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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Ohhhhh…my heart…
Do not tell me Almighty God doesn’t watch over all His creation.🙏🏻💕
awwwww. Precious! 💞 xo
Beloved, blessed birdies.
If that doesn’t pluck heartstrings— then there is no heart! 💝
Oh, fine!!! 🤨 I can never go into the kitchen now! Sheesh.
Mods, assembled for a rumble with the Rockers, who have yet to show
(from the film, ‘Cat-rophenia’)
One of the fundamental unchanging truths for all eternity.
Tell me about it! My fur monsters woke me up at midnight for a snack!
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Lord Have Mercy! They eat every two hours it seems!
That’s their natural God given behavior. Several smaller meals throughout the day vs 2 large ones. Most of them are pretty good at adjusting us to their preferences rather than the other way around. 🤣
I don’t know about cats eating habits….but my little sheltie pup still poops every two hours…he needs more food as he is growing like a weed in Texas in the spring…which makes for a non stop endeavor for his “Fur Mommy”….
If anyone thinks they can get ahead of the demand and feed cats early, they will have a protest about stale food in the bowl.
Or they can see the bottom of their bowl, surrounded by completely edible food. And that will never ever do!😁
And this morning either Buffy or Callie, one of Steve’s barn cats fed themselves. There is a pile of dove feathers off the back of my deck that wasn’t there are 03:30 when I took Buckley out to do his business. Buffy is the most likely suspect.
That made my day, Bet.
Wonderful, CR💕 They have mystical powers I always think…they stare you awake.😊
When I “play possum”, Mama Katts will start kneading the blankets like she is nursing as a kitten, letting the tips of her claws needle me just enough that she is absolutely positive that I am awake and can hear her hunger purr!
Hahahaha!! You might as well just go on and get up and feed her. She’s given you the chance before she brings out the deadly weapons😂
Reminds me of this which I saw long ago…from memory.
“We just sat through a class learning about Pavlov and his experiments with canines.
I thought, ” Stupid dogs.”
Then the bell rang and we all went to lunch. ”
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Bet, I have that t-shirt with Pavlov’s cat. The bell rings and the cat licks his butt. 🤣
Oh my giddy aunt!!😂😂😂
I have to ask this….
Just where in this kitty feeding saga, does Schrodinger’s cat, fit in?
Lol!
Wait for the claw sharpening to commence on those seats!
My cats did this on my beloved husband’s motorcycle in the garage. They were listening for mice. The two best mousers ever!
ok, guys, looks like the jig is up
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awwww – one of ’em fell asleep before dinner was over
Mama Kitty has Beautiful
Eyes 😊
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Happy Mama’s Day to All💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Hi , Leon 🙋♀️
Thinking of You !
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to every mother who has borne a child…who has been filled with joy, and with sorrow.
Who has gone sleepless, who has given so much of herself she wonders if she has anything left.
Who has sacrificed but has done so willingly and with a full heart.
Who until the day she draws her last breath considers her grown children her babies still.
God bless and protect mothers everywhere. They are the glue that holds their families together.
Enjoy your day, Moms!! I hope you all are spoiled rotten.
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Happy Mother’s Day, Bet!
Maquis, I don’t know what I was expecting, but it was not this most wonderful gift of memories dear. Merci, cher ami, merci beaucoup🤗
Happy Mother’s Day Bet, to you and all the ladies here in our Tree!
Oh bless, dear friend. Thank you. I would imagine your own darling mother will be having her best Mother’s Day ever, knowing you will be home soon, healthy and whole. Believe me, there is no greater gift…get ready for all your favourite dishes from her loving hands. Praying every day in every way, you are getting better and better…and feeling it.😘🙏🏻
She is itching to start cooking Bet. And just in time the zucchini are starting to produce. The doctor wants to send me home this afternoon if the day goes well.
Yesterday I asked my nurse for paper and crayons and made 2 cards, one for Elizabeth and one for my Mom. Busy Lizzie’s says, I was going to give you my heart for Mother’s Day but the doctor put it back in.
