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 β
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βοΈ Daily Devotional, April 29, 2024
Morning Ya’ll π
Greetings Jay!!! πββοΈππΊπ»β
Hey stevie πΊπΈπ€ πΊπΈπ€
Morning, stevie!! π€βπ
Good morning Bet and stevie! β€οΈπ
Good morning, G ππ€ Keeping you in my heart, dear brother ππ»
Dadβs wife got the ashes and the death certificates today. Iβm heading back to Florida tomorrow morning.
My condolences to you and your family. I’m keeping you and yours in prayer. God’s angels round about you as you travel to FL.ππππ
Please drive safely GrandpaM. You have experience so much with the passing of your Dad and helping with his estate. You must experiencing a lot of sadness, stress and the realization you are now the oldest generation in your family.
May God be with you.
Happy Bench Monday, Mr jay π Very Tuscany! Lovely….
Monday – – > βββ, maybe more…
Mornin’ Bets,
The list is really long today. Just love seeing those crossouts- so, I shall start including “wake up.” π
Start as you mean to go on, sisπππ A pithy little aphorism I adopted from my time abroad.
Same today for me…wake up (the hardest part so thank goodness for a cup of help β), then cutting back a couple of redbuds, then post elsewhere, then other stuff…
Blessed be your busy day ππ»
My “Equid Day” photo.
This was a good friend of ours and Mazie. Sadly, he passed shortly after this photo was taken and we miss him terribly.
OMG. I haven’t seen any references to The Wind in the Willows for ages, Betsy. I read that novel as a child in the ’50s; the books subsequent printings (after its initial release in 1908) had been illustrated by artists (the author only wrote the text) by that time.. But I never understood its allegorical meanings until many decades later…..
Oh..aand I must say, your flowers? Those are Monday Blues I welcome most gladly!! π
Maidin Mhaith Betsy ya know Italian dark roast sounds mighty tasty, thinking I have some in the pantry π€πΊπΈπ€ πΊπΈπ€
ππ» π the stronger the better is my viewβπ
Howdy jay!
Howdy Gramps πΊπΈπ€ πΊπΈ
Jay,
Now that’s what I call a veranda! It will be standing long after we have left this world.
I’ll be on that bench this evening with a g&t if you’d like to chat!
Howdy beings we are in the same time zone Iβll be on the lookout for ya π πΊπΈπ€ πΊπΈ
Whoopie! π₯
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Simply beautiful Patience
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Morning dear lady and mother of dear lady
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Thanks for posting those musical selections… I enjoyed listening to them.
Howdy benzy if leo can dance anyone can πΊπΈπ€ πΊπΈ
Howdy Garrison π
Howdy, jay π
Good morn, Garrison π πΆ The language of the guitar is universal, isn’t it. I am looking forward to this.
Mornin’ Bet. π Manuel Barrueco has a very high opinion of this duo. I can tell why . . .
Am I surprised? No!!! ππ»πΆ
Morning Garrison!
Mornin’ Gramps π
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Massive Tornados = Massive Destruction
WOW !!!
I do hope that California, New York, Florida Washington and every other state sees this and decides to stay home and make their own bed. I see way too many plates now with out of state tags in our parking lot at work. House prices are double, roads littered with Subaruβs with βcoexistβ bumper stickers. Go back home to your state, buy guns and ammo, and just use them. Neighbors will eventually catch on.
Do a thirty day fast from all news programs and just pay attention, get out and ask questions. And most of all read your Bible. Seems these liberals canβt read or they donβt want to. All the issues your wanting to change are in the manual. Words like βcoexist, furries, transsexualβ, all these other wacko pronouns are not in the manual but the father of those lies is described quite clearly, and his intent.
Mow your neighbors yard, donβt speak just listen and use your words as if they were gold or silver, be very stingy . Even memorize a few choice scriptures from the manual to impress your friends and family. Those you give away like Halloween candy. Those family members you hate, probably will love it. Those you love, well they will all sudden rip off that mask and you get to see who they really are. Love em all with Gods love, not your love. And if you donβt know that, find it. Your life depends on it.
My dogs have got more sense then a liberal. They donβt play with sick dogs, they may even run them off. They donβt kill their babies they raise em up with respect for others. They know the value of a good friend because they are one.
We all get handed adversity, how is it that some people take broken land and make paradise and others take paradise and make broken land? Seriously, these people should feel shame and remorse for what they do and have done to all of us. In a world of justice they should have to clean their own mess with solutions that work, not good intentions.
They run from the tyranny but don’t learn, Palerider. Missionaries for Communism. That’s how I see them. Spreading and implementing their malignant “gospel” even as they try to escape from it. Two plus two is never four to them.
