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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Another classic… go ahead, sing along.. I know you want to
This is fast car at 2am on a deserted stretch of I-10 music. An old favorite. Thanks, benzy. 🙂
A back-in-the-day story. My little Alfa had a aluminum twin-cam engine designed for the Italian Autostrada which at the time didn’t have speed limits. The Italian designers equipped it with an 8 qt. oil sump. I could run flat out without overheating. The little engine could sing a happy song at speed.
Mornin’ Dear Garrison
I can remember my dad talking about Alfa Romeo – and correcting my Romeo (as in Juliet) pronunciation.
Looked it up for fun.
The company was founded in 1910.
This is the first:
Wouldn’t mind a spin in this one!
Afternoon, dear lady. You and your dad had good taste in cars. My late wife and I imported our 1st Alfa in ’68. From then on, we always had at least one Alfa. Still do.
Sweet. I love antique and classic cars. Beautiful works of art.
WD
When I was grammar school age, my Dad would buy old cars that weren’t running and fix them in his “spare time” after working 80 hr weeks. They weren’t beautiful, but they ran like clocks, because he was quite the mechanic.
At the time, we lived in a trailer park surrounded by pretty expensive real estate.
Mom would drive us to school in our ’39 Hupmobile and my brother and I would duck under the dashboard! 😁
What I wouldn’t do now to have a ’39 Hup or one of the Packards we had. Great cars. 👍
Oh, Soaz, for a short period of time my Mother drove me to middle school in a drop top Hudson.
She insisted in pulling up right in front, unfiltered Chesterfield dangling from her lower lip.
The shop boys crowded around this old lead sled and she would offer them a smoke.
I died a thousand deaths every day for 3 weeks until her Buick was back on the road.
Good memories!
Ha ha ha, Truli
My brother and I would be telling Mom, “no need to go any farther, we can walk from here!” No dice!
How well I know!
Wish I had that car now and my bad ass Mother behind the wheel!
I learned to drive in a Mercedes Benz Diesel, 5 forward speeds on the column, inside crank to start.
My Dad put a can of either with a little hose by the crank and I was suppossed to spray a little either into the air intake before cranking in cold weather. Drove it to HS and on to swim practice in the mid 1960s.
Love a video of that annie-o!
Had a ’55 Dodge (cost me $50) when my daughter was a baby. Had to carry an extra battery in the back seat, hook up the battery cables to start the thing, put a popsicle stick in the carburetor, and run back to place a board on the accelerator to keep it running while I detached the battery cables. Phew – had to think long and hard before going out for a loaf of bread!
I’m not much of a mechanic but I wish I was. I had an old ‘59 Rambler station wagon in high school that I “inherited” from my grandfather. It didn’t look like much but me and my friends had a blast in that thing. We kept it running with baling wire, duct tape, a hope and a prayer! 😎
It could very well be inspired from this printer.
Nothing so picturesque.
Just some typical leftist hating on reality, cops, etc. and urging on violence to achieve those ends.
https://loudwire.com/how-did-rage-against-the-machine-get-their-name/
🤭
Good morning, Garrison… very nice choices
Thanks benzy. Got some serious tree trimming to do in a few hours so this quiet time with some good music really counts. Hope you have a good day, friend.
Boy oh boy, Garrison, love the autumn cafe even though we’re a few weeks away from the official beginning of fall and a few more after that before this heat starts to dissipate. A balmy 110 is forecast for next Wednesday with the rest very near.Not wishing the time away exactly…just looking forward to fresher days. In the meantime, woof!! Dog days indeed 😘☕
Praying our CURSDAY will deliver this for every brother and sister in the Tree 💕
STEREO!!! 😂 😂 😂
I love it.
BREAKING NEWS!!! The British Bulldog has had enough and has immigrated 😎👍🏻🇺🇸
Go Dawgs! Woof woof.
The UK’s loss is Georgia’s gain I think.
He is not failed.
He is on standby and conserving power until needed.
Happy looks like this 💕
Giz when I ask if he is ready for bed.
Or a car ride?? 😉👍🏻💕
Yes! That too! LOL!
