19 thoughts on “Rants! and Raves! 7-6-13”

  2. Mine, too. 🙂

    😦 People who make the most horrible accusations and assumptions about others based on political caricature.

    🙂 It happened to Jesus and all his followers. He told us it would happen. He has overcome the world. We can trust and rest in him. Psalm 37 holds true as does all the bible.

    🙂 Best weather in the country for quite a few days. Unusual and lovely. Where I live we REALLY appreciate good weather

    🙂 A husband who makes me breakfast and sometimes other meals.

    🙂 Living in a country that, so far, does not change power by coups, but by elections. The freedom we do enjoy.

    😦 The freedom we are losing.

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  3. 🙂 Saturday.

    😦 The state of our culture and nation. We seem to have collectively lost our heads.

    😦 The seeming lack of any wise or true leadership — from any side. ??

    🙂 God is still sovereign.

    🙂 Fireworks season is coming to an end.

    🙂 We’ve had relatively mild weather this summer so far — we’re barely hitting 80 on even the hottest days. Mostly we’re staying comfortable in the mid 70s with plenty of marine layer and fog in the mornings and evenings.

    🙂 Living near the ocean.

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  4. 😦 Sick again. Not as bad as it sometimes is, but feeling weak.

    😦 Friends and family who are struggling.

    😦 Had a bad night. I think it was the illness – every time it comes on I get emotionally and mentally distraught before the other symptoms show.

    😦 Couldn’t go visiting as planned because of being sick.

    Just a bundle of joy today, aren’t I?

    🙂 Thankful for some way to vent.

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  5. 🙂 Finished my WWI proposal and it goes to an editor next week.
    😦 He doesn’t want a WWI novel but Oswald Chambers intrigues
    😦 House hunting continues
    😦 Stressful
    🙂 Adorable grandchildren visiting other grandparents so house is quiet
    🙂 for another week!
    😦 Tons of packing to do.
    🙂 Just Skyped with H, my young SIcilian missionary friend,
    🙂 Who is now in Ireland to praying for 3.5 weeks with other travel coming in August and September
    😦 She could not get a visa, so obviously God has other plans–she’ll return to Sicily in three months
    🙂 45 minutes into the conversation, we were both encouraged even though the circumstances are perplexing.
    🙂 God remains on his throne,
    😦 Despite the circumstances
    🙂 Heaven is my eternal home, anyway.
    🙂

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  8. 🙂 Sunshine instead of rain

    🙂 Warmth outside if I want it; air conditioning inside if I want it 🙂

    😦 Internet fast attempted Tuesday — unsuccessful

    🙂 Internet fast attempted Friday — DID IT!

    🙂 Enjoyable day yesterday connecting with the kids

    🙂 Family campfire last night

    😦 Death of a dear friend’s dad

    🙂 He was a believer

    🙂 The gift of eternal life

    🙂 Uplifting phone conversation with a dear older lady from church

    😦 Some definite spiritual warfare this week

    🙂 The whole armor of God, and the assurance that He will never leave us nor forsake us

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  9. 😦 Hubby leaves in a few days for two months.
    🙂 We could use the money he’ll make.
    😦 The school dress code goes up for the Kid this year. Not looking forward to clothes shopping with a 10-year-old for stuff he really doesn’t want to wear. He will even need a tie on occasion.
    🙂 He will look nice.

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  10. 🙂 The Lord’s Day. Looking forward to church, our new ministerial intern is preaching this morning on Jeremiah 3:11-18.

    🙂 An afternoon at the rocky beach yesterday with the dogs, time to walk on dirt trails and then to sit and ponder, watching the waves, the surfers and families fishing from the rocks. Crashing waves, salt water spray, cool wind, sunshine, seagulls. And it’s all just 2 miles (and a steep downward hill) from my house, but it costs $10 to enter & park there. The city sells 1-year passes for $100 which makes sense for families who go there regularly. Such a beautiful spot. (It’s also where the marine & sea bird rehabilitation center releases all their sea lions and pelicans when they’re ready and well enough to go back “home.”) 🙂

    🙂 Tess smelled like salt water last night, one of the best summer smells ever.

    😦 The world’s kind of in a mess. But it usually is.

    😦 Yesterday’s crash landing in SF and the loss of two 16-year-old girls on their way to attend a summer camp. But the loss of life could have been much worse considering how that plane looked afterward.

    🙂 Our God reigns.

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  11. kBells – The dress code issue will mostly go away once he sees that all the other kids are all in the same boat. A word of advice (been there): on the items that aren’t dictated, let him have complete control no matter how outrageous you think it is. Our boys had to wear leather “tie” shoes. It was when Doc Martins were “in” (are they still “in?”) and they came in green. The dress code didn’t say anything about color, so No. 1 son wanted green. I asked the headmaster it it was OK and he said, “If that’s how he wants to express himself, it’s fine with me.” I thought they looked really stupid.

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  17. Chas, you always make me smile! 🙂 Thanks

    😦 Mosquitoes. Really, really bad this year. uck

    🙂 Sun is currently shining

    😦 Rain showers continue to roll through the area, we don’t need any more rain. The ground is saturated.

    🙂 Met with neighbour yesterday, got to know her better.

    🙂 Garden is starting to produce. Should save some money on groceries now

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  18. 🙂 sweet fellowship with my friend whose husband was medevaced

    🙂 free internet at this missionary motel

    🙂 lots of friends are coming through here, so fun to see folks in a different place

    😦 cost of rental car, which I’m going to get today. If I don’t get out of town, I won’t feel that I really had a vacation

    🙂 got to watch an over three hour video of a friend’s funeral who was serving in Cameroon. Truly blessed by all the testimonies and heard that my youngest daughter attended, so special to hear what she heard

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  19. 😦 A young Christian friend (from the family who live in our upstairs) who seems to be choosing worldly thinking over biblical thinking.

    😦 She has an undue influence on my Chrissy.

    😦 Lee & I are both having tough struggles lately. I feel the weight of all of our struggles.

    Trying to “keep the faith”, & wait on God, but I need lots of reminding.

    🙂 Forrest is such a joy, a bright spot in the midst of these struggles.

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