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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Do you want to save your soul without investing time? It can’t be done. Start reading the Bible.
Just saying 😎
**golf clap**
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Aaaand !!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to parichute!!!! Our very own April Fool babe!! Hope it is really a very special one for you, P!!
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April Fool’s! 🙂
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A Feral cave cat ! Havn’t seen one in years, live deep dark this one, good rat catchers, jump back paw claw first, very tricky, Mungrel Freud’s Freinds !
Got bad scratch on rump once, was wombat hunting, Mungrel learnt lesson, don’t eat cave cat rat !
If I remember correctly, You did get tossed a bone to chew from that rat, after I was done 😜 and to think, I sang you a tune afterwards ! Didn’t think you were the kiss and tell type mungrel! 😔 oh well, you’re still my favorite mungrel, fleas and all ❤️
Here’s a tune, complete with a video of that special jungle place we explored.
Mungrel in the jungle:
🐾🐾🐾🏋️😸😝🤪
Mungrel never koalas !
Had to visit L.A back in 72, only check on scene with uncle D , he’s friend cat “Frize” ran away, so I go help find, we found, WOW, didn’t know uncle D’s cat so 😎, made movie even, called “Fritz the cat” 1972,
Got my ” Wilfred” part through umm, catnections!
Went bush home again with good master, Got real good job as boss tracker in master picture when no rain 😢 !
Few bucks, Feral know, well this one really home country look after Feral cousin job movie, called “Footrot Flats” A dog’s Tale, 10 minute in mungrel held the picture together ❤
This was before I was “Wilfred “.😜
Dave Dobbyn even plays “slice of heaven” Feral might like !😒
Jethro, Mungrel like Feral Forest nice, like song too ☺ see , Mungrel not “thick as a brick” 😁😁😁!
Had a few thrown my way though 😜😁😜 !
Feral likes Friday movie nights ❤️
Had to get one out of confined space once:
Put on full welding leathers including heavy gauntlets.
When the job was done and that cat was released my leathers were wet with cat urine and I had two punchers in a thumb where that cat had bitten through those heavy gloves.
A cornered and frightened cat cannot be underestimated. They twist, turn, claw and bite. All at the same time. So glad you survived, rah…even if only barely. You are a brave and compassionate man.
Cooperation!
I have never seen something even remotely like that before. Those Amish people are Wild and Crazy Men!
THAT’s incredible teamwork.
Dude’s got a seriously slappable face though . . .
You just gotta’ love America. Freedom! Liberty! Shuffle dancin’! When you get right own to it, this is what it’s all about. Only in America ! 🙂
and I do (Love it!) 😎
I gotta admit the music was a little distracting 😂 !
One more……
Love it, Cat!
That was great, Cat. The beat of the music really gets you moving ( even if it is slow, it is still moving). Thank you.
I was afraid cousin It was gonna hurt herself.
Nice to be young and agile. Loved the music too. Can not go wrong with Elvis.
I remember being young and agile, once upon a time😉
I remember Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show . . . 🙂
Oh my gosh!!! So do I. My dad loved Ed Sullivan. And in fact Ed’s manner reminded me of my dad. Those were the days of clean entertainment and, boy, do miss them.
Dog and little girl on trampoline
April 1 1984 Marvin Gaye, American soul singer-songwriter (“It Takes Two”; What’s Going On”; “Let’s Get It On”), shot to death by his father Marvin Gay, Sr., during a domestic dispute in Los Angeles at 44
April 1 2020 Adam Schlesinger, American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do), dies of COVID-19 complications at 52
Marvin Gaye, one more.. love this version as his solo voice sings it first.
Mercy mercy me
An old fave for sure… thank for that nostalgic feeling Feral..
As I am enjoying this, I can’t help wondering what a hip-hop dance remix would do to it. Somehow, they sped up Elvis without making him sound like a chipmunk, but they robbed the music to impose their hectic pace.
I have the 1 and only local radio station on in the back just for noise and NPR “enlightenment” on current narratives.
I keep hearing 25+ year old songs that have been “updated” by a new artist.
