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Our Daily Thread 5-24-14

Good Morning

Today’s header photo is from Peter.

And this one is from Roscuro.

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On this day in 1764 Bostonian lawyer James Otis denounced “taxation without representation” and called for the colonies to unite in demonstrating their opposition to Britain’s new tax measures. 

In 1859 Charles Gounod’s “Ave Maria” was performed by Madame Caroline Miolan-Carvalho for the first time in public. 

In 1863 Bushwackers led by Captain William Marchbanks attacked a U.S. Federal militia party in Nevada, Missouri.  

In 1967 California Governor Ronald Reagan greeted Charles M. Schulz at the state capitol in observance of the legislature-proclaimed “Charles Schulz Day.” 

And in 1994 the four men convicted of bombing the New York’s World Trade Center were each sentenced to 240 years in prison. 

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Quote of the Day

“The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.”

Benjamin Cardozo

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Today is Rosanne Cash’s birthday.

It’s Jeremy Holderfield’s birthday too.

And Steve Wiggins’ is tomorrow. From WestoneMusic

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Anyone have a QoD?

44 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 5-24-14”

  2. oh, Chas is having his special Saturday breakfast. Enjoy
    Spent time outside today at the High School Sports day. At the end they do community relay races where even the littlest kids can run. I told my class that I would be there to cheer them on. A beautiful day

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  3. After Rosanne and Johnny sing, there’s an option for the entire family to sing “Will the Circle be Unbroken”. A real good rendition.

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  4. Good morning, all. Good evening, Jo.

    We’re headed to Centerville in a couple of hours for the long weekend and to celebrate Hubby’s birthday Sunday. My mother-in-law is also coming to the ranch, but only for tonight. We usually invite her, but she always declines…until this time.

    Becca’s sleepover went really well. They played with Becca’s best friend, a boy who lives directly behind us, until about nine. Becca begged for him to be able to spend the night, too. I tried to explain that boys and girls just don’t do sleepovers–but the concept seemed beyond her comprehension.

    Y’all have a good weekend!

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  5. The picture is a few weeks old now. The redbud tree has lost its flowers, but the peonies in the background are in full bloom. We have white, purple and reddish-purple. Irises are up as well. It must be May!

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  6. Donna last night said “but I have no temperature.” Funny thing. I think she means she has no fever, as even a dead body has a temperature.

    I hope you get well, Donna, and that your temperature stays normal.

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  7. Good Morning all….we had quite the thunderstorm here last night…I do so love it when it rains in the evenings….helps me to sleep better for some reason 😉
    Your weekend sounds like it will be very relaxing and fun Ann…hoping you have fabulous weather.
    As for me…well, tomorrow and Monday we will be watching the grandkids while daughter and SIL drive up to Boulder to run the Boulder Boulder on Monday morning….I love those littler critters, but boy how one’s life goes from relative calm and order to utter chaos as soon as they hit the door!! 🙂

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  8. Oh I forgot to mention how beautiful that tree is of Peter’s!! And everything is so green and lush around there!! Is this the house you are selling Peter? My peonies took quite the beating a couple days ago in the hail storm…I’m hoping they will make it though…time will tell!

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  9. I came here an hour ago and read the first 3 comments. I clicked on the Roseanne Cash link and looked around for the video Chas mentioned, instead I found an hour long BBC Documentary on Johnny Cash–That’s where I have been.
    Today I am going to introduce Mr. P to Dauphin Island and Beaudean’s restaurant. I have a lot of memories on the island, but haven’t been over there in almost 10 years…Beaudeans even longer. The last time I ate there BG was about 18 months old. Time flies; doesn’t it? I hope the food is as good as I remember. I pulled up the menu on line last night. It’s all fried, but it’s seafood so it should balance out. Right? At least that is what I am telling myself.

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  11. Such beauty in a redbud tree! And I love all the colors in that photo.

    Phos’s picture is really nice, too. Good subjects for two days of viewing.

    I hope Donna is feeling better. Tell thst cold to go jump in the harbor.

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  15. Love the tree picture. I also enjoyed seeing the Trillium. It is rare to see that type around where I live now. I grew up with them all around me, though. It is so pretty to see many of them together in the forest.

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  16. I had never seen a redbud tree. Now I have. Beautiful. Our trees are finally leafing out and pollinating – sneeze season for me. Then the blooms will start on the apple tree and the double flowering plums and the lilacs. I can’t wait, and I will definitely send some pictures to AJ.

    It’s good to hear the Becca doesn’t understand yet, why boys and girls don’t have sleepovers 🙂

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  17. We stayed up late last night to watch the meteor “storm”. It was somewhat disappointing as there was only one very bright meteor and several faint ones (was that one?). But the northern lights may have affected how much we saw – they were beautiful as always, just not as dramatic. There are all kinds of spring sounds outside at midnight – frogs croaking, bitterns harooming, loons calling, coyotes howling and various other animal noises. I freaked out at one point when I heard something crashing through our bushes – husband says “at least it’s something small”. Turned out to be our cat 🙂

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  18. Shooting in Isla Vista starting a block from my daughter’s apartment. Fortunately she’s home for the weekend, as were most of her friends. Shaken by it, she’s thankful only three weeks until she graduates and escapes the madhouse.

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  19. I got up to watch the meteors, but it was raining and the clouds were thick.

