Good morning! Those flowers are Yellow (Duh) Mesa Blanket Flowers or Galardias. Several years back a friend in CA sent two packets of wildflower seeds. These flowers are all that continue to grow year after year and spread.
It’s my Bible study group meeting day and it seems like herding cats to roundup any who are available to pray. I guess I will get on the phone and wait to see if anyone shows up besides God. 😀
Good morning, all. Husband should be home again this afternoon but only for a few hours as he is helping a friend move his family to West Virginia tomorrow. He says when he gets back next week, he is done for a while. I encourage him to do what God puts before him so we will see. He does like to help people and to travel.
Yes, I have read through the Bible in a year, fifteen minutes a day. It worked for its stated purpose, but I was not studying it or praying/meditating through it. I was not at the maturity level I needed to be at to appreciate it.
Being in that practice for several years did have the benefit of making the Bible passages/stories all more familiar and more easy to study one I got to that stage.
I was the only one on the phone with God 😀 as I prayed through the posted prayer requests from the group. I knew several would be out, but a few had said maybe or did not answer so I showed up just in case. I think the group just needs to totally break at least in July. I had other things I needed to do this morning, too. But I forced myself to put down the the urgent so I could pray for needs expressed. I knew I would skip praying otherwise. And although out of sync with all the others, I will soon have to miss group time myself. Grace over all!
And then God laughs at me…
I tell agents that we all ought to have to buy a house on a somewhat regular basis so we will know what is happening on the other side. As an agent with 19 years experience, I’m good at handling problems.
As a buyer who hasn’t bought a house in 8 years…well that’s a different story.
Last night when I got the email with everything the underwriter was asking for at the “last minute” I was panicked. I gathered what I could and sent it along…but then…
I lost it! I made sure neither of us had even BREATHED on a credit card. I questioned the other person involved in this purchase to make sure he had done everything just right. I reminded him the only time I am superstitious is in regards to “real estate juju”. “It ain’t a done deal ’til you walk away from the closing table keys or check in hand”.
All seems to be on track this morning. It seems that underwriters are nitpicking VA loans right now.
Nitpicking. Keep track of this word. It will be the next one banned. I will leave you to figure out why.
QoD: I tried a reading plan once, but if I missed day I felt too much pressure to keep it up. So now I read 2 chapters from the OT, 1 NT and Psalm or a chapter of Proverbs. I get through the OT in a little over a year, and the NT in about 6 or 7 months. The Psalms and Proverbs twice a year.
Nitpicking. Keep track of this word. It will be the next one banned. I will leave you to figure out why.
It won’t be long and English will be banned since most English speakers in the US are white, which makes the language racist to the nitpickers on the woke far Left.
I just spoke with my dog-walking friend. She had never heard me talk about being forced to take Hawaian guitar lessons against my wishes. She laughed over it because she grew up here in Atlanta, too, and said she had never heard of anyone taking such lessons here. She wanted to know how we even found such a person to teach them😀🤣 I made her day! It’s great to have a friend with whom to share old stories who really gets it because of being a local with similar background.
Since DJ brought up discombobulation, did you know that Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport has an official Recombobulation Area after every terminal’s security checkpoint? https://www.rd.com/article/recombobulation-airport-new-word/
EEEEEeeee. I’m sitting in my office and listening to two of our LITs discussing what they learned over the last week. LITs are leaders in training. They commit to camp for three weeks of doing dishes, cleaning bathrooms and building janitorial. In between the chores, they have extensive in depth Bible training – most of these come from non-churched homes and are former campers (about 15 years old). So exciting to hear how God is working in real time. Once they graduate from the LIT program, they usually move on to a junior cabin leader position the following summer.
My day is busy, following a long groundbreaking ceremony on the waterfront this morning, I was called out to a crane accident in town because our breaking news team had no one close enough. Thankfully, two workers who fell from a tall crane that gave way didn’t appear to have life-threatening injuries, but were in pain with likely more than a few broken bones.
As I was wrapping up on scene interviews here a Times photographer who used to work for us — we run into each other on assignments still from time to time — arrived so later we caught up on the dire state of both our news outlets (the Times recently had layoffs and sounds like the owner is shopping to sell it) — along with the dire states of our respective 401 k’s!
Also caught up on some of our former co-workers, some of whom are struggling with some health challenges now. So strange how the years fly by so fast.
