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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✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, February 6, 2023
Thank you for this, it is what Ive always believed – that we should daily ask forgiveness for sins by thought, word or action as children of God. It goes against modern churches teachings, however, that teach if you are saved you are no longer a sinner.
May I please add inaction or possible things to do left undone to the list?
Sola gratia!
Grace to you! 🔥✝️🔥
“[M]odern churches”?
They are APOSTATE churches. Heretical, also.
My experience has rather been, that modern churches say that they can never really stop sinning, and that it is impossible to keep God’s commandments. What is not grasped, I believe, is that which has been done by the power of God with the new birth and the new creation; and what it really means, that the old man is crucified with Christ. If you tell one, that we don’t sin any more, they right away think, What world dos he live in? Who does he think he is? But the answers are always found in everything Jesus said about how to be His disciple. While He said of the disciples, “If you being evil know how to give good things to your children . . .” He said also, “He that is washed needs not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit; and now you are clean, but not all;”(speaking of course, of Judas Iscariot). And the wonderful and so in-depth teaching of Paul in Romans 5-8, describing our very complex situation here, of being in the flesh, which is not subject to the law of God, but its own needs and desires; and the power of the Spirit now in us by faith, which makes our spirits have dominion over the flesh restored, by the power of Christ’s resurrection. Hence the urgency and importance of abiding in Christ, watching and keeping awake and vigilant, earnestly battling in the Spirit every day against the thoughts of the devil, etc. That’s where the command to Be Perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect, is how we walk in truth, and have no occasion to stumble.
Temptations are not sins. Even evil thoughts, as long as we can chase them away in the Name of Jesus, and proclaim the appropriate Scripture to strike back; have not to have dominion over us. “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God; and bringing into captivity, every thought to the obedience of Christ.” These things are the manifestation of the Spirit of God presiding over our hearts, through “Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness,” and being sincerely “Pure In Heart.”
Having a perfect heart with the Lord, and walking in truth, is really the only way we walk in the light as He is in the light, because we are continually under the Spirit of grace, which keeps us within the barriers of a good conscience, and checks us by conviction. Does that mean we are now become machines, and have no more will of our own? Clearly not! And as the Proverb says, “Reproofs of instruction is the way of life;” we grow in grace and the knowledge of Jesus, and what all is in our redemption, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little there a little, over time and much purification and maturing in the Lord.
I have yet to hear anything from any modern church that even begins to teach any of these things; but they are the sum of the apostles doctrine, and all that Jesus taught, as all the prophets wrote. How do we understand the eternal power and divinity of God? can any of us fathom His understanding? How did the power of the Highest overshadow Mary, and make her pregnant with the Son of God? How did Jesus revive after three days, and stand again, alive forever more? Well, when we can answer these kinds of questions, then we can understand how the new birth and the baptism of the Spirit works; but we believe and obey, and we receive, and see the results. And all we can do is wonder and praise God, and fear and reverence His holy Name.
The error as I see it, is very subtle, but very devious; which somewhere along the way, changes from a miracle and power of God, to then relying on the facts of our still being in the flesh. Paul fought against this with the Galatians, who were being bewitched to Judaize, and become under the law; but the same is being employed today, only from the opposite angle, as if we cannot keep God’s commandments. Both of these demonic deviations from the truth come from man’s incessant tendency to look to himself and the flesh as if it were all the reality. The things of the flesh are good for nothing, we are born of the Spirit and life of God, by His power!
Acts 17:11 “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
Dear DD,
When I worked my way through Bunyan’s “Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners”, I could tell he’d been steeped in Scripture and the stalwart thinkers of church history.
I’ll bet Spurgeon read it.
Bunyan’s chart on church history and the church future belongs in every Christian library 📚. IMO🕶️
Thanks! 🔥✝️🔥
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When your spouse’s liberal cousin drops by at lunchtime on the weekend with no notice…
And then complains about the meal!
On top of all the snow we’ve gotten here in Western New York, got hit by an earthquake (so far just a 3.8). Felt like something snapped rather than the usual slippage of a fault. Will be some time before we get the details of exactly what hit.
Funny. They had one along the New Madrid fault in SE Missouri also.
A past earthquake there altered the course of the Mississippi:
I was on a highway down there, had forgotten my exit to go east and it took me out of my way, bigly…
There were road signs advising that seismic zone…!
And rang church bells in Boston!
” I’m not sure about this one…better taste the others just to make certain.”😉
Oh, but that brings back memories of the dog licking the icing off the cake. But no fears. The new icing covered it perfectly.
Morning, Mary…like my Welsh tom cat who ate the entire top off the most perfect cheesecake I ever made (while it was cooling, with the top half of our Dutch door open to the beautiful day. I just stood there gawping at him and he at me.
Cheeky sod.
Betsy, what would one call a “cheeky sod” from the Shetland Islands?
My older sheltie will jump up on the kitchen chair and check out the table….I learned the hard way once, I could not leave anything edible there….and got a look like, “yes as a matter of fact, it was delicious”…pizza….
Same from Land’s End in England to John O’Groats in Scotland.😁
You’d like the British series. “Shetland”, Aggiegirl. We loved it so much we’ve watched the entire 7 series multiple times. Gorgeous scenery. Excellent story lines based on Anne Cleeves’ novels.
My Irish Wolfhound taught me not to leave delicious hot roasts out. He just leaned over to devour them.
😁…they are tall all right.
I’m betting it took one time only.
He stood 6′ on his back feet and when he was standing normally his back was at the height of a doorknob. Best lapdogs out there. You just need to be prepared for when they land in your lap.
Ha! I can well imagine. I guess the question is, did he give you time to get settled and comfortable before he started to arrange himself your lap?
