The FReeper Foxhole Enjoys a Lazy Sunday with a SAMWolf & Snippy Update - October 15th, 2006

snippy

[SAMWolf]

Thanks w_over_w. Getting used to people being polite all the time, it's sorta nice. :-)

[Samwise]

Dang it! I read the thread; I just missed it.

You try reading with teenagers running around and see if you don't miss something. LOL

[PAR35]

By the way - if you haven't gotten there yet, Andersonville is a nice day trip from where you are. The Confederate Naval Museum in Columbus would be a somewhat harder day trip. Savannah, Darien, Brunswick and St. Augustine would be more likely weekends. On a wildlife note, the Okefenokee swamp tour at Waycross is worth the trip, and I think there are supposed to be some bald eagles along the Flint.

[PAR35]

and now with dial up finishing it could get unpleasant.

Don't they have public access computers at the Thomas County library (at least at the Thomasville location) you could use? Or has city life spoiled me?

[SAMWolf]

We want to go to the 8th Air Force Museum in Savannah, it looks really interesting, we've passed Andersonville site a few times in our travels between GA and NC.

[SAMWolf]

Don't they have public access computers at the Thomas County library (at least at the Thomasville location) you could use?

That may be worth checking out. (They probably use dialup too, LOL)

[The Mayor]

October 16, 2006

The Empathy Factor

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READ: Hebrews 4:14-16

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. —John 1:14

In the summer of 2005, I led a group of high school students on a missions trip to Jamaica. Our goal was to build a playground at a school for deaf children in that beautiful island country.

Many of our students had previously visited the school and played with the kids. But one of our teenagers had a special connection to the Jamaican children. Chelsea too grew up in a world of quiet. Deaf since birth, she didn't hear a sound until she was 11, when she received a cochlear implant. Now able to hear about 30 percent of the sounds around her, Chelsea understood the deaf in ways our other students could not. She had true empathy.

Empathy is a strong emotion. It can drive us to come alongside those who are in similar situations. It can cause us to care in a deeper way for those with whom we share a concern or a difficulty.

The most important example of empathy is the Lord Himself. He became one of us (John 1:14). Because He did, He understands our struggles and weaknesses (Heb. 4:15). Jesus knows what we are going through, for He endured this life Himself. As we receive His grace in our time of need, we are better able to come alongside others. —Dave Branon

God lived as man, as one of us,
And understands our need for grace;
He is not distant nor detached
From all the trials that we face.  —Sper

No one understands like Jesus.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Isaiah 47-49; 1 Thessalonians 4

[Soaring Feather]

FOXHOLE FLAG IS UP!
Good morning everyone.

[colorado tanker]

Congratulations, Sam and Snip! May you have great joy and happiness in your new life together and new home!

You mentioned "poisonous toads" and I thought you'd picked up stakes and moved again - to Washington D.C.!

Thanks for the update. Dial-up does suck - so we appreciate the effort!

[Johnny Gage]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

It sounds like you've found a wonderful place to live!

May God bless your marriage with many happy anniverseries!

TIME OUT: 19:54
KMG-365

[The Mayor]

October 17, 2006

Tapping The Treasure

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READ: Psalm 119:14-24

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law. —Psalm 119:18

Stephen May discovered a treasure while teaching literature at the University of Northern Colorado. In the library, he found 150 boxes of letters, manuscripts, journals, outlines, and notes given to the school by James A. Michener.

Surprisingly, no one was using those materials to write a biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, known for his historical novels. After years of research and writing, May produced a new account of the life of Michener from that great treasure.

Each day, you and I are writing the story of our lives by what we say and do. Are we using the great, but often neglected, wealth of the Bible? The psalmist wrote: "I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches. . . . Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law" (Ps. 119:14,18).

The Bible is the written record through which we get to know Jesus Christ, "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Col. 2:3). Its nuggets of truth are available to us all.

A life well-lived is directly related to a Bible well-read. As we live out our life story, let's be sure to tap the treasure of God's Word every day. —David C. McCasland

My Bible to me is a treasure house,
Where I can always find
Whatever I need from day to day
For heart and soul and mind.  —Anon.

The Bible's treasures are found by those who dig for them.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Isaiah 50-52; 1 Thessalonians 5

[SAMWolf]

You mentioned "poisonous toads" and I thought you'd picked up stakes and moved again - to Washington D.C.!

LOL, I don't think the ones we have here are as bad as those in DC. :-)

Thanks for the well wishes.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Johnny. How's your situation going?

[SAMWolf]

Morning Mayor and Feather

[Soaring Feather]

WOO HOO, morning to you Sam!!

It's raining today, fallen leaves all over the place.

[Soaring Feather]

Sam, Snippy, just be aware of what Sarge is thinking as he looks at Miss Nellie! LOL

[SAMWolf]

We know what he's thinking. :-)

[Soaring Feather]

Nap time!

[Johnny Gage]

Work is going good, but our finances are tighter than ever, and we struggle to make end meet each month.

But we're all healthy and both employed. :)

Thanks for asking.

[SAMWolf]

our finances are tighter than ever, and we struggle to make end meet each month.

We know that feeling. Only one of us working right now and it makes it tough.