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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Sweet baby!
“Ok Kitty, what do have to say for yourself?”
“Meow “
“ Ah ha, I thought so !”
That Precious Kitty looks on the verge of saying ,
“Meow” , 😍
(h/t Wendy Forward 😉)
Pets are furry children that never ask for money or the car keys or the phone, and they are always glad to see you…except cats. Especially I’m sure this gorgeous moggy (Britspeak for cat).
“I’m ready for my close up, Mr. DeMille” 😍
Good morning Betsy, good to see you back! 😍
Oh bless,G😘…can’t stay away from my friends…or should I say wouldn’t…🤗
Maidin Mhaith Betsy, 🙂
Sweet jay🤗…thank you so much💖
She ( I think) is gorgeous. A bejeweled beauty!
Saw your post on one of the other threads yesterday and said a prayer for you. ❤️
I left you a message as well, G. And you have no idea how much I appreciated it, my dearest friend😘…all is well🤗
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Morning Jay. Cool. A good cover of the stuff from early days, our youth. I have to admit, to this day, I remain a Cash fan.
😎😎😎
Good morning Levi! Love Johnny Cash.
Good morning Gramps. Yes sir, he was, to me, the musical version of John Wayne. He was who he was and he made no apology for that. A man’s man. Have a beauty of a day. Cheers!
Fantastic Morning, Jay. Loved all three of these. Have a Blessed day and a Great holiday week-end.
Morning Marti!
Ditto’s 🙂 🙂
Thanks jay, good stuff 🙂.
🙂 🙂
The picture of Faron Young reminds me that it was taken before the Great Polyester Fire on the Lawrence Welk set. The Humanity!
Cash video is FANTASTIC. Played it twice last night (actually after midnight)!
Is there a link to part 2?
One More . . .
Been thinking of you Garrison and your sweet wife. The Lord bless you with peace and joy that surpasses all understanding. In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
A caregiver is the the hug and glue that provides the music to carry on.
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Thank you JWoo. Our Lord’s blessings to you and everyone, also. 🙂
Thanks for this amazing post. Americana at its best!
I think so , too. 🙂
Morning Garrison. My wife and I had a older friend many years ago. Her husband conducted a “big band” that covered all the big band classics and we’d grab our parents and tug them along for nights out. The venues were always dinner clubs which made for a full evening. Fun stuff. Cheers!
Good morning, Levi. Wow, what a wonderful experience it must have been to see a big band live, and going to a dinner club. It is like a step back in time. Blessings to you and yours. Have a great holiday weekend.
Those were fun times for sure. My Mother-In-Law, an angel of a lady, grew up on big bands and met/married my Father-In-Law as he was the drummer. My wife’s entire family is extremely musically inclined. Many still performing here, there, etc. Her too, and was voted class musician her Senior year of HS.
As such, I was forced to expand my horizons. All good for this old rock-n-roller. But I still joke about not asking me to get much more culture than a cup of yogurt at a time.
😂
Big band = elegance. The Count personified cool elegance. 🙂
And here I thought Dino created the word COOL 😉
Steve McQueen was the “King of Cool” and is in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame as well as the Motorsports Hall of Fame. I believe Frank Sinatra described Dean Martin as being the definition of “Cool”?
I’m primarily a Rock and Roller but love Dean Martin!
My dad’s fave was Dean Martin. Thursday nights would find him in his leather wing chair enjoying his show.
The Dean Martin Roasts are still a treasure. You could never get away with their simple humor in today’s PC world. But, back then, we could all laugh at our differences. A bygone era. A better world.
McQueen was indeed extremely cool. Same here, an old rocker but Dino was special.
My now departed much loved in-laws loved music like this. A nice mental cocktail you’ve concocted for me, Garrison. Thank you!🤗💖
Good morning, Betsy. When I was young my mom used to watch Lawrence Welk. He would play some of these big band songs and they would dance to the music. Being kids, of course we wanted to watch other things, but I still remember his music. I appreciate it more now than I did then. God Bless you and your husband. Have a great holiday week-end.
And a one-a, and a two-a…I remember him as well vividly. And like you, there were other things I wanted to watch. But I remember loving hearing the Lennon sisters, and wishing I had two more sisters so we could imitate them. And yes, the older I get the more I miss programs like his. Wholesome and oh so entertaining.
Thank you for for your blessings, Marti. I hope you and your husband have a marvelous weekend as well🤗
Ah memories. My dad once took golf lessons from the Lennon sister’s dad. We used to drive by their big old house in Venice when we visited the beach too.
Bobby ended up teaching cotillion at our local intermediate school….my daughter thought he was pretty cool when I told her who he really was. I hear he’s still teaching cotillion classes in Long Beach, Ca….and he’s 81!
Hiya, Ad rem! 🙂
Hey….Garrison! 🤗
And now Bobby and Sissy are going to Polka, 😉
😁!
