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Our Daily Thread 7+8=15

Good Morning!

On this day in 1608 the first French settlement at Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain.

In 1755 Britain broke off diplomatic relations with France as their disputes in the New World intensified.

In 1776 Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence to a crowd at Independence Square in Philadelphia.

In 1889 The Wall Street Journal was first published.

And in 1969 The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game “Twister.”

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Quote of the Day

“By the work one knows the workman.”

Jean de La Fontaine

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Today is Steve Mason’s birthday. 

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Anyone have a QoD?

21 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 7+8=15”

  3. Kim, that’s an excellent piece. I really do think we need to be cautious about this “right never to be offended,” because it will mean steeples and crosses and Christmas trees in people’s front windows sometime.

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  5. The week after Reagan died, what? 10 years ago? my family took a 2-week vacation to our old stomping grounds in New England. As often seems to happen to us, it became a themed vacation, in this case: The French and Indian War!

    We spent three days in Quebec and really enjoyed our time, my husband walking the fortifications, me admiring the splendid views and the history, the kids . . . well, they were teenagers.

    We were given a check by some dear friends with the requirement that we find a terrific restaurant for a meal, and so we went to the oldest still-running restaurant in North America–this tiny little log cabinish place in downtown Quebec. All I remember, other than the astronomical bill, was the guys ate wild meat–venison, bear, bison and something else. As I recall the food was good, but the thought we were sitting where people had been buying meals for 350 years, was astounding.

    We liked Quebec, and Canada, but they mean it when the signs all turn to French!

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  6. I notice we’re also now being “cleansed” of Bill Cosby images — Cosby Show reruns have been, in all correctness, wiped off the air, a statue of him at Disney in Fla. is being removed.

    I guess I don’t “get” why all vestiges of his work now need to be obliterated. Are we not mature enough to enjoy his shows without endorsing his personal conduct that has since come to light? Apparently not.

    People don’t blink an eye over any of this.

    It’s the cleansing. Even worse, it extends to people’s beliefs and even political viewpoints. How is it OK to fire (or force to resign) and otherwise punish people for their views on same sex marriage (Foxfire CEO)?

    An acquaintance on FB not long ago ranted about why he has to read about anyone’s religion on social media. They should save all that kind of talk for church or synagogue, isn’t that what those places are for, he asked? Don’t bring it out into the public like that. He was quite irritated.

    I’m genuinely worried about our nation and the culture that is emerging. Christians and the church in the U.S. especially will be challenged in a way we never have before. And I don’t know what can be done about it, other than to pray and to stay strong. I feel like we’re heading (quickly) into a very dark period. The new totalitarianism.

    We’ve been spoiled, of course, living in a nation that was founded on the premise that our rights come from God, not government. It’s painful to see that conviction crumbling.

    Our rights are now given — and taken away — by government. And government is good.

    Many have bought into the lie that government is our friend, no questions asked. The founding fathers, of course, would have none of that naivety.

    I don’t think I’m being cynical, just realistic.

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  7. Ha, after writing that I spotted this:

    http://hotair.com/archives/2015/07/07/hillary-when-you-diss-the-government-you-diss-yourself/

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    “When people diss the government — we’re really dissing ourselves and dissing our democracy,” Clinton said. …..

    Yes, we are self-governed, but we are, by our nature, supposed to be skeptical of the power of government. We are, as Americans, quite at home being very skeptical of the power of the federal government, and it gives us reason to continue in our skepticism every single day.

    As I’ve written before, this wariness is not “cynical,” as President Obama calls it. It is rational.
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  10. I don’t know. All I can say is that as soon as we passed from New Brunswick into Quebec (accent on that K at the start), everything turned into French and even though we had two French students with us, no one could remember the French word for laundromat.

    We fled Montreal after only a few hours to find a place to do the wash–which turned out to be in Lake Placid, NY–where we had a lot of fun in English.

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  11. I don’t imagine the French speakers would allow their language to be so polluted. At least, that is what I remember from France.

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  12. Donna – Chas often says that he worries for his grandchildren & great-grandchildren. I worry for my daughters & my grandson (& any other grandies that come along). One of my prayers for them is that God will put within them whatever they need, & do whatever needs to be done in their lives, for each of them to believe deeply, walk closely with Jesus, & stand strong for Him no matter what happens, all the days of their lives.

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  13. I’ve also been praying for a spirit of repentance to sweep our nation.

    There’s a temptation to pray this repentance for “them” (the unsaved & the liberals & homosexuals & such), to ask God to forgive “their” sins. But I pray for “our” repentance, & forgiveness for “our” sins, & I claim them all as “my people”.

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  15. Karen, amen.

    Something I read kind of drove it home to me, too — as the older 2 generations pass from the scene in coming years, the cultural changes we’ve seen in the past 20-40 years (accelerating in the more recent years) will only solidify. Or so it would seem based on the data.

    When you realize that less than 9 years ago only 20+ (?) percent of the population supported gay marriage. It really is pretty amazing. Even if many are only “passive” supporters, they’ll likely remain in that column if for no other reason than the massive peer pressure that’s been exerted.

    At any rate, it will be some interesting times for the church as a whole in the coming days and years.

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  16. My copy of Consumer Reports for Auguse arrived today. In it is an article entitled, “About Aging Claims”.
    Immediately below the title is the statement: “If you ever thought the possibility of reclaiming the mind, body and energy of your yunger self was too good to be true, you could be right.”

    😆 I will likely read the article, but it already told me what I need to know.

    Every time I open the blog today, I think I’m seeing poison ivy climb a tree.

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  17. Chas–My daughter had poison ivy on some trees. She never knew it WAS poison ivy. Finally a neighbor told her and she got rid of it.

    I remember being in my early teens when I sat in a diner in that area of Canada and everyone else spoke French. Oh, that is what it is like when you are surrounded by people who you cannot understand! All those signs were a challenge, too.

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  18. 18-year-old daughter and I are going shopping tonight. 😉 I thought it would be kind of fun to buy her some new clothes for her graduation pictures, as virtually all of her clothes are hand-me-downs from older sister and a couple of cousins. Not necessary to go this route, but kind of exciting (to me) to have a graduation fund budgeted this year, and enough money to splurge a little.

    And, of course, to have a little one-on-one time with my newest adult offspring. 🙂

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  19. I don’t imagine the French speakers would allow their language to be so polluted. At least, that is what I remember from France.

    The French don’t like the Quebecois dialect, but I don’t know how the Quebecois feel about European French.

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  21. A most enjoyable shopping trip it was. We found a pretty, cream-colored top to go with her skirt that has cream and a few different shades of brown in it. We had thought about accessorizing with a nice scarf, but saw a really cute necklace with small beads in various colors, including brown and cream tones, but also with some splashes of color like teal, periwinkle, and different shades of subtle pinks and reds. It dresses up the top nicely, without overpowering it.

    The clerk who checked us out was quite impressed with my daughter’s choices, when she knew it was for her graduation pictures and that she would be wearing it with the skirt she was wearing tonight shopping. She couldn’t stop raving about what a beautiful combination those things were. Makes a girl smile. 🙂

    Plus, the top was 50% off, and the necklace on clearance ($20 down to $6). I love finding deals on pretty things — that makes a mom smile. 🙂

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