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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Good morning, Leon. Another cutie toot. A baby version of our Timmy Two-Toes – the mafioso of feet.
I really love this one.
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
I see camping in my future.
Mornin’ JWoo 🙂
Good morning, Garrison!
Good morning JWoo! Maybe a combined camping trip with a tour of jay’s still country. 😁
Good morning, GrandpaM. That sounds marvelous! Let’s dream about that one, okay? I’ll hold onto it and you do, too. Could you imagine all of us treepers meeting at a camp site and sitting around the fire in the morning, sharing a warm cup of coffee on a dewey, crisp morning? I sure could. My Heaven.
Good morning, JWoo! I will be there too, with a cup of hot tea and some fresh made scones! It’s a wonderful dream.
Oh… and just imagine the music!
Garrison and Betsy selections
and then Jay will pick up the beat
later, Magic’s microphones.
Wow❣️
Rah grilling
….I’m dancing
Once upon a time . . . long, long ago . . . It was spur-of-the-moment when we were quite young. Rough camping in Bastrop State Park—ground cloths, blankets brought from home. My new wife, her twin sister, my best friend and me. Perfect Texas early fall weather. The morning was crisp but not uncomfortable. Snuggled under our our 3 thick blankets, we’d slept well. I was first up. Using hot coals left over from last night’s fire, I got the fire going pretty quickly. We made chorizo Mexican sausage and egg tacos with homemade flour tortillas. In my mind’s eye, those tacos never tasted better. In those moments, the morning belonged to us. Ours was an unforgettable halcyon day.
Gosh, Garrison….
That stirs so many lovely (truly) images and feelings ….I can smell the air.
Life’s memories are so precious.
-Thanks for that.
Have a really good day❤️
Thanks for your kind words, Patience. Reading all the comments here (thank you jay . . .) reminded me of that long-ago memory. I will have a good day, I think. Later I’m meeting for pie and coffee with with a couple of the Mormon missionaries—lovely young women—I wrote about a few days ago.
Good for you, but mostly them😊!
-Enjoy all of it.
One of the very best things about this wonderful place in our glorious Tree is how one simple comment or photo can…and so often does…resurrect precious remembrances of times, places, and people past. Lighting the fires of memory, then sharing those flames with our friends who are family here.
What a picture you’ve painted, my friend. Look slightly left and we are there with you.💕
Thanks, Bet. I know . . . 🙂
😌😘
The best meatloaf I ever ate was cooked, wrapped in tinfoil with vegetables, buried in the hot coals of a camp fire.
🙂
God go with you, dearest brother. He will return you to the love of your family, to your hearth and home. My prayers for you and for the doctors who will make it happen. I send all my love to you, Elizabeth, Nipper and the rest of your beloved family🙏🏻💕
I see a good sittin rock.
Good morning, Patience. Yes, nature’s bench.
Hello there, JWoo woohoo❣️
Can I come
😝
Oh my…. Need you ask???
-bring that 🫖!
Imma inviting myself ( feel my elbows? 😁)
Mornin’ jay 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🤠
🙂
Howdy jay! There is a still upstream m for sure.
Indeed… yes…
most definitely upstream.
Woke up at 5 am thinking of you, Pa💖
First thoughts this morning, Patience🙏🏻
… watching time 🙏🏻
Betsy, am thinking of you & Honey as well; of course.
-Love is a many splendored thing
Oh you!! 💕💕💕 and some for Ma 💕💕💕
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Howdy Gramps thought I smelled mash cooking 😁
That would be me tending the fire with some cooking pots. And some bacon wrapped filet mignon with scrambled eggs for everyone!
😋😋
Mmmmm
You had me at bacon….
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For all seeing this bit of hiking trail, and know it from your soul because you are a walker, a book: The Old Ways: A Journey On Foot, by Robert MacFarlane .
“With a steady command of the literature and history of each place he visits, [Macfarlane] tries ‘to read landscapes back into being.’ His sentences bristle with the argot of cartographers, geologists, zoologists, and botanists.” —The New Yorker
Thanks for this ‘walk’ jay 1776.
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Thank you, Jay. This looks good.
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Meant to say thanks Poyeema
Good morning, Mr jay💕
He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul…
Maidin Mhaith Betsy 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Was curious if anyone saw the bench in the photo? 🤔
Yep
its just above the sittin rock that I wanna sit on
-and slide down
into the water. (Splash) 💦
😁
Emerald Wonderland 💕
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You are fine! Good morning, Jay 1776.