When I was in high school a good friend, already a virtuoso trumpet player, was invited to spend his summer touring with the Tommy Dorsey band. At the end of their summer tour they gave a freed concert in our municipal park. It was the first time I’d heard a real big-band play in person and was a magical experience. My friend—age 15—played all the evening’s trumpet solos. What a night! 🙂
Oh MY!!! What a difference it is to hear a programme in person, as opposed to a recording, no matter how good it is. Its impossible to explain the difference.
As for your friend, I’ll bet he didn’t quit smiling for weeks. Wonderful!!
Good morning, Garrison. Thank you for these wonderful selections. Count Basie is sooooo good. Jim and I both like the Big Band Era. Blessing to you and your sweet wife.
Thank you. And Our Lord’s Blessings to you both, Marti. 🙂
“100 year old veteran break down crying
“This is not the country we fought for”
Video linked
Truth. But the people who want to turn us into a totalitarian state aren’t listening. But we are listening!
I feel for him and so many others like him. My Dad, Korea, says the same. This is not why he enlisted. And this great man is also correct in that, when I look at the world around us it is beautiful and I take comfort in it. How perverse is the mind that does not see and feel the beauty of our world?
God is needed now more than ever.
Morning, Levi💖 Korea…the forgotten war, I think. Where my surgeon father was posted to a MASH unit in front of the front lines, where he used his considerable skills to save the lives of those boys who were sacrificed. He was successful with many. And not with some. All of which served their country. He never spoke of it…ever.
How many now will be offered for the malign powers which see our blood and treasure as their personal toy soldiers?
“It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. They do not know its horrors. I have seen enough of it to make me look upon it as the sum of all evils.”
~~Stonewall Jackson~~
Morning Betsy. God bless your Father for his services and life saving hands. Yes, a forgotten war. It’s always easier to declare war with the lives of others than your own.
Stonewall, another great general of the old south. Acknowledging that probably places me on another “white supremacy” list somewhere. What’s another list?
In spite of the state of government, I WILL be happy. I WILL be grateful. I WILL carry on. Blessings to you and yours. Have a wonderful day. Cheers!
We can do no less, Levi. Whatever is left of our once great Republic owes them that. And we will honour them by celebrating what they fought and died for. God bless them all and keep them in His eternal care.
Thank you for your good wishes, which I return to you in equal measure.🤗
Amen!
Amen to that!! God is NEEDED now.
Good morning Marti. Indeed! Have a very blessed day.
Marti, He is here. Together with Levi I will enjoy my best life now. And when the evil one tries to plant his lies, doubts, and fears in my mind I tell him to talk to Jesus about it. Jesus has already won it all. 😁
A devotion for today
One of my favorites as I tune out the world………
Dolphins are the most amazing creatures. They seem to enjoy performing for us humans? They certainly appear when we a riding around in our boats looking for them. Oh! Good song too!
One if the most favorite things when we are fishing is to be visited by dolphins. Not necessarily good for the catching aspect of fishing but I love it.
One of my favorite memories is the time we were about 30 miles off shore, very rough seas with 5′ swells and busting through as fast as we could and a mama and baby showed up right along side us, gracefully jumping, keeping pace with us as our bodies and teeth were taking a beating.
Lizzie, your story reminds me of a trip we took to Cozumel in our diving days. As our boat was going to the dive sites a pod of dolphins with a baby joined us. My oldest son and I donned our masks and snorkels on and jumped in the water. The dolphins surrounded the baby and disappeared. It was one of those moments that you remember for the rest of your life.
Nice.
What timing you have, I just did this for karaoke, it is on my regular rotation which is each song about once every 3-4 months.
Need to investigate adding a couple more Little Rivers.
Generally get a good response to this song.
Such graceful, beautiful, intelligent, free spirited animals. You take a really good song and blend it with a video like this and it takes on an entirely different meaning. It feels deeper. Much deeper. Excellent share. Cheers!
Thank you, H.M.P.D. So beautiful, Dolphins and the song.
It’s Caterday, Treepers. People who rescue old, sick, feral cats are blessed. They usually do this silently, often on their own, not asking for help and yet when they save an old feral cat sometimes magic happens.
awwwwwwww
Hi Garrison!
Do you think a junkyard dog would get blessed if it took in an old feral cat? Wonder what could magically happen? 🤔
So…., Might you be cattin on being a Mungrel roomie???
Good morning, Cat!
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Nah… sheepish grin…just a pondering…..imo, junkyard dog gets our Lord’s blessings doing what dogs do. Save humans hearts, souls….when allowed, a constant companion….even the gnarliest mutt has a soul, a heart….thinking our Lord smiles at all his critters love of humanity even when some humans kick them around. These critters emulate everything our Lord asks of us humans. We would have been wise to listen, learn, emulate, to see past the grunge, so to speak. Imo, of course 🤷♀️
Yes… We Had a mutt that took on quite a mixture of various family members’ personalities.
—What a character!
Never could eat alone, open the fridge, sit and talk, nor lounge and/ or sleep…. without he including himself. Gosh, he was special; in so many ways. Had him for fourteen years.