So few of the songs are properly sang to begin with (auto-tune), much less the thrown in portions hip-hopping it up.
I would rather endure the worst karaoke singer of a song than listen to a “professional remake” of an old song.
I run a karaoke show weekly and several of our singers are better at singing the newer original songs that when I hear the original artist sing said song on the radio I’m like who is that they suck.
Psyche the Monkey!
Hilarious!
Happy Joe Biden’s Day!
April 1, 2022
Gritty version, like it, Slicks live versions I also consider better than the studio version.
“Surrealistc Pillow” by Jefferson Airplane is brilliant in the whole boy/girl/love genra.
Good morning, WP💓 And here we have another “coincidence”… or as I believe, a request granted.
I love this little (hate to call it) cartoon…so much in fact that when I saw it long ago I took a screenshot of it and have kept it on my phone, where, the other day I ran across it in my pictures and wished so much I could post it. Truly, though not overtly praying that I could do so, I felt a real longing that it would be possible. It’s lovely, simple, sweet, perfect for those of us who seek elusive shut eye…here is the solution.
And as if I had been heard, here you are!!! Here it is!!! I believe in fact I WAS heard🙏. No coincidences. It may seem a small thing, but your posting this is probably the happiest thing that will happen for me today. God bless, WP!🙏
Good morning Betsy! I’ve had it for a long time too, and came across it earlier (when I couldn’t sleep!).
Would you believe that when I saw it I felt “nudged” to post it? 🙂
So glad you wrote this – will make my day 😀
I have no words, WP… this has overwhelmed me. And yes, I would believe it. I’m so glad what has made my day has done to the same for you💓. I am always listening and watching, but this affirmation has really caught me by surprise…a gift of joy! It’s wonderful!😘
You always have words, the right ones too 🔆
🤗💓!!!!!!!!!!!
Except now…I can’t find any.😊
Good morning, Betsy! I think you always find the right words or no words. 🙂💗
Good morning, G💓. Bless you…
I hope for you and your family today is a better day. You all have had so much to contend with the past weeks…troubles come not in single spies, but in battalions, as has been said. Here’s hoping your stepdad has made such improvements that he can go home. And that your mother has been able to benefit from her rest. And you, that your more recent procedure went as well “post op” as the earlier one. Praying for all three🙏😘B
Good Morning Betsy and Grandpa!
Here’s to hoping we get Lonestar et al stopping by today and aggiegirl’s day is filled with all our (mine) prayers and love ❤️
Mornin’ FC, Grandpa, and Betsy! dragging a little bit here as I am all congested, i think from either/or the smoke from the Ft Hood Fires earlier this week or all the pollen in the air today
Blessings to all
Morning, LS, we had smoke coming our way a few days ago from the Bergheim fire. Hope you feel better.
That’s not good, Lonestar. It’s probably both, and I am sorry. I’m the biggest empathizer you could know because we both suffer dreadfully with sinus issues when pollen season hits. I am reading that this year is going to be a doozy.
We keep decongestants on hand and a saline nasal spray…Xclear, it’s called, which we order from Amazon (yes, I know)…that helps get rid of the pollen and other pollutants. Those two things help us. Tis the season…🙏
Oh yes, Cat…so many prayers that God gives her the strength she’ll need to
see her beloved Sheltie into a world of no more pain and plenty of open spaces to romp in…thank you, CBB, for that beautiful image💓. We are thinking of you, Aggiegirl🙏
Lone star popped in for a moment the other day. She’s busy in her garden, taking advantage of fair weather (not too hot). So she’s all right thankfully.
And as I posted at the top, parichute has a birthday today!!!!!! So again, P, it’s your day…enjoy!🎂!!
Oooooops!! My birthday wishes to parichute got eliminated with the spam.
No problem.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, P💖!!!!! I hope it’s a good one, even if you stopped counting at 39, as I did.😉 Or even if you knock a few candles off your cake🎂 when no ones looking.
As we say in Wales…
PENBLWYDD HAPPUS!!!!
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I said hi further down the thread but good morning again. ❤️
To change the theme just an iota. I was so tired last night I didn’t even make it thru my ‘go to sleep’ prayers. On top of that, when I got up to go … I fell back to sleep immediately.
