SO MANY PEOPLE FOLLOWED JESUS
HE EVEN HAD PEOPLE FROM SYRIA AND BEYOND THE JORDAN(MATTHEW 4:24,25)
I WONDER IF HE WOULD BE ON CNN TODAY
OR FOX NEWS
ESPECIALLY AFTER HEALING THE LUNATICS?
I WONDER IF WE WOULD INVITE HIM TO SPEAK AT OUR CHURCH
SCALP HIS CONFERENCE TICKETS IN THE BACK LANES
OR WATCH HIM ON THE NIGHT NEWS
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
WE IUNTERVIEW TODAY A MAN WHO HAS MADE HEADLINES EVERYWHERE HE GOES
JESUS
I WOULD BE HIS GROUPIE
EVERYONE WOULD MAKE TEE SHIRTS
AND SELL HIS DVDS
HOW MANY OF US WOULD SEE HIS TRUTH?
JESUS WENT AROUND HEALING ALL THE DISEASES AND SICKNESSES
I HAD A HEADACHE A FEW DAYS AGO
I AM SURE THE WOMEN WHO HAD A BIT TOO MUCH OF THREE YEAR OLDS YELLING WOULD HAVE GIVEN THEIR HEADACHE WOES TO JESUS
AND HE WOULD HEAL THEM
ALSO I BELIEVE THAT THE MAN WHO WAS WEARY FROM HIS DAY LONG OFFICE WORK OR SHOVELING WHATEVER NEEDED ATOUCH FROM JESUS TOO
HE WOULD HAVE CALMED ALL THEIR FEARS AND SOOTHE THEIR ACHES
THE LADY WITH THE SCREAMING TOT IN THE GROCERY STORE
JESUS WOULD JUST WALK OVER AND CALM WOULD BE RIGHT THERE
SO MANY NEEDS WERE ADDRESSED THEN
AND ARE NOW
BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE
JESUS WENT ABOUT TEACHING IN THE SYNAGOGUES
NOW COME ON
THAT IS AWESOME
I MEAN IS THIS NOT THE BEST PASTOR EVER
BEST RABBI EVER
AND I WONDER IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING
AND EVEN THE TEMPLE HAD A COUR
FOR THE GENTILES
I BET PEOPLE WERE JUST THERE WITH THEIR PAPYRUS ROLLS TAKING ALL KINDS OF NOTES
TEENS PROBABLY TRIED TO DRESS LIKE JESUS
AND WOMEN WISHED THEIR HUSBANDS WERE MORE LIKE HIM
I JUST BET
JESUS NEXT CALLED JAMES AND JOHN
THEY LEFT THEIR DADDY
TO FOLLOW JESUS
I BET IF THEIR MOM WAS THERE SHE WOULD HAVE HAD INSISTED THEY ALL GO TALK IT OVER WITH A NICE MEAL
AND SHE WOULD HAVE MADE THOSE BOYS PACK CLEAN UNDERWEAR!!!!!!!!!
JESUS CALLED PETER
SO HE LEFT HIS NETS
HIS BRO TOO
I MEAN THEY JUST UP AND LEFT THEIR STUFF
JUST LIKE THAT
I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY PURSE!!!!!!!!!!
I AM TRYING TO BE A SMILEY
THE FROWN TRIES HARD TO WIN
I FILL THE FACE WITH HAPPY LINES
A BIG BIG LAUGH OR GRIN
WHEN MY PEN IS WEARY
THE LINES GO OFF YOU SEE
BUT GOD REFILLS THE INK OF JOY
AND HIS WORD PAINTS GIGGLES FOR ME!!!!!
GOD IS SO GOOD
ALL THE TIME
NOEL MADE STEEL CUT OATS WITH A TOUCH OF DYLAN AND KRIS' VANILLA AND SOME CINNAMON
OUR BLESSING WAS TWO WHOLE GRAIN BAGELS FROM MELANIE WHO THOUGHT OF US AND PROVIDED JUST WHAT WE NEEDED
IT IS A SUMMER HUMID DAY WITH WATER BEADS HANGING IN THE AIR
WATER BEADS ARE EVERYWHERE
THE AC DOES ITS JOB OF DRYING THEM UP
BUT IT TAKES A BIT OF TIME
HOW DO THE CHILDREN EXPECT TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL WITH WATER IN THE AIR
METHIKS GOD NEEDS TO USE A GIANT SPONGE AND GIVE US A WIPE UP
DRY WEATHER PLEASE!
HOW BOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
IS IT WET,DRY?
RAIN?
SUMMER OR NOT?
