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 So here we are, in the Deep South, Ochlocknee, Georgia...almost. We aren't in any city, but Ochlocknee is our post office. It's a short pleasant 10 mile country drive to the grocery and the town of Thomasville. We like it out here in the country and this time we plan to stay put for a while, Lord willing and the creek don't rise or the saints... and all that. Direct TV isn't bad at all, although admittedly we rarely watch tv. Dial-up internet is painfully slow. The dogs are good. We have a decent amount of yard fenced off for them with a temporary farm fence. Miss Scarlett loves to chase the bugs out here and on the land behind us lives a young female "Sarge look-alike" named Miss Tilley. Sarge just sits and pines away for her. I'm pretty sure she thinks he's a handsome fella.  Sarge, flirting with Miss Tilley We have poisonous toads here and we have to watch the dogs carefully at dawn and dusk. They think it's fun to play with the toads. Miss feather, we have lots of dragonflies, they like to tease the dogs. It's like they know the dogs can't catch them. We have all kinds of birds, Sam saw a pileated woodpecker a couple days ago, I'm jealous!. We have blue jays and cardinals, warblers and finches and a few different woodpeckers. Roosters crow in the early morning and the woods yield lots of strange sounds at night. The sky is quite beautiful out here, you can see more than you can in the cities and suburbs. It's like camping out only with a house instead of a tent. Oh yeah, somewhere between Oregon, North Carolina and Georgia, we got married to each other...in Florida. :-) We can open burn out here. (note to samwise: with permits!) The past two Saturdays we spent the entire day watching our burn pile burn. Sam has done such a fine job of clearing the land that we have plenty more to burn when the days are good for it. It's a great way to relax.  Gnats, they are horrible at certain times of the day. The road system is good and the people in the nearby towns are what we find here typically, nice southern polite folks. We're mostly settled in and hopefully a time will come when we will be able to fence the entire acre in and the dogs can have free roam of the place, that'll be nice. We wish we could be online more but there is a lot to do and I'm away about 11 hours a day during the week commuting to Tallahassee and Sam is always busy with the chores. And did I mention, dial-up is awful?  All in all, we're blessed and truly enjoying ourselves, the house, the dogs and the area. Now that the humidity of summer is over the weather is quite pleasant. I'd love to share more pictures with you but in case you missed it, dial-up is awful to work with and we can only be on-line one computer at a time.      |
I just realized the other day you guys are in Georgia. I hardly ever get on any more and thought I would check in with my old buddies to see if they were still around. I noticed on your profile you had moved. You are only a few hours away. I hope, Lord willing, we can meet soon. That would be wonderful!!! Do you like where you're at? We moved to Tampa in August.
God bless!
Long time no see! We're about an hour north of Tallahassee, give us a call if you get up this way.
How're things going for you?
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
I love that expression. :^)
Morning alfa, everyone.
October 18, 2006
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He, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" —Luke 10:29 In the movie The Four Feathers, Harry Faversham left England in the 1880s to search for his friends in the King's army in the Sudan. In his quest, Harry got lost and was near death in the vast deserts of Africa. Then, as his life was ebbing away, he was rescued by an African, Abou Fatma, who cared for him.
Stunned by the man's kindness to a stranger, Harry asked why his new friend had done so much for him. Fatma's response was direct: "God put you in my way!"
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, a priest and a religious scholar, whose calling was to help the downtrodden, ignored the need of a fallen traveler who had been left to die on the Jericho Road. A hated Samaritan, however, gave his time and resources to help the hurting man, displaying Christ's compassion. He bandaged his wounds, brought him to an inn, "and took care of him" (Luke 10:34). The ravaged man had been put in the way of all three travelers, but only the Samaritan responded.
As we move through life, we are challenged to respond to the needs of people. We will either show them Christ's love or be indifferent. How will we respond to those God chooses to put in our way?
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Isaiah 53-55; 2 Thessalonians 1
Thank you Johnny, good to hear from you.
DROOOOL!!! AN M-16 with Quad Fifties.
You noticed that too...
Good morning all. Off to Tallahassee to take some tests, wish me luck for negative results. :-)
Merning, Sam! Thinking of ya and I do wish good results.
October 19, 2006
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I commend to you Phoebe, . . . for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. —Romans 16:1-2
Counting your blessings promotes good physical health, according to a study by some US doctors. Volunteers who kept weekly gratitude journals reported fewer aches and pains than those who recorded daily hassles or neutral events.
A "gratitude visit" was developed by Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman to promote strong emotional health. He tells people to think of someone who has made an important difference in their lives. He asks them to write the story of how that person has helped them, and then to visit that person and read the story aloud. Tests show that a year later the people who had done so were happier and reported fewer episodes of depression. Even more important, think of what it must have done for those who were thanked!
The apostle Paul had a long list of people who had helped him and for whom he was grateful (Rom. 16:1-16). He wrote that Phoebe had "been a helper," Priscilla and Aquila had "risked their own necks" for his life, and Mary had "labored much" for him. And he took time to write his thanks in a letter to the church at Rome.
Who has helped to shape your life? Could you make a gratitude visit—for their sake, and for yours?
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Isaiah 56-58; 2 Thessalonians 2
Good Luck on trip to Tallahasse SAM, we be thinking of ya.
Positive thoughts of course :-)
From a series of pics called World War II in Color. Pic was captioned "A battletorn Japanese flag captured in the Solomon Islands"
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Morning all.
I like that cell phone PE. Need one like that.
I've seen more rain in the last week than I've seen in the last 2 years total. Obviously I'm not in Texas anymore. LOL
That is a great photo alfa6!
Doc says there's no reason I shouldn't have another 30 years in this beat up old shell. :-)
Thanks alfa6. Good pic. :-)
Another movie I wish would get translated and shown here. Any news on the "Warsaw Uprising" movie?
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