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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Pretty sure I got this from the Treehouse … such a lovely sentiment
Clear-eyed and on-a-mission. Look how all the white has his pupils narrowed down to the tiniest slits
M is for Mouser!
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“Whaddaya MEAN I gots to use the litter box outside?!?!?”
“Uhhhhh – dude … the jet fuel … the jet fuel, dude …”
That is an early Dr. Who actor. I wonder how much smoke stays inside the cyber man costume when he exhales?
Season 6, Second Doctor – Patrick Troughton, Episode 3, Aired 1968.
The Invasion | Doctor Who
They first showed up in Season 4 with the first Doctor, Willian Hartnell, and their look is already changing from just two years before,
The Tenth Planet | Doctor Who
Just another commonly reused Dr. Who villain.
Cybermen | Doctor Who | Doctor Who
This of little consequence, but in my small Welsh town of Llangollen, we had a Dr Who Museum.
It wasn’t my cup of tea but it certainly was for tens of thousands who came from far and wide to go through it, which always amazed me….open in 1995, closed in 2003.
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Experience_(Llangollen)
thx for the clue-in, Jim … I’ve never seen Dr Who
so there’s a gal getting press complaining that the only masculine men she can find are conservatives
from the comment gallery, these were a couple of gems:
AlilbitCrazy
Sorry hon’, ALL the Masculine Progressives are female
James M
Woke female to woke male boyfriend: “We both are going to have to see other men !”.
“Enjoy Your Cats!”- Woke, Entitled Female Gets Destroyed After Whining that She Cannot Find a Masculine Man Who is Not Conservative (VIDEO)
“Enjoy your cats”
As I desperately look thru my memes for a very recently found one…. ah here it is:
At least the cats won’t cheat on me.. Wait I take that back, they will go to the neighbor’s and act like they just came off one of those “sad cat” commercials where they play Sarah MacLachlan music in the background to see what kind of food they serve over there..
Food you say…probably like this…
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ has the greatest Encyclopedia of memes… ever.
Hard to remember when I’ve ever laughed as hard as I did when I saw this 😂😂😂
Good! We don’t need your kind procreating anyway!
I went to a play organised by friends and I didn’t realise it was going to be political and very left, because I didn’t do my homework.
The play was about a female politician (Julia Gillard) who claimed there was misogyny. Obviously, it was so sexist that she made it to the position of Prime Minister… 🙄
Anyway, I ended up sitting next to some guy – and he cried!!
I just couldn’t believe it.
After the play, when my group of friends were out for dinner, I told them he cried, and my friends thought that was lovely.
I told them that I’d prefer a real man!
Morning, Rach…did they make you sit at another table?😎
I am in your corner…#metoo 💕
Actually, later in the evening, I said that I loved Trump, and one of the people in our group said she won’t listen to that, so she got up and left 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!!!!!!!!How fun!!!!!!
She did apologise at the end of the night. But as far as I am concerned, her actions reflect badly on her, and she should be embarrassed to have acted that way.
And I think that guy should also be embarrassed to cry at something so ridiculous.
The reason I’m out with this group is because I made friends with one person over the covid insanity. Her friends obviously don’t know that side of her. And next time I see her, I’m going to explain why she should also love Trump. I am certain she knows enough about what’s happening to understand the importance of Trump.
Morning Garrison!
Mornin’ Gramps! 🙂
The other day I met again with 2 beautiful young women who are Mormon missionaries. We’ve met for coffee and pie several times and and have become friends. They completely accept the fact that I am intentionally non-churched. Still we’ve connected on both personal and spiritual levels. We recognize that there are various way of find our ways to Christ. Their presence in my life is a blessing. Be well, Treeper friends. And have a wonderful Sunday!
I’m an intentionally unchurched Christian as well.
I was raised Catholic, but decided when I was 17 that I was Christian, but not Catholic, which is what I still believe today.
I’m a non-denominational Christian who doesn’t belong to a church or attend church, yet I still believe in Jesus and live according to the Bible.
You don’t have to attend church or belong to a church in order to be a Christian. A Christian is simply a person who believes in Jesus and tries their human best to live according to the Bible.
The true church is the body of believers in Christ and not any organized, denominational church institution.
With that said, I’m not against my fellow Christians who attend church or belong to a church. That just isn’t the path that I feel that God is calling me to follow at this point in my life.
Well stated…I agree totally with your philosophy.. 🙏😀👍
🇺🇸💪😀👍
Agree. And well said, friend. 🙂
Mormon chicks drinking coffee?
It’s ground coffee
🙂
Actually, no. They preferred water with their pie. I, on the other hand, had the coffee.
It’s been a while since I lived in a majority Mormon area, I didn’t know if the Church had issued new guidance..
God morning, Garrison🤗 How lovely to see those young women again. Makes me smile. Three gathered together in friendship, and yes, love. Surely there was a Fourth…blessed be your day, dear friend.💕
Mornin’ Bet. 🙂 We were brought together in faith and belief. We recognized that from the very start. Unlike sundry evangelicals who I tend to avoid at all costs, respect, friendship, and pure welcoming was present from the start. This was our 6 or 7th meeting, each of which has been most enjoyable. That a couple of 20 something young girls like to spend time with an old geezer like me—knowing the liklihood that I’ll become a ‘Saint is nill— is touching. It says something about friendship. Which is what we have.