Increased violent weather being caused by deliberate radar pulsing of the atmosphere using weather radar tuned to lower frequencies than are used to detect weather. Scroll down below the main tweet to read additional information in various replies.
So, why arenβt we running our cars with hydrogen generated by this guy’s invention?
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Goodness!
of all the people who know all this (his invention), certainly someone could’ve duplicated it by now.
or maybe they have but were arkancided and we dont know it.
Because motor vehicle power requires more bang than a bucks worth of hydrogen can provide.
Trust God. Fear not.
1973, oil embargo. Neighbor, engineer & manager of oil refinery nearby, talking with my dad in our kitchen. Dad, NASA engineer, telling him, “We can make energy from water.”
You know, age 13, no cell phone/tablet/laptop/big screen tv, hang at the margins hoping to hear something interesting. Don’t hang too close, those adults always had something for you ‘to do’.
Did I believe dad? Yes, for all these years.
He went on to say, they buy & hide the patents for anything harmful to ‘their’ control & money.
When you burn gasoline for fuel, it changes it forever. It cannot come back as gasoline. What happens to water if you burn it for fuel?? Are we unwittingly reducing our water supply??
When you burn water for fuel you end up with . . . water.
Burning is oxidizing, adding oxygen to hydrogen begets water.
No loss of water, but there are assorted energy losses in creation and transportation and storage of hydrogen.
I believe the day will come when a suitable catalyst is found that will enable inexpensive electrolysis.
The day we get serious about nuclear, fission and fusion both, electricity costs will be minimal anyway, and we will have enough energy to create our own energy dense boutique hydrocarbon fuels using hydrogen from water and carbon out of the atmosphere, perfectly suited for their purposes and clean as can be.
We have no shortage of hydrocarbon fuels and no shortage of energy potentials forever; we only have a dearth of hope, a despair created to drive insane revisions of society to serve Socialism and its associated parasite class.
Because Big Oil & the auto industry didn’t want their investment to stop making big profits. His wasn’t the only energy-saving invention that was buried and the inventor killed……
From a post on Sundance’s Twitter about the first National Day of Prayer organized by Conrad Hilton, next NDoP is this Thursday.
Thank you, Cariad π On our knees is exactly where we need to be. We are fallen. We have much to repent for.
Lord, in your infinite mercies we beseech you, have mercyππ»
Betsy, praying, praying, and then praying some more.
I have prayed throughout my life. However, never this hard.
The evil seems to multiply daily.
I never felt it was directly glaring at our faces and nipping at our heels until recent times.
At every turn I see a country and people I do not recognize.
God bless the faithful!
We need everyone!
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Every word of your post, Lorrie
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Evil is a cancer and as you note every day of metastasizes further and further.
Someone elsewhere wondered if there is something which has caused people to lose any sense of morality, any sense of what is right. I often wonder this myself. All with a sudden ferocity…and all within the last four years.
It is clear to me, dear sis, that there is only One Who has the power to right our sinking ship if it be His will. Until such time that He will do so, unremitting earnest prayer is our lifeline. Seeking that Rock that is higher than we are. We humble ourselves and pray for His merciful intervention ππ»π
Blessings, dear friend. We desperately need all He will allow us π
Thanks Maquis, I saved this.
Good Night Treepers
That’s amazing….Thanks mass !!!
Oh my!!! LOL!!!
But also
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Thanks, Mass π
That is the cutest of the cute!
The Family Bed
Yeah, I know…cute, cute, cute. Don’t you just wonder how cameras turn people into whack-jobs. I’m sorry but i’d just as soon just look at a pic of a dog or a horse.
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That is an actual feather bed.
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It is not a wonder he doesn’t have a wedding band on.
THE GRACIOUSNESS OF UNCERTAINTY
“It doth not yet appear what we shall be.” 1 John iii. 2
Naturally, we are inclined to be so mathematical and calculating that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We imagine that we have to reach some end, but that is not the nature of spiritual life. The nature of spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty, consequently we do not make our nests anywhere. Common sense says – “Well, supposing I were in that condition…” We cannot suppose ourselves in any condition we have never been in.
Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life: gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth. This is generally said with a sigh of sadness, it should be rather an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. Immediately we abandon to God, and do the duty that lies nearest, He packs our life with surprises all the time. When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him. Jesus said, “Except ye…become as little children.” Spiritual life is the life of a child. We are not uncertain of God, but uncertain of what He is going to do next. If we are only certain in our beliefs, we get dignified and severe and have the ban of finality about our views; but when we are rightly related to God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty and expectancy.
“Believe also in Me,” said Jesus, not – “Believe certain things about Me.” Leave the whole thing to Him, it is gloriously uncertain how He will come in, but He will come. Remain loyal to Him.
