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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God morning to ya Treepers. Don’t let ’em getcha down!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gGRfEoFx01E
Wonderful , JWoo 💐😊💝
Morning, friend🤗
One for you
And one for your precious Savannah😊
Morning Betsy… very cute.. love the caption .. I always pass that on to grands..as well as older son and daughter..😀👍😘
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Morning, Jim🌞😘 Good for you!! I have had the opportunity to do the same with my three grands here. As well as telling them if they have to stand alone in a crowd then do so. They get it…as I know yours did. Blessed be your day, dear sir🤗🕊
today’s grandma, more than ever, is a force to behold.
Oh you’re not kidding, linwik. And I thank my Lord and Saviour every single day that He placed me here to be a force in their lives. The measure of my gratitude for that blessing is off the scale. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 plus!!
Good morning, Jim.
Good afternoon JWoo.. hope your day is going well..🙏😀👍
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Good morning, Betsy,
Beautiful flowers and Savannah will love her picture. You would giggle. We had a bit of stormy weather yesterday and it appeared we would have tornado form right over our single story apartment. Gathered the cats, placed them in their carriers, and stored them in my interior walk in closet where we would all go in the event of severe weather. Savannah started gathering her art supplies to drag in there. Lord have mercy! I had to explain to her, again, that only the IMPERITIVES go in the closet. She’d save her art supplies before her birth certificate. LOL
Hahaha!!! My über talented artist granddaughter, 15, would have done EXACTLY the same sis 😂. Birds of a feather those two. I think were they to meet they’d get on like a house on fire. Glad you both are all right….and your cats, of course. Phew! 😊
Morning JWoo, hope you got some sleep 😁.
Good morning, GrandpaM,
It never seems to be as much as I feel I need, but The Lord seems to wake me when He thinks I need to get up. I’m becoming a highly productive person with intermittent sleep and intermittent eating… apparently.
Had big IRRITATION yesterday. Found that amazing orthopedic surgeon whose done over 7,000 surgeries and came highly recommended. They don’t take marketplace health insurance. My premiums are $1,000/month for the two of us – I am not on Medicaid and work for a small business, so no fancy cafeteria plan available. Furious. I could only express my understanding with the medical office scheduling staff, give them my congratulations to them, and become enraged at the destruction of our healthcare system beta-tested under Mitt Romney, pushed under Clinton, and fully embraced and unleashed on our country through Obutthead.
We’ll be slashing the hell out of that policy come open enrollment. Going to direct pay, Functional Medicine doctors wherever and whenever we can.
It appears my hip will not be replaced until it becomes an ER emergency. I’ll talk to the Functional Medicine doctor in November about how to continue ongoing chronic pain management.
And I will continue be the mind over matter controller of my body and its response to adversity.
I’m getting so pissed off – I am ready to run for office – just to irritate the $#%@ out of the Establishment. If a gooch like Fetterman can get in there with his athletic shorts and hoodie sweatshirt and his derpy derp behavior, I should be able to do SOME good. I’m over it! I’ll be part of the solution or die trying.
When my kid admits to me that she prayed a tornado would take us altogether with the two cats yesterday – it’s getting to be my final straw.
JWoo, I remember my surgeon father in a rare fit of vocal ranting warning in the 50s about the US adopting the socialized medicine construct so worshipped…yes, worshipped…in Britain. It’s a state religion for them, and it is not fit for purpose.
Two examples…
It has been discovered that 700 NIGERIAN nurses working in that decrepit system never passed other exams. They had other people sit them. How many more?
And, a story the other day (not uncommon), an elderly man fell in the bathtub, broke some bones in his neck, and waited TEN HOURS for an ambulance response.
My sister in law’s carriage driving partner was in agony with her hip there at the age of 56. She was told she was “too young” for a replacement.
I mean ??????????????!!!
I am so sorry that my dad’s warning has come true and that you are suffering. Unconscionable!!! Where we are is not to the borne.
And I am distressed to read what Savannah said. I’m thinking she is not the only one to wish for it. What has been brought down on the heads and lives of people is pure evil. And it is intentional and with with extreme malice aforethought. Keeping everyone in prayer, dear friend 🙏🏻💕
Do not be distressed, dear friend. My daughter loves The Lord and we wait expectantly for Him to come back. We read in the Bible to watch the clouds. We do.
Voices calling out from under the altar, when Lord, when? Rev 6:9-11
We understand fully how this will all come to pass and accept willingly our fate. God rules with God’s rules. We are here to fight as long as The Lord allows us.
Yes, too young for a hip replacement. Not too young to carry the burden of needing one. It’s a refining process and builds my resolve.
I know your faith carries you every day, sis. What, I often wonder, do people who have none do when faced with trials over which they have no control….a rhetorical question…
I am distressed for you, too, woo. my husband FINALLY got his hip replacement, delayed 3 months, cuz he had had a cortisone shot and had to wait for the stuff to clear before surgery. I know there is much pain involved and wish we could fix this for you. savannah’s comment is much like how I feel–we are ready, dear Lord, when you are. laying on of hands from across the way.
linwik,
I am so glad for your husband that he got his. I hear from all these surgeons that it will “change my life” when it eventually happens.
We must simply cling fully onto The Lord. None of this was news to Him. He foretold all of it and He determined that at this very moment in time, we would be here to witness these events and help in our small ways.
I laugh to myself and think of Jacob who wrestled with God and his hip was put out of place.
I don’t wrestle with The Lord anymore. I might ask some pointed questions, but I don’t wrestle Him. LOL
Thank you for your prayers and I appreciate your laying on of hands. I believe in it and accept it. I’m excited for what God has in store for us all. I really am.
if I said what I wanted to say about the corporate medicine and insurance scam it will get me banned.