Speaking of big dogs…
Once we went into a pub in Shrewsbury to have a meal with a couple we knew. It was dark when we went in, or at least our eyes had not adjusted from entering from a bright sunny day.
So as we adjusted, it seemed to me that the carpet was awfully lumpy with the lumps clashing badly with the carpet. And then the lumps started moving.
And suddenly, standing before us were 4 Great Danes. which, having been disturbed by impertinent customers, sulkingly meandered off into the garden.
I’m sure they shot us a disapproving look as they went. In fact, even though our eyes hadn’t quite adjusted, I’d be willing to swear that at least two of them did.
Magnificent dogs they are, though short lived. They are a favourite breed in Blighty.
Average life span for an Irish Wolfhound is 7 years.
First wolfhound would sit in the backseat of the car and wait till I was going 60 mph. Then he’d work his way between the seats and settle on the passenger seat, where he didn’t fit, with his head in my lap and knock the car out of gear. Terrifying at 60. I can still feel his head on my shoulder when he was in back.
I can see it now. And here’s my daughter trying to keep her medium sized cockapoo of hers while she drives.
I’ll have to tell her it could be worse.
I’m sure you miss him, Mary…your co-pilot.
Cockapoo off her lap….
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Mornin, jay 🙂
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Morning, Mr jay…again so beautiful. A quick hello before I make mad dashes here, there, everywhere. Have a good one.😁
Maidin Mhaith Betsy dashing through the ice covered roads to and fro 🥶
😁! None of that stuff, although its headed our way again, so I read.
As you can see I haven’t dashed yet. It’s Monday . I’m not so much seizing the day as I am poking it with a stick.
You just made me laugh so much. As you often do. “poking it with a stick”.
Still poking, sister😎
Which you keep in your poke sack 😂😂
You know me too well😎
Good afternoon, Bet! Crazy day around here, blessings to you, dear sis! 🙂
I’ve left two messages for you, figuring you’d find them😉. I’ll catch up with you tomorrow, my brother.😘
Afternoon jay!
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸😁🇺🇸
Howdy Garrison 🙂
Thank you, Garrison, that music was perfectly placed this morning where I look out and see a velvety layer of fog shrouding the pine and oak trees. The mood is now complete.
Wonder why the music selections I put up were removed?
Good morning, Garrison. So another week starts. Can’t think of a lovelier way to begin. Monday is not so Monday-ish with these well chosen pieces. Blessings for yours, dear sir.🤗
Alas, they were removed for some reason . . . Don’t know why.
Well I saw and heard then this morning.
Last night I put a post in. Checked it was there after. Which it was. Next time I looked it had completely disappeared….or as my granddaughter said when she was little, “It has discappeared”. Had to re-enter.
Good afternoon Garrison!
Hey, G!! Good afternoon! Shopping and laundry done. And now I see the afternoon is speeding along. The days seem to be going by very quickly…😊
Same here, dear Bet! Catching a tiny break before running again out for my men’s small group on Monday night. II am on my browser that doesn’t like to do emojis so imagine a heart here.
Bet, I wonder what Mungrel is doing today? LOL!
😉😉😉😉😉😎
Hi, Gramps. 🙂
Oh boy. I like finger food.
Good morning, Joe. Tiny teeth…and I see claws. So sweet.💕
Your photos are both adorable and realistic. They bring back the memories of tiny sharp teeth and soft warm fur.
I love cats. Especially kittens. And dogs. Love them too.
I’m into the 3 Cs…cats, coffee, and conspiracy theories.
“Its all about perspective, isn’t it?” That sums it up pretty well. God inhabits eternity; and He created time for the benefit of the earth, by placing the lights in the expanse of the heavens. I think of it like a bubble in the water. The bubble is time, as we perceive it, and eternity is the water in which is the bubble. Another way to look at it, is how God views time; that He remembers all things from all time, because He is there the whole time. Even in countries other than ours; there are people who have things from hundreds of years ago, as if they were done just recently: their whole concept of time is nothing that we can relate to. Time does not heal anything; it merely passes. The things done in time; whether our own, or in distant ages past; are in eternity a fact done, that must be accounted for. That’s one reason why repentance is so important; for it is our opportunity to change eternity as to ourselves with God. For is we are a sinner; and any day we die, we die a sinner, and must go where sinners go. But if we are warned, and take the required steps to get right with God and man, and amend our ways, and rehabilitate; then God takes account of us for the good state we are now in.
Not good Treepers. Lots of people in apartment buildings were sleeping when this quake hit. Initial reports said that it was an 8.1 magnitude quake. Tsunami warning issued in Italy.
Videos from Turkey show collapsed buildings and rubble in the aftermath of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 98 (msn.com)
Death toll will certainly climb.
A tweet from Frank Hoogerbeets
“Sooner or later there will be a -M 7.5 #earthquake in this region (South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon ). #deprem
He tweeted a map which showed the exact areas of this horrible quake.
And the date of his accurate prediction?
February 3, 6:03 am.
I am assuming European time.
FYI: Italy called off warning
Yeah. It was cancelled sometime last night.
Hi Joe, I think they are calling it 7.8 with over 3500 dead so far and could possibly go in the tens of thousands. The secondary quakes were between 5 and 7.5.
Hi GrandpaM. It’s going to take weeks if not months, before the rescue workers recover all the bodies. Strong aftershocks and cold weather are not making things easier for the first responders. One report indicated that there were still 15,ooo people missing.
Morning all !
My Sweet Lord, concert for George …
One of my all-time favorites from the Concert for George (Harrison)
Mine as well, Feisty.
The entire concert was a beautiful tribute to George Harrison.