He starts rounding up his fav toys so I know he is ready for bed.
When it cools off I’m taking him on his first camping trip.
He will be 7 on 8/26.
Oh Lord, our Bichon would go berserk when we were getting ready to leave and go somewhere. She knew when we started pulling out the luggage that a road trip was at hand.
– 🫖
Caring is sharing, Patience 😌😍. I love this.
…or vice versa 😎
Mornin’ Dear Patience ❤️
Where’s the sprinkles?
hey there, Lady❣️
Hey there!
rough night….
or
just thirsty? 😂
Have some (please)
Saraland is a nice lil town right up the road.
They have so many black bears around because folks built in bear hood.
Local news showed vid last night of a Mama with three little cubs raiding a garbage can in somebodys yard.
Folks screech about dangerous wildlife and yet they keep invading their spaces.
What do they expect?
Same thing here in SC. Builders/developers have destroyed so much habitat that it’s not uncommon to see dead deer along the side of the road or a doe and fawn running along the road confused and looking for an opportunity to cross.
Sprinkles got et first 😎
Bets,
Eat, Ate, Et
😍😍
And this!
Two please!!! 💕
Snoopy says…
🎯 🎯 🎯 💕 💕 💕
if you are not willing to WORK, to obey and embrace….
we are not just a nation of freebies.
It seems that’s exactly what we are, Jake.
Unfortunately yes.
Latest today, the GAO has identified $2.7 TRILLION in improper payments.
How dysfunctional have many administrations and their bureaucracies been over the decades?
That much…
We as taxpayers are simply the milch cows.
And don’t even talk to me about the Kafkaesque congressional “Oversight” committees…
Congress “oversees” that members of Congress become rich, some FABULOUSLY wealthy, while the Nation goes inescapably deeper in debt.
Congress insures they do not manage THEIR OWN MONEY the way they manage THE PEOPLE’S money.
It is not funny how that works.
What member of congress spends their own money and goes unfixably in debt the way they drive the NATION in debt?!?
They *KNOW* what they are doing. They flat out don’t CARE what really happens to the people, just that they “help” enough people to stay in office.
The Founding Fathers would go to war again.
No they do not, Greg. They’ve made that pretty plain. Self first, their net worth and their power. The contempt I have for these anti American is immeasurable. Liars and shameless self promoters all.
(Here’s cake to soothe your troubled inner self 😘)
Bets, can you mail that cake to me?
I have a birthday coming up.
Truli
29 again?
Times three! 😳
Betsy makes the bestest cakes EVER, thanks!
According to all the fraud being exposed, that is exactly what we are. Newest reveals tells us you can stay home and to ‘light’ housework (make a bed, fix a lunch or wash a few dishes) one hour a day for your elderly family member and become a millionaire overnight. Columbus, Ohio has a huge population of sick people, according to the number of ‘healthcare’ centers doing a bang up business each month.
I agree, that is why I was pointing out what was MISSING from the banner.
The hell you say!
Been doin’ this for years and never got a dime from the govt.
I must be a real dumbass.
Snoopy is right (per usual)!
A Demonrat/Socialist aka Communist, just won the Demonrat nomination for the AZ State Legislature.
She can’t lose in that border county, and will be the next representative.
She, of course advocates for open borders and the abolishment of ICE – because, in her words, “these are the people who built this country.”
On her campaign website, she puts it more crudely:
Eff (actual word) ICE. Very classy.
I wrote and asked if it would be acceptable if I advocate for, Eff Illegal Aliens.
My ancestors founded the town in which I was born in 1639 and actually Did help build this country – with their work ethic, self reliance, faith, rugged individualism, blood, sweat, and tears. No such thing as welfare handouts.
I’m almost glad my folks aren’t here to see this. 😔
While I try to keep a cool, neutral head, it seems we are teetering into dangerous territory, Corny. Like watching a horror movie and being unable to leave the theatre. The most horrific thing is finding out how many people are not capable of understanding they are voting for their own demise, and the demise of their children. On many counts I simply do not recognize this nation anymore.