I will be saying extra prayers for your hip, JWoo. Have you looked at the Christian Health Share like Medishare? They are a lot less money per month. In 2017 the top family plan was $300 a month. You had todo the leg work like negotiating the price with the doctors and the hospitals like out of pocket pay, then send the bill to the share plan and they send you the check. I actually got to test it having an episode of palpitations, then passing a kidney stone and they came through. It took 3-4 months but I got quite a bit. They will pay anything that is over $500. At least that’s how it was 6 years ago, Not sure about today.
Hi GrandpaM,
We did, indeed. CHM and Medishare have a 2 year pre-existing condition clause. For instance, I have hypothyroidism from pregnancy. They will not cover any expenses for that condition, or derivatives of that condition, for 2 years post enrollment. Same with hip, etc. Hypothyroidism if untreated can lead to cardiac problems, so if I have an issue with my heart that can be tied to the thyroid issue – you see where this is going.
It simply wasn’t doable, but nowadays “nothing” seems to be covered, or the health insurance company lies and says it is covered and xyz is my deductible, but then you get to the doctors and they say no, or that they are not even approved medical providers.
I can only believe about 10% of what my health insurance provider says and of course they are all outsourced to the Philippines – so is it a language barrier? Or intentionally obfuscating and obtuse?
Sorry to read all this ‘Woo. From a distance, it looks like there’s something mysterious about that ER requirement. I always thought you became an ER patient by just showing up. That’s what happened with me and just a couple years ago with my wife. She just showed up too. Dunno.
Praying for you, JWoo.
Life can be so hard!
❣️😊Thank you
So sweet.
Running late today, been washing more of the house. Will finish up tomorrow. Whew, these old bones surely start complaining much earlier nowadays.
Isn’t it annoying , deb???
Recommending what has made a difference for us.
Turmeric. We take 1500 mg before bed though there are lower dosages, some with ginger. Didn’t realize it was making any difference until we ran out and it took a week to restock. In that week we noticed we were starting to get creaky and aching again. We were own control group as it were. For what it’s worth, my friend😘
(Oh…and this…at one point the Big Pharma connected FDA was talking about banning it. I knew then there must be health benefits😎. Also for what it’s worth.)
Yes, it is annoying but I’m doing better than my husband. He has a torn rotator cuff so I’ve taken over some of the lifting stuff like groceries from car to house. He has taken over putting them away. Thankfully, he hasn’t done any rearranging. Lol.
I have to research the turmeric to see if it interacts with any of our meds or my thyroid and Richard’s diabetes. Seems everything interacts with thyroid. I found that out when I was taking Quercetin during early covid as prevention. My TSH popped up function slowed even more which added 10 lbs. Anyway, now I research everything. Seems I just keep adding supplements to my regimen. Ha, one more will take me to 16 a day. CRAZY, ay?
16??? Is that all??? 😂 I think we may have you beaten on that one, girl.
But do research. And I hope it won’t interfere. I’m Sunak e you know but its in a lot of Indian spices, like curry. The ginger is a just in case it upsets your stomach. But we have never encountered that problem.
I’ll have to discuss it with my MD such as she is.
Turmeric is contraindicated in statins which both Rich and I take. Also Famotidine which I take for GERD. Lol, but it’s good for thyroid, forgetful brains and can lower blood sugar along with all the other good things it does.
I’m definitely interested in trying it. I figure if it lowers my cholesterol I can stop the statins. Same with Rich’s diabetes meds. He’s type2 on metformin with now normal A1c and glucose levels so if the turmeric works he should be able to stop the mess.
Woo-hoo, wouldn’t that be prayers answered?
I just started taking alpha lipoic acid-R for nerve issues and it seems to be starting to work. Takes about 4 months to know for sure. My neurologist recommended it which was a surprise. It’s to help my night-time burning hands and feet along with crawling and spasm.
Sorry this is so long. Can’t seem to shut up. Thank you for the turmeric suggestion. Have a good night.
I take it, too. It really helps as an anti-inflammatory.
Lorrie, I couldn’t believe how efficacious it is. We truly saw a difference when we discontinued not for a week or so. I kept wondering why suddenly I was aching in the morning after going for so long without a twitch. Then the lightbulb went on. Yes, I am a fan!
10-month old Maine Coon kittah!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4In9W-evq38
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_XfDkeeui48
Our, Harry Houdini looks like the second video and he can “sit”, “sit up”, places his paw under my chin to give me a kiss, plays catch, and loves mini soccer balls. There is no getting anything past this kitty “goalie”.
They can be chatty too!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1Bs3q8PFBhY
Mornin’ JWoo, cute cats!
Second video looks a lot like Snuggles, as well, who just finished “making biscuits”, that can never be eaten but can always be enjoyed.
I think she’s trying to persuade me not to go to work in a bit. Must.resist.
That ten month old kitten is LARGE framed!
Morrrrrrrre coffee…..
I would adopt every one of them, Greg1. They’re so sweet and smart.
It’s Thursday, bro. More coffee needed for sure.
Kids are on a 2 hour delay due to fog. We find out at 5:50 am.
Hey!!!! It’s CURSDAY!!! Have to give our beloved doggos a nod 💕
And for all who have loved and been loved by a dog 💔
Good morning, G. Hope you have that hand on ice and some ibuprofen and/or tylenol combo, if it’s giving your grief. Don’t write back – just rest. Sending blessings. This girl is going to bed for a few hours. Morning comes early.
Mornin’ ‘Woo love. Swelling is more under controol—ice works! Ibuprofen will get me through the night. The Urgent Care PA knew his stuff—one look at the x-ray and he simply reset the frqctures (two small pops and done). Right now the hurt digits are in finger braces to keep them straight. Off to bed now. Be well. Thanks for caring. Evem in askii It really means a lot. 🙂
Morning, Garrison🌞🍁 So glad the visit has you on the way to complete healing, my friend.
