Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Good morning jay 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
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Morning jay!
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
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Good afternoon Patience! ❤️
That Sorrows drummer looks like Keith Moons brother!
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I think this is a very good message, and one we should sure get comfort and joy from. But I want to point out, that while the emphasis on Jesus is indisputable; (and that is not what I am talking about); there is the accurate context that has to be talked about. Yes, that was the Lord’s reproach of the cities where He had done the most of His mighty works; “That, behold, One greater is here!” But He used it to condemn those who were seeing and hearing the most, but were not repenting. I think you have to keep everything in the context it is written; especially to the point that the author wishes to emphasize. Because it is the neglect of this truth, that condemns; and Jesus was condemning! In Christ is hid all the treasures of the wisdom and knowledge of God; and making light of this, and not repenting, will put people in greater danger and damnation than Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Real buds! 🙂
Wow, is it just my misperception or is the left cat very unusual?
Looks like it could be a quarter bobcat or something.
Just look at that facial profile and those ears!
VERY cool photo, and very unusual to my untrained eye. 🧐
My fur ball is curled on my lap, purring away, as I read this.🐾🐾🐾🐾
Very unique markings.
Fake news..cats and dogs are best friends
Good morning Treepers. Finally, we’re getting some snow here. Winter storm warning issued in my area. Came home early from visiting my spouse as the roads were starting get slippery. I do not intend to get stuck on the roads but I do have food, water, warm clothes, jumper cables, and some tools in both vehicles if there’s a problem.
Best thing to do is stay off the roads if there is no real need to go anywhere.
And wear some decent boots, not flip flops or athletic shoes. It’s not much fun walking around or driving with cold, wet feet.
A Basket of Kittens 🙂 Awwwh!
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The snow storm wasn’t all that bad in my area , thankfully. Here’s a video posted by a Canadian who shows how to prep for extreme weather conditions before going on the road. You might get a laugh when watching Normalcy Norman
Be safe brother!
When we were kids, Penelope (a black lab) had ten pups, eight of them looked like this guy. 🙂
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Looks like my dog Charly!
https://www.trbimg.com/img-533aa655/turbine/bal-found-a-litter-of-kittens-now-what-20140401
Some of the kitty pictures don’t always show up, just the link. Anyways, I think I found one. Enjoy.
Please read if you are a NRA voting member:
(Copied from another forum, I believe the NRA needs some actual Second Amendment Supporters)
We have received our monthly NRA magazines with the enclosed ballot and Resumes of candidates for the Board of Directors annual election. For your convenience the following people do not identify as a current board member:
Charles Beers III, Rick Ector, Herbert Lanford Jr, Amy Lovato, David Raney, Barbara Rumpel, Amanda Suffecool, Bruce Widener, Eb Wilkinson
The above candidates present strong resumes describing their activism for the 2nd Amendment, gun owners’ rights, and professional experience in the private sector. If change is to happen at the NRA, it begins with the Board of Directors. Voting only for these 9 candidates may make a difference.
I personally worked with the NRA-ILA this election season, attended Friends of the NRA Events that fund new shooting ranges, contributed directly to political candidates, and identified myself as an NRA Life member.
Morning Garrison! Praying for Betsy’s son back surgery this morning. For God to guide the doctors, the nurses, and all the supporting personnel to a successful surgery, for a little or no postoperative pain, and for a speedy recovery free of complications. In Jesus Name, amen!
Mornin’ Gramps . . . 🙂
Aggiegirl is praying hard.
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Hallelujah!! Went in at 1 pm and is just now in recovery! All went well. The surgeon is pleased, and it looks as if he will be home tomorrow. But I just knew through faith it would be so. Praise His Holy Name 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻!!
Thank you, thank you to all my beloved family here for your prayers and yourconcern. I know every one was heard, and I believe He heard them as well. My eternal gratitude to every Prayer Warrior, all who are my precious friends. I love you all.
Almighty God is good. 💕
Praise thee Lord!!! God is Good All the Time!
Thank you, my brother. 🤗
It’s so wonderful to be able into share with dear friends.😘
More Great News!
Bless you, rah 💕
Thank you Jesus for answered prayer! 🙏🙏🙏
Amen, juststevie…thank you so very much for yours💕
Glory! Love you sis. You’re a blessing. 🤟🙌🤟
Thank you, Lord! Good news!
Wonderful news, Bets. Blessings for swift recovery and renewed wellness!
Amen, GrandpaM
Takes skilz ♥️ And, ummmm…… a little help from “above” 🙂
Oh Man! That is skill!
That was really amazing, and I just made a diamond with my butt.