Indeed, Bets
And…… our demise too. 😔
Bets and Soaz, I’m sure I’ll be demising before too long.
After that, these idiots are on their own.
Truli
I’m in the demising category also.
I try my damndest to edumacate my kids and grandkids, stir up their interest in politics and current events, but……sadly, I think it’s going to take catastrophe to really light the fire.
Take some good news where we can find it…
Lol!
Reminds me of the time I saw a sign in front of a Christmas tree lot that said,
“Frasier Fur Trees for Sale “.
Made me wonder if that was why my fur coat was so scratchy.
Hahahahahaaa!!!
Just how big is a 25 lb loaf of bread?
And what happens if my lunch sandwich only has slices?
When living abroad, we’d buy small unsliced loaves, Jim, from our local village bakery. No preservatives, just freshly baked that morning. We sliced them for sandwiches or toast and they were delicious.
Bets, I so wish we had the lil neighborhood bakeries like we used to.
Few and far between, now.
I worked at one in my neighborhood when I was in high school.
They let a new employee (me!) eat everything in sight for the first week.
Normal folks got enough in about 3 or 4 days.
Normal folks.
https://www.westword.com/news/denver-installs-misspelled-califorina-street-sign-40924427/
That’s what “edumacation” gets you 😎
Kind of like I didn’t get much learning!
If this sort of mistake were a “one of” or infrequent, I’d laugh harder. As it is….
Hahaha!
Wonder if there’s a Learing Center near by. 🤔
🤣 must be in the city where they have the learing centers 🤣
Sorry nc, you already got the learing part…
Croissant Bernard just kneads to roll in the dirt and smell the flour.
Oh, Girl! 😁😂💕
There ya go again…outstanding!!
(*standing and applauding at the same time.*👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻)
On one foot?!
Bets, where did you get this pic of our Jake and his Britt?
I have my sources 😉😁💕
Wonder Woman, you! 😁
👍🏻 😁 😉
Gettin’ a cat scan
And costs nothing!!! Bargain!!! 😂
💕 💕 💕
Knew you’d like 😉💕
TY, my dear. 🥰
So welcome… 👍🏻 😘 😊
I can’t think of one 💕
Exactly how the magnificent Thor came to me!
It’s right up there with being chosen by God!
❤️❤️❤️🫂🙏
Truli so.
What a lovely thought, sis…just beautiful 💕 💕 💕
Partners 👍🏻
Temptation…
I would seem a very dangerous operation to try to me!
Remember…someone had to take that photo and obviously has no idea how fast toddlers can move.
🤣🤣🤣 oh my yes.
Jake, Pugs are extremely kid tolerant.
Plus, they seem to know their hiney-hole is out there.
He would give her a stern look, then a forgiving look and maybe a kiss.
Pugs Rule!!!
Bets
Prostate exam?
curiously probing
A budding proctologist 😎
Or….a butting proctologist.
I, personally, like Bassets.
But, when passing by a horde of them, hold your breath.
They stink like the Dickens.
Finding joy in a pile of leaves. Little pleasures are the best 💕👍🏻
Irrefutable 😌💕
At this point of the year here in Texas, I just start hibernating under my plentiful air-conditing . . . waiting until the first cold front arrives. We have a new coffee shop nearby. Haven’t visited it yet, but alas it is ‘Texas modern’ rather than the cozy quaintness of our coffee shop images. I guess it would be a serious challenge to replicate one of those . . . (any takers, I wonder . . .), Still, already I’m imagining a quiet afternoon of coffee-shop ambiance while I watch a fall afternoon turn to evening. Sigh, October is closer than ever! Be well, love. These 110F days are a signal of the end of our hot season. Honest.
Fresh in the mornings here…so fresh that I could be forgiven for thinking we are indeed at the tail end. As a Texas gal born and bred, I subscribe to your meteorological assessment 😘☕👍🏻
Garrison – these kitties beg to disagree
Cool kitties—both figuratively and literally!
Mornin’ Dear Bets ❤️
Awww, thanks, dear Corny 😌😘
Uh OH…we staying a day behind, its Thursday August 20. 😛
Well . . . when you have reached a certain age and are reliably retired, the days just sort of run together . . . 🙂
Every day is a holiday!
