Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Good morning, WP.
I became a self-professing Christian as a 20 year old at a small Church of Christ in San Antonio.
Before that, I was born Catholic (patron saint Joan of Arc)… but had… even as a small child… deep questions about the faith that made so sense of the rituals. We would be given slips of paper with Bible verses, but I always wondered what the Scriptures were before and after that. Even going through five years of Catholic school… I was missing source knowledge.
Also, no one around me was truly living their faith and if they were… their actions didn’t show it. There was serious conflict directly opposing the Word of God.
Since the beginning of my time in this earth, though, God Was with me. He was in my dreams and He spoke to me there, though I didn’t realize at the time what was happening to me. It was through years of repetitive intervention and practice that I matured to understand God’s Providence and communication methods.
At 20… the CofC gave me true Bible study and I developed a thirst for it. It wasn’t until 28 though… that my Bible journey became fever pitch as I fled a marital engagement in San Diego. I couldn’t stop reading the Bible. First the New Testament… but that wasn’t enough. So added Old Testament too… simultaneously. I would read a few pages of each every day and soon began to see the correlation of OT prophesy with NT fulfillment.
Why do I bring this up?
All through this journey… I totally MISSED who was being spoken of in John 1:1.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through Him all things were made and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” v 1-5
Word = Jesus!
I didn’t know ot realize this until my 30’s when I started studying with Bible Study Fellowship (excellent organization for deep Bible study without lean towards any one denomination) We studied the history, the footnotes, the story around the Story.
The question here of Trinity is not so hard to understand. For God made man in His Image. He uses the terms marriage
(the bride being His Church) and family (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost), so that we may understand.
Without my daughter, Savannah, I am not living my Purpose in Him. She teaches me stewardship and the protective nature and enduring love of parent/child. He teaches me what it is to lovingly provide and protect and how important that connection is.
Without me, Savannah does not exist. She is blood of my blood and flesh of my flesh. To add further mystery to this… she reads my mind. She actually reads my mind, we are so close to one another.
We are of one mind. Each with our separate purposes and life paths, but our origin is… One.
Spiritual Discernment provided by the Holy Spirit is indwelling and It Is How we know the Mind of God. It is our sixth sense. It is that which is most suppressed by humanity because it is the power of God within us that gives us mission, focal point, bearings, and direction. It is the “ought to” of what we do. Secular humanity wants to control that “ought to” to keep us subdued and submissive in fear… or to control its unleash for their own secular business… in pursuit of unholy gains.
The Trinity is not such a Holy Mystery when we can use the terminology God Gave us to understand.
The Holy Spirit is the greatest power gifted to man from God, The Creator.
The Son is our defense attorney pleading our case and paying our bond before God our Judge. He’s our Savior and our brother, and our greatest friend.
God Is. He Is. He Was. And He forever more shall Be! The Alpha and Omega. He Who breathes life into dust and forms it in our mother’s wombs. He Is concerned with and aware of every minor detail of creation. He paints those flower petals. He applies each feather on a bird’s wing. He commands the stars and sets each in its place.
Just recounting this, I am overcome and overwhelmed with His generosity and love towards me.
It Is the Greatest Story ever told. It is captivating and life giving. He Is ultimate fulfillment.
God assures us in His Word that such revelation comes to us in varying speeds and varying times. None of us matures at the same rate, but He equips us as we are called by Him. We should never judge another’s infancy in faith or measure it by our own… for there are meek and giants among us. God reveals Himself in His Due and Perfect Timing.
It is through the saved’s devotion to Him and falling in love with Him… that we move passed the milk and bread to meat and potatoes.
For me… He Is all I’ve ever had… my only constant since the day I was born. I’ve seen His Divinity, His Provision, and His Mercy. I cannot be moved from His Presence.
Sure, I’m still imperfect.. but it is through tackling imperfection that makes God’s Perfection more real to me. And a goal to constantly work towards because I love my Heavenly Dad.
Woo.. that kind of came out of nowhere from your post, WP. Just wanted to share how I’ve learned to understand the Trinity.
God’s blessings on you all.
Good morning, dear Woo 💕 🕊
“…my only constant since the day I was born.”
A powerful truth, because as the clouds darken over us and humanity is in the throes of death rattles brought entirely upon it by wicked, soulless men and women who have no idea of the presence of the God…with everything in terrible flux… we need, desperately need that constant. Especially now are we reaching for it, that unfathomable forebearance of our weaknesses, forgiveness, lovingkindness. He is never absent. We only need to be still to know.
We trust. He will provide. Yes, it is that simple.
A beautiful post from your good heart, sis.
(Hugs) Sis,
HE IS ALL WE NEED.
WE WIN!
Smiles every day ☺️
((( 🙏🏻 💕 🙏🏻 💕 🙏🏻 )))
Thank you WP, JWoo and Betsy Jones for sharing your love of Christ.
God is my Creator and Father and Jesus my Savior and Brother. The Holy Spirit a gift of Love from God.
JWoo your transformation and love is is beautiful and easily seen, a strength provided by God himself through his Spirit. It is, and will always be a shield against the flaming darts from Satan.
Betsy, my heart goes out and aches for those who do not see and cannot hear; I am in constant prayer for the lost children.
God did not make hell for them, it was made for Satan and the beast and the angels who fell with him.
I cling to His word, it is all I have and my desire is to carry out His will and to declare his Salvation to all who cross my path.
We are told to pray for those who persecute us, Norm. My prayer has taken the form of asking our Father to open the eyes and hearts of our enemies, to turn Sauls to Pauls.
CS Lewis understood and admitted that no matter how hard we try every day to “be good” and moral, we will fail. At which point we turn to God and say, “You must do this. I can’t.”
You are right. Nothing but good comes from Almighty God. It is wretched and fallible man who listens to the ever present serpent, for now in his dominion doing his worst, who has opened the box of demons we see everywhere.
Keep praying, dear sir. You are heard. We are heard. It is not so much a case of our holding on to Him as it is that He holds on to us when our strength is sapped and will not let go. He loves us that much 💕🕊🙏🏻
Perfectly timed words Betsy. Thank you.
Knowing this is the source of my resolve.
There is nothing else, Alleycats, there has never been anything else.
Where everything else is impermanent and fleeting, He is never changing and eternal.
Blessings, girl 🙏🏻😘
Blessings on you, Norm. If you’ve read here a long time – it is quite obvious that I continue to be a “work in process”. I am so thankful that God Loves “works in process”.
