Our summer wanes...

 -Kinsman photo

Our midwest summer has been dry.  It happens this way some years, but for me it has made it so long in waiting for the rains...

The skies have been so beautiful that I have marveled every day at the LORD's creation. There is always something to be in awe of and to glorify the LORD. It has made me so very thankful even among the dry weather.

Every now and then the storms are headed our way! and then they happen to veer away from our area... ;o/

Once in a while these rain storms actually come over to our area and it seems like it is a celebration!! We go out to the porch to sit and watch the whole "show" :o)

We like simple joys...thank you LORD.

Matthew 5:43-48

“You have heard that it was said, 

‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 

But I say to you, 

love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 

so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; 

for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, 

and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 

For if you love those who love you, 

what reward do you have? 

Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 

If you greet only your brothers, 

what more are you doing than others? 

Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 

Therefore you are to be perfect, 

as your heavenly Father is perfect."

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Kitties: We all need a good laugh sometimes

 -internet photo

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Just like a trail of leaves - Sorrows Follow me...

"Oh grief hath changed me 

since you saw me last."

- Shakespeare

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Slowly, Gently, Resting Sweetly...

 -Claudia Tremblay

a Welsh Lullaby-Suo Gan

Hush, my dear one,

Sleep serenely,

Now, my lovely

Slumber deep.

Mother rocks you,

Humming lowly,

Close your eyes now

Go to sleep.

Angels hover,

Ever nearer,

Looking on your

Smiling face.

I will hold you,

Close enfold you

Close your eyes now

Go to sleep.

Lovely darling,

I will guard you

Keep you from all

Woe and harm.

Slowly, gently,

I will rock you,

Resting sweetly,

On my arm.

May you slumber,

E’er so softly,

Dream of visions

Wondrous fair.

I will hold you, 

Close enfold you.

Close your eyes now

Go to sleep.

May you slumber, 

E’er so softly,

Dream of visions

Wondrous fair.

I will hold you,

Close enfold you.

Close your eyes now,

Go to sleep.

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Character is the First Essential

"A good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. 

It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but virtuous."

~ George Washington (1790)

 

A Gorgeous Summer is Waning

 ~Kinsman Gardens

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

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Education

 

Woe unto them...

 Isaiah 5:15-21

..."So the common man will be humbled 

and the man of importance abased,


The eyes of the proud also will be abased.

But the Lord of hosts will be 

exalted in judgment,


And the holy God will show 

Himself holy in righteousness.

 

Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,


And strangers will eat in the waste places of the wealthy.

Woe to those who drag iniquity 

with the cords of falsehood,


And sin as if with cart ropes;

Who say, 

“Let Him make speed, 

let Him hasten His work, 

that we may see it;


And let the purpose of the 

Holy One of Israel draw near


And come to pass, 

that we may know it!”

Woe to those who call evil good, 

and good evil;


Who substitute darkness 

for light and light for darkness;


Who substitute bitter 

for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes


And clever in their own sight!"...

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What a warning!

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A Plugger's Belated Messaging...

 ~PLUGGERS

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"My Precious Older Ladies"....

I have many kinds of precious ladies in my life with one group known to me as "My Precious Older Ladies"...I have written about a few of them in past posts (sorry! no time to search for them for you!)

The LORD lovingly "dropped them" into my lap ~25 years ago and He just kept adding more.  In this recent last decade all but one, Pam, went to be with the LORD.

Praises to the LORD who has given us the hope of new life with Him! 

This week Pam went to be with Him. She was ready to go, but I will miss her...

Pam was my fiesty one who mellowed over time to a sweet woman who gave me wonderful advice, loved me dearly, and always said to me as I left, blowing her kisses: 

"Now remember--take care of Glenn, he is your number one priority!"

I can hear her voice saying this right now...and then she would blow me a kiss...

Pam loved her husband, Charlie, dearly, she loved her children, her grands, and her great-grands. She had a full life on the farm, then as a wife, mother, and a nurse in a big city, retiring and working as a lunch lady at middle school, and then a life of leisure with her Beloved...part of which included playing Hand and Foot Canasta with all my other precious older ladies, plus Charlie, our favorite guy! (This is how I met Pam and Chuck.)

I have many other older ladies now who are precious to me, but the ones which the LORD first gave me will always be my most precious...

Praising the LORD for His provision!

Philippians 4:19-20

 ..."And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen."...

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The one old adage from Pam's father which I remember now is this: 

"Prepare for the worst - hope for the best - and take whatever comes."

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The Entire Experience is Free!

 ~ROSE is ROSE

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Yes, Evil Preaches so prepare yourself w/the Word

 Ephesians 5:1-21

"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints; and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

For this reason it says,

“Awake, sleeper,
 And arise from the dead, 
And Christ will shine on you.”

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,

making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ."...

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The Simple Things in Life are Precious...

 

Ingratitude, Meanness, Anger, Bitterness, Hatred, Favoritism, and Lashing out...

 Galatians 5:7-26

..."You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?!!

This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.

I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? 

Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.

I wish that those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, 

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: 

immorality, 

impurity, 

sensuality,

idolatry, 

sorcery, 

enmities, 

strife, 

jealousy, 

outbursts of anger, 

disputes, 

dissensions, 

factions, 

envying, 

drunkenness, 

carousing, 

and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is 

love, 

joy, 

peace, 

patience, 

kindness, 

goodness, 

faithfulness,

gentleness, 

self-control; 

against such things there is no law.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Let us not become boastful, 

challenging one another, 

envying one another."

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Are you wondering where all the "Prayers for Prodigals" posts, by B. J. Reinhard, are?!

1

https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-1.html

2

https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-2.html

3

https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-3.html

4

https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-4.html

5

https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-5.html

6

https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-6.html

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https://fromthepiperswife.blogspot.com/2011/12/prayers-for-prodigals-by-bj-reinhard-7.html

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**thank you, to my computer staff for your help :o)

A Lesson in Punctuation:

 

The Hatred for Others Brings out the Worst in You.

 "When you hate certain people for your own warped reasons, you actually have no humane respect or dignity for them."

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-Anonymous

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Having to do with the real happiness in life...

"If we want the next generation to be happy, churches need to stop being backseat "At The Movies" sermon-series peddlers, train up godly men and women, and then encourage those men and women to get married while holding them accountable to their vows..."

"That's how you build (happy) nations."

-not the bee

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Do you want to play?

 -Sweet!

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Pluggers Home in the evening...

 -who watches the news?

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I've never looked back :o)

-from the Good ol' Days!

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Thankful

-Mary Engelbreit

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And I Do!

Praises to the LORD God Almighty!

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Ephesians 5:28

..."So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself"...

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