I have read from various medical sources that alternating ibuprofen every two hours with Tylenol gives the best pain relief. I should be surprised they gave you nothing for it, but then I don’t pretend to understand the callousness of the medical “profession” anymore.
Good morning Bet! I’ve read that a combination ibuprofen and Tylenol works as good as hydrocodone. Hasn’t been the case with my mom’s knee. ❤️
Morning, dear bro 😘💕…I read the same and was suspicious. That’s the one thing about President Trump’s term which angered me. He made it difficult for people in pain to get what they needed to deal with it. No one should have to suffer needlessly.
I have not had the occasion (yet) to try that particular combo, and I am sorry your mom had no relief of on it.
It works!
Sister took it (moderately) in lieu of addictive and terrible side effect narcos.
Note:
She had a very high threshold for pain.
Well there’s one upvote…and I see two with JWoo’s.
Good afternoon, Bet. Years ago when my kids were small their doctors would recommend alternating Tylenol and baby aspirin for their fevers when sick. When they were older it changed to the Tylenol and Motrin.
I’m assuming it worked. So worrying when our littles weren’t well.
I’ve done it day 2 after a cesearean section – worked great for me. I couldn’t take the hardcore stuff. I hallucinated and imagined my newborn was half baby half lobster and her legs fell off. Never again!!!!
What works really good for me is toradol, non-narcotic NSAID. The only thing is they don’t give more than 6 shots because of possible kidney damage. After my bypass in the ICU I was good for the first couple of days with the toradol. Then kept telling them that I didn’t need the hard stuff, I do much better with Tylenol and Tramadol. The Tramadol has very low addictive potential and used to be non-controlled. Not any more. I kept telling them and they kept agreeing with me but didn’t bother putting the order in so I had to get the norco for a couple of evening. That’s my only complaint about the whole ordeal, otherwise they were great. Except for the tramadol they really followed my instructions. 🙂
Mornin’ Bet. 🙂 Things are definitely better this morning. More discomfort than pain which is a good sign. Going for BBQ lunch with friends in a bit. Unthinkable a few days ago. Be well, love.
BBQ makes everything better.
Good!!! Enjoy! Make that lunch a long one😎👍🏻
one handed BBQ–must be a TX thing
We’re multi talented, we Texans😎
Alternating them is good. Just watch it on both – don’t take more than the recommended daily dose or you’ll trash your liver.
So glad to hear the bones were set quickly and the pain is down – good sign!
Ditto on the pain pill advice; my sis is a doc–alternate the aceta and the ibup
Thanks, Joe. Medically approved 👍🏻
Good Morning. Feel better soon. Constant pain is no fun. It can really drag you down. God bless!
Good morning Garrison!
Mornin’ Gramps 🙂
Hello, my man Garrison. 😎
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Hi. Pa❣️
Hi Patience! ❤️
Proof positive: Men are different than women
All in the Family – The Chair
Hey! The first Meathead!
We did the chair lift 25 years ago at work. Drove the men crazy, they can not lift the chair from that position.
Those were the days
Learned about this many years ago…occasionally demonstrated in my classroom many times …🤣👍
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Knew better. Nefarious plot to undermine male privilege. Shocked, Shocked! 🙂
🤣😂👍.. hope hand is healing ..🙏👍
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Same here! Watching the football jock’s face as the tiniest girl in the class can do what he can’t is priceless.
Morning, Feisty😊
Women –>
Also women –>
And finally!!!
Mind if I chime in, Betsy?
Kim and I were at an American Cancer Society fundraiser last Friday evening. While she was visiting, photographing friends, decorations, the venue and all else that was fabulous I was fixated on and captured this photo of –
Always chime in, ERROR!! I can see why you did. No doubt that book reminded you.
Oh GOLLY!!!! Art? Or could anyone partake? Was there ice cream handy?? YUM!
LOL!!!! Bet you weren’t the only one fixated😂!
Bwah haaaaa!!!!
CENTER OF GRAVITY DIFFERENCE. – 🥺
https://www.distractify.com/p/center-of-gravity-challenge-tiktok
Puppy
Study buddy
Do not open. You can’t unsee the puppy!
Too late 😍
Happy Cursday Treeper friends 🙂
Morning, patty! Passed some of your friends the other day and they asked me to send you this selfie😉😎💕
Shetlands are funny.
You should see the fell ponies in the UK, CR. They are so lovely. Unbelievably there was an attempt to get rid of them. But it was met with such a huge outcry that the animal haters quickly shut up.
What beautiful sweeties!!!
How could anyone not love these animals???💕
Always nice to see success..thanks Patty..😀👍
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Just watched an illuminating documentary on HBO called “Savior Complex”
A Christian woman from Virginia spearheads a non-profit group and clinic in Uganda to help the chilluns called “Saving His Children” I think it was. The clinic treats children suffering from malnutrition, tuberculosis, and assorted African ills.
She’s well-meaning but makes a couple of missteps. She has no formal medical training though helps treat the children and walks around with a stethoscope. She DOES have qualified doctors and nurses at the clinic, it appears. She posts photos of kids being treated – including by her – on her blog that helps drum up donations to the nonprofit group. And although the clinic gets all their paperwork and permits filed, it lapses after a while and for some reason is not renewed, so the clinic technically is out of compliance.
After awhile there appears to be some griping about her, which seems mostly driven / fomented by another white woman, and the griping starts to be fed into an anti-colonial grievance culture and a movement called “No White Saviors”
It looks largely to me like a mean-girls situation … the missionary woman is slender, her antagonists are mostly all fat – including the antagonist white woman (though body size likely isn’t a negative for the Ugandan women she starts to aggregate into her mean-girl clique).
Eventually, rumors begin circulating that the white missionary woman is “killing babies” after a couple of children admitted for care didn’t make it and died later.
No one asks the question “Well how many children die in Uganda every month — whether they’re treated at a clinic or not?