When another photographer showed up whom I didn’t recognize, former co-worker told me “he’s one of yours.” “Oh good, we got someone here with a camera.” None of us really “see” each other much anymore and we have so many disparate outlets now spread across the region and I haven’t met a lot of folks in person, know them only to text.
I have done the bible in the year. Last year I did a chronological plan on my own. This year is daily readings in the OT, Psalms, Proverbs etc, and then the NT. It is surprising how many times the readings fit together quite well. This is an online study with my daughters and many others. I have written a synopsis or thoughts for each section every day. I write first in a notebook and then summarize to stay within the number of characters allowed. It has been a good exercise. I can see how it can become legalistic, however. It would be a challenge for a young mother, IMO. Nevertheless, I think it is a worthwhile endeavor as long as it is kept in perspective.
I do prefer the studies I had, when younger, where we actually got together, sharing our thoughts and prayer concerns. Some of those were better than others, but I always got something out of them and made many wonderful friends and acquaintances. How blessed we are to have so many options!
I finished reading Mike Pence’s book recently. It was interesting and flowed easily making for easy reading. It was long, however. It was more readable, IMO, than Mike Pompeo’s book. Both had so many interesting experiences.
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Morning!! Those flowers certainly bring a smile … stunning beauty!! 💐
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Good morning! Those flowers are Yellow (Duh) Mesa Blanket Flowers or Galardias. Several years back a friend in CA sent two packets of wildflower seeds. These flowers are all that continue to grow year after year and spread.
It’s my Bible study group meeting day and it seems like herding cats to roundup any who are available to pray. I guess I will get on the phone and wait to see if anyone shows up besides God. 😀
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You may notice the groundcover of weeds that serve as grass for us these days. At least it is green.
We have Canadian smoke today. It’s quite prominent so I will be indoors mostly. Good day for prayer.
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Back to leading Bible study after a two month hiatus/vacation/needed break.
I could use another week . . .
I’m using my ladies as guinea pigs for the retreat I’m teaching next month on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
(Only gifts, no fruit).
It will be interesting to see how God/Jesus/Holy Spirit works through this head-stuffed summer cold.
I just want to go back to bed . . . !
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QOD: Have you ever read through a “Bible in a Year” plan?
What did you think?
Here’s my blog post for today, FYI: https://www.michelleule.com/2023/07/18/persecuted/
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Good morning, all. Husband should be home again this afternoon but only for a few hours as he is helping a friend move his family to West Virginia tomorrow. He says when he gets back next week, he is done for a while. I encourage him to do what God puts before him so we will see. He does like to help people and to travel.
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Yes, I have read through the Bible in a year, fifteen minutes a day. It worked for its stated purpose, but I was not studying it or praying/meditating through it. I was not at the maturity level I needed to be at to appreciate it.
Being in that practice for several years did have the benefit of making the Bible passages/stories all more familiar and more easy to study one I got to that stage.
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Janice & Michelle, blessings to you both for your Bible study group-coordination work, gathering the disparate flocks.
My home group meets tonight, I think there is a new member coming. I do nothing but try to be faithful to show up.
And blessings to mumsee who always continues to amaze with a life that can discombobulate the rest of us.
Discombobulate is my latest favorite word.
I’m off to a waterfront groundbreaking, easy story, this morning.
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I was the only one on the phone with God 😀 as I prayed through the posted prayer requests from the group. I knew several would be out, but a few had said maybe or did not answer so I showed up just in case. I think the group just needs to totally break at least in July. I had other things I needed to do this morning, too. But I forced myself to put down the the urgent so I could pray for needs expressed. I knew I would skip praying otherwise. And although out of sync with all the others, I will soon have to miss group time myself. Grace over all!
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And then God laughs at me…
I tell agents that we all ought to have to buy a house on a somewhat regular basis so we will know what is happening on the other side. As an agent with 19 years experience, I’m good at handling problems.
As a buyer who hasn’t bought a house in 8 years…well that’s a different story.
Last night when I got the email with everything the underwriter was asking for at the “last minute” I was panicked. I gathered what I could and sent it along…but then…
I lost it! I made sure neither of us had even BREATHED on a credit card. I questioned the other person involved in this purchase to make sure he had done everything just right. I reminded him the only time I am superstitious is in regards to “real estate juju”. “It ain’t a done deal ’til you walk away from the closing table keys or check in hand”.
