Posted on 04/10/2006 8:17:15 PM PDT by bittygirl
He certainly wasn't.
Houston's retreat to San Jacinto...and then to time exactly the counter attack - gives one pleasure to contemplate it.
Wonderful move on Houston's part. Waiting and searching for just the right moment.
Good to see you Iris7.
Happy Easter ct.
Puppies shaped from flowers, how adorable!
Yeah, an Easter egg hunt. Waiting patiently for the pictures.
A Happy Easter for all the denizens of the Foxhole.
Will have pictures tomorrow I hope of the big mound of dirt moving project.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Easter Sunrise Service 194th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army)
| April 16, 2006
The Great Overcomer
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Who is not inspired by the competitor who makes a comeback after being down and seemingly out of the running! The runner who stumbles while coming off the starting blocks but moves gradually into the lead stirs the imagination of us all. The team that can come from behind in the last moments to win excites us even more than the team that constantly wins by scoring big in the first part of the game.
Jesus made the most amazing comeback the world has ever seen. After being humiliated, insulted, spit upon, whipped, beaten, and nailed to a cross, His executioners claimed victory and declared Him dead. A military guard secured His tomb. How could anyone be more down and out than that?
Yet the struggle was not over; it was only the beginning. Three days later, He rose from the grave and reappeared as the victor over sin, death, and hell—a comeback like no other in all of history.
Are you feeling out of the running today? Have you stumbled badly? Think about Jesus' suffering. Ponder His resurrection. Ask Him to give you the victory. Just imagine what He has to offer you, no matter how far down you are now!
No one has overcome like our Lord. —Mart De Haan
Jesus died to save us and lives to keep us.
Saturday was spent getting the equipment back, picking up the parts for the new fence and beginning to get the fence installed. Then after dinner Sat night Mrs alfa 6 and I are watching the tube when about 8:30 she asks me, "Are those the tornado siren going off?" Quick change the channel and yep them are the tornadee sirens. Fortunately for us the storm went well the wqest and north of us. From what we've heard they weren't as bad as the ones that rolled through about a month ago.
Being Easter Sunday we took the morning off and finsihed getting the fence installed this afternoon.
Here is a pic of the Flower boxes with the 17 yards of dirt in the background.
A picture of the Mitey Earth Moving Equipment, that tiller was no fun in the flower boxes!!! Did I mention that we had to salvage the old fence as well :-)
Here I am getting the Bobcat on the trailer Saturday morning so we can get it back to the rental yard.
I took a couple of pics of the completed work but they did not work out, I will try to get a pic or two in the next day or so.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Hi alfa!
Wow those are some flower beds. They are gonna be lovely when filled with blooming flowers.
Thanks for the pics.
I got woke up this AM about 5:30 by a chopper overhead in slow flight. After laying there for a few minutes I went down stairs and turned on the TV. It seems that the little store a few blocks over from me was the victim of a smash and grab robbery this AM. The vehicle of choice for entry was a backhoe!!!.
Here is a pic of what's left of the store...
Here is the backhoe going up on the tow truck...
If you look closely you can see the crime scene tape in the background of the backhoe pick. The perp had drove the backhoe back into a small wooded area where it got stuck. He then jumped off the back hoe and ran across the Santa Fe RR yard and jumped in the Kansas River where he proceeded to attempt to drown. A couple of KC,KS finest jumped in and saved his sorry butt.
The cops are okay and so is the perp, dang it.
Well the week is off to a flying start :-) Y'all have a great week!!!
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Interesting way to start the week...
| April 17, 2006
Two Gardens
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Two gardens are mentioned prominently in the Bible: the garden of Eden and the garden of Gethsemane. God placed the first man, Adam, in the garden of Eden; Jesus went into Gethsemane to restore what the first man had lost.
The first Adam sinned in the garden; the last Adam took this sin upon Himself. The garden of Eden had the tree of life, which man could have enjoyed forever had he not broken fellowship with God. The garden of Gethsemane was a step toward the tree of death (Acts 5:30; 1 Peter 2:24). By Adam's transgression, he forfeited his right to the tree of life and brought death to all mankind. He who hung on the tree of Calvary conquered death and by His glorious resurrection restored the tree of life to all who believe.
The garden where Adam fell is gone from the earth, but there is a glad day coming when He who suffered alone in Gethsemane will restore all things. The curse will be lifted from the earth, the animals will again be docile (Isaiah 11:6-8), the deserts will disappear (Isaiah 35:6), the earth will yield her increase abundantly (Amos 9:13), and Jesus will be here personally to bless His people (Revelation 21:3).
What Adam lost, Jesus will restore. —M. R. De Haan, M.D.
God formed us; sin deformed us; Christ transforms us.
You'd think he could have just busted a window out, would have been easier. lol.
I swear, you make me tired just looking at all your pictures of the never ending projects you do. The raised beds look great.
Our new yard being wooded has been overrun by high grass, weeds and unidentifiable ground cover.
As you know we have no yard tools so we've just been watching it grow the past few weeks. We did go out and buy a thatch rake to at least get started pulling out some of the junk in the wooded backyard. It's been in the upper 80's and just a little work wore me out!
The truck will finally arrive in about a half hour. I told him he could recognize our house by being the one with the grass knee high!
Luckily it is cooling down to the 70's the next few days so we should get lots of yard work done and finally look like civilized folks!
Wow. Those are neat.
He He
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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