-What a gift ❤️
the only thing that makes me madder than seeing an animal that is / has been abused – is seeing parents abuse their kids
I hope the Lord forgives me – I think they should be shot
You’re not alone in that thought
maybe being shot is too good for them
how about drawn and quartered?
tarred and feathered?
stoning in the dock?
Like your thinking ms Idaho 👍 I’ll pass along your tips, I’ll use an old Betsy boomerang 🤭
Happy to share.
All of those and worse. Just another reason why I am a practicing Christian and far from a perfect Christian.
Morning ms idaho and Cat. How about getting them neutered first with an old dull rusty knife.
Cat, this is a tip for you 😆
if they’ve had the jab there may not be a need.
neutered with an old dull rusty knife may still be appropriate tho….
I’ve a got a husband who will gladly help with that chore. You won’t have to ask him twice.
I’ll gladly let him have a few whacks. There is a different method that adds more speed to the procedure. You use 2 bricks. It doesn’t hurt at all if you watch your fingers. 🤣
Hahaha!! I’m familiar with it, G.
Somehow I don’t think speed would be what he’d be after😉
Question pop….does that include your mungrel son?
Of course not, he’s got my genes, after all. 😂
Raising the boy right!!
Hypothetically speaking, if dogs and cats got along… our need for human connection would force us to keep our secret. That’s why we’re invisible. It probably would break our hearts reading all his friends missing him so. Not being able to comfort or tell them, to share newly discovered things. 😢 hypothetically speaking, of course 😉
It has happened. The problem with various hound breeds is that they tend to have strong prey instincts which can often be overcome through training. I’ve seen it happen on their own, however, especially if they are part of a human family/pack and learn—again on their own—that chasing/hunting cats is not allowed. Our terrier mix, Scamp, had a very strong prey instinct and was aggressive to everyone—except us and the kitties. When I brought him home from being rejected by a shelter I worried about him. Then I noticed that our tough street-smart kitties were siting close to him with no fear at all. All was well. I think what sometimes happens is that dogs, because of their long association with humans, try to emulate human emotions. They want to be part of our pack. 🙂
Yes, the prey instinct…dogs are attuned to danger. Best junkyard mungrels have the best sniffers. I’ve seen, verified they’re very attuned. Most definitely. I heard quite a few stories that weren’t stories. Ones I wouldn’t have believed otherwise. 😉
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Our one cat now is a feral, the last of multiple litters which we’ve trapped or chased with a small net to catch to take to our brilliant animal shelter for adoption.
He is an outside cat but no outside cat had it better…fed, sheltered, watched over. Very skittish even after all these years. But recently he has allowed me to brush him every morning. He loves it and asks for it, which is a small miracle.
So I go outside where he leads me to the spot he has chosen and lies down, as a dog would, and I pamper him with long luxurious strokes to rid him of his loose fur. At first I had to be extremely careful, and received quite a few scratches, until he realized how wonderful it was. He’s not a purrer per se. But occasionally my ear catches the faintest, smallest trilly purr. Which is very nice and a small victory for the years of trying to gain his trust…I’ll take it.
Everything you state is accurate girls. I could add my experience with Jack too here. He arrived at most opportune time and his pop, albeit, a mungrel taught him well. They do take care of us ❤️
Hi Betsy 🙋♀️ you’re a fast walker, even with your tools in hand. It was difficult for me to catch up with you. And, you were rumbling last night overhead. 😝 stay close ok, I’m a little skittish 😘
Ha!!! No fast walker me, Cat. More stealthy, which is hard to do with a protective fierce feral mama ever watchful.
Forgot Bet. I was rooting Thru my closet, found your new boomerang someone made for you, special, and asked me to forward to you….heads up!!!! Here it comes!!!!! 😂
I’m ever watchful, Cat. Whoever that Someone was, please pass on my gratitude. I am partial to boomerangs…💖LBT
Forgot, silly me, I heard you throw a mean boomerang. Betsy smart remembers, saw, know . Shhhh granny Betsy spirits…
Special boomerang….one throw, very dangerous, you practiced..bad crow feather left wing…earth runner..skips water, cut head of all snake…you will know when to throw…ask big fella to send msg to Betsy. My lbt ❤️
Didn’t want to forget to say.
Didn’t include the warning pamphlet 😎
No warning pamphlet? Never mind…we’ll figure it out.😉
He’s your kitty, Bet. 🙂
He is, Garrison…very much. And I would very much like to consider that St. Francis ordained us to be his people to care for him.🤗
My last 3 kittens I got from the vet office. I had my dog in for check-up and there was a large cage with some kittens in it. Even tho I had 2 cats at home, I took a male and two female kittens home with me. They are litter mates. The one female ( Anna) only weighed 2 lbs. She was the smallest one. Needless to say they are all spoiled. When I go for a walk in the woods they go with me and the dogs. They are 4 years old now and still love the walk and the nap afterwords in the house. We look like a circus in the woods – five cats and two dogs – but we love our outings. Have not seen any chippies or moles around the house in three years. Love my kittens.