Walking as Christ told us to do, my friend…in love and friendship. I think it’s wonderful!💕 Your paths didn’t “just happen” to cross…😊
“brought together in faith and belief”, so you’re Morman, too?
He’s “unchurched”, Donna. Just an all around good guy of faith who loves people.
Betsy 😊 I can tell he’s a good guy….… loves people (maybe not sundry evangelicals 😊).
I’m not sure about what it means by unchurched. I haven’t been to church in a while.
It read “various way of find our ways to Christ”, then “brought together in faith and belief”. I thought it means both believe in Mormonism (Book of Mormon), but he doesn’t go to church and they do……….That’s why I asked….
Oh yes, Donna, I understood completely.😊 I wasn’t sure how well you knew him and was just clarifying in case you didn’t.
I was reared in the Episcopal Church. But it lost its way decades ago, as has its sister Anglican Church in Britain which I’d hoped to attend. As have so many other denominations during the past three years.
So I remain unchurched as well but grounded in faith, hoping that one day those who have abandoned the Word of God might realize how far astray they have drifted. Living in hope, watching, and praying that day will arrive. 💕
Donna, I apologize for my garbled syntax which appears to have caused you some confusion. I’m dyslexic and, as I seem to demonstrate here on the Treehouse, I often can’t see my errors when I make a post. In fact, I just now found the error you mentioned . . .
Some context: I was basically referring to a conversation from the first time I met with these young missionaries. I wanted them to immediately know that I was a strong believer who was intentionally unchurched. More specifically I wanted them to know I wasn’t 1. anti-church (or anti Mormon) and 2. wasn’t going to be a candidate for Mormonism.
I followed this with a comment about there being many different ways of finding a path to Our Lord. I wanted them to know that I respected their path. But I also wanted them to respect mine. When they readily agreed I felt that we could be friends. Which is exactly what has happened.
” . . . Faith and belief . . .?” How about I was seated at a table with two other people who’s faith and belief, although different, was as strong as my own. Duuhh!
This beautiful music is a blessing to me this morning. Thank you.
And I believe this place can be church
..a place to fellowship.
🙂
This place, our branch, IS a church, Bananas!! It has always felt so to me.🙏🏻😊
Amen 🥰
Good morning, Buckskin. Impossible to not feel it🙏🏻😊
Good morning dear Bet! Right you are. Going to get Nipper in a few minutes and take him to Sunday school. Then tonight is the kick off for Vacation Bible School. This year we are doing it a bit different, like a day camp for 4 days. The kids are going to love it. ❤️
God morning, my dearest brother😘 The ABSOLUTE BEST thing about summer!! Marinate them all in the love of Christ. Nipper will be bouncing! So so glad to hear it. (surreptitious hug from Auntie Bet goes right here🤗).
Good afternoon GP
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Afternoon Molonlabe!
Me, too, Bet. 🙂
You’ve said so from the outset, Garrison. Because it’s true!!💕
Yep. The Treehouse Open Thread becomes church because we make it so.
we are strong together my friend
🙂
Colorado councilwoman who advocated for reparations blown out in reelection contest
Sunday, June 11, 2023
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A councilwoman in a Colorado district lost her reelection bid by a wide voter margin, only a month after a video of her advocating for reparations was shared on social media.
The vote tally for the election in District 9 showed incumbent candidate Candi CdeBaca lose to challenger Darrell Watson on Tuesday night, with Watson getting 60.71% of the votes while CdeBaca trailed far behind at 39.29%.
CdeBaca’s 21.42% margin loss marked one of the biggest blowout losses in the last 10 years, according to KDVR.
“Capitalism was built on stolen land, stolen labors, and stolen resources,” CdeBaca said at the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance.
Following her Tuesday night defeat, CdeBaca stated that while the election results were not what she had hoped for, the intent of the election was to bring “more progressive candidates to the table.” The councilwoman also stated the election was not about her, but rather about “building power for community.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/colorado-councilwoman-advocated-reparations-blown-out-reelection-contest
Buncha hippies . . . 🙂
And another buncha’ hippies . . .
Jos is a little slow on the uptake, but he eventually comes ’round.
I think he has awakened to a lot… I pray it keeps going with him. I appreciate his pod casts a lot… even those with dissenting opinions to mine. I want to hear them make their cases – makes me more knowledgeable in my own and often further solidifies my beliefs. We should always have free and clear public discourse… backed up with receipts… of course.
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Disrespectful
It is disgraceful. Stop concentrating so much on what goes on between someone’s legs. (Especially our children’s)
Bunch of sicko pedophiles.
Agreed. Isn’t it sad that an entire group of people identify and advocate for how they have sex. Their whole lives are just about how they have sex, nothing else. It’s so twisted and immoral. I don’t want to know about how people have sex.
They sure don’t want to hear a peep about my heteronormative exploits!
I think that’s another thread —– YIKES!! Bwah ha ha!
Heteronormative !
My new word of the day
Love it 🙂
It’s a word that the alphabet people use disparagingly toward normal people.
If you think about it…….their use of that word as a pejorative means EXACTLY what I heard one of them say a few years ago:
They intend to teach that being gay or trans IS what is normal.