Howdy 🙂 🙂
Good morning jay
Love you woodland picture
Made me look up a few waterfall pics.
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When I go camping I usually have two quests in mind .
Seeking out waterfalls and moose.
Oh
Third quest
Eating
Something about preparing food in the woods
It’s a joy
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Snow leopards have the biggest feet! They are awesome. Tails are very long so they can wrap around their faces to stay warm! 🐾🐾🐾❤️
Treeper Dan Dale posted day before yesterday about a new barn door he cut out to throw hay bales out to his cows
Gotta keep a close eye on those bales, I reckon
Now You did it , Nim !
When I’m pulling apart the hay bale to feed, all I am looking for is Mice ! Um , snakes never occurred to me !
Wonder who is gonna feed the goats when my Son and Family go on Vaca ?
Yes , I am able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound to get Away from snakes ! Yikes !
Hoping I Forget That Picture by the time they leave 😐
I’m begging You , Nim , Please don’t post that picture again between now and November 2023 😄
Have an appointment with a friend this afternoon………..to see his new property. We’ve already discussed, need to wear snake boots…………..
Really bad pic for this morning!
That picture gives me the shivers when I look at it !
I hope Your look-see at Your Friend’s new property went well today , Poyeema 😊
Woa!!! We have baled up snakes but nothing like that insanity!
Last year I lost my phone in a thirty acre hay field. I wasn’t sure if I had raked it into a windrow or if my dad had baled it up.
I stopped at the house and we all prayed on the deck that God would help me to find my phone. I walked out with my two kids and began marching. In about ten mins we had found it because it was at a correct angle to be shiny black in the field.
It has been a great way to get the kids into the tractors.
Nimrodman, your posts are hilarious each morning. I try to check the OT before work. Always something to laugh about.
DD
Good morning, Dan. We have baled a few snakes too, but nothing like that monster!! That would have stopped me from throwing any more bales unto the hay stack.
I’m guessing python maybe – looks awful big for a rattler
maybe in Florida or something
thx, Dan
I enjoyed your new cut-out door as well, Dan – nice job
Nice set I like the last one best
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Good morning friend
Hope your day goes well
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G’day Garrison! Great set of tunes…..
“Blue Rondo..” appears to possibly have been a clip from an episode of “Playboys Penthouse” (recorded and aired in Chicago 1959-1960) …which would also explain the bevy of young ladies clustered in the small audience….
Good morning, Treepers.
This is the day the Lord Has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Holy Father, Abba,
I humbly approach you in prayers for our GrandpaM, Chris (Betsy’s husband), and Niki (Rah’s daughter). Father, You Are the Master Physician, The Inventor, The Engineer to the mysteries and wonders of our bodies. We are fearfully and wonderfully made! Psalm 139
I ask You to move the hands of the surgeons and medical practitioners in the care of our Treeper family… for the concerns that are known… and for those that are unknown… among us. We trust You fully, Father, and thank You that we are your kids and that You love us lavishly and that not a hair of our head is out of place without Your Divine Knowledge.
Thank You, Father. In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
Psalm 139
New International Version
Psalm 139 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
2
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4
Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
5
You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
7
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17
How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18
Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
19
If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20
They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21
Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22
I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
23
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Just caught up to yesterday’s postings – and Father, please include in our prayers, Mike with his brain concerns. (I’m sorry I do not know the story – but trust it to The Lord’s Care.)
…and Father, I add my prayers to my sister’s above, that so wonderfully articulated what is in our hearts this day! Blessed be the Name of the Lord, Who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords!!! Amen! 🙏✝✝✝
Amen
🙏🏻 Amen
I humbly add an Amen to all of the above! 💕🙏
Good morning, Stevie, Patience, and Lorrie. Blessings on yourselves and for our Tree.
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Amen.
Beautiful Prayer, JW!!! We are all most grateful for these words that will strengthen all who are facing surgery!!!
Thank you so much!!! God Bless You Real Good!!! 💖🧚🏻♀️💖🧚🏻♀️💖
Amen
Good morning friend and thank you ☘
Thank you. Nicki is getting scanned and reevaluated today.