On the plus side, we are ‘out’ of our apartment and into our new space. Without the help of our longtime friend, it would not have been possible. He ‘adopted’ stuff we can’t fit here – like my sound system and TV. He has a friend who needed a queen size bed. He hauled away a ton of ‘stuff’ – will find ‘homes’ for lots of it. I think he has a magic truck.
I have some boxes to unpack and put on shelves. Near as I can tell we did it right – some stuff in storage, but nowhere near filled a 5×5 storage unit. After awhile I may get rid of that, too.
Like the cat pictured above, don’t need no stinking April Fools Pranks.
Ms Idaho. Gooood morning ☀️ that’s wonderful news! Just like President Trump, under budget(I hope) and ahead of schedule (definitely)!!! I’ve missed you ❤️
hmmm – on time – meant to be out by the First
under budget
less rent – more food $$ (to be determined) + storage (temporary)
barter for move help – ‘stuff’ to benefit others
we didn’t have much, and it was old, but…
Still got lots to do in the new place – can’t find anything I know we have and need 🙁
Taking a slow morning – gotta get going – hugs to all
Happy First Day of April
Good morning, ms idaho.
Not for nothing is “moving” in the top three of the most stressful events we can go through. I remember well moving everything we owned from overseas, and it was pretty labour intensive…not to mention re-establishing our identities in this country. Our beloved daughter with 3-month old twins got us into the starting gate…finding us an apartment, setting up utilities, etc.
But age takes its toll, as you’ve described. So glad you’re “in”, so to speak. And thank goodness for your friend, a bona fide blessing. Don’t blame you for taking the view of April Fool’s pranks that you do. I’m not keen myself, but after what you and your hubby have accomplished? Really understandable. I hope you “recover” soon😉🙏B
We have moved ‘everything’ more times than I want to count – but never ‘out of the country’, which has to be its own kind of adventure.
Ordinarily, the worst part (other than packing and loading) is finding places for stuff in the new place. You go to the living room to get a hammer and find something to do. Much later you get back to the kitchen and forgot you went for a hammer.
And no matter what you believe going into the move, the new space NEVER accommodates what you had ‘places for’ in the old place.
In this case the hard part was figuring out how to downsize. We are in a motel room now, tho we can configure it to our liking we have less space than we had in the motor home, or the 2 bedroom or the 1 bedroom apartment.
As I said (during decision making time), when you are facing a future with known potential problems of aging it is better to do it under controlled conditions.
But sorting thru ‘stuff’ you have to determine ‘do I really need / want this stuff? Probably Mungrel knows this best of all of us – I suspect he doesn’t really live anywhere – or if he does, he is able to be gone for long periods of time with very few ‘possessions’. But, if that is true, all his ‘stuff’ will be there waiting for his return. Yeah, I’m guessing.
I heard you on the “stuff” issue. On getting rid, read once that if you can’t think in 20 second whether or not you’d use it again, chuck it out. Tried that once and it was pretty accurate.
Our issue coming back here was the house we moved into was larger than our place in Wales. And when say larger, I mean only a couple of hundred square feet but an open plan house.
For example, we have a square Georgian dining table which filled our dining room across the pond. Here?? It looked like doll house furniture. I was stunned. So we put it in the kitchen where it was renamed “the homework table” by our three grands who always did theirs on it.
But just think…in a couple of months you’ll have sorted a place for everything, either in your new place or someone else’s, and all will be calm once again! Keep your eye on the prize, ms idaho🤗💓
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Amen!
While the Uniparty lusts for blood and pockets blood-money it rakes off the top of the Billion$ sent to burn in war in Ukraine, their constant attacks on Historic America, abusing soldiers-sailors-fliers with harmful clot-shot mandates, and general mis-management of our USA military lead to recruiting fails and a short-handed USA Military:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/30/army-reducing-its-numbers-in-face-of-recruiting-difficulties/
The God of Impossible. Genesis 18:9-15. Dr. Andrew Woods. 3-27-22
God sees our heart, and consider how He intentionally puts us into difficult circumstances to deal with our heart problem, or lack of faith. Why does God care? Without faith, it is impossible to please God.
