Since last I reported on the bug battle, we have held our ground and depending on the weather we either advance or retreat. When it's cold the little buggers go into hiding and the body count of captives taken by the pill bottle or vacuum is fairly low. But when the temperature gets into the high 50's or above, we face the wrath of the spotted hoard as they come in through the gaps in our slide-outs and the numbers reach into the hundreds. The past two days have been warm, so...........
It's tough enough adjusting to the wide swings in temperature and many people, including Karen, have difficulty with the varied temperatures in the main building and the varied outdoor temperatures, rain and up-and-down humidity. We just have to bow our backs and keep up the fight.
Tomorrow, Mike and Linda, our Fort Collins friends, now ministering on the road, as we are, will be visiting for a few days. Since they have been living in their motor home for the past two years, they may have some experience to share on bug issues. As a retired Army Major, police officer and first responder, he may have some tactical advice for the current battle we are engaged in. Looking forward to any advice, but just happy to have some time to share with them after last seeing them here and in Chattanooga in April of 2015.
I'm sorry we have to be so hard on the little, mostly orange bugs. They are obviously wearing Bronco colors, but with the TV not working, maybe they'll go elsewhere for the Super Bowl and decide to stay there for the game.....and beyond. God does sometimes answers unusual prayers in unusual ways. We'll keep fighting, and keep you posted.
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Sunday, January 31, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016. Madison, GA. The Game's Not Over..........
I was always a Yankee fan as a kid growing up in upstate New York. Mickey Mantle was my favorite. I tried to run like him, always liked the number 7, and never listened to all the negative things Dodger or Giant fans said about him. I also liked Yogi Berra because he was the least likely looking baseball player yet one of the best; and he said some very funny things with a straight face and an obvious opinion that they made perfect sense to more than just himself.
One of his great "yogi-isms was, " the game's not over 'til it's over" and many athlete's have celebrated too soon, made comments they later had to "eat" or just plain assumed they were going to win, when they were about to get beaten. The list is endless, and it extends to non-sporting activities as well. How often in life have we found that our pride in completing a task, gloating about a recent accomplishment or thinking we did it better or faster than the other guy, is about to become the "agony of defeat", to use another common phrase.
Today we are about to conclude the work week here at Source of Light, and I have been amazed at how many times we fall prey to the "I.....I....I....." of what we just fixed, or completed, or thought was in the out box, only to face the same issue again......again......and then another time. I'm pointing fingers, but I also see the fingers pointing at myself as well. How often we swell with pride only to have to eat our own words, or that bad tasting "crow". We want to blame the slow or broken down Internet, the devil, the distractions of the world or someone who gave us faulty information, but most of the time WE and our ego ego are the culprit, and God in His understated and disciplinary role is telling us we celebrated too soon, the game isn't over yet and there is still time on the clock and our task is still undone. When we get it right, when God says it's right and when the time is up on HIS clock..........then we will be able to celebrate. Won't it be wonderful to hear that "well done" and know for sure that it really has been done well.
Until then, keep at the task, do our best and thank God for His patience, His grace and His love. How blessed we are to be on His team.
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One of his great "yogi-isms was, " the game's not over 'til it's over" and many athlete's have celebrated too soon, made comments they later had to "eat" or just plain assumed they were going to win, when they were about to get beaten. The list is endless, and it extends to non-sporting activities as well. How often in life have we found that our pride in completing a task, gloating about a recent accomplishment or thinking we did it better or faster than the other guy, is about to become the "agony of defeat", to use another common phrase.
Today we are about to conclude the work week here at Source of Light, and I have been amazed at how many times we fall prey to the "I.....I....I....." of what we just fixed, or completed, or thought was in the out box, only to face the same issue again......again......and then another time. I'm pointing fingers, but I also see the fingers pointing at myself as well. How often we swell with pride only to have to eat our own words, or that bad tasting "crow". We want to blame the slow or broken down Internet, the devil, the distractions of the world or someone who gave us faulty information, but most of the time WE and our ego ego are the culprit, and God in His understated and disciplinary role is telling us we celebrated too soon, the game isn't over yet and there is still time on the clock and our task is still undone. When we get it right, when God says it's right and when the time is up on HIS clock..........then we will be able to celebrate. Won't it be wonderful to hear that "well done" and know for sure that it really has been done well.
