tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77506487866667209192024-03-05T02:25:38.931-05:00my hands ... HIS GLORY Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comBlogger671125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-6422621821558554242017-01-09T14:39:00.002-05:002017-01-18T13:46:22.397-05:00Obedience after Seeking<div align="left">
<b>Remembering</b> Sunday's worship service changes<br />
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"GOD began something new this Sunday" said Pastor Bill. Over the last two years while diligently yearning for Jesus's input from our Father in Heaven, Jesus led us to gathering the things He laid in our hearts. His precious Guidance spawned our stepping out obediently and renewing our oneness, joining our modern services to be one in His Fullness.<br />
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<b>Praying</b> we continue holding this memory 'dear in our hearts'. <br />
Let's NOT forget 'seeking God's Spirit and guidance and then gathering His "nudgings''. <br />
Blessings come 'after' obedience; staying in Him and His Word.<br />
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Today's YouVersion '<b>verse of the day' </b>sums it up so appropriately. Jesus said, "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” John 15:7 <br />
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So, let's stand firm in who/what we seek first and foremost, as Dr. Burch closed our worship: "We don’t always know where we’re going, but we know who we are following—Jesus Christ, the Beginning, and the End. AMEN!"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><em>John 8:31 </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><em>"If you continue in my word, then you are truly Disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
Blessings,</em></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwrQkPMAhhN7raqAtvz4ESCCMAz1adPR2QCJUeAOtLA_ErUYjW5YbDGNUnbxyK8S5XPRMC31IO-7ssSXAiR6oN2SFwhxbuiIwyxBAkpRt8IihsyEUFqvStUgPWPwm3dtT-W6mmZKmbTqD/s1600-h/0F93E626B46D7F7956706BBA91724D03.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568457992828434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwrQkPMAhhN7raqAtvz4ESCCMAz1adPR2QCJUeAOtLA_ErUYjW5YbDGNUnbxyK8S5XPRMC31IO-7ssSXAiR6oN2SFwhxbuiIwyxBAkpRt8IihsyEUFqvStUgPWPwm3dtT-W6mmZKmbTqD/s320/0F93E626B46D7F7956706BBA91724D03.png" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 120px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; width: 240px;" /></a>Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-65172873074435931942015-07-16T13:43:00.001-04:002015-07-16T22:11:48.506-04:00Israel's Hope is my Hope.<p dir="ltr">This caught my Spirit this morning: <br>
Sammy Rhodes, a campus minister (Reformed University Fellowship, Presbyterian Church/America) in South Carolina, TWEETED: <br>
Culture: “Be yourself”<br>
Jesus: “Find yourself in Me”</p>
<p dir="ltr">After reading this, I then started reading my devotion from the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah when he cried out to God, concerned God wasnt there with Israel. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Jeremiah's calling out to God was desperate yet he continually restated faith, knowing in his heart God WAS there even IN the struggle. </p>
<p dir="ltr"> Jer.14.8-9<br>
"You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress...You are among us, Lord , and we bear your name...!" (Bells & whistles... like the tweet said, "find yourself in me")</p>
<p dir="ltr">Dig further, my spirit prodded.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sometimes do you have trouble being still? Yeah, me, too!</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I asked God to put me IN His Word.<br>
Duh, this literally is possible. Putting my cries IN Jeremiah's outcry: </p>
<p dir="ltr"> "You are my Hope, my Savior in my distress. ..you are with me, and I bear Your Name."</p>
<p dir="ltr">Then I questioned, "How do I bear God's name?"</p>
<p dir="ltr">Humanly speaking, bearing my family's name, I receive respect and love, through the actions &/or past actions of my mother, father, grandmother, grandfather. Their earthly legacy is such a blessing to me in so many ways. In an even greater way than my worldly family, God is MY eternal Namesake...my Creator, teacher, provider. (He knew me before I was born, and he counted every hair.)</p>
<p dir="ltr">His leading--making a straighter path for us, preveniently walking ahead of us and our circumstances shows His eternal love for His most-precious creation. </p>
<p dir="ltr">As He quietly goes before us, could He be mis-perceived as abandoning us in some moments?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pondering those words over and over, God's providence comes in many forms...obvious and during worldly struggles that may not be so clear. </p>
<p dir="ltr">My heart belief is "He wants 'the Best' for us, His believers, and is eager for our learning how to take on His character and actions. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Seeking Him like Jeremiah and listening for His voice, conveyed through His Holy Spirit in the quiet puts the world on hold while we spend time with Him. (Which is why He sent Christ to reach us and have a personal relationship with Him.)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yes, spending time in God's Living Word and listening for His voice is an active decision. </p>