April 1 Oswald Chambers
Helpful or Heartless Toward Others
It is Christ…who also makes intercession for us….the Spirit…makes intercession for the saints… —Romans 8:34, 27
Do we need any more arguments than these to become intercessors– that Christ “always lives to make intercession” (Hebrews 7:25), and that the Holy Spirit “makes intercession for the saints”? Are we living in such a relationship with others that we do the work of intercession as a result of being the children of God who are taught by His Spirit? We should take a look at our current circumstances. Do crises which affect us or others in our home, business, country, or elsewhere, seem to be crushing in on us? Are we being pushed out of the presence of God and left with no time for worship? If so, we must put a stop to such distractions and get into such a living relationship with God that our relationship with others is maintained through the work of intercession, where God works His miracles.
Beware of getting ahead of God by your very desire to do His will. We run ahead of Him in a thousand and one activities, becoming so burdened with people and problems that we don’t worship God, and we fail to intercede. If a burden and its resulting pressure come upon us while we are not in an attitude of worship, it will only produce a hardness toward God and despair in our own souls. God continually introduces us to people in whom we have no interest, and unless we are worshiping God the natural tendency is to be heartless toward them. We give them a quick verse of Scripture, like jabbing them with a spear, or leave them with a hurried, uncaring word of counsel before we go. A heartless Christian must be a terrible grief to our Lord.
Are our lives in the proper place so that we may participate in the intercession of our Lord and the Holy Spirit?
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
To live a life alone with God does not mean that we live it apart from everyone else. The connection between godly men and women and those associated with them is continually revealed in the Bible, e.g., 1 Timothy 4:10.
Good morning, Cat💓 This is just perfect.🙏
Someone once gave me an image to explain intercession.
Intercessory prayer is like throwing yourself on a grenade for the person you are interceding for, covering/protecting them.
Good morning, Cat! ❤️
Big Truths for little readers!
True science for kids!
Good Morning WP! Thank you for posting this again. It’ll be a great gift for the grands. I’ve been browsing their website. Just need to decide where to start 😊 Awesome selection for children and adults alike 👍
Good morning FC, the grandkids will surely like these.
And I liked your welcoming comment to our spammer visitor 😀
Oh how I wish more mothers and fathers would have these little books in their homes for their gifts from God. And that age appropriate books such as these were in the school libraries instead of the foul stuff so beloved by those promoting sheer evil. That’s allowed and positively promoted…but God?? Heaven forfend!
These are so lovely, WP.
Great curriculum for growing young souls! So thankful that books and teachings like this are still available to families.
When my first child was young ( I had a daughter when I was 20, then triplets at 38), she loved this song before bed :
Riley, that song is a beautiful wind down song. Thank you for posting, I shared with my grands momma 🥰
don’t forget the books by Rush Limbaugh – great for kids to learn our history
And – instead of TV and movies or sports, learn how to play musical instruments along with your children. It is great for mental and emotional development, soothing to the soul, and gives them a talent they can use life-long. Let’s say they are at a Christmas party. Some one mentions singing carols, and your child just happens to be able to play that piano sitting unused in the host’s home … makes a great impression, leads to great fellowship and friendships.
Can’t get that kind of benefit from sitting in front of a flat screen watching perverted Hollywood product.
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.
Verse of the Day for Friday, April 1, 2022
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“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
Matthew 24:44 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen, duchess!!!
I send these to a friend whose husband has end-stage cancer. She loves getting them. Thank you.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
Morning Ya’ll , 🙂
Bless-ed good morning to you as well, jay💓
God Bless You, 🙂
Thank you so much, sir🤗
Terrific glimpse into our past – when trees were as big around as backyard pools are today. Those jobs weren’t covered by OSHA, that’s for sure…..