Now, who do you think they intend to “teach” this to?
Yes, they are indoctrinating America’s CHILDREN with this abject filth!
They openly admit that they think straight people are indoctrinating children to be straight, or normal.
This is not an innocent word they are trying to slip into the conversation!
oh
i dont like the word no mo
thanks Greg
I say that all the time. Told my daughter the other day in response to her complaint of “don’t say gay”
legislation in our state,
#1 the bill doesn’t say “don’t say gay”
#2 a teacher does not need to tell a 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade child what the teacher’s sexual orientation is
Then I said I never cared who my teachers slept with in elementary nor high school.
And I reminded her that she never care either when she was a child. She’s in her thirties now.
They have taken an act of extreme blessing, intimacy, and union – and they are destroying it. As they always do. Sex was given to us by God and it is an act of closeness between the bride and her husband – and God calls the church His Bride and He, The Bridegroom – because of the analogy of the intimacy and closeness.
Know why no one feels close anymore? It’s been corrupted.
I am so grateful for the clarity of mind I have now. For me, there is no other Bridegroom than the Lord. What freedom there is in Christ!
Excellent post, excellent attitude!
PedoJoe and the pedo gang. All headed for a very hot place.
Morning, Gramps, good to see you!
you’re so right — and I like to think it will be a special place.
But then, it’s not up to me.
Joking aside — heard profound message this morn from fav pastor.
All of us have an appointed day of death – and then will face the Judgement.
Every one will give an account to God for how we lived.
And today is the day to make peace with God, before it’s too late!
Thanking Him for His patience with us!
🙏🏻🌷
Amen
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They can’t leave soon enough IMHO
Looks like Mel isn’t sleeping or he’s been crying. With the topic, I have no doubt of both.
I feel so sorry for the Corey Feldmans of the world who have been speaking out for decades.
Mel spoke out decades ago, JWoo. A lone voice then, and it cost him everything.
When I run across photographs which reduce me to tears or stories about what is being done to children, I can barely hold myself together. Mel is producing a 4-part documentary exposing the atrocities and abuse of children, which means he is preparing to willingly descend into the deepest, darkest pits of hell on earth where these little ones have been enslaved for the most horrid purposes.
I pray Almighty God’s protection of his inner man as he finishes what he started. So that everyone understands what our children suffer and what foul, godless degenerates are responsible for that suffering.
I want names. I want those names made public throughout the world so there is no more anonymity or place of safety for any of them on this earth. God will take care of everything after that.
Jim Cavaziel – same way. Watched his movie “Infidel” recently – phew. He is really using his profession to push into some hard places. Utmost respect.
I read somewhere that they were “producing” children – with no birth certificates – no identities – simply for consumption. Slaughter. Ritual sacrifices.
Nothing and I mean nothing surprises me anymore. I believe in prayers and I know they work. I know there are others suffering in the extremist of circumstances at this very moment and my soul pleads for their safety, total repair, and restoration.
Lord, give me the hands and feet to kick some tail in Your Name, in Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN.
A while back I ran across a video of a Russian soldier explaining what he found in Ukraine…I will not describe it here.
Then came intrepid journalist Lara Logan saying she’d seen it and asked for verification and announced her intent to investigate.
Now, and suddenly, I am seeing more and more who are verifying that this original video, which some said was a set up, is fact…including what you’ve just written.
Add in that the WEF and the eugenicist Gates have openly discussed using pods to “grow” humans.
These monsters are so far over their skis here, JWoo, that I suspect somewhere in the bowels of hell, Mengele is applauding wildly. Worse than Sodom and Gomorrah? Oh I think so…these repugnant creatures really do think they are gods.
And one day they will be disabused of this delusion without mercy.
Maranatha🙏🏻
Logan has her own personal story, too, Bet !!! Horrific !!!
Duchess
You know what happened
to her when she was reporting in the Middle East.
Horrific is correct
I’m surprised at how strong she is .
Truly she is fortunate she survived at all
And she still keeps at it
That’s what we have to do
Keep at it
We will get through it
Together
☘️🍀☘️
Yes she does, duchess. I am a HUGE admirer of hers. I am hoping that she and Mr Gibson by God’s grace will join forces to bring their righteous paths together and to bear. 🙏🏻
Yes, she has.. and she’s made of titanium. They have pissed off the wrong woman.
It’s always more than a little gratifying to know that, with some remarkable people, a horrible thing can happen to them . . . and they become stronger. Lara Logan is one of those people.
These people are seriously disturbed:
https://slaynews.com/news/wef-ai-rewrite-bible-create-religions-actually-correct/
It must be getting close to the Lord’s coming
I saw this, jb. If there is anyone worse than Schwab, it is this psychopath and satan’s hand maiden Harari. He is completely unhinged.
His view is that he is a god, that there is (his words) “no God in the clouds”. He openly states this, as have others who call themselves “elites”.
This a monster in human form spitting in the face of God. It will not end well for him.
AI is just another Tower of Babel.
Those that fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.
He Is God of history.
Lara Logan is a solid hero
She is that, JWoo. And you are right…she is made of titanium. Through and through👍🏻
And, JWoo?? If all people knew what was done to live babies in order to produce so called vaxxxxxines, the outcry would be heard from heaven.
