Posted on 04/10/2006 8:17:15 PM PDT by bittygirl
Many fond memories . . . thanks.
Heh heh heh.
The Washington Monument is 555 feet tall.
The San Jacinto Monument is 570 feet tall.
Great kids :-)
This reminds me of my time in scouting.
I was a scout and then a scout-master for - well - about 10 years.
Nice thread. The FReeper Foxhole hasn't been around lately, where you been? :) I'm glad to see it's alive and well, thanks for the ping.
April 12, 2006
The Hidden Rattler
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When I was a boy, our family lived on a farm. One spring, we killed 13 rattlesnakes in a brief period of time.
A rattler can be easily destroyed if you know where it is and how far it can reach when it strikes. So my brothers and I never worried about the snakes we could see. We were genuinely concerned, however, about stepping on one whose presence we had not detected.
King Hezekiah was subtly "bitten" by a hidden temptation, not seduced by a gross and obvious evil. He allowed a measure of pride and self-reliance to blight his career. He should have put his full trust in the Lord for protection from his enemies, but instead he sought safety through an alliance with idolatrous men (2 Chronicles 32:25,31).
It's too bad that this otherwise good king marred his reign by this sin. We need to be on guard lest we allow pride to build up in our hearts until we, like Hezekiah, succumb to the wiles of the enemy. We may be prepared to stand against obvious invitations to sin that would besmirch our name, but we may not be ready for life's subtle temptations.
Beware of "hidden rattlers"they're the most dangerous of all! Herb Vander Lugt
If you want to master temptation, let Christ master you.
That is so cute! Thanks Feather.
You're welcome.
I thought since PE and Peanut Gallery's kid's put this thread up, another kid should come along.
I agree, that pic really says alot.
The crew examines some 40mm AA rounds for defects.
Cool thread. Thanks spiderboy and bittygirl. I think it would have been neat to stay all night! You are so lucky!
Wonderful lessons. And now they can keep calling you and old salt. lol.
lordy, that's one hugh statue!
The statue is 77 ft tall. The docent said that that Sam Houston was 6'7", but to maintain proportions I think she meant 6'5". Not sure about that one. I will have to verify.
This F-O-G is way cool!!!
Now I gotta let the rest of these pics appear so I can check out this whole thread!!! :-)
Hey there! As you can see lots of fun was had over the weekend. So much fun, in fact, that we had to take a day off from our weekend in Monday.
With the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" the Texans charged. The enemy taken by surprise, rallied for a few minutes then fled in disorder. The Texans had asked no quarter and gave none. The slaughter was appalling, victory complete, and Texas free! On the following day General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, self-styled "Napoleon of the West," received from a generous foe the mercy he had denied Travis at the Alamo and Fannin at Goliad.
Glad ya'll had such a wonderful time and saw so much! It was a big thing for me to make sure I took my kids to see those things so they'd have those memories in their childhood as I did. I'm thinkin' it will make a difference someday to Spiderboy and even BittyGirl to have gone on this and other trips. I know, those trips are multiple threads in the fabric of who I have become as an adult.
On a funny note. Was talking to a friend from one of them northern states today. He was ribbing my Texas pride. Pointed out that Texans didn't invent boots. They existed long before Texas. I had a rare brainstorm. Told him us real Texans prefer to be barefoot 100% of the time but a lot of the old northern immigrants had brought in boots to Texas cause they just couldn't stand the cactus spines in their feet. I 'bout dropped the guy to the floor with that one.
~shining nails on blouse~
Texas Pride. It's an uncontrollable thing.
ROFL! that's good. can I use that one?
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