We are all aspiring to something. Let it be to learning the Mind of Christ and standing in awe with God.
We travel together. Blessings on you, Norm H.
Mornin’ Bets
Wow, such artisanship! I am always awed by works of such magnitude – like being able to see the finished Mt Rushmore at its inception.
Morning, Corny 🤗
That beautiful sculpture says it all for me. From the remnants of a tree in Wales struck by lightening.
There is nothing so damaged that it can’t be repaired by the hand of God.
Especially us 💕🕊
Thanks for posting, Bets
I was wondering about it. I think I could sit and stare at it for hours. 🫂
There is much to see in it. I agree!!!
Good morning !
Thank you for your testimony! It was so inspiring. God bless. ✝️🙏🏼
Awww Ps, we all have one. Would love to hear yours, dear friend. Share when ready. (Hugs)
Mornin’ Woo
Always treasure your heartfelt, unvarnished posts. It is so selfless of you to share. ❤️
God day to you, darling friend. I only hope that through some of my learnings – I can help others with clarity. Lord knows, but it is He Who compels me forward.
I’m going to have to take a little siesta here in a minute. Then, up to make a “to go” dinner for kid and I. Else, I will never stay awake through a double feature movie. I’m a whimp and I sleep terribly. Naps are good!
We shall have to disagree – no wimp are you, Woo!
As a caregiver I go between “this is too intense” to “what a privilege”!
IfThenElse,
Bless you in your caregiving, dear one. Can you imagine the life of the person your care for… without you as their advocate, hands, and feet. How cold it would be without your heart of warmth? What an honor it is to caregive. I pray God shows you the blessings every day in your efforts. We cast our cares on Him and He makes our yokes light.
I was fortunate enough to be able to retire when it was obvious my late wife’s advanced Alzheimer’s was becoming troublesome.
Her loyal border collie “Sweetie” and I became her constant companions. We lost Sweetie after 8 or 9 years. The 18 years I spent being my wife’s caregiver were a genuine blessing—we came to love each other even more deeply than ever before..
She gently passed away in Sept of ’22. We were married for 55 years.
Caregiving is a blessed activity. If you are a strong believer, you can feel the Presence Of Our Lord gently helping you get through the hard days. 🙂
I don’t have words, Garrison. I have been a caregiver, but not for 18 years and not for my spouse. At least for part of the time you had Sweetie to help. What a perfect name. ❤️
Maggie is smiling down on you for sure, dear G. You both have the love story many can only dream of.
Wonderful comment JWoo!
I enjoyed reading what you wrote very much.
Many thanks, Chloe. Look forward to seeing more of you, hanging out in the branches with us in this fine Tree.
In context, it is referring to Messiah Jesus.
Leviticus 26 expressly states one of the blessings of obedience and the punishments for disobedience:
“11 I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.”
Jeremiah 25 explains that the Leviticus 26 punishments are about to be culminated. 2 Chronicles 36 also details this:
“15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. 16But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy. … 21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.”
For whatever reason, we seem to focus on the servitude of the nation and the desolation of Jerusalem, but forget that the ultimate punishment was for the abominations in the Temple by the priests (Ezekiel 8-10, referenced in 1 Peter 4:17). Three times in Leviticus 26 it is reiterated: “ And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.” God does not make empty threats or throw out numbers with no real meaning. Jesus Himself stated seventy times seven was allotted for forgiveness (Matthew 18:22).
Ezekiel 10-11 shows their ultimate, worst punishment: “18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. 19 And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.” This was not a happy nor rapid exit, but a lingering, sad exit: 11:22-23: “22 So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. 23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.”
The Glory of the LORD (YHVH) left from the east gate, departing over the Mount of Olives. As outlined in Daniel 9, the Glory of the LORD, Jesus, retuned via the Mount of Olives (Matthew 21) on the day specified by Daniel in 9: 25-26 (“know therefore and understand”, not guess at the meaning: that was the singular day Jesus not only did not refuse to be honored, but arranged for it). Jesus went to the temple and cleaned house, reflective of Ezekiel 8-10, infuriating the priests and scribes, who understood the Old Testament connections.
And He was rejected. Thus, Matthew 23:38, “Your house is left to you desolate.” Just like the servitude of the nation was extended and the desolation of Jerusalem was extended, Jesus was leaving. He exited the temple, again to the east over the Mount of Olives. He wept over the city, almost certainly experiencing the same pain as occurred the first time centuries earlier. The curtain covering the Holy of Holies was torn, emphasizing the absence of the Glory of the LORD. Jesus ascended from the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:9-12) and apparently will return there, according to the angels and Zechariah 14:4.
Ezekiel 39:21-29 explicitly is referring the Glory of the LORD returning and to God’s mercy on Israel after this extended, seven-times-worse, punishment: it refers to nations, not Babylon.
None of this has anything to do with the book of Lamentations.
None of this shows an understanding of the book of Lamentations.
None of this respects the context the book of Lamentations.
All of this is a model of how not to do accurate Bible interpretation:
1) ignore the text;
2) misapply other passages; 3) disregard the context.
All of it has to do with Lamentations, the entire book. It was written by Jeremiah, 4 acrostic poems and one final poem (in the original Hebrew). Jeremiah referenced Leviticus, and was in written contact with Daniel and Ezekiel, who also documented the fall of the Southern Kingdom (Judah).
The context is the whole counsel of God.
I was agreeing with the original author from Institute of Creation Research.
I will respect what appears to be your request for me to not do so (nor will I disagree) in the future.
Have a blessed day.
Who is the really ugly man/woman on the cover of this video? Cause all of the musicians look like normal regular people.
Agustin’ Barrios was a contemporary of Andres Segovia. in the 20’s and 30’s,. he preferred to present and perform as a traditional regional indigenous musician. He was, in fact, one of the world’s most gifted guitar composers and performers. Segovia reportedly was very aware of the competition. He left behind an extensive catalogue of wonderful, very original, guitar compositions. So, there 🙂
Morning, Garrison 💕 I nipped in to this compilation to get a flavour of what to expect. This one I am going to enjoy VERY much after a disturbing week in a world I think everyone would like to escape from. The beauty of music like this is that it gives the means to do so 😘🕊☕
Much needed. Thank you.
Wakey, wakey, Beautiful, Sweet Little Tink 💕
‘Tis CATURDAY!!
Cats added…an improvement.
You were saying ?????
Was it something I said??.🤔
AK KITTY!!
PEW PEW!!
These days??
Oh yes…
Always search for your inner peace…
It’s there somewhere…
Best when you have a friend to help you look….
