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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Just beautiful, Patience!
I want to go there … sigh
“The more I study science, the more I believe in God.”
~Albert Einstein~
49:30 themes/adaptations on Mozart very nice
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It’s Cursday, Treepers. Pet your puppies for me . . . 🙂 It looks like he’s using an Ambassador open real. They are harder to use than spinning reels, but in the hands of someone with experience are much more accurate. This is one of the more subtle hints that makes this video so special.
Beautiful.
I missing my sweet Jack Russell Penny more and more 💔
And finally, Good Morning All!! 💕
We’re having a heat wave here! 28 deg.
Edging up rather than down I pray, rah. It has been more brutal for you than for us.
Morning, Betsy.
These pics cut to the heart!
My son’s English Setter (9 yrs) died suddenly last Nov.
All the family went to bed that night, and his pup was fine, even wagging her tail.
Next morning, they found her dead.
He’s still devastated; his dog came to him as rescued, abused pup. And they’ve been through much together.
Wish I could comfort him, but my words do not help.
😢😢
Morning Betsy and Miss Dela…getting a little cold snap here in NCFL but not as cold as you guys get 🤣…love the pics also … stay warm 🙏👍
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Hello Mr. Jim!
Hope you are well – I’ve missed you here…
Surely, your cold spell will be mild!
Need to figure out a way to bottle these temps up for next summer. Ugh..
Take care, Jim!
🥰🙏🏻
Good nearly afternoon, Jim 💕 Well I hope you don’t get what we’ve had, dear friend. It is warming up for us…53…but it’s the biting winds which make it feel less so. And those aren’t letting up.
You stay warm. Them’s orders!!! 😁😉😘👍🏻
🤣🤣👍👍… will keep tucked up..😂
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Excellent!!!! 😘👍🏻
Oh Della……….
There aren’t really any words of comfort there for something as tragically inexplicable as that. Anyone who has lost a precious, much loved family member, which dogs just are, always has that bit of their hearts gone where a beloved animal lived. I think part of it is because a dog’s love is unconditional, the only thing I can say to account for the big unfillable hole.
When we lost our Penny we told ourselves that whatever else we had given her the best life any little dog could have wished for for as long as she was on this earth. Knowing that helped us in our grieving. And then we said that Almighty God was surely looking after her as I truly believe He is. I pray so anyway 🙏🏻💔
I can’t tell you how sorry I am for them, dear sis. It breaks my heart.
Thank you much for the kind words, Betsy; and, I’m sorry for your little Penny.
I think you hit the nail – unconditional love!
Who (on earth) loves us like that?!
My son dearly loves his family, but it got to where he sent me more photos of the dog than his kiddos.
😂
Our granddog Mags appears in many pictures her mother sends. I hear you 😂😂😂!
Our rescued border collie, Sweetie, was my ill (Alzheimer’s) wife’s constant companion until the very day she died. Sweetie passed away on our porch. He passing was as gentle as could be. She was resting quietly. I’d petted her and told her how much we loved her. The best dog ever. I miss her still . . . 🙂
That’s a bond that not even death can break, Garrison. She knew you were there…
(Where are those darned tissues…💔)
So sorry to read of your losses, Garrison – a double grief…
Also, a deep grief for your wife.
Border collies are the best! Glad Sweetie was able to bless you both.
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Bible in One Year
The Payro family cat directs a portrait of the Payro children, Wakefield, Massachusetts, November 1909.
Sophia Loren, Yvonne de Carlo, and Gina Lollobrigida at the Ball of Stars at the Berlin Film Festival in 1954
nice – looks very happy there
how thrilled are these girls?
not only getting autographs but with his arms around them
swoon.
Three dreams in a single photo……………..
Admitting Sophia has a contagious smile 😉
She is the showstopper.
Always classy!
Catogropher;
“…sit still Children! It’s like herding cats …”
steady paw on the shutter release
Uh,-oh, Kevin is in trouble now!
