Day lilies are blooming here, too. I don’t forage among them, though. I am interested in how you eat them, mumsee.
I found one ripe blueberry on a bush along our road, but most are still green. I think there will be less because we have had a very dry month or so for them, however. I still have some in the freezer to use up anyway. I want to try a lemon blueberry cookie with fresh berries this year.
I started listening to Eric Metaxas’ Amazing Grace. It is interesting to do that just after watching the movie this past week. I already caught one big difference of where Wilberforce was when he heard of the final passage of his act.
I am finding it fitting to watch movies and read books that go along with holidays. This one, of course, relates to Juneteenth.
Would there be a good book to listen to related to Canada Day?
Eating daylilies. This morning I wandered around collecting a few items. After dicing and sautéing a bit of onion, I added chopped dandelion (blossoms and leaves, probably no ants), mallow leaves, grape leaves, daylily leaves, lamb’s quarters, and chicory leaves. Quick sauté of just enough to get them wet in the butter. Dropped on a couple of fresh eggs, broken. Flip together to get the egg well mixed but not too much. Cover for a couple minutes. Add chopped daylily buds and blossoms, turn the concoction. Finish cooking. Eat remaining blossoms while waiting because they taste great raw. Eat and enjoy. Usually have mushrooms cooked with the onions but I am not a mushroom forager. Yet.
Abby’s good, she’s really a very easy dog, causes me no problems for the most part. She is still skittish, somewhat, and I still need to solve the car ride and doggie door issues. But work has been extremely busy now for months and I tend to crash on the weekends.
I also need to work with her on not pulling on the leash, she loves her walks, but my leash hand is taking a tendon-beating so we’ve had to take a break this past week while my left thump and hand recover. I spent last Saturday watching numerous YouTube dog training videos for ideas. I’ve not had dogs who have pulled like this. And because she’s so big and strong, it’s become an issue that needs to be solved.
And I’ll see this weekend how she is with fireworks, the port has a big fireworks show over the harbor on the Friday nights before the 4th every year so it was a bit loud last night; she seemed nervous, but thing extreme. The next few days and Tuesday night, with the big harbor fireworks show along with folks setting off their own loud fireworks in the neighborhoods, will be the big test.
In Heidi’s case, she has lost much of her hearing with age, so she doesn’t hear most of the fireworks anymore.
But a few nights ago, a particularly loud thunderstorm did wake her up, and have her flinging herself across my lower legs. Then she trembled so hard that the bed trembled with her. I felt like I was on one of those vibrating beds. 😀 (At least, I imagined so. I’ve never tried one of those.)
Interesting to me, of the fifteen dogs I have had, predominately outdoors, I don’t remember any of them actually scared of thunder. One was bothered by gun shots. I wonder if they were somehow more connected to the outdoors or if indoor dogs pick up more on cues from their people.
My lily’s haven’t budded yet!!! Lots of wildflowers are growing and the wild roses are popping up…and they are chopped quickly by the deer…but at least they let me have a glimpse of them before their demise!
I drove on the dirt roads to Elizabeth…new “ponds” everywhere and so much erosion on the sides of the roads…but the fields are green and lush. And one rancher had all of his sheep out grazing on the hillside…an amazing sight to behold.
Mumsee – I had read that it is not good to try to comfort or “baby” a dog during thunderstorms or fireworks, so I don’t. I just act as normally as ever.
With your outdoor dogs, is it possible that one can be scared, but you wouldn’t see it because they’re outside?
After a day with the kids yesterday, I went to my sisters for dinner. Picked up my stepmom and returned her home. That was good because her hearing isn’t too goo and in the car we could actually talk..
Sis was having a dinner for her husbands mom and aunt and aunt’s son. Fun to talk to them all. I was hesitant as sis can be quite liberal and caustic. But she was busy and only mumbled something once. The rest were a delight to talk to and welcomed me. Wow a place where I can join in??
I would appreciate your prayers for my time with the grands. Lucy is getting better and seems to be enjoying things. But Archie has good manners but then just wants to leave. I feel like there is a spiritual battle going on. He wants to watch shows and go to the store where he always gets treats. I am not treating him like the others. I’m not being mean in any way, but not providing all of the treats. I hope that sometime next week we can have a talk.