The logging industry in the West Virginia Appalachian Mountains is as equally as interesting as the Sierras, even though not as high a mountain range. They used Shay steam locomotives also. My wife and I rode a Shay-powered tourist train on the legendary Cass Railroad back in ’05. One thing about Shays; they belch out a LOT of dark smoke. The train takes riders up a steep and twisty right of way, through three switchbacks, to the summit of Bald Knob, the third highest peak in WV at 4,873 ft. above seal level. If anyone hasn’t ridden on that train, and is looking fr something different to do on vacation, it’s worth the trip.
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
Hedging their bets (sort of) it looks like.
fair and balanced?
supporting their customers?
Sitting here at Lyon Gear in Rochester, MI waiting to get into their single dock.
This is the place where I had an audience the last time I was here. Today no audience because for some reason schools are closed.
So this week I have ranged from Huntsville, AL to Kansas City, KS, to Chicago, to north of Detroit.
This will be my first OT day since we got our last raise.
Is there a truck driver shortage in the US as has been reported? How’s business in your industry?
Busy! Yes there has been class A CDL driver shortage Nation wide for years.
5 years ago it was over 30,000. Now, last I read, it’s about 66,000.
Rah, the WSJ writes that while the truckers are in short supply, the root cause of transport in supply chain is REGULATION. What say you concerning regs?
They have steadily tightened the noose during my 17 years as a Class A
CDL driver. And a lot of drivers that remember the better old days resent it.
But really a big part of the problem is that one heck of a lot of young people just don’t want to work! They will not pay the dues that traditionally drivers have paid to get set up in a situation that is more desirable for them.
Then there is the problem of parking. East of the Mississippi in many states and near about any metropolitan area of any size anywhere in this country, finding parking is a big hassle. Everybody wants the stuff we bring but other than that we are considered one big problem. And where parking is the hardest to find is where the people are concentrated and require more trucks coming and going.
In the State of New York for example they have an idling law. They can give you a big ticket if your idling when the temp is above 25 deg. F. That is unless you have a pet in the truck. And there is no provision for allowing idling for A/C to keep the inside of a truck comfortable for a driver to sleep in it in hot weather or under a hot sun.
Some other states like PA and certain municipalities, like Dallas, TX have similar laws.
Regs written by people who never drove a big rig… as most regs are.
All about revenue.
How do we take our country back? When will we take our country back? We need adults back in charge.
**https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/30/army-reducing-its-numbers-in-face-of-recruiting-difficulties/
Remove the ** to get to the link above.
It is fascinating watching Garfunkel use his mouth to shape his sounds. He has quite the voice. It is well worth a listen to his albums.
And that has been passed on.
He has been sharing his son with us for a while.
++++++++ Thanks for posting this, Jim! 🙂
1 April 1957
The Everly Brothers release “Bye Bye Love”, a song that was rejected by 30 labels before Cadence Records picked it up.
1 April 1966
The Troggs use 45 minutes of spare studio time to record “Wild Thing” at Regent Sound Studio in London. The raw, simple little tune would climb to #1 in the US.
1 April 1985
David Lee Roth quit Van Halen shortly after releasing his version of The Beach Boys’ “California Girls”, which featured Carl Wilson on background vocals. Roth’s record actually sold slightly better than the original.
Perfect 😍 thanks flyover and good Morning ☀️
Happy birthday parichute 🎂 🥳
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Thank you Feral Cat! I found this last night and thought I’d post for ‘a little levity’ today 🙂
Enjoy your day.
no photo came thru 🙁
but if I ‘duckduckgo’ it I find a photo of a beautiful aqua blue door (New Orleans?)
😝 can’t get it to this site. Text photo sent fine. 🤷♀️
It was a picture of an Oreo cookie with the cream replaced by toothpaste 😂
And just listened to your video. 😂 👍 thanks!!!
Many years, parichute!
I just had to share this. Our conservative middle TN county is almost $1 Billion in debt, and quite a few candidates (my husband included) are running on a platform that this is crazy and we need a balanced budget. We are the wealthiest Republican county in the US but have this overwhelming debt load. The “throw the bums out” anti-incumbent sentiment is growing. One of the incumbents in our district is 85 and has been a commissioner for 36 years.
So now, the county mayor posted this statement. Basically, well, yes, we are almost $1B in debt, but it’s good, trust us.