Oswald Chambers
April 29th Devotional
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A perfect devotional, sis, for where my mind has been going in these tumultuous uncertain days. Chambers is right. Our loving Father knows where He is leading us even as we do not and cannot see even our hands in front of our faces in the dense, dark miasma which covers our nation. Watching, knowing He is doing better things for us than we could hope or pray for. Blessings always, stevieππ»π
beautiful!
Thank you!
Good afternoon, dear Quoheleth π
I am so glad to see you, especially as you have been much on my mind. As has your mother, who I hope with all my heart is seeing much better health. I really should not be surprised to joyously find you here…it is an affirmation that thoughts for you have been heard.
There is power in all those voices in the Royal Albert Hall. I reviewed many iterations of this wonderful hymn, but I settled for this one specifically of that.
I pray mightily you are well, and that life is treating you very much more kindly than it has been, dear friend ππ»π
The last one took my breath away.
Heroes x 100!
Yes, nwtex
A mixture of courage and love – true heroes they are.
And now I am crying…….
Good Monday morning to my π³π friends!
We are safe in Oklahoma! It’s been an intense weekend but we do Storm Prayers and God has been faithful as He always has been. We are praying for all those that have been affected, especially those families that lost love ones. Thank you Betsy for your concerning post yesterday…just getting back on to respond.
Take care Treepers! God is Good! πβπ
Praise God for His goodness. Thankful for His protection.
So glad to hear you are safe !!!
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I am so relieved, dear friend π ππ»
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President Trump has announced 3 rallies β¦β¦..
LIVE: PRESIDENT TRUMP GIVES REMARKS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN β 5/1/24
President Donald J. Trump will travel to Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 1st to contrast the peace, prosperity, and security of his first term with Joe Bidenβs failed presidency.
Watch LIVE on RSBN on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET. President Trump will give remarks at 3 p.m. ET.
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LIVE: PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS A RALLY IN FREELAND, MICHIGAN β 5/1/24
President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks at a Rally in Freeland, Michigan on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Watch LIVE on RSBN starting at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET.
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LIVE: PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS A RALLY IN WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY β 5/11/24
President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks at a Rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Watch LIVE on RSBN starting at 1:00 p.m. ET.
RSBN will have their excellent coverage, as usual.
The New Christy Minstrels –
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This Land Is Your Land (Live)
The New Christy Minstrels –
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Michael Row The Boat Ashore
Thank you, Cactus. Beautiful song for a beautiful morning.
That was GREAT! Pure laughter, I don’t remember the last time I have heard it.
29 April 2021 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman – “Mark”), singer (“Sandy”), and bandleader (JCO), dies at 75
Sandy (Promotional)
29 April 2014 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section – “So In To You”), dies of cancer at 68
Atlanta Rhythm Section – So Into You (original)
29 April 2011 David Mason, British orchestral, solo and session trumpet player (The Beatles “Penny Lane”), dies of leukemia at 85
McCartney 3,2,1 – Penny Lane, “David Masonβs famous piccolo trumpet solo” #mccartney #paulmccartney
29 April 2008 or 06 May (findagrave)?? Michael “Micky” Waller, British blues and rock drummer (Long John Baldry; Jeff Beck Group), dies of liver failure at 66
The Jeff Beck Group (1968), featuring from the left, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Mickey Waller and Ron Wood.
Beck’s Bolero (Instrumental)
29 April 2005 (Gwendolyn) Dianne Brooks, American R&B, jazz, session and touring vocalist (Three Playmates – “Sugah Wooga”; solo – “Walking On My Mind”; Anne Murray), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 66
Dianne Brooks – Down The Back Stairs (Of My Life) [1976]
29 April 1999 Perry Ford [Brian Pugh], British pop singer, session musician and songwriter (The Ivy League – “Tossing And Turning”), dies at 65
Perry Ford – Garden Of Happiness
29 April 1997 Keith Ferguson, American blues-rock bassist (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of liver failure due to heroin use at 50
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Entire Show Baton Rouge,LA 11-18-1982
29 April 1993 Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist (David Bowie’s Spiders From Mars), and producer (Mott the Hoople; Lou Reed), dies of liver cancer at 46
MICK RONSON & DAVID BOWIE-Moonage Daydream
29 April 1990 Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction – “Grazin’ in the Grass”), dies of a heart attack at 52
The Friends Of Distinction “Grazing In The Grass” on The Ed Sullivan Show
πΆDoo wop pee Doo!πΆ
Magic,
Always loved “The Rifleman.” It was part of that genre of 1950s and early 1960s TV shows that stressed the best of humanity rather than the worst – where good always triumphed over evil.
And, poor Mark was always one more chore away from going to the general store for penny candy!
