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What a Difference a Few Hours Make

This morning the sun was shining, however, the birds

and critters seemed to know the weather was changing.

By afternoon the sky became gray, and before long the ground was white and wet, but sadly the snowfall was soon over.

Then about nightfall it began to snow again.  This time the flakes were large and fluffy.

Creating interesting-looking birdfeeders.

Since it is supposed to get windy and cold during the night

 I went out in the darkness to capture a few pretty pictures.

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I’m still waiting for a blizzard!

The Lord is my Shepherd

I have everything I need.

Psalm 23:1 ICB

Don’t Ask God

To Guide Your Footsteps

If You Aren’t Willing To Move Your Feet!

The Greater Light to Rule the Day

Did you ever try to take a picture of the sun?

It is indeed the greater light!

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 From the rising of the sun

 unto the going down

of the same

 the Lord’s name

 is to be praised..

Psalm 113:3 KJV 

 

 

Answer to a Question About the Crescent Moon

 

Question to my entry yesterday?

 

Beautiful    So for today’s technical question Doris – Why, in your moon photos, and in mine from MN, is the half and the crescent sideways, but here [United Arab Emeriates], the moon presents as a laugh or a smile respectively?  Is it the latitude?  (I know you don’t have time probably to research this, but perhaps you just know).   Or does anybody reading this know?

Posted 1/29/2007 11:50 PM by Taming_of_the_Shrew

 

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The orientation of the crescent moon depends on the latitude of the person observing it (the size of the crescent, however, is the same wherever you are). Think about a crescent moon as seen from the Northern hemisphere, and the same Moon as seen from the Southern hemisphere; if we take the people in the Northern hemisphere as “right-side up”, then those in the southern hemisphere are “upside-down”, since the Earth is spherical. Since the existence of the crescent Moon depends only on the relative locations of the Moon, Earth and Sun (and not on one’s location on the Earth), the Moon seen in the Southern hemisphere is upside down when compared to that seen in the Northern hemisphere. This means that if the concave part of the crescent points “left” in North, it will point “right” in the South. Since the transition from a “left” pointing crescent to a “right” pointing one must be smooth, we require that the Moon be a “boat” instead of a crescent at the equator.

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God Made Two Great Lights

The Greater Light To Rule The Day

The Lesser Light To Rule The Night

God Set Them In The Firmament Of The Heaven

To Give Light Upon The Earth

To Divide The Light

From The Darkness

God Saw That It Was Good

And The Evening And The Morning Were The Fourth Day

Excerpts from Genesis 1:16 -19  KJV

Deer Hunting Research

Photos by Cerwin

Cerwin, Marlin, and Jeff are home after a one-day trek to the beautiful hills of southeastern West Virginia.

These pictures make me wish I had been along!

They were not disappointed with the lodge – a remodeled country church.

They were pleased with the cozy atmosphere.

Marlin in a comfortable recliner.

Dave (lodge owner – right) took the men on a tour of the nearby mountains.

I told Cerwin we must set aside a few days for a trip through this area.

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst For Righteousness, For They Shall Be Satisfied.

Matthew 5:6 RSV

The 4th Beatitude

Notes from our church’s Winter Bible study on the Beatitudes

Sermon by Pastor Mervin Groff

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 Beatitudes are attitudes that teach us who we should be.

One of the most exciting things about the beatitudes is that they are attitudes – and we get to choose our attitudes.

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Hunger and thirst are appetites familiar to everyone.

If we don’t eat or drink we will die.

Do we eat and drink of spiritual things as regularly as we eat and drink physically?

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 Righteousness means noble and right.

This beatitude says those who seek that which is noble and right will be satisfied.

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I just did my own research on the word “righteousness” when working on this entry, and discovered that the Old English word for righteous, rihtwis, means right + wise.

I love that!  Right + Wise!

Closing Words

by Pastor Marvin Shenk

Are you seeking righteousness or are you addicted to spiritual junk food?

We can live in a very clean house, eat only healthy food for our body, but allow garbage into our soul.

Forever, O Lord

Your Word is settled in heaven.

Your faithfulness endures

to all generations

You established the earth

and it abides.

Psalm 119:89 & 90

Deer Hunting Research

Cerwin and my sister’s husband Marlin left at noon today to check out a hunting location in West Virginia.  After leaving our place, they picked up our oldest son, Jeff. 

I received a call later in the afternoon, assuring me they were having a good trip.

Since the men are away, my sister Nancy and I decided to go out for lunch.

We chose the deli where Nancy’s daughter Amy works, and were a bit early for her lunch break so spent half an hour looking at and purchasing some delicious items.

Nancy and Amy chose these drinks for lunch, while I had Papua New Guinea Coffee.

My soup of choice was Thai Vegetable/Rice.  (Delicious!)

Afterwards, Nancy and I decided we were in the mood for new, inspirational coffee cups, so went to Provident Book Store.

This is what I am enjoying while I prepare this entry.  The sand tarts and Papua New Guinea coffee were purchased at the deli.