Super cool! My brother, whom I have been trying to bring into the family for fifty years, calls nearly every day. We do a FaceTime with my dad and brother always shows pics. One of the cousins told him about a site where they are gathering family photos and such. Today we were looking at a letter from our great grandfather to his mother in 1869. He started with small talk and mentioned his letters were few and far between but once he started he never could stop himself. He then talked about President Grant and Reconstruction. He said it would never work unless God did it and went on about free agency and sovereignty of God. He mentioned his frustration with theologians who kept trying to bring the two together when Scripture is so clear on man’s inclination for self gratification and how government is not the savior, Christ is. We only made it through page eight of twenty four. I am excited to see what more he has to say and to meet him and tell him how delighted I was to read his words and to know I would be meeting him later.
DJ, not at all. Just wondering if we have taken a little of the wildness out of them in exchange for companionship in the house. Not a bad trade at all. Indoor dogs bring a lot of peace and laughter and exercise. Many benefits. Just an observation.
Kizzie, I wondered the same but I don’t think that is it. I have observed them when they are in the yard and while camping. I have also watched horses, cows, goats, chickens, sheep, donkeys, deer, coyotes, etc. none of them seem at all alarmed by thunder. They may seek shelter on a hot day but the rain and wind and snow don’t seem to drive them much. Deer don’t feed out in the fields in heavy rain or blizzards but horses seem only bothered when they get too hot.the goats would go to shelter in snow Or rain but the sheep preferred sleeping out on the ground in the snow, as did Jake. Not that sheep actually sleep.
Remember when we were talking a while back about being “winsome”? I like what this piece has to say, and how it wraps it up at the end.
“But we should still cling to a quality of behaviour not because it works, but because it’s biblical. “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time,” Paul writes in Colossians 4:4-6. “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
Winsomeness isn’t a biblical term, so we don’t need to defend it. But Paul’s instructions are biblical, and we need to think about what they mean. How do we walk in wisdom when facing hostility for rejecting our cultures views? How can we speak graciously? What does it mean to season our speech with salt?
We won’t do this because of the results. No matter how wisely and graciously we speak, we’ll still probably experience hostility. We’ll do this because it honours God, and that’s enough.
We’ll still speak biblical truth in wise and gracious ways not because it works, but because God tells us to do so.”
In that part that I just quoted, he says that winsomeness isn’t a biblical term, but the Classic Edition Amplified Bible includes “winsome”, and I think there may be other translations that use the word, too.
“Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart are called prudent, understanding, and knowing, and winsome speech increases learning [in both speaker and listener].
Philippians 4:8
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you].”
Such good and wise advice in the Bible, when we remember to look and remember and practice.
As for dogs and fireworks, I always understood that because dogs’ hearing is many times more sensitive than ours the loud noises really do spook many of them.
I do know the animal shelters are busy on July 5 every year with folks looking for their dogs who jumped or dug out under fences in a panic.
So actually is is good to keep them indoors for those of us here in cities where loud fireworks aren’t the norm.
Our boys don’t mind thunder. Although when there was a really loud clap that made us all jump, Kootenay got up pretty quickly. But he settled again and didn’t react to the rest of the storm at all. We had one dog that hated thunder, but he’d run to his crate and lie down and then he was fine.
We’re fixing to get a big storm right about now! Spawning tornadoes and hail and all the bad things.
Good morning! We’re finally getting much needed rain. It’s put a damper (no pun intended, maybe) on festivities, but I’m not complaining. I have to work all weekend.
I think the breed of the dog can make a difference in their acceptance of thunder or other loud noises. Some just seem more bothered. I base this on people I know who have a couple of different breeds but could certainly be wrong.
Thanks, mumsee, for the detailed explanation.
I meant to say, Happy Canada Day, but forgot. Is there a main way of celebrating, such as fireworks?