<p dir="ltr">He hasn't abandoned; let's listen, watch, and wait. The recognition will come in His time and He will share His love in very creative answers.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Where did Jesus, our Hope, meet you today?</p>
Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-79133819656461042802015-06-20T13:59:00.001-04:002015-06-20T14:16:18.773-04:00Solomon's Knot (Crochet)<p dir="ltr">Finished a white wrap, now on to a lightweight grey one...<i>such an easy 4-row repeat</i>!</p><p dir="ltr">This yarn is not bulky/hot as it sits on my lap; so I'm extremely thankful for the lighter weight.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">It's been a joy working on these while watching the <b>NCAA</b> men's college world series where Vandy's hanging tough...as well as Florida. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Go, SEC!</p>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">1. When did someone last suggest you 'chill out'...</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">Or, W</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">hen did you last tell </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">yourself</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"> to 'chill out'?</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; line-height: 33.3739624023438px;">Lying on the chiropractor's massage table, I was reminding myself to breathe deeply and relax. Adjustments help but they also can cause me to be a little tense. Oxygen certainly helps me at those times.</span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">2. What most recently caused my heart to melt? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">Seeing my 'Heavenside' girlfriend's daughter marry.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">she used to talk to me about one day getting to see her baby marry. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">Pancreatic cancer kills dreams...praying for a cure. </span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">3. </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered." G.K. Chesterton </i><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">When did you last experience either an adventure or an inconvenience? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">How did you see it at first, as an adventure or an inconvenience? Does it feel the same in hindsight? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">While facilitating Bible classes the evil one tries to push me toward the thought of inconveniences. (There is a large amount of study and planning involved in reading for each class.) </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">However, praying for our class keeps me eager to see and hear God showing them something new about Him. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">Knowing Him beats knowing knowledge any day. </span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">4. A </span><a href="https://www.wendys.com/en-us/frosty" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px; text-decoration: none;">Wendy's Frosty</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">, root beer in a frosty mug, or a frosted chocolate cupcake...of these three, which one is your favorite 'frosty' treat? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">I VOTE FOR A FROSTY. ..EVEN IN THE WINTER.</span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">5. Would you say your life so far this year has been more like a circus or a symphony? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">Circus life for me...balancing a few balls in the air with classes, doctor appointments, and staying with my mom for a few days. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">Time has certainly changed her daily activities; her inability to see clearly due to macular degeneration, is cumbersome and heartbreaking. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;"><span style="color: red;">So, finding new ways to keep her 'seeing the bright side of life', even if it is in the dark is one, is a goal we as children must attempt</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I want Thee forever to live in my soul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lord Jesus, let nothing unholy remain,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">To get this blest cleansing, I all things forego—</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">And help me to make a complete sacrifice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I give up myself, and whatever I know,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I wait, blessèd Lord, at Thy crucified feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">By faith, for my cleansing, I see Thy blood flow,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Come now, and within me a new heart create;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">To those who have sought Thee, Thou never saidst “No,”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">O glory! my soul is made perfect in love;</span></div>
