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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🇺🇸 Make America GOSPEL’d Again! 👍
I fell upon this beautiful story…
Sharing.
“Last night after working two exhausting 14 hour shifts, I decided to stop by a grocery store to pick something up for dinner. While I was at the checkout I noticed a woman in the next line start to cry. Her daughter, worried, asked what was wrong. The woman replied that they couldn’t afford to eat that night. Someone behind her offered a few dollars, and she used it to buy her daughter a Kid’s Cuisine TV dinner.
Feeling compelled to help I told her to get whatever she needed, and I would cover the cost.
It’s worth noting that I never usually stop at this particular Walmart. This experience reminded me that sometimes we are placed exactly where we need to be, right when we need to be there 💕 ”
(credit: Bear Taliferro Jr)
Betsy, I love the story. Many years ago I was on the receiving end of such generousity and have spent a lifetime trying to pay it back.
It was near Easter and I took our 18 month old daughter to Pennys for a special dress. We wanted to surprise Mommy. Daughter fell in love with a spectacular, frilly thing that flared just right when she spun. She insisted on wearing it home. I’d been doing yard work and not bothered to change. When we got to checkout I discovered that my wallet was back at home.
No big deal for you and me, but we are not wearing a magical dress for Mommy that spins just right. A kind woman in line, no idea how she accessed the situation, insisted on buying the dress. My protests fell on deaf ears and the checkout lady told me to move on.
I am still a prodigious sinner, and I’m surely one of God’s great disappointments but I am dedicated to doing unto others as that woman did unto me.
Oh Dave….. How on earth did you keep from bursting into tears at her generosity? Maybe that’s a woman ‘s reaction, I don’t know. Like a pebble in a pond with that first ripple, the gift she extended to you continued through you to others.
Aren’t we all prodigious sinners? Yet there are surely pages in our Books of Life which have no marks.
I remember when I was a sophomore at UT Austin, a paper I submitted for an English class exam came back with the following comment from the TA who graded it. Paraphrasing, he noted at the bottom that while the beginning was a disappointment, I had developed into a very strong finish, which was the valuable takeaway for the B he gave me. I’ve never forgotten it where I have forgotten everything else from my four years there. And I have tried to apply it to my life. I’m sure you understand.
We can only keep on keeping on, trying every day, and spreading remembered kindnesses which were extended to us on to others. Being a blessing to others because someone was once a blessing to us.
Thank you for the lovely story of your experience, dear sir. It has made my day 😘🕊
Wow. Yours is a modern day parable with which we should all become familiar and from which we should all draw the same lesson and use to improve our priorities every day forward…..
GB, when we ask these days almost despairing what can we do to make things better in this wicked world, what can we possibly do when we are just one person to change things, I believe if we narrow our gaze and look not so far off instead of staring at a world where we have little chance by ourselves and look at what is going on right in front of our noses, there it is we will find an opportunity to perhaps make a life changing difference for someone who needs a blessing or an extended hand…
In other words, blooming where we are planted by Almighty God. We certainly could stand many many more such flowers in His earthly garden 🌷😘
🎯 👍
I think that is precisely what Christ Himself asks of each of us. I never once read about His admonishing Christians to go forth and “change the world” or even “change the nation.”
He stated what the Father asks of us:
https://triciagoyer.com/things-god-asks-us/
What a lovely, simple list, my friend. We know all this but it is helpful to see it 1, 2, 3….9.🙏🏻 Of course it is an act of profound faith to admit all is in His hands. To rely upon Him completely. I keep remembering Lewis’s words which were written in the context of how we try daily “to be good” and daily fail. But I find them applicable to every situations where we have no control, which is in most everything we are experiencing at this moment in fact…
The time comes “when we say to God, You must do this. I can’t.”
And leave the rest to Him, as Corrie ten Boom said.
Hard sometimes but doable…with His help.
Use me up, Lord, where You see I can be of use, in the Name of Your Son I ask this. Amen 🙏🏻💕 Love ya, GB 😘
Contextually perfect and profound words, Betsy.
God Bless you!
And you always, GB 💕🕊
Awww, Smelly Dave,
What a wonderful story. Sometimes others get to see an opportunity to be “part of a blessing” and jump at the chance. That’s what that lady did. She will remember you and your daughter forever… and smile to herself.
I never will believe you are one of God’s great disappointments. I am convinced we are much harder on ourselves than He ever will be. Blessings on you and your family, friend.
Are we ever, dear Woo!!!
Betsy,
I am afraid these times are ever-increasing for many families. I’ll refrain from railing against the machine. My list of grievances… is long.
You speak for me, Woo. They are increasing. Much suffering for many reasons brought about by the wickedness of others. It’s hard to see and impossible not to. It all makes my heart hurt 💔💔💔
And I find myself saying “Why, Lord?” more and more….
You are not alone. There is so much….
I think the one thing that bothers me the most is the sheer injustice in the world right now, including the vicious and vile politicisation of the so-called justice system. Seeing innocent people persecuted and imprisoned sickens me.
Can’t be long now before He calls us up. 🙂
Look at all the prophesies that have been fulfilled already. I don’t think there are many to yet happen? I can only think of one that might still be coming, assuming I am understanding it properly.
Also, look how fast things are changing around us.
You’re right on, JB. It is something amazing to see a book written so long ago… describe this descent to a “T”. How can one not believe?
Yes JWoo , and the ‘ Sign in the Sky’ prophesied 2,000 years ago to appear in the latter days, and there is was, !! on Sept 23rd 2017, so exciting to see that sign, proving the truth of the Bible.
God knew we would have ‘Solarium’ and that all would be able to ‘see’ it all over the world at this time. And of course, the amazing two solar eclipses with all their ‘messages’.
We are naturally saddened by the evil in the world, yet we are also honored to be living at this special time and seeing all these things happening. The birth pangs of the ‘Woman in the Sky’ are becoming stronger and more frequent and soon …the delivery…..
Maranatha!
We are told to “Be still and know I that am God”, jb.
While He is never still, never sleeps, is always moving in ways we will never know or comprehend.
So yes, things are changing. I can sense and see that they are, as you can.
The most wonderful part of being still 💕🕊
Dear, ‘Woo and Betsy . . . Here’s a small story of a blessed interlude.
One Sunday morning I’d dropped by my favorite Taqueria. It’s a little neighborhood place, owned by a brother and sister, and located in the midst of a traditional Hispanic neighborhood.
I’ve been eating there for over a decade and so most of the patrons are familiar to me. As I am to them Not that it matters much in this part of Texas, but quite often I’m the only Anglo in the place.
That morning I found an empty back table. Moving to it I noticed the adjacent table was occupied by 4 neighborhood ladies — they were “regulars” I recognized from other times. Smiling, I wished them a blessed Sunday. They returned the good wishes and returned to their food.
When I finished my soup, I noticed the ladies had left the restaurant. When I went to pay for my food, however, the owner smiled and said that the 4 friends had paid for my breakfast. This was a small, but nonetheless touching moment. It’s the kind of
very personal kindness that you don’t really forget.
This little restaurant is a very friendly place. When I go there I make a point of greeting the people I encounter. These are always warmly returned.
Garrison,
You are a rare gem. Now I’m going to double dog dare you with something…
“May I join you?”
If Savannah and I see someone sitting alone, we will often ask them to join us. We hear the greatest stories that way.