“Concrete and Clay”
what’s that rhythm?
bomp … ba-bomp … bomp … ba-bomp
I’m betting calypso, and it’d be the right era for them to have been pilfering Caribbean music from the colonies, ’63-’64-ish
pre-reggae there was ska and pre-ska there was calypso
here’s a contemporary number, Dr No from 1963
… that’d be “a contemporaneous number”, not “contemporary”
Graham Parker used that rhythm decades later in 1989 in Green Monkeys, on his Human Soul album, which I can recommend
The lyrics allude to theories that AIDS was devised in intelligence agency labs, like COVID-19
“Whatever they say
They say it isn’t true, what they say
It didn’t come from
The gays, the blacks, the Haitians, or the whores
Or green monkeys
Ya ya ya ya
Or green monkeys
Ya ya ya ya”
Links to the full Human Soul album can be found nearby on youtube, there are more great songs
… had to list one more, Soultime … one of the best white-boy reggae songs ever
The other song not to miss is Daddy’s a Postman
Thx.
I love this kind of music. “Concrete and Clay” just makes me happy. Very catchy. Love song. Youthful.
Magnet and Steel … including the backstory
Steel and Glass ?
Full Chapter
Mom cat
awwwwwwwww
waaaaay
This is too funny.
I had to share.
(Joy Reid/Trump)
https://nitter.net/Vox_Oculi/status/1747695288301809842#m
This is how dumb blonde jokes get their genesis…
As in all dumb brunettes want to be blond.
Something about the female of the species who can take a good recipe, comfortable room or personally attractive appearance and muck with it.
Competitiveness?
Well that tongue in cheek sarcasm didn’t provoke any humor this morning 🙄
Hahaha!
You need to borrow Error’s 750 paged book: How To Understand Women – if and when he finishes reading…
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750 pages? I thought it was 17,500 pages . . .
Haha!!
Math is not my thing, Following!
You’re probably right – saw a picture of that book!
😂
I remember that picture! It was at least a couple of feet tall!
Yes – it was hilarious!
Surely, women are not THAT complicated?
Sometimes men tend to exaggerate, ya know.
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No reed, No joy; No hair?
It isn’t just bizzare world with media robots. The lawfare attorneys and judges are also very strange in both appearance and behavior. “Real” life imitating Saturday Night Live. Outrageous!
with Flair
I had a lick mat like that….my puppy ate it…LOL.
https://www.wnd.com/2024/01/maine-superior-court-takes-control-puts-trump-back-ballot/
“The Maine Superior Court has ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be restored to the 2024 primary ballot, reversing an earlier decision by Secretary of State Shella Bellows, a Democrat and, according to a commentary at The Gateway Pundit, a “psychotic,” who ordered it removed.
Bellows claimed, without a court hearing, without evidence, without any due process, that Trump was an “insurrectionist” for his comments on Jan. 6, 2021, when a few hundred people rioted at the U.S. Capitol, and therefore banned.”
snow pup
That is a miniature polar bear.
https://thelibertydaily.com/new-cancer-diagnoses-projected-be-highest-ever-people/
“Those who have read recent studies about “turbo cancer” or who have heard reports of adverse reactions “mysteriously” surging since 2021 likely realize that this is all part of a huge coverup. There are clearly many doctors who are dense, but it can’t be all of them, yet so few ever speak up to state the obvious.”
they just play dead. the damage is done.
Sorta like about a year ago when the media started promoting what one “doctor” called…..
Stroke season.
Totally had nothing to do with the shot, nooooooo…..
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: “Purt Near!” with Randy Rieman
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That was a good one!
👏👏👏👏
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Andy Hedges and
“The Red Cow”
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The story telling makes m think I’m the one doing it. Really enjoyed it.