The issue then gets swept up in a lot of anti-colonial fervor including this No-White-Saviors group who are apparently world-wide or at least social-media-wide.
They file a lawsuit against the Virginia woman for the wrongful death of several children, including at least one who died from tuberculosis (clearly not the fault of the clinic).
So the Virginia woman must defend against the lawsuit and eventually settles the suit with modest payments to two mothers, though with no admission of responsibility.
End result: donations to the non-profit fall off due to bad publicity the ruckus has stirred up in the press and social media.
The non-profit is no longer viable, can no longer keep the Ugandan clinic operating, and so remaining children / patients are discharged and all equipment is bundled up and trucked off to other still-open clinics.
The No-White-Savior activists celebrate — kinda gleefully, in fact
One less clinic in Africa and a perfect illustration of the Barbara Billingsley principle:
“Chump don’ want the hep, chump don’ get the hep”
But “No White Saviors”, y’all
forgot to add:
Before the lawsuit is filed, the complaining and rumor-mongering online get so bad that her Dad sees it and advises
“You better get the hell outta there, they’re going to kill you”
So she does leave Africa and is back in Virginia when the lawsuit is filed remotely
So she basically had to flee Uganda for her life
Cue Monty Python “she’s a witch!” skit
Worth a watch, especially for anyone considering mission work in Africa
Be very aware of this No-White-Saviors anti-colonialist anti-White fervor
Whoa. No good deed goes unpunished, Nimrod….
Had a guy yesterday insisting I needed to learn how to lie to the government regarding healthcare. He had been lying for years and “nothing was going to happen”.
1) if something was going to happen, it’ll happen to me and I don’t take kindly to people trying to convince me to do something illegal when THEY won’t take the fall for it…ummm no.
2) my boss hired me to manage all of the company money and assets because I’m honest!
No, as God is my witness and as God is final authority and judge of my life… I will live dutifully as I should and maintain my integrity. I’ve told my daughter…our word is all we’ve got and it means something!
Especially in a world seemingly full of liars. I give no opportunity for someone to come in, arrest me, and leave my daughter without her support. Nope.
He can pound sand ignoramus. I feel like I’m surrounded my organized crime… I do A LOT of praying.
So where are the lawsuits for the white mass murderer Gates?
Heck…where are the international arrest warrants for his crimes against humanity?
He has left a trail of death across the whole continent of Africa. Why aren’t they going after him?
Nobody bothers because we have NO JUSTICE system anymore… thanks to Soros and his gooches.
So where are the lawsuits for the white mass murderer Gates?
He’s not slender and attractive and surrounded by mean girls
I suspect those who would like to surround him are legion.
Merch to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.
And that goes double for that monster.
Oh so true Betsy. It hurts my heart to think of all the evil and corruption around us. You express yourself so beautifully and express what so many are thinking. Thank you for that. What a gift you have.
This morning I looked to see the news headlines on Gateway Pundit, and I felt physically ill. Truly, I did. I felt sick to my stomach reading it, thinking, what kind of people are they who do these things. So got up and did something else to change my thoughts, but action does not make it go away.
I read yesterday about a doctor who was talking about the death of a little boy of cancer, I cannot remember the details (as I read so much stuff like it yesterday,) not because I didn’t care.
The doctor was saying he had seen so many unusual cases of cancer lately and he was obviously very concerned. I believe he meant more of them , and extra virulent cancers , fast acting and suddenly -appearing cancers, and that they were unusual enough to have been caused by something unknown? different, such as a poison-filled so-called vaccine.
When one thinks of how the evil one, Bill Gates and the other monsters of the W.E.F. and evil psychopaths like Fauci and in Pharmaceuticals, ( and germ warfare development as his little hobby on the side, while torturing dogs,) did these thing without a second thought, it is devastating.
Farcical hospitals where following evil instructions and administering drugs and protocols that harm, not help were the norm. Young men dropping dead with damaged hearts. Told they must take the killer shot or be banned from a team or a job or military service.
Telling pregnant women it’s safe and effective to take an experimental shot to protect them and their precious baby, a shot that destroys their placenta with spike proteins, a shot designed to finish off that life and the damage the ability of that woman, to bear another child. The ability of men to produce healthy sperm is also affected. It’s all about ‘reducing the surplus population.’ It’s genocide. Now they are saying ‘all over 6 months old should be ‘vaccinated” Why? there is no threat to young people much less to children, and they know it..
And now the world’s ‘health’ to be be controlled by the W.H.O. of the U.N. who are also part of the New World Order. So we can look forward to more creative ways to kill us supposedly ‘to save the planet’ from it’s imaginary emergency. While the elites take their distilled colored-water shots and store up their Ivermectin.
These lunatics worship the creation not the creator. The ‘Pope’ is no longer a Christian, and joins them. Satanism is flourishing, the population is falling away from God. God is not pleased when idols are worshiped. There will be consequences.
Meanwhile, we live in a sick and twisted world, where there is no real justice, where artificial famines are being prepared, food plants destroyed, food polluted with spike proteins, accidental killer chemical spills, and where most of the politicians are lying, ‘bought and paid’ for demonic sleaze. Think of it, a demented malicious crook is President of the U.S. ( and therefore ‘leader of the Western World,) God help us.
An honest man who did a good job, President Donald Trump, God bless him, and who was re was cheated out of what was rightfully his, as were the people that voted for him and elected him, and what do we have facing us? raving crack pots are making plans for our electric, AI controlled chip-injected lives, in a ’15 min city. ‘ where you vill own nothing, and you vill be happy’… or else!. and to fill your every need,. there is a new Gaia worship cult, supported by Bergoglio. Come soon Lord Jesus!
Evening, jb😘
I could have written what you did so honestly and eloquently. There are some days I just have to shut down, it becomes so overwhelming. And what we read is only a small part of a whole I’m not sure any of us could bear if we knew all of it.