Yes, I think Jim Caviezel is playing the part of Tim Ballard of Operation Underground Railroad. I saw a piece on it somewhere if only could remember where.
🙏🕊️
WP’s
Usually skip non-singing actors but could not pass this one up
11 June
John Wayne
(1907-1979)
American actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies of stomach cancer at 72
OK, so he watches singing….
Speaking of whippoorwills, the one who likes to roost outside my window is back, and he/she is louder than a car alarm!
When I bought my first house, it had a dead tree outside of the master bedroom, at dawn a woodpecker was hammering away at it sounding as loud as a jack hammer. Needless to say that tree got cut down quick.
Plenty of trees in the ravine across the street … I could hear even bigger woodpeckers over there …. shoo.
The humming birds made up for it tho, they were just quieter about it, hovering outside my window when the feeder was empty. At least they couldn’t fly in a whack me in the face like a cat.
Be careful looking for Wayne singing in movies. He said those parts took three people, him, one singing, and one playing the guitar.
I didn’t remember him doing any … back then it was mostly ghost singers for a “actor”, now if the actor came originally from the theater / stage side …. they could all sing. We have some very good singers that staff the little theater here for the summer, haven’t seen a play there so can’t judge the acting side.
One of the theater cast got a job @ Disney Japan, til COVID anyway, came back here to do the theater during COVID, unknown if he went back to Disney, the current players are all different from the old pre-COVID cast.
I still remember the day the news came. He embodied America and exported that personae across the world through his films. Strong, rugged, patriotic, and many other qualities which today have fallen out of favour. I shed a tear for the loss of him and still sigh now remembering him.
11 June 2021 John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American stage and screen actor (Ryan’s Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer, dies at 90
This Nearly Was Mine: Qued past interesting Gilligan’s Island information
11 June 2017 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter (“Up Is A Nice Place To Be”; “Nevada Moon”), dies at 83
“Shelley’s Song” and Jean Ritchie’s Epitaph Song
11 June 2015 Ron Moody [Moodnick], British stage and screen actor, singer (Oliver!; The Twelve Chairs), and composer dies at 91
Reviewing The Situation
You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two
11 June
Ornette Coleman
(1930-2015)
American jazz saxophonist and composer (Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation), dies of a heart attack at 85
Free Jazz
11 June 2015 Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer (Nashville on the Road), dies at 81
I Don’t Wanna Have To Marry You
The Three Bells
11 June 2013 Johnny Smith, American cool jazz guitarist (“Moonlight In Vermont”; “Walk, Don’t Run”), dies from injuries sustained in a fall at 90
Moonlight In Vermont
Walk, Don’t Run
11 June 2003 William Marshall, American stage and screen actor, director, and operatic singer (Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman; Blacula; Scream Blacula Scream), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 78
11 June 1995 Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as “The Black Sinatra” (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), dies of leukemia at 58
Portrait Of My Love
11 June 1990 Clyde McCoy, American jazz trumpeter (“Sugar Blues”; the wah-wah sound), bandleader and co-founder of “Down Beat” magazin, dies at 86
Tear It Down
Cracker Barrel is pushing homosexuality and trannyism as are thousands of other businesses and institutions.
I’m sick of seemingly every institution in America and across the Western world celebrating homosexuality and trannyism. It’s bizarre to celebrate a sexual orientation or a deluded desire to change one’s sex, which in reality is something that can’t be done.
Institutions of all types are clubbing the public over the head with their obsessive support of homosexuality and trannyism. It’s tiring and needs to stop now. Just stop it already. Enough is enough.
I refuse to conform to woke language norms by using the acronym LGBTQIA+. I use the terms homosexual, gay, tranny, and occasionally even sodomite.
I abhor the establishment’s push to normalize and militantly push trannyism and homosexuality into every facet of life as well as their push for woke diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in general.
I hate that every mainstream news article, including those from the supposedly conservative Fox and other Murdoch owned media outlets, refers to trannies with their make-believe pronouns instead of their real pronouns that correspond with their biological birth sex.
That is absurd as one doesn’t magically change their sex by trying to make themselves look like the opposite sex or by identifying as the opposite sex. You remain the sex you were born as for the duration of your life whether you like it or not.
It’s disgusting that employers, schools, and other establishment institutions expect and demand that their employees and students comply with the pronouns of choice of trannies. I will not comply with another person’s delusions about their sexual identity.
Voting with your dollars and your feet by not patronizing, affiliating with, or otherwise supporting woke institutions is important. Voting with your dollars is the most effective way to make your voice heard and to effect change.
Some oddly argue that voting with your dollars is somehow bad or not in line with conservative values which is bizarre. Supporting bad behavior with your money is what is truly bad. No one is obligated to spend money with institutions that engage in bad behavior or do not reflect one’s values.
Woke institutions falsely claim that they are somehow being attacked or victimized by people boycotting them which is wrong as no one is obligated to spend money at or to otherwise support any institution.
Part of the reason so many institutions have gone woke is that they think that the money will keep flowing in no matter what they do.
DEI is currently the dominant ideology operating within most establishment institutions including companies, schools, governments, religious institutions, and others.
Since many people naturally side with power, they feel the need to align themselves with the DEI people who hold power, even if they don’t personally agree with DEI. This is especially true when money is at stake for not playing along with the DEI garbage.
