Wordless Wednesday

Tasty Tuesday

Eating words...
These are some of the words of Dana Milbank

" Six months ago, I made reckless vow. With Donald Trump dominating in the polls, I said I'd eat a column - 18 columns inches of toxic newsprint wood - pulp, ink and all if he won the Republican  nomination..."


Oh, I hope Dana does not have to eat that column. I know that these words will not be tasty.

Monday Musings... Champs

Seventy years ago in 1946, the Eden High School Flyers were the  “People’s Choice” to win the    High School Basketball state title.  The team was ranked fourth in the state prior to the sectional tourney. “ The Flyers breezed through the sectional winning over New Palestine, Maxwell, and Fortville.  They saw their bubble burst when the Anderson Indians eliminated them.”*

That defeat was difficult for Eden Flyers. Members of the team had dreamed of a state title. Stories of this season would be repeated for countless seasons in the future.

My dad was a member of the Eden High School Team. Most of that team graduated and would enter college the following year.  My dad and three other teammates attended Anderson College. The Flyers were never able to capture a state title.  Anderson High School has yet to win another state title.

Our Easter Picture maybe 1958
Here is Tim's grandmother as a young girl.
(my sister, Beth) on the right

Now fast forward to 2016.  My father’s great grandson is a star player on the Marion High School Basketball team. This year, the team won the State Title. All season long, we have been long distance fans.  Facebook has been key in allowing us cheer from hundreds of miles away.  

Check out more about the Marion High School Giants at this site: www.mariongiantssports.com

This is Tim.
My great nephew.
I know his mom and dad are very proud of this young man. 

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Sunday Scripture

"The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples: He has risen from the dead and going is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him. Now I have told you. "
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

Matthew 28: 5 - 8 ( NIV)

Silence

"In Stillness

Earth Awaits

The Resurrection"

Author Unknown

Friendship Friday

Jesus is speaking: 
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I have learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other."

John 15 :12 - 17

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Scripture

"The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

"Hosanna!"

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

"Blessed is the king of Israel!"

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

"Do not be afraid , Daughter of Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a donkey's colt."
John 12:12- 15 ( NIV)

Pet of the week, Ella Bella

 This is my first celebrity pet of the week, Ella Bella. She made her debut yesterday morning on FBN on Mornings with Maria. Maria Bartiromo is the owner of this sweet pet. When I saw adorable Ella Bella, I had to snap a picture.

Ella Bella was perfectly poised for her television debut. Did you notice Ella Bella's' outfit? 

What a sweet face! 

Friendship Friday

What was the best part of your day? Ordinary days are sometimes the best. Days that are filled with the joy of the simple routines. 

A special part of my day... spending time with a friend.

 While we do not visit every week our friendship continues to grow. 

St. Patrick's Day

When God made nephews, he gave me two of the best.
Happy Birthday to Aaron and Langston! 

I hope you like this prayer from St. Patricks.

Christ be with me,

Christ within me,

Christ behind me

Christ before me,

Christ beside me,

Christ to win me,

Christ to comfort me

and restore me,

Christ beneath me,

Christ above me,

Christ in quiet,

Christ in danger,

Christ is hearts of all that love me

Christ in the mouth of the friend or stranger.

From St. Patrick  Breastplate prayer

Wordless Wednesday

Tasty Tuesday

 Do you have a First Watch in your community? If so, you might order the Kale Tonic. This drink is super good and delicious.  Google First Watch to find one in your area. 

Monday Musings ... Mississippi

Greg Iles understands Mississippi.

"My ancestors fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War; I was raised in Natchez, Mississippi; I performed in the Confederate pageant  for a decade; I dug ditches and loaded trucks with black men who taught me more than my book ever could; and I graduated from Ole Miss. Anyone who survived that is a de facto expert on the South.
Greg IIes

As read Greg Iles books, I can almost smell the pine trees in Mississippi. I begin to visualize the people and places he so vividly describes in his novels. He rips time from the not so distance past of the sixties to the present. I shudder to remember the pain and brutality of the time.

What  revisit the pain of that time period?  A famous Mississippi author explained it so beautifully,

I had the pleasure of meeting
Greg IIes at his book signing.

"One place understood helps us understand all places better." Eudora Welty

Sunday Scripture

"Help, O LORD, the for godly are fast disappearing!
The faithful have vanished from the earth!
Neighbors lie to each other,
speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
May the LORD cut off their flattering lips
and silence their boastful tongues.
They say, "We will lie to our hearts content.
Our lips our own - who can stop us?"

The LORD replies, " I have seen violence done to the
helpless.
and I have heard the groans of the poor.
Now I will rise up to rescue them,
as they have longed for me to do."
The LORD promises are pure,
like silver refined in a furnace,
purified seven times over.
Therefore, LORD we know you will protect the oppressed,
persevering them forever from this lying generation,
even though the wicked strut about.
and evil is praised throughout the land."

Psalm 12 1-8 ( NLT)

Pet of the week

"The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat."

Jules Renard

Cuddly, soft, and friendly... He is a lovely big boy.
Can you guess his name? Find out next week.

Friendship Friday

"A lasting marriage always begins with an enduring friendship."

Author unknown

My friends are a beautiful example of a lasting marriage. 

Their friendship offers a safe place to laugh, attend church events together, 

watch NCAA basketball games, attend political debates, and enjoy gourmet meals together. 

Nancy is the gourmet cook.

Letters, notes, emails, and texts

“People no longer write letters. Lacking the leisure, and for the most part, the ability, they dictate, and scribble messages. When you are in the humor, you should take a peep at some of the letters written by people who lived long ago.”

Joel Chandler Harris to his son

April 5, 1990

Do you write letters?
My family and friends know that I love writing notes and sending cards.I love the whole process of

writing.  The process includes selecting stationary, cards, pens, and stamps. I enjoy browsing in Hallmark and stationary stores. For me,  there does not have to be a special occasion to send a note. 

I love sliding my fingers over the texture of fine stationary. There is also something about how ink adheres to paper. I like the look of cream colored stationary with the letter J embossed in gold on the front flap of a card. Love it!

Next to writing notes, I enjoy going to the post office. Yes, really. I have grown to appreciate the people who work in the Post Office.   They have been helpful as I have mailed books, cosmetics, and gifts to family. I appreciate their smiles and their attention to each customer.

While we seldom write letters, we love reading them.The most widely read letters in the world were not delivered by any post office. They are the letters of the Apostle Paul.  These letters are included in the New Testament of the Bible. Letters written around 2,000 years ago continue to the life giving instructions to people all over the world.

These letters have been translated into thousands of languages continue to proclaim the life-changing message of God’s love for people in the Good News.  

Just a few of the very helpful people at the Post Office.