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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And in the post-Apostolic age Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, Cyprian of Carthage (N.Africa), Perpetua of Carthage, The Waldensians of Southern France, Professor John Wycliffe, Jan Hus of Prague, William Tyndale, Patrick Hamilton, George Whishart, and John Knox of Scotland, The Huguenots of France.
Over 400 million Christians live under 66 governments, which restrict religious freedom and persecute believers. Every year an average of 200,000 Christians are killed for their Faith.
“Remember the prisoners as if chained with them – those who are mistreated – since you yourselves are in the Body also”– (Hebrews 13:3).
Beside Restful Waters … Photo taken by me two years ago on a nature trail in Northeast Ohio. “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14 The land of Ohio could sure use some healing right about now.
And here’s an appropriate song about Ohio called “My City was Gone” … by the Pretenders. Hopefully we can turn things around.
I half expected Rush Limbaugh to break in half way through the song.
The good ol days…
Good morning JWoo, left you a reply last night about them MSDS. 😀
Good afternoon, GrandpaM,
I’ll go look for it. I missed it yesterday. Blessings to you and yours sweet friend!
Just saw it, G. I miss SO MUCH not being able to hop back into these threads to see replies. Just saw a beautiful one from Garrison that I totally missed. Gah!!!! If I could swim in the waters of Sundance’s feeds all day long… I certainly would. This feels a “safe” place, you know? Sadly, I have to venture away to play with lions and tigers and the bat #$%@ crazy public.
As for the MSDS scenario – I am most certain that if a company acquires another then the trademark, R&D, formulation, and manufacturing processes travel with it. So, I wouldn’t think that a product would change its effectiveness or potency just swapping from one company banner head to another.
HOWEVER,
we are seeing some awfully weird #@$%@% with our food supply right now, so I personally think a journalistic deep dive to the “modification” of food and the subsequent “notification” to the consumers of its changes and ***improvements *** would be a really important topic right now.
I hate it when others think it easier to ask for forgiveness, than for permission.
Especially, since some computer dweebos with too much money in their hands keep venturing into mass farmland acquisition, alternative agriculture, pharmaceuticals and medical practices. Somebody should get those folks some pills to treat their overburgeoning egos and to learn to stay in their lanes. Maybe Pfizer is working on that???
The public needs a refresher on how products go to market and the responsibilities manufacturers have to maintain the integrity and safety of their products.
You got some good thoughts, JWoo. As far as the computer dweebs go, and we all know who they are, I had to stop right now and ask the Lord for forgiveness for the thoughts going through my head.
Enjoying not having to deal with the bats#!t crazies is one of the big reasons for me not to have gone back to an occasional day of work. 🙂
Oh yes. We have more than few former Dittoheads here in the Treehouse…
Sadly, today is the anniversary of his passing. God Bless Rush Limbaugh….may he rest eternally with our Lord.
And Clay taints the anniversary of Rush’s passing by interviewing a rival to Rush’s choice, which of course would be Donald J. Trump. I’m not a very bright person, but I can clearly see such a move today was thoughtless at best, disrespectful at worst. What a narcissistic ass — actually both of them…Clay and Nikki. Made me sick, to be perfectly honest!
The microphone should have been passed onto Mark Steyn, who would never have compromised his values — which, of course, is why he is under legal persecution so much of the time. And why Premier could never have allowed it — an incorruptible Patriot.
Agree 100%
See below, Fearless. I left a link for fans of Mark’s, of which I am definitely one and have been for decades.
Me too! I recognized it instantly. This is the first time I have heard it all the way through. I miss you, Rush!
GREAT seeing you back! ✝️
Morning Frank!
I’ve missed you, friend. Been praying for you and for your State, Ohio’s people, and the love I know you have for it and them. It shows in your beautiful pictures. Be safe, friend. We are all here for you.
So glad to see your post this morn, P! The scene is absolutely glorious – something I believe many are waiting for (Spring).
Yes, the horror show in Ohio is sickening – and prayers are up for all its people – Americans!
Blessings on you today and always…
Good morning Della!
Tar and feathers come to mind. But “Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord, I shall repay!” What satan and his willing minions intend for evil, God will work for good.
Praying for the people of Ohio.
Blessed morning to you, Grandpa!
Well, I had something in mind other than tar and feathers, but must be polite ..
That’s the hard part, waiting on God to bring good from it – but, wait we must! (He says)
praying definitely- watching this in disgusting horror!
Morning, dear Della…
I was not gifted with patience. It is hard. Watching in horror and praying for His mercies on the people who simply wanted to just be left alone to get on with their lives.🙏🏻
Blessed morn to you, Betsy…
Patience? Lost mine awhile back, waiting for its return…🙏🏻
Lately, it seems every day some type of evil raises its ugly head across this land.
Makes me want to hide under the bed covers and not get up.
Yet, I know we need to be strong in the Lord…especially fervent in prayer and not faint.
Difficult at times, right?
Made me think of this…
“I’m lost.
If you see me, tell me to wait right here until I return.”
I howled 😂…but boy, somewhere in there is a truth lurking.
Good morning, G😘 All the impenetrable covers are coming off now on the evil which has been working where it is most comfortable…in darkness.
Or should I say the covers have been yanked off by the Godly Force evil comprehendeth not. I think it may be that.
Good morning Bet! ❤️ Pastor Chuck had a very appropriate devotional this morning. It is from a 1981 book of his but how much more fitting for our times.
https://www.insight.org/resources/daily-devotional/individual/a-critical-appraisal-of-our-times1
Read before answering…accurate.
Isn’t it funny how truths are both universal and repeating. Especially biblical ones. That old swinging pendulum one way and then back the other. Every day as I think surely it is time it started to head back, only to wake up to more depravity and grotesque happenings.
I am thoroughly sick of living in the sewer others create and insist is reality, but in fact is their own mental illness and we all need to be forced to join.
Nope… won’t. What amazes me is how many of those I’d consider sane really aren’t.
Thank goodness for the Light and enduring mercies of Almighty God. I’ll bathe in those instead.
Yes, a very apropos repeat from Pastor Swindoll.🙏🏻😘
Amen, Betsy
Amen Bet, like you I refuse to join the insanity. But lest we forget, one day soon the pendulum won’t swing back and it’s going to get really dark for a little while and then the Lord will appear in all His Shekinah Glory as the King of Kings. Mercifully He’ll have us join Him before the really tough time. Blessed be His Holy Name!
And this is what I am increasingly believing is happening, my dearest brother….
Please see below.
Slow cobra has linked to an essay from Archbishop Vigano. I have replied to her…
Bless the Lord, O my Soul.🙏🏻
God bless and protect the people in Ohio. 🙏💕
Good morning phoenix! Great picture m I can almost see the whitetail lurking there. 🙂
You have been on my mind, phoenix, even before the devastation in Ohio. This is lovely. I can only imagine which of God’s creations, unseen here, have made their homes in the trees, undergrowth, and in the clear, undisturbed waters.