This is wrong. People need the courage to stand up for what is right and against what is wrong even if the side representing wrong is the side in power and controls the money.
The people who actually care about DEI scores are a tiny minority that shouldn’t be catered to. I’m personally seeking companies that have bad DEI scores due to them standing up to wokery.
It’s strange that companies seem compulsively dedicated to woke marketing that irritates and drives away many of their customers as that is the opposite of what marketing should do. These companies need to stay out of social politics and focus on selling their respective goods and services.
https://www.facebook.com/crackerbarrel/photos/a.207628002620308/6237121479670900/
I identify as Sane.
I will not accommodate the delusions of the Transane.
And with that.. death of another American brand. How many people who work for those places are in agreement with management?
God morning, JWoo. My guess is, given their locations, probably none.
If you want to eat out for breakfast, go to Waffle House!
Just don’t go after the nightclubs let out..
Yes, or…eat breakfast at a locally owned breakfast restaurant.
Support your locally owned businesses.
well-summarized, spike protein.
it is a blatant attack on Christianity.
it is to screw up businesses and capitalism.
all under the guise of being ‘equitable’, and to be able to call someone anti-gay.
smoke and mirrors.
Try again:
As Joe Bastardi forecast, severe weather started ramping up yesterday. Today according to the Convective Outlook, the higher potential will be east of where it was yesterday. Then on Monday it will be back to the west over Eastern TX again. Elevated potential for tornadoes and other severe weather will last at least until the 17th. Joe believes that the potential for a significant tornado outbreak today will be higher than what NOAA is showing in attached gif.
Sorry, yanked this out of the trash. I know it happens sometimes with your weather posts.
Thanks so much. It is info I think some people here want to see.
I thank you also.
Rah’s weather posts are void of commercials and political statements.
All I know is we need some serious rain in NW Central Florida.
Well they’ve been getting some in the south part of the state for sure. Last night my kids in Daytona Beach were sitting in the dark with the power out watching a hell of a lightning storm.
This side of the State, about parallel with New Smyrna is bizarre, almost desert like until the rains kick in. The other regions of the State I have called home don’t seem to get as dry as the swath north of Tampa inland to Ocala. I know the karst layer underfoot is as thin if not thinner as anywhere in the region.
Rob, my weather thingy on my phone shows thunderstorms expected about 8 and continuing throughout the day. Yet on my husband’s phone his weather thingy shows sunny a cross the board today, not a drop of rain expected. We are in the DFW area.
It is now 7, and the sky is clear blue, not a cloud on the horizon, the sun rising. I know things can and do change, but ??????
I am not one to take things out of context or speculate (both are a waste of time IMO of course)
One just never knows.
Actually even with this I still don’t know and actually don’t care 🙃 😴…………………….
Good morning all. Hope you all have a blessed Sunday.
A little tip for those who may be interested about a particular military campaign or for the official US Army history from WW II.
US Army Green Books. They cover the full spectrum of operations in pretty good detail and are not expensive. Based on my experience, I would highly suggest that you buy the hard copies and not the digital versions because it is easy to reference the maps included while reading about the actions depicted on the maps. There are of course other series for other wars also. But for WW II here is a link. Just click on the subject category given to get list of the Green Books available. They are, IMO, an essential part of the library a person serious about the history needs.
U.S. Army in World War II Series – U.S. Army Center of Military History
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GETTING THERE
Where the sin and the sorrow cease, and the song and the saint commence. “COME unto ME.” Matt. xi. 28
Do I want to get there? I can now. The questions that matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by the words – “Come unto Me.” Not – Do this, or don’t do that; but – “Come unto Me.” If I will come to Jesus my actual life will be brought into accordance with my real desires; I will actually cease from sin, and actually find the song of the Lord begin.
Have you ever come to Jesus? Watch the stubbornness of your heart, you will do anything rather than the one simple childlike thing – “Come unto Me.” If you want the actual experience of ceasing from sin, you must come to Jesus.
Jesus Christ makes Himself the touchstone. Watch how He used the word “Come.” At the most unexpected moments there is the whisper of the Lord – “Come unto Me,” and you are drawn immediately. Personal contact with Jesus alters everything. Be stupid enough to come and commit yourself to what He says. The attitude of coming is that the will resolutely lets go of everything and deliberately commits all to Him.
“…and I will give you rest,” i.e., I will stay you. Not – I will put you to bed and hold your hand and sing you to sleep; but – I will get you out of bed, out of the languor and exhaustion, out of the state of being half dead while you are alive; I will imbue you with the spirit of life, and you will be stayed by the perfection of vital activity. We get pathetic and talk about “suffering the will of the Lord!” Where is the majestic vitality and might of the Son of God about that?
Oswald Chambers
June 11th Devotional
Thank You stevie . We will get there , if we follow Him
Come Follow Me
God morning, Sister Stevie.
Bless you, friend.
Trying to get motivated to put together the course work for kiddo – but I am tired – and I just want to lay down. Worked at my job again yesterday – usually Saturdays and Sundays are off – but our demand doesn’t give a lot of rest and I am often doing little things for it on the weekends – yesterday was a big thing. Just getting caught up on filing – I’ve lost my office assistant to her career in chicken. LOL
It has been a beautifully productive time, though, and I am grateful. There’s satisfaction in watching a business grow – even if it’s not my own.