Until then, keep at the task, do our best and thank God for His patience, His grace and His love. How blessed we are to be on His team.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016. Madison, GA. .....a Tooth for a Tooth
Our two visits to Madison have not been good for our teeth. Just over a year ago I chomped down on a "Mike and Ike" candy and broke an upper left tooth. No pain, except to the bank account, and another crown entered the already much worked on mouth. A few weeks ago a bite on an ultra-thin pretzel broke the crown covering an implant done over 8 years ago. The dentist, glad to see me again, thought the front of the crown would hold, but two days later the first bite of a potato chip completed the removal of the crown and took the top of the abutment with it. Now we had to take action. After putting a new cuff on the implant and getting an impression for a new crown, I was on my way.
Before I could even get back to Dr. Marie, Karen was eating lasagna at one of our get-togethers here at the Mission, when she noticed one of her teeth was gone, not in the food to be swallowed, but gone completely. No pain, just a big gap and some tooth still in the gum. Next day, it was extraction of the tooth remnant, which had been the recipient of a root canal many years ago. Karen is still aching from the procedure and today I went back for the new crown to be installed. Hopefully this will be the last "bite" into our bank account for a while.
Karen may be facing an implant later in the year and depending on our ministry travels, we're not sure when or where that will be done, but for now we just need to get her over the ache-I-ness and off the ibuprofen. Karen also had issues last time in Georgia with sties and an infected eyelash and this year she was able to get a new sty calmed down before it caused a problem. Last year's problem had to be seen by a number of doctors here and in Colorado and really didn't have a final resolution. It seems too obvious to conclude with a scriptural reference about our health issues, but here goes; "an eye for an eye, and ...........
Seriously, we have been so blessed by our Colorado dentists, Drs. Siegmund and Anderson and their staff and also the care we have received here in Madison, and are thankful for those who God gifts in these areas to help so many people in their times of misfortune and pain. Thank You, Lord for the roles You give us in Your larger plan. Each part is important.
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Before I could even get back to Dr. Marie, Karen was eating lasagna at one of our get-togethers here at the Mission, when she noticed one of her teeth was gone, not in the food to be swallowed, but gone completely. No pain, just a big gap and some tooth still in the gum. Next day, it was extraction of the tooth remnant, which had been the recipient of a root canal many years ago. Karen is still aching from the procedure and today I went back for the new crown to be installed. Hopefully this will be the last "bite" into our bank account for a while.
Karen may be facing an implant later in the year and depending on our ministry travels, we're not sure when or where that will be done, but for now we just need to get her over the ache-I-ness and off the ibuprofen. Karen also had issues last time in Georgia with sties and an infected eyelash and this year she was able to get a new sty calmed down before it caused a problem. Last year's problem had to be seen by a number of doctors here and in Colorado and really didn't have a final resolution. It seems too obvious to conclude with a scriptural reference about our health issues, but here goes; "an eye for an eye, and ...........
Seriously, we have been so blessed by our Colorado dentists, Drs. Siegmund and Anderson and their staff and also the care we have received here in Madison, and are thankful for those who God gifts in these areas to help so many people in their times of misfortune and pain. Thank You, Lord for the roles You give us in Your larger plan. Each part is important.
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
January 23, 2016. Madison, GA. SNOW
When we left Colorado in December, 2013 on our Ministry of Miles journey we left behind below zero weather and snow. We did encounter an ice storm in Goodlett, Texas right out of the chute which corralled us for five days, but from that point, we have not seen a flake of snow until this morning. We didn't actually see the snow fall, just awoke to it on the vehicles and skiffed on the grass. It got down to 29 degrees, but with the wind chill it feels like about 20. For a Georgian, and us "dry cold" mile-highers"......that's cold.