Never sit alone. Love you, brother ❤️
Of course you could join me . . . I’d enjoy the company. Love you, too, darlin’ . . . 🙂
I said to Dave above that he had made my day with his sweet story, Garrison.
Yours has doubled the joy of it.
What a wonderful gesture. And done in the way Christ tells us to do our good deeds…quietly and without fanfare, not seeking recognition. It must have made your heart burst. I know it has mine, dear friend 💕!!
It was such a kind thing to do. Small, actually, but as you point out a very intentional “good deed”. They knew exactly what they were doing, what the small gesture meant. And so did I . . . 🙂
Abide simply means “to live.” It’s what you do every day. And if you are a believer in Christ, you are ALWAYS “abiding,” or living, in Him and He is always “abiding,” or living, in you.
Col. 3:4 says, “When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Being saved is about a LOCATION–you are either IN Christ (born again believer) or you are NOT IN CHRIST (unsaved person). Do a search for “in Him,” “in Jesus,” and “in Jesus Christ” in the New Testament to learn more.
Therefore, these verses in John are referring to believers and unbelievers, not what Christians should do to “get right” and “stay right” with God. Tell me, other than accepting Christ as Savior, how can we even do that? All our “righteousness” is filthy rags in God’s eyes.
People LOVE to try to make Christianity into a work–a religion. They say, “Yes, you’re saved by grace through faith, BUT after you’re saved, you have to WORK to get God to like you and talk to you and bless you and reward you and . . . (you fill in the blank).
No, Christianity is really and truly not about you! It is ALL about Jesus. He saves us, He grows us up in Him, He produces fruit in us (it’s the “fruit of the Spirit“–NOT the fruit of you or me), and He takes us to Heaven some day.
If your Christianity is all about what you do for God, you’re on the religion road. That’s not real Christianity. Real Christianity is what Christ HAS DONE (past tense) for us!
P.S. I’m sure someone will say, yeah, but faith without works is dead. Yes, but you are not working FOR something; you are working FROM something. In other words, you work because you know that God has given you (past tense) “everything you need for life and godliness” (II Pet. 1:3). You work from a place of fullness and completeness; you work because your cup runs over. You do not work because you need more or you need to “earn” something or prove something!
Also,
In Hebrews (4?) the word says to ‘enter into His rest’ and by doing so you will have ‘ceased from your own works’.
Trust God. Fear not.
Succinct and so on point, Kudzu. Tears in my eyes. Printed your comment, read it to my daughter, made two copies, and one is posted now on my desk hutch, upper right hand corner of my line of sight, and the other is on her cork board in her room. Love so much!
So much good on this Tree. Blessings on you, Kudzu.
Manuel Ponce was a Mexican composure who was a close friend of Andres Segovia. There is an extensive collection of letters between them which is very interesting in view of the friendship between a wonderful composure and a wonderful performer.
These preludes—there are 24 of them—are exquisite examples of Ponce’s ability. They are at once lyrical and inherently musical—from a player’s standpoint they are a joy to play. If you haven’t heard these before, you are in for a musical treat. Enjoy, Treeper friends. 🙂
Morning, Garrison 😘 Oh I will enjoy!! His music is fresh to me. Looking forward to it.
But first….
Good morning Bet! Yesterday the burgers for the kiddos turned out great. The church has bought a Blackstone 4 burners griddle which made life much easier. No Guinness apron, though. Elizabeth nixed the idea. Something about not appropriate to wear it while cooking for VBS. So I had a Blue Bell one on. ❤️😍
Oh so good to hear all went well!!! I agree with Elizabeth, wise woman. Blue Bell is much much better. Hope your apron wasn’t the only Blue Bell that was there!! 😂😘💕
Nipper got 3 scoops of 3 different flavors after supper. 🙂
Howdy Garrison!
Gotta love an organized Salvage Yard…
Is that a ’58 or a ’59?
It’s a 52 or 53 I think. No tail fins.
Knew you’d like the photo😜
“Saucers, they wuz … I seen ’em …”
Some years back one kinda foggy night saw some strange strobing lights flashing on the back of my house and windows.
No explanation, nothing in news or on net.
Lasted about 20 minutes and then it stopped.
-very unreal.
But, no saucers
This was a great performance. Maybe their best. Thanks for sharing.
Sunday Morning Coming Down! Back in the day, my away from home college days, boy I could relate to that “feeling”. What a great singer-song writer Kris Kristofferson was / is.
Kris Kristofferson – Sunday morning coming down (1970)
Morning, Feisty 💕 Decades ago, we used to house and child sit for a hand surgeon in San Antonio who was the roommate of Kristofferson when they were both at Pomona College in California. I kept hoping Kris would just drop by unannounced…alas…
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge were old neighbors of mine in Fallbrook, CA. Never got a chance to meet them, though. Pretty area. I’m not certain he lives there anymore after his parents passed on.
On Rita: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-rita-coolidge-interview-2016mar19-htmlstory.html
Our old house: Sure was a pretty area. https://www.redfin.com/CA/Fallbrook/2670-Vista-del-Rio-92028/home/3051176
‘Woo . . . Rita has a pretty well written autobiography available on Amazon. A friend gave me a copy a few years ago. A good rock-and-roll era read. 🙂
Another Kristofferson classic.. one of my personal favorites, both for the melody and the lyrics.
Love the Highwaymen… both as a group and individually
Garrison, all of my favorites.
“The city of New Orleans”, penned by Steve Goodman in ’71, contains some of the best lines ever written in American Country Music Song writing, IMHO.
Goodman won a posthumous Grammy Award for it in ’85 after Willie Nelson’s version on his LP City of New Orleans in ’84 sent it to # 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.
The lyrics I refer to:
“And the sons of Pullman Porters,
and the sons of engineers,
ride their father’s magic carpets made of steel,
and mothers with their babes asleep,
are rocking to the gentle beat,
and the rhythm of the rails is all they feel,…”
and:
“But all the towns and people seem,
to fade into a bad dream,
and the steel rail still ain’t heard the news,
the conductor sings his songs again,
the passengers will please refrain,
this train got the disappearing railroad blues!”
This is pure poetry,…. disguised as lyrics! Very tight and so Beautifully written.
His wife, Nancy Pruter Goodman, whose family in NOLA was the reason Goodman rode the steel rails from Chicago to visit,…she wrote posthumously of him, “He extracted meaning from the mundane!”
He had leukemia which he died from in ’84 and Nancy implied that it gave him a ‘bitter sweet’ view on life.
RIP, Mr. Goodman, you left us too soon,….and thanks for your beautiful song and poetic lyrics.
Great set, Garrison!
For anyone interested, the City of New Orleans is an awesome song written about a part of Americana that despite being history, is the part that made this nation the most economically powerful independent nation it once was and can be once again. It wasn’t the airplane that enabled the build-up and cross continent expansion of this country. It was primarily the heavy iron, wood, and steel trains, built by strong hard men and operated by strong hard men since the early 1800s.
City of New Orleans was a premiere passenger train operated by the the Illinois Central Railroad from 1947 thru 1971 after which Amtrak took over all U.S. passenger train operations. Amtrak, in its usual wrong-headed style, eliminated the train name but later revived it in 1981, and despite undergoing some mid-route changes, the Amtraks’ City of New Orleans service between Chicago and New Orleans continues to this day, albeit only 3 days per week.