All seems to be on track this morning. It seems that underwriters are nitpicking VA loans right now.
Nitpicking. Keep track of this word. It will be the next one banned. I will leave you to figure out why.
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QoD: I tried a reading plan once, but if I missed day I felt too much pressure to keep it up. So now I read 2 chapters from the OT, 1 NT and Psalm or a chapter of Proverbs. I get through the OT in a little over a year, and the NT in about 6 or 7 months. The Psalms and Proverbs twice a year.
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I have had enough bio children in public school and foster children to know what nitpicking is.
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Nitpicking. Keep track of this word. It will be the next one banned. I will leave you to figure out why.
It won’t be long and English will be banned since most English speakers in the US are white, which makes the language racist to the nitpickers on the woke far Left.
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Yes, I have used a read through the Bible sheet. It was very helpful for keeping me on track and getting accustomed to daily reading.
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I just spoke with my dog-walking friend. She had never heard me talk about being forced to take Hawaian guitar lessons against my wishes. She laughed over it because she grew up here in Atlanta, too, and said she had never heard of anyone taking such lessons here. She wanted to know how we even found such a person to teach them😀🤣 I made her day! It’s great to have a friend with whom to share old stories who really gets it because of being a local with similar background.
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Since DJ brought up discombobulation, did you know that Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport has an official Recombobulation Area after every terminal’s security checkpoint?
https://www.rd.com/article/recombobulation-airport-new-word/
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Most of the pictures I found of the Recombobulation area are just of the sign and don’t show what’s there. This one gives you a better idea. https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/fd/7fd9e181-4aec-520a-8a7c-da111186df23/4d1646d56c513.image.jpg?resize=640%2C471
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Kevin, I remember that area from the Atlanta airport. I had no idea of the name of that particular area😀
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I love that, a new term for me, “recombobulation.”
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EEEEEeeee. I’m sitting in my office and listening to two of our LITs discussing what they learned over the last week. LITs are leaders in training. They commit to camp for three weeks of doing dishes, cleaning bathrooms and building janitorial. In between the chores, they have extensive in depth Bible training – most of these come from non-churched homes and are former campers (about 15 years old). So exciting to hear how God is working in real time. Once they graduate from the LIT program, they usually move on to a junior cabin leader position the following summer.
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My day is busy, following a long groundbreaking ceremony on the waterfront this morning, I was called out to a crane accident in town because our breaking news team had no one close enough. Thankfully, two workers who fell from a tall crane that gave way didn’t appear to have life-threatening injuries, but were in pain with likely more than a few broken bones.
As I was wrapping up on scene interviews here a Times photographer who used to work for us — we run into each other on assignments still from time to time — arrived so later we caught up on the dire state of both our news outlets (the Times recently had layoffs and sounds like the owner is shopping to sell it) — along with the dire states of our respective 401 k’s!
Also caught up on some of our former co-workers, some of whom are struggling with some health challenges now. So strange how the years fly by so fast.
When another photographer showed up whom I didn’t recognize, former co-worker told me “he’s one of yours.” “Oh good, we got someone here with a camera.” None of us really “see” each other much anymore and we have so many disparate outlets now spread across the region and I haven’t met a lot of folks in person, know them only to text.
Strange times.
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I have done the bible in the year. Last year I did a chronological plan on my own. This year is daily readings in the OT, Psalms, Proverbs etc, and then the NT. It is surprising how many times the readings fit together quite well. This is an online study with my daughters and many others. I have written a synopsis or thoughts for each section every day. I write first in a notebook and then summarize to stay within the number of characters allowed. It has been a good exercise. I can see how it can become legalistic, however. It would be a challenge for a young mother, IMO. Nevertheless, I think it is a worthwhile endeavor as long as it is kept in perspective.
I do prefer the studies I had, when younger, where we actually got together, sharing our thoughts and prayer concerns. Some of those were better than others, but I always got something out of them and made many wonderful friends and acquaintances. How blessed we are to have so many options!
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I finished reading Mike Pence’s book recently. It was interesting and flowed easily making for easy reading. It was long, however. It was more readable, IMO, than Mike Pompeo’s book. Both had so many interesting experiences.
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