When we lived near the Welsh woods with farms and sheep surrounding us, the word got out on the farm cat hotline that we were THE place to be. Over the years we collected and became the willing servants of the many who showed up. We installed a cat flap so they could come and go as the mood took them.
Where they went from the house was anybody’s guess, but all of them had the most wonderful lives. I miss every one.
Your heart is as soft as ours, Marti. How lucky are yours!🌷
I was looking into the Imran Awan case recently, as the editor of DCUrbanMom.com blocked the story about the rapes in Loudoun County schools because the source was Luke Rosiak who, according to the editor, lied about Imran Awan.
Apparently there was a DOJ investigation that debunked ‘conspiracy theories’ published in right wing media.
I was surprised to see the DOJ investigation was headed by Jessie Liu.
WARNING: This may be too much adorableness for you to process at once, but here goes ;-D
Kinda a strange interview, and odd that some could have come but didn’t, but I had no idea the Sound of Music turned 50 this year. I might have to watch it this weekend of the umpteenth time.
My A number one favorite musical of all time and nothing else even comes close. It’s absolutely magical and captivating in sight, sound and storyline.
Sound of music was from 1965, so this must be an older post of its anniversary.
Biden’s global initiative to replace Christianity with atheism faces GOP backlash
The 2021 federal grant program is designed to promote atheism and humanism overseas and encourage “dissent from religious belief.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/bidens-global-initiative-to-replace-christianity-with-atheism-faces-gop-backlash?utm_campaign=644831
Another undeniable sign of the inner rot of this government.
They are on a fool’s errand, Levi.
And their hideous raison d’etre comes out from the darkness. Yuval Noah Harari, WEF’s chief satanic acolyte has openly stated there is “no God in the clouds”. They and he are now the gods, so this morally vacant and repugnant creature states.
Lewis again…
“A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.”
Amen.
Well said. All of it.
Amen Bet!
Frankly, it’s irrelevant what they believe, or what anybody believes for that matter – the truth IS.
It is, Oldspeak. They think they know. But they do not.
The US Government is, again, pushing their version of Freedom FROM Religion instead of Freedom OF Religion.
No notices for today but it gets crowded quickly this week.
Well…., that most certainly brought out an unexpected early morning well of emotion.
-Thanks, Magic.
Good afternoon Patience!
It is; thank you!
Hope your day has been going well…… and flows into a lovely night, Grandpa.
Beautiful, Magic. Just beautiful.
Wow, I just traveled a fascinating trip through the past. Mike Rutherford, a cofounder of Genesis cowrote that song for his group Mike and the Mechanics.
I am always late to find these connections. (Tell me again how many groups Eric Clapton sang in? Always way after the groups are past tense. Except these two groups both seem semi-active and Rutherford is still in both.)
The other co-author is BA Robertson. I know even less about him, but it seems he has had a long career.
Timothy B Schmidt is another for me.
That 4th Eagle that nobody remembers the name of, including me usually.
He was in Poco, did studio sessions with many various bands that topped the charts with his talents in song.
There will be another Rutherford connection before the end of the month.
interesting technical articles are coming.. they are already written..
but I forgot.. it’s a holiday weekend..
so here’s one from the top shelf.. from the heart section.. already written..
she’s real..
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this reaching for the stars thing.. it was like this life was already scripted..
already written.. in the stars..
I was married to my career.. I was married to my Dream..
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..pillow talk..
holding on to each other tight.. in the deep dark night..
it was summer.. another season.. another long running job..
she already knew what I did for a living..
she was one of the first ones in Houston to capture me..
I was going out on tour.. and I didn’t know when I would make it back..
I went out for one last night at the club.. and she was there..
we were regulars.. but I wasn’t a regular guy.. and she wasn’t a regular girl..
we both were living fast.. and all alone in the big city..
holding on to each other tight.. in the deep dark night..
..at least for the moment..
..and we didn’t want that moment to ever end..
I just love your stories Texan. Thank you ❤️
Pardon, might I do a one more? Seems kinda fitting along your story today, among another 😉
🎶 🥰 🐱 🐶
One of my favorite!
Afternoon, Texian. What a life you’ve led. You would no doubt call it mostly a solitary one I think. But it has been your life on your terms. There are always tradeoffs in this life, which from all your stories you recognize. I bet you wouldn’t have had it any other way.