11 June 2021 John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American stage and screen actor (Ryan’s Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer, dies at 90
This Nearly Was Mine
Singing starts at 3:05
11 June 2017 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter (“Up Is A Nice Place To Be”; “Nevada Moon”), dies at 83
“Shelley’s Song” and Jean Ritchie’s Epitaph Song
11 June 2015 Ron Moody [Moodnick], British stage and screen actor, singer (Oliver!; The Twelve Chairs), and composer dies at 91
Reviewing The Situation
You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two
11 June
Ornette Coleman
(1930-2015)
American jazz saxophonist and composer (Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation), dies of a heart attack at 85
Free Jazz
11 June 2015 Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer (Nashville on the Road), dies at 81
I Don’t Wanna Have To Marry You
The Three Bells
11 June 2013 Johnny Smith, American cool jazz guitarist (“Moonlight In Vermont”; “Walk, Don’t Run”), dies from injuries sustained in a fall at 90
Moonlight In Vermont
Walk, Don’t Run
11 June 2003 William Marshall, American stage and screen actor, director, and operatic singer (Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman; Blacula; Scream Blacula Scream), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 78
William Marshall Sings on Bonanza (1964) w/English Subtitles
11 June 1995 Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as “The Black Sinatra” (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), dies of leukemia at 58
Portrait Of My Love
11 June 1990 Clyde McCoy, American jazz trumpeter (“Sugar Blues”; the wah-wah sound), bandleader and co-founder of “Down Beat” magazine, dies at 86
Tear It Down
The man in the video is William Marshall the actor, director, and successful opera singer (1924-2003).
The man in the b&w portrait is also named William Marshall, a lesser-known mediocre actor and producer (1917-1994).
Thanks and Doh… what I get for not watching video before adding photo.
Dates on some of these things, William Marshall photo I posted dod June 8
This correct William Marshall dod according to findagrave is June 12 … not 11… have to submit another correction to my source site & point back to it.
Its not unusual to have dates off between sites a day or 2 tho sometimes an entire month off.
It’s a lot of data to keep straight and especially when two actors roughly the same age have the same name….
MMW, I think you do a first rate job with these memorials. I find them fascinating since I never followed musicians’ personal lives. Your posts have sometimes piqued me to do a deep dive on some of them or the rest of their bands…or the real origins of the music..
Thanks
photo correction:
heck wrong dates somewhere findagrave (photo location) listed as June 12 now for him… shrug
Usually skip non-singing actors but could not pass this one up
11 June
John Wayne
(1907-1979)
American actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies of stomach cancer at 72
Biography: An actor who became an American icon famous for his rugged masculinity and his demeanor, including his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height.
Star of the Green Berets, True Grit and many more movies Wayne dominated the box office for three decades.
Ok, so he watches singing….
Thanks for including John Wayne, Wand !! I watched his movies as a kid with my Dad. Although my Dad passed 15 years ago, I will watch John Wayne movies and think about my Dad till the day I drop…..again, many thanks, Sir !!
You couldn’t skip John Wayne, Magic!!!!! An American treasure and icon. I remember the day he died. I found myself in unexpected tears, recognizing I think an end of an era had arrived, trite as that sounds.
But it was the truth. It was…
And oh boy, do I ever miss it.
John Wayne singing😎
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=john+wayne+singing&t=iphone&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQT0D0c_CSOk
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=john+wayne+singing&t=iphone&iax=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJnPbhbluS6Y&ia=videos
-God Bless America 🇺🇸
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=john+wayne+singing&t=iphone&iax=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_sShXKL29-A&ia=videos
They tried to make John Wayne a singing cowboy😂
I saw an interview about him “singing” … he was not a fan of ghost singing for him .. and had some colorful story to expand on things they tried to
makeinterest him to do.He was “singing” God Bless America with a well placed loud backing track chorus.
I remember sitting outside listening to my little portable radio and hearing the announcement that John Wayne had died. I ran inside and told my mom. She wasn’t a big John Wayne fan (and neither am I), but he was one of the few stars I had heard of at 8 years old.
I posted about the hostage rescue but I will repeat and complete it here. This hostage rescue was more than many know.
The three men hostages were held in one location in a complex and the woman was in another location very close. Two teams had to operate at the same time to avoid execution of hostages.
The hostages were held in Nuseirat city which is in central Gaza and an area that the IDF never maneuvered into and has hundreds of terrorists. A week before Israeli Special Forces and tanks were ordered to attack two areas close to Nuseirat.
They didn’t know why and it was all both a deception to attract attention and forces elsewhere than the hostages and it was also a way to get close enough to the hostages to enable the breaching force to launch from there and to enable a backup in case things go wrong. And things did go wrong which I will explain later.
The chosen rescue forces were the YAMAM (Israel’s primer Counter Terror Force who are actually a part of the Border Police) and a very secretive unit of the Shabak (Spy agency) who usually work close with the YAMAM.
Around there were quite a few Elite Units of the IDF responsible to deal with the surrounding forces and cover for the breaching force and the hostages and to rescue them if needed.
The YAMAM and Shabak arrived with a large Truck that was looking like a local vehicle. From the truck there were ladders that were used to reach the floors where hostages were held. The whole operation was drilled for a month with mock models etc… The time of the operation was regular daytime because no one expected it to happen in daytime.
The breaching force did well simultaneously in two locations. Where the three men were held and the house where Noa was held. Unfortunately the leader of one breaching force got killed. His name is Arnon and the Operation’s Name now is “Operation Arnon”. In Israel leaders go first and have a higher chances of getting killed. This is why in the famous Raid on Entebbe hostage rescue from some decades ago, the only soldier who got killed was the leader of the whole operation, Yoni Netanyahu (Bibi’s brother).
On the escape massive fire was shot at the hostages and rescuers. Israeli attack helicopters gave cover and airplanes. So did the Special Forces around which included Navy Seals and Paratrooper Reconnaissance Force and others.
And then the escape vehicle got stuck in a major road in a busy area and it was seen from the sky that tens or hundreds of terrorists are moving in with RPG missiles, heavy machine guns and AKs. Those forces were heavily attacked and prevented from causing a disaster and this is why there are reports of a couple of hundreds dead Palestinians in the area. The number is probably inflated, but we think that there were at least a hundred dead terrorists left around and some none combatants too.
The forces arrived home by helicopters and Israel went into a celebration mode after months of difficult times.
We later find out that Noa was held by the family of someone who was partially sometimes worked for Al Jazeera as a journalist and he also was a Speaker of a Hamas civil entity. He may have been paid for it. We know that he cheered on Social Media on 7 Oct 23 and thanked God many times. He was holding her with his father and family. This man got killed in the hostage rescue operation along with his father and wife. Noa is telling us later that she learned Arabic in captivity and was forced to learn Koran in captivity. They tried to brainwash her. The hostages were held in civilian houses and moved from place to place to make it hard to locate them. The women was dressed as an Arab when they moved.
The YAMAM usually keeps confidentiality, specially that there are more hostages to be rescued. But surprisingly they released a video. It is very edited to prevent revealing methods of operation. But it does show the moment that they reached the three men hostages. A very emotional moment. I translated and will post here and some other videos. So see here and the following videos.
🙏 ❤️ 🇮🇱 ☀️ 🙏 David: Thank you for this detailed description and all the translations, including down thread.
😃 Having you here with us today is a blessing. 🙏🎶
This part that you wrote above touches me deeply:
Unfortunately the leader of one breaching force got killed.
His name is Arnon and the Operation’s Name now is “Operation Arnon”.