I NEVER CAN TELL IF SUMMER IS OVER ANYMORE OR NOT
IF I GO SHOPPING ALL I SEE IN EARLY AUGUST IS VACK TO SCHOOL
THIS IS SOON FOLLOWED BY AISLES OF HALLOWEEN FUN(YUCK)
MAILBOX IS STUFFED WITH BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIALS AND THE LITTLE SNACK PACKETS ARE FILLING THE AISLE IN THE MARKET WHERE MY FAVORITE CHIPS WERE ONCE DISPLAYED
WELL AS FAR AS I CAN SEE THE KIDS SEEM TURN A BLIND EYE TO THIS RUMOR THAT SCHOOL IS OPENING SOON
THEY KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN
IN FACT THEY ARE QUITE GOOD AT EEEKING IT OUT TO THE LAST MINUTE
I CAN'T SAY I BLAME THEM
SUMMER IS SHORT ENOUGH WITHOUT THE FLOOOD OF SCHOOL WARNING ALERTS ON A SWELTERING AUGUST DAY
WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME?
I WENT TO THE BEACH TODAY AND IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT SOMEONE DID NOT NOTIFY SUMMER IT WAS OVER
THERE WERE PEOPLE SWIMMING
HAVING A BBQ
TANNING IN THE SAND
NO MORE PENCILS NO MORE BOOKS
MAKE IT LAST A LITTLE LONGER
THE KIDS ARE IN PRISON LONG ENOUGH
CEPT FOR THE BLESSED HOMESCHOOLED ONES
WHEN MY HUSBANDS FAMILY HAS A REUNION IT IS ALWAYS AT A DINER.
NOW ORDINARILY ONE MIGHT THINK THAT A GOOD IDEA BUT THINK FOR ONE MINUTE ABOUT HOW THIS WORKS.
YOU GET TO EAT WITH ALL YOUR RELATIVES AND NEVER HAVE TO CLEAN NOR COOK.
YOU GET TO SEE THEM FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME DURING WHICH YOUR CONVERSATION CAN BE CIVILIZED AND WITHOUT POLITICS RELIGION OR ANY CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS.
THE KIDS ARE A BIT LOUD BUT SOUND OKAY IN A DINER FULL OF MANY SHAPES AND SIZES AND VOLUMES.
SO THEN WHAT IS SO BAD?
WELL FOR ONE I LIKE THE PERSONAL TOUCH,COOKING,GOOD DINNER CONVERSATION,THE CHILDREN GOING DOWNSTAIRS TO PLAY AND COFFEE ASSERT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
I ENJOY SEEING MY FAMILY IN A HOME SETTING WHERE WE CAN RELAX AS A GROUP AND THEN PAIR OFF TOGETHER TO TALK INDIVIDUALLY.
BOARD GAMES CAN BE PULLED OUT,PHOTO ALBUMS AND EVEN CLOTHES TO GIVE AWAY AND SHARE,RECIPES AND SO ON.
HOME OR OUT,WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?
I LOVE DAYS THAT END IN RAIN.
SOMEHOW IT JUST SEEMS SO PERFECT AN ENDING TO A HOT, CRANKY KINMDA DAY.
IF I GET ENOUGH ENERGY IN MY BODY, I CAN USUALLY GET ENOUGH THINGS DONE SO I CAN RELAX THROUGH THE STORM.
FRIDAYS ARE FISH DAYS AND THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION.
SALMON FOR DINNER AND HUBBY MAKES GREAT MARINADES.
SO HAT COULD BE MORE PERFECT HAN THIS?
HMMMMMMM MAYBE A SWIM IN THE POOL AGAIN
RAINING NO MATTER
THE INDOOR POOL AT THE DAYS INN JUST SEEMED TO COME TO MIND AGAIN
Vacation begin and end in the strangest ways sometimes.
Today my daughter prepared a homecoming meal of tacos and sangria for my husband and I.
What a welcome home party that was.
Simple but in good taste and loving.
Sometimes we get these special blessings just when we least expect it.
I am glad to be home and love the way two of my cherry tomatoes were ready for picking in our container garden.
And there were no bills in the mail.
I suppose the only downfall was that the carpet needs vacuuming.
However my daughter did our dishes and washed the floor.
So it was really good to be home at last!
Ah here we are at Days Inn Plattsburgh.
Today we are guests with no business in mind.
Normally we have a huge week of photograpohy ahead of us but this day is ours to just relax and enjoy.
Hotel stays are our life at least 8 months a year.
'We search for them in little brochures,online and through word of mouth.
Sometimes we have to find one at a moments notice anhd often we are pleasantly surprised at the offerings there are on the many price slasher sites.
Days Inn in Plattsburgh was such a fragrant find.
Though many unexpected bookings arrived at what seemed like "all at once" the clerk handled each cae with professionalism and a cheerful manner.
Our reservation was in order and though we did not get a first floor as we expected we were quite happy with it due to the polite service and patience the young woman expressed at the front desk.
Ourroom was clean and wel aired.
The pool and jacuzzi as well and even the temperature in the jacuzzi was pleasant and the water clear and refreshing.
We are looking forward in the morning to a good breakfast and will let ya know how tht all turns out
In God's hands and God willing
always
Barb and Noel