🌷 🌷 🌷 🌷 🌷
God morning, Betsy and Chris!
Savannah works today from 1 pm to 8:30 PM and after we are heading to the drive in. Garfield and I.F. are playing tonight (imaginary friend…hope Ryan Reynolds is funny in it).
Some weird voodoo tarot card thing afterwards, but we won’t be staying for that! Totally creepy that they put those things after kids movies… but it’s to be expected from this demonic world.
Bless, girl…we will take a run up to see Sarah Grace at her work, a little place not far from us which has refreshing drinks and other things. So proud of Savannah and SG for their drive. You ladies enjoy your movie. Drive Ins were the best 😍
Enjoy your time with Sarah. Love that they are serving their communities.
We have brewed coffee and are going on a walk together before her work.
May you both return serenely fortified.
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Afternoon, dear ‘Woo. Just settled in after a great lunch with two old friends and neighbors. Fajita taco with a side of charro beans of course.
woke up this morning with a little black kitty curled up on my shoulder.. We got up together. Bustelo coffee for me, favorite munchies for her . Life in my small space is pretty good, at least for now. 🙂
Good early evening, Garrison, friend!
You certainly are consistent with your diet. No doubt why you shed some pounds, huh? Don’t get too rail thin, now. Got to have something to fight with if you should get a cold or something. Maybe up it a taco, or two? LOL
I have been performing honey do’s all day. Went on nice walk with Savannah. Home for coffee and breakfast, sour cream biscuits, sausage gravy, hashbrowns with green peppers and red onions, fresh peaches and bananas. Only had a few bites between us, as we were on a time crunch to finish errands and get kiddo to her job.
She had a coupon for 40% off accessories or jewelry at our local Meijer and she lamented that it was expiring today. I took the coupon for her and found her a nice professional looking, faux leather backpack that’ll be nice for college work. It was originally $60, marked down to $35 and then 40% off that. SCORE!
Then, found two pairs of tennies on discount – one was gulp $75 and the other was $45 – but really good shoes and she is the Imelda Marcos of tennis shoes. Sent her a picture and she wanted them BOTH (of course she does)… but considering that her tastes are easy, athletic shorts, loose t-shirts, pony tails, and athletic shoes, jeans, and modest casual – who am I to protest? She got a pretty good paycheck and with the discounts – all was brought home for $135.
She has always been a basketball geek. Loves her high tops and low tops – and has quite the color selection. She was gifted a pair of Kevin Durant’s (orange and black snake skin like) and Kobe Bryant’s (pinks and purple roses) from our L.A. connection whose son trained with the Lakers and thus his budget was a lot larger for high end athletic shoes.
Her shoes are so colorful, she could be on a carnival float.
I just laugh about it and thank God she’s not into tattoos, piercings, and drugs. I’ll take tennis shoes as a vice, but it’s pretty bad when she’s got me shopping for them to score on a coupon. LOL.
These two kitties, Harriet (our matriarch) and Rosebud, are not related, but this is how they wait together each morning for their little bowl of milk 😸.
Beloved well fed moggies, sis 😌💕
What a lovely photograph!
Yes, they eat before we do, (can’t stand the caterwauling!) and more often than we!
This is Spatsie – so named for the spats she wears on her paws. She was part of the group of 20 the idjits on our west fence line abandoned.
Friendly from the start, we took her in to be spayed. Not only had she already been spayed, but she was chipped. The vet was required to keep her for 7 days (in her little carrier with dogs and cats raising cane all around)!
After some detective work, I located the woman who had had her chipped. Had to kiss rump a bit (oooh, hate that) to get her to have Spats released to us. Phew!
The woman’s reason for abandoning her – she had gotten new furniture and she couldn’t possibly have a cat shed on it! Sent me a picture of her living room, and said, surely I could see her point!!!!!
Spats is about 14 and only weighs 6 pounds – imagine leaving her on her own?!
Nope….can’t… wouldn’t….
The idea of any animal being abandoned for any reason breaks my heart 💔
Looks like she’s got some Maine Coon in her. She’s GORGEOUS!!!!
Thanks, Woo – yes, has some of the signs, but very tiny.
I’m tasting my words here, Corny, on anyone who abandons an animal. Unprintable.
And yet you had to do that???
God bless you, girl.
Sweet kitty…💕
Spatsie, what beautiful green eyes you have!!!
I could surely see that woman’s point why she should NOT have Spatsie!
Some people!
Not related, but they sure look like twinsies. Awwwz. Good girls!
Looks like Mittens, Moms last cat. Except Mittens had her name because she had an extra toe on each foot.
I always struggled naming all those we’ve served, rah. Bet that name came to you instantly. LOVE IT!! 😁👍🏻💕
good trigger protocol
wouldn’t want an unintentional kitty discharge
BYOB..
Packed and ready!! 😉😊
Reminds me of trying to pull on a pair of slacks I purchased several years ago. I certainly thought I could still fit in them. I once did as a younger kitten! Meow!
Oh gee, Lorrie!!! I had that problem the other day when I was hunting for something to wear to the boys’ graduation. I made myself fit. Wasn’t easy, but doable…thank goodness 😂
When did THAT happen????
LOL!!!
Bets and Lorrie
Just did the same thing! And yet…..I keep some of the too smalls (or perhaps I’m too big?!) because you never know. Ha ha
It is totally the WASHER and DRYER’S fault! LOL Howdy, Lorrie!!!
🤣
Oy…. how demonic is this portrait? Oh my word. Charles is such an odd creature.
You know Woo?? I can see after first glance why people say that. On first sight I didn’t see it. I see the work of an artist who is one of those whose ego got in the way of his commission.
In any event someone understood how cats make everything better and fixed it !!!!! Good for whoever that was!! 😉😁💕
Oh…and odd??? Yes he is and always has been.
I have never been an Andy Warhol style appreciator. The weird colors.
This artist is not Warhol per se, but I know of no others to liken thus artist to, because I see “art” like this and run the other way. Such as I do with such faux “artists” like one who will remain nameless but who participates in demon worship and rituals in her “art”.
They all give me the same vibe. It’s an offense to the eyes and soul.
Cats fix everything. IMO 😻
Yes they do! It needed fixing 😎
Yes, Bets
An improvement for sure, but that dolt , Charles,
doesn’t deserve them.
Ann would have made an ideal Queen.
I still can’t get used to him as King.