Love this by Mr. Chambers. When we are afflicted, conflicted, tired – choose Him. We call on His Name and the devil will flee. We seek Him and He provides us a path of escape.
It is cool here and we are expecting gentle rain all day. Our grass is brown and straw like – we need it. Kiddo is still sleeping – her shift ended at 11 PM last night. I let her sleep.
I have her dinner in the crock pot – and we will freeze leftovers for future use. She’s having corned beef and German potato salad and probably green beans. It’s interesting to be fasting and to be a cook. I am looking forward to an egg and piece of toast on Tuesday late afternoon. His court hearing begins at 2 PM – would love for that Jericho to come falling down!
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So typical. Just shows how ignorant the people that claim to “report” the news are.
Good Sunday morning to my 🌳house family!!! 😁
Orchestralis – Atmospheric Choir by Audio Sanctum (8:25 mins)
God morning, sis🙏🏻💕 How lovely and peaceful. The human voice to me is the most perfect instrument there is.
May I add the “Cherubic Hymn” of the prolific composer no one ever heard of, Dimitri Bortnyansky? It is short but oh so beautiful. Also his “” I Will Lift Mine Eyes Unto The Hills”
Hoping you can catch your breath and your peace before the start of another week 🤗😘🌻😘
Good morning my dear friend stevie
good way to start this fine day
thanks
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I’m going to put this on my cell phone and I’m going to close my eyes and lay down. I’ll ask God to make this ethereal nap feel like 8 hours. Good stuff, Stevie.
I prayed for you sis when I saw your post come across my phone! I hope you got some Blessed rest from our Father!!! (((Hugs))) 💝
Always crazy about bloopers 😊 nothin’ better for the soul.
@FourAdamThirty
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Great, ive just painted the fkn kitchen!!
What a waste of time! 😏
Mornin’ all!
Good morning WeeWeed
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Small business owners out there.. anyone using SANA for health insurance for your employees?
Interesting group. Works like PPO… go anywhere for medical treatment… has contract with Labcorp and Green Imaging for $0 labs and radiology.
Premiums are a couple hundred dollars higher a month than Obamacare… but for freedom?
Deductibles are decent.
Feedback? We are exploring.
While my HSA was canceled due to obamacare, they are still available <see current rules here>.
I loved it, most of the employees hated it as they did not understand it.
The pitch that I used but employees still could not understand was
big expense scenario:
you have a heart attack & have hospital stay
on traditional insurance (which is what people have been used to for 50 years)
you owe your deductible(s) as well as your insurer maximum out of pocket expense for all your care associated with follow ups to doctor (1-10 visits anyway + office visit fee)
total racks up to 15-25K depending on plan coverage.
Same scenario under an HSA:
you have heart attack & hospital stay……
You pay your HSA deductible maximum out of pocket expense
$3,850 single
$7,750 family
That is all you owe in your deductible year… PERIOD.
senario 2
you need (dental work or eyeglasses or cosmetic surgery)
Traditional insurance:
Dental work may or may not be covered (and is a money looser if you pay for they coverage as an employer)
Eye glasses may or may not be covered (and is a money looser if you pay for they coverage as an employer)
Cosmetic surgery usually not covered unless from some sort of covered accident or illness
HSA while not necessarily “covered” in the policy, you can use the money you save personally (or the employer puts in) in a tax free HSA account so it is all covered whether you want Hair Plugs, face lift, dentures, bifocals or whatever medical directive a doctor may “prescribe” I heard of HVAC installs being a valid HSA expense.
Pre obamanation care you could go to a pharmacy and buy vitamins, Kleenex and aspirin via HSA but hope and change leader axed that.
So (under my company) put in 200 dollars a year of “tax free money” into each employees account on JAN 1 every year.
If employee reached a bonus level payment, they had the option of putting it into their HSA for FREE meaning 100% of their bonus would be deposited into the HSA (only one guy did)
Other method way I pay you your bonus but employee pays 100% of all taxes on said bonus (which is what they did and complained about all the taxes)
We had one guy that complained he wanted eye care coverage …. dude you got 1000 bucks that is on your HSA debit card go to a damned optometrist and just get them you have the money already there to buy them….. he never did.. he quit.
HSA bank probably still has all the money we put in 15+ years ago.
<HSA Bank link> you as an employer can open accounts for all employees and make employer deposits whenever you choose.
The big sell for this is getting the employees to actually deposit money into their accounts so when they have a health emergency money is there to cover the costs (this is the downfall as most have already spent every nickel they take home).
You can always opt for a higher employee portion cost that gets deposited to their HSA account if you don’t make an employer contribution.
I calculated that the 200 we put in is what the HSA insurance saved us from what a PPO traditional plan saved per employee.
The insurance companies scam is on the dental and eyeglass coverage.
The aproximate cost of either of those coverages is:
Deductible * employees = employer cost
so lets say:
1000*10= 10,000 cost per year
If only 50% of employees used it (50% is huge usage IMHO) the insurance company mad a 5000 profit
If 100% of employees used it the insurance company made ZERO profit, you as the employer tho lost 10K
If you wish to cover those things much better to just deposit 1000 bucks in each employees HSA account.