Horse Trade
1/18/2024 – They are written for our warning, upon whom the ends of the world are come
1 Corinthians 10:11-14 “Now all these things happened to them for signs: and they are written for our warning, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Because of this, let him that thinks he stands take heed that he not fall. There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. For this reason, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”
“Now all these things happened to them for signs: and they are written for our warning, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” What things? Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, and the giving of the Law and Priesthood, by the Blood of the Covenant, the Tabernacle in the wilderness; and the appointment of the land by lots to the twelve tribes of Israel. From the Exodus to Joshua bringing the people in to possess the land; all was done for a foretelling to the world, the coming of Christ and the everlasting kingdom of God; and that at the same time will be complete removal of all the wicked of the earth, and all causes of sin.
Although we are not given to know the day nor the hour; we are given to see and understand the signs of the times. For example, it was told to Abraham, that in the fourth generation the people would come forth; for, He said, the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet come to the full. We can take that as meaning the same as God showed Nebuchadnezzar, about the four kingdoms of the heathen and their idols: for it is during the fourth “generation” that the iniquity of the people of those abominations is coming to the full, and all restraint is taken away.
We who have been saved and taken from out of the world, out of the darkness and bondage of sin and ignorance of God, and the cruel dominion of Satan; we are on our way to being brought into our inheritance promised by the LORD: eternal life and possessing all the earth; the Lord being our God, and we His people dwelling with Him and seeing His face. Jesus Christ coming in the flesh, and giving His life a ransom for our sins, dying on the cross, being buried, and rising again the third day; this is what Israel’s deliverance from Egypt signifies.
The journey through the wilderness, for the giving of the law and the ordinances of the priesthood, is where we are right now; preparing for the world to come, when we will be given the kingdom and the dominion under the King of kings our Lord Jesus Christ, at His coming again. Another sign of this, was when Joshua was about to bring the people in to take the land, the “Angel of the LORD” appeared to him as the Captain of the hosts of the LORD, with His sword drawn. And Joshua seeing Him, knowing that it was Christ; fell on his face and worshiped.
Knowing that these things are the interpretation of the times which are now upon us; the message of the apostle is for us to beware of those things which overthrew the children of Israel, because they refused to be the people which their God called them to be; but continued in their stubborn and insubordinate way, rejecting the faith of their fathers.
Like them, we have all passed under the cloud and through the midst of the sea, and have been baptized unto the holy apostles and prophets, baptized into Christ. We have all eaten the same spiritual meat, and we have all drank the same spiritual drink; for we have drank from the water that came out of the Rock Christ. But with many of us, God is not well pleased; and He who knows our works, has not found some of our works perfect before God; and He has a number of things against the most of the churches. And now He comes, perhaps for the last time, to get us to set our lives and affairs in order, and repent; for the time is at hand.
What were the sins of the Israelites? Idolatry, fornication, tempting God, murmuring, turning back in their hearts to return to Egypt, listening to evil report about the land of promise, opposing and contradicting the LORD’s appointed servant Moses, whom He made their deliverer and leader and law giver. What are the sins of the churches today? How do we measure up to what the Lord saw in the seven churches in Revelation? For we are the anti-types of the children of Israel and the seven churches of Asia: “upon whom the ends of the world are come.”
Now to keep us from stretching beyond practical application of the Spirit’s admonition; Paul brings it all home to our real life experience; talking about how we should overcome these things; as they are only temptations common to man; and that when our hearts are perfect with the Lord and we are walking upright; fearing God and avoiding evil; God is faithful with the temptation, to make a way for us to escape. The point of the comparison being, that Israel’s heart was not perfect with the LORD, and they did not believe Him for all the miracles He had done before them; and they inclined rather to their sins and thinking like the heathens.
As we draw closer and closer to the end, restraint must be taken away from the ungodly; and a strong spirit of error holding their minds fixed against Jesus and His salvation. As we see the corruption taking hold on everyone everywhere, and the world becoming filled with violence; we will enter into the days foreseen by Habakkuk the prophet, of lawlessness and violence all around us, and judgment never going forth, and God absolutely silent, letting all these things come to the full. Men of great pride will be convinced that they are the upright ones; but it will be the righteous who will live by his faith; in other words, patiently enduring, bearing up under the wrongs, and abiding under subjection like Jesus did before the Sanhedrin and Pilate.