I am so grateful for this place, my friend. It keeps me sane and reminds me that there are such beautiful, sweet, generous, God fearing souls in this world. Just remember…the wicked may have their plans. But I truly believe the blowback should they try to implement them is going to stun them. What we fear may not happen at all. In any event Almighty God, our loving Father, will tend to those like Gates, Bergoglio, and their reprehensible ilk. Be of good cheer, jb. You’ve got some awesome friends here….and I am one🤗
I’ll leave this for you to lift your spirits😊💕 It surely did mine…
Thank you Betsy, for your reply and God bless you. The image does raise ones spirits and hopes, we will rise above all this hatred and evil.
It is so hard some days. Thank you for being my friend. You are right, this refuge of caring people is such a comfort. We shall all support one another and with the help of God, all will be well in the end.
I think this is appropriate for everyone:
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
I needed that, jb, before retiring. Thank you. Evil uses fear but Jesus says “Fear not.” I’ll go with that. You do the same, my friend, and get a peaceful night’s rest. All the better to fight tomorrow’s battles against those who deny the Lord. May His peace be with you always🙏🏻🕊😘
And FYI…that picture was taken in Turkey. But in my town of Llangollen, North Wales, we had a similar balloon festival every year in September. You can only imagine n with Llangollen in a valley seeing beaucoup balloons rising into the hills. It was glorious!
Tornado stats:
A new paper shows that U.S. tornado damage & strong tornado incidence are both sharply down • Watts Up With That?
I think the primary reason we see so many weak tornadoes now is because of the expansion of Doppler Radar coverage over time.
This Okie household approves your message, rah.
Thanks for sharing!
Watts the word on global warming putting the kibosh on our costly ice storms? /s
And polar bears aren’t going to go extinct and the emperor penguins aren’t dying off.
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-fossil-results-polar-survived-global.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-short-term-outlook-emperor-penguins.html
Phys dot org is a good website for finding a lot of different science news, but it is also extremely lefty. That they are publishing this says something about how reality is managing to return.
Trust and Obey
28 September
Herman Melville
(1819-1891)
American author (Moby-Dick, Billy Budd), dies at 72
28 September
Louis Pasteur
(1822-1895)
French bacteriologist (invented pasteurization), dies at 72
28 September
Edwin Hubble
(1889-1953)
American astronomer, first to announce existence of other galaxies, dies at 63
28 September
William Boeing
(1881-1956)
American aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company, dies at 74
The first bacteria actually viewed in a microscope that was associated with disease was the large, Gram positive, bacillus (rod) that causes Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy).
8 September
Coolio
(1963-2022)
American Grammy Award-winning singer-rapper (Gangsta’s Paradise), dies of accidental drug overdose at 59
28 September 2015 Frankie Ford [Frank Guzzo], American rock vocalist (Sea Cruise), dies at 76
Sea Cruise
28 September 1999 Carl Hall [Caldwell], American soul singer (“You Don’t Know Nothing About Love”; “What About You”), and session vocalist, dies at 65
You Don’t Know Nothing About Love
28 September 1995 Allen Johnson, American doo-wop baritone vocalist (The Marcels – “Blue Moon”), dies of cancer at 55
Blue Moon
28 September 1991 Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65
So What
Morning, Magic…
Apropos of nothing, I ran across this lovely lady, a photo of her in her glorious youth.
She was a star in a long running comedy late in her life.
Thought you and our Tree neighbours would like to see a face we all knew well when she was older as she was once upon a time.
(Irene Ryan, “Granny” in the Beverly Hillbillies)
Betsy, are you sure that isnt a pic of irene dunne?
It is most definitely Irene Dunne
Loved her and Cary Grant in The Awful Truth.
She was as accomplished a comedian as Irene Ryan (Granny)
It may be. In fact when I saw it I said to myself it was Irene Dunne.
I think you’re right. And the person who said it was Irene Ryan was wrong.
Thank you! And mea culpa…putting on my sack cloth and ashes right now 😎😉
No sack cloth nor ashes needed!
You my dearest resident matriarch of this branch (as unsolicitously assigned by me Lol, and I think I even made up that word “unsolicitously’)
are allowed to be unscathed!
🙂 🙂
Oh, dear friend!!!! Scuse me while I grab a box of tissues….such an unexpected gift you’ve given to me, Slowcobra. God bless you for it💕🙏🏻😘 Thank you…..
PS…half the fun in life is making up your own words!! 😉
Heehee, aint it though!?!!!!
😘
Another is making up funny Limericks. The rhythm and structure are important. I worked in a office long ago where a lot of young people passed time between doing their accounting work, by refreshing their brain through the creative pastime of making up Limericks. Often rude ones about the stuffy management, but never cruel or too vulgar 🙂
“Limericks are a fun and timeless way to tell short, silly stories. They can be about anything, as long as they follow their single stanza structure that dates back to the early 14th century. While relatively short little poems, they provide an enormous amount of entertainment and fun for the entire family!”
and “Limericks were popularized in the 19th century by the British humorist Edward Lear, although limerick examples are found in the works of authors as diverse as William Shakespeare and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Because the limerick is such a flexible form of verse, limericks for kids can be just as funny as clever limericks. These funny limericks use their bouncy rhyme scheme to explore concepts like math, science and philosophy, and the twisty, punny verses will get you thinking—and giggling!”
Samples as a guide:
A curious bird is the pelican
His beak can hold more than his belican
He can take in his beak enough food for a week
But I’m damned if I see how the helican.
There once was a runner named Dwight,
Who could speed even faster than light.
He set out one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
The incredible Wizard of Oz,
Retired from his business because,
Due to up-to-date science,
To most of his clients,
He wasn’t the Wizard he was.
There once was a girl named Irene,
Who lived on distilled kerosene.