May it be the very best news, Rob🙏🏻💕
I can feel your heart in every word, JWoo. GrandpaM is in the palm of that Father’s hand. There is no better place to be. Amen🙏🏻
Indeed. Prayers. 🙂
It may be too much to hope but I do nevertheless hope that perhaps Elizabeth will post a thumbs up when he is safely back in his room🙏🏻
09 May
Francis Hopkinson
(1737-1791)
American judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, author, flag designer (first American flag), and composer (The Battle of the Kegs), dies from an apoplectic seizure at 53
Battle Of The Kegs
09 May 2020 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], American singer-songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), dies at 87
110+ works currently held by ASCAP/BMI
Tutti Frutti
Long Tall Sally
09 May 2019 Freddie Starr, English comedian & singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase), dies at 76
09 May 2010 Lena Horne, American actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Cabin in the Sky; Stormy Weather; The Wiz), dies at 92
The Lady Is A Tramp
09 May 2009 Turner Stephen Bruton, American country songwriter and musician (Crazy Heart), dies of throat cancer at 59
full concert
09 May 2001 James E. Myers, American songwriter (Rock Around the Clock) & producer, dies at 81
09 May 1998 Alice Faye [Leppert], American actress & singer (Hello Frisco, Hello; Fallen Angel; Stowaway), dies of stomach cancer at 83
You Gotta Eat Your Spinach, Baby
09 May 1991 Rudolf Serkin, Bohemian-American concert pianist (noted for Beethoven interpretations), and pedagogue (Curtis Institute; Marlboro School of Music), dies of cancer at 88
Full concert
09 May 1990 Patrick Piggott, British pianist, composer, and musicologist (The Life & Music of John Field; The Innocent Diversion – Music in the Life and Writings of Jane Austen), dies at 74
09 May 1989 Keith Whitley, American country music singer (“Don’t Close Your Eyes”), dies of alcohol poisoning at 33.
When You Say Nothing At All
Don’t Close Your Eyes
I’ll carry forward Slowcobra’s question from yesterday.
Having looked at Find a Grave, yes Great Great Grandfather.
Talk about convoluted ….. history.
No one ever talked about it and I was too young to ask or care.
Dad was the youngest of ?9 or 10?
I remember older brothers passing when I was in my teens.
Aunt of mine attended said reburial she was in her late 80’s to early 90’s at the time, lived to 103.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25255426/cyrus-graham-clark
I still have the video on my system here, perhaps upload to the new karaoke google/tube account at some point in time as I (still) do not see it.
(Remember to mute the musical parts)
Thank you magic
Good Hood stuff as usual
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MMW, that is a fascinating story! thank you for sharing the findagrave link. I had heard of this, but never really looked at anything on that site. that was very interesting and super cool how the newspaper articles covered the story of the reburial!!
how sad that your g-g grandfather did not want to leave his wife to fight, and sad that she died before they found his body/grave 🙁
so were you able to attend the oct 1986 re-burial?
of all coincidences, I look at TN houses on realtor dot com all the time (wishing we could move), and I am watching a house in GAINESBORO that is listed!!!!!!!!! isn’t that weird??!!!! I mean, of all places! I found one in gainesboro and here you are posting your story!!
oh, also meant to ask… does anyone in your family still have his last letter that he had written from the prison? that would be so wonderful to have his hand-written letter still.
Not a clue, should I ever see Rosemary at any future family function I will ask tho.
It would be interesting, while I did help move stuff outta grandpa’s house and butcher all 40 or so of his chickens after he fell tending them for the 5 time, I did not get to pack any of the boxes to see contents that grandma (passed ~5 years before) might have kept and was about 14 at the time so I was clueless.
I should probably try her at find a grave, I have an account and I assume she does as she left flowers… last year I believe on the site altho last name was new to me.
I was in trade school in 1986 so was not able to attend and dad did not say anything about it. First I knew about it was when I transferred the VHS tape of it to digital. He had 2 others to transfer as well, and those are probably on a CD/DVD around here somewhere. I do believe I have one of them online in a backup drive, the 100 birthday party of aunt Jennie
As many things happened in those back woods of Tennessee they were kinda hard to get to for me as a fledgling flat rate mechanic. (no paid off time for anything, just for work)
Didn’t realize today was the anniversary of the passing of Keith Whitley.
Wow……
He’s a distant cousin I never met. I believe I’m the first named after him as he was still a kid when I was born.
I’ve met Dwight, his brother, several times.
John Whitley, Dwight’s son, was starting to go places when he got killed. Some of his music is still on YouTube.
Married to Phil Harris, I believe
I was hesitant to post but prayers are needed! You may want to skip….it is from the filthy pit of hell!
I’ve got cold chills, cramp in stomach and and am trembling….got to shut down, clutch my bible and find a sermon on TV.
‘After School Satan Club‘ organizers plan to resubmit application in Chesapeake
December 6, 2022
News of an ‘After School Satan Club’ has been met with parent uproar and praise. Now, organizers are facing issues with the application.