His music is stunningly very original and very beautiful. Really makes you appreciate Central American musical idioms. 🙂
did you know that sylvester had to sell his dog ( a bull mastiff) because he couldn’t afford to feed him. , but then when he was filming rocky , the guy he sold him to said he could have the dog back for $3000 ( sylvester had sold him for $50 ) …
sylvester said “i don’t have $3000 “ !
and the guy said, well, put me in your movie ..
and so he did ,
p.s. just ignore the piece of 💩 sitting next to him ..
This is a great video…Hope more people check it out.
Annie, how are you feeling? How was your doctor follow up?
I’ve always liked Sylvester Stallone. Sad about his dog, but what an excellent choice he made to hold onto that script and keep it for his own. Excellent movie and story.
hey woo ♥️
the dr was very pleased ..said everything looked good ..i wasn’t going to do pt.. but changed my mind .. i think although i don’t want to have to go interact.. it’s probably in my best interest to get some help to get the ball rolling on my hands range of motion..
boo !
thank you for asking ♥️
and btw .. sylvester did get his dog back ..
and that’s him in the movie ♥️
Well Garrison could speak to the merits of PT. A Godsend for sure and good for you for relenting.
Butkus in the movie!!!! What a good dog!
Before he was famous…….Sly was a boxing instructor. I was surprised to learn this a long time ago, and at the same time, not so surprised.
Stallone once said he had a pic of one of those punches from Dolph hanging on a wall.
Dolph tore some smaller blood vessels away from his heart….
Carl Weathers was being interviewed for the release of Rocky 2 or 3 and the lady doing the interview hit a nerve asking about the “fake punches”.
It was almost like a scene out of the movie when he said in an agitated tone something to the effect of “do you see these scars on my face?!? The punches are REAL. Yes, it’s choreographed, but sometimes there’s a harder hit than there’s supposed to be and the next few seconds are a real reaction to them!”.
I love the Rocky movies.
Howdy Bro!
Mornin’ Sis!
The Ant Hill Mob! 😂
Nim , that vehicle reminds me of the Beluga Airplane I was looking at somewhere online 😄
Same Facial Features 🤪
Beluga Bulgemobile
Cool ol’ Chevy!
i’m guessing late 40s-early 50s
early 50s photo judging by the white/tan 2-tone car in background
Cats’ propensity to sit in boxes … Happy Caturday, y’all …
Boxed in by Pac-Mans 😜
always awesome when you’re hangin around nim ♥️
He finds some of the best memes. And very good comments. I always read his posts (when I can get online).
Taking time to meditate on God’s Word
slowly transforms how we think, act,
and respond to these around us.
Devotional (text and audio)
❤️🤍💙
Yes Annie,
Very good. We all (and particularly America) need a guardian Angel at this time.
It got me thinking that as belzebub is in charge of the Democrats, who is actually the script writer.
Obviously the mental defective in the white house is incapable of reading a script, but is O’Bama smart enough to run the show?
Is it Schwab, Gates (of hell), Sorearse?
There must be a group or an individual planning all the chaos.
One final point. I believe the rightful President Trump will win. Unfortunately the US will collapse and with it the free world.
All the money printing, weapons manufacturing, proxy wars, fake news media and political trials on Trumped up charges will be President Trumps inheritance and he will get the blame. Like before, he will be betrayed by the RINOs.
Sorry to be a curmudgeon but we have the selfsame problem over here in Britain but no potential savour like you have.
God help America
God save our world, Patrick. We all will pray!
🙏🇺🇲🦁👑🇺🇲🙏
hello patrick ♥️
Creedence Clearwater Revival (live) – Who´ll stop the rain
and i wonder , still i wonder ..
who’ll stop the rain …….
☔
and the rain fell down
For the past four days it has been raining on the mountain. After awhile you almost become numb to the severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings. It has been raining metaphorically on our nation as well. Just don’t allow yourself to become numb to the warnings.. they are everywhere
Just remember, the rain always ends and the sun will shine through.
For those who might have liked the group singing “After the Rain” above… here are some more songs from this little-known group
really like that .. thank you
I’m not ignoring the warnings. Thinking I’m going to pick up a Winchester model 70 with a night vision scope. The scope will cost more than the rifle. That will fill out my tactical armory.
We’re too old to run so we’ll make our stand here if it comes to that.
Rah, get the thermal scope – ATN.
I am loath to post this because of the heartbreaking imagery BUT, we need people to get motivated to tell our federal government “Not in my name” or more accurately, “Not with my taxpayer money”.
WCW
Feisty,
I can’t watch this.
I hate every penny of mine that goes to this fraudulent embezzling corrupt government. I don’t want to cover their payroll or schemes anymore.
Feisty
Couldn’t watch past the 2 second mark. 😿
This is for them – taxpayer money or not.
caption:
it’s dangerous to go alone !
take this.
Always good to have a Personal Defense Tiger with you!
hi greg ! ♥️
Howdy Annie!
Ha ha… Goose!
01 June
2023 Cynthia Weil, American songwriter (“We Got Get Out Of This Place”; “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'”; “On Broadway”; “He’s So Shy”), dies at 82
627+ works currently held by ASCAP / BMI
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
01 June 2018 Eddy Clearwater [Edward Harrington], American blues musician (West Side Strut), dies of heart failure at 83
Full Concert
01 June 2015 Jean Ritchie, American folk singer, dies at 92
Shady Grove, Jackero
01 June 2007 Tony Thompson, American singer-songwriter in R&B group Hi-Five, dies at 31
I Like The Way
01 June 1996 Don Grolnick, American jazz pianist, composer and session musician (Brecker Brothers; Linda Ronstadt; James Taylor), dies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 48
How Sweet It Is
01 June 1996 Alan Blakley, British guitarist and record producer (The Tremeloes – “Here Comes My Baby”; “Silence Is Golden”), dies of cancer at 54
Call Me Number One
01 June 1991 David Ruffin, American soul musician and early lead singer for The Temptations (My Girl, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg), dies of drug overdose at 50.
My Girl
01 June 1984 Nate Nelson, American singer (Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes for You), dies at 52
I Only Have Eyes For You
man, she wrote some giant hits !
01 June
Helen Keller
(1880-1968)
American political activist, author (The Story of My Life) and lecturer, who was the 1st deaf-blind person to earn a BA, dies at 87
Biography: First deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.
Good morning all.
Seems conditions conducive for major tornado outbreaks have ended. The weather flip flop from warm in the east and cold in the west to cool in the east and warm in the west is nearly completed. Soon it will go from warm over much of the west to downright hot!