But she started absorbing,
A new hydrocarbon,
And since then has never benzene.
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, ‘It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!’
There was a Young Lady whose chin,
Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin.
A forgetful old gasman named Dieter,
Who went poking around his gas heater,
Touched a leak with his light;
He blew out of sight—
And, as everyone who knows anything about poetry can tell you, he also ruined the meter.
Good morning Betsy.
Someone stuck a picture of Irene Dunne in with the pictures (images) of Irene Ryan.
Both were great comedians
She was an absolute favourite of mine, too, monti. I remember when she starred with Cary Grant in one of the all time “weepies”… at least a two tissue box one entitled “Penny Serenade”.
Here’s the trailer.
And the full movie.
i think that’s irene DUNNE, maquis😁
sorry, betsy, no disrespect intended.
was looking at your reply, and then managed to misspell “magic” on top of the misattribution!🫣😂
No worries, zoom 😉
It is. And I thought it was…see my reply to Slowcobra.
No excuse for my mistake. Loved her.
Yep…I had a look after…
Oh well…
I’ve put this outside my front door…
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I’m saving this for future use, by the way, Patience. The time will come again 😎😏
“In the liner notes for Biograph, Dylan wrote, “‘Mr. Tambourine Man,’ I think, was inspired by Bruce Langhorne. Bruce was playing guitar with me on a bunch of the early records. On one session, [producer] Tom Wilson had asked him to play tambourine. And he had this gigantic tambourine. It was like, really big. It was as big as a wagon wheel. He was playing, and this vision of him playing this tambourine just stuck in my mind.”
No Body Writes the Words Like Bob 💘
Dylan booed at Newport … for going electric
Why do so many people today deny the reality of It’s broke?
Government is broke
Justice system is broke
Public schools are broke
Churches are broke
Normal information channels are broke
Medicine/healthcare is broke
The UN was always broke
The freemarket is broken and is a total monopoly
The dollar is broke
The family is broke
Only Christ remains, as for the rest admit that it is broke and start trying to fix it.
Watch the 2nd Full GOP Republican Debate Live | 2023 Presidential Debate
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I think a rerun of Fantasy Island would serve better. IOW nobody cares….sorry.
Mornin’ all!
Good Morning !
Here’s one of my favorite obscure CA songs:
Morning, Doc. What a talent he was. He really did have his own sound. Thanks for sharing.
Yet … I’ll go with a more rocking version … always
. . . 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)
O Lord, today let me do Thy holy will.
Amen, Sepp. This shall be my first prayer in the morning🙏🏻🕊
The Beatles –
Ticket To Ride
And barely a year later … THIS … the beginning of the Beatles true music exploration. BTW the brilliant solo in this tune (1:13) isn’t Harrison … but MaCartney wrote the wild speed solo that sounds all Hindu and whatnot … I love it so much.
September 28
MORNING
They shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Num. 6:27
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. Isa. 26:13
We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. Isa. 63:19
All people of the earth shall see that thou are called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. Deut. 28:10
The LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. I Sam. 12:22
O Lord hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. Dan. 9:19
Help us O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? Psa. 79:9, 10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Prov. 18:10
EVENING
The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psa. 19:1
The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead. Rom. 1:20
He left not himself without witness. Acts 14:17
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Psa. 19:2, 3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Psa. 8:3, 4
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. I Cor. 15:41, 42
They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. Dan. 12:3
Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/09/0928.html
The Beatles –
We Can Work it Out
What a sweet love song … but then … The Beatles released THIS … and I was gobsmacked from the first note !
The Beatles-
Help!
Such a range of music … such a range … and like true artists … essentially created from nothing. From a blank piece of paper in front of them … and the subconsciousness of ALL the music that had gone before them. True genius. Yeah … I know all the hardcore straight blues fans don’t like them much … but they’re bleeding idiots.
Alright hardcore blues fans … Lennon tosses you a bone … with a little help from his friends
Yeah the Beatles can do the blues … so shut up all you self absorbed, self righteous Beatles haters.
The Beatles-
I Feel Fine
Thanks for those
No other band has ever had the range of musical styles and sounds than the Beatles … and if I dare say … they’ve never recorded a song that wasn’t an absolute gem
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. – Ecclesiastes 9:7
“For everything there is a season… A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2). While the writer explains in this well-known passage that God is sovereign, he expresses the frustration: “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). A generation comes, and a generation goes, but basically “there is nothing new under the sun” (vv. 4, 9).
The writer gives some advice, which commentator Tremper Longman II describes as the “carpe diem” passages. Seize the day – “Eat and drink and find enjoyment in [your] toil” (2:24). But to him, it is still vanity, a vapor.
In his book 31 Days to Happiness, David Jeremiah writes, “Unbelievers live sad half-lives… there is no reward, there is no motivation, no future, no genuine love or even hate… they finish their time under the sun and face only darkness. Believers, however, can live now in the fullest sense. We can do good things, enjoy life, and embrace hope under the sun.” Focused on the life to come in heaven, your outlook can be joyful on this earth.
Today’s verse is not just advice but an imperative. Dr. Jeremiah suggests that you “eat every meal as if at a banquet” because it is a time to acknowledge God’s provision. With a merry heart celebrate each day, for it is a gift from God. “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).
As a believer, you can set the tone for the day. Be the light in the darkness. Then, pray for those believers who walk the halls of government, that they shine brightly for the Lord.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Verse of the Day for Thursday, September 28, 2023
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“But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
Mark 11:26 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
Oh AMEN, dear sis!!! There aren’t enough Amens for this one.
And a bright good morning to you!! 🌞😘!!!
Thought of Mo with this one. Wonder what he’d make of it? Miss his lovely art contributions…among other things… :(💔
Morning, Bet !!! ❤️ I can see why !!!