…want to offer alternative Evangelical after school program…
News clip —>
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/chesapeake/after-school-satan-club-withdraws-application-bm-williams-primary/291-4246e9c2-695f-46dd-afeb-83472559fd59
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Baphomet Book Club
https://imgur.com/gallery/p5ySr8ctive Evangelical after school program…
I am waiting for the results of this, truly, I am fearful for these littles and the others…I truly fear and believe that portals to hell are being opened as this looks like a pure invitation to bring the evil into one’s children, home and lives.
Now that is something I and many others would not allow here no matter what a judge or school board said. That crap would be ended with extreme prejudice very quickly.
It is here. Every… single… day. What do you think I have been complaining about and fighting through? It is here and it is a direct threat against our children. Don’t think it isn’t here just because it wears a different ridiculous hat.
Like Sundance says, once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And God knows I wish I could.
Words games…
-sick basturds!
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I used to wonder the long term effects when first noticing the lack of baptisms by young parents for their newborns; as early baptism, in my understanding, was an added protection, from Above, for the little ones until they could reach their own age of decision (to be confirmed, or baptized by choice, however it is called according to their individual religious upbringing).
after seeing that last photo of those three little ones, pretty sure I have my answer, as to long term effects.
I teach in a very liberal state. I have never witnessed this. It is abhorrent. Adults with their own sick agenda are using babies as pawns. They aren’t little toys to be used. They are children who have rights.
. . . 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)
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Pascha
The Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death, and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life. (Thrice)
He is Risen indeed!
You are in my prayers today, Gramps, and in His hands — nail-scarred hands.
“I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.”
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Praying that all goes well for you today my friend.You have many people here that deeply care for you! Casco 🙂
Prayers for you today and in the coming weeks as you go thru recovery. God be with you thru it all.
Thank you; a wonderful palate cleanser after seeing nwtex’s post 🙂
Greetings Treepers!
As you know, Gramps is going under the knife this morning.
Recovery is gonna be a doozy!
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Praying!💕🙏
Lord, we humbly ask, hear our prayers🙏🏻
Good morning Frank
Thank you
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GRASP WITHOUT REACH
“Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint.” Proverbs xxix. 18 (R.V.)
There is a difference between an ideal and a vision. An ideal has no moral inspiration; a vision has. The people who give themselves over to ideals rarely DO anything. A man’s conception of Deity may be used to justify his deliberate neglect of his duty. Jonah argued that because God was a God of justice and of mercy, therefore everything would be all right. I may have a right conception of God, and that may be the very reason why I do not do my duty. But wherever there is vision, there is also a life of rectitude because the vision imparts moral incentive.
Ideals may lull to ruin. Take stock of yourself spiritually and see whether you have ideals only or if you have vision.
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?”
“Where there is no vision….” When once we lose sight of God, we begin to be reckless, we cast off certain restraints, we cast off praying, we cast off the vision of God in little things, and begin to act on our own initiative. If we are eating what we have out of our own hand, doing things on our own initiative without expecting God to come in, we are on the downward path, we have lost the vision. Is our attitude today an attitude that springs from our vision of God? Are we expecting God to do greater things than He has ever done? Is there a freshness and vigour in our spiritual outlook?
Oswald Chambers
May 9th Devotional
Good morning Sister Prayer Warrior
hope your day is a good one ☘
Good morning, sweet sis. Thought you might like…
And something joyous to go with it.
Handel ~ Guilio Cesare
“Caro! Bella!”
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. – John 16:33
It would be difficult to say that Jesus had peace as He hung on the cross. And yet… until His last words, the Father was close to Him. Think of His words in Luke 23:34: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Our Lord was thinking of the well-being of those around Him.
Again, in the next verses, the Lord’s conversation with the thief on the cross ended with, “Today you will be with me in Paradise” (v. 43). Don’t you think the forgiven thief experienced a sense of peace as he hung beside Jesus? Lastly, Jesus gave instruction to His disciple John to take care of His earthly mother (John 19:26-27).
Whether or not the Son of Man was aware of the torment He would experience in His final hours because of the sins of humankind, He knew it was His mission from the beginning. He also knew that His death and resurrection would be the victory for all who believed in Him… a victory that allows peace in the midst of storms, difficulties, and persecution. “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:4-5).