And so next comes the tropical storm season. For the first time this year the European Control Model is showing impending tropical activity. It is showing a feature in that develops in the Caribbean running north up the east coast of the US in about a week.
We shall see. But no matter what the models say there is record warm sea surface temperatures all across the main development region in the Atlantic. And every major forecasting body or company is forecasting a hyperactive season.
Oh and BTW. Expect NOAA to start changing the way they gauge those storms. For years Joe Bastardi and the Weatherbell team have been pushing for a power and impact scale to replace the standard Saffir-Simpson wind scale for gauging the threat a hurricane poses.
The reason Weatherbell developed this https://www.weatherbell.com/power-and-impact-scale is because the Saffir-Simpson scale does not take into account the size of a storm and size matters big time!
A storm with hurricane force winds over a 50 mile radius is really not comparable to a storm with hurricane force winds over a 100 mile radius. And it is not just the time a particular place experiences hurricane force winds but because of the storm surge. Storm surge causes more damage and loss of life than winds and larger storms have significantly higher and deeper penetrating surge than smaller storms.
So now after years, the government toadies at the National Hurricane Center are signalling that a Power and Impact scale system has merit. Of course without attribution to Weatherbell which has been pushing that fact for a decade!
https://noaanhc.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/why-tropical-cyclone-size-matters-a-comparison-of-hurricanes-charley-2004-ian-2022/
THE STAGGERING QUESTION
“Son of man, can these bones live? Ezekiel xxxvii. 3
Can that sinner be turned into a saint? Can that twisted life be put right? There is only one answer: “O Lord, Thou knowest, I don’t.” Never trample in with religious common sense and say – “Oh, yes, with a little more Bible reading and devotion and prayer, I see how it can be done.”
It is much easier to DO something than to trust in God; we mistake panic for inspiration. That is why there are so few fellow workers with God and so many workers for Him. We would far rather work for God than believe in Him. Am I quite sure that God will do what I cannot do? I despair of men in the degree in which I have never realized that God has done anything for me. Is my experience such a wonderful realization of God’s power and might that I can never despair of anyone I see? Have I had any spiritual work done in me at all? The degree of panic is the degree of the lack of personal spiritual experience.
“Behold, O my people, I will open your graves.” When God wants to show you what human nature is like apart from Himself, He has to show it you in yourself. If the Spirit of God has given you a vision of what you are apart from the grace of God (and He only does it when His Spirit is at work), you know there is no criminal who is half so bad in actuality as you know yourself to be in possibility. My “grave” has been opened by God and “I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing.” God’s Spirit continually reveals what human nature is like apart from His grace.
Oswald Chambers
June 1st Devotional
God morning, Stevie.
Knowing what we know about being apart from His grace, why would we ever leave it’s safety? Unknown to me. There is nothing so tempting outb there to tear me away.
Blessings on you, girl.
It was a wonderful day for outside work at our place yesterday. Sherry and I got the lilac bushes trimmed and cleaned the cuttings, leaves, sticks out of the river rock beds in where those bushes are. I took out the old Direct TV satellite dish and cut the pipe off at below grade level so that eye sore is gone. I put down new plastic and raked the river rock over the areas where it has been removed or moved when the new gas gauge and construction was going on. Looks like I’ll need about 6 more bags of that rock to finish up the way I want it.
Next step is to paint the block foundations of new additions gray to match existing and as extra protection from weathering. Then I’m turning my attention to the driveway.
Staying focused on one objective at a time if at all possible is the way to get things done IMO.
What a team you and Sherry make, Rob! You make me miss being a homeowner. This maintenence free business is boring and I yearn to be back outside. But God Has other plans.
How is Niki doing?
Niki is not doing well. She is in the hospital. Pain on her lower back she can hardly stand. They haven’t made a diagnosis yet but Sherry and I are wondering if it has something to do with the pain medication pump which goes into her back where she’s hurting worst.
Prayers up!
Good early evening, Grandpa M.
Rob, I am really sorry to hear this. I think of her often and pray for the Lord’s Mercy on her.
Thanks all.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Amen and God morning, Patience and Ma!
I pray, too, that Trump be impervious. So thick-skinned and deepened in his faith that he can’t help but LAUGH often and repeatedly at the enemy, because Trump knows the destination of those who do not abide in God.
It is not our desire to see souls lost, but those who are irretrievably broken, who have given themselves freely over to darkness, will reap what they sow.
Cause legions of holy men to stand up and get in the way of evil. Shouting “NO MORE!” and “NEVER AGAIN!”
Give Trump supernatural sleep and refreshing… joy beyond all comprehension… impervious and strong.
May Melania have no worries for their futures ahead and the plans for her son…a leader in his own right.
Grant them safety, Father, and let no weapons formed against them prosper.
In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
Amen
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Mornin’ all!
great photo!
what kind of cat do we call that? with the dark stripes
Lucky?
Happy “cartoons and cereal day” everyone.
for levi, and all other silent tree-branchers who are in our thoughts and prayers.
peace to all who gather here, and thank you Jesus for our joy in being together.
God morning, not-so-fast fast car.
Good afternoon JWOO!
I just left you a message on last night’s OPEN….and it dawned on me you would likely not see it.
Love to you and Savannah!
Good early evening, Ad rem!
I’ll go look now! Loves and hugs back to you, friend!
Dear Ad rem,
That is so encouraging to hear of Menagerie’s success. It is daunting when working with a person who processes information differently than you do. I remember kiddo being diagnosed and I about lost myself for a solid week. Lamenting over my discipline of her, realizing that she wasn’t being obstinate. She was just not “getting it”. Had to completely restructure myself and learn as much as I could.
That said, students with learning differences carry the same characteristics as neurotypical minds when it comes to parents as teachers. In their efforts to exert independence, which seems to come later for those with learning differences like Savannah has (she’s about 3 years younger than her age)… they respond much better sometimes to peers or other mentors… than old Mom. I think she has “enough” of me sometimes and thus others seem to have more “credibility”.
I have found a reputable tutoring service – to the tune of about $600 a month at the minimum (gulp). We are in an apartment and thus our neighbors are very transitory. We know very few people here. Our former neighborhood was filled with elders and Savannah was the only child there, so not much help there. It is hard to find patience in peer tutors with students with special needs. It will be next on my list to see what resources we can find. Possibly with other homeschoolers in the area.