!!! 🙂
😁 😎
“That’s the thing about retirement …. ya never get a day off!”
Unless you plan well, nim! 😎
The Van Allen belts have gone crazy and distorted the International Date Line.
Your mention of Van Allen belt kindled a childhood memory of a 60s movie about a submarine that was able to avoid severe radiation from the Van Allen belt malfunctioning as a main plot line. Something Something Under the Sea yada yada.
The main visual device was a vivid bright red sky from horizon to horizon
Yep. The original movie. Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea. Walter Pidgeon starred.
That’s disastrous, all week I have had the feeling it was one day ahead and now I have fallen in the movie Ground Hog Day and have to relive Wednesday again
Uh, my calendar must be wrong it says Thursday Aug 20th!
Oh no! Too much travel, too many long hours for SD! 😎
All is well now since you arrived to straighten out our days 😛
Lonely horse was rejected by the other horses – until a tiny cat chose him as family
Awwwww! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Some folks brought a horse to board at the stable where we boarded.
They were clueless.
I was wary of the horse as he seemed off to me.
He bit a stable cat half in two.
I have never seen the like.
Then he bit the ear clean off the teenage owner.
They were asked to move after that.
Yikes.
I’m a sucker for these stories even if they’re AI
Can’t watch. Have AIDS.
Artificial Intelligence Derangement Syndrome.
Which, to my eternal shame, has flared here before. 🙁😥
True report:
Two days ago.
Visiting with a neighbor who is friend.
Neighbor asks for relevant counsel that ends up with recommendation of Psalm 73.
Brief share of Psalm 73 from me, along with encouragement to read the psalm.
Neighbor brightly says, “Oh! I can ask AI to make an outline for me!”
Double face palm.
Gaaa!
man, it’s a modern world, ain’t it?
I take it your double face palm includes the realization that verses 4 to 11 appears to be addressing/referring to an “robot”/Ai system. Of course I doubt that is what King David had in mind, but then again he did possess prophetic vision. In this case your neighbor would be asking Ai to critique itself – lol.
4.They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
they clothe themselves with violence.
7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;
with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
It’s going to be a tough watch for you then Truli. On the one hand I can see the enormous “potential” of AI (I think the entirety of the video AND voice is Ai. However one can already see how the “lefty” mindset is operating. In typical fashion they seem to believe all and every “intelligence” (out there) will somehow miraculously have all our best interests in mind. I think just a casual look around the room, office or city will immediately educate one on the probability that “they” will probably be just like us – only with better and more efficient killing ability. I mean why come all this way just to back empty handed. Jeez, even we haul everything we can carry back to our home planet – to study of course. Anyway, like the music by itself, for itself. 🙂
Hey, Oldspeak. Ima save this for later.
When I feel stronger.
TY.
From tonight’s European Conservative site. The discussion involves Germany’s expensive investment in EV charging points when G data clearly shows that EV owners prefer to charge their vehicles at home. Edits mine . . .
The overwhelming majority of EV owners charge their batteries at home and couldn’t care less about the state’s offering.
According to available data, 80% prefer to charge overnight at home—which is actually logical, since people very rarely spend hours in the same place while taking care of everyday errands.
Germany has therefore quite obviously created an oversized charging infrastructure—the kind that can only emerge in the fairyland of socialist central planning: expensive, oversized, and detached from actual demand.
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
The Preachers (home team name) start off a BB game right.
According to the date on this video, these gentlemen are a couple of decades into their vocations by now.
Concordia Seminary St. Louis
Concordia Theological Seminary
World War Eleven, y’all … (time-prompted to 2:30 on the time bar)
20 August 2025 Brent Hinds, American heavy metal and surfabilly guitarist and vocalist (Mastodon; Fiend Without a Face), dies from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash at 51
Mastodon – Oblivion (Live On Letterman 15-05-09) HD
20 August Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed “the Storyteller”, was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author.