We watch with deep prayerful concern for everyone left in the dark about the future of themselves, their families,and your beautiful state. 🙏🏻💕
It’s sad to see the mind of men justify such deception in their lives, instead of…………….owning your own lives and measuring it, weighing it, looking at its perfect reflection, in Gods word. Why?
I could write a thousand books and a million stories to describe the ease of reflection and repentance. The simplicity of Gods perfect plan to redeem us as individuals and collectively. But, it might be read by a few and maybe one or two would just try it. Why?
The promise of redemption, heaven, salvation, a perfect plan for our lives but we choose……joe Biden? Obama? Transvestites, homosexuality, abortion? Sin! Devastation, lack, and ultimately death. We choose a religion over a relationship because, it “won’t hurt”.
Sorry it will hurt, but the pain of our lack of God is justified and familiar and we literally embrace it with love. Sex and pornography, lust, instead of God, the love of God. Why? A weak destructive counterfeit that eats our spirit like a cancer, instead of a fulfilling love, and fulfilling is a weak word, let’s try extravagant, or utterly indescribable acceptance, how about infinite, no boundaries……love. That’s still weak as a description, it completes us.
I cannot explain what God is or his offer, it is indescribable but I can tell you about it. It will change you so completely you will fall madly in love with our lord. (Madly as in insane, by this worlds standards) Not a counterfeit, a complete “take me all lord I trust you” love. He will become your “alpha and omega” as should be. By the way, that’s how death loses its sting, you long to be in his presence more than this life itself.
Good words, Pale. Thank you.
And your last sentence moved me to tears:
> that’s how death loses its sting, you long to be in his presence more than this life itself.<
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What a cute cabbage patch kit!
“Does this hat make my fur look too green?”
~”ahhhh,,,,, The air is so much better”
-“What’s next, pumpkins?”
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.KZpjBjtSQOmHTPe_Zv02CAAAAA?pid=ImgDet&rs=1
That can be arranged….
Morning GB, the only thing missing is the broom. 😁
Morning GrandpaM!
Yes, he has his flying goggles on!
Hahahhaaaaa!! Just brilliant, GB. How long did it take you to find that??
Not too long. Seems “cats and pumpkins” is a popular Halloween theme…. 😉
They are. In Britain, black ones are considered good luck.
😄
❣️😂😂😂😂
That one surely is a cutie…. (aren’t they all?)
Good morning Patience! ❤️
Hi there, Pa❣️
Just did Ma’s feet🤔😂
🙂 Jesus did feet, too.
Yes. Water seemed a common theme .
How very Vivienne Westwood we look today. 😁
😂😂😂😁
History repeats itself as another spontaneous revival sweeps Asbury University | Opinion
Excerpt:
As odd as all this might seem, spontaneous revivals in Christianity aren’t terribly unusual. On Feb. 3, 1970, a revival erupted at what was then Asbury College. That one, too, began at a morning chapel service. It lasted 185 hours non-stop. Intermittently it continued for weeks. Ultimately it spread across the United States and to other countries.
I wrote an in-depth story about it in 1990 to mark its 20th anniversary, and interviewed alumni and academics who told me they were still feeling its spiritual effects two decades later. Previous revivals had struck Asbury in 1905, 1950 and 1958.
–snip–
Revivals also are baked into Kentucky’s DNA. An important revival in Logan County sparked the even greater Cane Ridge Revival in Bourbon County in 1801. Cane Ridge drew upwards of 20,000 people and introduced the massive Second Great Awakening to the South. One historian has called it “arguably … the most important religious gathering in all of American history.” It helped transform the South from a refuge for violent brigands into the Bible Belt.
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/paul-prather/article272483797.html?fbclid=IwAR2hXNcWNgzKyPzA_EzIDHGEYGYOx-yOZdkKxYltZPKbunORLoWcR3SC3uE
Listening to these songs tonight I had a defining thought. This kind of music in several important defines us as a people. This is exquisite American music. It is, in so many important ways . . . us. Enjoy Treeper friends. 🙂
This opening scene is so evocative. Tony is obviously gobsmacked by Ana’s obvious beauty while she is obviously excited at the thought of doing a duet with Tony. What a moment to capture . . . Enjoy. 🙂
Garrison, I’ve developed a habit the last 2 years or so of sending these type songs to my wife of 53 years. I’ll download them on the youtube and text them to her where she can listen when she awakes. I’m still an early riser and off to work before she gets up. It’s a little love game we play as the years go by. In my earlier days I’d croon them to her. Now, its more of a cackle.
But,,,, she still smiles, every time.
What a loving thing to do!
I’m sitting here wanting to respond to your sweet post, George. Not just any word will do…and I’ve decided none would be adequate. Can’t think of any except…
*sigh* 💕
Absolutely beautiful 🤣👍..
Thx for sharing 👍
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You are a good man, George. And very lucky to be in such a lasting relationship. 🙂
You won the lottery George
Howdy Garrison!
Mornin’ Gramps. 🙂
Oh my…Garrison, you’ve really outdone yourself with these splendid offerings today. My smile was instant. Along with a little voice in my head that really did say, “Those were the days…”
They really were for performances of timeless songs like these. Blessings always, and a heartfelt thank you for them all.😘
I just discovered Brazilian singer Ana Carolina. All I can say about her is . . . wow. Not only does she have a great voice but she’s also a very good guitar player. There’s a point in the video where the camera focuses on her hands as she playing “air guitar” along with the guitar track. She’s the real deal. 🙂
I well remember when you posted some of her performances a while ago. She has what I’d call a smoky voice. Perfect for her duet with Tony. I rally did enjoy that one. And they clearly enjoyed singing it together. Really a superb, thoughtful selection today, my friend.
There was a lot of sighing going on in this house as we listened.😊
Same for me, Bet. I just kept going w-o-w again and again.
There are just some voices like that. Of those I’m unfamiliar with, I quickly look at the singer and more quickly focus on what I think will come out. Hers was completely unexpected. And very very lovely it was, too.👍🏻
My wife scratching my back.
Ya know, I think I see a new popular ‘fried fair food item’!
Kinda looks like spinach tempura… Wife & I love tempura…
Beer batter ?
I wouldn’t know, it’s an internet photo, not mine
They are not cute. I had some in my Florida attic…the cost for the damage was prohibitive!. Nasty little varmints!
I know, been there, done that. Had to drop a few thousand bucks for the three evictions and the repairs to the San Antonio house. First time they made their way in the attic I thought there was a person walking up there. Got my 1911, climbed the stairs only to find a coon looking at me.
Aggiegirl and GrandpaM,
You know when you have a bit of information that might really tick a few people off, but it could possibly save others???? Well…..
I have a friend who is a Federal and State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator. She recommends Ammonium-soaked rags when somebody moves in who shouldn’t. I know it may be uncomfortable for us temporarily… but the critters don’t like the smell and will… most of the time… gather their little offspring and hightail it out of various confined spaces on their own.