We will not be tempted above what we are able; and our Father is faithful, and will cut the days short for our sake. In the meantime, as long as He has set before us an opened door, no man can shut it. And if we will be faithful unto death, He will give us the crown of life. The next we will see, is the rider on the white horse with his weapons of war in his hand, going forth conquering, and to conquer, and given a crown; and all the deceitful promises of peace and prosperity for the destruction of the saints in the earth, and putting the whole kingdom and dominion in his hand; there shall all peace be taken from the earth, and much flesh being devoured. Out of that will be the weighing and measuring of the spirits of all who inhabit the earth; while provisions are rationed, still the gospel is not injured. Following, and under all these, is the pale horse and his rider, and hell following with him.
It is to these things, that Jesus has come to set His house in order, and prepare His people for this time. “There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
There is the Day Of Reckoning fast approaching, for the household of God first, and also for the world. if we live each day being accountable to God, and man; and under the view of His Throne of Judgment and the great kindness of His mercy, His grace will always be more than enough to see us through everything. And when we walk in the light as He is in the light, His blood cleanses us from all sin, and we will abide in fellowship with Him, and with one another.
If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged with the world. But that will be one of the temptations of the last days, to be beguiled into believing that we will not be held accountable for what we have said and done. But we absolutely will be the FIRST with whom the Lord Jesus takes account when He comes! So we need to live every day as those who are giving account and deserving of the consequences; if we are to avail ourselves of His Great Salvation, which He purchased for us with His own blood.
For the Cat people here. Tasha Tudor did not just love Corgi’s……………………
kitty is helping her gather firewood
Salute Nim. Good to see ya!
hey, col, hawaiiya?
here’s the companion to your photo
Researchers Have Finally Identified the Mystery Man on a Led Zeppelin Album Cover
Once thought to be a painting, the image of the “stick man” was hiding in a Victorian photo album in England
His name was Lot Long, and he was a 69-year-old roof thatcher born in the town of Mere, Wiltshire, in 1823. At the time of the photograph, he was a widower who lived in a small cottage.
The album also features photographs of architecture in the area, street scenes and portraits of rural workers. Next year, the museum will host an exhibition featuring images from the album titled “The Wiltshire Thatcher: A Photographic Journey Through Victorian Wessex.”
“We will show how Farmer captured the spirit of people, villages and landscapes of Wiltshire and Dorset that were so much of a contrast to his life in London,” says the museum in a statement. “It is fascinating to see how this theme of rural and urban contrasts was developed by Led Zeppelin and became the focus for this iconic album cover 70 years later.”
Colkitto, so enjoyed the movies about Tasha Tudor you suggested … Loved her cottage, animals, simple way of life!
Thank you again, Colkitto.
So wonderful to see you here! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
I admire her, for many reasons. She was immensely talented, and so reminds me in some ways of my grandma.
Best to you ma’am!
Love the snowshoes. So cool

Awww … the snowshoes are great AND her little Corgi!
Colkitto, it’s good to hear of your dear Grandmother’s legacy and how you honor her. She would be so proud of you, if here today.
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Good morning all!
Mann vrs Steyn is finally going to trial after 12 years. Mark has stuck with it and refused to give in to the process is the punishment tactics of Mann.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/01/17/mann-v-steyn-goes-to-trial-after-12-years/
Mann, having received no major cash awards, has somehow managed to accumulate a personal wealth of 5 million dollars while at the same time paying a team of crack lawyers over this 12 years!
vibrissae – cats’ whiskers and associated chin hairs and leg hairs
they are more than hairs, they are sensory organs that send signals straight to the brain
I wouldn’t touch either ones nose hairs….might lose my paw.