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Sitting here with my currently painful neck, I'm drawn to remember I should be giving thanks as well ....'not to waste my suffering.' </div>
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Resting in pain gives time to think on His words and realize my pain will not last or impact me anywhere close to Christ's. </div>
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Join us as we join <a href="http://www.knitbygodshand.com/2015/01/thankful-thursday-3.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: #888888; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Rebecca Jo as she is hosting Thankful Thursday</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 20.5919990539551px;">. </span></div>
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Blessings,</em></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Pondering His leading me to His Cross. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Are my words & actions marked by humility? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Are my actions during Lent honoring Christ for His sacrifices...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">or boasting in my actions for self purposes? <br /><br /> Galatians 5 says "One can thus find in Christ strength and comfort against all vice and bad habits. And they are called true Christians who incorporate the life and name of Christ into their own life."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Martin Luther understood and said: <br /> Christ's Passion must be dealt with not in words and a show, but in our lives and in truth.</span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg"> — <i class="_agk img sp_8xm8d9 sx_baf573"></i>reading <a data-ft="{"tn":"*S"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=114787338536966&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/NIV/114787338536966?ref=stream">NIV</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><em>John 8:31 </em></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em>"If you continue in my word, then you are truly Disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a border="0" href="http://joyce-fromthissideofthepond.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><em><img src="http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/SincerelyShannon-designs/Blog%20Buttons/Hodgepodgebutton.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></em></a><br /><span style="color: blue;">1. something I'll never forget about the age I am now: <span style="color: black;">55 and still alive! thankful for every year</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />2.A household chore I've <b><em>never</em></b> done: </span><span style="color: black;">Change the heater/air conditioning filters</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: blue;"> How have you managed that? <span style="color: black;">Hubs has never asked me to do it. I DO know where/how though.</span><br /><br />3. Nature shapes our personalities more than nurture? <span style="color: black;">Inborn self is what it is but it certainly gets GREATLY tweaked along the way according to the amount and type of nurturing we receive/give.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"></span><br />4. Friday (February 28th) is 'Something on a Stick Day'...funny because Zoanna over at </span><a href="http://zoanna.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">A Penchant for Pens</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> recently sent me an idea for a question relating to this topic. My favorite food eaten on a stick is <span style="color: black;">GRILLED/SKEWERED shrimp</span>.<br /><br />5. Which of your five senses do you treasure most, and why? <span style="color: black;">Impossible to answer this one; am thankful for each one and hope to never lose any of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">6. The best music, theatre, or sporting venue I've been to? <span style="color: black;">In 1996 my husband was one of the volunteers for the Summer Olympics here in Atlanta; I got to attend the 'practice' opening ceremonies at the new stadium...'nuff said.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">7. It's the last week of the month...in five words or less bid adieu to your February.<span style="color: black;"> February brought birthday snow, thanks!</span><br /><br />8. Insert your own random thought here. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Hope this helps someone re-think their decisions regarding tattoos...</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span><br />