798+ works currently held by ASCAP / BMI
Old Dogs
Writer: Harper Vally PTA demo
Ravishing Ruby
20 August 2020 Frankie Banali, American heavy metal drummer (Quiet Riot – “Cum on Feel the Noize”), dies of pancreatic cancer at 68.
Bang Your Head, would have posted COFTN but age restricted.
20 August 2018 Eddie Willis, American guitar and sitar player (The Funk Brothers), dies of polio complications at 82.
EDDIE WILLIS of the Funk Brothers – FEVER IN THE FUNKHOUSE guitar licks
20 August 2016 Matt Roberts, American rock guitarist (3 Doors Down – “When I’m Gone”), dies of prescription drug overdose at 38
Here Without You
20 August 2009 Larry Knechtel, American session piano and bass player (Simon and Garfunkel; Johnny Rivers), dies of a heart attack at 69
Bridge Over Troubled Water
20 August 1999 Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler – “Run-Around”), dies of a drug overdose at 31.
Run-Around
20 August 1986 Thad Jones, American jazz saxophonist, flugelhorn player, arranger, bandleader, and composer (Count Basie; Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra), dies of cancer at 63
St Louis Blues
Knechtel did get an award for his piano playing on that song, but somebody left out lots of other contributions he made.
He wasn’t just session music. A full time member of Bread. Playing the Guitar in “Guitar Man”, and many more.
https://exclaim.ca/music/article/larry_knechtel_award-winning_keyboardist_who_played_with_bread_simon_garfunkel_beach_boys_dixie_chicks_dies_at_69
Magic, these boys are from our area. Gus worked with some of their Dads and we were so proud to see them rise in the music business.
It was never the same, it seemed, after Matty died.
Such a sad loss.
Thank you for remembering. 💕😥
Didn’t know he wrote Harper Valley PTA. Good stuff.
Magic, I do so love me some Tom T.
Thank you!
We went to see Tom T Hall some years ago. He was so DRUNK the had to help him onto the stage. He couldn’t remember songs or words to them. He staggered around the stage, helpers were there to keep him from falling off the front of the stage. A disappointing evening!!
20 August
William Booth
(1829-1912)
English preacher and founder of the Salvation Army, dies at 83
Biography: Co-founded the Salvation Army in 1865 with his wife Catherine Booth.
20 August
Phyllis Diller
(1917-2012)
American comedienne and actress, dies from natural causes at 95
Biography: Stand up Comedienne who created wild persona of herself and worked with Bob Hope. Diller was a 37-year old mother of 6 when she began her career in show business.
Diller was a trail blazer for female comedians and a strong influence of those who followed such as Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers.
20 August
Jerry Lewis
(1926-2017)
American comedian (Martin and Lewis, MDA Telethon), dies at 91
Biography: Jerry Lewis was one of the most successful entertainers of the 20th century. He was known for his slapstick humor and innovative filmmaking techniques.
Lewis began his career as a teenager, performing a comedy act where he mimed to records. In 1945, he met Dean Martin, and they formed a comedy duo that became wildly popular. The pair starred in nightclubs, television shows, and films throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s.
After splitting with Martin in 1956, Lewis embarked on a solo career. He starred in, directed, and produced numerous films, including “The Bellboy” (1960) and “The Nutty Professor” (1963). During the filming of “The Bellboy” (1960), Lewis invented the video assist system, which allowed directors to view footage immediately after shooting.
Lewis was also known for his charity work. He hosted the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual telethon for over 40 years, raising billions of dollars for the organization. His humanitarian efforts earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 1977.
Despite his success in the United States, Lewis found particular acclaim in France. French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard praised Lewis’s unique approach to comedy and filmmaking. This admiration led to Lewis receiving the French Legion of Honor in 1984.
The MDA stabbed Jerry Lewis in the back after all he had done for that organization.
Phyllis Diller was once a centerfold for a popular magazine.
Thanks, John, I don’t remember seeing this before.
But, I am old.
One of a kind! Loved her!
We got 2 1/2″ of rain in about 40 minutes this afternoon. It was really coming down with winds from the NNW gusting hard enough my 30′ flag pole was swaying 5-6″ at the top. It’s rated to take 80 mph winds with a 3′ x 5′ flag on it but I had put my 4′ x 6′ on it with the 3′ x 5′ Gadsden (Don’t Tread On Me) flag under it.