In Israel leaders go first and have a higher chances of getting killed.
This is why in the famous Raid on Entebbe hostage rescue from some decades ago, the only soldier who got killed was the leader of the whole operation, Yoni Netanyahu (Bibi’s brother).
Here is a statement about Arnon posted soon after he fell on the day of the raid that also touched me so much. He also saved so many lives on Oct 7!
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RE-Tweet from the wonderful Israeli Ambassador to the UN (@GiladErdan1) on Saturday, June 8 2024 of @AmirMizroch’s tweet.
Today, Amir Ofer, who was one of the rescuers of the hostages in Entebbe, wrote:
My friends, today Lt. Col. Arnon Zamora from the YAMAM (Israeli Police Special Unit) was killed in the rescue operation in Nusirat.
I wanted to share with you an experience I had with him. I didn’t know him. I was at some show at the amphitheater in Mevasseret Zion a few years ago. There were a few thousand people there. Suddenly, a lovely guy approached me, asked if he identified me correctly, and told me that he was an officer in the YAMAM and asked me to come lecture to them about Entebbe.
Of course, I agreed. On October 16, 2023, I received a call from him: “I must talk to you.” It was his first outing since the war began. I said, “Whenever you say.” We talked for two hours.
He told me in great detail how they were caught by surprise at the Yad Mordechai junction, how three RPGs missed him by millimeters, how his intuition to stop a few kilometers before the junction and regroup saved the entire force, how they fought like lions.
How they reloaded all the magazines four times on the first day and jumped from the junction to Sderot, from Sderot to Ofakim, and from Ofakim to Be’eri, and how they were at the forefront everywhere. And how his heart broke in Be’eri at Pessi’s house.
And all the time he asked, “How did you succeed and we did not…” I saw before me a man among men, a true hero and an exceptionally moral person. I told him – and I meant every word I said – that there is no comparison between the situations and that even God would not have been able to save the people in Be’eri.
He asked what I recommended, and based on the experience we gained in writing “Operation Jonathan in the First Person,” I recommended that he take a few days quietly and write down everything that happened to him in the crazy first days of the war.
He thanked me very much. I went home, thought about his story, and wrote him a WhatsApp message: “It took me a few hours to digest and process the story. You were real heroes, and you functioned exceptionally well in the most difficult conditions possible.
Strategic surprise, tactical surprise, fighting in an area full of civilians, and few against many. It is impossible to produce a more difficult situation even in a simulator. You literally saved the country. You have already secured your place in heaven, and more.”
He thanked me and wrote back, “Thank you for meeting with me yesterday. It did me good to talk to you. Take care of yourself.”
I replied, “You take care of yourself. I have already finished my guarding duties”.
After a little over a month, he wrote to me: “Know that it helped me a lot to talk to you. I felt like I took rocks off my shoulders. Writing everything down really did me good.”
I replied, “Happy to help. And one tip now that helped me a lot in Lebanon in 1982 – after such a long period of a month of fighting, the senses are a bit dulled, vigilance decreases, and disdain for the enemy increases. Be careful. Every time, approach each engagement as if it were the first engagement, and for a moment, do not reduce vigilance and do not underestimate these dogs. I also suggest that you sharpen this message to your subordinates.”
Today I know that he did not need this advice. He knew it even without me. I’m sure he didn’t underestimate them today either. We lost a superb fighter.
Feel free to share this with anyone you know. This man deserves to be known by everyone in the country.
Photo and text here :
https://nitter.poast.org/Amirmizroch/status/1799528496705777831#m
Wow! Thanks for sharing. I have something else to share about him. Will have to dig it and translate his talk to his unit.
Lots of weeping and wailing from the usual suspects about “civilians” killed in that miraculous recovery, David.
But not from me.
All that was needed to avoid what has happened since the dreadful day of October 7 was for Hamas to have not committed the barbaric atrocities. I’ll save my weeping and prayers for those who were killed through inhuman savagery and their families and for those courageous IDF members who sacrificed their lives trying to recover the hostages. We take joyous news whenever it comes in this upended world.
Praise God Almighty!!!!
From the estimable Daniel Greenfield at Frontpage Magazine.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/there-are-no-civilians-in-gaza/
❤️
From what I read Noa was held by the family of Abdallah Aljamal.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-805525
Sade rules. She owns my heart. I love her voice and the way she carries herself.
Enjoy.
Funny you should post this, week before last had a bar customer that asked if either of my “family band” singers knew any Sade as was her husbands favorite.
So, smooth operator was put on to see if either of them recognized the song, they mostly didn’t … now I didn’t recognize her opening monologue but after that … yea I knew the words & could hit most of the opening till the coast to coast part goes beyond my vocal range.
Kinda shocked they were … but as I told them .. this was a song on one of my original compilation CD’s I purchased when they were insanely expensive in 1987 ish I played the heck out of them with some decent headphones on.
As I look thru my mp3 collections, Smooth Operator is the only Sade I have off of a <Gold/Platinum collection Vol2>.
Yikes, if new that disc is 250 bucks now….LOL $20.00 1987 dollars … hum inflation or nope …. 55.20 in today’s dollars after looking it up… still worth 17 used … my niece (RIP)probably sold all of them for pharmaceuticals as I left them in storage in moms barn.
morning 4q2 ♥️
I dig the band, too. That’s one awesome evening! She’s barefoot. And, why not?!
4Q2,
Swoon. She’s a regular on my cd turntable. Prettiest, richest voice. Class act.
IDF attacks the surrounding terror forces who are trying to kill the hostages on their way out.
Some crazy intense air cover.
https://youtube.com/shorts/G34pntwlg1w?si=WkJrsJ0H2XI_u21B
🇮🇱 💪 🇮🇱 David: These videos you find to show us make it so much more real for me.
A possible change you may want to make is the date on the video itself.
God Bless you for giving us so much (and with so much love ❤️😊) while in the middle of an existential War!
Amen 🙏🎶🇮🇱
❤️
Three male hostage arrive to the rescue helicopter.
Deer
military garb
Duty, Honor Courage, are more than just words, they are a way of life. That flag is a symbol of the basis for all that, so being respectful seems natural, well done Trooper!
which hole?
yeah, but the cervix is not “the hole”
(“front” or otherwise)
it’s an internal organ
ffs indeed
Netanyahu meets the release hostages at the same day.
Gentle reminder:
released 👉 not correct
RESCUED 👉 correct
Good point.
simplicity
Great man
He saved so many lives. God bless his soul.
It was Dr. Zev Zelenko whose video in Spring 2020 about using Hydroxychloroquine with Zinc and saving ALL of his 300+ covid patients (up to the time the video was made) convinced me to ignore EVERYTHING coming from the CDC and the federal government, including the liars in VP Pence’s team who Pres. Trump had charged with managing the “crisis” from the federal level. I never wavered from my original position against any vaccine since HCQ worked in the majority of cases when it was administered early enough in the infection. The off-label use of Ivermectin came along a few months later and was a bit more effective than HCQ for some people.
Dr. Zelenko was denigrated and excoriated by the media and the government officials. But he never wavered.
Pride flag
Wondering if he got his hat back….?
Flag day, D-day, birthday of a decorated WWII veteran… so yes, lots of things to have pride for this month, in our great country.
Almog, one of the released hostages is getting a hot welcome by his friends.
Translation for the above video. “He is of our own and we won’t give him.”
Nothing like the loyalty, love and energy of one’s friends!
