed it on the side of the sink. Now I could repair the necklace.

Like the broken necklace, we can become broken in our spiritual life. This brokenness can happen when any one of life's devastating losses comes our way — illness, death of a loved one, job loss, divorce. Feeling disconnected from God can happen when we have an argument with a family member or a friend, or when we have an unpleasant encounter with a co-worker or even a stranger at the store.

Our brokenness can be repaired through prayer, personal devotional time, and meditation. We can reconnect with God through Bible study, Sunday school, and community worship. God always provides a link for us if we will take advantage of it.

Charlene T. Eubank (Tennessee, USA)

Thought for the Day:

We never have to live apart from God.

Prayer: Help us, O God, to stay linked to you. Amen.

Prayer Focus: People who feel disconnected from God

We are in Grand Lake Colorado and it did freeze last night.  A very hard rain and perhaps snow at the peaks. Foggy up there right now. The park Rocky Mt Park is open a wee bit near our south entrance so hooray as I want to check if the elk are forming their family.  we are taking a break from moving furniture.   GASP. 

Janet.  Sounds likeDarrel is slowly recovering.

Larry. Donjust received two ink refills with free delivery and they sent FEDEX. 

Kids arrive tonight and tomorrow night and will fill two empty trailers and drive stuff down the hill.  There is no way we could do this work.  I am already praying. 

Jeanne. We all do things like that.  Sorry for you cost. 

Pat.   I won't be back until Sunday   Do hope you are staying warm.  The weather is changing now. 

The damage from flooding and rock slides is monumental.  also, there are so many places unnamed and not in the news. Forgotten.

Hi everyone.  Again a bright and low humidity morning here in Georgia.  I picked up my friend Rod and we went to coffee at the senior center this morning.  After taking him home I stopped and filled the car again with gas and that is all I plan on doing today as I need to rest to recovery from yesterday.  The trip went fine and we enjoyed having lunch with Stacey.  We didn't need to go to her apartment as only had a small sack of things to give to her and did that at the cafeteria.  She has not yet been able to start training to use the artificial leg due to the broken bone in her foot. 

Judy, fall is a nice time of the year as it is cooler and there is great color as the leaves get ready to fall off. 

Janet, it sounds like Darrel is making good progress on his recovery and the pain must be lessening.  I got the questions you sent but it will be awhile before I can get my responses to you as will have to work on them over the next several weeks. 

Carol, glad to see you were able to get to your cabin but watch that moving furniture. 

A special greeting to all who visit here today. 

Hi, friends,

I'm getting ready to go out today. It seems as I age, the days fly by faster and faster.

I'm so sorry for the folks in Colorado. Long after we outsiders forget their tragedies, they'll still be dealing with them.

Well, not too much to say today, so for now,

I'll leave sending much love to each of you,
Ruth Ann

We are enjoying a lovely, cool and NOT windy day today!  :)

I was ready to go to the gym but Pat called and wanted me to come earlier for her to do my hair, so changed again and went and got my hair cut and styled.  Then went to see Beth and Maxine, then to the gym to talk to Kristi, then to Subway to pick up a sandwich for our lunch, as requested by Darrel.  Now I am home again!

Larry, thank you for filling out the answers to the questions as you can.  Please feel free to expand on your answers in any area, as the more you tell us, the better your story will be.

Thanks to the others who have done them or are working on them.....and I will get more sent out soon!  You have not been forgotten!

Today I am thanking God that He is in control of this world, and that nothing happens without His knowledge.  And that He takes care of His own.  What a mighty God we serve.

Janet if you need some expanded answered on the ones I sent back to you just ask me and I will do my best to  give more detail  of my life to you.

I went to the mall this morning to have my nails done, then came home and \put together a loaf of Dark rye bread for the bread machine it has about an hour and a half left.

Ruth Ann It seems like that to me too. the  days just keep on flying by.

I have been in California for a week, so far, and have no idea how much longer my stay will be.  Lots of business to take care of....much already accomplished, but much still remains.  :-\  I can only occasionally gain access to my daughter's computer, as she and her daughters need it for writing/sending resumes and filling out applications.  Hopefully this will soon bring great results, so I will be patient for my turn! 

Janet, are you already sending out the biography questions?  not sure which of my email addresses you have, but I would like to be a recipient as well.  I think you have my hotmail address, and that would be the preferred one to use.  Thanks.

Gotta go ... again ... they're standing in line for this computer.

Hi everyone.  We have an overcast day and it is relatively cool.  We have an 80% chance of some rain later today and it will be welcome as has been a couple of weeks since it rained.  Things dry out very quickly in Georgia.  I expect too have a quiet day today.  We will go out to eat sometime today if Pat wants to.  I was really tired yesterday but managed to stay up until 8 pm.

Ruth Ann, I sure agree with you on days going by faster and faster.  I was looking at the calendar this morning and realized there are only 9 more days left in September after today. 

Janet, we recently got a sandwich at Subway and it was very good.  I have your questions set up in a document so I can work on them when I have a few minutes and will try to do a little each day. 

Marilyn, nothing smells as good in a house than a loaf of bread baking.  I think we still have a bread machine but never use it anymore.  The same thing is true for some other applicances.  Pat gave me a small ice cream freezer for Christmas and it is still in the box. 

Jane, glad to see your posting and to see you are getting a lot done while you are there.   

I hope all of you are having a great day today.  I have been making cards, got six completed and have kits to do four more.  Very pretty cards, too!  I didn't design them, we had a lady from Sublette come over and teach.  There were only five of us there besides the teacher, but we had a really good day.  Now I am sleepy, as I got up really early; so have time for a nap before going to pick up Beth for church.

A big thank you to those who have already answered the questions or will be doing so soon.  And if your haven't gotten the questions about photography, they will be coming along soon!

See you later!   :wave:

Hi everyone, We walked dogs in the Fun Fest parade today. Keith handed out flyers to the audience and I walked with the dog walkers, we walked the rescues from where I work.  All the dogs were rescue from kill shelters in California, and they were all red tagged to be  euthanized the very day they were rescued, Here is the cute little wire haired =terrier that I carried for most of the route, she decided she would walk/run the last few blocks. The little stinker.

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Hi everyone.  We had a very rainy afternoon yesterday with areas around here getting 1 to 2 inches of rain.  I know it knocked the satellite off a few times during the Georgia game.   I didn't go anywhere yesterday and today will just be church and out to lunch probably with the group. 

Janet, with your artistic ability I can't imagine that the cards would be anything but beautiful. Glad you enjoyed your day. 

Marilyn, very cute little dog and sure you enjoyed the Fun Fest Parade.  Nice that Keith participated with you.  Did this result in any of the dogs being adopted?

This is a most unusual Sunday morning for the Damon household!  We are usually in church at this time, but I went last night and took Beth.  I asked Darrel if he wanted to go this morning--no--so we are having a lazy morning.  Got him showered, etc and I'm waiting for him to decide he wants to eat!  I have our sheets in the washer, so getting some things done.  I am not good at doing nothing for very long.

I will be glad when Darrel gets rid of the catheter and wants to do things again.  Two more days!  ;)

Thanks for the nice words, Larry.  Maybe I should photograph the cards and show you? 

Aren't you all glad you know the Lord?  What peace, joy and assurance He gives us, even in the midst of these turbulent times!  Hallelujah!!

It's that time again...  time to lock up this Thoughts and start a new one. 

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