Posted on 04/09/2008 8:08:43 AM PDT by Billie
Lovely photo, MEG. Thanks for the ping and for brightening my day. Texas Bluebonnets are so pretty, and the little girl is adorable!
Thank you! I slept all day now just got my Income Tax off to my son..
Your flower sniffing post was just beautiful..Thank you for brightening my evening
It must be something to see a field of Texas Bluebonnets:)
It is..There are usually Indian Paintbrush mixed in, too...I love to find the pictures and post them..so I’ll do more.
LOL..Good evening Lady J.
LOL! Too cute, Lady! ~~waving back~~
Wow, even more of a sight.
Beautiful, Dita.
LOL
Our first family dog had a face like this...Adorable!
Ours was a mongrel..and lived 18 years.
Hi Dita.
The PTA meeting lasted until 7:30. Hubby fed Marissa her dinner. When I got home I helped her with homework and then it was time for a bath. I finally got her to bed at 8:30.
I think I have found all of the deductions that I can take. I’ve been going through receipts .... hoping to find a few that I missed. :)
An accountant prepares the tax return. I don’t want to try it. Not really complicated but I would prefer someone else calculate depreciation, etc.
Deductions make a difference!! Good for you...
In the heat of an argument, my wife came up with an acute theological insight. We were discussing my shortcomings in a rather spirited way when she said, "I think it's pretty amazing that I forgive you for some of the dastardly things you've done!"
What struck me about her comment was its sharp perception into the nature of forgiveness. It is not a sweet platonic ideal to be dispersed in the world like air-freshener sprayed from a can. Forgiveness is achingly difficult, and long after you've forgiven, the wound lives on in memory. Forgiveness is an unnatural act, and my wife was protesting its blatant unfairness.
A story from Genesis captures much the same sentiment. The brothers that Joseph struggled to forgive were the very ones who had bullied him, had cooked up schemes to murder him, had sold him into slavery. Though he went on to triumph over adversity and though with all his heart he now wanted to forgive these brothers, he could not bring himself to that point—not yet.
I view Genesis 42–45 as Joseph's way of saying, "I think it's pretty amazing that I forgive you for the dastardly things you've done!" When grace finally broke through, the sound of Joseph's grief and love echoed through the palace. What was that wail? It was the sound of a man forgiving.
Bible in One Year: Judges 1–3; Proverbs 4:1-17
Hello everyone & my warm greetings to you all.. yet MORE mega problems here on the homefront. I will check in when I can but do ask that you keep us in your prayers?
Loved the pix & info you all posted.. great thread.
hugs to all
Thanks, Amy - I love that kat! :) Left yesterday to run errands and we had company drop in last night, so I didn’t get back after all.
Isn’t that the SWEETEST little girl in that field of bluebonnets!
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