❤️🇮🇱🙏. gentle reminder:
released 👉 not true
RESCUED 👉 TRUE
Yes.
0.5%
Noa who was rescued is talking on the phone with the President. Translated.
Attack helicopter is stopping terrorists from keeling the rescued hostages.
https://youtube.com/shorts/r79qHsLIc5I?si=9UyeTryUX1FODdCo
Typo: “killing” not “keeling”. Sorry.
For killing Hamas fans. Footage from central Gaza. Dir El Balach city area.
Thank you David for your excellent reporting. I would like to add what I am seeing in the news today.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, in messages conveyed by Hamas leader Sinwar to Hamas members outside of Gaza, he says that civilian deaths are “necessary sacrifices” and that civilian deaths would put international pressure on Israel. He also said that he is prepared to die fighting.
Four IDF soldiers from the Givati brigade were killed and 7 wounded in a booby trapped building in Rafah yesterday.
In a raid in the Jordan Valley, IDF forces uncovered a bomb production lab containing at least 80 explosive devices and addition material for explosives. Several terrorists were killed and wounded when they fired on troops.
Dozens of rockets were fired at the Galilee and Golan. Israeli jets struck a convoy of trucks transporting weapons in northern Lebanon, over 60 miles from the border. A Syrian surface-to-air missile was launched at the aircraft missed and exploded on the ground, causing significant damage. Other Hezbollah targets were also struck. The attacks came shortly after an IDF drone was shot down over southern Lebanon.
You did a great update. We can make turns. LOL
And for Taco Tuesday….
GETTING THERE
Where the sin and the sorrow cease, and the song and the saint commence. “COME unto ME.” Matt. xi. 28
Do I want to get there? I can now. The questions that matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by the words – “Come unto Me.” Not – Do this, or don’t do that; but – “Come unto Me.” If I will come to Jesus my actual life will be brought into accordance with my real desires; I will actually cease from sin, and actually find the song of the Lord begin.
Have you ever come to Jesus? Watch the stubbornness of your heart, you will do anything rather than the one simple childlike thing – “Come unto Me.” If you want the actual experience of ceasing from sin, you must come to Jesus.
Jesus Christ makes Himself the touchstone. Watch how He used the word “Come.” At the most unexpected moments there is the whisper of the Lord – “Come unto Me,” and you are drawn immediately. Personal contact with Jesus alters everything. Be stupid enough to come and commit yourself to what He says. The attitude of coming is that the will resolutely lets go of everything and deliberately commits all to Him.
“…and I will give you rest,” i.e., I will stay you. Not – I will put you to bed and hold your hand and sing you to sleep; but – I will get you out of bed, out of the languor and exhaustion, out of the state of being half dead while you are alive; I will imbue you with the spirit of life, and you will be stayed by the perfection of vital activity. We get pathetic and talk about “suffering the will of the Lord!” Where is the majestic vitality and might of the Son of God about that?
Oswald Chambers
June 11th Devotional
Mornin’ all!
Fellowship in the Spirit
Are you experiencing deep connection
with other believers and participating in God’s work on earth?
Devotional (text and audio)
Isaiah 46 (text and audio)
Good morning Treepers!
Hi there, Doc❣️
Praying this Republic will someday reunite.
Me, too… but I pray that it doesn’t just go back to “normal”. I pray it is forever changed and forever improved. AMEN
It made me sad to read American Bulldog’s post yesterday.
He decided to leave and not post anymore. I will miss him.
I really appreciated his down-to-earth comments – especially on the Prayer Thread.
They brought tears to my eyes …
I know people on the Open Thread come and go for various reasons.
I’ve participated here for nineteen months, and have enjoyed every bit.
I’ve tried to be friendly and interested in others’ posts.
I’ve posted content that hopefully would be helpful – spiritually and otherwise.
I’ve offered many prayers on behalf of others here.
And honestly, it has become a big clique.
Only certain ones can play in the sandbox.
For those who aren’t in the “elite” circle, they understand what I mean to say.
This website and its way of communicating and fellowshipping with others was a “first“ for me.
I never joined any other site.
And I still don’ get the “hang” of it, except I know when it’s time to move on.
I hope and pray that God will bless each of you in mighty ways in days ahead.
May the Lord cover you all with His mercy and grace …
(And I miss you, Molon, if you read. 🥰🙏🏻)
Miss Della, you inspire me every day. You are a blessing! I hear what you are saying, though, and understand – Ive been coming to this site since before PDJT was first elected.
💕
Yes, Miss Della… the absence of some wonderful and interesting fellow Treepers is felt.
People come and go for various reasons.
It is fascinating that I actually miss invisible people known only by their written words, tid-bits of personal stories, posted memes, political ideologies, personal interests, religious beliefs and scripture, and music (!).
There is so much to learn from the variety of interests and knowledge.
All n all, it is; as Sundance calls it, the fellowship that keeps me coming and staying.
I see no cliques
-on this thread especially.
It’s like a large gathering with some people sitting at a table, some standing, some swimming, some drinking, some eating, some reading, some off alone enjoying the views, some people watching, some taking turns entertaining, some assisting an injured, some encouraging others…
– All free to interact with what and whom they connect with.
The only apparent click to me is anti-troublemakers.
No troublemakers allowed!!!!
I so enjoy you, Miss Della💕
Della,
Are you leaving too? Lord, don’t make me CRY. I don’t understand the clique, or lack thereof. Maybe I am so oblivious to such, that I just pay it no heed or mind. Or maybe I am clueless and I am not “in it”… not that I would care, I suppose. Having a non-neurotypical daughter, we are used to being “left out”. I figure if a group, or a friend, can’t accept the both us – I need neither of them!
I am sad today. Frankly, ANGRY. I was refraining from posting about it, but this incessant erosion and rubbing raw of our consciousness is… upsetting. Everyone (myself especially) is exhausted, high strung, and on high alert.
I am a Christian and I want to rip the throats out of those who attack my daughter and jeopardize her future. But, if I am honest… THEY don’t control her future, or mine. GOD DOES. And this is what the devil does… he seeks to split, isolate, destroy.
Tell me you’re not leaving, too, Della. I know there is much to pray over and for. I know it takes energy.
I wish I could FIX this. I pray hard and CONSTANTLY for CHRIST TO COME BACK and FIX THIS PERMANENTLY. My plea had a big gob of tears on it today.
If you’re going, if Bulldog is going, then I pray you all good health, safety, and happiness. I am being pulled off here to tend to my daughter and take her to the gym for some exercise. I can’t linger as much as I want. Real flesh and blood life demands my attention to it. So much, I would just like to RELAX, but I fear the days for that will never come.
I love you, Della. I love you, Bulldog. I understand completely, but I don’t have to like it.
miss.della. ♥️
i have felt the same. and have myself posted it here.
i’ve thought about you all day since i read your post..i’m way out of my comfort zone with this reply , but you’re so worth it to me. i would feel like a coward if i didn’t.
you were SUCH a comfort to me with your prayers for me before i had the surgery to fix my broken wrist..as were the others here who posted their prayers, and even the ones who pray here for us who read but don’t post.
i cant overstate how much that means to me.
seriously .. you are a blessing to everyone here.
don’t let Satan divide us..
do not let satan divide us… all of this ^^^^
Love you, sister Annie.
love you, woo 💘
We did not forget and will not stop, no matter Biden, UN, Hague …
https://youtube.com/shorts/hxS98LLqF6A?si=97QeephisiGoJugf
I need everyone of my Treepers to pray for me.
