The FReeper Foxhole Kids Study Texas History - April 11th, 2006

11APR06 | My Daddy, OLD SALT

[w_over_w]

Many fond memories . . . thanks.

[Professional Engineer]

BONUS FACT: (Bring this up quietly when you visit Washington D.C.) The San Jacinto Monument IS taller than the Washington Monument.

Heh heh heh.

The Washington Monument is 555 feet tall.

The San Jacinto Monument is 570 feet tall.

[lizol]

Great kids :-)

[lizol]

This reminds me of my time in scouting.

I was a scout and then a scout-master for - well - about 10 years.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Nice thread. The FReeper Foxhole hasn't been around lately, where you been? :) I'm glad to see it's alive and well, thanks for the ping.

[The Mayor]

April 12, 2006

The Hidden Rattler

Read:
2 Kings 20:12-21

A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor. —Proverbs 29:23

Bible In One Year: 1 Samuel 19-21; Luke 11:29-54

When I was a boy, our family lived on a farm. One spring, we killed 13 rattlesnakes in a brief period of time.

A rattler can be easily destroyed if you know where it is and how far it can reach when it strikes. So my brothers and I never worried about the snakes we could see. We were genuinely concerned, however, about stepping on one whose presence we had not detected.

King Hezekiah was subtly "bitten" by a hidden temptation, not seduced by a gross and obvious evil. He allowed a measure of pride and self-reliance to blight his career. He should have put his full trust in the Lord for protection from his enemies, but instead he sought safety through an alliance with idolatrous men (2 Chronicles 32:25,31).

It's too bad that this otherwise good king marred his reign by this sin. We need to be on guard lest we allow pride to build up in our hearts until we, like Hezekiah, succumb to the wiles of the enemy. We may be prepared to stand against obvious invitations to sin that would besmirch our name, but we may not be ready for life's subtle temptations.

Beware of "hidden rattlers"—they're the most dangerous of all! —Herb Vander Lugt

The devil has many enticements,
There's danger wherever you go;
But if you are tempted in weakness,
Ask God for more grace, and say, "No!" —Palmer

If you want to master temptation, let Christ master you.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Does It Take To Follow Christ?

April 12, 2006

The Hidden Rattler

Read:
2 Kings 20:12-21

A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor. —Proverbs 29:23

Bible In One Year: 1 Samuel 19-21; Luke 11:29-54

When I was a boy, our family lived on a farm. One spring, we killed 13 rattlesnakes in a brief period of time.

A rattler can be easily destroyed if you know where it is and how far it can reach when it strikes. So my brothers and I never worried about the snakes we could see. We were genuinely concerned, however, about stepping on one whose presence we had not detected.

King Hezekiah was subtly "bitten" by a hidden temptation, not seduced by a gross and obvious evil. He allowed a measure of pride and self-reliance to blight his career. He should have put his full trust in the Lord for protection from his enemies, but instead he sought safety through an alliance with idolatrous men (2 Chronicles 32:25,31).

It's too bad that this otherwise good king marred his reign by this sin. We need to be on guard lest we allow pride to build up in our hearts until we, like Hezekiah, succumb to the wiles of the enemy. We may be prepared to stand against obvious invitations to sin that would besmirch our name, but we may not be ready for life's subtle temptations.

Beware of "hidden rattlers"—they're the most dangerous of all! —Herb Vander Lugt

The devil has many enticements,
There's danger wherever you go;
But if you are tempted in weakness,
Ask God for more grace, and say, "No!" —Palmer

If you want to master temptation, let Christ master you.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Does It Take To Follow Christ?

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[The Mayor]

That is so cute! Thanks Feather.

[Soaring Feather]

You're welcome.


I thought since PE and Peanut Gallery's kid's put this thread up, another kid should come along.

[The Mayor]

I agree, that pic really says alot.

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies and gents. Flag-o-Gram.

The crew examines some 40mm AA rounds for defects.

[snippy_about_it]

Cool thread. Thanks spiderboy and bittygirl. I think it would have been neat to stay all night! You are so lucky!

[snippy_about_it]

The kids had to salute the OD, and permission to come aboard. Heh heh heh.

Wonderful lessons. And now they can keep calling you and old salt. lol.

[snippy_about_it]

lordy, that's one hugh statue!

[Peanut Gallery]

The statue is 77 ft tall. The docent said that that Sam Houston was 6'7", but to maintain proportions I think she meant 6'5". Not sure about that one. I will have to verify.

[Wneighbor]

This F-O-G is way cool!!!

Now I gotta let the rest of these pics appear so I can check out this whole thread!!! :-)

[Peanut Gallery]

Hey there! As you can see lots of fun was had over the weekend. So much fun, in fact, that we had to take a day off from our weekend in Monday.

[Peanut Gallery]

BTW, for any of those who are interested, part VI of the panels on the San Jacinto Monument reads:

With the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" the Texans charged. The enemy taken by surprise, rallied for a few minutes then fled in disorder. The Texans had asked no quarter and gave none. The slaughter was appalling, victory complete, and Texas free! On the following day General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, self-styled "Napoleon of the West," received from a generous foe the mercy he had denied Travis at the Alamo and Fannin at Goliad.

[Wneighbor]

Glad ya'll had such a wonderful time and saw so much! It was a big thing for me to make sure I took my kids to see those things so they'd have those memories in their childhood as I did. I'm thinkin' it will make a difference someday to Spiderboy and even BittyGirl to have gone on this and other trips. I know, those trips are multiple threads in the fabric of who I have become as an adult.

On a funny note. Was talking to a friend from one of them northern states today. He was ribbing my Texas pride. Pointed out that Texans didn't invent boots. They existed long before Texas. I had a rare brainstorm. Told him us real Texans prefer to be barefoot 100% of the time but a lot of the old northern immigrants had brought in boots to Texas cause they just couldn't stand the cactus spines in their feet. I 'bout dropped the guy to the floor with that one.

~shining nails on blouse~

Texas Pride. It's an uncontrollable thing.

[Peanut Gallery]

ROFL! that's good. can I use that one?