29 April
Abraham Gesner
(1797-1864)
Canadian geologist (inventor of kerosene), dies at 66
Biography: Abraham Gesner was a Canadian physician and geologist, best known for inventing kerosene. This resulted from his work experimenting with hydrocarbons, ultimately extracting kerosene from albertite.
Gesner demonstrated his new fuel in 1846, where he showed that it produced a brighter and cleaner flame than either whale or coal oil. The initial name for this substance was ‘keroselain,’ which was derived from the Greek words for wax and oil.
Apart from the discovery of kerosene, Gesner was also an important figure in Canadian geology. He published several works in the field, and albertite, from which kerosene was extracted, was also his own discovery.
In 1842, Gesner founded a museum of wildlife and material specimens that he had collected during his geological work and travels in Canada. This was the first such museum to be established in the country.
29 April
Alfred Hitchcock
(1899-1980)
English film director (Psycho; The Birds; Rear Window; Vertigo), dies of renal failure at 80
Biography: Alfred Hitchcock was an English filmmaker known as the “Master of Suspense,” who directed over 50 films and earned 46 Academy Award nominations. His films won six Oscars, though he never claimed the Best Director trophy.
His most well known films include Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963). Hitchock’s films have been noted for their distinctive “Hitchockian” style, including the use of camera movement to emulate a person’s gaze.
Magic,
Can’t go wrong with a Hitchcock movie. For me, North by Northwest is GOAT!
Greetings Treepers!
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Mornin’ all!
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I posed it yesterday on a different thread –
How does one entity “Soros” have so much power to weild in so many different directions in a country such as ours that can seize assets of entire countries like Iran?
Because our powers-that-be “allow” him and his ilk to exist. That’s it. In a nutshell, our “Representatives” have run amok and are allowing this garbage to go on.
I want to lock them out of the Statehouses, courts, seats of power, treasury tills, and legislatures. I want to take away their cell phones, their laptops, their pens, their ill-gained wealth, and expel them entirely from our country and strip them of their citizenship. Let another country take (put up with) them. Not one more penny of taxpayers should be spent on trials or incarceration of these people. Let’s send “not our best” to anywhere else, since everywhere else is sending “not their best” to us.
This is obscene.
Allow him to exist, yes, also participated in his creation as a billionaire philopath.
God morning, Treepers,
Pray each of you are well. It is tough to have such a fine and joyous event such as Junior Prom and at the same time ache for friends and fellow Americans as they are challenged by these awful storms. Lord Have Mercy!
So, too, we are pretty sad about the puppy. I’ve taken some heat for my decision, but we live in an apartment community that is very dog and pedestrian friendly with a huge adjacent walking park and it would be very difficult to hide an aggressive dog. We don’t have a fenced in area. Obedience training would have been a given, and I raise my pets like I do my daughter, so nothing is half-baked… thus, expensive and the puppy has to be willing. I could not take any chances with safety or being tossed out on our keisters for having an aggressive dog.
For those I have upset by this, I apologize to you. Lesson learned (the hard way, which is pretty much how I always learn my lessons!) I’ve also learned that “risk assessment” is relative to whether I am the holder of the risk, or I am comfy in the cheap seats not beholden to mistakes with long term residuals. Each person has a different expanse in their ability to assume such risks – ours is smaller than those I see here. If I had forty acres, maybe I would have thought differently, but I would have taken into account the dog attacking chickens or other pets and livestock on the premises, too. Those folks knew they were going to sell the dogs, so I find it irresponsible that none of the puppies were worked with or handled to make them less feral. It really limits the kind of home and ownership they can be introduced to.
So, enough of this explanation – but I do apologize for any I’ve upset.
For those of you affected adversely by the storms, especially Mims’ son who lost his home – we are still praying for you. I pray our government has some good sense to take care of our neighbors at home FIRST, before they roll out the Welcome Mat for invaders. That is a PRAYER I have, as their actions have not built my confidence or trust in them. Thank God for our country too where homeowners’ insurance is a must, so I pray they are expeditious in their ability to make them whole again.
In my prayers yesterday, Psalm 34 and Ezekiel 3:16-19 (NIV) came to mind.
Psalm 34
Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.
I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
I will glory in the Lord;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the Lord with me;
let us exalt his name together.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Fear the Lord, you his holy people,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all;
he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.
Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
The Lord will rescue his servants;
no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
Ezekiel 3:16-19
Ezekielβs Task as Watchman
At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me: βSon of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked person, βYou will surely die,β and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.
How pathetic that some people are actually complaining about your decision. I guess they think they need to tend to everyone else’s business.
It’s your life, your home, your family, your money, and therefore YOUR CHOICE! No one else has to agree with or like what you do.