Might save you some $$$ in the future and I’m a bit partial to their safety and natural beauty. A healthy understanding of domain is in order, so maybe the ammonium-soaked rags will help others in the future stake their human claim.
My rehabber friend has a 28 lb Raccoon named Hope – who the rehabber uses as an educational raccoon. It’s tame and domesticated. And really big. She came up to me and wanted to give me a hug. When a 28 lb raccoon wants you to give it a hug… you give it a hug!!!
I took an elder friend of mine to see all the animals and she had her hair up in a bun. Hope came behind her and unclipped her hair. Hope has also unscrewed the beneath the sink plumbing in the house which my friend found when she went to make coffee one morning.
They are incredibly, incredibly intelligent and they keep score against folks who try to harm them. We hold deep respect and admiration for our wildlife and I hope this little tip can help others, too.
As cute as this may sound — please do not keep wildlife as pets. They need to be in the wild. They can be terribly destructive and it is very unfair to these animals when their human owners domesticate them and then turn them loose because they have become inconvenient. They can also be dangerous.
My rehabber friend would want me to tell you that.
Don’t you worry about me keeping wildlife as pets. I like to observe them in their natural habitat. One of my bride’s and mine favorite past times used to be scuba diving. On her 50th birthday we were in Micronesia diving with the sharks.
BTW, another great repellent for the crits is mountain lion urine. It’s just a bit hard to collect the sample. 🙂
That’s not the real problem. It’s what they leave behind that is the real problem!
Yep
As well, they leave their scent/ mark their den to return to.
Agreed.
Well if you missed with that gun it definitely had an escape route.
You’ve set a high bar there, nimrodman…
I’ll see you, and I’ll raise you.
Because who can’t use all the smiles we can get??
cute, Betsy – thx
Welcome…😉
Those ‘coons are pretty good climbers. Looks like they’re getting ready to take on Yosemite’s Half Dome.
What good or evil is written on man’s face
one is willingly absent of his soul
-and it shows
The same one that didn’t inhale.
….. also, did he ever smoke cigars?
well, he – USED – cigars
don’t know about smoked ’em
I’ll withhold my comment about humidors so I don’t get banned. 🙂
Great White Hunter
Nimrod— love it, love it, love it! You are sending me off to work with a smile on my face. Thanks!😀
I second that sentiment 🤣👍.. I’m not off to work but am laughing my butt off.. thx👍
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Lorrie – as I fear we’ll soon find ourselves saying more and more frequently in this formerly great nation of ours:
“De nada”
SOUL, ADORN THYSELF WITH GLADNESS
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God;
For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
— Isaiah 61:10
Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don’t have life in yourselves. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
— John 6: 53-58
This is one of the communion hymns we sing at the church I attend.
(In verse three of the video, the word gifts is mis-spelled as fits. In verse nine, through is mis-spelled as though.)
The text was written by Johann Franck (1618-77), a German Lutheran layman, lawyer, and prodigious hymnnist. According to Wikipedia, Bach used one of Franck’s compositions in a cantata. Franck is listed as the author of three of the hymns in my church’s 2006 hymnal.
The musical setting was composed by Johann Crueger (1598-1662), a German layman and music teacher. According to Hymnary,org, Crueger was regarded as one ofthe most distinguished musicians of his time.
May the days ahead be a blessing for you.
Afternoon 1530!
Hey, GrandpaM. Top of the day to you!
17 February Rush Limbaugh
(1951-2021)
American conservative political talk radio personality, dies of lung cancer at 70
I can’t believer that ‘talent on loan from God’ has been gone two years. Boy do I miss him! To date, no one has been able to replace Him. There must have been a wonderful celebration in Heaven when he returned that talent back to our Father!!! 😥
Ditto, Stevie! A huge hole is left in our hearts and many, many have it…
And when talent is “on loan from God,” it’s definitely unmistakable where it came from.
Blessings to you today…
(I told you people. I told you. But you wouldn’t listen. 😅)
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I don’t set up cable while in FL, I use local radio and that’s all…Rush gave me something to look forward to, while i was there….I miss him so much.
Yes, on loan from God…and weathered the attacks, too….remember they tried to get him on drug charges a ways back? I think it was prescribed pain relievers? I don’t remember the details….
I listened to this…his vice sounded raspy…and he says “time is slipping away…”….
I wish America’s Undocumented Anchorman would take over that time slot!
I’ll assume you are referring to Mark Steyn, Aggiegirl. I have heard him describe himself as “undocumented”.
I became familiar with him decades before any American knew who he was.
He wrote a small column in the then reputable (but no longer) Daily Telegraph in the UK. I could only marvel at his intellect.
I agree with you. His wit, intelligence, and immense world and political knowledge was a masterclass every day.
For those with time to spare, here is the great Steyn, together with Nigel Farage (no wall flower himself) shredding their debate opponents at the Munk Debates in Canada a few years ago.
Listen to hear how easy it is to dismantle a virtue signalling liberal. Wonderful!
It isn’t for lack of trying that the powers that be have failed…some people are just irreplaceable. When Almighty God says “Come home”, we all must return. But Rush was a one of. His absence is felt very deeply.
He was a consummate radio guy. We all learned from him. He will be remembered. 🙂
I thought of you last night, G. Last evening my AD came to visit and eat supper. My hubs, her father, proceeded to tell a few stories from his childhood- for the umpteenth time. No one rolled their eyes and said, “we’ve heard this before” because they were as funny as the first time! 😂
Then, I remembered Garrison calls this “lore.” It really is a beautiful thing, and is the fabric that weaves our family history… Love it!
Della, I had an uncle like that. We new all his stories but every time he told them we’d be laughing to tears. Can’t remember how many times someone around the table would start, tell us the one about…I miss him dearly.
I know you miss him! Surely, he was a treasure in your family…🥹
Some folk are just natural “storytellers” and when they have good fodder – oh my!
I suppose we listen over and over because some of these things were crazy!
(not in bad way, just humans being humans.)
And everyone needs a good laugh nowadays- more than ever!
17 February 2022 Dallas Good, Canadian alt-country-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Sadies -“Through Strange Eyes”), dies at 48 of a recently-detected heart condition.