I need the strength of God and people, to get me through this next few months.
My cancer has returned, after surviving stage 4 lymphatic. Not sure of my survival chances yet.
Add to all that, the woman I gave my life’s work to, and have taken care of and loved for decades, has decided she is leaving me. And wants to ruin me. Over greed and alcoholism. She is a lost soul at this point. The demons she came to me with, have overtaken her. There is nothing I can do at this point to help her. She tried to take her own life 3 weeks ago. Refuses to talk to me, get help, or stop drinking. That part had nothing to do with me. She has given up. And as many of us have had to, I cannot take it anymore, I refuse to be abused for one more minute. Im 57 years old, had my brush with death, and it changed me. I wont live like this to my last days, anymore. Its a blessing, not a tragedy. Its just hard, because its been a long tough relationship, and being single at my age is not something I ever wanted, but I cannot help her, because she doesn’t want help. I have to wash my hands and pray for her.
Truth is, she is a control freak, narcissist, alcoholic abuser. I’ve tried to help. Love and hold her through her demons. But they have won.
Im not sure what my future holds, but I darn sure know this cycle has to end. She has been taken over by evil. She wants to ruin me. And she thinks she is taking everything in this home I have built for us, wants to empty our home, claiming it is all hers. ( She has not worked for 15 years, and we have been together for 20. She came to me with demons, 5 boxes, and a few garbage bags.)
I have done what I could. Just to be spiteful and win, because that is who her type is, she wants to ruin me, completely. This is what classic narcissist’s do.
I have never shared this with others.
I dont have many people to talk to, so here I am. With all the insanity going on around us, its just one more thing to add to the pile of stress.
I pray to God to help me keep myself together through this all. I know there are others out there with much tougher problems, but to me this is my life being torn to shreds. I am a strong person. I can do this and be OK.
In reality, that doesn’t mean much. I’m feeling very empty and alone. I need God to guide me, and prayers from the human beings out here, who care about others. Im an only child, my parents are long gone, my children have been separated from me by this person, because she hates them. This is the control I speak of. She has separated me from my family. They refuse to come here for the last 8 months, because of the abuse they know is going on. Yet I stayed.
Well, no more. She left, and I dont want her back. Toughest thing Ive ever had to do is agree with her, and say enough, is enough. But this is what must be done.
I pray to our Lord, to hold my hand, and give me strength today. First time in my adult life Ive ever been alone, its going to be a rough go. She wont make this easy. I already know this.
I need all the love and strength I can get. I need to go and talk to my Pastor and perhaps some counselling, to rid myself of these bad feelings. Its a vicious cycle of abuse, and I’ve been conditioned to it. Never thought this man would ever be in this place, as I have been a good and loyal husband. But in the end, you cannot help someone like this. Its for the best…..
Thanks SD and staff and others, for having a place I can write this out, and know that others, care.
We are a big family around here, and I thank God I have you all to speak to.
This aint easy. Im torn up, and need to do a gut check, and stop the abuse. It is unhealthy, and God knows, that is the last thing I need is more stress.
It is what it is……
Praying for our Great God and Father to blanket you with His peace – the peace that surpassess all understanding; praying He will intervene in a mighty way and turn the heart of the woman who is so broken and troubled – He is the only One who can change our hearts. Praying He will give your doctors wisdom and guidance. Praying that you will seek His face and surrender to wherever He leads you – He always and only has our very best in His mind – no matter what the outcome may be. His will be done. In Jesus’ Mighty, Matchless Name, Amen.
❤️ 🙏 🎶 🙏 ❤️ Bob: I admire you GREATLY for coming here for support, for letting go of a VERY TOXIC relationship at a time when you need so much.
I’ve been down this road. My husband passed away with Colon Cancer after a valiant fight for 8 years (which began when we learned he had stage 3 CC).
We were GREATLY helped by Gilda’s Club. So much free support … the actual support groups were so important (he was in the Survivors Group and I was in the Caregivers Group).
Do a Duck Duck Go search for Gilda’s Club. You may have one in your area. Some have been renamed Red Door or Cancer Support Community but they come up in the search for Gilda’s Club.
By the way, the clubs are named after Gilda Radner (remember her from Sat Night Live?) There’s a great movie about her courageous fight with Cancer … I highly recommend it. It highlighted how Gilda THRIVED when in a support community.
What you have described is more common than people realize.
Getting the support from others in your situation is POWERFUL.
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I learned a LOT about nutrition during that period, including most potently how to strengthen our immune systems. It’s probably why I did not get covid.
Our naturopath was David Getoff. His very valuable courses are available on Rumble for free now.
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A book my husband had me send to EVERYONE (including several people in our industry who had treated us horribly):
Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do.
Available on AMAZON.
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I will pray for you each day, Bob. You are a TRUE WARRIOR.
(I am also a cancer survivor, btw.)
Bob, Thank you for asking❣️
I have often thought of you (pray for you) since your writing about you desire of freedom … for wellness.
I will continue to think of and pray for you.
-May The Holy Spirit continue to guide you.
God’s Blessings be upon you, Bob.
✝️❤️
I’m so sorry to read this! I am praying for you today and will continue to do so as the Lord brings you to my mind (which He always does when someone needs prayer).
I have prayed many times for strength for myself and others, but stop for a minute and think about this: God makes Himself known in our weakness. When we give up and admit we can’t do life anymore, God steps in and says, “Good! Now it’s MY turn.”
I’m praying God will reveal Himself to you in a powerful way, for emotional and mental healing for you, and that He will give you His wisdom in knowing how to move forward, along with the peace that passes all understanding. I also pray for your physical healing, excellent doctors, and loving people to help you throughout your illness.
Lastly, I hope that you will reach out to family members who have cut off relations with you because of the toxic woman in your life. If she was the reason they left, her leaving might just be the reason they come back.
Praying for healing for you- mind, spirit and body! No matter how much we love someone, we cannot fix them. People have to fix themselves with God’s help. Reach out to your pastor. You are not alone. Oh, have your locks rekeyed.
Oh Bobo,
I have yet to make it all the way through this thread. My heart is breaking for you. the demons are so working overtime right now seeking souls to steal and destroy. I am so very sorry. Sorry too for you to be ill during this time and in such a fragile state.
I can only ask God to give you peace and quiet, so that you may fight the good fight against cancer. It is my hope that God can show you… in great and small things… how very much loved you are.
We are here for you. We are your friends. I am certain all would agree with me, that we encourage you to share. A friend once told me she “loved me for the dirt, as well as the flowers”… she’s gone now, sadly… but her words remain with me and I give them to you, too.
damn this devil and I cast him back to the pits of hell where he belongs! he has no authority here. he has gone TOO FAR! As for me and you, and others here… as for all of us and our houses… we will serve the Lord!
Now, I’m going to take my sweet daughter and go work out and probably PUNCH something really HARD!
never been up against near what you’re up against, Bob
good luck and may God protect and guide you
For tunnel demolition fans. Central Gaza. A few Hebrew words at the beginning saying that they located and handled the tunnel with special means.
Well, this is interesting . . . .
Musk Declares War on Apple: Threatens to Ban Devices Over “Creepy Spyware” AI Integration
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter), has declared war on big tech Apple.
The tech mogul threatens to ban Apple devices across his companies unless Apple abandons its plans to integrate OpenAI’s woke ChatGPT technology into its operating system.