the video says the vibrissae help the cat navigate close spaces in very low light
The Grunts Prayer
Oh Lord, thank you for granting me another day to stand up against the tyranny in the world today, blessing me with the will, strength and fortitude to continue walking, digging and fighting all over this once blessed United States of America. Please continue to help me carry this rucksack and weapon by walking beside me and lending your loving hand apon this yoke I proudly wear. Please bless me with a full ammo pouch and full canteen, one for the enemy around me the other for the enemy above, so that I may prevail against one and endure the other. Please bless me with the light of the moon and stars when I need them and clouds and rain when I desire cover from my enemies eyes. Please ensure my aim is true, that my creedo “One Shot, One Kill” is fullfilled, that my enemy does not suffer and their end is swift and complete. Please Lord, protect me from short rounds and friendly fire from my allies, so that I might continue to honor my oath to the Constitution of the United States of America. Last of all Lord please forgive me for what I must do, I only wished to be left alone, bask in the glory of your word and behold this beautiful world that you created for us but alas Evil has risen and I am compelled to smite it in your name.
Amen 🙏🏻
Mornin’ all!
For all those Treepers with the founding father’s DNA…
18 January 2023 David Crosby, American rock singer-songwriter (The Byrds, 1964-67 – “Eight Miles High”; Crosby, Stills & Nash – “Guinnevere”; “Wooden Ships”), dies at 81
DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH – BBC Concert (1970)
18 January 2021 James Frederick “Jimmie” Rodgers, American pop singer and guitarist (“Honey Comb” ; “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again”), dies of kidney disease at 87
Jimmie Rodgers “Honeycomb” on The Ed Sullivan Show
18 January 2017 Mike Kellie, British session and touring rock drummer (Spooky Tooth; The Only Ones), dies at 69
Spooky Tooth – I Am the Walrus (Remastered) [Progressive Rock – Hard Rock] (1970)
Glenn Frey
(1948-2016)
American Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer-songwriter (The Eagles – “Take it Easy”; “Heartache Tonight”;”Tequila Sunrise”; solo – “Smuggler’s Blues”; “The Heat Is On”), and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member, dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia at 67
Eagles – No More Cloudy Days (Live) (Official Video) [HD]
Glenn Frey – You Belong To The City
18 January 2015 Dallas Taylor, American session drummer (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Clear Light), dies of complications from pneumonia and kidney disease at 66
On the drums
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young – Our House (Official Video)
18 January 2014 Dennis Frederiksen, American rock singer, dies from liver cancer at 62
This guy sang for many groups. Toto being the most well known, (for me anyway).
Flyin Home: (1972-1974)
Common People: (1974-1975)
MS Funk: (1975-1976)
Trillion: (1977-1979)
David London: (1979-1981)
Angel: (1981-1982)
LeRoux: (1982-1983)
Abandon Shame: (1984)
Toto: (1984-1985)
RTZ: (1987)
The Fergie Frederiksen Group: (1995-1997)
Voices of Classic Rock: (2002)
Mecca: (1999-2005)
World Classic Rockers: (1997-2014)
TOTO mtv special 1985 – Isolation Tour
18 January 2010 Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter (Kate & Anna McGarrigle – “Heartbeats Accelerating”), dies of clear-cell sarcoma at 63
Kate McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright: Talk to Me of Mendocino (1999)
18 January 2007 Brent Liles, American rock bassist (Agent Orange, 1981-84; Social Distortion, 1988-92), dies after being hit by a truck while cycling at 43
Social Distortion – Live 1982- Mommie’s Little Monster
18 January 1995 Charles Baskerville, American pop vocalist (Shep and the Limelites – “Daddy’s Home”), dies at 54
No photo, not sure which one he is on Utube cover
SHEP & THE LIMELITES -“DADDY’S HOME” (1961)
I foolishly tried searching.
Sir Charles Baskerville was the name of the deceased in the Hound of the Baskervilles.
There was a chemist and a painter of the same name.
Even when adding singer to the search I didn’t get anything until the second page which had the wiki link for the group. But nothing for him.
Yea, didn’t really have time to do a deep search due to it being a karaoke night, Sherlock Holmes stuff is all my initial search got with a brave search, I hate to move to goggles to search but I have some deeper sources when someone has a really common name.
Charles G Baskerville
What a fabulous tune … on a rather common rock theme …
Two great California Hard Core Punk bands.