Oh myyyyyy!!! What a treasure your lovely bride is, G💕 And speaking of treasures, I suspect your hand drawn cards will be more than precious to your beloved mom and wife, though I know the best gift will be having you back home.
What brilliant news!! Released from custody! God bless the doctors and nurses who are returning you to your family, dear brother. And to us…mustn’t leave us out, you know. A day to be celebrated and to give heartfelt thanks to our Father above. Deo gratias!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😘
Amen! 🙌🙌🙌😘
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So glad to hear that you may be going home later today. What JOY! I am sure Elizabeth will want your heart right where it belongs and she is delighted to have the whole package. What a dear, sweet, noble man you are! Time to get you home and recuperating the right way! I am sure Nipper has big plans for you.
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Thank you Betsy and may your day be filled with love and joy. God’s blessings to all the moms.
You are most welcome, oldschool. A day full of strong emotions for us mothers…I know for me and I am sure for all our beautiful loving ladies here for differing reasons. Bless you.💕
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God bless all the women, taking in younger girls/women who had moms ill equipped to be mothers or should not have been mothers.
Those mothers made my life, and the lives of the majority of my close women friends. It’s no accident, a girl with an ill equipped mother finds women who were raised the same. It just happens.
Amazing how women see us, those with mothers not doing their Godly job, and step in.
In return, with age, I know when to step in. Because of how God showered me with those ‘angel’ mothers.
I take your beautiful and moving point, Poyeema. And so I will add also a Happy Mother’s Day to all those women who are mothers in every way to any who need mothers, wherever they may be, even if they have not given birth. May their lives be richly blessed for all they give of themselves to those who need that mother’s love and did not have it until such women were placed in their lives through God’s grace.
Happy Mothers Day Miss Betsy!
You have a little mothering left over that you share with us all here at CTH.
Happy Mothers Day to all our ladies.
What a beautiful Mother’s Day thing to say, monticello. I thank you very very much💕
Happy Mother’s Day, Betsy💝
Bless, dear Patience. And to you and your own precious Ma. So much love as always to two of the finest ladies I know😘🌻😘
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-thank you
Hi Patience! Happy Mother’s Day to you and Ma! ❤️
Thanks so much , Pa.
Knowing you are doing well made this an extra special day.
✝️❤️you, Pa.
I have two kids, but they’re cats. One’s Thai, the other is from Burma ( Myanmar ), and we have a small dog.
Cobra got through the gate a few days ago, Momo, ( the dog ), was barking like crazy, so I went out to see what was going on and he was face to face with a King Cobra, common here in Thailand.
I don’t question the dogs heart, just his short legs and lack of teeth, he’s old. He was barking at the cobra, the cobra started to come after the dog, and out of nowhere you see this white streak and nailed the cobra behind the head, right on it’s neck.
The cat did some kind of ninja death grip on the snake and just kept it’s teeth on it until it couldn’t move, we couldn’t get near it fear of it biting.
So the dog and cat ignore each other, but when the snake came around, the dog distracted it, and the cat went for the kill and nailed it.He slammed into the wall with the snake in its mouth and my wife and I were both going, “What the phuque ???”.
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We don’t have suspicious cat, we just have “leave me alone” cat.
Good morning, Gabriel! How lovely to see you here once again.
This is a story which simply reinforces my strong belief we do know a fraction of what is true of animals…either with their own kind or those not so. Their instincts are amazing. When duty calls…
I have always thought of all cats as “leave me alone” creatures but with the proviso attached “unless I want something”. Then it’s up to us to provide it. We are chosen.😉 Blessings to you both my friend. Stay well, hoping the cyclone in your part of the world will pass by you.
Beautiful picture!
Saved for just this occasion, Aggiegirl. Happy Mother’s Day, my friend💕
Have a very blessed Sunday, Treeper friends. Always know that our Dear Lord loves us and looks after us. All we have to do is accept Jesus Christ as our personal savior. This is so easy to do. All you have to do is ask. Honest.
especially liked the Gregorio Allegri
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Good morning, dear Garrison.
