"Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to." ~ Bill Vaughan ~ "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." ~ Psalm 90:12 ~ Blessings ~ another year of God keeping me safe ~ His blessings ~ ... Read More about New Year’s Eve
Sabbath Keeping
"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. God then made two ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
People of a Distant Country, Wending Our Way Home
"I believe in the Virgin Birth in the fullest and most literal sense; that is, I deny that copulation with a man was the cause of the Virgin's pregnancy." ~ C. S. Lewis ~ Especially on holy days ...holidays... we people who are aliens upon this globe, with one eye on the here ... Read More about People of a Distant Country, Wending Our Way Home
Hooves, Footwear and Leather
Jared Brown, my farrier...or rather my horses' farrier, came by last week to trim the feet of Peaches and Lightly, mother and daughter. Jared gave me a hand crafted hoof pick, a double blessing because it's a gift of his talented hands and, just a few weeks ago, I mentioned to God I really needed ... Read More about Hooves, Footwear and Leather
Sabbath Keeping
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." ~ Isaiah 7:14 ~ "The Old Testament is a book of unfulfilled prophesies, unexplained ceremonies and unsatisfied ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
After a Brief Rant, Then Back to My Regular Fluff and Nonsense
~ red sky at night, sailor's delight ~ These are the days of insanity, where up is down, right is wrong, black is white and some folks seem hell bent on destroying the USA. Then I remember: we aren't wrestling, fighting or struggling against flesh and blood (although I can see why ... Read More about After a Brief Rant, Then Back to My Regular Fluff and Nonsense
"The sun will no more be your light by day nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you For the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory." ~ Isaiah 60:19 ~ "Before the paling of the stars, Before the winter morn, Before the earliest cockcrow, Jesus Christ was ... Read More about
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The Wheels on my House Go Round and Round…
Kathy, at Cedar Pond, asked for a post on my vintage canned ham, a 1968 Serro Scotty Sportsman Goucho; look here for the layout and here for lots of photos of (clean) Scotty's of various types and colors. Membership in the National Serro Scotty Organization is nominal, a one time fee ... Read More about The Wheels on my House Go Round and Round…
Sabbath Keeping
"The lion has roared - Who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken Who can but prophesy? ~ Amos 3:8 ~ "When the Lion had first begun singing, long ago when it was still quite dark. [Uncle Andrew] had realized that the noise was a song. And he had disliked the song very much. It made him ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
Giving Tuesday
We had Black Friday, Cyber Monday and, now, Giving Tuesday. Anne Frank said, "No one ever became poor by giving" and Gladys B., my Mom, says, "You can't out give God." It bemuses me we now seem to be a society that 1. has to have a reason for giving and 2. a site for giving. When I was ... Read More about Giving Tuesday