RIP
Another one:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Taken from Concert For George)
OK, one more ….
Photograph – Concert For George
You doing Prince too ? ha ha
Don’t believe Prince was at the Concert for George, but since you mentioned it …
2021 Remaster “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood
Prince starts at 3:30
So much talent on that stage.
Prince killing it and stylin’.
Thanks, FH
Yeah, but Prince left the ‘Gently’ part far behind.
Feisty: I am in awe of musicians who rise (or, alas, who rose) to this level.
Some heavy hitters accompanying Mr. Preston.
Lovely way to start my morning. Thanks.
hey .. when I was out earlier.. that moon caught my attention too. I’m just about a moonlight mile on down the road ..
Speaking of bright lights… do you like ZZ Top?
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Ahhhhhhh!!! A bless-ed good morning to you, my friend 💕
Good afternoon Casco, so good to see you!
Yoo hoo!!!!! T’is I once again (waving furiously and blowing kisses your way😘)
For JWoo I posted this yesterday late yesterday in response about your comments about your daughters learning differences. You may have missed my comment so I’m again reposting it here. Much love to both you and your daughter . . . 🙂
Being L/D is tough. I’m dyslexoc (among other deficits). I couldn’t read until I was 9. My teachers. using questionable “See And Say” pedagogy had given up on me and so my wise parents found a retired teacher who was teaching kids to read using phonics. By the end of the summer, I could read comic books but, like most L/D kids, due to developmental lags effective reading didn’t kick in until I was about 13.
Then, it was like a big switch was thrown in my head and I could READ! From that point on I read voraciously and lived in our little Andrew Carnegie library. Still, I wasn’t a very good student. What saved me was our HS debate coach who discovered I was a good public speaker and could win debates.
So here I was a dyslexic kid, a poor student at best, mixing with the smartest kids on the school’s championship debating team. I probably would have dropped out of HS had it not been for my debate coach. I went on to have a long academic career where everywhere I went I ended up working with L/D students who all reminded me of . . . me.
Oh, yeah. While I’m glad you took care of business, those two boys you mentioned need to have their butts kicked.
I missed the part on JWoo’s post about the boys….I got stuck in my own memories of the challenges we faced with my oldest…bad enough the challenge of education but when the schools step in and make it harder because as a parent, I refused to let them tuck my kid into a predetermined category…..while fighting the LD, the ADHD and all that went with it…I had to fight “the experts in education” who believed they knew better for my child…..that was a full time battle.
Your own story is wonderful….a tribute to determination. Blessings for you!
Good for you, Aggiegirl.
My daughter’s own story of her teens’ experiences with “expert” educationists who know better illicited from me a few giant eye rolls.
The twin grandlads had to choose their career path and courses to support it when they started their high school years.
Whoever could make decisions like that at that age?
And so of course as they have moved forward and found their interests, it is not unsurprising that the careers they selected, basically out of a hat, are not appealing to them at all.
They have, however, discovered something they are tremendously interested in and are doing very well with. So it should be the work of a second (as PG Wodehouse described something easily done) to change direction with courses suited to their abilities…right??
No such luck.
They chose and that’s that, according to the little apparatchiks who have the final say and who are in no way interested in guiding students toward their natural interests for a successful career. Nope, can’t have that. That’s too much like hard work.
“Education” by rigid diktat.
How very Soviet of those in charge.
I’m stunned by your post, Betsy. That problem never entered my head when I read about the educational system being destroyed to facilitate the progressive dream. I changed majors in my senior year of college from Physics to History of Art. No one complained. Everyone supported me. Yes, I did get laughed at by my ancient Roman architecture teacher for not knowing what the Erechtheum was, but I made myself feel much better by stopping random strangers to ask if they knew what it was. No one did. (Building with maidens holding up the portico on their heads, copied in the Museum of Science and Industry. A favorite place for mother’s lectures.)
And I was stunned by my daughter’s telling of it as well, Mary. I might add we do not live in some Blue hellscape either. Our school taxes are astronomical because our town’s education system is supposed to be one of the best.
I hope you reported your clever findings back to the chappie who laughed. Just confirms those in academia have no idea of the world outside of their cloistered one. And if they did, they’d have great contempt for it. That’s my guess only.
(Add me as one more who didn’t know. Thank you for the definition. I shan’t forget it. 👍🏻)
I see In my post Monday got the better of me….
Elicited….not illicited.
Dear oh dear, Bet!!😖
Betsy, they can’t change their chosen occupation goal – in high school??? That is ABSURD! The whole purpose of education is to try a myriad of fields to find one’s calling. If I was their parents, I would be asking for my money back – or changing gears and finding another school.
This just goes to show you… that children are now viewed as mandatory automatons and not free thinkers.
We need a revolt.
A big one.
Aggiegirl, I am so sorry for any triggers I caused for you. You are right on. It is a full blown assault on the precious minds of our children. I learned long ago, as a Cabin Leader in the mountains of Southern California that all kids are not equipped equally. They are unique and Divinely Gifted. One just has to learn what makes them so special that God in His Perfect Wisdom made them in such ways. We had one problematic kid who came to the mountain and everyone warned about his violent tendancies and his emotional outbursts. He was a do nothing, no good, nothing can come from the likes of this kid… problem… for his parents and teachers.
We got him and after 3 days, learned he could play music by ear. He composed a song (think Nirvana) for his cabin group for their Thursday night presentation… and we just flung our mouths opened and gaped… and then stared daggers at his teachers… who too… were shocked and amazed. He was no mathematician, but he was DIVINELY GIFTED. I wish I knew where that kid is now… because I bet… he’s AMAZING.