July 2
Morning
This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof. Exo. 12:43
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. Heb. 13:10
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3
At that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise. But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometime were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Eph. 2:12, 13
For he is our peace, who hath made both one…. having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace. Eph. 2:14, 15
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God. Eph. 2:19
If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev. 3:20
Evening
[Jesus] prayed the third time, saying the same words. Matt. 26:44
Who in the days of his flesh … offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death. Heb. 5:7
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD. Hos. 6:3
Continuing instant in prayer. Rom. 12:12
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication. Eph. 6:18
By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6, 7
Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Matt. 26:39
This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. I John 5:14
Delight thyself … in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psa. 37:4, 5
J. Bagster
July2 Oswald Chambers
The Conditions of Discipleship
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also….And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me….So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. —Luke 14:26-27, 33
If the closest relationships of a disciple’s life conflict with the claims of Jesus Christ, then our Lord requires instant obedience to Himself. Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person— our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a vast difference between devotion to a person and devotion to principles or to a cause. Our Lord never proclaimed a cause— He proclaimed personal devotion to Himself. To be a disciple is to be a devoted bondservant motivated by love for the Lord Jesus. Many of us who call ourselves Christians are not truly devoted to Jesus Christ. No one on earth has this passionate love for the Lord Jesus unless the Holy Spirit has given it to him. We may admire, respect, and revere Him, but we cannot love Him on our own. The only One who truly loves the Lord Jesus is the Holy Spirit, and it is He who has “poured out in our hearts” the very “love of God” (Romans 5:5). Whenever the Holy Spirit sees an opportunity to glorify Jesus through you, He will take your entire being and set you ablaze with glowing devotion to Jesus Christ.
The Christian life is a life characterized by true and spontaneous creativity. Consequently, a disciple is subject to the same charge that was leveled against Jesus Christ, namely, the charge of inconsistency. But Jesus Christ was always consistent in His relationship to God, and a Christian must be consistent in his relationship to the life of the Son of God in him, not consistent to strict, unyielding doctrines. People pour themselves into their own doctrines, and God has to blast them out of their preconceived ideas before they can become devoted to Jesus Christ.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Am I becoming more and more in love with God as a holy God, or with the conception of an amiable Being who says, “Oh well, sin doesn’t matter much”?
Good morning FC. Back at the man eater today? Whatever you’re up to, peace, happiness and blessings. Cheers!
Hi Levi! Nah, actual chipper arrives Tuesday. I’m chewing on an old discarded bone at the moment. 😂
Have a blessed day Levi ❤️
Thank you, FC. You’re a hoot in the best of ways.
Cat, I’m waiting for a report on the chipper. See my tip up thread 😂❤️.
Ok grandpa…..I bought the bricks, found my old knife. Ready for???? Guessing it’s to clear the wood out of blades, should it get wedged? Can you show me? 😜 💜 ooolll maybe sneak off my boot when chipper gets delivered and play a bit. 🤭 🤫 don’t tell anyone teehee
Morning, Cat🤗 Blessings, girl.
Hi again Betsy 🙋♀️
MSG upthread 😉
👍🌷
Hi!!!
Again please
Here it comes…😁🌷👍
🙂 🙂
Jay!!!awwww… so tiny, so fast, can strike in a blink of an eye 😂
Thanks and good morning ❤️
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
The 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Apostles’ Fast
Holy Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord (+ 80)
Saint Paisios the Great of Egypt (+ 400)
Saint John, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker (+ 1966)
June 19th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
July 2nd – civil or commercial calendar
Good morning everyone. Happy cartoons and cereal Saturday. We’re getting a dose of rock and roll weather so I’m in my element. I love a good thunder dunder. Just another awesome spectacle to remind us of the power of our God who created all we see and hear.
When I was a boy I would sit on our expansive front porch, all covered, eating my Oreo’s with a glass of milk and watch the storms roll through. It was a ritual. Even introduced out kids to my ritual and we’d do it together. Storms are cool, to a point. But when Mother Nature turns extremely angry, play time is over and my childhood fascination ends.
In any event, hope your inner child is active today. Play, imagine, be curious and most of all may your day be filled with JOY.
God bless one and all. Have a wonderful day. Cheers!
Wonderful reflection Levi!
Last night, a magnificent storm blew threw here! Kinda reminded me of Sundance’s storm approaching metaphor. You know what I mean?
Indeed I do!
A good and glorious morning to you, Levi❣️
And to you, Patience. Glorious is such a biblical word for me. So descriptive of the magnificence of subject of our faith.
Thank you, Levi.
Yes, the Glory of God is what comes to my mind when I say “glorious”.
-Enjoy, brother ❣️
Context seems required:
About forty-five years ago when a friend was describing a joyful (and quirky) friend of hers,
She said, “ My friend says things like, – Oh what a glorious day!—“
Right there and then, the true meaning … , understanding & appreciation of glorious fell upon me.
– cheers
Context is good, appreciated. It gives insight into what makes us tick inside.
Afternoon, Patience. One of the best words ever.
Good morning again, Levi💖 We could use some of that gorgeous life giving rain down our way. Another triple digit week for us upcoming. But when He says the time is right, it will come, as it always does. Blessings, sir, for your wonderful 4th weekend.
It is life giving, Betsy. I do hope you see it soon and yet on his timing. Stay cool. Keep that lemonade or tea pitcher full and refrigerated and make the most of the shade. Blessings to you and yours.
🤗!
Good morning, Betsy.
Praying for a sprinkling and some cool breeze your way.
-Have a delightful day☘️
Merci beaucoup!
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Glory to God in the Highest!!
