I went to a funeral today. This man was fifty years old but in my memory he was still that teenager
who hung out with my son. His coffin was closed so he'll always be young to me. The pall bearers
were Scott and other men that went to school with Robin. One of them had a long gray beard. I
recognized all but one of them. He spoke to me and I think I know who he is, I just can't remember
his name. One of the preachers who spoke at the funeral was one of the boys in school then. I
didn't know he had became a preacher but I was happy to hear that. Those boys were all so young
when we moved to Dongola. Where did all those years go?
Monday, May 20, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Psalms
I love to read in Psalms. I read a verse last night that said "My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows."
I thought that is very true but was David old when he wrote that? There are so many beautiful psalms,
I wish I would have memorized a lot of them when I was young and could. When my eyes are dim and
I can no longer read then I could have repeated them to myself.
I thought that is very true but was David old when he wrote that? There are so many beautiful psalms,
I wish I would have memorized a lot of them when I was young and could. When my eyes are dim and
I can no longer read then I could have repeated them to myself.
Sheep
The Bible refers to humans as sheep. I've never been around sheep but I've read
that they are not a smart animal. They will stray and get lost and they can't really
defend themselves. They don't know danger when they see it and isn't that how
we are sometimes? The Bible is telling us we need a shepherd.
that they are not a smart animal. They will stray and get lost and they can't really
defend themselves. They don't know danger when they see it and isn't that how
we are sometimes? The Bible is telling us we need a shepherd.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Memory
Well there was something I was going to write on this blog but I had trouble getting on.
It's still on my old address and I couldn't remember it and I couldn't get it to come up.
Then finally it did come to me a couple of days later and now I can't remember what I
was going to write. So now I'm on my blog but nothings on my mind. I guess I'll just
have to get off and maybe what I was going to write will come back and I'll still remember
my address. Well guess that's the problems for old women.
It's still on my old address and I couldn't remember it and I couldn't get it to come up.
Then finally it did come to me a couple of days later and now I can't remember what I
was going to write. So now I'm on my blog but nothings on my mind. I guess I'll just
have to get off and maybe what I was going to write will come back and I'll still remember
my address. Well guess that's the problems for old women.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Bow The Knee
In church this morning, we sang a song I had never heard before. The title was "Bow The Knee". Most of the time when we sang a new song, I'm not crazy about it. We only sang the chorus of this song but I really liked it and when I got home I looked it up on the computer and listened to the whole song. I liked the whole song but I want to memorize the words of the chorus because it's good advice and I want to remember the words when things happen that I don't understand.
The words of the chorus is: Trust the heart of the Father when the answer goes beyond what you can see
Bow the knee, Lift your eyes toward heaven and believe the one who holds eternity, And when you don't understand the purpose of His plan, In the presence of the King, Bow the knee.
The words of the chorus is: Trust the heart of the Father when the answer goes beyond what you can see
Bow the knee, Lift your eyes toward heaven and believe the one who holds eternity, And when you don't understand the purpose of His plan, In the presence of the King, Bow the knee.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
God Of Wonders
I saw this show on Netflix and it was amazing. One of the things that really surprised me was the fact
that Congress printed the first bibles in this country. They printed them for schools. I wonder when that was. Probably when our country was young. What has congress done since then? Our congressmen back then must have been good men. What kind of congress have we had since? Now we can't even have a bible in our schools. If our forefathers would come back, would they recognize this country at all?
that Congress printed the first bibles in this country. They printed them for schools. I wonder when that was. Probably when our country was young. What has congress done since then? Our congressmen back then must have been good men. What kind of congress have we had since? Now we can't even have a bible in our schools. If our forefathers would come back, would they recognize this country at all?
Friday, March 29, 2013
Memorizing
I 've always enjoyed poetry and when I was young it was very easy to memorize it. I also liked music and if I heard a song a few times, the words would just stay with me. In the 70's the church where we went started a memorization course to memorize scripture. I thought "Oh this will be a breeze." Well it was't
Bill did better than I did. I tried to tell myself that he could take his book to work with him and study it while he was getting his truck loaded and I couldn't do that.
A couple of years ago, I was reading Psalms chapter 100 and thought I'd like to memorize this, its so beautiful. So I worked on it for ages, if I could repeat it one day next day I couldn't. It would not stay in my memory. I've heard an older person say your brain gets over-loaded as you get older. I've decided that what happens when you are young, your brain is soft and things just soak in, even when you don't really try. As you get older your brain keeps getting firmer so remembering is not so easy. Then when you get really old, like me, your brain must be hard and slippery and things just slid off and nothing sticks at all.
Bill did better than I did. I tried to tell myself that he could take his book to work with him and study it while he was getting his truck loaded and I couldn't do that.
A couple of years ago, I was reading Psalms chapter 100 and thought I'd like to memorize this, its so beautiful. So I worked on it for ages, if I could repeat it one day next day I couldn't. It would not stay in my memory. I've heard an older person say your brain gets over-loaded as you get older. I've decided that what happens when you are young, your brain is soft and things just soak in, even when you don't really try. As you get older your brain keeps getting firmer so remembering is not so easy. Then when you get really old, like me, your brain must be hard and slippery and things just slid off and nothing sticks at all.
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