Hi there, Garrison,
Yes, I missed your post… I’m sorry. My timing for visiting the Tree is sporadic and usually when I can take a small break… or if I’m not sleeping… which is often. I’ve become one of those really highly “productive” people who will get all the sleep she needs when she’s dead. (borrowing a little Texasism… lol)
Daughter was found at age of 9 years old to have off the charts ADHD. At 15 years old, very slight Asperger’s (which is the “entrepreneur’s disease”- think Steve Jobs) However, you would never know it. She is respectful, compassionate, kind and very intelligent. (Her first question after being baptized at 9 was “Mommy, why did God turn His Face away from Jesus as He was dying on the cross?” Yeah, I’ve got THAT daughter.) Her brain synapses just fire differently from ours. You could only tell her difficulties if you lived with her or tried to teach her something.
It is difficult, but it truly is her superpower. You tell her to do something and it just takes her a minute to get it and sometimes multi-step challenges need to be slowed down and broken down. (I’ll be happy to blame that on the twitterfied world where everything is instant gratification, microwave world, in a sometimes crock pot life.) However, this super power also creates in her the “slow to speak” gift… meaning she processes and can tend to stay very controlled in an encounter. Responses to some encounters however take some working through, because she doesn’t pick up on social queues, so she can miss it when someone is being mean… or in the boys’ cases… being crude to her or trying to manipulate her.
Of course, I had a small breakdown when I found out (small one, because we only do brief interruptions to sanity), because my disciplinary methods had to be recalibrated. Was she doing something because she was being obstinate, or because she really couldn’t understand?
The Psychiatrist evaluating her was an awful human being. Awful. He said “she’ll be able to do some things… but I wouldn’t hire her to be an air traffic controller”. Her IQ posted low and he made that horrible comment in the first 10 minutes of a two and a half hour meeting. I completely drowned him out and disposed of his “advice” and there was no way in hell I was going to let him treat her with psychotropic meds or psychoanalyze her, as he fluffed his feathers, pointed to his multiple degrees, and then stated how his marriage was in a shambles. (No wonder. Aren’t some things foregone conclusions?) Fortunately, her private school at the time, agreed at my approach and partnered well until 7th grade when they could go no further and her future there was drawn into question.
You see, I come from a history of people telling me I CAN’T do something. I couldn’t sing in Carnegie Hall at the age of 15 because we “couldn’t afford it.” I would never make more money doing what I was doing without a college degree. I couldn’t work in a male-dominated industry because I was a woman. I couldn’t take over a field territory because I was a woman and not a mechanic and “wouldn’t know a rocker arm assembly if it hit me in the forehead”. By the way, what kind of underwear did I wear, because you couldn’t see panty lines through my jeans?
(The things that light us on fire and motivate us!)
I acquired a job at 15, paid my own way, and did sing in Carnegie Hall in 1989 with John Rutter conducting and I have the music and signed marquee poster to prove it. I did work in that power generation industry. I did manage a field territory. I did win dealer competitions. I did put on my steel toed boots and helped change pre-combustion chambers on an industrial engine powering a natural gas compression site, so I could learn my parts. I did climb a composter to get exhaust manifold data while that rig was busy putting shit in a pile. (Nothing like coming to the office 1st thing in the morning, smelling like crap!) I did 4WD my awesome lifted truck while the other “boys” gasped at how dirty my ride was as I rolled into the dealership… proud as punch. Quarterly, I would travel with 40 seasoned men and 1 of me… alone… on trips to Las Vegas… because I… a whipper snapper in comparison… was seated on a Corporate Dealer Advisory Board. I was one of only two women in the country doing my job back in the late 90’s.
I have always been the “experiment” in their little control group. I have a high IQ and I am incredibly mechanically inclined and not afraid to jump in and get dirty. Not afraid to dig in and work hard. Thank you to my father who put a hammer in my hand at a very young age… and wasn’t always very nice to me… which made me tough. He was a 34 year military police officer, narcotics division, back in the old-fashioned, kick your ass military… so would one expect rainbows and unicorns with skittles popping out their butts?
Oh yeah… I am THAT woman. The “you don’t put baby in a corner” kind of woman. No one… and I mean NO ONE tells me no, or limits me. No one and I mean NO ONE… messes with my daughter. She is beautiful. Fiery auburn red head with beautiful green eyes. Prays hard. Sees hope. And has tenacity and will work hours on end on things she has to do. I just have to overcome the purposeful downspeeding of her engine… which is found in our current culture… to ignite her to fire. Flying the Cessna on her 16th was a huge adrenaline push for her. Good.
She wants to be a judge. She would make an excellent one, if we can find an honorable college and we can get her through the academics. She wants to be a pilot. We are huge fans of Mike Rowe and there are a lot of pilot jobs posted for oil companies to shuttle folks to the rigs. Or medical pilots. For two solid years… as a young 10 to 11 year old… she whispered to me in church that she wants to be a Christian missionary to Lebanon. “That’s in Beirut, Mom”. “Yes, I hear you honey and I know where it is. You have to learn the language (and not let anyone know you know the language). You have to know first aide and emergency response. You have to know their culture. And you have to know self-defense.” (My project management skills were, and are, in overdrive.) We are thinking maybe a piloting gig can help her earn an income to impart towards her collegiate studies… and maybe give her some respite because flying relaxes her. She, too, is mechanically-inclined.
Those two boys don’t have a chance in hell. Sadly, they may not have a chance in life, so we’ve made sure they understand the brick wall they’re up against in harrassing her… and I pray it helps them reform. Once she understood how and what they were saying… you simply don’t mess with her. She honors her Lord and Savior and she expects all to respect her right to do so.