Our House–and I am suddenly innocence itself. those were the days, my friend, we thought theyd never end.
Our house … was in Laurel Canyon
Our house … was occupied by Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell
She bought a vase after breakfast
He lit a fire
… when you could still do that in CA … now, every day is a no burn day. Can’t get inspired to write songs like this anymore in CA … because of the people Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell told us to vote for. No … I’m sure neither of them see the irony in that.
There was a time when Glen Frey … WAS … The Eagles. Crafted some memorable tunes
Crosby had a good long run to 81, what with the mileage he put on his body, replacement liver and all that
I’m not that much a fan of David Crosby’s music as I am of Stephen Stills, Nash & Young … but he did have his moments …
18 January
Glenn Frey
(1948-2016)
American Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer-songwriter (The Eagles – “Take it Easy”; “Heartache Tonight”;”Tequila Sunrise”; solo – “Smuggler’s Blues”; “The Heat Is On”), and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member, dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia at 67
Biography: Glenn Frey was an American singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. He wrote most of the band’s material with Don Henley and sung lead vocals on many of their songs, including “Take It Easy” (1972) and “Tequila Sunrise” (1973).
Frey also pursued a solo career when the Eagles went on hiatus from 1980 to 1994, and during this time he released several successful singles including “The One You Love” (1982) and “Smuggler’s Blues” (1984).
As part of the Eagles, Frey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Together with the group, he also won six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards.
IT IS THE LORD!
“Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.” John xx. 28
“Give Me to drink.” How many of us are set upon Jesus Christ slaking our thirst when we ought to be satisfying Him? We should be pouring out now, spending to the last limit, not drawing on Him to satisfy us. “Ye shall be witnesses unto Me” – that means a life of unsullied, uncompromising and unbribed devotion to the Lord Jesus, a satisfaction to Him wherever He places us.
Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him. It is easier to serve than to be drunk to the dregs. The one aim of the call of God is the satisfaction of God, not a call to do something for Him. We are not sent to battle for God, but to be used by God in His battlings. Are we being more devoted to service than to Jesus Christ?
Oswald Chambers
January 18th Devotional
Dr. David Livingstone, Scottish Missionary to the Congo – Arab Muslim slave trade is “a monster brooding over Africa” – American Minute with Bill Federer
https://americanminute.com/blogs/todays-american-minute/doctor-livingstone-i-presume-scottish-missionary-to-the-congo-american-minute-with-bill-federer
Good morning all.
A case of bed head?
That could be me:
Is it safe to come out?
Her hair looks better than mine..😁
a big case of redhead.
Haha!
A little story, linwik –
I was born with blonde hair and it remained that all my life.
Some years back, my very competent hairdresser convinced me to try something different; and up to the challenge, I let her color my hair auburn red.
The color was stunning and I loved it. But hubs didn’t since he was not used to it.
So, I had a BIG case of redhead!
😁🥰
that sounds like fun, Miss D! funny that you had to show ID at home.
Haha! You are funny, linwik!
Yes! Had to beg to get in the house since he didn’t recognize me!
Isn’t it strange how we can look back at things and now they’re comical – but at the time – not so much!
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(Encourage: give support, confidence, or hope to someone.)
Everyone is in need of encouragement, especially during these chaotic days.
And often, people have no one available or able to offer support.
Long ago, I discovered a Bible verse which taught me to seek God FIRST for encouragement. And He provides an abundance. If someone else offers it, that’s “icing on the cake.”
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And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6
If above definition of encouragement is true, then even a smile, a kind word, or holding a door for others can extend hope that a remnant of society is still intact.
May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
God first, but, as blanche said, we are often dependent on the kindness of strangers.
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Awhile back, searching youtube for another of Garrison’s excellent curative picks, I came across this man, Charles Trepat. I found this concert which I have returned to many times since.
It is, for me, the single greatest recorded classical guitar live performance I’ve ever listened to. If you listen closely you will hear the most incredible adornments and interpretive mastery you can imagine. I don’t understand it – its like something has taken over his conscientiousness.