Today and tomorrow it looks like we will have cold days and cold nights, so the "snow" will stick around, then next week we're back in the 50's and high 40's during the day and above freezing at night. The snow will be but a memory, and we can bask in the balmy Geogia weather again. As we hear everywhere we travel, " if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes.........". The truth is; It is what it is and regardless of what Al Gore may be trying to pawn off on us.........right now in Madison, Georgia..........it's COLD!!
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Today and tomorrow it looks like we will have cold days and cold nights, so the "snow" will stick around, then next week we're back in the 50's and high 40's during the day and above freezing at night. The snow will be but a memory, and we can bask in the balmy Geogia weather again. As we hear everywhere we travel, " if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes.........". The truth is; It is what it is and regardless of what Al Gore may be trying to pawn off on us.........right now in Madison, Georgia..........it's COLD!!
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016. Madison, GA. Earl
Hugh and LaVon's cat, Earl, had to be put down today. After an adventure-filled 15 years, Earl was at the end, not eating, not hearing very well and may have been losing his sight. He was spending all his time outside, was not able to keep himself clean and was showing some indications that he wasn't able to defend himself from other animals.
When we met Earl in Eureka Springs nearly two years ago, he was quite the "little man" as Karen referred to him and we grew very fond of him, his frequent visits to our motor home and his unique personality. He was mainly an outdoor cat, not a mouser or bird chaser, and was more than willing to share his tuna with the feral cats who populated the Passion Play grounds.
He was eager to be petted, always wiped his paws on the mats outside the door before coming inside and would willingly hop on your lap. He was quite a guy. He travelled with his "folks" all over the country, befriended geese and ducks and had a brother, Cooper the Yorkie who passed away just before we arrived in Eureka Springs in April, 2014. When we left Georgia last April, Earl was not happy that we left, but when we came back in November he forgave us and welcomed us back. We will miss Earl and did have the opportunity to say good bye to him this morning before he left.
It's never easy to lose a loved one, friend, family or pet. We build relationships and then sometimes suddenly, or after extended illness the relationship is over. I'm not sure where animals "rest" in God's eternal plan, but I am thankful that we do have the opportunity to enjoy each other and love each other for the period of time we do. I'm sure there is a special place prepared for you. You brightened our life and blessed us with your "Earlness". Be good , little man.
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When we met Earl in Eureka Springs nearly two years ago, he was quite the "little man" as Karen referred to him and we grew very fond of him, his frequent visits to our motor home and his unique personality. He was mainly an outdoor cat, not a mouser or bird chaser, and was more than willing to share his tuna with the feral cats who populated the Passion Play grounds.
He was eager to be petted, always wiped his paws on the mats outside the door before coming inside and would willingly hop on your lap. He was quite a guy. He travelled with his "folks" all over the country, befriended geese and ducks and had a brother, Cooper the Yorkie who passed away just before we arrived in Eureka Springs in April, 2014. When we left Georgia last April, Earl was not happy that we left, but when we came back in November he forgave us and welcomed us back. We will miss Earl and did have the opportunity to say good bye to him this morning before he left.
It's never easy to lose a loved one, friend, family or pet. We build relationships and then sometimes suddenly, or after extended illness the relationship is over. I'm not sure where animals "rest" in God's eternal plan, but I am thankful that we do have the opportunity to enjoy each other and love each other for the period of time we do. I'm sure there is a special place prepared for you. You brightened our life and blessed us with your "Earlness". Be good , little man.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016. Madison, GA. For Want of a Nail........
In the centuries-old proverb, the want of a nail, led to the loss of a shoe, the loss of a horse, the loss of a rider, a lost message, a defeat in battle, ultimately leading to the loss of a kingdom. In law school we called these type of sequential consequences "a parade of horribles", There are any number of events which pyramid on one another to create frustration, jangled nerves, harsh words, lack of productivity and what might just be called "a bad day".
Last Friday we discovered a belt on the Source of Light collating machine which seemed ready to come apart. With nearly 30,000 Bible Lessons needing to be collated, cut, shrink wrapped and eventually sent out to students, it was not a repair which came at a very opportune time. The repair on Friday turned out to be done wrong, the adjustments needed did not work well and the belt eventually had to be repaired again, leading to a second belt seen to be in similar need of repair. Yesterday and today held a series of other issues with the stitcher, cutter and shrink-wrapper, holding five machine operators and three maintenance people hostage for various periods of time. As many times as we thought we had it solved, we found ourselves at times standing around like a county road crew repairing a pothole.