Asked…and was answered.🙏🏻
Mornin’ Bet. Yep, every time . . . 🙂
😘 Enjoy your breakfast, my friend. Thank you for our benediction, without which our Sundays are not complete. 🙏🏻💕
Garrison, just listening to Pepe performing this lovely Giuliani Variazoni Concertanti Opus 130.
I’ve always been partial to Giuliani’s works. Leaving this here for you💕
Thanks, Bet 🙂
Always welcome…I figured a day with a little Pepe is a better one.🤗
Hi Garrison.
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Lifting a glass to you, Garrison. Thanks for the lovely music.
You are most welcome, 1530 . . . 🙂
Good morning Garrison!
Mornin’ Gramps! 🙂
I lived in Houston in the mid-60’s . . . about this time. Our company offices were in the neighborhood Rodney sings about. Because it was convenient, I was “this” close to renting a garage apt. off Telephone Road. Instead, I decided to stay in Montrose. Glad I didn’t move there . . . 🙂
14 May 2019 Grumpy Cat [Tardar Sauce], American cat internet celebrity, dies following complications from urinary tract infection at 7
Hi and thanks, MMW. Didn’t reaalize this cat was famous.
Yes, almost the internet version of Morris or Garfield…
14 May B.B. King
(1925-2015)
American blues guitarist and singer (The Thrill is Gone), dies at 89
14 May 2006 Lewis “Lew” Anderson, American actor and musician[Sax] (The Howdy Doody Show Clarabell the Clown), dies of prostate cancer at 84
Big Band Jump Radio set 1998 (audio only)
14 May Frank Sinatra
(1915-1998)
American singer (Strangers in the Night; My Way; The Summer Wind) and actor (From Here to Eternity; Guys and Dolls), known as the “Chairman of the Board” and “Ol’ Blue Eyes”, dies at 82
14 May 1997 Thelma Carpenter, American radio and jazz band singer (Coleman Hawkins; Count Basie), and stage and screen actress (Hello, Dolly!; Barefoot In The Park (TV); The Wiz (film)), dies of cardiac arrest at 76
14 May 1976 Keith Relf, British blues-rock singer and harmonica player (The Yardbirds – “For Your Love”; Renaissance, 1969-71), electrocuted while playing an improperly earthed electric guitar at 33
I still adore The Yardbirds.
Heart Full of Soul.
Never give up
Good on you, doggie!
50+ years ago, my ex had a family kitty that was found…as a baby…as he got to know the other family critters…Struedel the kitty would smack their poor little dachshund, right across the long snout….the dog would shake his head, back up, then come forward again….for another smack across his snout….not sure if it was a game or if the dog was trying to figure out what the littler creature was all about…
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NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD
O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name:
Make known his deeds among the people.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him:
Talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Glory ye in his holy name:
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
Seek the Lord, and his strength:
Seek his face evermore.
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done;
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
Ye children of Jacob his chosen.
He is the Lord our God:
His judgments are in all the earth.
— Psalm 105: 1 – 7
1. Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done, in whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mothers’ arms has blest us on our way
With countless gifts of love and still is ours today.
2, Oh, may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us
And keep us in His grace and guide us when perplexed
And free us from all ills in this world and the next!
3Δ All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given,
The Son, and Him who reigns with them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.
Good morning 1530!
Hi Grandpa</ Top of the day to you!
Good song, really pure voice on this gal
I think it’s a live performance, I don’t think it’s lip-syncing to recorded tracks. But I think in post-production they got the video a little out of sync with the audio … the visual precedes the sound by about a tenth-of-a-second throughout
I’ve given up on this ‘technology’ to deliver sound and video in sync. Nice when it happens, but it is not unusual to get way out of sync.
Oddly though, I am not so sure I can spot such a small discrepancy. But I do have a sense that such mishaps vary from viewer to viewer.
Triplets!! I’d take them all😍
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Oh, dear, I struggle with the “hold my halo” frequently.
Don’t just breathe.