At midnight on Friday/Saturday, the Texas Supreme Court released its ruling that a total ban on abortion, per the Trigger Law which our brilliant and patriotic AG Paxton enacted the second Dobbs was adjudicated by the SC, can go ahead.
A liberal Dem woman Harris County (Houston) tried to forestall it. That law can now be civilly enforced.
Hallelujah!
I didn’t think that would last long. Apparently such a quick slap down by the Texas SC, on a holiday weekend, on a Friday night/early Saturday morning is unprecedented!! (Glad hands and prayerful gratitude to Almighty God🙏)
Verse of the Day for Saturday, July 2, 2022
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“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
One of my favorites, duchess.
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
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Goood morning, WeeWeed!
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy
Indeed!
-Fly our Flag; at the very least.
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And celebrate our independence on Independence Day
The Best is Yet To Come
Hi ms Idaho!! Heard any shots ringing out yet???? Being Independence Day weekend, it would be fitting, don’t you think?
all’s quiet on the Western Front.
brother says nearby subdivision that usually makes lots of loud booms around the 4th is unusually quiet.
Keep your ear to the ground 😉 you’re my nominated lookout 😘
I can report we just had 35 raindrops. Wx had / has a thunderstorm warning (winds and lightening)
The hazard is fire from dry storms.
No booms heard – just a little cooling and a few drops. Washes the air a bit…
Our Wx moves East from here …
Paw heal got word on road, travel looking, on tail trail now.
that was a very cryptic post. I hope it means what I think it means. yay
Ms Idaho, at the moment, typing isn’t going so well, as you can see..one of my paws is in boot,…lol….I found some barker eggs with your all names on them…was getting ready to play bunny….splat!!!! Tripped on grapevines.!!!! Don’t worry, no barker eggs damaged. Should be on the prowl as soon as I recover….I’ll be back!!!!!
My name is Karen. When people use that name as a pejorative, I can brush it off. But young girls may not be able to do so. Example. I was at a hotel pool and a young girl was playing with some kids. They looked to be between 8 and 12 years old. When this young girl was asked her name and she said Karen a few of the other kids (boys)started to tease her about her name. It was horrible to watch and listen to what these boys said to this little girl. I do not think that the parents who use the name Karen as a pejorative understand that it is rubbing off on their children. Children raised with rudeness become rude themselves. I thought this young girl was going to cry but she did not. She got out of the pool and left. Chances are she did cry but not in front of them. I wanted to put my arms around this young girl and tell her to ignore those boys but of course I didn’t. I just sat in my lounge chair and prayed that she and every other young girl named Karen will be able to grow up without the scars of being a “Karen”.
Sticks n stones…
We must have inflicted terrible wounds on the poor Lipschitz’s, Winterbottoms, and Fokkers of the world as kids. Probably answers my question on why I’m still suffering so much – lol.
😂 😂 😂 👍 😂 😘
My Name is Sue, How do you do? Now your gonna die!
Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue (from Man in Black: Live in Denmark) – Bing video
Now you got me going, rah. Used to know all the words. They are still somewhere in my head. 🙂
Hi everybody, happy Caturday!
It’s a big day today. I’m off to adopt a new family member today. I met her at the shelter last weekend. She’s a black cat, about 10 months old. Her name at the shelter is Luna, but because it’s Independence Day weekend, I’m going to name her “Lady Liberty,” and call her “Libby” for short.
I have to admit, I’m nervous as heck. I do so hope that my present cat, C.J., will welcome the new furbaby into our home. I have no idea how C.J. is going to react to this most blatant and egregious violation of her personal space. I can only hope that she doesn’t see it as a betrayal. Me and C.J. have been together for more than 10 years, and like me she can be pretty set in her ways.
So it’s about time to launch. I’m going to go get ready and get ‘r done. Wish me luck!
P.S.: I’d love to post some photos, but I don’t know any photo sharing sites. Any recommendations?
Oh God bless you, Jeff…and dear sweet Libby!! All will be well. You’ve just made my heart sing!💖
Thank you Betsy!
Godspeed Jeff!
Thank you, Grandpa! It’s looking good so far!
Update:
I got home a short time ago. The visit to the shelter didn’t play out as I had planned. No, but it played out better than expected. The young cat I had met – well, I don’t feel like we made a connection. She was too nervous and shy in the common room with the other cats, and spent most of her time being scared. You know the old saying: You don’t choose the cat, the cat chooses you. This one didn’t choose me.
And now the serendipity kicks in. There was another cat in the shelter that came much closer to who I was looking for. Another black cat with exceptionally large and luminous green eyes, and she’s 4-1/2 years old. Perfect. The first cat, the one that didn’t choose me, her name was Luna. This other cat, the older one, was also named Luna Moon. But that doesn’t matter, she is now Lady Liberty, aka Libby.
And we bonded pretty good, almost right away. We were clicking pretty good, and she let me know that she would be happy to go home with me.
So I did, and we did, and we’re here now.