But, the good part of these three days is that we all "hung in there". When we weren't actually running the machines, we were doing other tasks which needed to be done in the vicinity. We left the repair to those most capable of doing it, we laughed, ate chocolate, took care of needed paperwork and filing and were able to stay indoors and out of the cold, windy Georgia weather. Some painting was done at a house being renovated and we left this evening ready to face the cranky machines again tomorrow. It may have not been the most productive day, but it was still a good day, not a bad one, because we were serving the Lord, and any day in His service and for His Kingdom is one worth celebrating. The "nail" didn't defeat us and we are determined not to let any shoe, horse, rider, message or battle cause our Kingdom to fail. By God's grace, we will persevere and prevail. Thank You, Lord.
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Last Friday we discovered a belt on the Source of Light collating machine which seemed ready to come apart. With nearly 30,000 Bible Lessons needing to be collated, cut, shrink wrapped and eventually sent out to students, it was not a repair which came at a very opportune time. The repair on Friday turned out to be done wrong, the adjustments needed did not work well and the belt eventually had to be repaired again, leading to a second belt seen to be in similar need of repair. Yesterday and today held a series of other issues with the stitcher, cutter and shrink-wrapper, holding five machine operators and three maintenance people hostage for various periods of time. As many times as we thought we had it solved, we found ourselves at times standing around like a county road crew repairing a pothole.
But, the good part of these three days is that we all "hung in there". When we weren't actually running the machines, we were doing other tasks which needed to be done in the vicinity. We left the repair to those most capable of doing it, we laughed, ate chocolate, took care of needed paperwork and filing and were able to stay indoors and out of the cold, windy Georgia weather. Some painting was done at a house being renovated and we left this evening ready to face the cranky machines again tomorrow. It may have not been the most productive day, but it was still a good day, not a bad one, because we were serving the Lord, and any day in His service and for His Kingdom is one worth celebrating. The "nail" didn't defeat us and we are determined not to let any shoe, horse, rider, message or battle cause our Kingdom to fail. By God's grace, we will persevere and prevail. Thank You, Lord.
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
January 16, 2016. Madison, GA. Who'da Thunk It?
In the 1980's Karen and I thought we would use my triathlon and endurance bicycling experience to run a bicycle touring company, travel the country leading tours and have a home on the road and make a living at it, to boot. Ours plans didn't materialize. God wasn't part of our plan.
In 2013, Karen and I were rutted down in Colorado without any real vision for our lives, searching for new direction after nearly 10 years of volunteer ministry at a Fort Collins mega-church followed by four years of searching anew for God's will for us, when God birthed a plan to minister to Vietnam Veterans as we traveled on the road while He provided the resources and itinerary for the journey. It was God's plan and who would ever imagine that we would, twenty-six months later, still be doing what He called us to do and still enthusiastic about it.
Every once in a while we ask each other if we are where we are supposed to be, should we be looking for other opportunities, are we just coasting through "retirement" or are we really where God wants us to be? The answer always seems to be; if God wants us to be elsewhere, He will close and open the doors necessary to get us where He wants us to be, and all we need to do is listen, pull in the slide-outs, retract the jacks, fire up the diesel and follow Him. For now we're in Madison, Georgia. And so it goes. Who'da thunk it?
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In 2013, Karen and I were rutted down in Colorado without any real vision for our lives, searching for new direction after nearly 10 years of volunteer ministry at a Fort Collins mega-church followed by four years of searching anew for God's will for us, when God birthed a plan to minister to Vietnam Veterans as we traveled on the road while He provided the resources and itinerary for the journey. It was God's plan and who would ever imagine that we would, twenty-six months later, still be doing what He called us to do and still enthusiastic about it.
