Posted on 10/20/2004 12:34:15 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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what a BEAUTIFUL thread :o) now, you say it only takes you a couple of minutes to do all this??? i don't believe it. it must take DAYS :o)
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Awwwwwwww........thank you. I admit, it did take a little more than a few minutes. But it was a labor of love. :-)
Morning, cleaning house - yuck! Will be back later to read about New Hampshire!
Morning Flyboy - see you've got the fancy one out today!
Morning Flyboy, see you've got the fancy one out today!
Read: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor. —2 Corinthians 8:9
Bible In One Year: Isaiah 59-61; 2 Thessalonians 3
In high schools in the US, being elected homecoming queen is a great honor for any young woman. But when a high school near Houston, Texas, crowned Shannon Jones, it was a special moment for her and for everyone in the community. Nineteen-year-old Shannon, who is an award-winning athlete and an active member of her church youth group, has Down syndrome.
Shannon knew this once-in-a-lifetime experience was a gift from her younger sister Lindsey, who was the catalyst to elect her. Their dad said, "I'm so proud of Lindsey. Probably somewhere in the back of her mind, this is something she'd like to do." But she made it happen for Shannon.
The most inspiring acts of human love are only a shadow of the immeasurable gift our Savior has given us. Paul wrote, "You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9).
Christ left His glory in heaven and died on the cross for our sin so that we could be forgiven through faith in Him. His sacrifice was based on His love, not on our merit. All we are and all we have are the Savior's loving gifts of grace to us. —David McCasland
Good morning to you Mama Bear... Great post today!! I spent 15 years in New Hampshire..
The last line is right on the money.
Always uplifting to read your posts in the morning!
Thanks so much...
That's nice to hear..
your welcome.
Thank you Mama_Bear for teaching everyone about my neighbors!
Ahh the memories. Having been a New Englander for only 3 years or so, I am still in awe of the beauty up here. With my husband being in the National Guard in Vermont, we have often driven across the Kancamagus on our way to and from his drills. I think my favorite trip was when we packed a picnic lunch and took my mom for a drive for her birthday. She just happened to be visiting and we knew how much the fall colors were her favorite.
We are just now getting some brilliant color in southern Maine, and I miss those drives, but hopefully next fall we can once again drive across the Kanc (as the locals call it).
For anyone interested in how to pronounce Kancamagus, most of the time I hear it, it is more like Kanga-main-gus...you know how the Maine-ahs like to change vowels and connsonants around!
I will be in and out today, but wish everyone a happy hump day!
Beautifully done thread....as always. You and Billie have the week off to a great start. : )
Save me a donut. : )
Morning, Russ!
Mornin Louie!
It's a beautiful drive, Rapids on one side and mountains on the other.
I almost fell from the top of one of those waterfalls.
Skinny at the top and wide at the bottom..
I haven't been there since the early 70's
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