Hi Kudzu,
I think it is coming from the “it’s cruel to reject a puppy” aspect. I totally get it and understand it wholeheartedly. She was only 12 weeks old. If I had a different set up here property-wise, my decision might have been different – but maybe only by about 20%. I have owned dogs before, though it’s been a while, and have owned a Husky and definitely known their personality traits and sometimes… obstinance.
We LOVED this puppy, but she was 98% obstinate in everything. Not even treat or toy motivated – she wouldn’t play with anyone except the Maine Coon cat. We would call to her or try to coax her and she would look away and not meet our gaze, nor would she come.
Kudzu – I share my posts on here in efforts to try to encourage and uplift “living our best lives”. Adopting pets is such a noble cause and so enriching and joyful. I get great joy out of hearing how Tinkster takes care of our Garrison and Corny with her burros and pets and Greg1 with his Maine Coon Snuggles.
Sometimes these efforts go terrific and sometimes they don’t – but in all things, the attempt is WORTH IT when the results are so rewarding.
Rosie is best off being back with her family of origin and with her Mom and Dad dogs. The sellers need to learn a huge lesson on selling dogs and making sure they are family-compatible pets. It is wrong what they did and I lost half of my pet deposit that I paid because they were less than reputable. I ASKED for the one week trial and offered 50% as unrefundable deposit in the event it was my elder cat that was incompatible. They agreed. However, I didn’t bargain for their dog being inhospitable. So, lesson learned – and maybe my lessons thought sometimes bitter disappointments – all of them – help others in their negotiation and planning.
Who knows? I never look at learning as a loss. Good or bad. Because Romans 8:28 “All things” work for the good of those who love Him and who are called according His Purpose.
You have my upvote, JWoo. My family has lived in small apartments and townhomes where any pet other than a guinea pig or a trained house cat would not work. An unruly / disobedient puppy would never have worked for us. I give you credit for trying but also for deciding quickly to return her before the puppy got too used to y’all. Tough decision but wise in the end.
Thanks Baritone – Savannah was relieved. She was the first to say, she’s “gotta go”. We do miss having her around, though. I think we miss the “lifestyle” of having a dog and being forced to get out there for the frequent walks and restroom breaks. Peace has been restored.
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Good you stay positive. And may Rosie find just the right home.
When we bought our house, the former owner was moving to a condo and could take bring her beautiful black chow dog. My husband wanted to keep the dog so we did, for a bit; and then the chow bit a neighbor child on the butt. I was so upset and called the former owner who said that child had a history of teasing the dog on his chain (which was also weird to me, we didnβt have a fence yet).
Long story short, the dog returned to home of origin; then slipped away and was found in an apartment complex with my name still on his collar!! I was anxious and then when I explained the situation to the woman who called me, she said the chow was very happy with her elderly relative who had no children in her home and felt very safe with him there (he would have eaten any intruder). It worked out well for everyone. I need a very sociable dog that is patient with children; he wasnβt for me. A vet later told me to avoid all chows, her husband once ended up on top of the kennel waiting for her to come home; her two chows had turned on him. Chows are apparently one-person dogs and unpredictable even then
You did what was best for your family and it was not an easy decision
JWoo,
There is NO need for you to apologize about your decision about the puppy. You had a really tough decision to make, there is no two ways about that! You had a lot to consider, number one was the safety of yourself and your lovely daughter. The safety of others around you and their pets was also a major factor. You are a kind and considerate person and you made the BEST decision possible. Please do NOT let the grumbles of people who are not in that situation bother you. They know not what they talk about. I know that the Good Lord was watching over you and guiding you in this decision.
God Bless You and Savannah.
Marti,
Your post times a Thousand!!!
Woo, there is absolutely No need for you to apologize to anyone. We here in the Treehouse know your true spirit – and it is beautiful!
Please, do not spend another moment suffering (or listening to busybodies) for making a well thought out, necessary, best for everyone ( including Rosie) decision.
We love you and know your heart is Always in the right place. β€οΈ
Good afternoon, Corny!
Man, this day has FLOWN BY. End of month routine, so account reconciliations and off go the monthly statements and report printing.
Blessings and love back to you, dear friend. Give your critters a big pat and extra carrot from me and kiddo.
Love you, sis! All in for you and Savannah. Don’t doubt us, ha ha.
Many blessings and thank you’s, Marti. I love this Tree and I don’t wish to offend anyone. I probably should be more “filtered” about the going’s on – but I enjoy this Tree and wish to share in fun news and when things go right!
Plus, I am absolutely going to blame all of you for the fun pictures of dogs and cats. It’s too much of an enticement!!! LOL (Kidding, no blame at all. Just like handing a fat girl a donut. Bring me ALL the kitties and puppies!!!)