I gave my youngest Day Lilies for around her mailbox. She pulled them out before they bloomed much. Then she admired some of a neighbor’s. I just had to laugh. She made herself more work by planting other flowers. She said the Day Lilies looked too much like grass.
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🇨🇦O, Canada!🇨🇦
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Morning and Happy Canada Day to our friends up North!! 🇨🇦
44 degrees this morning and the switch went from air conditioning to furnace….July 1st!!
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Love that lily!! And my tiger lilies are now in bloom. Such a treat.
It is suppose to feel like 100+° today. We finally became H’tlanta.
Tremendous thanks to God for working air conditioner and a brand new filter.
Velcro kitty is in my lap keeping me warm, lol
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Daylilies are blooming here as well, a little something to add to my breakfast foraging!
Good morning, all. Beautiful day here.
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Day lilies are blooming here, too. I don’t forage among them, though. I am interested in how you eat them, mumsee.
I found one ripe blueberry on a bush along our road, but most are still green. I think there will be less because we have had a very dry month or so for them, however. I still have some in the freezer to use up anyway. I want to try a lemon blueberry cookie with fresh berries this year.
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Greetings on this holiday weekend. A friend and neighbor gave me a day lily (I think she even planted it for me in the front yard) but it didn’t last.
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that was me, sorry, I keep overshooting the keys on this laptop.
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I guess I won’t mention that daylilies are indestructible and spread easily (thinking of Charlie Brown the first here)
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How is Abby?
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Hi, Dj! I have been missing you and Abby, too!
I started listening to Eric Metaxas’ Amazing Grace. It is interesting to do that just after watching the movie this past week. I already caught one big difference of where Wilberforce was when he heard of the final passage of his act.
I am finding it fitting to watch movies and read books that go along with holidays. This one, of course, relates to Juneteenth.
Would there be a good book to listen to related to Canada Day?
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Eating daylilies. This morning I wandered around collecting a few items. After dicing and sautéing a bit of onion, I added chopped dandelion (blossoms and leaves, probably no ants), mallow leaves, grape leaves, daylily leaves, lamb’s quarters, and chicory leaves. Quick sauté of just enough to get them wet in the butter. Dropped on a couple of fresh eggs, broken. Flip together to get the egg well mixed but not too much. Cover for a couple minutes. Add chopped daylily buds and blossoms, turn the concoction. Finish cooking. Eat remaining blossoms while waiting because they taste great raw. Eat and enjoy. Usually have mushrooms cooked with the onions but I am not a mushroom forager. Yet.
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My dad and I watched Metaxes (hat tip to Michelle)and Medved on the Hand of God on America, yesterday.
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Abby’s good, she’s really a very easy dog, causes me no problems for the most part. She is still skittish, somewhat, and I still need to solve the car ride and doggie door issues. But work has been extremely busy now for months and I tend to crash on the weekends.
I also need to work with her on not pulling on the leash, she loves her walks, but my leash hand is taking a tendon-beating so we’ve had to take a break this past week while my left thump and hand recover. I spent last Saturday watching numerous YouTube dog training videos for ideas. I’ve not had dogs who have pulled like this. And because she’s so big and strong, it’s become an issue that needs to be solved.
And I’ll see this weekend how she is with fireworks, the port has a big fireworks show over the harbor on the Friday nights before the 4th every year so it was a bit loud last night; she seemed nervous, but thing extreme. The next few days and Tuesday night, with the big harbor fireworks show along with folks setting off their own loud fireworks in the neighborhoods, will be the big test.
mumsee, daylillies can definitely bite the dust.
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I see they make thunder blankets for that.
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In Heidi’s case, she has lost much of her hearing with age, so she doesn’t hear most of the fireworks anymore.
But a few nights ago, a particularly loud thunderstorm did wake her up, and have her flinging herself across my lower legs. Then she trembled so hard that the bed trembled with her. I felt like I was on one of those vibrating beds. 😀 (At least, I imagined so. I’ve never tried one of those.)
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Interesting to me, of the fifteen dogs I have had, predominately outdoors, I don’t remember any of them actually scared of thunder. One was bothered by gun shots. I wonder if they were somehow more connected to the outdoors or if indoor dogs pick up more on cues from their people.
