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Monday, June 24, 2013
Psalms 139
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Psalm 139
David says that the Lord knows all man’s thoughts and doings—He asks, Where can man go to escape from the spirit and presence of the Lord?—Man is fearfully and wonderfully made.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in ahell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy abook all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy athoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: atry me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms 139
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Restore Auto-saved Set | Quizlet
Restore Auto-saved Set | Quizlet
In the Basic Information part is listed two options for Interested In:
Women
Men
This question is socially limiting. Some people aren't looking for a romantic partner and are only interested in computers or cars or games. Some people are born with features on their bodies that render them physically incompatible with others. Some people may be looking for someone to join with physically, but others wish and hope for someone intellectually compatible or someone who works.
This option should either be deleted or added to. If deleted, the timeline should be enough to know the individual. If not, add a few more options:
Men
Women
Neither
Both
Machines
Friends only
Work
Prefer not to answer
Some people are married to their jobs. Some people are married to their beliefs. Some people might as well be married to their computers. People should have the option of looking for people who are friends only and should not have to advertise themselves as available to anyone for more than just that.
Some people on Facebook are handicapped or have terminal illnesses. Facebook is still useful to them, even if they cannot use it for the purpose it was originally intended to serve.
In the Basic Information part is listed two options for Interested In:
Women
Men
This question is socially limiting. Some people aren't looking for a romantic partner and are only interested in computers or cars or games. Some people are born with features on their bodies that render them physically incompatible with others. Some people may be looking for someone to join with physically, but others wish and hope for someone intellectually compatible or someone who works.
This option should either be deleted or added to. If deleted, the timeline should be enough to know the individual. If not, add a few more options:
Men
Women
Neither
Both
Machines
Friends only
Work
Prefer not to answer
Some people are married to their jobs. Some people are married to their beliefs. Some people might as well be married to their computers. People should have the option of looking for people who are friends only and should not have to advertise themselves as available to anyone for more than just that.
Some people on Facebook are handicapped or have terminal illnesses. Facebook is still useful to them, even if they cannot use it for the purpose it was originally intended to serve.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Kitten
Yesterday was difficult due to a terrible accident around noon. The kids' father bought a kitten about a week ago so they would have something to love and care for. The kitten was ill when they brought it home, but they were caring for it and nursing it back to health.
The kitten was tucked into one of the beds sleeping softly. Someone did not see it and did not know it was there, so he lay down on the bed for a nap and the sweet baby kitten was crushed. The lifeless body was discovered. All efforts to recover its fragile life failed. Mourning engulfed the family, and guilt +criticism engulfed the luckless individual who had been the cause of ending the kitten's life.
How quickly loving memories and hopes build around the small and helpless creatures of this world. Would we ever want to be without them? When they are taken from us, all the hopes and dreams built up around them come crashing to the ground. Rest in peace little one. We will miss you and the hopes you meant to us.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Father's and sons
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Pyracantha
Today I moved a mountain of weeds and did battle with a ferocious pyracantha bush. The pyracantha ripped a scratch in my forehead above my right eye, but I won in the end. It is now trimmed back to an appropriate size and distance from the potato patch it was threatening to overwhelm.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell are stops on the same road. Sometimes when you think you are headed for Heaven you find you wind up in the other place instead.
"There were wildflowers along the road to hell.
The wind blew and the flowers
danced in the ditches alone or in pairs
in that cheerful way that flowers have
You had to be there to see them
and the guard towers coming into view.
I wasn't. Still, one hot summer afternoon
as I lay resting, their bright colors came to me,
and that dusty road and that long ditch
Where the wind played with them
carrying their scent past the barbed wire
Or so I thought, too scared to imagine the rest."
Charles Simic, Wildflowers from Master of Disguises
(2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Helicopter wreck
In 1991 I watched my neighbor die. At the time I did not know I was watching the last moments of someone I knew, who lived within walking distance of the place I ate, showered and laid myself down to sleep each night. I only knew I had seen a terrible accident and someone, maybe more than one, would not be going home to their loved ones.