However, the vocational program she’s interested in for college??? The businesses that are employing the students and paying them for on-the-job training while they are in school and learning… those associates watch the students’ scores like hawks and they’ll pull them in a conference room and help them with tutoring and mentoring during their work day. They are that aggressive to get these students filling these lucrative and important jobs.
Blows me away the remarkable INVESTMENT they are making in these kids. Can’t speak highly enough about the FAME partnership for students in technology. It is like a gift from God Himself opened up and gave us the most beautiful hope. https://fame-usa.com/fame-program-locations/indiana-fame/
https://fame-usa.com/fame-program-locations/
You know, Ad rem… Savannah’s life was saved at birth. It is possible that she inherited this learning difference from her father, or that the umbilical cord that was wrapped around her neck twice and knotted was the source of this different mental capacity – maybe an oxygen loss – or maybe the result of a vaccine gone wrong. She was advanced and whip smart when she was little, an A/B student at a very prestigious Christian college-preparatory school here, and hit a brick wall in 7th grade. Which does happen with these kind of learning differences as the mind is supposed to mature and critical thinking increases.
But, I think of our God and how Awesome He Is and how He Creates us specifically for His Divine Purpose and I’ve watched the mercy He Has Had over her life. He Has come through over and over again!
I can’t wait to see what He Is going to do for her and I can’t wait to hear what He Is going to do for Menagerie’s grands. They are remarkable, amazing people and are limitless!!!
Greetings Treepers!
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A related story that you probably missed this week …
Hunter Biden used Sandy Hook shooting memorial to coordinate meeting between dad Joe, Chinese biz partner: docs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/hunter-biden-used-sandy-hook-shooting-memorial-to-coordinate-meeting-between-dad-joe-chinese-biz-partner-docs/ar-BB1n8r0D
Hunter Biden used his dad’s appearance at a Sandy Hook shooting memorial event to coordinate a previously unknown planned meeting between the former vice president and a Chinese business partner, newly unveiled texts showed. On Dec. 12, 2017, Hunter messaged CEFC executive Liu Yadong on WeChat to arrange a meeting with his powerful dad, documents released this week by the House Ways and Means Committee revealed. “Can you meet this evening early,” Hunter wrote in the messages obtained by IRS investigators. “My father will be in New York also and he wants me to attend the Sandyhook [sic] memorial service with him and I would like him to meet you along with my uncle [Jim Biden] and then you and I can talk let me know if that works.” “No problem,” Liu replied. “Pls let me know where and when to meet.”
By Your Side
https://www.youtube.com/live/I4U4QJNS5og?si=-7VkMktZr0vTpSE9
My neighbor Steve has had one knee replaced and will have the other one done in about three weeks.
Yesterday he told me that he wants to get his friend Roger over here and have him and I put the rafters and metal roof over what will be the back porch of the log cabin.
Now, I’m more than willing to do burn a day working on my stuff to do that, but when he said it I couldn’t help but think ‘what the heck is so important about getting that done before your next surgery?’
Having thought about it over night I still don’t see a reason for the urgency.
Maybe it being done
will help him
to not feel so helpless
when he is ?
One of my best friends–his brother passed this week–the point is his brother spent the last 1-2 years finding every which way to redo and remodel his house. To some extent he thought he was buying time I guess
You guys are the hardest working retirees I know. Maybe he is getting tired and really wants to convalesce after this next round of surgery.
I have had a list a mile long lately – and just finished my “to do” list to make some pretty major changes, with one small hurdle left that will be done by next Tuesday. I will have two weeks of “respite” before starting a really rough year.
Maybe your friend just wants to take a break – kick back – and really enjoy what you all have built together? Just my guess.
Verse of the Day for Saturday, June 1, 2024
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“There hath 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 ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
Awww Duchess01,
I so miss my roses. I so miss my father’s roses. He would purchase them for my mother and in our back yard, we had over 30 different varieties of fragrant roses, a small grape arbor (that was really for the birds), a small vegetable garden, peonies, and wild roses that grew over and along our back fence from the clippings thrown over to compost.
That beautiful picture – I can practically smell it.
My Heaven will have flowers and I will love tending them.
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.
GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES
I love You, Lord – You are my strength;
My rock; my refuge – my wavelength;
Without You, Lord – I am nothing at all;
Without Your help – I am just a screwball!
You are my solace in perilous times;
You poke and prod me to create these rhymes;
What should I say – I ask – out of the blue;
I have to admit – I haven’t a clue!
I Love You, Lord – there is nothing you ask;
That I would not do or set to the task;
So many times You have asked me to see;
And take on a problem far beyond me!
A young boy I met – oh, so long ago;
The pain in his heart he could not forego;
I knew neither what troubled him nor his pain;
Or what he could lose or have never again!
I taught him the Bible – I tried my best;
He would not take part in this learning quest;
He would pummel me with spitballs at every turn;
And make the girls laugh until class would adjourn!
I scolded him – questioned him – to no avail;
Each week his antics just seemed to prevail;
So I gave him an assignment not easy or quick;
A problem – a paper – twas no gimmick!
One week had he to complete this sole task;
Precise – with references – just as I ask;
At the next class – he presented to all;
A magnificent paper – as I recall!
Can you imagine my unexpected delight?
As I listened to him speak – share his insight;
He was brilliant – he was wise – beyond his years;
My heart filled with joy – my eyes filled with tears!
After the class, I thanked him profusely;
Did not hold back my praise even loosely;
From that day on, he gave his all weekly;
No longer did I look at this class bleakly!
Then, one day he came to class with sadness;
Gone was his joy – gone was his gladness;
He asked – after class – could he talk with me;
Surely, I said – wondering what it could be!
He said he was sorry he could not be in class;
With me next year – it was impossible – alas!
His family was moving far away;
And that is not all he wanted to say!
I want to say what a great teacher you are;
How sorry I am I misbehaved and by far;
No one has ever cared about me like you;
See – I was a mistake – not much I could do!
Shocked and dismayed – what could I say;
I asked why he thought of himself that way;
He told me he heard his parents say;
He was a ‘mistake’ they had made one day!
Oh, no – said I – that is not what they meant;
A child late in life was their only lament;
The reason I know this and listen – please do;
The mistake that was made was not really you!
Children are gifts that come only from God;
And really – the fact it came later – was odd;
There is something important you need to know;
God makes no mistakes – my little fellow!