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I was surprised to see so many familiar faces in that movie…well played, good music and accurately scripted, I think </strong></font></li> <li><font color="#ff0000" face="Segoe Print"><strong>So happy my prayer partner’s daughter, Melissa, is home from her internship in Trujillo, Peru…It was tough on her mama not having her girl here over Christmas; but, oh the things she has learned, shared and taught while she was away from us. She’s adapted to a much simpler way of life, now wanting to throw out most of her stuff saying she doesn’t need it…a little culture shock readjusting to America? I think so….so proud of her!</strong></font></li> <li><font face="Segoe Print"><strong>Bought us a 3 1/2 pound pork roast yesterday for .99/pound, WOOHOO! Since there are only two of us in the house these days that much meat goes a long way. Cut in in half, seared the halves; now one is in the crockpot with apples, carrots, potatoes, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon and water…the other half is in a simmering stew pot with French dip au jus…my house smells GLORIOUS as they cook.</strong></font></li> <li><font face="Segoe Print"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Praying for my friend who is in the early stages of menopause…her poor body can’t decide what it is doing…I hurt for her and pray her transition is SOON OVER and doesn’t LINGER.</font> </strong></font></li></ul> <blockquote> <p><strong><font size="3"><sup>Galatians 6:9-10 </sup></font></strong><strong><font size="3">Let us not become weary in doing good,<sup></sup> for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<sup></sup> Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good<sup></sup> to all people, especially to those who belong to the family<sup></sup> of believers.</font></strong></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Pray for someone you know today <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hczByNYra-4/UuKj-U1f_SI/AAAAAAAAJYQ/tZ7SGdIDF9g/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p></blockquote> Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-14612202614548634342014-01-21T17:40:00.001-05:002014-01-21T17:48:29.078-05:00Hodgepodge 159 UGH!<h5>
<a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2014/01/hodgepodge-questions-volume-159.html"><em>Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 159</em></a><em>….Here are the questions to this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge. </em><em>Answering on my blog, soon to hop back to Joyce’s tomorrow to add my link to the party. </em></h5>
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<a href="http://joyce-fromthissideofthepond.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/SincerelyShannon-designs/Blog%20Buttons/Hodgepodgebutton.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><strong>1. It was decided on Sunday… the Denver Broncos will meet the Seattle Seahawks in this year's Super<i>bowl 48</i>. So when was the last time <i>you</i> bowled? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">about 3 years ago…can’t do that anymore…my neck hurt for a week.</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><strong>Do you like to bowl? <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New;"> it’s ok</span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><strong>Are you any good? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">mediocre, at best</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><strong>2. Should sports stars be role models? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">My opinion will not influence it either way. Those in places doing things others wish they were doing are always be ‘role models’…grass is greener kinda thing.</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><strong>3. January is National Oatmeal month...are you a fan? How do you like your oats? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">I am a fan of oatmeal, wetter rather than drier, with honey/blueberries</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"> <br /><strong>4. What is one book on your reading list for 2014? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">Don’t have one yet</span></strong><br />
<br /><strong>5. What would you like your future self to say to your present self? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">Ensure me these hot flashes will end…so tired of them; going on 5 years.</span></strong><br />
<br /><strong>6. When scrolling through the TV guide, what is one movie title making you want to stop, grab the popcorn, and watch for a while? <span style="color: red; font-family: BrowalliaUPC; font-size: large;">Anything Harrison Ford</span> </strong><br />
<br /><strong>7. What are two style trends you hope never come back into fashion? <span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;">‘pants on the ground’ and three-piece nylon suits</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Browallia New; font-size: large;"><strong>Didn’t their coaches ever stress to them ‘expending energy in that way takes AWAY from stamina and longevity on the court’? Mine did.</strong></span></span></span> <br />
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<strong>1. Maria Sharapova, 101 decibels Russian</strong><br />
<strong>2. Michelle Larcher De Brito, decibels unconfirmed Portuguese</strong><br />
<strong>3. Monica Seles, 93.2 decibels American</strong><br />
<strong>4. Serena Williams, 88.9 decibels American</strong><br />
<strong>5. Venus Williams, 85 decibels American</strong></blockquote>
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<strong>Driving into the NC mountains to stay on top of one of them…at the Wayward Moose Inn and Guest House…</strong><br />
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<strong>My room overlooked the valley in two directions…one set of windows to the East and one set to the West… awesome!</strong><br />