Be mindful – Even tho’ he is not posting –
he is peeking !!! 💚💚💚
HAVE A BERRY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️💙💜
MISSING MO – 🥲🥲🥲
He’d better be!!!!👍🏻🤗💕
Preparing dinner now…cold cuts because it is still H O T HOT!!!
Deviled eggs, fruit salad with poppy seed dressing (brand name Brianna’s made on College Station, Texas and boy oh BOY is it gooood!), black forest ham, cheese, bread (for Chris, not for me)… and after a lemon custard pie, a new recipe I tried out yesterday.
EASY EASY EASY!!!
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 egg yolks (save whites for the meringue)
1/2 cup lemon juice (I used a little less)
Lemon zest optional
1 pre baked pie shell or graham cracker crust.
Beat yolks then whisk in the condensed milk with zest, then the lemon juice until it is well blended.
Pour into pie shell and bake for 25 minutes at 325 degrees.
Remove, top with meringue, then back in at about 425 until desired brown, about 6-8 minutes.
It is DELICIOUS, duchess!!
I think next time I will forego the meringue and dust with powdered sugar. It tasted like those British lemon squares I used to pig out on.
Best part? Took no time to mix and throw into the oven. How did I rate it?
Just in case anyone wants something sweet for dessert but doesn’t want to spend an age making anything…sharing! 😘
SOUNDS GREAT, BET !!!! ❤️
Wish our Connoisseur a la Carte was here
to chime in !!! * Sigh *
Am still learning – what you get when it
is ‘cooking lesson’ time – and the boys
want to play ball !!! 🙃
My brother told me not to worry –
I would never be a ‘girl’ – HE LIED !!!
ENJOY !!! 😃
Hahahaha!!! My hairdresser in Wales finally got the little girl she always wanted. But Hannah preferred playing with the boys and dressing like them. For her school picture she showed up in cammo. Her friends called her”Action Man Hannah” 😂
And my friend despaired she would ever grow out of it.
But when Hannah turned 14 she decided she was done and became the most girly girl you ever saw.
She’d be about 25 today I think. Getting she has a family of her own by now…
Sleep well, dear friend💕
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
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
FORGIVE THY BROTHER
Love your neighbor as I have loved you;
This is what Jesus asked us all to do;
Judge not or you will be judged right the same;
Blame not a soul – don’t defile his or her name!
Only God knows the heart – it is His to know;
Backbiting and gossip – we must forego;
If we engage in demeaning our brother;
It hurts only us – not at all the other!
For God does not look kindly on attacks;
It is He who will correct – give the whacks;
In His conviction – he will pity the one;
Vengeance is His – and will be swiftly done!
Jesus wants us to forgive – or we will not;
When we ask forgiveness – as we ought;
We must be willing to forgive and forget;
Or forgiveness of sins – we’ll not beget!
Blaming one’s neighbor – to elevate self;
That’s not what God wants – for him or herself;
We must be accountable for falling short;
Of His glory and mercy – no smart retort!
What will we say when we stand before Him;
Will we make excuses – keep blaming Jim?
At that point it’ll be too late for amends;
It will be pointless then to forgive our friends!
Forgiveness is freedom from guilt and shame;
It comes when we repent and take the blame;
For our cruelty and meanness toward another;
For falsely accusing our sister or brother!
Be slow to anger – and quick to forgive;
Without guilt and guile is the way to live;
With love and understanding – you will be;
In God’s good graces – and frankly – free!
Creating strife among one’s sister or brother;
It is not really how you love one another;
Jesus commanded us to love as He did;
His Peace He gave us – to share not forbid!
Forgive one another – be a light in the dark;
Be love toward your brother – and set the spark;
For the peacemakers – the Word says are duly;
Called Children of God – and quite blessed – truly!
D01: 11/17/2013
this realtor’s you tube channel is interesting; he lives and works in Florida but is currently visiting California. This video is about home owner’s insurance for residents of Florida, who have Citizens Insurance – that people need to pay attention when they receive a letter from that agency. Interesting as home owners in California are also having home insurance coverage issues. 24 minutes:
My All Devotion daily sends these messages. Applies to all of us, you know.
Today, JWoo, God wants you to know that you are wonderfully made.Look at the world around you, the infinite detail and creativity. Unimaginable beauty surrounds us every day. You are part of that creation, materializing from the same artist that created sunsets and rainbows. Don’t ever allow yourself to think you are anything less than wonderful.
I came out of my local Sprouts today and found a small calling card with a smile on it and the words “Smile. Jesus loves you!” stuck in my window.
I looked around at the other cars and didn’t see any such cards stuck in their windows.
So I smiled. Then took that beautiful card and secured it in my St Christopher clip which is on my driver’s side visor. 🙏🏻😊😊🕊
I love it ❤️
One of the better videos about touring Israel. Have you been there yet?
Shalom.
Very enjoyable journey, David !!! ❤️
Thanks so much for posting !!! 🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️
SHALOM !!! 💙
Good information to have when going to play with those AI chatbots and such:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/09/malicious-ad-served-inside-bing-ai-chatbot
THE TRUTH OF WHO IS REALLY TRYING TO CONTROL THIS NATION – REBROADCAST – Julie healing
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v3li8ct-the-truth-of-who-is-really-trying-to-control-this-nation.html
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1 Timothy 6:12 – James 4:7
Ephesians 6:10-18 – Armor of God
Matthew 18:18-20 – Colossians 2:15
Hosea 4:6 – Colossians 1:13 (13-17)
Hebrews 2:14, 15
_________________________
REVIEW OF PROPHECY
Joshua 1:3 – Proverbs 6:31 – Luke 12:2
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GOD IS A GOD OF RESTORATION !!!
DAY # 4. – MIDDAY PRAYER
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. Pray it seven times. God’s protection, healing.
