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Mornin', everybody ! Happy Saturday !
Coffee's on
Do, however, pause to offer special prayers for all those in service to our wonderful country.
Their life is not one of personal choices.
They cannot choose where they are to live, are limited in all ways by inadequate income, and are subjected to an icredible number of stressors.
Their 'times' are dictated by others - when they are to rise - to work - to have free time - always with limitations of means and access.
If deployed to distant and/or hostile areas, the list grows long of 'have nots,' and it takes tremendous dedication and spirit to sustain their morale.
Despite all the hardships, they (and most certainly their families) are the most admirable of any formed group of defenders known to Man.
Thank you, Billie, for this wonderful forum you created to honor them,
and for making us an extended Family for them, and for one another...
Read: Malachi 1:6-14
"You bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick. . . . Should I accept this from your hand?" says the Lord. —Malachi 1:13
Bible In One Year: Genesis 41-42; Matthew 12:1-23
"I have no pleasure in you." This was the Lord's stinging rebuke to His people through the prophet Malachi (1:10). God was angry with their careless, shoddy methods of worship. The animals they brought for sacrifice were not acceptable to Him because they were not the best of the herds and flocks. Instead, they offered stolen, lame, and sick animals (v.13).
While we may not be showing this degree of contempt toward God, sometimes we are too casual in our worship. A friend of mine made this observation about herself: "When I shop for simple things like soap or butter, I hardly think about it. But when I'm looking for a blouse to match a skirt, I shop very carefully. I go from store to store until I find exactly what I'm looking for." Then she added thoughtfully, "I should pay that same attention when I am worshiping God. But sometimes I approach Him as casually as if I were shopping for a box of Kleenex."
During worship services in our churches, we may fail to give God our full attention. We rush in late. Our thoughts wander. We need to discipline our minds so that we are not focusing on yesterday's cares or tomorrow's responsibilities. When we worship the Lord with all our heart, He will be pleased with us. —Dave Egner
It is something one has to experience to believe, especially for a woman!
True Charleston men have built-in radar that compels them to kick into gear what they have learned before they could walk - how to enchant and charm a woman, as dictated taught by diligent Southern mothers..:))
It somehow is done devoid of predatory intent - simply to delight!!
Right, dixie??
They will make eye contact - smile with twinkling eyes and from their heart - gallantly help you avoid rain puddles, broken pavement, etc.; walking between you and the street to shield you from (once upon a time, garbage dumped from upper stories) splattering mud, or errant horses or vehicles - and somehow make you feel like the loveliest woman on the planet!
This respect is accorded indiscriminately to women regardless of age, whether twenty or eighty...
Colleen, I don't know if you ventured downtown on your journey to Folly Island, but if not, make it a point to do it one weekday, when there are apt to be more locals than tourists!
Dress nicely (that is, not in shorts or jeans, but looking like a lady) and stroll down a downtown sidewalk, and see the magic enacted..:))
Anyway I hope everyone enjoys their weekend. Good night. SYS.