If I could go back in time I would pay a thousand dollars to have been there that evening in person.
I’ve posted it here before, but forgive me for posting it again.
Such a mellow sounding instrument and absolutely no rush in the performance, almost casual about it.
In a “zone”. I especially love the Granados at roughly 36:30.
Healing From Life’s Disappointments
https://www2.cbn.com/devotions/healing-lifes-disappointments
Yay, its doggie day!
In honor of Maquis who went out to the chiro last night:
Who needs coffee when ya do this?
WOW! I’ve never watched this – is this an agility contest? That Shetland Sheepdog was amazing! I may change my mind about dogs . . .
January 18
MORNING
Him that was to come. Rom. 5:14
Jesus … made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, . . . that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Heb. 2:9
One died for all. II Cor. 5:14
As by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Rom. 5:19
The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. That was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. I Cor. 15:45, 46
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. Gen. 1:26, 27
God … hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son…. the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person. Heb. 1:1-3
Thou hast given him power over all flesh. John 17:2
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. I Cor. 15:47, 48
EVENING
Things which shall be hereafter. Rev. 1:19
It is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. I Cor. 2:9, 10
The Spirit of truth … will shew you things to come. John 16:13
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Rev. 1:7
I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I Thes. 4:13, 14, 16, 17
https://www.dailylightdevotional.org/01/0118.html
For to the one who pleases him, God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy. – Ecclesiastes 2:26
What is your attitude as you approach each new day? Do you awake grateful for another day of life? Or do you groan at the thought of the things that did not get done yesterday that require your attention? Do you bound out of bed, eager to see what the day has in store? Or do you stumble around until the caffeine from your morning coffee kicks in?
Not everyone can have the attitude of David Brainerd, an 18th-century American minister and missionary to Native Americans in New Jersey. Though he died at a young age of tuberculosis, he made a profound impact on his church and his community. At one point, he is said to have told Jonathan Edwards, of the “Great Awakening” movement, “I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high seat or a low seat there. My heaven is to please God and glorify Him, and give all to Him, and to be wholly devoted to His glory.”
Brainerd’s attitude and his life were centered on pleasing God—anywhere, any time.
Would a diary of your days show a similar intent? Follow the admonition of Psalm 19:14 and let your words and thoughts be acceptable to the Lord. Then, as Hebrews 13:16 reminds you, “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” Draw near to God, for without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). So walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him (Colossians 1:10).
Pray for followers of Christ serving in government to always seek first to please the Lord, for which they will be rewarded with understanding and wisdom.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing#devotional
In a riveting moment at the World Economic Forum, President of Argentina Javier Milei sent shockwaves through the room of globalists, stunning them into silence. His powerful message exposed them for allegedly contributing to the decline of the Western world.
“I’m here to tell you that the western world is in danger, and it is endangered because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inextricably leads to socialism and thereby to poverty.”
Verse of the Day for Thursday, January 18, 2024
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“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”
1 Peter 3:15 (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.
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
SANCTIFY ME, OH LORD
You are the Rock of Salvation, Lord;
Sanctified are we by Your Holy Word;
Cleansed by the Spirit – filled with Your Grace;
Obedient to Your gospel – our sins You erase!
If we are suffering by our own hand;
He is asking us – to please take a stand;
Hide not our sins from His strict scrutiny
Ignoring His truth will backfire on me!
The foundation of sanctification you see;
Is our belief in Christ Jesus who died for thee;
It is the spiritual manifestation of the divine;
Brought to fruition through David’s bloodline!
The natural union of believer and non;
Will lead to conversion and good things beyond;
It is not prudent – then – to separate the two;
Believing husbands or wives can sanctify you!
Sanctify Me, Oh Lord – by heavenly grace;
Cleanse Me, Oh Lord – by Your Spirit replace;
All worldly ambitions – and pompous pride;
Sanctify Me, Oh Lord – deep down inside!