17 February 2021 Doug Grisby, American soul music bassist, composer and producer (Patti LaBelle; Teena Marie), dies after suffering a stroke at 57
17 February 2019 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), dies of a stroke at 86 [1]
17 February 2018 Beatricce “Beebe” Freitas [nee Botty], American pianist, organist, and voice teacher (Hawaii Opera Theatre), dies at 79
17 February 2015 Kenneth “Wally” Kelly, American R&B singer (Manhattans – “Kiss And Say Goodbye”), dies at 74
17 February 2014 Bob Casale, (aka Bob 2), American new wave rock musician (Devo – “Whip It!”), and record producer, dies from heart failure at 61
17 FEbruary 2013 Mindy McCready, American country singer, commits suicide by gunshot at 37
17 February 2012 Michael Davis, American bass guitarist, and songwriter (MC5 -“Kick Out The Jams”), dies of liver failure at 68
17 February 2010 Kathryn Grayson [Zelma Hedrick], American vocalist and actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate), dies of natural causes at 88
17 February 2007 Dermot O’Reilly, Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter (b. 1943)
17 February 2006 Ray Barretto, American percussionist and Latin jazz bandleader (Charanga Moderna – “El Watusi”), dies at 76
17 February 2006 Bill Cowsill, American singer & musician (The Cowsills – “Hair”; “The Rain, The Park, And Other Thing”), dies of emphysema at 58
17 February 2001 Debbie Dean [Reba Smith], American pop singer and songwriter (Motown), dies at 73
17 February 1998 Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (People, Mambo Italiano), commits suicide at 72
17 February 1996 Gus Hardin [Carolyn Ann Blankenship], American country singer, dies at 50
17 February 1982 Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer (“Straight, No Chaser”; “‘Round Midnight”; “Brilliant Corners”), dies of a stroke at 64
17 February 1980 Jerry Fielding, American jazz musician and composer (Lively Ones, Hogan’s Heroes), dies at 57
Jose Wales
Hogans Heros
Here is one! The movie was better than reality?
Good morning Treepers
Awwww!
Oh Joe……💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
…almost forgot, so distracted was I by this little sweetheart,
Good morning, my friend🤗
Good morning, Bet. Just got up about 30 minutes ago. Nice, bright, sunny day outside. 32 degrees F. Again, the back door’s open so the big dogs can go in and out.
Did a late night visit with my wife; we split a Subway sandwich and had chocolate chip cookies. She ate everything. The aides told me she didn’t much of her dinner. Other than that, she seems to be doing ok.
I was half asleep earlier this morning and thought I heard a purring sound by my head. I’m thinking Smokey may have jumped up on the bed and joined me and the dogs. For a few minutes anyway. He and the other cat usually stay in the living room at night.
Hope you’re getting some of this nice weather, but it is a little chilly outside.
Oh that’s so good, Joe. Food just does go better with someone to share it with. How far are you away from where she is? I’m thinking that the same at this point is a good thing for her. Stable as opposed to something else. I pray so🙏🏻.
It seems your purr-er was delivering a food message😁. At least you were gifted with a loving noise as opposed to the messages with claws we always received if ours were hungry. Definitely got us up and quickly.
Our weather is the same as yours. 29 to start, sunshine my and getting warmer as the day progresses. Back down tonight, same again tomorrow.
Looking into next week, definitely much better to start. So I am hoping these two cold starts may be winter’s last gasps. Hope so because all our plants whose leaves dropped during that icy week look as if they really want to start recovering. And the red buds are threatening to erupt.
Finishing a cup of tea, then on to stuff that needs doing. Be well, dear friend. I am really enjoying all you’ve brought to this beautiful thread. You really are such a treasure, and you need to know it😘
Turn it up
Update.
This sucks!
The team that did the Laparoscopic biopsy on my daughter failed to get a sample from the main lesion on the liver. That main lesion is located right between the two lobes of the liver and over a major artery and that is why they did not try to sample it.
But the main surgeon said “We must have a sample of that lesion so I can refer you to Oncology!” That is how positive he is that it is cancerous.
So she will have to through the procedure again and it will be a much more risky procedure.
Man alive……sorry to see this.
It needs to be done again, on THEIR dime, and more importantly, it needs to be done RIGHT.
I hope all goes well for your daughter!
I am so sorry for that. Prayers on the way.
God Bless All!
Prayers for your daughter & your family.
Sorry to hear of this rah. With you. 🙏
Get another surgeon.
The surgeon didn’t screw up. The team that did the biopsy did. They failed to follow the instructions of the surgeon. At least that is the way I understand it.
Get another surgeon support team? Is this through Mayo, Rah?
Yes.
The Mayo clinic in Jacksonville, which BTW is also a teaching hospital.
Lord have mercy! And may the surgical support team be taught better!
I really can understand it more than you all might think. A liver bleed is a serious and potentially fatal injury. Let God guide the hand that does the next biopsy.
You are right, rah. Prayers up for a successful second biopsy and no complications.
Rah, I would guess (and pray, indeed, I am) that from now on your daughter will receive the absolute BEST medical staff , and God’s guided care.
✝️❤️
Am sending prayers for a safe second procedure. That is the priority now, to not waste time.
The rest can be figured out later.
May God Bless your daughter with a successful procedure. May he soothe your heart and your worries.
Hoping and praying the second procedure goes well. Maybe the surgeon will assign another team to get the biopsy. Wondering why they didn’t follow the surgeon’s instructions in the first place?
My dear Rah and Sherry,
Please hold on to hope. If any consolation at all… someone close to me recently was referred to Oncology due a nefarious lesion in a very weird location on her spine just at the base of the rib cage. IT WAS NOT CANCER. Though there is still uncertainty about what is ailing my friend, and she’s set to have gall bladder removed soon, she too has been seeking answers everywhere she can turn.
This seems to be the Season of Uncertainty for many.
Hold fast, Rah. Hold fast. No matter how fear creeps in, we must remember that fear steals our mind and our joy and it’s the devil’s tool. Our power is to not let him or his evil minions get to us.
We are praying for you and for the protection of your daughter and her children in Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN.
I’m about an hour to an hour and a half away from you. If I can help you and Sherry in any way, I want to.
JWoo, you are an angel…!
I am an hour west of the I-80 IL/IN border, don’t know what i can do but am here….
Aggiegirl, I am right in the middle between you and Rah. I’m about 30 miles NW of Indianapolis. I have a big wall map of the country in my office. Think I’ll start putting some pins in it to create our own Underground Railroad. Treeper Troopers.
Put mine a Markelville, IN, just south of Anderson in the SE corner of Madison county.
Thank you so much for your kind offer. I cannot express how much that means to me.
But one of the many great benefits of having a close family is that we are not lacking support. My sister was ready to cut her vacation down at the Florida house short to come up and take Geisha the cocker but my son is here and will do it. So now my sister is offering to drive across the state from Port Charlotte to Daytona Beach to take care of our granddaughter if needed before we arrive.
Meanwhile I will continue to work until the time comes to go.
So glad to hear it, Rah. Grateful for you and your beautiful tribe.
🙏 🙏 🙏 Angels Watching Over Her, rah!!! 🧚🧚🧚
No way!!!!!! S?$&)@“t
Need to compose myself
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Calm down! Rah needs positive energy right now!
Time for that later.
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Awww… I am down for a good cussin’ every now and again. Lord help us. Seriously, it’s getting CRANKY down here, God!!!
Dawn was breaking when I first read rah’s post.
-prayer immediately kicked in.