She has taken Biblical Citizenship and she knows her Constitution. She knows when those rights are being trampled or dismissed. She is unafraid to go toe to toe with a teacher and present an alternative opinion… much to the delight of her friends… who are finding their voice through her bravery. Her respectful bravery. She still is reticent on some things and it requires a gentle kick from the nest… but she’s getting there and every year I am amazed at how she’s maturing and practicing good boundaries.
I am delighted to hear of your story Garrison and your empathy towards her. We appreciate all of our Tree’s prayers. We know that we are technically “vulnerable”, but THROUGH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. Including whatever she sets her mind to.
In short, JWoo. I knew one psychiatrist personally as a friend of my parents.
And one by his exceptional reputations and writings…Dr Theodore Dalrymple aka Dr Anthony Daniels.
Both with their heads on straight. The rest? Well…I don’t wish to be banned, so I will leave it there.
Your gift from God is exactly that. And he gave her to a devoted mother who cherishes and guides her, and who is her champion and advocate.
He knew what He was doing, as He always does.😘
Sorry… my post was anything but “short” or well-mannered. It’s one thing to attack us taxpaying adults, but they go after our kids???? Oh hell no.
Not your post short, my friend
I meant my short reply to your excellent one!!!!!
Good afternoon, Bet. Nice, warm, and sunny day outside. 66 degrees. Yay. I’m lovin’ it.
Have a blessed day.
Same here, Joe, though the wind?
She be fierce!
Went to do some shopping and it was so strong that it took the car door right out of my hand. I felt it would be a problem, so I parked well away from any other cars. Boy, am I glad I did. Fortunately I was able to hold on to it with enough strength to keep it from completely getting away from me.
But the warmth is tremendous. 👍🏻😁
I have a food stained copy of this book in front of me on the table. The author claims that “psychiatrists have a suicide rate about 6 times that of the general population”. He also talks about the “multi-billion dollar drug industry which pours out huge quantities of mood altering drugs every year.” If you’re interested in reading what’s in this book, look at the chapter titled “Robo-Sapiens” pp351-363 The chapter discusses the history of psychiatry and how it has been politicized.
Forewarned is forearmed. The topics in this book may (or may not) challenge your belief systems, but it’s worth a look. First edition 1989.
Hi Joe 12 Pack,
Thanks for the recommendation. Checked it out and it sounds really deep… and slightly daunting. It covers extra-terrestrials, too? I know that is not all it covers but sounds like it’s quite the history of humanity. Looks like we are on the 1993 edition now.
I’ve not been one to go there… because frankly I have all I can handle here on earth and if I saw an alien, I would be like:
(meh)
“Is your planet as messed up as ours is?”
“How’s the real estate prices where you’re from?”
“How exactly are you propelling that spaceship and what are you using to cool it? Mind if I look under the hood?”
Ha ha.
I don’t think anything surprises me anymore, so what’s a few aliens in the mix???
I have a large back up of books… most of an ethereal nature. Five of them are on my desk currently with “The Prophetic Warrior” by Emma Stark underway now, plus my trusted dog-eared Holy Bible.
I just started Financial Peace University with the kid. I’ve taken it before and… being a Mom who wants to train her daughter up well… we are in week 2 together.
I have a whole trove of books I have collected and want to read, but time is at a premium. My “down” time is spent with you all here. I will be able to indulge more in luxury reading once the fledgling flies the coop.
I know your “down ” time here is, in fact, your “up” time, my friend. It certainly is for me🙏🏻💕
My “prop up” time, Bets. You know it, dear one.
Bramley’s question during his research was why do we continue to have wars? When he started looking at the UFO enigma, he stated that nothing was more unwelcome.
The author warns the reader in the 3rd chapter to ” hang on to your hat. We will begin a startling rollercoaster ride along the underbelly of history.”
In other words, it might be safe to say that the reader takes a trip down the rabbit hole.
This rabbit’s thinkin’ there’s snakes in them rabbit holes.
The insanity is remarkable.
Btw I tossed the talapia and salmon into the trash. I also found a package of hamburger in the freezer. That went into the trash also.
I hate to waste food, but better safe than sorry.
Well said, JWoo 🙂
I wrote too much, Garrison. Concise has never been a strong point. I read Savannah the comments. She’s so encouraged by all of you and is happy there’s some sanity left. You are such blessings.
On a side note… a much more pleasurable one… her Sadie Hawkins Dance companion is shopping for ties this evening. Kids in ties and nice dresses being cordial. Squeal!!!
I LOVE YOU, JWOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love everything you’ve done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love your daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love and thank your husband for his service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love your passion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS is why I come to this place. To meet people like you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awww, Mary. I LOVE YOU TOO, DEAR ONE!!! I missed you when you didn’t post for a few days and I even posted looking for you. I’m getting attached to you all. (Stop making me CRY!)
I love hearing all of our Tree stories. You are all remarkable people. I don’t know if Sundance realized how deep his root would grow when he planted this Tree?
Unfortunately, my EX-husband was a Military Intelligence Analyst US Army and my father was 34 years Military Police US Army spending too much time training South Korean military personnel to be police officers. We love the military, our officers, and our first responders. Wish we had a competent Commander-In-Chief instead of the current Commander-In-Cheese.