Heck I think the entire USA needs an HSA account & high deductible health insurance, puts the bill scrutinzing back into the patients hands as he / she / they are the ones paying the first $2000 (policy deductible) then ZERO (you could also get 80/20 but cost difference was 20 bucks, not worth the risk but some companies may choose)
Gotta go… phone… need more info inquire me later, this should give you a good place to start / compare.
June 11
Morning
He arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:20
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; not rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. Psa. 103:8-13
Ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. Rom. 8:15, 16
Ye who sometime were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God. Eph. 2:13, 19
Evening
Behold, I make all things new. Rev. 21:5
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3
If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. II Cor. 5:17
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ezek. 36:26
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump. I Cor. 5:7
The new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Eph. 4:24
Thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. Isa. 62:2
Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Isa. 65:17
Seeing … that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness? II Pet. 3:11
Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/06/0611.html
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. – James 1:17
Change is everywhere! From the hairs on your head to the ideas in your mind, there is nothing in your life that is not “in process.” Everything including the earth you are standing upon – all people, the animals, and even the shape of the universe itself – is changing. But not God.
Why is it important to understand the immutable nature of God? If God were changing, it would mean He is progressing or recessing in some kind of chronological order, either getting better or worse over time. Yet, God’s existence has no progression, He is timeless and perfect. He is completely and always able to provide everything you need: love, forgiveness, comfort, and restoration, all always available, with no waiting.
Unlike humans who are strong in some areas and lacking in others, God is pure perfection. His love is not greater than His mercy or His justice. His kindness is just as deep as His wisdom. His character is consistent, always completely complete!
And most importantly, His sufficiency enables you to overcome sin and its effects. Through the resurrection power of Jesus Christ, you are fully equipped to face any challenge imaginable and to assist others as well. God’s perfection is the wellspring of every beautiful gift you may ever desire.
Ask the Lord to help you understand His perfect character and what it means in your life. Bring His blessing and presence into your world by discovering Him more. Pray that those governing America will look to God’s perfect wisdom in making decisions and directing the nation.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing/?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Morning Poyeema
thanks for this
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher cut after showing support for Target, Bud Light boycotts
Jun 10, 2023
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The Blue Jays now have seven days to either trade Bass or put him on waivers.
According to the Associated Press, the move to cut Bass came hours before he was set to catch a ceremonial first pitch thrown by Toronto LGBTQ+ activist leZlie Lee Kam to kick off Friday’s game against Minnesota, and as the Blue Jays begin their fourth annual Pride Week celebration.
Before a game on May 30, Bass apologized for sharing the post that called on Christians to stop shopping at Target over the shopping giant’s Pride collection that included pieces for children, and stop buying Bud Light over its partnership with transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney.
I just spoke with my teammates and shared with them my actions yesterday. I apologized (to) them…
In the aftermath, Bass was booed at his two home appearances since the apology.
https://thepostmillennial.com/toronto-blue-jays-pitcher-cut-after-showing-support-for-target-bud-light-boycotts
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14 hours ago | Comment by: Andrzej
He should never have apologized. The moment you’re exposed as a conservative, nothing less than your unemployment and eventual suicide will satisfy them. Either keep your politics secret or stick to your guns; don’t ever try to appease these animals.
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@wealth_turtle
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Free speech doesn’t exist anymore
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@BaseddGhost
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I’m not religious, but I’m pretty sure he had a right to his religious belief.
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@Anonymous20241
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This is just the beginning as more and more people will lose their jobs over not “toeing the line” of the pride madness.
I love Tim Challies and have followed his blog over ten years.
He lives in Canada and is a pastor, author/writer, speaker, and blogger.
Below is excerpt from his blog article today.
The poem comforts and hope someone else may be encouraged, too.
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Mary Brainard’s “I Know Not What Shall Befall Me,” a poem of trust in God’s character and his providence.
It is well worth a read—aloud, of course, as poems are meant to be read.
I know not what shall befall me,
God hangs a mist o’er my eyes,
And each step in my onward path
He makes new scenes to rise,
And every joy He sends to me
Comes as a sweet surprise.
I see not a step before me
As I tread on another year,
But the past is still in God’s keeping,
The future His mercy shall clear,
And what looks dark in the distance
May brighten as I draw near.
For perhaps the dreaded future
Has less bitter than I think;
The Lord may sweeten the waters
Before I stoop to drink;
Or, if Marah must be Marah,
He will stand beside its brink.
It may be He has, waiting
For the coming of my feet,
Some gift of such rare value,
Some joy so strangely sweet,
That my lips shall only tremble
With the thanks they cannot speak.
O, restful blissful ignorance!
’Tis blessed not to know:
It keeps me still in those arms
Which will not let me go,
And hushes my soul to rest
In the bosom that loved me so!
So I go on—not knowing;
I would not if I might,
Rather walking with God in the dark
Than going alone in the light;
Rather walking with Him by faith
Than walking alone by sight.