Praying for your family!🙏💕
Oh rah…
There is nothing to say which makes any of this better I know. Except that we still will all bring to bear our deep prayerful requests for her and for all who love her, that Almighty God, the Great Healer may guide those who tend to her in returning her to good health and cancer free. This we do with hope, faith and so much love for you all.
St. Peregrine is the Patron Saint of Cancer Patients, please pray for this man’s daughter that she may have a healing cure.
It’s a good thing the surgeon was on top of things, rah. But, then, it’s also a good thing that you and your wife are watching over your daughter. Blessings on you all. Prayers for everyone. Be well. friend.
Prayers and fingers crossed–be positive. Pray for a short road back to health
Thank you all for your expressions of love and concern and your prayers. We’ll get through this.
Amen💖
Praying for your daughter to safely come thru this procedure again. Praying too for you and Sherri as you go thru the stress and worry for your daughter.
THE INITIATIVE AGAINST DEPRESSION
“Arise and eat.” 1 Kings xix. 5
The angel did not give Elijah a vision, or explain the Scripture to him, or do anything remarkable; he told Elijah to do the most ordinary thing, viz., to get up and eat. If we were never depressed we should not be alive; it is the nature of a crystal never to be depressed. A human being is capable of depression, otherwise there would be no capacity for exaltation. There are things that are calculated to depress, things that are of the nature of death; and in taking an estimate of yourself, always take into account the capacity for depression.
When the Spirit of God comes He does not give us visions, He tells us to do the most ordinary things conceivable. Depression is apt to turn us away from the ordinary commonplace things of God’s creation, but whenever God comes, the inspiration is to do the most natural simple things – the things we would never have imagined God was in, and as we do them we find He is there. The inspiration which comes to us in this way is an initiative against depression; we have to do the next thing and do it in the inspiration of God. If we do a thing in order to overcome depression, we deepen the depression; but if the Spirit of God makes us feel intuitively that we must do the thing, and we do it, the depression is gone. Immediately we arise and obey, we enter on a higher plane of life.
Oswald Chambers
February 17th Devotional
This is so apposite, dear sister, for so many today. Yes, He is everywhere, unto the smallest places we think He cannot reach. The answer to this terrible trial which afflicts so many surrounds each one, if they only knew.
Ahhhh! Thanks.
All those “issues” we thought were bad like work, servitude, slavery, parenting, (which I think death will be easier less painful) even death are not there by chance. God made them, for a reason.
Yes, in all things…praise Him! Just Praise Him and express our love for Jesus! 💝 🙏 🤗
Mornin’ all!
As per a request.
How I got into SF.
I enlisted off the street for it.
I was 24 years old. I was living in San Diego at the time about to start a job as a welder at a ship yard there. I was watching TV and the big news was the failure of the Iran hostage rescue mission. It pissed me off.
I went and took the tests at recruiting AFEES and got great scores. Score was high enough that I could have gone to an OCS program. I told them I wanted to enlist and go SF. I had to first go to an Orthopedic physician for an evaluation of my right knee because I had a medial meniscectomy when I was 18 years old. I passed.
Next I had an interview with a SFC Pudre. Upon completion he got on the computer and gave me my options for what SF slots would become available in which of the four specialties, weapons, engineer, communications, or medic. I selected a slot for medic gong to 10th SFG that would open up in a few weeks. So I signed up for delayed enlistment.
The time came to go. It was early June, 1980. I took the oath and got on a plane for Columbia, SC. Basic training was taken at Ft. Jackson, SC. Had a big black DI that was airborne! He was a great DI and he knew what I had enlisted for and rode me hard. “Sometimes he would yell, Hains, get your goat smelling ass over here!” He knew more about what was in store for me than I did.
He would get pretty ornery on a Monday after he had been out partying on the weekend and we could count on being in the “front lean and rest” position frequently on those days. Nothing like being in the “front lean and rest” position on hot asphalt in June/July with your M-16 laid across the top of your hands. It gets your attention. Two members of my training company suffered heat stroke.
Upon completion of basic I flew to Ft. Sam Houston, TX for 91B combat medic AIT (Advanced Individual Training). The cadre Sgt. there also understood what I had enlisted for and made me responsible for making sure that the barracks got cleaned and the floor buffed. I found that training to be much easier than dealing with some of my less than motivated classmates. Upon completion I and two others that were at the top of the class were promoted to Private E-2.
Next stop was Ft. Benning, GA for jump school. I have described that experience and Art Hill, and my Dad coming down to pin his wings upon my chest before.
After jump school I took a couple weeks of leave and then reported to Ft. Bragg, NC to begin my SF training. First was “pre-phase” training. It was really kind of a holding pattern but the cadre were SF and they worked to try and prepare us for what was to come.
I had thought I was in great physical condition coming out of jump school, but I found that I still had a ways to go. We did a lot of hard rucksack marches. Real endurance stuff. 55 lb. packs at 15 minute miles and you never knew how long the rucks would be. Could be 5 miles, could be 15. You learn how to take care of your feet. We also got preliminary instruction on dead reckoning land navigation but at this point it was just practicing holding a bearing with a compass and learning a pace count to keep track of distance traveled. Also familiarization with some basic radio and communications equipment.
The Special Forces Qualification course back then is different than the way they run it today. There were three phases.
Overview:
Phase 1.
Dismounted Patrolling, Land Navigation, Survival, small unit tactics, hand to hand combat, rope work including rappelling from both a tower and helicopter and setting up various transport and hauling systems and rope bridges, selecting and setting up drop zones and landing zones and working with clandestine STOL aircraft in various ways and packing parachute bundles. Upon graduation from phase 1 all receive and additional MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) of 11B (Infantryman).
Phase 2
The graduates from phase 1 then go to the advanced individual SF training for their selected specialty be it Weapons man, Commo man, Engineer/Demo man, or medic.
I was a medic and it was the longest course with the highest attrition rate. It had 3 parts:
300F1 – At Ft. Sam Houston.
OJT – At a military hospital
Med Lab – At a special fenced in area at Ft. Bragg.
Phase 3
Upon graduation from Phase 2, all the specialties were brought back together again. In this phase you learn the classified stuff having to do with the organization of the opposing forces, which at that time was of course the Soviet Union and the various unconventional warfare mission types, organization of UW campaign. You learn and practice mission planning and brief back procedures.
Than you plan and carry out a UW mission working with guerilla forces.
I will post about my personal experiences in each phase in a separate post because this post would be far too long if I did it here.
Interesting………..
It must be understood that in SF the 12 man A team is given the mission that is to accomplished and then does their own planning to accomplish it. They do all of it! They isolate and ask for the intelligence and imagery they need to do the planning. They do the area and terrain study and every function that a higher HQ with a full staff would do, filling all the necessary staff functions. This is a big part of what puts the “Special” in the name Special Forces. They brief back their plan to the Group commander from infiltration to exfiltration and he either approves or disapproves it or can suggest modifications to the plan based on knowledge he has. No other units in the Army that I know of works this way. To a greatest extent possible we made our own marching orders. We to a large extent also made our own training schedule to prepare for the real world mission assigned and the way were to accomplish it.