Every once in a while we ask each other if we are where we are supposed to be, should we be looking for other opportunities, are we just coasting through "retirement" or are we really where God wants us to be? The answer always seems to be; if God wants us to be elsewhere, He will close and open the doors necessary to get us where He wants us to be, and all we need to do is listen, pull in the slide-outs, retract the jacks, fire up the diesel and follow Him. For now we're in Madison, Georgia. And so it goes. Who'da thunk it?
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016. Madison, GA. News From The Front
The war continues. The opposition is amassing huge casualties, but they are far from defeated. Our bedroom seems to be the focus of their attack due to the late afternoon direct sunlight and the gaps in the areas where our slide-outs do not seal tightly enough. We have employed chemical weapons (not a violation of the Geneva Convention when used against critters) but we are not sure it is effective against all the varieties of beetles we may be fighting.
The Ortho label says it is effective against "Beetles (including Asian, Lady, Carpet, Japanese(adults)", but they may have called in mercenaries not on the list, which may necessitate additional chemical agents, Intelligence and Google searching to identify the culprits not affected by the Ortho. Karen and I, Ortho Home Defense, the whole-house vacuum and the wet-dry vac are in this for the long haul and we will persevere and defend the home front.
Over our country's history, we have fought a lot of wars and conflicts. Quite a few have involved Asian nations; Japan, North Korea, North Vietnam, our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. There have also been health issues; the invasion of various Asian Flu strains, MERS, malaria, dengue fever, typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, encephalitis, yellow fever, filariasis, leishmaniasis, Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever and plague, to name a few. And now the Asian lady beetle and its cronies are attacking many places in our country and our home in particular. At one time they were imported into the country to fight aphids and other crop-eating pests, but they are no longer imported and once in they tend to stay for long periods of time. Seems like an immigration policy for critters should be part of the Congressional agenda along with all the other immigration discussions taking place or not taking place. Ha ha.
For now, without getting politically incorrect, or arousing more critters to come to the aid of their beetle friends, we will fight on. Suggestions accepted.
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The Ortho label says it is effective against "Beetles (including Asian, Lady, Carpet, Japanese(adults)", but they may have called in mercenaries not on the list, which may necessitate additional chemical agents, Intelligence and Google searching to identify the culprits not affected by the Ortho. Karen and I, Ortho Home Defense, the whole-house vacuum and the wet-dry vac are in this for the long haul and we will persevere and defend the home front.
Over our country's history, we have fought a lot of wars and conflicts. Quite a few have involved Asian nations; Japan, North Korea, North Vietnam, our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. There have also been health issues; the invasion of various Asian Flu strains, MERS, malaria, dengue fever, typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, encephalitis, yellow fever, filariasis, leishmaniasis, Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever and plague, to name a few. And now the Asian lady beetle and its cronies are attacking many places in our country and our home in particular. At one time they were imported into the country to fight aphids and other crop-eating pests, but they are no longer imported and once in they tend to stay for long periods of time. Seems like an immigration policy for critters should be part of the Congressional agenda along with all the other immigration discussions taking place or not taking place. Ha ha.
For now, without getting politically incorrect, or arousing more critters to come to the aid of their beetle friends, we will fight on. Suggestions accepted.
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016. Madison, GA. On a Spree
Yesterday, Karen and I went on separate sprees. Karen and a few of the "girls" here at Source of Light went north to Athens for shopping and Chinese food and came back with a carload of goodies and full stomachs. They had a good time together and it was nice to have a change of scenery, if only for a few hours.
Hugh and I went west to Conyers and a Men's' Ministry cat fish fry at Belmont Baptist Church. About 50 of us ate fish and hush puppies, had a time of fellowship, a real good message and a chance to also have a change of scenery for a few hours. We didn't do any shopping, so it was a cheap day for us. The girls came back with a bunch of stuff, but didn't break the bank or go into further debt, so it was a good day for everyone. Hugh and I both had a few Tums, or their equivalent, for dinner and today I skipped breakfast and lunch and just now had a few veggie chips for dinner.