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<strong>O</strong><strong>ur FIRST ‘touristy’ move was visiting Biltmore Estate…(the pictures on their website certainly beat mine) however I wanted to share a few because I have a very photographable collegGirl…isn’t she pretty beside the poinsettias?!</strong><br />
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<strong>WAYWARD AS I took these shots ...before I knew there is supposed to be NO PICTURES inside the house...but, I didn't use flash, so I didn't break the biggest rule.</strong><br />
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<strong>The reception area is always to prettily decorated at Christmas...what a beautiful atria.</strong><br />
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<strong>WAYWARD AS WE HUDDLED while DRINKING HOT CHOCOLATE AND LATTES: </strong><strong>It was 19* while we were there; and even though my hormones were raging, I got cold! Can you believe it?! </strong><br />
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<strong>So…I bought a felt hat I just LOVE! I can wear it six different ways…here’s one way…I was standing in the Conservatory hot house with all the orchids…I can do a complete post on just the flowers I shot</strong><br />
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<strong>WAYWARD WHILE STOPPING TO TAKE A SHOT...THIS IS what you see as you drive by the Estate. They had candlelight tours going on with more than 3,000 people parading through the house; so they wouldn’t allow us to drive down the front driveway…this is as close as we could get.</strong><br />
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<strong>Hope you had a blessed Christmas!</strong>Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-6725948349146364402013-12-13T22:53:00.001-05:002013-12-13T22:53:58.572-05:00ChristmasIsComing Simple Woman’s Daybook<p><strong>(Jumping in with <a href="http://lettersfrommidlife.blogspot.com/2013/12/simple-womans-daybook.html">Cindy</a>)</strong> <p><strong>My own version of the <a href="http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/">Simple Woman's Daybook</a> for today:</strong> <p><strong>Outside my window</strong>...<br>Cool day…highs in 48-50* range…clouds rolling in and rain is supposed to start tonight. <p><strong>I’m thinking</strong>...<br>these cooler temperatures are awesome for me in my ‘eternal’ hot-flash state. Everyone else is complaining it’s cold.</p> <p><strong>I am thankful for</strong>...<br>My husband handling the food lineup for Christmas week with his sister…they’re splitting the cooking/food responsibilities.</p> <p><strong>From the kitchen</strong>...<br>turkey cutlets wrapped in bacon, seared in balsamic vinegar; broccoli, cauliflower, carrots in cheese sauce, French rolls, tomato slices <p><strong>I am reading</strong>...<br><i>Disciple 1, Week 15…Hope</i></p> <p><strong>I am creating</strong>...<br>table decorations for our Christmas dinner table … pics later</p> <p><strong>Around the house</strong>...<br>There are signs of Christmas: An un-decorated tree, a wreath on the door and a stocking on the garage door entrance and a blooming Christmas cactus. </p> <p><strong>On my MP3 player this week</strong>...<br>nothing <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-38yQXFXPRRs/UqvWQz8iGgI/AAAAAAAAJVU/OJqsWbNSQRg/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><strong>One of my favorite things</strong>...<br>Arizona Peach Tea … instant packets with Splenda included. I don’t have to make a gallon at a time.</p> <p><strong>One of my least favorite things</strong>...<br>Mommies continuing to shop, ignoring or being impatient with their ‘obviously-tired, screaming’ children riding in shopping carts </p> <p><strong>A Simple Grace Note</strong>...<br>Look Ma, NO cavities…yeah!</p> <p><strong>My Simple Devotion: Day 46 Daily Affirmations (grieving a recent loss of a friend lost much too soon) Today’s word: BLISS T</strong>he dictionary notes BLISS as: state of extreme happiness, ecstasy, or spiritual joy</p> <p>It can be hard for to imagine your loved one in a state of such happiness. But, why not try it for today? After all, it’s a comforting thought, isn’t it? Of all the things you could consider as their experience after death, this is a nice one. </p> <p>If “bliss” is too strong, try “quiet contentment.” Rest assured, it’s not likely they are suffering the sorrows of grief you are. Wouldn’t they have joy in knowing you’ve found some measure of comfort for yourself in thinking they are blissful?</p> <p>So, just for today, try that thought on for size. If it “fits,” wear it – from this day forward; like a warm jacket on a windy day. </p> <blockquote> <p><b>Quotation for the Day </b><br>"I can assure you those who have already passed have not only made it to the Other Side, but are in a state of bliss." ~ Sylvia Browne, Journal of Love & Healing </p></blockquote> <p>I read the above quote; but I needed something from God’s Word to give me a better confirmation.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Revelation 14:13</strong> “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord<sup></sup> from now on. Yes, says the Spirit,<sup></sup> they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.” (now THAT sounds like bliss)!