Believer, your peace is that which comes from faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray now for this nation that is in turmoil, that its people may see your faith and peace and want that same thing. It is God’s desire that none perish but that all be victorious in Him.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing/?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
May 9
MORNING
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb. 11:1
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. I Cor. 15:19
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. I Cor. 2:9, 10
After that ye believed ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession. Eph. 1:13, 14
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. I Pet. 1:8, 9
We walk by faith, not by sight. II Cor. 5:7
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. Heb. 10:35
EVENING
It is I; be not afraid. John 6:20
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Rev. 1:17, 18
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Isa. 43:25
Woe is me! for I am undone; … mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Isa. 6:5, 7
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. Isa. 42:22
If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. I John 2:1
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/05/0509.html
Good morning Poyeema ☘
Good morning all.
Dr. Simon Goddek
@goddeketal
Show this data to a group of 5-year-olds, and they’ll provide you with the correct answer.
Show this data to a group of scholars, and they’ll come up with plenty of illogical excuses for this phenomenon.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvjzzKNWcAEIDyE?format=jpg&name=900×900
Mornin’ all!
Good morning WeeWeed
Thanks for the funnies
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After a wild March, tornado incidence has leveled out and is approaching the average. There was only one tornado recorded in the US on the 7th.
Where we are going if we do not fight!
California’s Retail Electricity Price Highest in the Continental U.S. & More than Double the Western U.S. Average Price – Watts Up With That?
PALMA DE MALLORCA Church San Miguel SPAIN- God the Creator and St. Michael
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,
be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God,
cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
Good Morning Treepers, I’ve been busy and not as engaged in the Treehouse. Catching up.
Hope everyone is well.
Glad your here friend
You’ve been in my thoughts.
Jim Burns also.
Love seeing you and him here .
Totally understand the ins and outs , the coming and going .
Glad you keep coming back.
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Today is a big day for several of us that have loved ones that are ill.
The Our Father
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. Amen.
Coronation of Mother Mary by the Holy Trinity
Hail Mary
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Seville – The Holy Trinity paint in Anunciacion church
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” Our faith is worthy of praise only when our deeds do not contradict the words we say. ”
-Saint Gregory the Great
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“As long as I know there are people in the world who do not love God,
I cannot rest. ”
-Saint Francis Xavier
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” Greater effort is required to resist our vices and passions
than to toil in manual labor ”
-Saint Gregory the Great
Good morning Treepers
big day for some Treepers today
GrandpaM and others
Have a blessed day my friends
Atlanta Journal Constitution:
A far-right faction that has gained clout in the Georgia GOP wants to give the state party new powers to block candidates from qualifying to run as Republicans if they’re deemed to be insufficiently conservative or a “traitor” to the party. The rule change is being championed by leaders of the Georgia Republican Assembly, a conservative faction that has vilified Gov. Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other Republicans who rejected Donald Trump’s demands to overturn his election defeat.
Their “far-right-ometer” needs recalibrating
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
Psalms 91:2 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
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.
Armor on , ready for the day . thanks for being here friend . have a blessed day ☘
Praise God!!! Good to Go!!! Happy for you!!!
Now – get thee to the garden and attend to God’s Creation – Mkay?
Have a Blessed and Fun Day!!! 💙🧚🏻♀️💙🧚🏻♀️💙
PS Every thought of Gramps is a prayer the Angels take up to Heaven – Angels Watching Over Gramps!!!
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okay
i mean
mkay
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gramps will be in the garden with me
Love this prayer so much, Duchess! 💕🙏🇺🇸
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Home Free
How Great Thou Art
Saw these, duchess…thought of you. Picked them myself. You deserve them to make your day bright🤗
How Sweet of you, Bet!!! Best thing about. Tulips. is they bloom almost anyway – bundles of tulips keep popping up everywhere on the border of the farm field behind my house – the first flowers of Spring here – I love them.
Thank you – I will take (3) to go – one for the kitchen table – and one for each of the bedrooms!!!
God Bless Your Day with Sunshine and Flowers (and rain, too as needed)
💖 🧚🏻♀️ 💖 🧚🏻♀️ 💖
Take as many as you wish, dear friend.💕
A friend in Wales taught me a trick with tulips I’ve suddenly remembered!!
If you take a pin or a needle and push it through the stem about 1/4 inch or so BELOW the flower itself, they heads will not droop.
My gosh I hadn’t thought about that in years!!