He gets it. Wonderful!!
A thousand Amens!!🙏🏻
10 interesting facts about black cat (findinterestingfacts.com)
As soon as you lie on the couch, they will jump on top of you. I know their game
Good morning Treepers. Shawnee lake sunrise. Rain has stopped for now. More on the way later in the morning.
Beautiful !
Are You Fishing , Joe ?
That was my Immediate Thought , anyway .. 🐟🎣🐠🐡😁
Not yet. Maybe later towards summer or fall seasons.
That picture sure looks like a Lovely Place to Start 😊
*Fishie , Fishie in the Lake
Come and Bite
on Joseph’s Bait* 🎣😊🙋♀️
Bless-ed Sunday, Joe💕 I think we got a small amount of that God given moisture last night. Just read that our county has said none of us will have to water our lawns this week. Sounds very promising!!😊
Have a blessed Sunday all. And take the time to say a prayer asking the Lord to have mercy on the mass of humanity in Myanmar. Mocha will be hitting shore very soon, but you can be sure there are already people that have succumbed and others struggling to survive as I write this. The cyclone has continued to strengthen a bit according to the pressure. Currently 155 mph sustained winds and a pressure of 918.
Sometimes we all forget just how fortunate we are to live in this great country. For most of us here every day should be a day of thanksgiving.
Our daily hardships pale in comparison to those so many in the world struggle with. The closer one lives to the edge of the abyss, the easier it is to be pushed over it.
Friday we took Buckley into the vet. He supposedly needed his Parvo booster but once I got there they found he was good to go on all of his shots.
A very pretty young lady was the assistant that came out to get me to weigh Buckley and then go to the exam room and ask a few questions before getting the vet to do a physical exam on him. But that pretty girl had one of those little black rings in her left nostril. Why do kids do that! What is it supposed to mean?
At least it is easily removable, Rob. Now ill thought out tattoos???
As to what it means? Nothing more complicated than this… t’is true, everything is now, there is no later for young people these days. Bet that ring won’t be there in a couple of years’ time.
I think they keep a tally of the number of people they piss off every day. IT’s that or some weird tattoo.
haha!! That’s pretty funny! You might not be far off on that one.
That is adorable! My husband and I used to take backroads on our way to our favorite cafe for Saturday breakfasts. There was a little church out in the country that had a similar sign. Every week they changed their very witty comments. It was a treat to drive by and receive “our” weekly message. It was always humorous and uplifting! 🙏💕🇺🇸
Glorious!!
I always mentally equate a peacock with spring or summer…and petting zoos….this is a beautiful reminder of the seasons and the peacock…
We had one in Wales. He found us suitable after he flew in one cold January and deemed us worthy.
As we had a large garden and a place he could shelter and meals (dry cat food) when he wanted, he was happy.
He’d peep into the kitchen window to let me know it was mealtime; and after, he would march to the center of the garden and thank us with a huge spread of his magnificent feathers.
He molted twice a year, which I never knew peacocks did.
He really was a splendid and docile addition to our garden💕
May 14
MORNING
The fellowship of His sufferings. Phil. 3:10
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. Matt. 10:25
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isa. 53:3
In the world ye shall have tribulation. John 16:33
Because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. John 15:19
I looked for some to take pity, but there was none. Psa. 69:20
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me. II Tim. 4:16
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. 8:20
Here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. Heb. 13:14
Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb. 12:1, 2
EVENING
They overcame … by the blood of the Lamb. Rev. 12:11
Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died. Rom. 8:33, 34
It is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Lev. 17:11
I am the LORD. The blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. Exo. 12:12, 13
There is … no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. Rom. 8:1
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Rev. 7:13, 14
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Rev. 1:5, 6
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/05/0514.html
THE HABIT OF ENJOYING THE DISAGREEABLE
“That life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” 2 Cor. iv. 10
We have to form habits to express what God’s grace has done in us. It is not a question of being saved from hell, but of being saved in order to manifest the life of the Son of God in our mortal flesh, and it is the disagreeable things which make us exhibit whether or not we are manifesting His life. Do I manifest the essential sweetness of the Son of God, or the essential irritation of “myself” apart from Him? The only thing that will enable me to enjoy the disagreeable is the keen enthusiasm of letting the life of the Son of God manifest itself in me. No matter how disagreeable a thing may be, say – “Lord, I am delighted to obey Thee in this matter,” and instantly the Son of God will press to the front, and there will be manifested in my human life that which glorifies Jesus.