The ground is saturated so I have my ponds in the front and side yards back. Still raining.
Utility power went out at 8 PM and we just got it back at 3AM. So it was out 7 hours this time after being out for 4 hours last week. But the Generac did the job for us.
Once again we did not lose internet even though we’re on a cable hookup and the cable runs on the same poles as the power.
Steve next door had to hook up his generator to run his sump pump in his basement because even though he just put a new battery in the battery backup system for that pump it was not running fast enough on battery power to keep up and water started running out on to the floor. That’s the first time he’s had that happen since he put a perimeter drain system in a few years ago.
No doubt some poor people and businesses trying to recover from the flooding are going to get flooded again.
rah, my heart and prayers go out to all affected by this flooding.
Major disaster.
Glad to know you and Sherry are ok.
I know its Cursday, but this one is too sweet…the big bull, tough and occasionally aggressive…who like those oatmeal creme sandwhich cookies..Here is a very sweet video short, of Rufus being fed, as a calf…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z82flctfVog
And today’s thought to meditate upon!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/79rb3dU9Un0
Oh my gosh! That little voice! Buddy!
A flashback to Maytag…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ilrS6gZTeeE
That wringer washer was still in use until about 1984, used by my Aunt after grandma died.
House and property sold after grandpa died in 85, aunt moved to assisted living in Greenwood IN until death in 2011, she was a polio survivor. (IIRC that is… leg braces to walk)
3 aunts total lived out their lives in that same Greenwood facility after spouse died.
Many years ago our elderly neighbor was using hers and her hand got caught in the rollers busting some bones. Her son in law bought her an electric dryer right after that.
I used a wringer washer for many years. I was young but I did the washing and hanging up clothes on the clothes line while my mom was working. I did get my hand in the wringer with the wash , it went thru up to the elbow. My arms were pretty thin at that time and I was able to put the wringer into reverse and back my arm out! Scared me but I was not hurt. I was a lot more careful after that!
If I tell my dog to gimme some love he brings a ball. This is the dog my son wanted when he was young. The dog was mature and very smart. His human had passed. Dog played catch long enough for us to bring him home and he NEVER played ball again!
+ + +
Saint Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza in Palestine (+ 420)
and
Saint George the Holy Great-Martyr and Trophy-Bearer (+ 303)
please pray for and protect the Christians in the Holy Land and the entire Levant, especially the Palestinian Christian villagers of Taybeh (formerly Biblical Ephraim) in the occupied West Bank, from the Evil One and his servants who prepare to welcome the Anti-Christ.
+ + +
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Mrs. Hassam at Villiers-le-Bel –Childe Hassam
☘️
The Our Father
☘️
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Geraniums – Childe Hassam
☘️
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
Woman Reading – Childe Hassam
☘️
“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
― C.S. Lewis
These are beautiful, Mo!
PS, Mo, I love the pic of the geraniums being propagated. For sale, I imagine.
Lovely.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Are you are a
beholder of beauty
I think maybe you are
And that’s good
☘️
Thank you Mo, love these and appreciate the CS Lewis.🙏❤️
Love CS
I can keep em comin
No shortages
of his
Quotages
☘️
Who would have thought that if you took Rush and added an orchestra element to it that you would get this?
From their Clockwork Angels Tour.
Today is Thursday August, 20
I thought today was Thursday but not at the Treehouse.
It threw me off. I panicked. I had an appointment
wonderful!
the hyper-telephoto-magnification and hyper-close-cropped composition
no other alternate composition would be nearly as effective at telling the story
love it
bite me
☘️
hi Patience
hi, 🍀me
-�
That’s my Alvin
On the bottom
☘️
Mo, you must be some kinda alpha to manage 3 BCs!
I respect the power!
Truli
I do have three
four leggers
Want one
Pic one
Anyone
It’s not so easy takin care of them
Seriously. I could handle the help
Rescue me
Please
I gotta tell you though
My three are a handful
And they not the sociable type
So if you want one you gotta keep em away from other dogs and humans
They love me soo
And I have taught them well to protect me
Yes
Take one please
☘️
Awww, Patience
The very definition of an earful.