06 February 2022 George Crumb, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1968 – Echoes of Time and the River; Vox Balaenae), and educator, dies at 92
06 February 2020 Lynn Evans [Carolyn Hargate], American pop vocalist (The Chordettes – “Mr. Sandman”; “Lollipop”), dies of a stroke at 95
Mr Sandman
Lollipop
06 February 2016 Dan Hicks, American singer and songwriter (Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks), dies at 74
06 February 2012 Billy Bean, American jazz guitarist (John Lewis; Herbie Mann; Bud Shank), dies at 79
06 February 2011 Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist (Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman, Still Got The Blues), dies at 58
Still Got The Blues <50x the views of the one they listed for him, now if it were Roy Orbison…. yes….smh>
Oh Pretty Woman
06 February 2010 John Dankworth, English jazz musician and composer, dies at 82
06 February 1998 Falco [Johann Hoelzel], Austrian singer (Rock Me Amadeus), dies at 40
06 February 1998 Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys.
God Only Knows
Heaven
06 February 1995 Art Taylor, American jazz drummer (Bud Powell, Red Garland, John Coltrane, Donald Byrd), band leader (Taylor’s Wailers), and writer (Notes and Tones), dies at 65
06 February 1976 Vince Guaraldi, American jazz pianist and composer (“Cast Your Fate to the Wind”; Peanuts TV specials), dies of a heart attack at 47
Peanuts
06 February 1960 Jesse Belvin, American pop singer, piano player (Mr. Easy), and songwriter (Earth Angel), dies in a car crash after a concert in Little Rock, Arkansas at 27
<My first choice which is live but not allowed off of Utube.>
Oh what the heck… I’ll add another tune by Journey right…. Separate Ways.
06 February 2011 Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist (Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman, Still Got The Blues), dies at 58
1 Kings 3:9-11 “Give therefore Thy servant an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this Thy so great a people? And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.”
Solomon saw himself as a complete child in comparison to his father David. He undoubtedly knew the Psalms and the Scriptures of Moses, and the history of his people. He knew also what the people of Israel were like; and the though of being a king over such a people must have really felt far too ominous for a “child” as he was, in his own eyes. Of David we read a whole nother story, about a whole nother kind of man. It says that when Samuel anointed David king of Israel; that David was mightily filled with the Spirit of the LORD from that day forward. We know well the afflictions and persecutions and the kind of times that went over David, ever since. And it was made for us to be a type of Christ, and His walk in this world; just as it is for all who are Christ’s.
Solomon’s life was quite different from his father’s; and so would his time as king be different. David was a man of war from his youth; Solomon was appointed to guide the people in understanding the knowledge of God; and how it was their wisdom to walk according to His righteous Spirit. The things that Solomon asked for, God gave him; to teach His people knowledge and understanding. The Proverbs, the Book of the Preacher, the Song of Solomon; these all were aimed at showing the inner life of communion with God; as opposed to the life of Christ in a world hostile to the Spirit of Christ, that David’s Psalms illustrate.
But what we can and should all take from this; is the kind of prayer that delights the LORD to grant us. If He gave a wise and an understanding heart to Solomon; we have no reason to think that He is not willing to do the same for us, for the same reasons. The Bible is full of prayers for knowledge and understanding, and for God to direct our ways, so that we are pleasing to Him. All of them are inspired of God, and have been written entirely for us to use. In praying with understanding of what we are praying, sincerely from the heart; in the secret places of the heart where God sees, is where we will connect with Him, and find answer to prayers, prayers that He Himself inspired for us to pray.
Matthew 6:5-8 “And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites (stage-players) are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward. But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your, pray to your Father which is in secret; and your Father which sees in secret shall reward you openly. But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not you therefore like unto them: for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him.”
Revelation 3:1-6 – The Letter to the Church in Sardis
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things says He that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your works perfect before God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you shall not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you. You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The letters to the churches, or rather, to the angels of the churches; were for one last call to prepare for the coming tribulation, and the completion of the age. As in every letter to the churches, the Lord knows their works, and He makes it clear, that He will judge them by their works. With the exception of only Smyrna and Philadelphia, all the churches were in danger of the Lord’s judgment, and of being rejected and destroyed, and being made no longer His lamps in the world. In this particular message to Sardis, the Lord says it right out loud in the open; that if they do not watch, and take care that what remains isn’t also lost, if they still do not repent, then He would come upon them when they are not aware, and their names would be blotted out from the Book of Life.
What else that should be noted, is how the Lord is directing this message to the “angel of the assembly in Sardis.” This has to do with their status on the Protected list being about to be changed. Further orders on account of their fallen away condition, and unwillingness to watch nor repent, would be forth coming if His demands were not met, and conditions kept on the course they were on. The terms of the Covenant, in which are the promises of protection; they were about to be cut off from, as those who break Covenant are cut off from blessing to cursing.
Psalm 91:8-13 “Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.” Just as abiding in Christ ensures being blessed and being made fruitful; so abiding not under the shadow of the Almighty, and not dwelling in the secret place of the Most High, does not ensure any protection or peace and safety.
The Lord had already named them as His Golden Lamp-stands in the world; and had given His angels charge over them to keep them; but now, because they had left off watching, and had let His holy things die out in them one by one, and had defiled their garments, and forgotten their being long ago cleansed from their sins. Because of this, and especially because of what they had fallen from, and who they were named of God to be; now He was threatening them with their names being blotted out from the Book of Life, and coming upon them like a thief.
Very famous and extremely popular preachers from times past, have taught lies to the Lord’s people, in denying the power of the Gospel to really set free from sin; and even worse, that there is no more judgment, nor consequences to be feared, once a person becomes a Christian. They have fulfilled the prophecy of no longer bearing with sound doctrine, they have heaped to themselves teachers, having itching ears, who speaks to them comforts in their sins, and lulls them into the sleep of death, an immunity to the conviction and presiding authority of the Spirit. How can God be fair to judge those who are without, while those within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness? What then means repentance, if there is no being done with sinning, and no real conversion and healing taking place? Has God changed His mind, so that He now accepts lip-service as real worship, and cares not that the heart still goes after its covetousness? Is the slanderer then right, when he suggests that God is in the practice of giving commandments, that He doesn’t expect us to keep; or knows that we cannot keep? God forbid! But cursed be everyone who comes to you with any other Gospel that what the Lord Himself has brought to you; and cursed be him that brings another Jesus, than the living and true Son of God who came in the flesh, and gave Himself to save us from our sins and restore us to God.