But I’ve always rather liked one or two drooping while the others remain upright…
Passing it on for what it is worth😎😘
And, oh brother!!! do we ever need a bit of rain. 🙏🏻
1 hour ago
A GREAT FALL IS COMING
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v2mo92m-a-great-fall-is-coming.html
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1
Thanks Molon. I first heard this in 3rd grade in 1958 and immediately fell in love with it.
thanks to Jay for the beautiful pictures .
they are inspiring on this tuesday afternoon
Tuesday Afternoon by The Moody Blues
Hi ML … love the greenery.
Greetings 1530 i love greenery too
Bett . good morning sunshine
Good Morning Sunshine
Good morning, dear molon💕
How beautiful, the lovely stream and the song. Bless your loving heart…
Good morning to Sundance
Thank you and good morning Sundance
Thank you for giving us this place
We come here to pray
and be in Gods grace .
Some come
and are on the run.
But your always here ,
So we can have some fun
Thank you kind Sir from the bottem of my heart.
I pray for God to give you strength and for the Angels to guard over you.
Thank you
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Amen 🕊💕
Amen
I will offer this again:
Earlier I offered an essay on the bravery and example of an Austrian farmer named Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to serve in the Nazi Army in any way. For daring to oppose the Nazis and continuing his resistance against them he was beheaded. He is now on his way to canonization, i.e. sainthood, in the Catholic Church.
For the entire essay:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/25/april-25th-2023-presidential-politics-resistance-day-826/comment-page-3/#comments
Of interest to me were the many reactions with religious sentiments.
On that basis, I wondered if any prayers existed concerning Blessed Franz Jägerstätter (“Blessed” is the stage before Sainthood), which could be used to focus our thoughts on steeling ourselves and securing a positive future for America.
In English I could find nothing.
An Austrian website in German, however, offered this salient prayer: (my translation).
Lord God,
You filled the Blessed Martyr and Father of a Family
Franz Jägerstätter
With great Love for You,
For his family,
And for all people.
In a time when politicians despised their own people,
In a time of Violence,
He came to a clear and incorruptible judgment:
You granted him the Grace to stand against Evil.
In union with Your Son,
And in faithfulness to his conscience,
Franz decided to stand and say NO
To the denial of Your presence,
To the disregard of Human Dignity,
And to an unjust war.
With his trust in You,
He sacrificed his life
Because he loved you above all things.
With the Power of Your Spirit,
And with the example and intercession of Blessed Franz,
Strengthen us in Love for You and for all People,
Help us to stand up for Justice, Peace, and
The Dignity of Humanity!
* Since these and other virtues
Are now under attack in America,
Through his example and intercession,
We ask that America rediscover its virtues
And become again a shining example
Of the best which Humanity can accomplish.
Through Christ, Or Lord,
Amen.
* My addition to the original German prayer (Author Unknown).
It struck me, after writing the essay mentioned above, that if we really believe in the power of prayer, it is time to enlist the aid – however such things work – of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, whose example of Courage is an example for us today, as we see Evil spreading across the land, and an example for all times.
Every day we see the Evil of The Deep State on the march, sometimes in small ways, sometimes in large ones, a bulldozer of Evil claiming to be for us, claiming to be Christian (take your pick of lying politicians), claiming to be “building” America, when in fact they are wrecking everything from our virtues, to our schools, to our economy, to our heritage, and on and on!
Resisting this bulldozer can be wearing, as much of it is psychological and spiritual: a simple prayer like the above may have more power in it than we can know.
For today’s music: Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) by Polish composer Wojciech Kilar….
It has been used in certain movies.
Todays schedule.
Sherry is getting cleaned up as I write this. Once she is ready to go we will put Buckley in the FJ and take off to run multiple errands.
Errands completed. Bucklely now has a new harness and tie out, and short lead. He was a very good boy during the ride and at PetSmart. He also got his Simpartica trio we picked up at the vet. A glass of water to hydrate and it’s on to the lawn. Think I will do both trimming and mowing today. It is gorgeous out there.
Cheeseburgers off the grill with tater tots and homemade macaroni salad for dinner. Not balanced, but what the hell!
I just finished baking some tater tots. For breakfast. Bacon frying, will get eggs going in a few minutes. After breakfast, I need to run errands/pay bills.
I mowed the back yard yesterday and it doesn’t look like I went over it with a mower. Grass is growing back with a vengeance. But at least the yard is cleared and looks a lot better than it did a couple of weeks ago. Tree branches and brush still piled up on curbs.
I cannot believe what I saw on the tweet mischief posted.
It’s that time of year for the grass. Mine is mowed and looks great. Dinner as described above done.