D01: 06/05/2013
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
A BROKEN VESSEL
Something went wrong I know not what
I snapped and crumbled into a squat
An attack from the enemy I now wrestle
And here I am – Lord – a broken vessel
I cannot as yet understand
Though I know it is all in His plan
To use me in my brokenness
To effect some sort of togetherness
I am confused and disoriented
My mind and body are segmented
Stiff as a board on one side of my face
Half of my limbs are stuck in place
I cannot speak or mutter a sound
A plague of irregularities abound
My eyes tell a story none want to hear
So please be patient – don’t fret my dear
I cry out inside please come to my aid
In my anguish I think I might have prayed
My mind is all scrambled I make no sense
Right now there is no recompense
What can I do to ease your pain
It is difficult in this condition to explain
God allowed this to happen for a reason
All in its time and its season
Please pray for me for I cannot
In this brokenness I am caught
You know me well not easily defeated
I will not give in or even feel cheated
Send me a smile – a bouquet of roses
Some open and some closes
Pray me a prayer and send it right up
In the morning pretend we share a cup
Please do not forget God loves us so much
I know He is here – I can feel His touch
Be not despaired I will be fine
I just have to untangle and rewind
Know that I love all y’all
Remember this is just a minor fall
Talk to me in pictures of various kinds
A great way to connect our minds
I will just say good-bye for now
With God and His Angels somehow
I will get through this and be better than new
All because of the prayers of you and you!
D01: 02/13/2022
Duchess, not quite a bouquet of roses. But these are beautiful too – barrel cactus flowers. ❤️
WHOA, LADY !!! QUITE UNUSUAL FOR MY EYES !!! 🧡 🧡 🧡
Just don’t go putting your fingers in there – they have 4 inch long hooked little daggers! – thus their name of fish hook barrel cactus.
OUCH !!!
Psalm 91.The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8GLitn-KQ&t=0s
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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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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️❤️❤️
I wrote a post a couple days ago about putting my dog of 14 years down. That we had to do it Thursday. Chloe died at 1614 on 30May24 from intentional euthanasia. Something about the entire process was evil. Even though I know it was the right thing to do. I knew she was suffering and I knew she had no idea why or how to cope with it other than constant whining of pain. It’s an evil thing, but in that case it makes some sense. How anyone could apply that to humans, I have no idea. Canada…what have you done?
Losing my good girl was hard. I was near inconsolable leading up to it, but what actually broke my heart in two was seeing my wife of 25 years just crumble in front of us. She couldn’t even accept the reality that it had happened. And the other thing that struck me was that the Vet went through the process of flushing the catheter for her drug death delivery as if an infection could some how complicate matters. I wanted to strangle the man for making it last that much longer and charge us that extra $15 to kill a member of our family before our eyes.
When the initial anesthesia was administered, my wife Stacey held on to her and Chloe was staring at me and I could see her pupils dilate and she lost control of her muscles. And my wife said “oh she wants to jump down on you” like she always had said things like that in the past and I had to tell her “no hun, Chloe can’t stand, just lay her down honey”. And my wife broke at that moment as she saw our companion of 14 years try to lick her lips and her tongue got stuck and she ceased moving much. Barely breathing.
And then the whole rigmarole of this vet doing the whole insertion of catheter and flushing and all of that when they could have just done a straight injection and not stretched this out. My wife broke. Then my kids broke. And then I broke. Because they broke.
I know it had to be done, but there is something evil in all of this and I cannot put my finger on it.
There’s no possible way if you have any human feelings to not just completely break in that moment. I’m not embarrassed, but I wish I could have held it in until we got to the Jeep. She was my good girl. And it’s gonna take a while for me to really get over this.
Tough year I’ve lost a close cousin, a grandchild, and now my dog. And people wonder why I’m so emotional all of the time.
But as my momma reminded me about 30 minutes ago, God has a plan. We are living that plan. There will be sorrow and there will be joy and in the end there will be Victory. Praise the Lord.
PRAYERS UP FOR ALL OF YOU !!! 🙏 🙏 🙏
A good friend had to say good bye to this lab of 13 years this week; all of us at the dog park felt his grief as we’ve all done this, some of us more than once. Sorry that the end procedure was not as caring and compassionate as it should be, something I was so grateful for as we said good bye to Mimi in 2018. Give it some time and get ready for the next one.
you got a bad vet, Keln
when they put my kitty down, there was none of that 15-minute delay nonsense
I described how it went the other day – straightforward
— insert IV needle in wrist
— anesthesia to sedate and calm
— time for goodbyes, stroking and looking into her eyes
— introduced fatal agent, still looking into her eyes
I’m very sorry for your experience, mine was brief and respectful
Keln, I’m very sorry to hear of your deep losses this year … including a grandchild!
May God keep all of you close to His heart, as He comforts and heals.
Thank the Lord for your Godly mother – His gift …
Keln, I know it’s a terribly hard and painful season, but your last few words are encouraging.
Even in your suffering – you have learned to “praise the Lord.”
May the God of all Grace continue to strengthen you and give you His Peace.
“ … The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”
Job 1:21
Love to you and yours Keln. We let our beloved pet go more than 18 years ago, but it’s something you’ll never forget. Try to be at peace knowing she’s no longer suffering.
Oh Keln,
death is evil. That is why Jesus overcame death, so that He would pay our ultimate price and give us place Eternally in Heaven with Him. We all must walk through death. We all will come to our end. We all must share in death to share in His Glory.
I blamed myself a lot that I wimped out and put my cat down too soon. All throughout his journey, I pled with The Lord to take Him. Why, God, would You keep him suffering like this? He’s wasting away to nothing and Danny can’t talk to me to tell me what he’s feeling, but I know he’s struggling and he hurts and he’s diminishing before my very eyes. He had lost 8 lbs in a year. His eyes looking through me… spoke volumes.
We can only see that which is right in front of us, or the hindsight in our rearview mirror. We’ve no idea the Perfection that awaits us in Heaven. We know what The Word says, but it’s hard to imagine that which is intangible.
I am so sorry you are hurting, but please do not second guess yourself. There is no point to it. There is what was… and what was done. Nothing more. Chloe is in the Arms of God now and I firmly believe she will be waiting for you when your time comes. I also believe your cousin and your grandchild are blessed with Chloe’s companionship and she, and they, are not alone.
