Good night to our night owls and lurkers. See you all in the morning!
I think he will always consider himself a Texan, though.
Enjoy!
| October 19, 2005
More Than Good Advice
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A few years ago, I was invited to speak on the subject of guidance. In my preparation, I opened my concordance to look up the word guidance, expecting to find a long list of verses promising guidance from God. To my surprise, guidance wasn't there. Instead, I found the word guide and a number of verses promising that God Himself would be the guide of His people.
This discovery added fresh insight to my Christian pilgrimage. I was reminded that people who are blind need guide dogs, not guidance dogs! Even if dogs were capable of talking, how unsatisfactory it would be if they were mere bystanders, shouting warnings to the blind from a distance: "Careful now! You're approaching a hole. Watch out for the curb!" No, these mute but faithful creatures escort their sightless companions every step of the way, being their eyes and steering them safely along precarious pathways.
Some people want God to be like a glorified advice bureau. But when our sight is dim and our way is dark, as it often is, we need more than good advice—we need the Good Shepherd to lead us (John 10:3,11).
As we follow Christ each day, we'll have all the guidance we'll ever need. —Joanie Yoder
Looking for guidance? Follow Christ, your Guide.
They are talking about you over here Kathy!
Great thread Cuz!
Good morning Mama Bear and all!! Hope you have an awesome Wednesday!! :o)
what a wonderful READ & visual feast Lori has for us the next few days. Get away from the "heavy stuff" for a bit.. Do visit!
Good morning every one.
As usual. : )
Morning, sweetbear. : )
"Tuktu picked his spear from the sledge and shuffled up the hill. On low ground the snow was too powdery for igloo-building, but higher up it was rammed tight by the wind. One of the waiting women cracked a fifty-foot walrus-hide whip over the restless dogs. The other followed with her black eyes the squat dwindling figure with the right arm that stabbed so steadily into the deepening drift. Presently Tuktu lifted his hand. The dogs picked up their pointed ears an hurled themselves forward. The women stumbled alongside the jerking sledge. A long day was nearly done, and they were very weary. |
Oh, Mama, everything on this thread is sooooo wonderful! I love the orca graphic and really everything! We took a cruise to Alaska and it was so beautiful. I loved orca watching and Juneau, Sitka and the Mendenhall glacier. Taking a helicopter and landing on the Mendenhall glacier was one of the highlights of my life! I am looking forward to an all-girl cruise with you, Babychick, Gran Bear soon! Smoochies!
Gosh, you've really outdone yourself on you way north to Alaska.
Fine job, Mama_Bear ... thank you.
Loavely all the way through ... especially like the type arrangement around those cute little critters in your Good Morning art.
My Mom and Dad lived in Fairbanks for a couple of years ... still one of the favorite times of their precious lives.
Wishing you and all our Hostesses and all the Finest a very fine day...)
What gorgeous scenery from Alaska! One day I WILL get there!
My time in the state was in the 1960's, arriving in Fairbanks exactly 4 years after it achieved statehood in January 1959.
The population of the city in 1963 was just 22,645, before the oil pipeline created the boom. I lived there for 21 months before getting base housing on Eielson AFB (30 miles south), where my husband was stationed - shopped in town at Ft. Wainwright (Army base) for groceries, etc.
Shopping was very limited - Northern Commercial Department Store (small) - Woolworth's Dime Store - and Sears Mail Order, using our Seattle APO address the major choices.
One of the very first things you learned was never ask anyone their name, where they had lived prior to Alaska, or what they had done/did now....the reason for that was when it became a state, blanket amnesty was granted to its citizens for whatever in their past was illegal!
Many had flown prosecution in the Lower 48; and many still carried on illegal activities there. There was a silent mafia element.
Illustration: with few grocery stores, one enterprising fellow opened a large, very nice new one - - 'tragically,' it shortly after (was) burned down to the ground.
[Arson case never solved]
Growth and competition were actively discouraged, lest the undesirable elements should lose control.
The law enforcement and judicial systems were strange indeed.
I cite two real life examples of that:
One was a highly publicized in the newspaper case where in a downtown bar quarrel, one man went out to his car, got his handgun, and coldly (perhaps I should have said heatedly!) shot another in front of several witnesses.
The presiding judge ruled he had to be freed. Why, you ask?
Forgetting their real first names, I will phrase it as' Bob' and 'Charley' were arguing over which was better - the door lock on a Ford vs. a Chevy!! Bob shot Charley.
The judge added as his reason for his verdict,
"Charley knew Bob had a bad temper, and he shouldn't have gotten him riled!!"
Another one:
In the early summer of 1964 a teenage couple went walking in woods outside of town, and came across an isolated cabin. Not getting an answer to a knock, they went in the unlocked door and found a dead man lying on the floor.
Law officers responded, and subsequently ruled "the death was caused by part of the roof caving in under the winter snow load."
Nothing wrong with that except for the fact he had a bullet hole in his head..:)) Nonetheless, Case Closed!!
(Saved the state a heap of money and time investigating!)
There were not many big robberies, since there was only one road out of Fairbanks. Were a robber to try to flee, the law merely contacted troopers farther south to head upward and close off the Richardson Highway, checking out every car in their path.
While you digest that much, I'll gather some more things to relate about Alaska Before The Pipeline - - will scatter them today and tomorrow on the thread.
Awesome job on this Alaska Post MB! Glad to see you back in the saddle with your State presentations. :)
Beautiful thread! Well done!
Good morning! What a great thread! Lets move to Alaska.