Howdy Patience and Ma,
I love the picture – I wish it were always true. Joy has to be worked on sometimes. Choices!
Joy is, really, a fruit of the Holy Spirit in us.
Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
Job 19:25
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. (ESV)
April 29
MORNING
Consider how great things He hath done for you. I Sam. 12:24
Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness to humble the, and to prove the, to know what was in thine heart whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that as a man chastenth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Deut. 8:2, 5
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Psa. 119:75, 71, 67
The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Psa. 118:18
He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor 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. He knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust. Psa. 103:10,11,14
EVENING
That blessed hope, . the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Titus 2:13
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil: whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus. Heb. 6:19, 20
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things. Acts 3:21
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe. II Thess. 1:10
The whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also…. groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Rom. 8:22, 23
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is. I John 3:2
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory Col. 3:4
Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Rev. 22:20
Bagster
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But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. β Revelation 2:4
Nearly 50 years ago, a hit song by Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand lamented, βYou donβt bring me flowers. You donβt sing me love songs. You hardly talk to me anymore.β They sang of an early love that was gone.
Love in decline is not exclusive to couples. Fading love was a problem in the church in western Turkey at Ephesus. By the time they received their letter, the subject of todayβs portion from Revelation, it had been forty years since the church there was founded. A new generation had taken leadership. Godβs Word and His work were fading among them. The zeal and fervor of the early church had become feeble.
Biblical author and scholar Dr. Lehman Strauss wrote, βLove is the first essential in Christian character, and when it commences to decline, the soul begins to drift.β The church had been commended for standing against false teachers and for their toil on behalf of the Gospel. But then, Jesus said, βI have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.β
Love abandoned would probably begin with failing to love one another, and end in falling out of love with Jesus. Like most who fall out of love, it happens little by little, inaction by inaction, until the commitment is gone, along with acts of devotion.
In verse 5, the people of Ephesus are told to remember what they had before. In the Greek, the grammatical emphasis denotes the continual action of remembering. Keep remembering. And repent, they were told. Make a U-turn. Get back to basics. Keep the main thing the main thing.
If your love is not as urgent and deep as it once was, repent and return to the love that will not let you go, the love of God that is βgreater far than tongue or pen can ever tell.β
Pray for pastors and ministers across the nation to preach the whole truth of Godβs love.
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1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us.
Our love for God and for others is ALWAYS a response, which means it’s not something you can drum up yourself.
Therefore, instead of telling people “You need to love more,” we should be admonishing them to soak up God’s love for them. As we spend our lives trying to grasp “how long and high and wide and deep is the love of God,” we will never run out of love.
Hey Sundance! This would be a worthy expository article should you be bored and have nothing better to do! (Yeah, I know – ridiculous – but this REALLY NEEDS MORE SUNLIGHT!)
The Tucker Carlson Podcast has a “Bonus Episode” with a 27 minute interview between Glenn Beck and Whittney Webb, author of “One Nation Under Blackmail” v 1 and 2.
Highly recommend giving it a listen to, especially at the 22:40 mark when it comes to the background of the guy who is now heading FDA as they discuss the Transhumanism topic.
Former Google Health executive who is now heading our FDA, Robert Califf formerly with Google Health has a joint venture with Glaxo Smith Klein called Galvani Bioelectronics whose former head was Moncef Slaoui who was in charge of “Operation Warp Speed” – their venture specializes in bioelectronic medicine – injectable nanotechnology that can manipulate the central nervous system.
Wow. Just wow. Everybody listen. This woman is one serious researcher and journalist.
Went on to listen to Whittney a bit longer on the Russell Brand broadcast. What she says about the push for CBDC is interesting, too. Geez. We seriously just need to scrap our entire government, on BOTH sides, and build again from scratch.
End dependency now. End dependency now.
Yes, Woo
“Their” plan which has been in the works for decades has come to fruition – but, that just means fight harder!
November will be a month where we will all be on the edge of our seats to see if simply a “vote” can right this ship.
I think everyone has the same gut feeling, but I was talking to another today… this is OUR MESS TO FIX… not our children’s.
They will pull out all the stops to deny him his victory (and ours).
Starting with Dec. 14th and into Jan 6th. We must be ready!
Whittney Webb also has a degree in Religious Studies – so she lends an interesting interpretation of events on a Spiritual level in the Russell Brand podcast at the 37:33 mark.
Good morning Woo…(peekin in from work)
I have both of her books which are excellent and filled with tons of sources! Beginning with the first chapter, it starts with the history of the deep state back in the 1800’s…yes, it goes back that far. Her research is complete enough to show that only God can fix what evil was planned and carried through to this day. I highly recommend her books.
Blessings for your day sis! π
just Stevie
Very good information from you and Woo. Will be adding those books to my (too long already!) list.
