Living in the South means those of us, of a “certain age”, cut our teeth on, as it was variously called, The War Between the States, The Civil War (although as my MIL used to say, “There was nothing civil about it!”), The Late Great Unpleasantness, The War of Northern Aggression, The War for Southern Independence, The Great Battle and…
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Sabbeth Keeping ~ Angels
“Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you and you shall answer me. Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Wait
“Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. ” ~ Isaiah 30:18 ~ “Wait is a verb.” ~ Sandra ~ “To trust in spite of the look of being forsaken; to…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Years
“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” ~ Psalm 90:10 ~ Canon J John Church of England, is my favorite preacher; he’s an evangelist, author and speaker in the United…
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Save $, Get Better Fuel Mileage
I still have the 1989 solid metal GMC Sierra truck we bought in 1995 and it runs great mainly because it’s been kept well. My parents taught me it’s easier and less expensive to take care of equipment, furniture, clothing, shoes, etc. than it is to replace something. That goes for me as well; I’d much rather pay the money…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Grace
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” ~ Genesis 6:8 ~ “You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera. And grace before the play and pantomime, And grace before I open a book, And grace before sketching, painting, Swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing And grace before I…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ a battle
“And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them (the enemy). Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” ~ Nehemiah 4:14 ~ ~ Satan can’t destroy what God protects! ~…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Patience
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him …” ~ Psalm 37:7 ~ “Be patient with everyone, but above all with thyself. I mean, do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.” ~ Francis de Sales ~ “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” ~ Samuel Johnson ~ “Adopt…
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Major, but short, Whine. You Have Been Warned
Sometimes Most times I feel so out of the loop it’s a very real struggle to pull up the ole woman bloomers and get on with it. “It” being everything, of course. On November 5, here, I wrote Dave a letter; it was the seventh year anniversary of his death and DANG if it didn’t roll over me like brand…
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The trouble with life is…it’s SO daily!
Today is Gina’s birthday and her present was mailed earlier in the week but I called her this morning to say happy birthday and then chin wag. During the course of conversation we started talking about “self-care”…as in what are you doing FUN for your birthday. Her answer is just about everyone’s answer…laundry (housework, clean the car, etc.) but we’re…
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