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My lily’s haven’t budded yet!!! Lots of wildflowers are growing and the wild roses are popping up…and they are chopped quickly by the deer…but at least they let me have a glimpse of them before their demise!
I drove on the dirt roads to Elizabeth…new “ponds” everywhere and so much erosion on the sides of the roads…but the fields are green and lush. And one rancher had all of his sheep out grazing on the hillside…an amazing sight to behold.
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Blaming indoor dog owners again, are we?
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Mumsee – I had read that it is not good to try to comfort or “baby” a dog during thunderstorms or fireworks, so I don’t. I just act as normally as ever.
With your outdoor dogs, is it possible that one can be scared, but you wouldn’t see it because they’re outside?
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Well, if you are quick, you can eat your roses before the deer do!
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Dj, I hope that your thump gets better.
After a day with the kids yesterday, I went to my sisters for dinner. Picked up my stepmom and returned her home. That was good because her hearing isn’t too goo and in the car we could actually talk..
Sis was having a dinner for her husbands mom and aunt and aunt’s son. Fun to talk to them all. I was hesitant as sis can be quite liberal and caustic. But she was busy and only mumbled something once. The rest were a delight to talk to and welcomed me. Wow a place where I can join in??
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I would appreciate your prayers for my time with the grands. Lucy is getting better and seems to be enjoying things. But Archie has good manners but then just wants to leave. I feel like there is a spiritual battle going on. He wants to watch shows and go to the store where he always gets treats. I am not treating him like the others. I’m not being mean in any way, but not providing all of the treats. I hope that sometime next week we can have a talk.
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Super cool! My brother, whom I have been trying to bring into the family for fifty years, calls nearly every day. We do a FaceTime with my dad and brother always shows pics. One of the cousins told him about a site where they are gathering family photos and such. Today we were looking at a letter from our great grandfather to his mother in 1869. He started with small talk and mentioned his letters were few and far between but once he started he never could stop himself. He then talked about President Grant and Reconstruction. He said it would never work unless God did it and went on about free agency and sovereignty of God. He mentioned his frustration with theologians who kept trying to bring the two together when Scripture is so clear on man’s inclination for self gratification and how government is not the savior, Christ is. We only made it through page eight of twenty four. I am excited to see what more he has to say and to meet him and tell him how delighted I was to read his words and to know I would be meeting him later.
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DJ, not at all. Just wondering if we have taken a little of the wildness out of them in exchange for companionship in the house. Not a bad trade at all. Indoor dogs bring a lot of peace and laughter and exercise. Many benefits. Just an observation.
Kizzie, I wondered the same but I don’t think that is it. I have observed them when they are in the yard and while camping. I have also watched horses, cows, goats, chickens, sheep, donkeys, deer, coyotes, etc. none of them seem at all alarmed by thunder. They may seek shelter on a hot day but the rain and wind and snow don’t seem to drive them much. Deer don’t feed out in the fields in heavy rain or blizzards but horses seem only bothered when they get too hot.the goats would go to shelter in snow Or rain but the sheep preferred sleeping out on the ground in the snow, as did Jake. Not that sheep actually sleep.
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A lot of good family news today. Happy to hear it!♡
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I know the cattle in cowboy days were said to stampede in storms (little Joe the Wrangler?) but out in the fields they just carry on.
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Yes, ignore the noise and the dogs is the best.
Abby likes to nap in the backyard.
Just back from a bunch of errands. 78 degrees today, warm but not uncomfortable.
Talked to my cousin in Missouri, he said they’ve been hit with some of that “heat dome.”
He was spending the afternoon at the local casino.
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Remember when we were talking a while back about being “winsome”? I like what this piece has to say, and how it wraps it up at the end.
“But we should still cling to a quality of behaviour not because it works, but because it’s biblical. “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time,” Paul writes in Colossians 4:4-6. “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
Winsomeness isn’t a biblical term, so we don’t need to defend it. But Paul’s instructions are biblical, and we need to think about what they mean. How do we walk in wisdom when facing hostility for rejecting our cultures views? How can we speak graciously? What does it mean to season our speech with salt?