This Thursday, a bunch of us will be "spreeing" again. This time we will all be going to the same place, our normal Sunday church in Rutledge. The women will start a seven week Priscilla Shirer Bible Study and the men will have a dinner, fellowship and a message. Karen has been wanting to get into a Bible Study and I need to find something beyond the work here at the Mission. We get into ruts sometimes, and it's good to have a change of routine, to find areas where God is at work and wanting us to join Him there. There are a multitude of ministry opportunities "out there" and we need to stretch ourselves from time to time to see where they are and how we can have an impact on the world around us.
We never know where we will be called to serve, touch others, and advance God's Kingdom. Thank You, Lord, for allowing us to be Your ambassadors.
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Hugh and I went west to Conyers and a Men's' Ministry cat fish fry at Belmont Baptist Church. About 50 of us ate fish and hush puppies, had a time of fellowship, a real good message and a chance to also have a change of scenery for a few hours. We didn't do any shopping, so it was a cheap day for us. The girls came back with a bunch of stuff, but didn't break the bank or go into further debt, so it was a good day for everyone. Hugh and I both had a few Tums, or their equivalent, for dinner and today I skipped breakfast and lunch and just now had a few veggie chips for dinner.
This Thursday, a bunch of us will be "spreeing" again. This time we will all be going to the same place, our normal Sunday church in Rutledge. The women will start a seven week Priscilla Shirer Bible Study and the men will have a dinner, fellowship and a message. Karen has been wanting to get into a Bible Study and I need to find something beyond the work here at the Mission. We get into ruts sometimes, and it's good to have a change of routine, to find areas where God is at work and wanting us to join Him there. There are a multitude of ministry opportunities "out there" and we need to stretch ourselves from time to time to see where they are and how we can have an impact on the world around us.
We never know where we will be called to serve, touch others, and advance God's Kingdom. Thank You, Lord, for allowing us to be Your ambassadors.
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Friday, January 8, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016. Madison, GA. Declaration of War
I have reached the limit of my patience with the lady bugs, Asian beetles, lady birds or whatever other aliases they go by. It's time to pull out the big guns. After a few phone calls, I settled on Ortho Home Defense which will guarantee the elimination of more than 30 critters and pests with a money back guarantee and a toll-free help line in English and Spanish. It's interesting that the ingredient label lists Bifenthrin 0.0500% and Zeta-Cypermethrin 0.0125% and Other Ingredients(not identified) 99.9375%. Those first two must be "somethin' else" or those "Others" must be on the Olympic Games banned substances list, because the first pass around the outside bins and inside cracks and crevices has yielded a major crop of "let's get out of here" bugs. Some came out with their wings in the air and I think I saw a few carrying white flags.
It' not a fair fight right now with my 1.33 gallon weapon of mass destruction, but the initial invasion wasn't fair either and it was long overdue that we took the offense and ran with the ball. Right now it's fairly quiet on the Georgia front, with a lot of casualties looking like armadillos on a Mississippi highway (belly up), and a few stragglers who are returning home to find that the ground rules for living here, or living at all, have changed. I'm not declaring a "George W" victory right now, but will hold out hope that we can get to the negotiation table in less than 6 days. We will settle for nothing less than their total surrender, and unless they want to start paying rent and do some of the chores (?), we will settle for nothing less than "bye-bye-bug".
The war is on.
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It' not a fair fight right now with my 1.33 gallon weapon of mass destruction, but the initial invasion wasn't fair either and it was long overdue that we took the offense and ran with the ball. Right now it's fairly quiet on the Georgia front, with a lot of casualties looking like armadillos on a Mississippi highway (belly up), and a few stragglers who are returning home to find that the ground rules for living here, or living at all, have changed. I'm not declaring a "George W" victory right now, but will hold out hope that we can get to the negotiation table in less than 6 days. We will settle for nothing less than their total surrender, and unless they want to start paying rent and do some of the chores (?), we will settle for nothing less than "bye-bye-bug".
The war is on.
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Monday, January 4, 2016
January 4, 2016 Madison, GA. Back to Work
It was nice to have ten days "off" for Christmas and New Years. Phil and Sharon visited for part of the time; Karen had a few days of keeping up with the correspondence in the Madison Discipleship School; it rained quite a bit and it was generally warm and un-wintery; we dressed in shorts most of the time; slept "in" almost every day; ate a bunch; played games; went to Sunday School and Church; took a few long walks; moved our motor home; and today we went back to work.