Gotta love a GSP.
We used to call them the SUV of dogs.
The ‘do it all’ dog.
Too sweet!
Re-living their puppyhood!
😁 😂 💕
Yachts, Gloucester – Childe Hassam
☘️
Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19
☘️
I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.
Give me back the joy of your salvation,
and a willing spirit sustain in me.
I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners shall return to you.
I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.
“Give me back the joy of your salvation.!
My favorite Psalm.
Gospel blues version:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=eSAaF5VHsmg&si=3fp3PJGPzAXXGDPc
Mornin’ Mo
Though Gloucester was and is a well known artist enclave, I’m sure you know that Rockport, Mass is also very popular.
Interestingly, when I last visited.(over 50 years ago, Yikes!) It was a dry town. What????!
Not even a Chardonnay to be found.
That may have changed in the interim?
Mr Hassam paints flowers beautifully.
Many budding artists try flowers first – Never did get the hang of it. His are identifiable – not just spots of color. Love the geraniums.
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After Breakfast – Childe Hassam
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Ps 95:8
Alleluia, alleluia.
If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Celia’s Garden, Appledore, Isles of Shoals – Childe Hassam
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Matthew 22:1-14
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Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables saying, “The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.’” Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then the king said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’ The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
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That stinks 😕
The original ‘scratchin’ jockey.
See the lava lamp
I don’t get the whole thing of the scratching the record as a thing
It’s total garbage
Morons
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🤔 me too.
FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL IN NEED OF PRAYER
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
PEACE WHEN I AM WEAK | 3 Hour Christian Piano Worship for Rest & Comfort
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EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Thursday, August 20, 2026
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“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR EPHESIANS 2
The riches of God’s grace towards men, shown from their deplorable state by nature, and the happy change Divine grace makes in them. (1-10) The Ephesians called to reflect on their state of heathenism. (11-13) And the privileges and blessings of the gospel. (14-22)
1-10 Sin is the death of the soul. A man dead in trespasses and sins has no desire for spiritual pleasures. When we look upon a corpse, it gives an awful feeling. A never-dying spirit is now fled, and has left nothing but the ruins of a man. But if we viewed things aright, we should be far more affected by the thought of a dead soul, a lost, fallen spirit. A state of sin is a state of conformity to this world. Wicked men are slaves to Satan. Satan is the author of that proud, carnal disposition which there is in ungodly men; he rules in the hearts of men. From Scripture it is clear, that whether men have been most prone to sensual or to spiritual wickedness, all men, being naturally children of disobedience, are also by nature children of wrath. What reason have sinners, then, to seek earnestly for that grace which will make them, of children of wrath, children of God and heirs of glory! God’s eternal love or good-will toward his creatures, is the fountain whence all his mercies flow to us; and that love of God is great love, and that mercy is rich mercy. And every converted sinner is a saved sinner; delivered from sin and wrath. The grace that saves is the free, undeserved goodness and favour of God; and he saves, not by the works of the law, but through faith in Christ Jesus. Grace in the soul is a new life in the soul. A regenerated sinner becomes a living soul; he lives a life of holiness, being born of God: he lives, being delivered from the guilt of sin, by pardoning and justifying grace. Sinners roll themselves in the dust; sanctified souls sit in heavenly places, are raised above this world, by Christ’s grace. The goodness of God in converting and saving sinners heretofore, encourages others in after-time, to hope in his grace and mercy. Our faith, our conversion, and our eternal salvation, are not of works, lest any man should boast. These things are not brought to pass by any thing done by us, therefore all boasting is shut out. All is the free gift of God, and the effect of being quickened by his power. It was his purpose, to which he prepared us, by blessing us with the knowledge of his will, and his Holy Spirit producing such a change in us, that we should glorify God by our good conversation, and perseverance in holiness. None can from Scripture abuse this doctrine, or accuse it of any tendency to evil. All who do so, are without excuse.