One Nation Under Blackmail – Vol 1 and 2 by Whitney Webb
She had so much information that they had to print it in two parts. The girl is a powerhouse of information.
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Thanks so much. Books make my life complete!
Hi Stevie,
I added them to my wish list. I’m gathering and saving these books for historical purposes, but just to read them myself.
I feel like I’m squirreling away nuggets of gold.
Someday our children and their children will mention how we lived through this remarkable time in history.
Blessings and love to you, too, friend.
Here is the video of the interview on YouTube for those who don’t use Spotify:
Thanks for finding this, Bari. Great interview and one we should all see.
Verse of the Day for Monday, April 29, 2024
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βIn my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.β
John 14:2 (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 βfaith my fearsβ 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 Iβm 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.
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Good morning all.
I wrote earlier that last weekends tornado outbreaks were just round 1. Here is why I think Round 2 will come this weekend. Warm up in the east and cool down in the west. Check out where they meet.
The following are the temperature anomalies through this weekend.
Also come the last week of May it is looking like conditions will be conducive for tropical storm development in the Western Caribbean!
Oh, BTW, it will cool off again in the East after this nice warm up shown above.
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
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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
HELP ME, LORD
Hear my prayer, O Lord β please hear my cry;
Hide not Thy face from me β stand closely by;
Incline Thine ear to me β answer my call;
For I am helpless in my wherewithal!
My days are consumed β in pain, I move not;
My heart beats in vain β overwhelmed, besought;
I struggle to breathe β I implore Your aid;
Begging for mercy β and yet, unafraid!
Strengthen me, Lord β as only You know how;
Send forth Thy Comforter to help me now;
Send forth the angels to hold me upright;
Help me, Lord β Help me to live, love, and fight!
The enemy plagues me both day and night;
His demons work to discourage me right;
He taunts me, haunts me, and laughs at my pain;
My prayers he sees worthless β and all in vain!
Be it Your will β with Your power and might;
Remove this affliction β far out of sight;
Defeat the devil β his power disband;
Help me, Lord β with Your Healing Hand!
You called me, Lord β in Your Service to be;
Your minister, Lord β bring people to Thee;
How can I manage β for people to care?
With this heart sorely in need of repair?
I ask not for me this healing take place;
I ask not this suffering You erase;
I ask only to stand for You, O Lord;
To bring others to You in one accord!
If in this state, You still want me to serve;
If it be Your will, my heart you preserve;
Whatever you decide β I will endure;
With You by my side β of that I am sure!
Help me, Lord to accept what You decide;
In You and with You β I long to abide;
Through You and for You β my heart is alive;
Heal me, Lord β Help me β to live, love, and thrive!
D01: 05/14/2013
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Duchess,
Such beautiful psalms and flowers. Thank you, duchess. β€οΈ
Here’s one for you!
OOOOOH !!! THANK YOU, LADY !!! β€οΈ
Still enjoying early Spring flowers here – Daffodils – Tulips – Crocus πͺ΄
Anticipating the Lilac bushes to bloom in a couple of weeks !!!
Warming up beautifully here lately – of course – we think 40 is a heat wave. – LOL
God Bless You Real Good for your caring heart. !!! ππ§π»ββοΈπ
Ha ha, Duchess,
I’m already having to think about tomato blossoms not setting and basil bolting due to he heat! π
OH NOES !!! WHERE ARE YOU – ON THE EQUATOR ?
π not quite, but when it gets to the mid nineties and beyond, tomatoes wait till cooler weather, and certain greens just give up altogether (like cilantro, my favorite).
I was lazy this year and didn’t plant winter lettuce and other greens. No excuse – just another lesson!
If, within the next 21 days, I donβt see some crystal clear evidence of RNC hiring Omega4America with 16-tons of their ill-gotten fundraising, Iβm gonna know with no doubt that Iβm being played & worked by this sick Uniparty circus of corruption. Read this:
https://omega4america.substack.com/p/its-red-zone-time-long-game-is-lost?publication_id=1743537&post_id=143722003&isFreemail=false&r=1ha8x0&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
β¦and after youβve exposed yourself to the glaring light of the facts that article contains, donβt even try and pretend any syllable of what RNC says about anything is any more than feel-good window-dressing to disguise their complicity in selling out the United States of America and its legal citizenry.
That is all.
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible.God’s protection, healing.
ο»Ώ#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
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Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUPiqPMs8M&t=2s
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The scale for Tornadoes is based on the characteristics of the damage done. The last EF-5 tornado recorded in the US hit Moore, OK on May 20, 2013. The Fujita scale was updated to the Enhanced Fujita scale and thus the EF instead of just an F. The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)
And thus the following claim for the Doppler radar recorded wind speed of a tornado that passed near Harlan, IA is irrelevant for the record until the characteristics of the damage is assessed. BTW, EF-5 tornadoes have been known to rip up old asphalt roads.