The photo below has two red crosses. The upper one shows where I was standing, and the lower one shows ground zero where the BELL BH-47G2A helicopter crashed. A building partially blocked my view and those of the people standing with me. We watched as the helicopter rose into the air, lurched to the side, then seemed to drop sharply to the ground. We saw a plume of smoke spurt violently into the sky, and fire engines respond to the emergency.
The photo below has two red crosses. The upper one shows where I was standing, and the lower one shows ground zero where the BELL BH-47G2A helicopter crashed. A building partially blocked my view and those of the people standing with me. We watched as the helicopter rose into the air, lurched to the side, then seemed to drop sharply to the ground. We saw a plume of smoke spurt violently into the sky, and fire engines respond to the emergency.
One fellow I worked with was a volunteer fireman. He went to find out the details of the crash. When he returned he told us the pilot had not survived, and his wife was en route to pick him up at the time of the accident.
I still had no name for the person who had died in the accident. I learned the next day our neighbors were preparing for a funeral, as the father of the family had passed away. No one told me how he had died, no one told me where or when the funeral was and I went to my routine job without knowing what my neighbor had died from. It took me nearly 15 years to piece together the two stories.
During those years, the wife of the neighbor and his children did many kindnesses for me and my children. We have reason to be grateful for their existence and their actions on our behalf. They have been and are a great legacy to his name and his memory.
Deseret News article
I still had no name for the person who had died in the accident. I learned the next day our neighbors were preparing for a funeral, as the father of the family had passed away. No one told me how he had died, no one told me where or when the funeral was and I went to my routine job without knowing what my neighbor had died from. It took me nearly 15 years to piece together the two stories.
During those years, the wife of the neighbor and his children did many kindnesses for me and my children. We have reason to be grateful for their existence and their actions on our behalf. They have been and are a great legacy to his name and his memory.
Deseret News article
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Discussion
I listened to a discussion among the community in church one day. One fellow felt defensive about his solitary state and claimed he was unmarried and childless because he had not yet met the right person. I have thought about that. He is correct in one respect. He has not met the right person and it is likely he never will.
To meet the right person, one must open the mind and heart. Likewise, to be the right person for someone else the same conditions must be met. Those of us with closed minds and hearts will never meet the right person or be the right person for anyone.
Two people can be going down the road of life doing the best they can, being the best they can be and still not be good for each other. It takes more than just wanting and needing and giving to make relationships work.There is no greater gift from God than people we love and memories we share.
To meet the right person, one must open the mind and heart. Likewise, to be the right person for someone else the same conditions must be met. Those of us with closed minds and hearts will never meet the right person or be the right person for anyone.
Two people can be going down the road of life doing the best they can, being the best they can be and still not be good for each other. It takes more than just wanting and needing and giving to make relationships work.There is no greater gift from God than people we love and memories we share.
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Internet Forays
As of tonight since I am an internet incontinent like many others, who has to explore all of my publishing options, I have created yet two more websites. This is only because I wanted to know the intimate details of making an Angelfire site and a Google site and what makes them different and how they are similar.
Why am I talking about it on WordPress you may ask? That's a good question. WordPress is yet another internet publishing option I've been attempting to master. Somehow I think that versatility in publishing is the key to web mastery. So, I am learning about publishing through various editors, FTP, and learning the many, many presentation options available out there.
Is my experience valuable? I have no idea at this point, but I have enjoyed the experience. The only part about it I don't enjoy is the overstuffed feeling my head is dealing with as a result of too much information.
Why am I talking about it on WordPress you may ask? That's a good question. WordPress is yet another internet publishing option I've been attempting to master. Somehow I think that versatility in publishing is the key to web mastery. So, I am learning about publishing through various editors, FTP, and learning the many, many presentation options available out there.
Is my experience valuable? I have no idea at this point, but I have enjoyed the experience. The only part about it I don't enjoy is the overstuffed feeling my head is dealing with as a result of too much information.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
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