That was the easy part. Now we come to what my other cat, C.J., thinks of all this. I brought the new cat in in a carrier, meowing the whole way in protest at the car ride, so C.J. was aware that something was afoot. Straight into the bedroom with Libby, and the the door closed behind us. I’ve decided to make that her safe space for now, with food and water and, ugh, a litter box next to the closet. Hey, gotta do what ya gotta do, and it’s only for a day or two.
So naturally, being of the feline persuasion, Libby started examining her new space. When she found the food bowl, she immediately started wolfing down some grub. Five minutes passed, and she’s wolfing again. Another ten minutes, and back to the food bowl. Poor little thing. What the heck have they been doing to this cat at the shelter, starving her? Just kidding. But she is a skinny little thing; I’m going to have to fatten her up some.
Meanwhile, as I shuttle back and forth between the spaces to spend a few minutes reassuring each cat separately, C.J. is showing about 30% interest in the whole thing. By now, she’s figured out that there’s a cat on the other side of that door but, yeah, whatever. I’m playing with her, and that’s where her attention is. She’ll give a long look at the closed door, but that can wait, she’s got a string to chase. So I lead her up to the door to see if I can get one or the other of the cats to do the paw under the door thing. C.J. went first, and Libby tapped back. Well, that made C.J. leap straight up and back about three feet, and THAT made Libby jump straight up and back about three feet too.
So I let it be, and everybody’s chillin’. Libby ate some more, bless her heart, and is now curled up in the closet, going to take a nap after that belly got filled up nice. I’m going to go back out to C.J. in a minute and spend some time with her. A short while ago I held Libby and cracked the door and let the two cats make direct eye contact for about five seconds from a distance of about three feet, and then closed the door. So now there is no doubt in either cat’s mind that they have company.
I’m taking all this as a good, no a great, start. Now I’m going to go out and talk to C.J for a while. Best wishes to all you wonderful Treepers.
Great story, jeff, keep us updated!
could we see more of this?
http://redstatewatcher.com/aggregate.asp?id=206559
Texas-based insurance company bucks post-Roe trend — offers to pay for birth, adoption, leave for new parents
See my comment above, ms Idaho. Murderers will out themselves. Despicable.
Remember one of the charges faced by Kyle Rittenhouse was crossing state lines for murder? Is that a thing anymore for hideous businesses that pay for their employees abortions?
God bless the owners of this insurance company. 🙏💖 Just life affirming and glorious!
Betsy
I said it before and I’ll say it again
Nothing will change.
The doctors will go on ‘caring’ for their women patients.
Maybe Planned Parenthood will have a hiccup. They’ve begun action in Idaho – our soon-to-go-into-effect ‘law’ is too vague. Doctors cannot tell whether or not they can perform abortions.
We have military bases and lots of Federal land if the feds want to go that route.
It has been said that now we need citizens to get actively ‘cozy’ with elected state and local officials. Methinks there will be a backlash against companies who offer to pay for abortions. Maybe from unexpected sources and for unexpected reasons.
I think It was Elon Musk who pointed out that the very least costly answer to the problem is to NOT hire women. Problem solved.
The rest of the story is the possible / probable ‘sterilization’ effect of the jabs. Add to that the problems of bringing a baby to full term.
If those things happen each pregnancy will be valuable and treasured. Today, before the jab problems really take effect we are not ‘replacing’ ourselves population wise.
Crimes are tried in the jurisdiction they take place. The jurisdiction that encourages you to cross state lines to murder your baby won’t try you. Not sure how the jurisdiction you live in could do so. But that is basically what happens say when you take your victim out into distant waters, so it may be possible.
Also, I think I remember that action is actually discussed as an option in the opinion. If so, no one is going to try you for crossing state lines to abort your baby.
Also Coulter wrote estimating what the total effect would be. We rightly don’t trust her, but her quoted facts made it clear that most abortions already take place in the blue states (68%), and that most abortions take place in the first few weeks. (54% via medication in the first 10 weeks, 92% all types in first trimester, 43% all types in first 6 weeks. Note lots of overlap.) thinks maybe 100,000 of the current 930,000 yearly abortions will face restrictions.
ABORT THE MISSION! ABORT! – Ann Coulter
(Beware, still a NeverTrumper and doesn’t omit her potshots at Trump.)
So much for Alito banning abortions. They will hardly be slowed down.
To me, the real creepy part of these companies doing so, is that they decide what you can do.
I had radiation safety officer duties dumped on me, and there are very conflicting duties placed on the company. You must accommodate the fetus in your protections if you are notified of a pregnancy, but you can’t do so until you are notified no matter how obvious the pregnancy is. (TN state regs)
This service requires you to notify your company. But where are the protections? What if you want your baby? What if you change your mind? Will they still pay if you travel and you back out at the last moment? Will they claw back costs of prenatal care for those that avail themselves of this special travel? And how do you make sure nobody is discriminated against for whatever choice they make?
excellent post. thank you
I said that, Jim, more or less tongue in cheek. Just to show how laws are fungible, depending on who administers them.
I should have been more clear, because of course the idea that crossing state lines for an abortion would be prosecutable is insane.