I learned today that Niki’s tumor has not grown. Still don’t know what the plan for future treatment is. She has been admitted to the hospital because she is dehydrated and impacted. She is mentally not in a good place right now. It may be we will have to go down again soon. We shall see.
Also got a call. My last uncle died today. He was 93 years old and had survived his wife by over 5 years. He had lived alone until he was 92 with a daughter close by keeping tabs on him. Uncle Jack and aunt Norma loved Florida and bought a house in Dunedin (North of Tampa) as soon as they retired and moved there permanently.
Uncle Jack, while home had a heart attack and fell breaking a leg. He lived for several months afterwards that that even began the descent.
I was blessed with many Aunts and Uncles, almost all of them great people and all but one I spent time with and got to know. That is the advantage of being the oldest. I had more time with them than my siblings.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy we get to go for a ride!
Yeah yeah yeah. Don’t drool on me okay?
Good morning Treepers. Late start today. After midnight, I sat with my wife for a while. We watched tv and split some Taco Bell fast food. Didn’t get much sleep last night due to Smokey kneading on me and sticking his little paws in my face while I’m trying to nod off. He has some fishhooks for claws.
Absolutely magnificent. Just lovely.
Good morning, Joe. That looks as if could be the Serengeti… all that’s missing are varieties of animals one normally sees in such a place. Gorgeous.
So glad you both had that time together. I am all sympathy with the kneading. I felt every claw…ouch!😬
Good afternoon, Bet. I’m up again after catching a couple of more hours of sleep.
Smokey is the most affectionate cat t I’ve ever had; this time I hid under a blanket to avoid getting hooked by those claws of his. His little black head appeared underneath the blanket and he stared at me, demanding attention.
I petted him for a minute; he seemed satisfied, then settled onto the pillow next to me.
The only time I watch anything on a tv is when I’m sitting with my wife at the nursing home. The stuff they have on the cable channels does not interest me, the only exception being a weather channel. As long as my spouse is ok with what’s on the tube, it’s ok with me. But from a personal standpoint, cable is not something I would invest in. Skipped past Fox and Cnn when channel surfing last night. Found “Rizzoli and Isles”, another favorite of my wife’s.
A pox on Fox. Cnn causes brain damage.
Peace be with you and your wife . she is so fortunate to have you .
tune in Saturday, maybe we could put on some cartoons she likes.
Peace friend and im not joking about the cartoons.
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Bless his little companionable life, Joe. Cats choose as we all know. He knew you were THE one. All our Welsh cats were like that. Not so much here, though to be fair all the ones we’ve seen were ferals.
Bless you as well, my friend. Your love and devotion for Kerry shines through. I’m so glad she’s eating the food you’re bringing. Keeps her strength up. And like you, no thank you for anything on telly (as we called it in Blighty) news-wise. Glad you found something to watch you both enjoyed.
Still waiting for rain which has been promised every single day for the next 10…not a drop. Thunderstorm warnings…no thunderstorms. Wish we’d get some today because I fertilized our grass and watered it in, but it would be helpful to add some of God’s good moisture from above. Ah well, will wait until He is ready.😘
💕 ⛅️ Heavenly Art ☀️ 💕
Good afternoon, Lorrie.
Good day to you Joe
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Good afternoon, Molon.
Will the people say, Amen?
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/UMZUTbaz0Lw?feature=share
There’s never a sheepdog when you need one…loved that!!😊
röthbach waterfall bavaria national park berchtesgaden land, germany
Gregorian – I’ll Find My Way Home
Enya – If I Could Be Where You Are
“Never Comes The Day”- ” Lazy Day”- “Are You Sitting Comfortably?”- W/Lyrics- Moody Blues
Madi
Madi
May 9, 2023 12:12 pm
My humble opinion : the enemy within is making stuff up so President Trump will be indicted so he can run as President and win again in 2024. NOBODY can afford and take this constant beat up. He is like Samson he has a “unbelievable power”.
Also he did not take a salary for 4 years and has LOST money.
“Billionaire Hand cuff for speaking up about fraud money laundering Buffet, Bill Gate and Epstein and the downfall of w
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/nlpc-chairman-peter-flaherty-arrested-during-berkshire-shareholder-proposal-presentation-after-connecting-ceo-warren-buffett-to-bill-gates-and-jeffrey-epstein-video/
Enhanced area for severe weather over central KS today. Aunty ‘Em!
Alice in Wonderland Mad Tea Party
this is a better tea party . actually meant to post this one , not the dark depp one
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I put some food in with the babies . I don’t know if they’ll eat it but if the don’t Mom will .
Have a blessed day friends.