I am so happy the voters here are starting to wake up.
https://files.ctctusercontent.com/834b6300301/a5c18954-d4fa-4774-84b9-003964f30393.pdf?rdr=true
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Dzien Dobry (good morning)
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
The 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
and the
Great Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim of Syria
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)
Blessed St. Mary Feast day to you , Sepp!
St. Mary of Egypt
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/01/100963-venerable-mary-of-egypt
Hail Mary – Full of Grace – Vote for Trump and put the Deep State in 2nd Place.
(I should have respectfully said PRESIDENT Trump! Sorry.)
Let’s talk about the supply chain breakdown and the effects it’s going to have on the world’s food supply.
Do you think farmers have corn, soybean or wheat seeds just laying around the farm?
No, farming is a coordinated process where seed companies like Pioneer etc deliver seeds and fertilizer on schedule to be planted at proper time.
Same goes for insecticide, you normally don’t spray for bugs before plants are standing and insects have hatched.
This might just be a much poorer harvest than even the most pessimistic forecast.
How I survived my first shower at our new digs.
We took the unit because the shower is set up for handicapped – sort of. The other handicapped shower would accommodate a wheelchair – and we don’t need that.
The water knob turns (not pulls) – and you adjust the temp by how far you turn the knob – left is warmer. Water comes on with full force of pressure – out the bottom spout. When temp is right, pull up the diverter. So far, so good.
The shower head is a nice enough warerPik – with adjustable settings. The water comes out with so much pressure I had to try for a setting that would let less water out – while holding the showerhead. Meanwhile, water sprays everywhere – on me, on the curtain, on the walls. And the darn ‘hose’ has very little flexibility – so, fighting the hose like a wild thing.
The shower head is mounted on a vertical rod with a ‘holder’ that slides up and down, but the holder only lets the water spray outward – unless you hold it in your hand. That’s OK to spray your hair, but you have to put it back in the mount (spraying at you) while you shampoo the hair.
Then you grab the showerhead to rinse ‘everybody’ off.
Modifications to follow
All the while I was thinking to myself – I don’t know who designed that set up – but I sure would not want to deal with it were I handicapped. But then, what do I know?
Someone tossed this over the Gates of Hell this morning.
Thought it was an April Fools joke. It’s real?
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Years ago I had a dream of my sister who died in 2010. We were at the Stoneboro Fair having FUN checking out the cute boys, eating cotton candy, admiring the draft horses. Wonderful dream. When the fair was closing I went to my 1946 Chrysler Windsor and waited for her She did not come and I began to worry. Then a very kind and lovely man came to my window and said your sister can not go with you just yet.
Last night I had a dream of my cousin who died in 2012. We were at a parade. the streets were closed. I knew a back way to the car and tried to get her to come with me. She was certain she knew the way and went off in the opposite direction. I waited a long while and finally drove home .
guess I miss them.
got a gramma and mom just like your sisters
I have come to imagine that they have just moved far away to a place with no roads, no phones, no internet, no mail.
We know we all love each other – we just can’t tell each other.
Maybe that is not the best solution, but they don’t feel like they are ‘gone’ – just away….
Ms Idaho! A wonderful description of our departed ones. I’ll cherish the thought forever. Thank you 🥰
It always amazes me someone else ‘likes’ a little thought I have.
I shared it with a grieving friend of mine who didn’t seem to think much of it. But then, her grief was too new, maybe?
But with Merrie commenting about her dreams – you just know our dear ones (pets, too) are not really far away – just unreachable for the moment
🙂
Last week a posted about the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and a little of the history of the medal and what it means.
In that post I referred to the female recipient. Nobody took me up on it.
So here it is. I present Mary Edwards Walker. The only female recipient of the CMOH.
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Mary Edwards Walker | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient (cmohs.org)
Christian, the Ice Age farmer, brings us up to date with the current events / happenings concerning the farming and food producers industries…and it isn’t good…
https://www.bitchute.com/video/t9PLNqz7I4CU/?
Amen
Amen 🙏
And when I wake dear Lord I pray
Bless and guide me through the day.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.