Our Jesus gives no free pass, but real deliverance and healing from sin and darkness. Our Jesus is He who is going to judge all flesh, beginning with His own house. There is another Jesus, and another gospel; that has not this testimony of the grace of God; which only asks to be accepted, and only wishes to be the Lord of your life. The real Jesus already is your Lord and Master; and He doesn’t require your acceptance; but we need His acceptance, and His real power to save us. If we abide in Him, then we do have comfort and peace in His wonderful love; and no one, and nothing is able to pluck us out of His hand. But if we do not abide in Him, and never really get freed from sinning, then we will wither like a cut off branch, and be gathered to be cast into the fire with the rest of the worthless and unfruitful, to be burned.
Just because someone belongs to a group or church where these things are the normal being done; doesn’t make everyone there equally guilty. Each and everyone of us stands before the Lord, ans we all have our own walk with God. The Lord knows who we all are, and He will divide His good and faithful from the unfaithful and insubordinate. He has promised the overcomers of these things, that we will walk with Him in white, for He counts us worthy. He also promises that He will confess our names before His Father, and before His angels; and that He will not blot out our name from the Book of life. These things said, makes it clear, that the promises are conditional upon repentance, and watching, and abiding in Him, and overcoming.
I take that as a compliment to the Lord; and when someone is helped, then He has answered my prayers, and it is all His doings and all to Jesus’ glory.
Thank you for the suggestion, but I’m not sure if the Lord wants me to do that; ’cause I will not do anything that attaches money to the word of God.
A New York man who admitted to leaving threatening voicemails for Marjorie Taylor Greene dared her to file charges against him
https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-man-pleads-guilty-marjorie-taylor-greene-threatening-voicemails-2023-2
What more can you say?
I am sure we can turn this painful, never was a Simpson fan, 4 1/2 minutes into something less dignified, for ol’ Joe?
Elon Musk… Twitter is almost at break-even, not in bankruptcy danger…
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/elon-musk-twitter-is-almost-at-break-even-not-in-bankruptcy-danger/
Its been over a month since he promised the Fauci dump. Wonder why he hasn’t? Someone ‘get to him’?
Maybe that’s why Twitter is breaking even? ROFLOL – I don’t blame Elon.
Just watched a driver here in Newaygo back over a trailer Jack stand while trying to get into a dock.
Had to get out of my truck in my body armor base layer and stocking feet to stop him from doing damage to his trailer.
Not sure but I thought I saw sparks about where a brake can on the trailer would be.
Please refer to the Homer Simpson clip above………DOH!
The company I worked for way back when built a trailer jack stand out of a Prime Mover electric pallet jack so one of our customers could jack up and move a trailer with only 1 man required (empty I assume)….. not sure how well it worked or how they went about releasing the air brakes on the trailer….. didn’t hear any complaints…. but we never make a 2nd one either.
Was not my customer so long term I never knew, alto that company didn’t last very long, 5 years start to finish and I ejected 1 year before the crash after working 3 years for them.
Good one!
Hope he appreciated your assistance rah!
Didn’t say a word. But my motivation involved self awareness interest also.
Had he lost air to his brakes he would have been stuck in my head way until roadside repair came and repaired it.
Good one from the American Thinker.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/02/what_if_rinos_throw_a_republican_party_and_nobody_comes.html
an excellent read
I have been day dreaming about ‘whatever will be, will be…”…..and was thinking Sara Huckabee would be a good running mate for 45. I know, Arkansas wants here there…however….
The RNC has a tough line to follow….they hate us…they are not conservative…but don’t outwardly admit it….maybe a third party is possible, doable and an easy reality….that they fear?
I practically stood up and applauded! Excellent article and I’m forwarding it to my “former” caucus President. Love her as a person, but God knows what she’s thinking staying affiliated. Indiana politicians are some of the worst!
Another big quake hit Turkey
Latest Earthquakes (usgs.gov)
Notice how greatly the depth of those quakes vary.
So sorry to hear it. Praying for those folks in Turkey awakened to destruction.
Good afternoon, JWoo. How are you?
Strong aftershocks are still occurring in Turkey. There were 2 major quakes that hit Turkey. And they’re getting cold temperatures. A lot of those people are exposed to freezing temperatures which could also be fatal along with injuries caused by the quake.
A 3.8 magnitude quake was recorded near Seneca, NY yesterday. Seismic activity seems to be ramping up around the globe.
I am well, Joe 12 Pack, I hope you are, too.
The quakes seem to be everywhere. Labor pains and the earth is grumbling.
Joe Bastardi
@BigJoeBastardi
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The recent cold had some outstanding events, but overall was not as long or strong as the EPO went positive and cut the cold. Lurking tho is a return to the negative EPO, A favorable MJO and this big stratwarm that has closest analogs of 1956,1984,2018
More large aftershocks after 2nd large quake that hit Turkey. I’m looking at comments in Force Thirteen chat room. People are scared out of their minds. Can’t blame them. Speculation that an even larger quake may occurr in that region. Possible 8+magnitude. You’re right about the death toll. It is climbing rapidly. Looks like it will be in the thousands.
To top it off, Turkey has severe cold bearing down on them in the near future.
33 degrees and snow in Anduran, Turkey. That location was hit with a strong aftershock. 6.0 Magnitude. 2,000 fatalities reported in Turkey and Syria.