We won’t do this because of the results. No matter how wisely and graciously we speak, we’ll still probably experience hostility. We’ll do this because it honours God, and that’s enough.
We’ll still speak biblical truth in wise and gracious ways not because it works, but because God tells us to do so.”
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In that part that I just quoted, he says that winsomeness isn’t a biblical term, but the Classic Edition Amplified Bible includes “winsome”, and I think there may be other translations that use the word, too.
“Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart are called prudent, understanding, and knowing, and winsome speech increases learning [in both speaker and listener].
Philippians 4:8
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you].”
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Such good and wise advice in the Bible, when we remember to look and remember and practice.
As for dogs and fireworks, I always understood that because dogs’ hearing is many times more sensitive than ours the loud noises really do spook many of them.
I do know the animal shelters are busy on July 5 every year with folks looking for their dogs who jumped or dug out under fences in a panic.
So actually is is good to keep them indoors for those of us here in cities where loud fireworks aren’t the norm.
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True. And where we live, there are no fireworks for miles. Depending on fire danger, the Tribe often makes them illegal on the reservation.
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Our boys don’t mind thunder. Although when there was a really loud clap that made us all jump, Kootenay got up pretty quickly. But he settled again and didn’t react to the rest of the storm at all. We had one dog that hated thunder, but he’d run to his crate and lie down and then he was fine.
We’re fixing to get a big storm right about now! Spawning tornadoes and hail and all the bad things.
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Good morning! We’re finally getting much needed rain. It’s put a damper (no pun intended, maybe) on festivities, but I’m not complaining. I have to work all weekend.
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I think the breed of the dog can make a difference in their acceptance of thunder or other loud noises. Some just seem more bothered. I base this on people I know who have a couple of different breeds but could certainly be wrong.
Thanks, mumsee, for the detailed explanation.
I meant to say, Happy Canada Day, but forgot. Is there a main way of celebrating, such as fireworks?
I gave my youngest Day Lilies for around her mailbox. She pulled them out before they bloomed much. Then she admired some of a neighbor’s. I just had to laugh. She made herself more work by planting other flowers. She said the Day Lilies looked too much like grass.
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Good Corning all. A beautiful day here, should be cooler than yesterday and then heating up for the rest of the week.
Forty four years ago today, my husband made good on his acceptance of my marriage proposal. It seems to be working.
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Corning? How about morning. The c is nowhere near the m.
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Congratulations to Mumsee and Mike. You two have made a difference in many lives and have been faithful
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Thank you, Jo.
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Happy Anniversary, Mumsee and Mike!
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Having M & M’s in a household keeps life sweet! Happy 40th! It is amazing how many lives y’all have made better!
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I love my Corning Ware and thought Mumsee thinks highly of hers, too.
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Happy Anniversary Mumsee and Mike! ❣️
I stayed home from church this morning….I feel fine but sound awful…didn’t want to creep anyone out!! 🤧 😷
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https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music-video/lee-greenwood-and-us-army-chorus-sing-god-bless-the-usa.html
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Neat video, Janice!
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Happy Anniversary, Mumsee and Mike! Such a journey you’ve had so far!
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Thank you all!
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Does anyone plan to go see Sound of Freedom this week? I hope to see it.
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What is that?
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We plan to go, Janice.
Happy Anniversary to mumsee and Mike.
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Canada Day – parades, picnics, musical ride, citizen ship ceremonies, and, of course, fireworks!
I just stayed home and had lightning for our fireworks.
Camp started today! Kids Week (8 – 10 year olds). Some of them are so little!!
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I heard my church youth had nine decisions for Christ at Camp Grace last week!
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https://www.angel.com/tickets/sound-of-freedom?variation=july_3&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwISlBhD6ARIsAESAmp6DUeLBXK2TH0XOm5Vs2DSA735CxutkylgJhbeuZrdVyXt_56eZOzMaAmaPEALw_wcB&zip=30310&date=2023-07-03
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Janice – that’s awesome!
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Sounds interesting and important.
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