Strengthen Me, Lord – by the power of Your Word;
Clarify this worldly fixation that is blurred;
My obedience to Your Word is barely there;
I find no inspiration – anywhere!
I am lost in the world and not the Word;
My business fails – stability unfurled;
I run around here and there – making a stop;
With no time to linger – just go till I drop!
I pray in my heart – You will bless me someday;
If I can just get the world – out of the way;
Go home to my mate – pray together for peace;
For all of this turmoil to finally cease!
Sanctify Me, Oh Lord – oh please hear my cry;
I don’t need to know the what, when or why;
Just know in my heart – I am longing for be;
Sanctified by Your Word – a servant of Thee!
D01: 07/28/2013
Iran and Pakistan trading airstrikes….
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/least-9-killed-after-pakistan-launches-retaliatory-airstrikes-iran
WWIII is heating up.
January 13, 2024
Psalm 91.The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Up1tFUjwM
UNUSUAL THINGS WILL START TO TAKE PLACE IN YOUR WHITE HOUSE – 01/18/2024
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v46wvvh-unusual-things-will-start-to-take-place-in-your-white-house.html
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Scriptures for today Thursday 1/18/2024 “Unusual Things Will Start To Take Place In Your White House ” Heard 1/6/2024. *Pre-recorded*:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
2 Corinthians 2:14
Hosea 4:6
1 John 4:4
Hebrews 2:14
Psalm 18:3,18-19,48
1 Samuel 17
Ephesians 1:21-22
Ephesians 2:4-6
Psalm 110:1
Luke 10:19
Philippians 2:9-10
Galatians 3:13-14
Colossians 2:15
Hebrews 4:16
1 John 1:7-9
John 16:33
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A wild ride is coming, ups and downs, but God’s Light will destroy it all.
Have a blessed day my Brothers and Sisters !!!
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PROPHETIC WORD: NOTHING WILL STOP MY HAND – A DESIRE FOR FREEDOM WILL GROW IN THE HEARTS OF AMERICANS LIKE NEVER BEFORE – I AM THE GREAT DELIVERER !!!
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PRAYER FOR ALL !!!
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/leo-hohmann-elections-will-soon-be-quaint-relic/
the Satanic W.E.F. shares its plans for your future. Globalist Klaus Schwab self-appointed leader of the world says, you don’t need elections they are of the past. We have AI now to do that for us. Artificial Intelligence should tell us who will be our leaders/representatives.
That’s a ridiculous idea, Klaus, you really are insulting our intelligence.
Did you know … ?
The ornithological society is changing all the “colonialist” names of birds? Say goodbye to the “English Sparrow”.
https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/
Good grief.
And the “audubon” society is now racist so they changed their name to “bird alliance”.
That’s awesome!
Not only for the work involved, but that a youngster thought of our veterans and did a dedication so creatively. (and saluting)
There probably was an adult involved, but still…
See that red indicating warm water off the east coast of Australia?
That just popped up in single day! No, the CO2 fairy didn’t fly over there
and wave her magic wand.
That’s a clear sign of geothermal activity.
What happens over in that part of the world effects the weather here.
Another one of those bands that I’m not supposed to like … but I did … and I do.
… and another of my favorite cuts …
sadly … I doubt many have ever heard these tunes … instead believing Loggins and Messina were all about The House at Pooh Corner 😂🤦♂️
Israel should inform the residents of Gaza that the fastest and most effective way to end the war there is for Gaza residents to begin pointing out and identifying Hamas members to Israeli soldiers so they can be picked up. This mess was brought to them by Hamas, and they can end it by ending Hamas.
Oberlin Finally Suspends ‘Professor of Peace’ Who Called for ‘Global Jihad’ Against Israel
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/01/oberlin-finally-suspends-professor-of-peace-who-called-for-global-jihad-against-israel#
Biden Administration’s ‘Pathway’ to a Palestinian Terror State
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20317/biden-administration-palestinian-terror-state
…The poll further showed that if presidential elections were held today, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would receive 78% of the vote, as opposed to only 16% for Abbas…