11-13 Christ and his covenant are the foundation of all the Christian’s hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is able to remove himself out of it? Would that this were not a true description of many baptized in the name of Christ. Who can, without trembling, reflect upon the misery of a person, separated for ever from the people of God, cut off from the body of Christ, fallen from the covenant of promise, having no hope, no Saviour, and without any God but a God of vengeance, to all eternity? To have no part in Christ! What true Christian can hear this without horror? Salvation is far from the wicked; but God is a help at hand to his people; and this is by the sufferings and death of Christ.
14-18 Jesus Christ made peace by the sacrifice of himself; in every sense Christ was their Peace, the author, centre, and substance of their being at peace with God, and of their union with the Jewish believers in one church. Through the person, sacrifice, and mediation of Christ, sinners are allowed to draw near to God as a Father, and are brought with acceptance into his presence, with their worship and services, under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, as one with the Father and the Son. Christ purchased leave for us to come to God; and the Spirit gives a heart to come, and strength to come, and then grace to serve God acceptably.
19-22 The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God’s house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the blessed Spirit. Let us then ask if our hopes are fixed on Christ, according to the doctrine of his word? Have we devoted ourselves as holy temples to God through him? Are we habitations of God by the Spirit, are we spiritually-minded, and do we bring forth the fruits of the Spirit? Let us take heed not to grieve the holy Comforter. Let us desire his gracious presence, and his influences upon our hearts. Let us seek to discharge the duties allotted to us, to the glory of God.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Verse of the Day | Mark 1:15 [August 20, 2026]
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
CHILD NOT CHOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
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
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN
Powerful Psalms of Praise & Worship | Beautiful Gospel Songs to Feel God’s Presence
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I SAID A LITTLE PRAYER
I said a little prayer for You
And You and You and You
It was so instantaneous
Cause I care so much for You!
I asked Our Heavenly Father
To bless each and every one
From early in the morning
Until the day is done.
I asked Our Heavenly Physician
To heal you; make you whole
To reach inside of you and touch
Your mind, body, and soul!!!
I asked the Heavenly Angels
To attend to all your needs
To lift you up and comfort you
And help you plant those seeds!!!
I asked the Holy Spirit
To guide, inspire, and direct
Every single step you take
Mind, body, and soul perfect.
I asked those who are suffering
Remember one important thing
After the trial is over
His blessings He will bring!!!
I asked God for some laughter
The best medicine we know
To ease your pain wherever
As you come and as you go.
But most of all I asked God
To heal your aching heart
And from you never ever
To leave you or depart!!!
D01: 11/20/2021
Thank you, Duchess ❤️
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
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Pray Everyday
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Back to School Prep
Mornin’ Idaho
Idaho
These burros live on a donkey refuge in the UK.
One of the local soccer teams (or football if you prefer) donates their socks to the refuge to protect donkey legs, especially if they are injured.
https://i.postimg.cc/Bn2LBtn3/untitled-design-2026-07-28t111532-886.webp
love me some burros
hard to send hugs over the Atlantic
We call them donkeys. Is that ok or are burros a dif equine?
Either way, I wish I could have a couple.
Years ago I met a lady who bred a Shetland to burro/ donkey in an attempt to produce a mini-mule.
The foal was a spotted beauty.
I lost touch with her so don’t know how he (it was a colt) turned out.
Truli,
Potato/Potahto
Burro seems to be a Southwest thingy – same as a donkey.
Had a beautiful old mule named Maude. Big gentle giant with a heart of gold. Miss that gal too. ❤️
Thursday August 20
God bless and thank you for the test
Some good news. We’ve gotten rid of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
Forever I hope.
The elite leave but keep coming back.
No Kings!
Wow
The great Trump deportation is really working! Yay!
damn, I didn’t get any o’ that jam
Nvidia, AMD, and data centers need diamonds from China
Happy CursDay Patience (code word – Treepers)
Patience
I want one!
Strega nona! *spit*
I woke the dog up lol’n over this!
😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 😂
😂 😂 😂
We are finally on Thursday!
Prolly the effects of all the traveling! 😎
Woke a few peeps up
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