Posted on 08/20/2004 5:09:21 AM PDT by Aquamarine
And we've missed you!
I was tryin to figure out why I didn't get your ping.
then I saw you posted "Mayor", wonder who that is : )
OOPs. There must be a mayor freeper who is wondering who the heck I am. LOL. Just goes to show you I've been away too long. How ya doing Rus?
Doing OK, just gettin ready for beddy bye.
My schedule has been crazy lately, somedays I have work, others none.
But next week I will have to be on the job at 7am.
I'm running a big roofing project for a friend,
there will be 8 to 10 guys working on a 55,000 square foot building.
Job will last a month or so. Then weather will turn, Praying for a good winter so I can work.
There you are, had been wondering what happened to you, thought maybe that grandbaby had taken you over. :)
Still on library computer...mine is still broke..boo, hoo
Read: Psalm 33:1-5
Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song. —Psalm 33:2-3
Bible In One Year: Psalms 107-109; 1 Corinthians 4
I was walking in the park one morning, listening to a tape by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. I had my ancient Walkman clipped to my belt and my headphones clamped over my ears, tuned in to another world. The music was joyous! Oblivious to my surroundings, I began to sing and dance.
Then I spied my neighbor, leaning against a tree with a bemused look on her face. She couldn't hear my music, but she was delighted by my behavior. I wish she could have heard my song.
I thought afterward of the new song God has placed in our hearts, a song we hear from another world. It tells us that God loves us and always will, and that He has "delivered us from the power of darkness" (Colossians 1:13) and "made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6). And someday He'll take us to be with Him forever.
In the meantime He has given us eternally useful things to do. Grace now and glory ahead! Is this not a reason to sing?
Next time you're down in the dumps, think about God's goodness. Tune in to the music of heaven and sing a new song with the angels. It may set your feet to dancing and cause great wonderment in those around you. Perhaps they'll want to hear the music too. —David Roper
I sure didn't know that. Sorry I missed this last night. Went to bed.
Thank God for people like Steve and the wonderful work he does. May God richly bless him, and you, LadyX. And please thank him for sharing the photos with us. The rainbow photo was awesome. My thoughts and my prayers go with the victims of Charley.
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See you soon.
Read: Hebrews 2:9-18
We do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses. —Hebrews 4:15
Bible In One Year: Psalms 110-112; 1 Corinthians 5
I once overheard this comment about a person who was always critical: "The trouble with him is that he's forgotten what it's like to be human!" How easily we forget our past struggles and become unsympathetic toward those who are struggling today. But there's one who hasn't forgotten what it's like to be human—Jesus.
In Hebrews 2:9-18, we "see" Jesus' humanity more fully. As a man, He was able by God's grace to experience death in our place. And during His earthly life Jesus was made perfect through His sufferings (v.10). But there's more. "Both [Jesus] who sanctifies and [we] who are being sanctified are all of one." Because of this oneness, Jesus is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters (v.11).
In a body like ours, Jesus lived, worked, and overcame every obstacle, so He knows what it's like to be one of us. Having passed through all these experiences without sinning, He then went to heaven and is now our approachable High Priest at the throne of grace (vv.17-18; 4:14-16).
We all need someone who knows what it's like to be human yet has limitless power to help us overcome our human weaknesses. Jesus is that one. He longs to hear us speak His name and ask for His help. —Joanie Yoder
I agree, thank God for people like Steve. Who knows, he may come to our rescue one day.
May you have a blessed Sunday.
He truly has a heart for God, and for people, in past years going on medical missions to South and Central America.
Needless to say, his DMAT unit will now not be going to the Republican National Convention next week, as was the plan early in the summer. There are units all over the United States available to handle possible mass casualties from any cause.
Thank you, too, for lifting up my sister, newly diagnosed with cancer. She and I are the last of our immediate family generation, our parents and 'middle' sister, Carolyn, already gone.
HOW TO START YOUR DAY WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE:
1. Create a "new folder" on your computer.
2. Name it "John Kerry."
3. Send it to the trash.
4. Empty the trash.
5. Your computer will ask you: "Do you really want to get rid of "John Kerry"?
6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button.
7. Repeat, as required.
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