CAT BATH

Banshee screams pierce air,
claws sharp, eyes wide and angry,
good luck with cat bath.

Jim Tidd

Have a happy Wednesday, everyone!

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
To Amy's Place

Have A Magical Day

Happy W/F Wednesday!

It doesn't get any warmer or fuzzier than this!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Thank you for today's posting.

"... Do you need to make an exchange with God of guilt for forgiveness? He is listening.

God forgives those who confess their guilt. Insight: Like many psalms, Psalm 32 was written after a time of struggle and hardship. That is why it begins with such a wonderful and comforting affirmation: “Blessed is the one . . .” (vv. 1-2 niv).

But we must not overlook the path David took to be able to make that statement. David had gone through anxiety and depression while hiding his sin. The blessing came only when he acknowledged and confessed it to the Lord (v. 5)."

Awwww

Thank you for the cute kitties
I am off to do some chores, Tra La
Hmmm...I could take a nap instead.
;o)

I vote for the nap. It’s always the best choice. :)

You give the BEST advice.
;o)

Have a WF Wednesday, Everyone.

I have an appt for a hair cut in an hour.
I hope to post a note when I get home.

Marissa is in Church Camp this week. I hope it has quit raining there.
We have been having strange weather. High humidity ... that is a no no for our hot weather.

Big Hugs to everyone!!! Miss you.

HAPPY WFW
TO AMY’S PLACE!

Moe & Sir Winston - 8 July 2015

Family MacNessa Wishes A
Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday To All!!!

Thank you for the Tuesday and Wednesday Pics & Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love to All)))))
Goodnight, and God Bless.

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Miracle Material

July 23, 2015

To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal? —Isaiah 40:25 niv

CNN calls a derivative of graphite a “miracle material” that could revolutionize our future. Only one atom thick, graphene is being hailed as a truly two-dimensional material in a 3-D world. One hundred times stronger than steel, it is harder than diamond, conducts electricity 1,000 times better than copper, and is more flexible than rubber.

In and of themselves, such technological advances are neither moral nor evil. But we are wise to remember the limitations of anything we make for ourselves.

Isaiah spoke to a generation who found themselves carrying into captivity gods they had made with their own hands. The prophet wanted the Israelites to see the irony of needing to care for the silver and gold idols they had crafted to inspire, help, comfort, and protect them.

What was true of Israel holds true for us as well. Nothing we have made or bought for ourselves can meet the needs of our heart. Only God, who has been carrying us “from the womb” (Isa. 46:3-4), can carry us into the future.

Father, thank You for the miracle of relationship with You. Help us not to rely on our own efforts, strength, or possessions but instead sense Your loving care for us.

An idol is anything that takes God’s rightful place.

Insight:

Isaiah assured the discouraged Jewish nation in exile in Babylon that God would come to their rescue and punish their enemies (Isa. 40–55). The Babylonian conquerors and their gods (represented by their chief deity, Bel, and his son Nebo) would be defeated and destroyed (46:1-2). Unlike these false gods, who were crafted by human hands and were incapable of protecting or saving anyone (vv. 6-7), God asserted that He alone was God and there was none like Him (v. 9). He reminded His people that He had faithfully cared for them since birth (vv. 3-4) and He alone had the power to save them (v. 10).

My chemo session went well yesterday, and I’ll be going to Salem
Community Hospital in the near future for an echo-cardiogram.

A few weeks later, I’ll be having more tests to make sure I’m still
cancer free and have no odd lumps or bumps.

I’m very happy to have these tests done in Salem, which is 12 miles
from our house, rather than in Akron, which is 70 miles away.

I thank God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit that I am cancer free. That
was what my surgeon told me at my appointment yesterday.

Ptaise God, TOL! I am so thankful with you and for you!

Oh My Blessed Lord, That is Wonderful! Praise the Lord for your healing, and I pray for continued health and restoration in Jesus Name.

Happy face!

Praise the Lord! That is excellent news! (((Hugs)))

Wonderful news!! Praise our Holy Trinity for your great report. Prayers (and hugs) continue for your remaining tests and good health.

Thank you so much for your prayers.

We praise the Lord indeed!

I’m sure that your prayers, and other friends’ prayers
offered up for me were a big part of my healing.

Prayer works, thank You, Jesus!

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Speak Up

July 24, 2015

Having arrested [Jesus], they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance. —Luke 22:54

When I hear stories about young people who have been bullied, I notice there are always at least two levels of hurt. The first and most obvious comes from the mean-spirited nature of those actually doing the bullying. That’s terrible on its own. But there’s another, deeper hurt that may end up being even more damaging than the first: The silence of everyone else.

It hurts the one being bullied because they’re stunned that no one will help. That often makes bullies more brazen, leading them to intensify their meanness. Worse, it heightens the embarrassment, false shame, and loneliness of the victim. So it is imperative to speak up for others and speak out against the behavior (see Prov. 31:8a).

Jesus knows precisely what it feels like to be bullied and to be left to suffer completely alone. Without cause, He was arrested, beaten, and mocked (Luke 22:63-65). Matthew 26:56 says that “all the disciples forsook Him and fled.” Peter, one of His closest friends, even denied three times that he knew Him (Luke 22:61). While others may not understand fully, Jesus does.

When we see others being hurt, we can ask Him for the courage to speak up.

Make us brave, Lord, for those who need our courage. Help us to speak for others and show them that You know their hurt and loneliness.

The voice of a courageous Christian is an echo of the voice of God.

Insight:

Luke’s inspired account of the life of Jesus reflects Luke’s profession as a physician. He alone is the only gospel writer who records that while Jesus was praying on the night before He was arrested “his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground” (v. 44 niv). This unusual detail underscores the amazing demonstration of love seen in Christ’s suffering for us. Additionally, only Luke records that Jesus healed the ear of Malchus, the servant of the high priest who had been attacked by Peter (vv. 50-51). Both of these details reflect the knowledge of a medical person.