Get outside and smell something good.
Ps
And please keep Our Treepers in your prayers
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Peace friends
Spread the love
The Love of Christ
That’s our mission here, dear friend. It’s what we do every single day🙏🏻🍀
they are getting bigger! 🙂
my robin babies have gotten big enough now that they are showing their ‘bobbleheads’ when mumma comes with bugs and worms. I call them robbleheads.
cobra
see the little fuzz balls growing on the top of her head.
love them. she has blue eyes too. i bet Robbins have brown eyes. just thinkin maybe they do
I do see the little fuzzballs! So precious!
Aww, sweet. Ours haven’t hatched yet but should soon.
“Oh, look! Someone is trying to rule the world again…! And they will fail, again…!’
The broken state of our country, its people, and the world we live in, will soon fade away. To save ourselves and our families, we must focus on the Lord to find the good amidst the chaos around us.
Without getting into the weeds of the geo-political forces that are in play in our country and the entire world, let me just say that there is a “perfect storm” brewing that may or may not be survivable, with everything being returned to “normal” anytime soon.
The world seems to be going down the well-worn path of One World Government/One World Dictator-ism again. Even though these “empires” never end well, our collective human sinful nature seems to be creating the same mistake made many times over the history of man…The Egyptian, Roman, Grecian, Assyrian, Babylonian Empires…. European Colonialism, Czars in Russia, Hitler/Fascism, Stalin/Communism, Mao/Chinese Communism, and lately: Islamic Nation Building, even more lately, The Great Reset, One World Government, and Socialism/Equity/Equality.
I could go on, but I think you get the idea. We are about ready to tear our world down again in the name of Pride, Arrogance, and Corruption. It really seems like we never learn.
The wicked plot against the godly, they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgement coming. Psalm 37:1-7/12-13/
So, we must prepare for the trials and tribulations that very well could be upon us shortly…We must be able to discern what is happening around us and plan accordingly for our spiritual and physical survival…
Notice the similarities between our world of today and the world of the prophet Micah in 686BC, before the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions of Israel.
” how miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can’t find anything to eat. Not a cluster of grapes, or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger. The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the Earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers. Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice. Even the best of them is like a briar; the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion. Don’t trust anyone-not not your best friend or even your wife! For the son despises his father. The daughter defies her mother. The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law. Your enemies are right in your own household!
As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently, for God to save me, and my God will certainly help me. Though I sit in darkness, The Lord will be my light. I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, as I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case, and give me justice, for all I have suffered from my enemies. Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side. They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, “so where is the Lord-that god of yours?” With my own eyes, I will see their downfall, they will be trampled like mud in the streets.
Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people, forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.” Micah Chapter 7
In an age, when religion was making little difference in people’s lives, Micah said that God expected his people to do what is right, love mercy, and walk humbly with him.
He requires the same of Christians today. In a world that is unjust, we must act justly, and do what is right. In a world full of pride and self sufficiency, we must walk humbly with God. Only when we live according to God’s way, will we begin to affect our homes, our society, and our world.
So this is our call to get right with God now, so that we may do the good things that are necessary to be prepared for the trials ahead, and the eventual victory over evil that the good Lord has promised over the ages….
The Lord said to Joshua as he was preparing to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land:
“No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you, as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night, so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command-Be Strong and Courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged! For the Lord, your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua Chapter 1)
Start with a prayer today…
This is a prayer I wrote ten years ago, and it still applies to me, as well as all of us: weak and full of sinful failings and frailties:
Lord, thank you for showing me and teaching me the futility of worry about the past, and the foreboding darkness of the future days. Lord, you have taught me that, even though I have sinned and made many bad decisions in the past, you are a forgiving and loving God to those who believe in you, and wait on you, to bring good out of even my worst mistakes. Lord, I trust you to lead me by the hand through the trials of these coming days, and teach me your ways, on our path through this broken world, that leads to your Glory in Heaven.
Blessed are you, Lord, my God, King of the Universe, Prince of Peace…
At this year’s WWII Victory Parade in Moscow we saw one of the largest marching bands ever assembled.
The group was well over 500 strong. Hope they sounded as good as they looked. 🙂
silly question, but do they “celebrate” V-E day in russia, too? because may 8th was V-E day, so is that what they recognize with their victory parade?
Boy that was a silly question… don’t mind me… I am better focused now! 🙂
Sorry this is locked, but you can still get the gist of what happened from the intro.
Why Germany surrendered twice in World War II (nationalgeographic.com)
Thanks!