It is amazing the army would go along with: “No other units in the Army that I know of works this way. To a greatest extent possible we made our own marching orders.” Perhaps that is what makes the SF so unique and why it performs so well.
The rest of the Army didn’t when I was in. After completing a five-year apprenticeship as a union pipefitter, I was drafted. After basic, because I had a “civilian acquired occupation” I was shipped to Fort Riley without AIT – destined for the Engineers. Going through REPL I was assigned to 2/16 as an infantryman.
When processing through S1, they found out I could type. I ended up working for the CO (a light bird) as the Battalion Courts & Boards Clerk – 1 year, 10 months and 11 days at the same desk – processing Article 15s, courts martials and administrative discharges for basically good troops for mostly chickenshit abuses of the regs. I felt bad for the guys getting railroaded out – especially those coming back from Nam. It sucked.
Hey – I’m saying a prayer for your daughter.
rah: That took a lot of hard work and dedication.
Being a soldier is a life style. Being an SF soldier is a unique life style within that Army life style. You live SF! And your family does too. It is not just what you are, but who you are!
Hands up… who wants Rah on their Survivor team??? ME, ME, ME!!! LOL
Greetings Treepers! ✝️
MILaw won’t be coming home today. 🙏
🙏 🙏 🙏 Angels Watching Over Her, Frank!!! 🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️
Continuing to pray for you all, Frank. God love her and set Your Peace on her and her family.
One day closer, Frank…it will come🙏🏻💕
Prayers on the way.
Hope springs eternal for those that have faith. I pray the day your is justified comes soon.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Roses my fav flower, duchess. And with the beautiful Scriptures? Perfection! (especially the dew drops.)
Thanks…
Pink Roses are reported to be the favorite flower of Mary, the Mother of Our Savior.
May Mary hear our prayer intentions and take them to her Son.
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 Friday, February 17, 2023
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“…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved…”
Acts 16:31 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
God, shine your light on this special family of Treepers! 🌲 🌳 🌲
Keep them safe! They are special people! 🙏💕
Matthew West – Miracle Time (Official Lyric Video)
Clifford T Ward…The Best Is Yet To Come….
Oh my……💕
Heavenly Father, Abba, we cry out to you.
Lord, we are being led by incompetence. It feels, and certainly seems, a purposeful destruction of our natural resources, our economy, our security, our Constitution, and violates the rightful laws of our land set in place for the health and well-being of our legal citizens. We see it not just in America, but also witness calamity in snippets throughout the earth.
It is everywhere we turn, Father, and we are overwhelmed by the depravity. The shock factor is enormous and our eyes which are set to Your Holiness cannot believe what we are seeing. I wake up each morning hoping it is all a bad dream. We launch our children into this world with hopes for a future in safety and good health and we pray protection over their faith, minds, and bodies.
We have two sets of rules today – the rule of law and order and the rule of lawlessness. They are in Spiritual combat with each other at a level I’ve never witnessed before. The atrocities during this Spiritual war are unspeakable.
I cannot cast my gaze onto horror for too long, before my weary, teary eyes return to You. You are beautiful, Holy, and 100% in love with us. Have You thought so highly of us to deem us worthy to witness Your Glory in a time such as this? How lofty are Your Thoughts and Purposes for us, Almighty God!
Thank You for never leaving us or forsaking us. Thank You for equipping us to take that next step. Thank You even through all the depravity for the Eternity that lies ahead. Your Word does not return void and vengeance is Thine says You. You will not let evil conquer all and You will not let it rest for all of Eternity, for its place is in the lake of fire. Yet, You Will bring forth merciful rest and Eternal peace to Your people.
We trust You, Father, and thank You for revealing The Truth on earth, so that more may see and be brought to an everlasting salvation through Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Thank You for their souls.
We trust You and we open our hands to You and offer our ground, our soil, our air, our water, our children, our relationships, our families, our lives, our food, our animals, our crops, our faith, our liberties, and our finances… all to You who breathes life into it all and from which life springs forth. We are all Yours.
We trust You. We trust You. WE TRUST YOU.
In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
Amen sis…Amen!!! 🙏
So powerful, JWoo. Thank you for every word. It seems our Shepherd is standing at the gate with His Holy staff, beckoning all in His flock to look up to see He is there, beckoning each precious one to turn their direction from the seedy, degenerate world we’ve been unwillingly thrust into. He is the true Power eternal. Bless you always.
Amen!
Amen!
ANGELS EVERYWHERE
You don’t believe in Angels – you say
Well if I were you – I’d get out of the way
Cause there are Angels everywhere
Scurrying around quickly here and there
There are Warring Angels ready to fight
Send the Demonic Angels off to flight
There are Comfort Angels who cuddle you
With the warmest of hugs and smooches, too
There are Messenger Angels sent by God
With messages that will leave you awed
There are Organizing Angels who help complete
The worst of your paperwork quite discrete
There are Healing Angels who come with vials
Of healing oils they pour on vitals
There are Praying Angels who lift you up
As they pray – you drink from the Blessing Cup
There are Traveling Angels who watch the way
Their safety measures are beyond the fray
There are Guardian Angels who talk to you
Make sure you’re doing what you’re sposed to do
Repair Angels assist when your car breaks down
They have a knack for finding the car meltdown
Mechanic Angels tweak and twist the turn
So human mechanics can repair the burn
God made the Angels to assist on Earth
He gave them to us at the time of birth
To make sure we had every best chance
To succeed in this world and to advance!
D01: 07/003/2019
Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel — take up your swords and help us vanquish the evil that is destroying our beautiful world.
Amen!
Who could deny their presence, duchess. The earth and the heavens are full of them. All sent by Almighty God who loves us, with a depth and breadth unimaginable. Glory to God on High.🙏🏻
YOU MAKE ME SMILE
My first thought in the morning is of God;
Asking His blessings – for me – is not odd;
What is odd and quite perplexing to me;
Is the smile on my face when I think of Thee!
What comes to mind in Morning Prayer?
With each petition – through each layer;
The joy experienced when reminded;
The truth exposed – no longer blinded!
Thank You, Lord, for opening my eyes;
For helping me see – for making me wise;
For sending me – a great gift in disguise;
Someone to respect – a friend to advise!
You touched my heart where others could not;
You accepted my help – without a thought;
You laughed at my jokes – though silly they are;
You welcomed my friendship – from near and afar!
You challenged my knowledge – and added to it;
You carefully connected the dots adrift;
You made me wonder ‘bout God and His plan;
To where it would lead – from whence it began!
You gave me a place – to pray and to love;
You prayed with me – stayed with me – above;
Together we lifted up many a friend;
And brought forth God’s blessings to that end!