</p></blockquote> <p><strong>A Picture to Share</strong>:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIfZvYOVpGJBD9UxWIb5QtjjXXgWrJY78UkbOgyrLMXt-DuoqAFahs-tECf-1plsy0g83pTLVEPN6zK9jj1QAo02HDYZ4jXH4Mbl-Q4m1pynLI7SoKPygMP9vA65jC9nxq1No1ACdWUSE/s1600-h/IMG_20131210_124036_479%25255B18%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131210_124036_479" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131210_124036_479" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W3_nvV7_F4w/UqvWTgErvhI/AAAAAAAAJVg/Fo2yMm7ZrGw/IMG_20131210_124036_479_thumb%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" align="left" height="310"></a></p> <p>Our prayer shawl ministry had a Christmas brunch this past Tuesday morning, so Zena and I had a chance to get a new picture <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GmrP09Zlwo8/UqvWUkUSWTI/AAAAAAAAJVs/yKypISsYogc/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-79142759529819219582013-12-10T20:59:00.002-05:002013-12-10T21:01:08.798-05:00DIDN'T WE JUST DO A 'SELFIE' HODGEPODGE?<a href="http://twitpic.com/do92rk" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="COPYRIGHT AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDTROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Gett... on Twitpic"><img alt="COPYRIGHT AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDTROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Gett... on Twitpic" height="320" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/do92rk.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><em>JOYCE,@</em><a href="http://joyce-fromthissideofthepond.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/SincerelyShannon-designs/Blog%20Buttons/Hodgepodgebutton.jpg" /></a><em>,</em></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwrQkPMAhhN7raqAtvz4ESCCMAz1adPR2QCJUeAOtLA_ErUYjW5YbDGNUnbxyK8S5XPRMC31IO-7ssSXAiR6oN2SFwhxbuiIwyxBAkpRt8IihsyEUFqvStUgPWPwm3dtT-W6mmZKmbTqD/s1600-h/0F93E626B46D7F7956706BBA91724D03.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568457992828434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwrQkPMAhhN7raqAtvz4ESCCMAz1adPR2QCJUeAOtLA_ErUYjW5YbDGNUnbxyK8S5XPRMC31IO-7ssSXAiR6oN2SFwhxbuiIwyxBAkpRt8IihsyEUFqvStUgPWPwm3dtT-W6mmZKmbTqD/s320/0F93E626B46D7F7956706BBA91724D03.png" style="display: block; height: 120px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; width: 240px;" /></a>Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-8944503274046182702013-12-03T23:20:00.001-05:002013-12-03T23:46:49.137-05:00WEDNESDAY’S ‘STICKY’ HODGEPODGE<a href="http://joyce-fromthissideofthepond.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab305/SincerelyShannon-designs/Blog%20Buttons/Hodgepodgebutton.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">CLICK ON JOYCE’S BUTTON TO JOIN US ON THIS MEME </span> <span style="font-family: Boopee; font-size: medium;">1. According to </span><a href="http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/press-releases/oxford-dictionaries-word-of-the-year-2013/"><span style="font-family: Boopee; font-size: medium;">Oxford Dictionaries</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Boopee;">, the 2013 word of the year is '<i><b>selfie</b></i>'. Your thoughts? When did you last take a selfie? Do you post them online somewhere? </span><span style="font-family: Boopee;">Do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind the lens?</span></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: verdana;">My life verse, Jeremiah 33:3, "Call to Me and I will answer you; and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know", guides me to THE 'hands on' way to find His answers, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hear His Voice, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Immersing into Scripture away from the evil one..</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'HeWhoMustNotBeNamed'...who rules over the world.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Today anger creeps from usually happy corners of my mind and shock splashes back and forth, crunching my stomach. There is no place for normal hunger while these pangs are rolling back, forth and around inside the core of my being.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Heartbrokenness isn't a comfortable pondering and it has become a close companion while poking and grabbing me; yes, shock's boots intermittently stomp said heart each time memories flash in and out of mind's eye.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Overwhelming sorrow has overtaken. </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Too many questions...fewer answers...and LOTS of sorrow among all who loved and still love.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please guide us to Your Word, Your eternally living Words...</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In Your crying over Lazarus, Your compassion for Your people was shared; </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">so I believe You are crying with us </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Continue interceding to Our Holy, Loving Father on our behalf.</span></em></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>What fun it was on a date with my first boyfriend and his family at a 'swanky' restaurant her in town...ordered escargot for the 1st time...blown away by it's wonderful garlic butter, panko crumbs and cute little 'plucking' fork...what a GREAT night that was for me at the age of 16...one of the first times feeling 'big'.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> 2. Do you appreciate people telling it like it is, or would you rather a speaker temper his/her words and maybe beat around the bush a little? How about when you're the one communicating...which type are you? <br />