There must be no debate. The moment you obey the light, the Son of God presses through you in that particular; but if you debate you grieve the Spirit of God. You must keep yourself fit to let the life of the Son of God be manifested, and you cannot keep yourself fit if you give way to self-pity. Our circumstances are the means of manifesting how wonderfully perfect and extraordinarily pure the Son of God is. It is one thing to choose the disagreeable, and another thing to go into the disagreeable by God’s engineering. If God puts you there, He is amply sufficient.
Keep your soul fit to manifest the life of the Son of God. Never live on memories; let the word of God be always living and active in you.
Oswald Chambers
May 14th Devotional
Good morning juststevie and Happy Mother’s Day!
Blessed morning to YOU Grandpa!!! 🤗🤗🤗🙏🙋♀️
Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. – Philippians 3:20
The United States officially recognizes 195 countries in the world today. Interestingly, seventy-five percent of those countries allow their people to hold dual citizenship, meaning a person may hold the legal status of a citizen in more than one country. Those individuals enjoy the benefits of two places.
When people accept Christ as Lord and Savior, they also become dual citizens. While still living on Earth the born-again individual becomes a citizen in the Kingdom of God. “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins“ (Colossians 1: 13-14).
When you hold that privilege, you may soon notice the significant difference between the two places you are entitled to reside in.
Citizenship in the world is driven by self-love and satisfying the desires of the flesh, it is a place of longing and decay. Citizenship in heaven is focused on seeking God and walking in His Spirit. It is centered around joy and eternal life. The wise in heart will spend their time on Earth in preparation and anticipation for eternity.
Discipleship in Christ is like a boot camp for everlasting life. The challenges you overcome here develop your skills for the wonder you will experience there. Pray for God’s people in this nation to live lives that point others to the reality of Heaven. Intercede for leaders of the nation to submit their hearts to God and obtain their dual citizenship.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing/?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Verse of the Day for Sunday, May 14, 2023
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“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
James 1:6 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
Duchess01 , 💘 !
💝 Thank You 💖
Most welcome, Ryder – As precious to me as they are to you!!!
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😇👼💘 , Duchess !
You are Precious to me 😊
Awww Ryder…Blushing here – ☺️
Everyone here is precious in His Sight – We are blessed to be here!!!
Hope and Pray your day was as much of a blessing as you are to all of us here!!!
❤️ 🧚🏻♀️ ❤️ 🧚🏻♀️ ❤️
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Happy Mother’s Day duchess!
Thanks, Gramps!!! You are such a sweetheart!!!
Hope and pray you are feeling better with each day that passes!!!
God Bless You Mightily, Kind Sir!!! 💙🧚🏻♀️💙🧚🏻♀️💙
Duchess, you are a mother to all of us. Happy Mother’s Day, dear friend and sweet lady😘🌻
Awww….Bet – ☺️. – it must be hot in here – my face is flushed – and
Look who’s talking here – the comforter of all who stop by and say ‘Hi’!!!
Hope and Pray your day is a Very Blessed One, Dear Lady!!!
💖 🧚🏻♀️ 💖 🧚🏻♀️ 💖
Oh thank you from my heart, loving friend💕
Here…a small gift from me to you (wish they were real😉)
Beautiful, Bet – It is real to me – comes from the heart – as real as it gets!!!
Huggles and Smooches for you from me!!! 💖🧚🏻♀️💖
😘….don’t you go eating all that chocolate all at once now, even though it is dark and very good for you😎
It will be.difficult for sure – but I will try – 🙃
Oh go on then…eat them all. And don’t leave any…waste not, want not😉💕
LOL
Bet – Have not seen Mo all day – Hope and Pray he is ok – spending time with family
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Mornin’ all!