How can I thank you – what more can I say;
You make me smile each and every day;
What can I do for you – to ease your mind?
How can I thank you for being so kind?
If I asked God to bless you – would that be enough?
Gee Whiz…giving back to you – is terribly tough;
What can I say when I am lost for words?
Expressly refrain from sliding backwards!
What can I do to end this quandary?
As I open my heart – and air my laundry?
So humble and sweet is your heart, my dear;
It’s nearly impossible for me, I fear!
Perhaps, I will ask Our Father above;
If He will shower you with His love;
Send comforting angels to hold you gently;
Sing you their songs – calm you contently!
Warrior angels I’ll ask God to send;
To protect you – fight for you – to the end;
May the Holy Spirit chide you each day;
With knowledge and wisdom to guide your way!
In my Evening Prayer, I think of you;
I thank God sincerely for all you do;
As I end my prayer and end my day;
You make me smile – it just won’t go away!
:BM 6/30/2013
The Holy Spirit be with you always, dear friend. You serve Him well.💕
. . . 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.
Amen. Amin🙏🏻
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)
Week of the Prodigal Son
Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple
Saint Isidoros of Pelousium (+ ca. 436-440)
Holy New Martyr Joseph of Aleppo (+ 1686)
Several more Saints, including Martyrs, are honored today.
February 4th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
February 17th – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
Good morning Sundance, admins, & fellow Treepers! Here’s some really good information about train derailments that I just found on The Columbia Bugle’s Twitter feed (@ColumbiaBugle). I can’t verify this but it makes a LOT of sense. If anyone has any knowledge in this area, please pass it along. Thanks in advance & God BLESS!
Please probe your theory…..
That should be PROVE YOUR THEORY
Taxes are done. Sherry and I go up to the accountant’s office today to sign them for e-filing in a couple hours. Another year. Another tax filing. I wonder if we will be the target of one of Bidens new IRS agents this year? Probably not! But I would not be surprised if we are audited next time due to Dad’s trust fund payouts that will be coming this year and the big jump in our net worth that will be a result of that. Oh well, the records for the last 8 years are in file boxes up in the attic. Which reminds me that I need to pull down the boxes that have records we are not required to keep anymore and take them out to the fire pit and burn them.
An excellent essay by Archbishop Vigano on the rising influence of globalists (from Feb 16). At the end he offers uplifting, positive efforts that can/should be done to stop them.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/abp-vigano-the-globalist-new-world-order-has-the-marks-of-the-antichurch-of-satan/?utm_source=featured-news&utm_campaign=usa
Thank you, Slowcobra.
Just went to Lifesite and found this…
https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/pope-defrocks-two-nuns-who-tried-to-save-historic-franciscan-monastery/?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=usa
I have to ask, just who or what is it that occupies the Throne of St Peter??
Dear Betsy, if you’ve never read Windswept House by Malachi Martin, I highly recommend it. It will answer your question…who occupies the Throne of Peter! I couldn’t put the book down…600+ pages and it was not finished. Rumor has it that a second manuscript was being worked on when Bro. Martin suspiciously died…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windswept_House:_A_Vatican_Novel
Oh I do thank you for that, my friend. The more I look, the more I see. How can anyone not see?? And like you, JWoo and others, I can’t look too long upon the horrors that seem to have no end and in fact are spreading like a disfiguring unstoppable disease, without undoing myself.
But we need, really need to see it to understand that hideous evil walks this earth. In the open. Without fear. Corrupting and destroying everything but especially the houses of God by installing, I’m convinced, its acolytes who knowingly answer to it.
Mysterious “circumstances” you say…..
It is excellent..and with each essay, Vigano becomes more urgent in truths and tone. Each essay warning with abandon, as a good servant of God does. He finally calls out what is coming ..the Mark of the Beast…and what it will look like if the NWO and the WEF, and their fellow secular and “religious” neopagans, get their satanic way.
We must arm ourselves with the Word of God, strengthen our faith and perseverance, and hold fast to His promises which He always keeps. The Church of Environmentalism must fall, and those who preach their apostasy with it, no matter who they are or what “high” offices they hold.
Trust the government! Yea, right!
Simple Demonstration by JD Vance Shows How Polluted the Waters Are in East Palestine, Ohio After Toxic Train Wreck (thegatewaypundit.com)
Saddens me that the stock market remains open during times like these.
Dark Energy Is Causing Our Universe to Expand, But We Still Don’t Know Why
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a42825918/what-is-dark-energy/
I was at a lawn chair and beer symposium a number of years ago when this topic came up. After much discussion/derision, the general consensus was that dark energy was actually a rounding error in the mathematical formula presently used. The basis of that argument was cosmic conditions varied with time as the primordial ooze had a higher density than we find today in deep space. Refraction shows that light travels at different speeds though different materials. Therefore, by assuming time did not matter meant your calculations were “off”. Stretch that calculation back to the big bang meant your formula missed the target. Hence, you need dark energy to make the equation work.
Somebody should work on that premise…
Both “dark energy” and “dark matter” are unobserved (directly) are elements created to make the physics work that is the scientific foundation of the theory of how the universe was created and works. But the fact is that the more we learn the more we learn what we don’t really know.
I love astronomy. Looking up at Gods creations through my 10 Mead Starfinder telescope is an enjoyable and elucidating experience. But what is and what was and why in the celestial sphere is still well beyond the comprehension of us mere mortals and I believe always will be.
I cannot comprehend how someone looking up at the night sky in a place with a truly dark sky, and seeing the night sky as those saw it before it was so much bleached out by our artificial light, cannot believe there is a higher power that created and controls all.
Time will tell if anything meaningful or lasting comes from this, or if it is short term and not so real. However, one thing is sure…today’s youth is lost and spiritually disconnected. If what is happening even changes one youth’s life by being touched by the Holy Spirit….it is a good thing.
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I’ve been to #AsburyRevival. It’s real and spreading. This is what I saw
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/asburyrevival-real-spreading-saw
The Revival is still on:
Livestream from Asbury College in Wilmore, KY
216 hours, so far.
https://www.youtube.com/live/zhp0W2wKDbk?feature=share
Have faith. My 22 year old granddaughter is in bible study! The young lady I have had discussions, bordering on arguments, about wokeness, abortion, etc, is starting to see the light!
Well we got our grocery shopping done. Cold with wind chill out there. I fired up the insert as soon as I brought the groceries in and put away bird seed and blocks.
Pretty soon I’m going to make myself a martini. Every once in a while I get a thirst on for one or two. I picked up some blue cheese stuffed olives for it. Mouth is almost watering thinking about it. I like mine dry. Use Absolute vodka and 1/2 cap of Martini Rossi.
Tax return will be quite substantial since there was over $20,000 in medical for deductions from my illness.
I got a hair up my tail and created quite the dinner to celebrate kid turning in a really tough research paper on cobalt mining in the Congo and to celebrate 3 luxurious days of not having to send her back to the liberal boot camp called high school.