That was a close call. Especially when the port wing dipped towards the pavement.
Psalm 26:1,11 “Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; I shall not slide (waver, vacillate) . . . But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be merciful to me.”
Another Psalm of David, of giving account and setting in order before God; for proving and purifying by fire the soul of the righteous. The Spirit of the LORD moves us to request from God, that He examine and judge us, to make manifest our integrity, our walking in truth: for it is only by this, shall we be known of the Lord Jesus, and so be reckoned worthy of His redemption.
This most solemn instruction directly addresses what is in man, that would be the causes for Jesus not committing Himself to them; (John 2:23-25); exposing the evil for us to sift out from the hidden parts.
Hebrews 4:11-13 “Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, that not any fall after the same example of unbelief. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”
The thoughts and intents of the heart are who we really are; and the tendencies and things we aim at, show these things. Of all the rewards to the various beatitudes, one is specifically mentioned as who is fit for the Presence of God, and who shall see Him: the pure in heart. And while all the rest speak of justice and validating our trust in God; the pure in heart are as it were, set by themselves as the standard, for everyone who hopes to see God. And so the apostle says plainly: “ow the end, the thing aimed at, the purpose of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith: for some who have missed the mark in this, have turned aside to empty and worthless talking; wishing to be teachers of the law, without real understanding . . . ”
As is clearly laid out in every Psalm that touches on these things; there is a law at work in the world, that the children of wickedness persecute the children of God; and for the very reason, that it is for giving account of ourselves in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they persecute and make war. From Cain to Nimrod to all the tyrants great and small that have ever walked upon the earth; it is the Light that has come int the world, Jesus, whom they persecute. So then it is by the guidance of the Spirit, that we make our prayers concerning the world, in the same direction. It is because God will not have anything or any one evil in His Presence, that we search and try our ways, and purify ourselves. It is because God has already judged, and He is about to make an end, The End, of all things, that we beg Him to not let anything in us be neglected or overlooked; but that we may be fit for the Presence of God when He comes.
1 Peter 4:7-9 “But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging.”
The end of all things is at hand! How has this been made light of and dismissed in this time! The world has never been so secular, so full of self, so utterly corrupt and cynical, than it is today. Even while the “natural” heathen mind has forever been hostile and proud towards the good and the meek who trust in the Lord; and unimaginable atrocities done to try to make extinct from the earth, the elect of God; the atmosphere in the world today is that, all is ready for Antichrist and Satan himself to step on to the stage and take over everything.
We know from all that the Lord has revealed to us in the Scriptures, that these things are necessary for bringing it all to its conclusion of God. And as His saints in the earth, specially appointed to be in this time; it behooves us to walk with our eyes open, our feet on the ground, and our hearts where Jesus has us with Himself. If the Lord had not told us all things beforehand, then there might be some justification for anxiety and dismay, and fumbling about to look for the way we should go. But He has told us all things, for the very reason, that we should not be troubled, or frightened, or scandalized. But the Lord Jesus Christ has told us all things, because He counts us as His friends; and because He wants us to be fully equipped for watching and praying and continuing His work till He comes.
“Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” What do we learn from having been saved ourselves? The first of course should be mercy. Howsoever in the dark we all are when we first come to know the Lord, and have to learn what even the names of the books in the Bible are; what we should know, is that everyone needs the light of God, and Jesus to save them. One day when Jesus was teaching, one of the Pharisees invited Him to dinner at his house. So as they were sitting around the table, a woman from the town whom they all recognized, came in and began washing the Lord’s feet with her tears and kissing His feet, wiping them dry with her hair. Whatever had happened to this woman, that she was so moved with love for Jesus? But the very respectable men at the table with Jesus, only saw the sinner; and so they had no qualms with murmuring against Jesus, who would let such a woman touch Him. We all remember well what the Lord thought of their opinions. He immediately called them on it: Simon, I have something to say to you. . . .
The Lord puts a great weight on love. He was willing to forget all of that woman’s past, and give her a brand new lease on life: why? because she loved much! While the very respectable and discerning Pharisee, who really didn’t see that he had much to be forgiven, had no love in his heart; and so by implication, was not forgiven. And the wicked man who was pardoned of all his debt to his Lord; that went out and found a fellow servant, and took him by the throat, demanding payment: such kind that only want released from their own punishment, but have no regard for the love that forgives.