A mobile Doppler radar team caught a big wedge tornado near Harlan, IA on Friday and recorded a maximum wind speed of 224 mph at ground level. That tornado was 904 meters wide at ground level. 904 meters is over 1/2 mile (1 Kilometer = 1,000 meters which is .62 miles). No doubt it was a big bad ass wedge tornado.
But EF classification in rural areas where few or not structures or infrastructure is hit is sometimes nearly impossible. BTW, EF-5 tornadoes have been known to pull up the road surface on old asphalt roads. EF-4s will more often scour a road surface rather than pull it up.
Still plenty of places where the slopes are open. As per Joe Bastardi as of Saturday, there were still 150 ski resorts open for business in the Northern Hemisphere.
LIVE WITH JULIE – 04/29/2024
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v4s86wf-live-with-julie.html
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PRAYER FOR DONNA RIGNEY – HUBBY DIED
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES:
Ephesians 6:17
Proverbs 3:5-6
Ecclesiastes 1:9
Daniel 3:15-29
Proverbs 16:18
1 John 4:4
2 Chronicles 20:1-37
Joshua 6:1-27
Genesis 50:20
2 Corinthians 2:14
Psalm 91:7
John 17:16
John 16:33
Hebrews 10:25
Isaiah 54:17
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DECLARATIONS, DECREES, AND DEFINITIONS:
God’s Word is an arsenal and the greatest weapon against Satan.
Arsenal: a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.
Get to know the Word of God. It’s the Sword of the Spirit.
Trust God. Lean not on your own understanding.
Your enemies are very angry, so they are turning up the heat because you’re standing up against them and you’re not giving in. Keep trusting God.
Do not compromise. Stand up in the midst of adversity.
God can deliver you and He will deliver you.
God is the fourth man that has destroyed the power of the enemy.
God is reminding you that He still shows up in the fire and when your enemies are turning up the heat. The fourth man lives in you!
El Elyon- The Most High God
Your enemies’ tactics and schemes will have no affect on you.
God is your refuge, fortress, your shield and He is more powerful than your enemy.
God wants you to say: My enemies have no power that can stand the power that lives in me.
God is going to get you out of this fire more recovered, restored and renewed.
The Word of God is not only life to you, but also a weapon against your enemy.
Are you ready for God to move? Be ready!
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PROPHETIC WORD: 04/21/2024 – PROPHECY # 3 – YOUR ENEMIES ARE TURNING UP THE FIRE –
YOUR ENEMIES ARE NO MATCH FOR MY POWER – ARE YOU READY – GET READY –
MY POWER WILL BE POURED OUT UPON THE EARTH – TRUST IN ME –
YOUR ENEMIES WILL FAIL AND FALL !!!
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PRAYER FOR ALL !!!
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My parents both died in 2019. I Miss them sooooooooooo much.
i feel exactly the same way .
bless you MoPar β₯οΈ
Job 19
EVENING PRAYERS
death valley national park
Ha ha! We have No Trespassing signs, but I love this one. Plus, I guess I need them in dozens of languages!
Whatβs for dinner?
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Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUPiqPMs8M&t=2s
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Sitting out in the glooming with not a cloud in the sky. April and the land is as dry and hard as late August. Six years now of challenging gardening and farming weather in my little corner if the mid Atlantic.
Well it’s a pleasant eve anyway.
“Then was I as a tree whose boughs did bend with fruit; but in one night, a storm or robbery, call it what you will, shook down my mellow hangings, nay, my leaves, and left me bare to weather.”
Musings on a late springs eve.
Ah eventide, the first stir,
The promise pregnant with thy namesake eve.
The new day has the eve before
What will our tiny next moment bore when fruition speaks?
Each tick of the clock another step into eve
What pray with thou weave with the dawn.
Down the long hill of life galloping madly at brink but clinging more at the sink and sorrows of vile fate we all ride.
The tide rushes in but back again goes the flow as we know., as we all go.
In our marrow is a callow clock ticking…
A day, alack not this one but just such a one. Once amore to right the saddle and marry the harmony and the grace in this mad race with but a certain end.
Heaven Can Wait | English Full Movie | Drama Comedy Fantasy
A wily elder descends into Hades, where he is set to undergo a comprehensive life review with Satan. It is before the lord of the Underworld that his fate will be determined, and a verdict rendered on his suitability to gain entrance to the netherworld.
Starring: Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn.
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Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch.
FYI, imagine that!!!!!
And in my own state!!!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/federal-government-giving-voter-registration-forms-non-citizen/
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