Got the idea for the paper from a Joe Rogan podcast – really good to hear Joe interviewing captivating and controversial people. 2 to 3 hours hearing a person’s point of view can certainly create better (or worse) opinions.
She loves to do papers that make liberal heads explode as we give… yet another… reason why fossil fuel powered cars are better. If we have to suffer with liberal instruction – we are going to make it as painful as possible on them!
Oven roasted at 250 deg Barbecue Pork Ribs for 5 1/2 hours, Ranch-Style Beans (that can convert to refried in an instant for weekend leftovers), Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy, Crock Pot Green Beans (spicy), Fresh Tomatoes, and Cornbread (with creamed corn in it). Lemonade.
Kid’s filling like a tick and we are going to get jammies on and wrap up and watch some movies.
Now, I want to see “Gladiator” thanks to this thread. “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!????” Russell Crowe (swoon)
Sound great! It is a blessing to be warm when it is cold. Really one of the greatest feelings one can have. The fireplace insert is pumping out it’s wood heat and Gabby the cat is curled up in front of it. Sherry is curled up on the couch playing some game on her tab with Geisha the Cocker curled up with her. This coming from a guy that suffered hypothermia twice in his life.
I’m hungry, said Scooby Doo.
Well deserved delicious dinner for you and the kid.
I’m drooling now while waiting for my bride to come back from taking care of her sister and have supper with me.
Venison back strap and tenderloin baked with mushrooms and peppers.
The Ides of March. Weather.
Joe Bastardi
@BigJoeBastardi
Except for the cold December start, the WPO and NAO have been positive much of the winter, They are both forecasted negative for March, a rarity to see them in tandem like that. 3 times in 40 years and only one time, 1984. was there a Feb stratwarm.
IOW things are still shaping up for March to be much colder than average for most of us. It turned cold today here. 28 deg. with a windchill of 12. Spitting snow but not sticking. Another warmup still in the forecast but it will not last.
Well phooey…
phooey…
i like that word
its fun to say
might have to start using it.
could mean a lot of things
😁…it’s a good one. I use it often.
Do whatever you want with the weather, but clear the crappy stuff out of here by March 29th. That’s when the birthday hullabaloo starts and we got some plans, Stans.
I guess we shall see but I wouldn’t count on it. My neighbors Steve and Betty come back tonight after three weeks in Florida. They’ll smell the smoke from our fireplace insert when they get out of the car. I sure missed them. Funny how that works.
R.I.P. Rush
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Miss you Rush
Good evening new friend! haven’t heard Celentano in ages.
Good evening GrandpaM
Rush liked him.
Mr Limbaugh was a part of my life I will not forget.
I remember my first pocket transistor radio way way back when. It was small and fit right in my top pocket. It had the one earphone. I listened to him every every day for so many years. My daily am radio lineup went like this 8am Mark Levin
9am Hannity
10am Rush
I’m not sayin I agreed with all their stuff in recent years but they made my days go by whilst I was working . I don’t really listen to them any more now that I’m retired.
Retirement is soooo good.
No alarm clocks.
I love it, I can’t wait to get out of bed now. There’s not enough hours in the day to enjoy all the things God has given me. I look at the clock all night thinking , can I get up , can I get up.
It’s different.
Now I get time to make new friends.
Hello new friend
☘️
For many years I’d schedule certain procedures during Rush’s show and had always the radio on. And the added benefit was that the person that was stuck helping me had to listen too whether they liked it or not.
Which reminds me of another thing. Every now and then I had to explain to an employee that my business that he or she were employed at wasn’t a democracy. It was a dictatorship. A very benevolent one but still a dictatorship. LOL!
But in truth it was God’s business. My bride and I were only the stewards.
Good night friend. Got to get up early tomorrow and be at a team meeting for a retreat all day. Be blessed.
One more for Rush
three for Rush , one for me . peace Treepers
Chopin : Nocturne in E flat
All his nocturnes bring peace to the soul to the soul.
Here are John Field’s complete 18 nocturnes, Molonlabe.
I think you’ll find these do thee same. The composer was Irish but immigrated to Russia. Hope you enjoy them as much as I dod.
Here is his biography in case you don’t know about this gentle composer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Field_(composer)
PS …sorry for all the typos😉 Cold fingers…
Quick story Miss Betsy
You don’t even know me, yet you make me feel right at home, and for that I thank you.
I have been a music lover forever and ever. I just love music.
Sundance is my favorite writer and thinker, I think. Been reading him for a long long time.
I read the open threads every day for prayers, and it makes me feel good listening to real nice, normal people talk. So, I read the threads.
I’ve come to love classical music very very much.
Yup, me. classical music.
You couldn’t have told me that was going to happen, no way I would have said, but it just did and it’s because of you and all the fine folks here up in the tree. You got me hooked. It feels right, just like this place.
Thanks much.
Oooooo…I’m just peekin in and I see another classical music lover! Yay! 🤗 And thanks for posting that Corelli piece…been lookin for that! 😁
thank you juststevie for the warm welcome!
Amen and amen!! I love this…
Isn’t this great, sis??? I am, as we said in Britain, cock-a-hoop💕
Ok
Wait a minute
What’s a cock a hoop
I’m gonna hafta look that up
☘️
Meaning utterly thrilled!
Can you see me smiling?
Because classical music is my passion. We have it on every single day from morning to night. What is called “new” classical is atrocious and we will not tolerate that.
But I can’t tell you how integral to our lives true classical is. This is wonderful, my new friend.
Someone to share that passion with! And my heart is suddenly lighter!
And yes. When something is right, you just know it without question.
I am so glad to see you pick a branch and getting settled in. Most wonderful news of the day. 😁👍🏻
One more thing…you’ll have to give us an idea what composers appeal to you the most.
One of the joys of music we love is that a dozen lifetimes would never be enough to hear it all. And of course, tastes differ.
But I am constantly finding composers who I’ve never listened to, or in some cases never heard of, whose works are so magnificent, so lovely. And I truly thrill to hear new (for me) such discoveries.
The other aspect of my love for this genre is that I find composers who having never held a fascination for me before are suddenly appealing to me greatly.
Much to learn and much to share in the coming weeks, months, and years to come.🤗
I’m still learning Betsy.
I like the usual suspects,
Bach , Beethoven and Mozart.
Also Tchaikovsky ,Brahms and Chopin.
☘️
I’ll leave this one for you.
I’m sure Almighty God would approve.
New friend
Wow
New friends are good.
I can’t believe I found this lovely place.
Thank you so much Betsy.
The Holy Spirit is definitely telling me I have found some new friends.
My oh my , your reply made me , let’s just say , feel good.
Your a very kind person Betsy.
Pleased to meet you , friend!
☘️🌸☘️
And I you… all blessings to you🙏🏻😊
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Like father, like son. 💕
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Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
Amen
the four seasons – pinkus zuckerman
i think i like this guy. like the way he hops around
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