    Sneezing: here is something to try. Husband has been afflicted his entire life with allergies. Nose running and sneezing, walking around with a paper towel balanced on his nose. Constant. With the arthritis thing, I heard that turmeric might help so put him on it. It is supposed to take about six weeks to build up in the system. He has been home for a week now, with lots of pollen and chlorophyll and all of that stuff. Nary a sneeze nor a sniffle. Not a nose blowing. And, remarkably, snoring is way down as is sleep apnea. It has been amazing. Might consider giving it a try. He takes two in the morning, two at night and it takes six weeks to build up. He went to a Canadian acupuncturist for arthritis relief, she said there is no such thing as turmeric overdose unless you start turning yellow.

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  20. Thanks, Mumsee, we even sell that in our office for pain from inflammation – I will definitely try it. However, in 6 weeks, the birch will be done pollinating 🙂 But I will keep it in mind for next year.

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  25. My MIL is here with us. We got back from visiting the neighbors a few hours ago, made fajitas, and now are relaxing. Our neighbors are Hubby’s Godparents–they own the 3000 acres which border our 35. They are very nice people.

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  27. Nancyjill- Yes, that is the house we are trying to sell.

    Kim- It is the dog we used to have. We actually were dog sitting for 7 years while she went off to college, got married and finally had a house where she could have a dog. She is part Australian shepherd and something else. Medium sized (35#-ish).

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  28. Sounds like some folks are having a good weekend, but sorry to hear Donna is still suffering with the cold. I am sticking near the fan so I won’t be suffering the heat.

    I finished reading one book I need to review. I also had a call from a friend who said she would be on my prayer team for the Christian Library International fundraising dinner.

    Thanks to those who prayed.

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  29. Oh Ann have you seen the marshmallows that are square shaped specifically for smores? I bought some today…along with chocolate…but I forgot the graham crackers!! Wonder if the grandkids will notice something is missing? 🙂

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  30. Ugh. Sneeze, cough-cough.

    It’s early here, almost 5:30. Annie insisted I get up to let her and the dogs out — and I feel so lousy I couldn’t go back to sleep after that.

    So for now I’m poking around on the Internet half asleep still and miserable. I’ll need to go buy some cough medication I think, my whole back hurts, I must be really congested.

    Sounds like you all are having fun this weekend w/s’mores and reading.

    Since I’m mostly housebound and sick for now, I have been reading a book I’ve had for a while and hadn’t read yet. I don’t agree with everything he writes (he’s from the mainline Presbyterians and is a little too enamored at times with the current ‘green’ movement).

    But he does a good job of researching the Puritans and reformers with regard to their views toward creation, including uncovering writings from a number of them urging protection of and care for the environment and animals. “Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality.”

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10783259-ravished-by-beauty#other_reviews

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  34. No s’mores here. Just ice cream and birthday cake. How many 57 year olds get a dinosaur shaped BD cake? Only those who are sharing a celebration with a 3 year old grandson. His is next Friday but we’re celebrating now since we are all together.

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  35. Peter, yesterday at the college graduation of our firstborn, I leaned over to our younger girl and whispered, “Did you see the guy with the bow tie standing at the end of our row? He has a sucker.” She had a hard time controlling her giggles for a while. She whispered back, “When you said ‘guy with a bow tie,’ I thought you were going to say something a lot more dignified than licking a sucker.” Then she added, “I guess that goes with having a bow tie. If I were a guy, I’d probably wear bow ties.”

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  40. I awoke at 6:30, made coffee, fed the birds, got the paper, then decided I was still too tired, and went back to bed. I slept hard from 7-9. I feel like a new woman!

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  41. It’s quiet here this morning. L. sleeps late whenever she can–I doubt I’ll see her before 10:30. I went to bed early last night (10:30), as I’ve slept poorly the last few nights and was extremely tired. L. was still up watching a movie when I turned in. I asked her to turn off all the lights, she said she would. When I got up this morning it was still dark outside, but it was bright in our home! Half the downstairs lights were burning brightly. Oh well.

    Becca and Scott are still at the ranch. L. and I came home yesterday so she could study for finals, which begin tomorrow. All of her reviews are online, so she needed access to the internet. Connie is here today. Scott will enjoy coming home to a clean house (I’m not much of a housekeeper). I’m missing Becca and Scott. It’s lonely drinking coffee in silence, reading the paper and having no one to complain to about how liberal it’s become. I’m feeling grateful for the family God provided for me. And for His grace, which has enabled my marriage to thrive after fifteen years together, despite its rocky beginning. I’m not much of a theologian and I’m not as Bible-literate as I should be–but I know He is real and He loves me and that I need Him desperately. He has provided for me beyond my wildest expectations. There’s an old song by Cheri Keaggy called Child of the Father that sums up my feelings so well (but I don’t know how to link it — maybe someone could add it for me?!? ). Here’s the chorus:

    I am a child of the Father
    And I know what that means for me,
    It means I’m loved and I’m spoken for
    It means I’m wealthy in heavenly things

    I am a child of the Father
    And I know what that means for me
    It means I’m redeemed and forgiven
    It means I’m holy and blameless and free

    The blessings that are mine
    Overwhelm me all the time
    I am wealthy in your eyes
    For you are my Father
    And I’m your child

    I am a child of the Father
    and I know what that means for me
    It means I’m yours forever
    To be the person you want me to be

    I am a child of the Father
    And I know what that means for me
    It means I’m found in your kingdom
    It means I’m right where you want me to be.

    When I look into your face
    I see a love I can’t replace
    I see my savior and His grace
    I see the One
    I see the One who took my place.

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