We will all stand before God and give account. He Has the final say in our judgement. Let Him have that and I assure you, we are much harder on ourselves than He ever would be. Rest friend. Rest knowing that you loved your good and precious dog and that you love your precious family. We do our very best as we humanly know how to do.
dear keln,
none of this will help, but you should know the vet aspirated and flushed the catheter to make sure he/she was in the vein.
extravasation would have been exceedingly painful for your beloved companion, and not accomplish the intended purpose.
multiple sticks are not what you want in this situation.
same with needle-in-vein euthanasia : the potential for error is unthinkable in terms of additional suffering for your friend.
sometimes a butterfly catheter can be used, depends on the practice. i suspect this is what nimrodman witnessed.
you didn’t do anything wrong, the situation is just excruciating.
condolences to you and your family.
i am seeing here that you lost a grandchild and cousin as well.
unimaginable sorrow and i pray for you and yours.
it is indeed enough to make a grown man cry.
hoping you heal with time, although there will always be a scar.
take care.
Trial results for new lung cancer drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/31/trial-results-for-new-lung-cancer-drug-are-off-the-charts-say-doctors
When policeman break the law…there is no law… just a fight for survival… One tin soldier…
hey bulldog ♥️
thank you for that billy jack …
whats the weather where you are today ?
i’m in nw fl …. we had a good hard rain last night..
cooled it down a bit ..
Hey young lady it is warm but comfortable here in God’s Country today (SWPA)… have to mow grass then will be looking for a cool flowing stream to wade in…maybe catch some trout…probably cold for you…lol… I would be sweating bullets if I was in the land of the free (Florida)…though I could get use to selling beer and chicklets on the beach ….lol… I’m glad to see you got great news on your arm… don’t do too many reps w/the iphone and things should be just fine… Your great sense of humor and faith will get you through A-OK…Take care and God Bless!
P.S. when your arm’s all healed I challenge you to an arm wrestling contest… warning in advance Adrian…I’m gonna train like a Balboa…lol… Have a great night!!
♥️ !
God WILL HEAL YOUR SOUL and EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE, BELIEVE, HAVE FAITH
There is no better article on the web today than this one by Elizabeth Nickson at substack on her Absurdistan site.
Our Revulsion Has Created A New Populist Majority
There is no stopping it now – it’s going to happen
…”If what we are undergoing is a 100+ year plot to subdue and transform humans into tightly-controlled socialist utopians run by corporations harvesting us for cash and data, welp, that plan is failing. The psychological warfare is failing. The culture cracking, carefully devised, is failing. The forcing of perverse sexual values is failing, the scam that is public education is failing, the scam that is the university is failing. The assault on our health via covid and vaccines has woken up a plurality. The WEF 15 minute cities scam is failing, the climate change scam is so stupid, cruel and obvious, anyone promoting it is viewed by the sensible as either corrupt or stupid and probably both….
“Celebrities are seen as repellent beyond measure. The circus-master-ghoul named Anna Wintour, the originator of Vampire’s Ball called the Met Gala, has unleashed a world-wide blockout of all celebrity accounts. Wintour singlehandedly destroyed the health of generations of American women. Before her advent at Vogue, the American woman was shining with vitality and power. Within a decade of this grisly creature at the top women’s magazine in the world, we were bobbleheaded ninnies chasing someone “6’5”, in finance, with a trust fund”. (On the street interviews with progressive young women reveal this is what they want.) Starved, mincing creatures with broken feet from the shoes she sold us as ideal. We trusted these people. They coasted in on the relentless, incremental establishment of Christian-sourced peace and bent their minds to breaking us.”
(Then she includes about 100 headlines proving that things are moving in an unstoppable positive direction.)
Read the rest….
https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/our-revulsion-has-created-a-new-populist?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
My favorite paragraph from the article – spaced for clarity:
“The fate of these “elites’“, their destroyed humanity, is echoed in the fate of the British royals.
The “King” is so incompetent and vain he can’t even manage his family, much less the spiritual well-being of the world. There is a lot of karmic debt coming due right about now.
Where is Catherine?
Why did one of his family, Thomas Kingston, a decorated war hero, shoot himself in the head in February? Why did William appear that same weekend with bruises on his face?
Why did Anne’s husband meet with William and emerge with a black eye?
His brother Andrew is seen as a repellent pedophile.
Charles has pancreatic cancer. Sarah Ferguson, Andrew’s ex-wife, has melanoma on top of breast cancer. Charles’s wife, the “Queen”, is rumored to have Parkinson’s. Edward is mysteriously ill.
William has a temper that is cruel and violent, and tout London knows about his decade-long-career with the louche-and-married Rose Hanbury, whose elderly husband has a long time male lover who lives with them and another lover in Paris. She is appropriately debauched for this gang.
There are far too many photos of Princess Kate with bandaged fingers, a classic abuse tell. If she is not dead, why can’t she just appear at the door of her house and wave? Is she refusing to “carry on”? Does she want out? Are they refusing to let her go?
Did they kill her because they couldn’t afford another Princess Diana? Where are the children?
This is the man who plans to lead a new world religion, having carefully gathered the funds of all the faiths under his wing over the last twenty years, using the money to take land and resources for the oligarchy.”
I could save this for Cursday, but what the hey …
Another awesome one!
EVENING PRAYERS
REPORT: IDF EXPOSES SECRET EGYPT-GAZA BRIDGE IN RAFAH OPERATION
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Rafah has exposed the existence of a secret overpass between Egypt and Gaza, which Hamas could use to import anything without international supervision, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Lt. Col. Amit Yagor (Res.), a former intelligence officer, wrote:
[Egypt] enables an entire industry of smuggling tunnels from its territory to the territory of the Gaza Strip and, in practice, constitutes the organization’s “oxygen pipe” and a main source of illegal weapons, ammunition, and prohibited materials that enabled the establishment of “Deep Gaza.”
The highlight was the existence of an overpass between Egypt and Gaza – the Salah al-Din crossing that was used for the movement of goods from Egypt to the Gaza Strip without any Israeli or international supervision. It was not widely publicized and operated in addition to the famous Rafah crossing.
Apparently, the economy of the tunnels/goods/crossings and the industry that developed on Egyptian soil contributed quite a bit to the quiet that Egypt asked to preserve in the Sinai Peninsula, and hence the Egyptian interest in not eliminating it, as Egypt knew how to do in many other cases.
PRAY FOR TRUMP
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Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
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Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUPiqPMs8M&t=2s
Gabe, The Cupid Dog
When Eric and his long time canine companion Gabe learn they will have to move to London, Gabe acts as Cupid Dog, doing his best to bring Eric and their neighbor Sara together in an effort to avoid quarantine in the UK. Gabe’s plan works until Sara thinks Eric was just using her for a story before leaving for London. Gabe the Cupid Dog goes to new lengths to get Sara and Eric to tie the “leash”.
Typical
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