NSFF
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So the Kid should ask: “So your saying your not my mother? If you aren’t my mother, the who is?”
“Ms Supreme Court candidate: Can you define the word ‘mother’ for us?”
“Well, I’m not sure I can, I’m not a biologist”
If you get the chance, check out the High School Rodeo Association in your area and go out and support these talented youngsters. The Indiana Chapter is competing at the Boone County Fairgrounds here in Central Indiana this weekend. Admission only $5 / person and the littles are free.
Also check out your local 4H fairgrounds for their summer calendar of wholesome farm-supporting events for the family.
Get out there and get some fresh air!
That is exactly where I am headed, woo. Happy Mother’s Day to all you ladies, Lord thank you for another day and another chance to do the right thing.
Bless you always, CR. I can’t tell you how your last sentence moved me…very deeply. No better friend to have by your side every day than Christ, who died for you, as if you were the only person on earth. 🙏🏻 But remember also…you have friends here as well…never forget😘
Happy Mother’s Day JWoo!
Happy Mother’s Day, JWoo-Hoo💕 You really are fantastic mother. I know it will be a good one.
So, you all have been saying lies! I just asked Ai “how many will die from the covid vaccine “?
The answer was “zero, covid vaccines are safe and effective”
They wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true!
/S
C.S. Lewis’ Beloved Novel ‘A Horse and His Boy’ Debuts as Elaborate Play at Museum of the Bible(From the Narnia series)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/reelfaith/2023/01/c-s-lewis-beloved-novel-a-horse-and-his-boy-debuts-as-elaborate-play-at-museum-of-the-bible.html
The Logos Theatre Presents “A HORSE AND HIS BOY”
Absolutely fantastic!!!!!!! All of it. Passing it on😊
I have to admit, I’d love to see it. I haven’t been to a play since Dancing At Lughnasa
So much can be done with sets and costumes these days. I think it would be magical.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL YOU MARVELOUS MOTHERS HERE!!!
http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/ecards/mothers-day/happy-mothers-day-tulips-550×320.jpg
Best to all our Treehouse Mothers/Grandmothers/Great-Grandmothers etc out there. The most important job of all, Motherhood.
Thank you, dear friend.
This is a Common Yellowthroat Warbler. They have a kinda easy song to id them by a “Wichy Wichy” which I believe I heard yesterday. The problem I had with the ID, is, I’m in a different area from my old birding days, so many birds have different vocalizations from different regions, kinds like our accents and word usage being different. So the call was not what I am really used to, their are loads of mimics here (Mockingbirds & Brown Thrashers) and the call came from high in a Tulip tree. They are “ground Skulking” Warblers, so usually not high up. So I really can’t be sure. Anyways some call them the masked bandit warbler. Cowbirds love to target them for their egg parasitism.
I have the yellow bellied pine warbler. They don’t have that handsome mask!
They do that slow trill call. I see/hear them occasionally. I miss my Blue-winged Warblers. That was the first Warbler call I learned. Once you learn a good number of Warbler calls, iding them becomes a whole lot easier.
Vireo’s are tough in the sense they are duller than Warblers, creep in the branches more, and do not sing as much. I had one the other day in my Oak tree, only saw it because I was watching some Titmice. I think he was a red-eyed Vireo but not sure. Glad you appreciate birds/nature. I enjoyed seeing some Meadowlarks & Indigo Buntings yesterday, though i worry that area is going to get housing. Cheers
Colkitto!! You will NOT believe this!!
This morning I was perusing another site on which a commenter from Nigeria posts photos of the most beautiful birds from all over the world.
This beauty was one of them. This exact bird. But of course I didn’t save the image for you which I would normally do as I got distracted, more’s the pity…
How amazing!!
One of those ‘coincidences’ that seems to occur whenever me and you meet up on here. LOL.
I hope you and your family all have a wonderful Mother’s day. I salute every one of you.