Apple announced on Monday that it would be integrating ChatGPT into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This integration would allow users to access ChatGPT’s capabilities, including image and document understanding, without needing to switch between tools. Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, could also tap into ChatGPT’s intelligence when necessary.
“We’re excited to partner with Apple to bring ChatGPT to their users in a new way. Apple shares our commitment to safety and innovation, and this partnership aligns with OpenAI’s mission to make advanced AI accessible to everyone. Together with Apple, we’re making it easier for people to benefit from what AI can offer,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
“It’s personal, powerful, and private—and it’s integrated into the apps you rely on every day. Introducing Apple Intelligence—our next chapter in AI,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.
In response to Tim Cook’s announcement, Musk stated, “Don’t want it. Either stop this creepy spyware or all Apple devices will be banned from the premises of my companies.”
In a separate post, Musk added, “If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation. And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.”
Musk has expressed grave concerns about the potential privacy and security implications of Apple’s partnership with OpenAI. He believes that by handing over user data to OpenAI, Apple is effectively “selling [users] down the river” and has “no clue what’s actually going on” once the data leaves their control.
Elon Musk says it’s “not out of the question” that he might create his own phone or collaborate with other companies to develop one.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/06/musk-declares-war-apple-threatens-ban-devices-creepy/
@ Gunnars Mom,
God morning to you, friend. Yes, it is me who has Parosmia. Parosmia is where you smell phantom smells that smell like burning flesh, raw sewage. It is disconcerting and a rare and sometimes long-term side effect of Covid. My Covid bout was September of 2021 and the Parosomia persists to this day, though with my recent regimen… it has diminished greatly.
In your case you have lost your sense of smell. This is damage to your olfactory nerve. You are also snoring. Let me share what I know.
Due to my severe case of COVID and delayed treatment, my lungs were damaged (per X-Ray). After the X-Ray identifying the damaged portions of my lung, a pulmonary stress test was done. This identified that I had MOPD (the little sister to COPD – which is Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease – mine is “M” which is Mild but it is progressive and will not heal). Then, a sleep study from which it was determined that I now have Sleep Apnea… thus your snoring comes into play.
What I didn’t know… is the importance of cough suppressants. Apparently, when one is coughing hard during a bad bout of Covid, the alveoli in your lungs expand and contract like little balloons. What happens if you don’t get that coughing arrested (suppressed), they can expand to the point of hyperextension and fail to contract again, thus causing damage. My lungs have that damage. That’s why many treated for severe cases of Covid are also given an antibiotic like Doxycyclene to help prevent secondary infections to the lungs, which is usually the killer.
I had so much medication that it also eroded my esophagus, and I could only speak in one octave for four months until taking Prilosec helped restore the erosion, I experienced from all the medication.
The only thing that can be done for the lungs, is rescue inhaler (Albuterol) and a respiratory steroid (Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarte Dihydrate Inhalation Aerosol). If the damage is the way mine is… that will not heal and will likely progress as I age.
Now, for the olfactory damage that I experienced resulting in my Parosmia, my functional medicine direct pay medical practitioner follows the Americas Frontline Doctors protocols. She has me on low-dose Naltrexone 4.5 mg, one time a day. Naltrexone is inexpensive and this dosage is found at a compounding pharmacy (apothecary).
Naltrexone is used in higher dosages (50 mg) to treat drug addiction. It does something to rewire the brain. In low dosages, they believe it can be effective in helping the olfactory damage in patients experiencing long Covid. They start you at 1.5 mg and increase your dosage to the 4.5 mg amount.
Also, for brain damage – high doses of Omega 3. I am on a 4 gram dosage a day, plus high vitamin D (10,000 iu). Among many other things as this Covid pushed me immediately into premature menopause and incited my Hashimoto’s (i have hypothyroidism onset by pregnancy and now it is determined I have the autoimmune disease Hashimoto’s). My body was very stressed by COVID and it almost killed me, but the devil was not successful… and now I am most pleased to be here… to hopefully help you!
I am on several other things, as I have developed stage 2 hypertension in my heart – but my functional health doctor has really put a magnificent regimen together to treat and return me to normal limits. I have had hypothyroidism for 16 years and have been monitored regularly and consistently almost quarterly, so I had wonderful benchmarks to be able to really monitor what has transpired with my body.
I cannot declare that my full regimen is what you should do. However, I can tell you what to pursue, so that you can get viable answers. That is:
Xray of your lungs
Pulmonary Stress Test
Sleep Study (you can do this at home and don’t have to go to a sleep clinic)
From there, you will have tangible evidence to give to a good doctor to get you started on your path to better health.
I pray our Lord bless you and heal you fully. Please be very careful if your eyes are weeping and you are not smelling anything. You do not want to do more damage to yourself or put yourself in danger. You know that our sense of smell is one of our warning signals of danger ahead. To this day, I still have to ask my daughter to smell meat to make sure it is fine, or if something is “off” to me, to confirm it with her because my sense of smell cannot be trusted.
JWoo, I was alarmed to see you taking 10,000 iu of vitamin d daily. About 4 years ago I was advised by a Dr to take large doses of vitamin d but the Dr did NOT monitor the amount in my body. D is not water soluble and does not flush out of your system. Your body stores it. IT CAN KILL YOU.
By the time my Dr decided to monitor it I was dangerously close to the fatal level. I had to avoid vitamin d for several years before it came down to a decent level in my body.
Some of the symptoms of vitamin d overdose are:
Severe cases can cause:
I now deal with kidney disease caused by excess d in my system.
I take 11,000 IU Vit D3 a day and every 3-6 months I take a Vit D3 blood test to make sure I keep my Vit D3 blood level in the 60-80 ng/ml range (the way we measure it in the USA).
Each person needs a different dosage daily of Vit D3 due to many things, including illnesses their immune system may be fighting in the background.
And, my body’s use of Vit D3 has increased over the years.
I did not get covid, btw.
Glad to hear you are well and need it. I never in my wildest imagination thought a vitamin could kill anyone. My doctor just assumed I probably needed it, but she was wrong. So many folks take supplements and vitamins now never thinking it could harm them. Having kidney disease is not fun. I have to now severely limit my protein intake. Sounds simple till you learn there is protein in most foods! For crying out loud even tomatoes have protein. Trying to figure out what I can eat has become a real challenge. I would never wish this on anyone!
I guess I would prefer to err on the side of caution. If I could stop one person from being where I am now I would gladly do it.
Patty
I grimace to ask… but a very dear friend of mine had stage 4 renal disease and it improved with Super Beets. Maybe worth a little reading on? It worked a miracle with her.
I’ll just lay this here and know I bring it to you in love.
Thank you! I am close to the end of stage 3. I will surely look into it. Stage 4 is the last stage before dialysis. And I am one of those weird people who absolutely love beets (though I’ve heard super beets don’t taste like beets). I even have heirloom beet seeds. Once I verify tonight, tomorrow I’ll be out planting beets. Harvard beets are one of the best tasting foods there is.
Hi pattyinporterville,
So GOOD to see you, friend. I hope you are doing well in California. I think of you often.
They have had me on this regimen for a while now. Through COVID treatment, that high dose was part of the response to the illness. Then long break once the illness was “over”. Now, they have me on it again since November 2023. I take almost 30 supplements and pills a day now.
