When I was a boy, my father told me many things. One was that only what you do for God will last.
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Worms!
I have a large leaning pot that sits on my motorhome lot. It contains two Calibracho Cappuccino plants that I planted in that pot back in the spring. I have taken very good care of those two little plants, or so I thought. I watered them and fed them Miracle Grow and they took off and grew like mad.
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A Red Letter Day
I am 70 years old today. How about that? I ask myself. I guess I am doing okay for a much older guy than I used to be.
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Dealing With Things
It’s a bit strange sometimes how the words I read in the Bible on a particular date seem to go right along with what's happening to me at the time. Today is one of those days.
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Creation!
Creation is a wonderful thing, The heavens and the earth display the glory of God.
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That Day!
Bearing one another's burdens. We need to do that, it is essential to life and love, to help each other until That Day Comes.
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Farewell
The last letter from Major Sullivan Ballou, written to his wife before the first battle of Bull Run.
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It Doesn't Add Up
Sometimes the arithmetic of life does not add up.
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Acting On Your Own?
There is a very important question in the four words in the title of this post. Let me make those words a bit more personal. Are YOU acting on your own?
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A Silly Question
The children of Isreal, who had experienced God’s delivering power, while in the desert, asked God silly questions.
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First trip in our new Sea Eagle 370pro, on the New River.
Our Kayak and The Rivers We Paddle On Part 1
I got some nice responses to my mountain bike and trails post that it made me think that one about kayaking would be fun to do. So here goes.
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The Crack with Sea Eagle friends.
The Rivers We Paddle On. Part 2.
We now have made nearly 100 trips on a river somewhere in our Sea Eagle, (and it has certainly paid for itself). We are looking forward to our next trip. It will be on the Silver River.
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The Creeper Trail, considered by many to be the number one bike trail in the nation.
Our Bikes and The Trails We Ride On.....Part 1
Diane and I talked about it, and once we both decided we wanted a bike and no rack, I started researching folding bikes. We are not electric bike people. We wanted the true bike riding experience with all the fun and the pain that comes with it.
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The NRT where Chestnut Creek flows into the New River.
Our Bikes And The Trails We Ride On....Part 2 (Virginia)
Diane and I have owned our Xspec MTBs ( I like anacronyms) for eight months now. We have ridden 17 miles of the Creeper Trail, and over 150 miles riding the New River Trail.
Warning- this post has lots of pictures!
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Our Bikes And The Trails We Ride On....Part 3 (Florida)
This is Part 3 of Our Bikes and the Trails We Ride On as if you didn’t know that already. This part covers the two trails we have ridden on located in and near Brooksville, Florida.
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Are We There Yet?
Larry Norman said many years ago in one of his songs “I wish we'd all been ready”.
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Debt Free!
A story in the Galax Gazette reminded me of this post I wrote some time ago.
Imagine that you and your family are in financial trouble. It could be caused by sickness. You could have medical bills that are very high, or the main breadwinner out of work due to a layoff or fired or who knows what.
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The Sea of Self-Delusion
I don’t normally make a political statement, not directly anyway. Not much point in cursing the darkness, but this morning I feel the need to at least point out that the darkness exists and it is dangerous, but there is hope.
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Remember the mood rings from the seventies? Does anyone really believe in these things?
Ups and Downs
A quote from a famous person (and it could fit me too), and a few more.
Read MoreMy best personality trait is that I think I'm very approachable. And my worst is that I can be moody.
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Hold Fast!
The main purpose of this HoldFast symbol was for people who worked as a deckhand. It was a sign of good luck for them, and it encouraged them to maintain a good grip especially when the weather and the sea are trying to loosen it.
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