My heart shrinks back from trials
Which the future may disclose,
Yet I never had a sorrow
But what the dear Lord chose;
So I send the coming tears back
With the whispered word, “He knows!”
http://www.challies.com
Good morning Della
Enjoyed this
Thanks
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God morning, dear Della, and thank you for this sublime and wise poem. All I can say is, yes and YES!! Faith that He is doing better things for each one of us than we can hope or pray for, even if at our lowest moments when we cannot understand why we must endure those moments. And that immutable trust that His purpose will be made clear at a time of His choosing…and finally the patience to wait for that time.
There are blessings, large and small and unexpected, around every corner. The joy in finding them is worth waiting for. As for “going alone in the light”?
Heaven forfend! Unimaginable!! Even thought it may be dark, I believe that is when we feel His presence more intently and see up Him more clearly.🙏🏻
I am so glad you shared this with us. Blessing you for it💕🌻
Afternoon, Betsy, had to shake my head while reading Mary’s poem. She wrote it back in 1800s.
If she only knew what we’re going through today —
But, folks in every generation have had their share of fears and troubles. And they made it!
You hit the nail — the darker it gets, the brighter His Light!
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So true. We think what we are going through is unique, but it isn’t. I often think about this and times such as the World Wars when people in the middle of them surely thought the end was near. The horrors millions lived through, wondering I’m sure where God was, even if He was.
Found this this morning, and knowing that you, like me, love Corrie, I thought I’d post it here. She knew and lived those times and never lost her faith. So must we hold strongly to ours😘
Love this! Miss Corrie is absolutely right!
We tend to think our times are unique, but the horrors of the Nazi camps?
No, we haven’t seen anything, yet.
And in ancient Biblical days, God’s people were taken captive by the Babylonians. Psalm 137
Terrible times.
Evil has been rampant all thru the ages.
We do need to be strong — especially for those who are not strong!
And God will hold us in His hands…nothing or no one will be able to snatch us out of His hand.
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What comfort we have in knowing it. What do people who have no faith do I always wonder….perhaps that is when they begin to realize there is something greater than themselves.
Yes, we should hope and pray many will begin to look up from rock bottom, and find the Truth.
Aha! He’s got his Thug-Life swag happening! 👍 👍 👍
BOOM: Kid Rock Donates Huge Sum To Former Marine Daniel Penny, Sends Powerful Message To DA Alvin Bragg
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“Mr. Penny is a hero. Alvin Bragg is a POS,” Kid Rock said in a memo alongside the donation.
And, as noted, Kid Rock wasn’t the only personality to step up to the plate and recognize that this is a do-or-die moment for freedom in America from leftist tyranny.
“I just donated $20,000 to Daniel Penny’s Defense fund,” podcaster Tim Pool, a former leftist, tweeted earlier on the same day.
“Penny is the Subway Good Samaritan and we are lucky to have brave souls like him who are willing to do the right thing,” Pool continued. “I will elaborate on my position in my morning segment at 10am.”
As Trending Politics reported, the case before Penny stems from an encounter on a New York City subway car several days ago. Trending Politics also noted the steep legal consequences he faces in the far-left borough, writing:
The charges against Penny were filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, after Neely, a homeless man with a history of arrests, died following an altercation where Penny subdued him on a subway train. Bragg, the well-known DA, has been popularized for his political persecution and indictment against former President Donald J. Trump.
Penny’s defense team argues that he acted to protect other passengers who were being threatened. The law firm started the defense fund, which has garnered significant support on the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo. The funds will be used to cover Penny’s legal fees and potential civil lawsuits, with any excess being donated to a mental health advocacy program in New York City.
If convicted, Penny could face a maximum sentence of five to 15 years in prison. He has been released on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court again in July…
https://dailynewsintime.net/index.php/2023/06/03/boom-kid-rock-donates-huge-sum-to-former-marine-daniel-penny-sends-powerful-message-to-da-alvin-bragg/
May 14, 2023
https://conservativebrief.com/financial-client-73188/
Disrespect for the National Flag at the White House.
According to the US Code:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyTvOYcXoAElOFN?format=jpg&name=small
Verse of the Day for Sunday, June 11, 2023
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“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”
John 1:17 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
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.
Got my armor on
ready for what the day may bring
To God be the Glory
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Good Boy !!! Must do everyday – Evil has increased in the world !!!
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God morning, dear duchess. It has taken me this long to come say my greeting to you on this, the Lord’s day! Blessed may yours be, my sister.
(Looks as if the pews in our Treehouse church are full to overflowing today!! Ain’t it grand??? 🙏🏻😁💕)
YES…YES – IT IS GRAND !!! 💙🌼💙🌼💙
(((((((GLAD HANDS!!!))))))
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BE MY VOICE
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Good morning my dear sweet friend
Hope your day is a joy filled one
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Thanks, MO – I pray a joy-filled day for you as well !!!
HUGS !!! 💚🧚🏻♀️💚🧚🏻♀️💚
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Howdy duchess 😊 Wasn’t it you who posted this adorable puppy maybe 5-6 years back? iirc there wasn’t a written message with it at that time….actually I believe the precious unborn was your reason for posting.
Yes, Dear Lord, thank You for looking over them.
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YES !!! Oh, My, Tex – you remember !!! Humbled, I am !!!
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The Transfiguration by Raphael
The Lords Prayer
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.
Amen🙏🏻
The School of Athens by Raphael
Matthew 18:20
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
Especially on the Lord’s day, I pray.🙏🏻