Seeing the times as they are; we will no doubt have lots of opportunity to love and be kind, when the people and the circumstances would provoke us to be otherwise. Whether its with strangers and our enemies, or with fellow Christians who miss the mark with us: the Lord will be very attentive to what we think in our hearts, and how we treat one another. In Numbers chapter 12, Aaron and Miriam started out by complaining about Moses’ new wife; and then very quickly descended into speaking against Moses, saying, God speaks to us as well as Moses! The Lord heard it, and immediately came down to tell them what He thought of their envy and murmuring and back-biting. Miriam was turned instantly into a full blow leper, and God went up from them in anger. “How is it then, that you were not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
How much importance does the Lord put on mercy and forgiveness and exercising God’s love between ourselves first, and also to them that are without! He says, that if we remember, that our brother has something against us, we should leave our offering there at the altar, and first be reconciled to our brother, or He doesn’t want to see us. Oh that there were such a heart in all of God’s people! That He might dwell among us and cause everything we do to prosper! We should not just assume that the Lord is always among us, if we aren’t meeting the conditions, In His Name. But if we are truly loving one another, and holding no grudges, then we do have confidence, that He will never leave us nor forsake us; and all we do shall prosper for His glory.
“Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” God loves a cheerful giver; and hospitality, (more precisely, caring for strangers,) as God has cared for us, when we were strangers: for we know the heart of a stranger. Most important, is that we love each other as He has loved us; and keep awake in these times, with our head firmly fixed on our shoulders, so we can use it like He gave it to us for. The Good Samaritan should be everyone’s character and nature, who believes in Jesus. We are the ones who come across the wounded and robbed and helpless; and we are the ones who have the way to help them. The cost should be nothing to even consider, but the care of the one who needs it.
So typical 🙂
Sound on.
January 24, 2023
https://people.com/human-interest/dog-shoots-kills-owner-freak-hunting-accident-kansas/
This is TMZ’s intro to the piece.
“A man was tragically shot and killed in a bizarre hunting accident — one where his dog reportedly pulled the trigger while they were driving.”
25 January Mary Tyler Moore
(1936-2017)
American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show – “Laura”; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Ordinary People), dies at 80
25 January 2013 Zekkariyas [Cecil Womack], American soul songwriter, singer, and record producer (Womack & Womack – “Teardrops”), dies at 64
25 January 2005 Ray Peterson, American singer (Tell Laura I Love Her), dies at 65
25 January 1998 Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), dies at 70
Mark Levin Calls for Overhaul to Combat Democratic Radicalism
https://redstatewatcher.com/aggregate.asp?id=212921
“Sunday, conservative talk show host Mark Levin opened his calling for constitutional amendments to overhaul the American legal and judicial systems. Among his proposed changes include term limits for federal judges and checks on the executive branch, including making the attorney general subject to removal by Congress through a vote of “no confidence.””
Amen, Yes! And along with that, a Constitutional Amendment forbidding Congress from borrowing money; and forbidding any institution or entity other than Congress manage the money, according to the Constitution. The Federal Reserve has to be immediately disbanded and banished from any further connection to the United States, and the IRS be restricted to a subcommittee of Congress, and no longer an Executive Branch Agency, with NO powers at all, except as an accounting mechanism. And EVERYONE who is elected to Public Office, must be subjected to a competency and loyalty to the Constitution test; which shall be done for every election and re-election, up to the terms limit. No Public Servant shall be allowed a salary of more that twice the median income of each one’s respective place they represent; and no one may make politics a career!
Just my opinion.
furthermore, the so-called fourth branch must have all powers removed that pertain to regulations and enforcement.NO ONE must be allowed to have any kind of job in Government, that they cannot be made accountable, and removed by Military and Law Enforcement, when irredeemable violations against the American people have been committed. The Law Makers, the Executive, and the Judiciary, must have a cohesive and agreeable control over Military and Law Enforcement, so that when laws have been broken, regardless of persons or positions, two of the three branches may take appropriate action to remove the criminal[s]. There must be nothing permitted in the form of a Congressional Bill, that contains more than one item at a time. Thousands of pages of a Bill, with no limitations to how many, or what’s in it, must be forbidden.
Sounds like Mark Levin has a new book in the works.
Good morning treepers!!
Get your toes a’tapping!!
Eric Heatherly – Flowers On The Wall
And their follow up song
January 25 Oswald Chambers
Leave Room for God
When it pleased God… —Galatians 1:15
As servants of God, we must learn to make room for Him— to give God “elbow room.” We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as He chooses. Would we be surprised if God came into our meeting or into our preaching in a way we had never expected Him to come? Do not look for God to come in a particular way, but do look for Him. The way to make room for Him is to expect Him to come, but not in a certain way. No matter how well we may know God, the great lesson to learn is that He may break in at any minute. We tend to overlook this element of surprise, yet God never works in any other way. Suddenly—God meets our life “…when it pleased God….”
Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point. Live in a constant state of expectancy, and leave room for God to come in as He decides.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
We are not fundamentally free; external circumstances are not in our hands, they are in God’s hands, the one thing in which we are free is in our personal relationship to God. We are not responsible for the circumstances we are in, but we are responsible for the way we allow those circumstances to affect us; we can either allow them to get on top of us, or we can allow them to transform us into what God wants us to be.
https://utmost.org/leave-room-for-god/
100% sure you will cry after watching this video
The Crush | Oscar® Nominated Short Film
The ART of LOVE – Short Film
Those were great. Thanks for posting.
Thank you Patty, I thought the surprise ending of The Crush was really good.
Greetings Treepers!
Hey Bet (NM), 🔥🙏🔥
Know it. 🕶️
I do know it, dear Frank. And I thank you…
Left a little note after Garrison’s post . 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
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betsy, saw grandpaM’s post about your son’s surg. hope all goes well.
thank you grandpaM, as I must have missed betsy’s comment somewhere else.
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@betsyjones
Prayers going up, Betsy. It’s hard for all (I know this).
Thankful for your faith in Almighty God. In His hands is the only place to rest.
“Fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
”You will keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.”
Isaiah 26:3
”The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble. (9)
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” (10)
Psalm 9:9-10
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Bless you, Della. I am confident our Great Healer will guide the surgeons’ hands. I pray He will do the same for all others whose loved ones need the same.
Dear sister, I have asked a group that reads an online devotional that I read daily to pray for your son and his surgery. They are praying. ❤️❤️❤️
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Prayers for your son Bet. I have had a surgery or 2 in my lifetime, and had success. Your son will also.
Bet left an update up thread. All went well, praise the Lord!
Thank you much, G, for update! Amen – Praise the Lord of hosts!
Mornin’ all!
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
The 50th Psalm
Septuagint
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Verse of the Day for Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
Psalms 100:4 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
https://remnantoffense.substack.com/p/the-peter-conundrum?sd=pf
Warmed up to 34 degrees here. Thankfully, no ice storm , just wet snow mix.
Yeah, that’s right. Blame it on the guns. I left California decades ago. No regrets. On Fox News last night, Laura Ingraham referred to Gavin Newsome as “Greasy” Newsome. Good description
‘Simply too many guns’: four mass shootings leave California reeling (msn.com)
Yellow Warbler. They nested with the Blue-winged Warblers in the brushy/field area of my woods. I used to hear 2 or 3 pairs behind my cousin’s house in an overgrown former nursery every spring until they built a storage facility which destroyed their nesting habitat. Progress………………..
paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
Exactly friend. Which also adds to flooding, which they do not want to acknowledge.
Cheers
This was the picture used for my veteran father’s memorial card.
I’m home safe & sound from my run up to Michigan. Left at 23:00 last night and pulled back in at the yard at about 09:55 this morning. We’ve gotten a good 3″+ of heavy wet snow. The kind that will drag you off if you get your steer tire too far into the deeper stuff and that makes you pay attention when changing lanes.
New tires on my pickup did great!
I will be hitting the sack shortly since I’ve been up about 18 hours. And because I KNOW that I’m going to get the call to go somewhere because the steering wheel holding snow babies will be calling off their runs.
Get a good rest and be safe.
A lot of white knuckle syndrome at my outfit too.😳😳
So, going through a bit of a Stevie Nicks, and recently quite suddenly, Tracy Chapman. Never really knew much about either besides their “hits”, and of course Fleetwood. I didn’t really single out Stevie from just the band itself.
Anyway, only after listening to the track “Alice” by Stevie, and “R ember the tin-man” by Tracy that I thought – maybe it’s about time I found out exactly what the name “tin man” was really about. I’d kinda just passed it off as something to do with some tin peddler back in the wild west. Ignorant me. O well, never too old to learn. Here’s both if anybody’s interested.
What a great impression of the U.S. from this gal.
When you get to @ 14:00, it’s clear she’s never been to Boston. LOL.
Hope she gets to take another trip and explore east of the Mississippi!
Just got up to eat dinner and now heading back to bed.
Out at 00:30 for Holland, MI. May not make it back since it delivers to Honda before returning home and it is tough to do that in the time allowed even when road conditions are perfect.
Catch you all on the flip side.
Yea, Jay, if I remember correctly your driving down in S. IL? If so, I know it was a mess down there along I-57.
Pfizer conducting gain of function research on COVID-19, Creating new mutations intentionally.
Amen
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.