God bless you all
You know my views on coincidences well😎 🤗 Thanks, my friend.
AKA – A frail grasp on the big picture. Here’s the Eagles to explain.
FIRST BAPTIST DALLAS CHURCH – SUNDAY SERVICE – 05/14/2023
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Sunday, May 14, 2023, 9:15 AM
“KEEP MARRIAGE HOLY: The Seventh Commandment” | LIVE Service from First Baptist Dallas
Sunday, May 14, 2023, 11:00 AM
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Perfect weed wacking and mowing day. Forecast mostly cloudy all day but no rain, forecast high of 73 which means it will probably only get up to 71 with a 17 mph wind.
Another Sunday and you can be sure that the socialist propaganda media will be hitting on Trump left and right after his great performance on CNN’s “Town Hall” on their Sunday “News” shows.
BTW, Happy Mothers day to all you mothers out there. This is not a day to recognize “child birthing persons”. Nope! It is only for MOTHERS! Plenty of people with XX chromosomes have birthed a child have never mothered at child.
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Good morning, dear sis😘
Our children grow and leave the nest, as it should be. They go on with their lives, their busy schedules, their families…as it should be.
So less and less do we become daily needed, which is not a bad thing. It just is…as it should be, hard as it is to bear.
But we are always on standby, ready to “report for duty” as situations arise. Because they always do. And then who else would one want by their side, along with Almighty God, other than the one who knows us best and loves us unconditionally?
In the middle of the night, my phone indicated an incoming message. Curious and awake, I got up to check.
It was a beautiful Mother’s Day message from our friend, a colleague and Chris’s brother in Christ who is a deacon in the Catholic Church.
He wrote, “The love of a mother is as close as we can get to the ‘Agape’ love God has for each of his children.”
A precious truth which we never lose sight of and never stop giving, no matter how old our children get.💕
Or as my wife says: “If it was easy a man could do it!”
Hahaha…you married one smart cookie😁
That reminded me of a meme I sent to my daughter two days ago…
…of a well dressed woman obviously at a job interview.
The male interviewer says to her, “We’re looking for someone who can do the work of 6 men.”
She says, “That’s a shame. I was looking for a full time job.”
She lol-ed, especially as her recently jettisoned job for a better paying new one required that she do way more than 6 men would even consider doing. Promised realistic pay increase and promotion to VP for 2 years, both withdrawn during excellent job performance review. It was time to say adios….
Hmmmm… that looks like me and Savannah from behind. She’s about that much taller than me, too.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, lion-hearted ladies. Gents, take good care of your ladies. Proverbs 31
v10. A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
Just you wait, ‘enry ‘iggens. In another year, you’ll be like me…
I’m shrinking as well…so much that on the increasingly rare occasions I see any of mine, children or grands, they all have to bend further down to give me a hug.
They call me “Bucca”. There’s a story about how that came to be, but it’s too long and convoluted for now.
At any rate, my oldest has quite aptly started calling me ” Benjamin Bucca”…with lots of love, I hasten to add. 😉😎
Shorter in stature – but mighty tall in influence – dear Betsy. I know one like that – she posts around here once in a while and I am sure she’s reading this now. She’s the ultimate.
Really, JWoo, I have no words. Bless you for thinking so, lovely, much admired friend. Coming from you, it means more than you know…😘🌻
Oh GOSH… NO!!! Not the Wonder Woman picture – the blonde older mother of the fiery red head. That’s us. That’s “our” picture. Me, the short graying one on the left. Good thing with the strawberry blonde nature of my hair – the natural gray just looks like highlights. God does good hair.
I wish He’d have a go with mine!!
It is a ways out yet, but the models are showing that it is going to be nasty in the Southeast US over Memorial Day weekend. Possible Tropical Storm or hurricane development off the Bahamas or East Florida coast. Something to keep an eye on!
. . . 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)
Fifth Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
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)
Attention Ad Rem: When, I tried to post to the anti-vax thread, Avast stopped a virus from d/loading. Looks like the thread has been hacked.