Did you know that the first victim of 9/11 was an Israel who served in the most elite unit of the IDF and almost managed to stop the attack before he was stabbed ? He was also a major billionaire who changed the Internet function.
The “Best” thing I liked about Roy Clark was that he never did a knife dance.
Watching an episode of Forensic Files; it’s one of Trey Gowdy’s cases from back in the day (clips of Gowdy spliced in). There was a time when Gowdy wasn’t a political hack. Another victim of the Swamp.
I have seen that episode…
I told you it was the aliens!
Coneheads: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-city-tells-migrants-better-192102631.html
No Cursday is complete without my opinion on Bribem’s dog ownership: The only dog he should be allowed to own is a Stuffed Basset Hound from Gund.
“…aggressive sniffing is a learned behavior…..”!
They all deny any of that at 1600 so the dog has not been exposed…except to covid.
https://babylonbee.com/news/white-house-befuddled-at-how-presidents-dog-learned-such-aggressive-behavior
Howdy, Aggiegirl,
That’s the second German Shepherd to have those problems in the Biden White House (Major and Commander). I imagine they are just trying to protect their backsides from violations. Remember some twisted thing Biden said about grabbing his dogs.
Dogs are excellent judges of character.
https://nypost.com/2020/12/03/biden-says-he-broke-foot-after-shower-when-he-pulled-dogs-tail/
And courtesy of “The Bee”:
https://babylonbee.com/news/to-avoid-embarrassing-falls-aides-will-now-transport-biden-strapped-to-presidential-hand-truck
https://babylonbee.com/news/fbi-arrests-air-force-one-stairs-for-plot-to-assassinate-biden
Indictments to follow.
Shalom friends, The following is a very unique look into the invisible war that Israel is engaged in. Cyber.
FASCINATING, DAVID !!! 🥺
I learn so much from you – and
it is most appreciated !!!
SHALOM !!! ❤️
Toda – Thank you!
EVENING REFLECTIONS
Thank you for these sweet lady💕
Texas according to the 7 day European model your finally in for some good rains.
YAY!!! PLOP..,PLOP…FIZZ..FIZZ – OH WHAT A RELIEF IT IS !!! 🙃
It is so hot here, rah. Looks like we may be on the tail end of it. Next week dropping into the low 80’s. This summer has worn us both down to nothing. I shall rejoice of those rains hit. Thanks for giving me the hope of some.
Re-Post from 4/28/2023 – “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk”
John 5:1-9 “After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, He says to him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steps down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the Sabbath.”
I think there must be very many places, where sick and helpless people have been coming for a long time, “waiting for the moving of the water,” hoping for anyone to help them receive the miracle and healing they need and want so bad. From pastors to parishioners, people who go to church, and who don’t go to church; have heard about God coming down and visiting His people with miracles and healings; but they never find.
How many pastors and teachers, evangelists and missionaries, workers of all descriptions; who have dedicatd long years of sacrifice, and study, and commitment to pursue a Calling for God; who have read the astonishing testimonies of the Lord working miracles in times gone by; but are like the impotent man laying at the edge of the pool, and never getting help into the water?
The Lord Jesus sees who you all are, and He knows that you’ve been a long time in that case. You may not even recognize who He is, when He comes up to you: but He has come specifically for you to be healed. As far as you knew, a stranger; a stranger with the kindest face you’ve ever seen; comes up to you, and simply asks you, Wilt thou be made whole? And in pure simplicity you tell Him the truth, like He’s been a friend all your life; Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool; but while I’m coming, someone else gets in before me!
Are you like this man, coming faithfully for all these years; waiting for the “moving of the water;” which you may have actually seen happen enough times for others, or haven’t seen ever, but are still coming in hope; but you still sit there, feeling passed over and forgotten? Well the Lord has come especially for you today! And He asks you a simple and direct question: Wilt thou be made whole? What do you say? Sir, I have no man ? But the Lord already knows all that; and He didn’t ask if anyone was helping you; He asked if you want to be made whole. So after you tell Him, you have no man to help you; He says, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk! You want to be made whole? You don’t need anyone but the word of Jesus, who tells you, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
Notice the Lord didn’t tell him he had to come to church, or get a copy of this or that book by this really powerful speaker; NO! He told him, get up and walk by yourself! Not, surround yourself with religious paraphernalia, and churchy decorations; not, read all the most prominent and famous writers; not fill up all your time with church activities and tithe, tithe, tithe! But, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. You are not going to find Jesus like you long for, by steeping yourself in all the outward forms and methodologies. You are not going to come into the real New Testament life in the power of the Spirit, by Daily Devotionals, and mimicking the lingo and the gesticulations. You will find Jesus, AND all the things He has purchased for you with His own blood; by rising from where you are, and taking your situation, and WALKING!
And you know what? Jesus didn’t go to everybody who was waiting at the pool that day: just one impotent man. Churches are filled with people “waiting for the moving of the water,” but aren’t really ready for Jesus to come find them, and give them what they’re waiting for. Many are okay, and have grown accustomed to the routine; and their attitude is; Well, if I see that water move, I’m gonna get in first no matter what! But their every day life besides, is nothing they really want to change; and they’ve just gotten used to being impotent and infirm, or having whatever else it is they “hope someday” to be healed from.
Hebrews 11:1,6 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen . . . But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Notice how whenever Jesus healed someone, He most often just told them, Your faith has made you whole, go and sin no more… Rise, take up your bed and walk! As long as you’re waiting for some man to come by and help you, you will have a long wait. You’re not going to enter into the walk with God you have always heard about and wished for, by reading books and going to church and decorating all your surroundings with religious icons and so on. They that worship the Father must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth; for the Father seeks such to worship Him. None of that other “stuff” is going to answer for you when you stand before the Lord at the last day. Only the grace and truth REALLY wrought in you, that you seized upon by faith, and walked in it; THAT is how the Lord will know you as His own.
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