I raked some ditches, filled a small truck-load of tree limbs which had fallen from the leafless trees and then promptly fell asleep in the motor home as I sat down to write this blog entry. For the next two nights we expect the temperature to drop into the low 20's, so I did insulate the water hose in the hope we will not need to unhook, rehook, unhook and rehook or use the water pump and run a heater in the bin as we generally do in cold weather. In any event we are glad we are not having to endure the Colorado or Arkansas winter which has been almost steadily cold and wet. We have just had the wet part, and a lot of it.
It was nice to have the time "off", but it was good to have a few things to do today to get back into the routine we have committed to. Tomorrow we will have a half day of prayer for the Mission and the activities of SLMI around the world, for the missionaries, branches, associate schools and printing, discipling, and church-planting activities we support.
Again, Happy New Year, let the work continue, God's Will be done and His Kingdom expand and impact the world and each of our sphere's of influence within it. To Him be the glory.
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I raked some ditches, filled a small truck-load of tree limbs which had fallen from the leafless trees and then promptly fell asleep in the motor home as I sat down to write this blog entry. For the next two nights we expect the temperature to drop into the low 20's, so I did insulate the water hose in the hope we will not need to unhook, rehook, unhook and rehook or use the water pump and run a heater in the bin as we generally do in cold weather. In any event we are glad we are not having to endure the Colorado or Arkansas winter which has been almost steadily cold and wet. We have just had the wet part, and a lot of it.
It was nice to have the time "off", but it was good to have a few things to do today to get back into the routine we have committed to. Tomorrow we will have a half day of prayer for the Mission and the activities of SLMI around the world, for the missionaries, branches, associate schools and printing, discipling, and church-planting activities we support.
Again, Happy New Year, let the work continue, God's Will be done and His Kingdom expand and impact the world and each of our sphere's of influence within it. To Him be the glory.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016. Madison, GA. Happy New Year
We spent our last night of 2015 and our first morning of 2016 in a new location for our road home. Similar to our site at the Passion Play, we are now at the end of the parking lot here at Source of Light. Our old RV site, which we were in all last winter and the past two months, was very rural: we had lots of trees, grass, leaves, quiet and because of the recent rains, a lot of mud. The plan is to improve those sites by making them more level, trimming the trees to prevent damage from falling limbs or the trees themselves and eliminate the mud situation. Hugh and LaVon, our neighbors there will be moving next to us in the next few days. Their mud situation there is far worse than ours was.
Our new location is closer to the Mission building, closer to the road and traffic noise, less scenic, but comes with more TV stations, no mud, nicer hookups and closer access to my donkey friends. Unfortunately the lady bugs came with us.
I just checked our website and saw that we have had 6099 hits so far. Wow! That's pretty good, not viral, but wonderful. Thank you to those who have been following us and for the prayers which have blessed us and have helped us in our journey. God has certainly guided us through a lot of challenges and we look forward to what is up the road. We hope you are encouraged, amused and challenged by what we post. We are praying for all our friends and family, for The Great Passion Play, Source of Light Ministries, Shiloh Christian Church and all those who are serving The Lord around the world. Let His will be our objective and His Kingdom come now and forever. Rejoice in Him. All glory to You, Lord.
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Our new location is closer to the Mission building, closer to the road and traffic noise, less scenic, but comes with more TV stations, no mud, nicer hookups and closer access to my donkey friends. Unfortunately the lady bugs came with us.
I just checked our website and saw that we have had 6099 hits so far. Wow! That's pretty good, not viral, but wonderful. Thank you to those who have been following us and for the prayers which have blessed us and have helped us in our journey. God has certainly guided us through a lot of challenges and we look forward to what is up the road. We hope you are encouraged, amused and challenged by what we post. We are praying for all our friends and family, for The Great Passion Play, Source of Light Ministries, Shiloh Christian Church and all those who are serving The Lord around the world. Let His will be our objective and His Kingdom come now and forever. Rejoice in Him. All glory to You, Lord.
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