My blood work routinely showed me deficient in Vitamin D, so I never thought to ask or push back. It wasn’t until November 2023, that they instructed me to take alongside Vitamin K for absorption in a 10:1 ratio. (10,000 iu vitamin D to 100 mcg vitamin K)
I will place an inquiry in with my medical practitioner and ask her.
Thank you for making me aware of it. I’ll post what I hear back.
As I Hear You Now noted above some folks need a lot more vitamin d than others. You are probably in this group. But the excess that dr had me take truly changed my life for the worse and put me on the road to dialysis. Bummer!
I have learned to never trust doctors again. They recommend and I now do my own research online and decide what I will and won’t do in regards to their recommendations.
From reading all your posts you are truly needed where you are and with what you are doing and I would hope that nothing gets in your way.
Thanks for missing me. At the beginning of the year it didn’t look like I would be around much longer. Kept reading here but mostly stopped posting. But things have improved somewhat. I try to view my new situation as a challenge rather than a problem. Problems cause anxiety and stress while challenges can be positive.
I could certainly use prayers that no matter what comes I meet it with grace and dignity.
God bless you!
((((((( patty )))))))
♥️
Patty,
My heart is heavy that you didn’t think you would be with us much longer. 💔
I’m so glad you are, my sweet horsey friend. You are very special to us.
It is a strange world that we live in where we can no longer trust the medical (insurance) profession
… my phone auto corrected that to “perversion”… which in that case would have been correct!
None of this makes sense. Only The One Who Holds our tomorrow’s in His Hands makes sense. I trust Him with your care and commit you to Him in my prayers.
Hugs and love to you, Patty.
You have my most heart felt thanks, JWoo!
Perversion – Lol! so true
The war is showing the heroes. The future leaders of the nation of Israel. I mentioned him before. Dan Goldfus is the Commander of Division 98. They are arguably the best that we have because they are Special Forces Brigades, Paratroopers, Tanks and they were the Division who took Khan Yunis above and below ground. They are the spearhead. In simple American language ‘badasses”. I translated his talk to his soldiers after the rescue operation in which they were chosen to invade the region already five days before and they provided the safe envelope for the breaching unit to operate.
It gives a good idea of the mindset of the people on the ground. And by the way, I noticed a woman in the team.
🇮🇱 🥲 ❤️ 🥲 🇮🇱 oh wow, David!
Dan Goldfus’ words to his men are SO inspiring to me.
I cried my way through that.
Thank you so much for taking time in the middle of this War to translate that for us!
I believe him when he tells his men he loves them.
💪 ☀️ 🇮🇱 ❤️ 💪 God: please bless and protect all these men under Dan Goldfus, including Dan Goldfus himself.
Amen
❤️ 🇮🇱 🙏 Am Yisrael Chai = The Nation of Israel LIVES! 🙏 🇮🇱 ❤️
Thank you! ❤️
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”
Hebrews 12:28 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
GIFT OF GRACE
His Grace is abundant in meekness
His strength is made perfect in weakness
Gladly glory in your infirmities
And do not fear any adversities
When you are torn and worn from battle
Angels will remove the rote rattle
Lift you up and attend to your sores
The bruises and scars from many wars
When you are dejected defeated and down
Remember God’s mercy will soon abound
He will carry you gently while you heal
The power of His Love you will surely feel
By the Grace of God you are who you are
His Grace imparted on you left no scar
You labored more abundantly than many
More than adequate which was plenty
By Grace you are saved thru Faith it is said
And not of yourself but a gift instead
One of many God bestows upon those
Who obey His commands even en throes
When you are weakened spiritually
Be rest assured of God’s right remedy
Nothing that happens is ever too large
Be still and know that He is in charge
By your side He will always be ready
To raise you right up and keep you steady
By Grace through Faith you belong to Him
A loving gift He confers not on a whim
D01: 08/22/2023
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 !!! ❤️❤️❤️
Patience: Where’s the fishing rod? I don’t see the fishing rod.
Where is the ronco fishing rod? 🙀
Scary stuff.
Only 113 comments…Whats going on?
LIVE WITH JULIE – 06/11/2024
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v50wz8b-live-with-julie.html
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES:
1. John 8:31-32 (Truth sets you free)
2. 1 Timothy 6:12 (fight the good fight of faith)
3. Romans 8:37 (God has made you more than a conqueror)
4. 1 John 4:4 (The greater one lives on the inside of you)
5. Haggai 2:6-9
6. John 1:5 (God’s light destroys darkness)
7. John 14:12-14 (All these things you will do greater)
8. Isaiah 60:1-2
9. John 17:11-15 (you’re in the world but not of it)
10. Galatians 3:13-14 (you’re redeemed from the curse)
11. Hosea 4:6 (destroyed for lack of knowledge)
12. Joel 2
13. Acts 2
14. Colossians 1:13
15. Psalm 34:17-20
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DECLARATIONS, DECREES, AND DEFINITIONS:
God is moving! It is undeniable!
Don’t put God in a box.
Where evil is increasing, God’s grace abounds.
Rise up and take back your freedom, joy, peace, healing, restoration, justice, your nation.
Now is the time.
God still lives, loves, saves, and delivers!
God is still a healer! Jehovah-Rapha lives! Jehovah-Rapha is healer and He is not dead!
Splendor – something that is magnificent or grand; great brightness
Glory – God’s manifested presence, power, and goodness
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Rewatch the services from Holy Ghost & Fire 2024:
Friday night – https://rumble.com/v509g2c-friday-night-holy-ghost-and-fire-2024.html
Saturday night – https://rumble.com/v50dkdx-saturday-holy-ghost-and-fire-2024.html
Sunday night – https://rumble.com/v50k4xl-sunday-morning-holy-ghost-and-fire-2024.html
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PROPHETIC WORD:
JGM – LIVE WITH JULIE – [11 June 2024] [Heard an hour ago]
My children, I am crashing your enemy’s parties. I am tearing apart their celebrations. I am bringing their govts to nothing. I am destroying their lies and their propaganda machines that try to cover up for them. No more cover ups. No more twisting the truth so people are believing your lies. That is how your enemies of Almighty God have tried to destroy My Eagle. I told you that I have your videos. I have your phone calls, your computers, your servers. I have it and I have it all and it will soon be released.
Enemies of Almighty God, you haven’t seen anything yet of what will all be proven of all the crimes you have really committed. You thought that you had the Justice system paid off and destroyed to save you. You put people you wanted as judges, as jurors, as prosecutors, as defence lawyers. You thought it all through to cover your backsides, to have the law on your side. Well you are about to see My justice rain down upon you and shatter the plans, shatter your courts, shatter your rulings that you have already made that did not follow the rule of law. Enemies of My children and My nation your number’s about up for you. Your classified documents you thought you could bury the truth with that word and cover your tracks that way too. Well that way will soon blow up in your face when I the Lord release the documents that you thought would never be released.
You enemies of this nation, you thought you could set up your financial system so you would be financially taken care of. Well that will be taken away shortly in a way you will never see coming. You also thought you could use your intelligence agency to do your dirty work and spy on the citizens of this nation and use them to go after them instead of the real enemies against this nation and that is you. All of it is about to fall apart right before your eyes. You can feel your power slipping, your narratives no longer working.
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PRAYER FOR ALL !!!
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I literally pulled my car over… to post to YOU… my dear, dear friends. Fighting battles. Slaying demons. If this singer can lose his precious son… and he can STILL PRAISE… and he can STILL FIGHT… we can too!
Love you, treeps!
We are heading to pound out some weights.