Russia has already sent 2 planes with people to help with search and rescue. Russia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Bulgaria, and Iran have already announced their readiness to send search and rescue teams.
Greece has readied search and rescue teams. Georgia has sent 60 people. Israel has promised blankets, tents, and medicines. Algeria and UAE are sending rescue teams.
There has also been a magnitude 5.4 earthquake in Kazakhstan. A small earthquake was recorded in Serbia.
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 Monday, February 6, 2023
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“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”
1 John 5:14 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Mornin’ all!
SNAGGED and forwarded due to pure truth of it!
A Place For Dad.
I love you man. That was beautiful!
Yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaww! 🙌😁🕶️
So brilliant!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hilarious!!!!
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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)
Monday of the 34th Week of Epistles
Fast-free Week
Saint Xenia of Rome and her two female slaves (+ 4th century)
Holy Martyr Babylas of Sicily and his two disciples (+ 3rd century)
Saint Philo, Bishop of Carpasia on Cyprus (+ 5th century)
Saint Neophytos the Recluse of Cyprus (+ 1214)
Saint Xenia of Saint Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (+ 18th century)
Repose of Bishop Nektary (Kontzevitch) of Seattle (+ 1983)
January 24th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
February 6th – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
Now at my 2nd stop. GM in Wyoming, (Grand Rapids), MI.
Here too early so burning some time before pulling up to the guard shack. This place has inside docks that are pretty tight.
Pretty funny that I’m picking up parts for Toyota at a GM plant.
Huh?!?!?
Toyota and GM used to have a partnership at a plant in California building Corollas and Corolla based GM vehicles.
Didn’t know anything like that was still being done.
where’s Suspicious Cat?
Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe were built there.
Do we even know who owns our major manufacturers anymore? Think they call them there multi-nationals.
Greetings Treepers! 🔥✝️🔥
Good day, dear sir. All the absolute best to you for your week ahead. I hope your beloved bride’s mother is charting a steady course🙏🏻💕
Good afternoon, Frank!
Good morning al! Breakfast time! And some sand in the works.
Sorry about the commercials.
Fran Blanche is an electrical engineer and general scientist. She’s really interesting and is always entertaining. You should check her video about the Balloon!
I don’t watch the Grammy’s so I missed this openly Satanic ritual last night but here’s a link to another websites opinion of the show brought to you by Pfizer.
https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/2023-grammys-unholy-satan-brought-to-you-by-pfizer/
Big earthquake in Turkey + Syria today. Prayers for all those grieving and those involved in the rescue process.
Comprehensive article filled with facts and figures showing the reality behind the elephant in the room when it comes to fossil fuels vs going green:
https://www.mining.com/web/the-fossil-fuel-elephant-in-the-electrification-room
Our freinds at CFP have a link to twitter videos out of Turkey and affected areas…
They are in need of our prayers. The devastation is unbelievable.
It is heartbreaking. How could one go back into any building without fear that it would come tumbling down. Awful. Lord, please have mercy.
Between now and May, will Erdogan go full tinpot and cancel elections?
‘Turkey elections: Biggest test for Erdogan amid cost of living crisis’
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64413620
‘Turkish gov’t slammed for inaction despite earlier warnings about possible quake’
https://www.turkishminute.com/2023/02/06/turkish-govt-slammed-for-inaction-despite-earlier-warning-about-possible-quake/
Oh, the west (and the US) media are already working to cause him bad press and get regime change to a US-controlled puppet – as a counter to Russia and to get Sweden and Finland into NATO, so we can put weapons on the border of Russia.
US NGO’s and government entities tried hard the last time, but were unsuccessful. You’re very likely to see all kinds of bad things about Turkey in FAKE NEWS.
I’d bet so…the degenerate Biden can only look on with envy.
The story of the iconic Migrant Mother photograph, 1936
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/migrant-mother-1936/
Dorothea Lange took this photograph in 1936, while employed by the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) program, formed during the Great Depression to raise awareness of and provide aid to impoverished farmers.
In Nipomo, California, Lange came across Florence Owens Thompson and her children in a camp filled with field workers whose livelihoods were devastated by the failure of the pea crops.
While Thompson’s identity was not known for over 40 years after the photos were taken, the images became famous. The sixth image, especially, which later became known as Migrant Mother, “has achieved near mythical status, symbolizing, if not defining, an entire era in United States history.”
Thompson’s identity was discovered in the late 1970s. Thompson fessed up and shared that she viewed the photo with mixed emotions: on one hand, she was happy it brought attention and support to the area, but on the other, she never profited from the photo. To her, it was more of a reminder of how bad things got and how she resolved to never be that poor again.
The only benefit they gained from the photo came at the end of Florence’s life. In 1983, she was suffering from cancer and a recent stroke, and the cost of her care was proving untenable for her family.
They put out a public appeal, asking for funds to help nurse the “Migrant Mother” back to health. Donations poured in from across the country, accompanied by letters from people who had drawn strength and inspiration from the photo of Florence.
The appeal raised more than $35,000. Florence died of “cancer and heart problems” at Scotts Valley, California, on September 16, 1983. Her gravestone reads: “Florence Leona Thompson: Migrant Mother – A Legend of the Strength of American Motherhood”.
They aged differently back then, didn’t they, Winston. She’s a beautiful woman and her children seem to adore her. The cherub in her lap softly sleeping. Her eyes and furrowed brow speak volumes. Many Moms, including myself, are concerned over the futures of our children. I suppose botox will be prescribed for all the wrinkles and frown lines caused by this generation of politicians. Can you imagine how our ancestors would find that so appalling? Botulism injected for vanity. We’ve totally lost our way.
Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
Amen.