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<span style="font-family: Mufferaw;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have you seen the sun set from any of these spots? If you could choose to watch the sun set this weekend from one spot on the Fodors List, which would you choose? Where was the prettiest sunset you've ever seen? <span style="color: red; font-family: Segoe Print;">Dana Point, CA </span></span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Katie, my great niece, was born in 2006 with several rare heart defects resulting in the right side of her heart not working. This required intensive medical care just minutes after her birth.<br />
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Her specific congenital defect is Ebstein's Anomaly, a pulmonary atresia and left ventricle non-compaction (medically speaking: Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS), one of the most severe forms of congenital heart defects). </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span> </div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her critical yet successful surgeries helped redirect blood flow in Katie's heart so she could continue to grow, and each phased surgery gave Katie the chance for a normal, happy life for as long as possible. </span></span></div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>But, as of July 3,</strong> her doctors determined there are no other medical options to prolong her life, so Katie has been placed on the heart transplant list as a status 1B outpatient. The heart transplant team will be reaching them via pager as soon as a 'new heart' becomes available...any hour of the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">She's living life as she knows best, inspiringly smiling every day and uplifting us with her quick ability to laugh while </span><span class="text_exposed_show">reading, drawing, dancing and dressing like many different princesses! We've been celebrating her </span><span class="text_exposed_show">starting first grade this school year...a large milestone for her and her family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Katie's grandmother, Momo, is my sister, Connie. She and I are working with several local friends of the family in preparing for various fund raisers which will help them as they go supplement their costs (transplants are costly as are on-going medicines/treatments that will be required to keep her body from rejecting the heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The family is being helped through COTA (Children's Organ Transplant Association)...and a very close friend is heading up all the fund raising planning, volunteers and financial details. <u>What a great friend she is!</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently participated in my first COTA fund raiser...a canvas painting event...38 people came to paint and support Katie!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my KatieCanvas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie's right thumbprint is on my heart...she signed & handprinted the back ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canvasses Completed!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'll be posting more about other events but wanted to share the background now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(I'm hoping to have a sidebar button that will go directly to the website where donations can be made to COTA and then properly funneled to the family on an as-needed basis (they have a tax id). The website is shown at the bottom of the first collage above).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you can join us to raise funds in some small way, that would be awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But more importantly, <strong>please add Katie (mom, Kerri; daddy, James; little brother, 2yo, Ryan) to your prayers.</strong> Our Lord hears the prayers of the righteous and He's blessed her with many miracles along her path.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></em><br />Skoots1moMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750648786666720919.post-92053094540757694282013-08-02T14:18:00.001-04:002013-08-02T14:31:50.130-04:005-MIN FRIDAY: STORY TRUTHS<blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As our parents become older, roles begin to change. What once was our parents watching over us as children begins to reverse.<br /> <br />My sister and I are now asking questions for our mother as she is undergoing medical procedures to reduce leg pain brought on by a pinched nerve in her lower spine. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her surgeon, wonderfully tall and handsome, so I wondered if his background was long enough & detailed enough to properly handle my mother's case. Of course he's qualified! My post menopausal brain tends to worry too much even in obvious situations.<br /> <br />As they took mother to surgery, all of her family was there to kiss her cheek, pat her hand and thank the doctor for his help. This story continuing out into the waiting room...everyone remembering one or more of their own past surgeries or childhood injuries.<br /> <br />One uncle recalled injuries from playing in the country, running barefoot and stepping on sharp sticks...pulling them out and granddaddy packing the injuries with salt...which "burned like the dickens", in Terry's words...but they gave him plenty of room to break free and run after granddaddy finished 'packing it'...saying, "He ran about 3 trips around the house before it settled down any".<br /> <br />I'm so thankful mother will not be 'packed with salt' after her surgeon is done with the spinal incision~I doubt he'd let her run around the hospital.</span></blockquote>
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(Different preachers for the next four nights, giving us their input on Matthew 25 and our ‘going’) <p><strong>I am thankful for</strong>...having lunch at Red Robin’s with friends and CollegeGirl today, then spending the afternoon ‘talking’ about ‘stuff’ as she’s in between semesters…she’s working on a few ‘TV show’ and ‘film extra’ sets…some pretty good part-time work; and, she’s met a couple of ‘stars’. Or, I should say they’ve met ‘my star’…yea, that’s better!</p> <p><strong>From the kitchen</strong>...the hand-cranked ice cream bucket is waiting for its bath before going back to the basement…maybe I’ll keep it upstairs for a while and make another batch. The peach/vanilla was AWESOME!…and there are leftovers <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x_4W0vHe-ZE/UceR71iq60I/AAAAAAAAI0k/MaIjGrE9ZCI/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><strong>I am reading</strong>...<em>FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (WWII Iwo Jima flag ‘raisers’)</em></p> <p><strong>I am creating</strong>...a crocheted baby outfit for a little girl that will be arriving in July. </p> <p><strong>Around the house</strong>...my guest room continues to call out to me to ‘empty me, please!’. It’s my ‘put it here in the interim room’ and the interim has run out, I believe.</p> <p><strong>On my MP3 player this week</strong>...talk radio…</p> <p><strong>One of my favorite things</strong>: finding a really good recipe that is easy to remember.</p> <p><strong>One of my least favorite things</strong>...watching the squirrels eat the bird food after the raccoon destroyed the ‘squirrel stopper’ bird feeder.</p> <p> <strong>A Simple Grace Note</strong>: Our new pastor preached his first sermon today; it’s a bittersweet time (our last pastor was here 12 years). Will begin ‘praying our new pastor up as he and his wife transition.</p> <p><strong>My simple devotion:</strong> Freedom is ours in Christ…no need to hide ourselves behind a veil. Christ as our intercessor, sits next to His Father (physically) while showing His ‘whiter than snow’ face speaks loving Words to cover our ugliness…this IS grace.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>2 Cor. 3:15-18</strong><sup> “</sup>Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers “Israel's” hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord,<sup></sup> the veil is taken away.<sup></sup> Now the Lord is the Spirit,<sup></sup> and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.<sup></sup> And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory,<sup></sup> are being transformed into his image<sup></sup> with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”</p></blockquote> <p><strong>A Picture to Share</strong>: </p> <blockquote> <p> 1/2 can condensed milk</p> <p>4 peeled/chopped peaches</p> <p>tsp. vanilla</p> <p> 4 c. soy milk</p> <p> 1/2 c. sugar</p> <p> 1/4 c. 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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was new to blogging...and jumping around participating in 'memes' for the first time. Leaving comments and receiving comments from many people I did not know at that time. </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One of the first 'new friends' came into my world through SECOND CUP OF COFFEE's "I See What You're Saying" meme. In response to my post that September day, </span></em></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13256552315634307734"><strong>Kim</strong></a><strong> said...So nice to "meet" you. My quiet place was the recliner in the living room at the parsonage. Then we began the pilgrimage that brought us here and I'm thinking my new quiet place will also be in the living room, but in my new Poang chair from IKEA since I couldn't bring the recliner.</strong></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><strong>Instead of 'Back-in-the-day', THIS PAST WEEKEND, life changed in an 'oh so sweet' way. "Be Still and Know" & I had the pleasure of getting to meet, hug, laugh, sing, praise, worship and reminisce with JUST A SOUTHERN GIRL's Kim.</strong></em></span><br />
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