So how insane? Just like clockwork,here comes Biden now saying women WILL be arrested for crossing state lines.
Always the liar, always the fear monger, always the imbecile.
See my reply to Jim below, ms Idaho.
And yes, I know the practice will not be stopped.
But perhaps this whole appalling shameful period in our history and the decision will cause those women who don’t use contraception (the second best method to prevent pregnancy after the first…which is to say NO) to start thinking about their behaviour in general, or reconsider after what it is exactly that they are doing.
That’s what I hope for, perhaps and no doubt futilely. But this whole Dobbs decision is worth giving thanks for.
Archbishop Vigano issued a very fine Declaration after Dobbs was delivered. I’m sure it is on Lifesite News. He had it exactly right as usual, particularly in his last paragraph.
Gettysburg the 2nd day. Impossible to get into too much detail in a post. This day saw more units engaged and more casualties suffered than the other two days. It was a hot day with the temperature reaching the the mid 80s. This would be a factor.
The Movie Gettysburg concentrates on the fighting on the left of the Union line and the drive to take Little Round top because that movie is structured to follow the battle through the eyes certain participants and a movie that would try to encompass all that happened on just the 2nd day would be many hours long. Thus in the movie, only the action on the left of the Union line is depicted with most of it concentrating on the attack of the 15th and 47th Alabama on the 20th Maine on the left flank of the Union Army across the saddle between Round Top and Little Round Top.
But Lee’s plan was to attack in echelon. IOW the units on the Confederate right (south) would attack first with each succeeding unit to the north attacking until the final assaults of the attack would be made on the Union positions on Cemetery and Culps hills.
The idea was to force Meade to pull troops from his center to reinforce his left and then to have to pull troops from his right to reinforce his center. The idea was to cause a break somewhere in the Union line that could be exploited. Longstreet was against it and wanted to pass around the southern flank of the Union lines but Lee insisted. He simply could not make himself withdraw from the engagement of the enemy and had decided that the outcome of the war would be determined here at Gettysburg.
This is something that all great commanders, including Lee and Grant understood that many other commanders refused to understand. You win by destroying the enemy Army. Places are important, but just holding places does not win wars. Only by somehow destroying the ability of the enemy to make war ends wars and destroying their Army does that.
Lee’s plan was foiled in large part because the attack got off several hours late due to faulty navigation. Longstreet’s Corp was bringing up the rear of the Army. Pickett’s Division at the very rear guarding the Armies wagon trains could not be got up in time and would not take part in the 2nd days battle.
The other two Divisions, McLaws’ and Hood’s, had marched about 20 miles the night before to get up. Then they had to be moved from the Chambersburg pike to the right of Lee’s line. During the movement to the right (south) their guide took them along a route that would have put them in view of the Union forces there by giving away the planned attack on the Union left. The column had to back track to the North and come back south by another route. This delay thus time table for the attack off by over 2 hours. And so by the time the Confederate forces at where the town proper and Cemetry and Culps hills were to attack night had fallen.
Despite the screw up Lee’s forces came very close to breaking the Union line twice. Chamberlains 20th Maine barely hung on. Because of the screw up in time the Regiments of Laws Brigade of Hood’s Division failed to get to fill their empty canteens before beginning the attack. Dehydration most certainly played a part in the failure to carry Little Round Top and turn the left flank of the whole Union line.
The second serious threat to the Union line came at the Center where Hancock was in command of the Union forces. Hancock had sent reinforcements to the left and forward to help Sickles Corp that was being beaten back , there by weakening his own line just as Lee had hoped would happen. Wilcox’s Brigade of Alabamans were heading right for the weakest part of Hancock’s line. Hancock, called on the 1st Minnesota Regiment to charge to hold off Wilcox’s Brigade until reinforcements from the Union right arrived to plug the line.
The 1st Minnesota was a veteran regiment and was down to less than half strength from previous battles. The veterans did what was necessary taking terrible casualties and the union line was secured.
There is no way I can do justice to the actions and valor shown on both sides that day. The charge of the Wild men of Mississippi driving all before them at the Peach Orchard and Trostle farm. Their commander, mounted on horseback, with his long white hair streaming behind him and sword in hand leading them. That picture in my mind epitomizes the day to me.
Gettysburg Moment: Barksdale’s Charge – YouTube
No fireworks for me this year. I’ll save them for next year. I am scheduled to depart for a run at 03:30 Tuesday morning. Owensboro, KY and then two stops in Columbus, IN. Next year I’ll take vacation time over the 4th to be sure I can enjoy it.
It is pretty dry here also. Grass is turning brown. Probably not the best time for my kind of fireworks.
James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy here for free at F-Movies (the “f” is for FREE): Great Silver Screen flick for The Fourth!
https://fmovies.co/film/yankee-doodle-dandy-9379?play=1
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall. Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
And prayers up for all political prisoners. Prayers up for Pastor Pawlowski, for Julian Assange, and for all the protesters of January 6 who were or are entrapped in DC.
Thank you Father, for Your love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Amen…
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Amen!
Jesus Christ is Lord.