Our Father's Care

     Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.  Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.  Are ye not much better than they? Matthew 6:25-26 KJV

                  (Thank you Cale for the Bird house!)


     If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion.  There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body.  Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God.  And you count far more to him than birds. Matthew 6:25-26 MSG

Shepherd

     He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.  To whom then will you liken God?  or what likeness will you compare to him? Isaiah 40:11,18

     

Big Brother/ Big Sister Jingle Bell Jog

****2010 Jingle Bell Jog 5k***
The temperature was nice this year, about 50F at start time. Lots of familiar faces.  Everyone gathered in front of First United Methodist Church for the start and made two laps downtown along the Tupelo Christmas parade route, and finished at Reed's Department Store, the sponsor of the parade.

Several very good high school runners attended and Max (in bright yellow singlet) who is running for Ole Miss this year and a Tupelo High graduate from last year(he runs on the UM CC team).

          Here come Forrest (Spartan Senior) and Josh L.(THS Sophmore).

         First lap Santa in the lead, 2nd lap David past him.(Lynn H.-Santa)

Josh coming in for 14th place(21' 37")-Way to go!

Forrest, Max, Josh( Josh and David got to run a cool down run with them and Josh L. after the race).

A picture with my young man.

New Puppy

Our new puppy:

          Pax which means peace.

                She is very inquisitive.

She is trying to make friends with Rajah,  

but so far that is not working out.

                 

Hope

              God is our hope!

     As the blood ran out the punctures in His head from the crown of thorns,
     as it ran down His dusty, sweaty, bruised face,
     as that blood ran down His heaving chest that was struggling for air,
     as it ran dow a chest scarred and beat for me,
     as it ran down His thighs lifting His body for air of this world,
     as that blood coursed down to His foot,
     as that blood pooled upon a foot that brought me a Message of Love,
     as the drops of blood dropped off His big toe,
     and splattered upon the ground at the foot of the cross,
     as it splattered drop by drop from my Master,
     upon the ground He created
     as it did it covered a sinner such as i, dust at the foot of the Cross of Jesus,
     God is our Hope!
     I am clean because my Master is my Hope!

Thanksgiving

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his love is everlasting. Psalm 107:1

     Today was a very nice day.  David was off today so he got to do things about the house and help Josh with school work.  He took Josh bowling with the home school group this afternoon and Josh enjoyed seeing friends.  When they got home I went walking with Josh in the neighborhood for exercise.  While they where gone bowling I got out and went to the mall and bought a few bargain items.  Home Health was by this afternoon to see Mom for physical therapy.  
    David  got to go see one of his friends, Brandi, and her new baby girl who was born in October.  They had both worked together in the NICU and we got to go to her wedding about three years ago.  David got hold little 'Sadie Claire', and visit with Brandi and her Dad & Mom who where visiting.    Praise be to the God whose Son bore our sins by His blood and has given us life eternal!
  Because of your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.  Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.  My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips: When I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches.  Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice. Psalm 63: 3-7  

Clayman

     Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay. Job 33:6


     But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. Isaiah 64:8

     

Lead me

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation: on thee do I wait all the day. Psalm 25:5 

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Psalm 31:3

Millennia

     We were blessed to have had a little friend for the last eleven years.  Our last dog lived for 14 years and soon after she died, Josh was asking for a "baby puppy" every day.  One of David's friends who he worked with had two miniature schnauzers named Buddy and Gypsy Rose.  Out of their first litter she let David pick out a little girl puppy and when it was weaned he got to bring her home which was right after bath time, Josh was so excited.  David's friend, Charlotte, was very sweet to share this gift with us.

     Since she was born June 3, 1999 and right before the new millennia, David named her Millennia and in honor of the new Millennial reign we hope for.   Although she was Josh's dog she would follow me everywhere like a shadow and if I went outside she would wait at the door for me.

     She had a seizure while Josh was at running camp  this August and when they got back David took her to the Vet-with a spleenectomy following for massive tumors, that had spread everywhere.  She hung in there till this morning till right at the time I was getting Mom ready to go have an Ultra-sound of her leg for a possible clot.
     The Lord is good and sometimes He gives us something else to think about in times like this.  Mom's leg was OK, Praise the Lord!  Thank Him for creating little animals that show love  & loyalty with no questions asked.

Atlanta

Actually,  Atlanta Bread Company to break bread with my friend Liesa and enjoy her company.  We had a nice  visit and a nice meal. God is so good, praise His name!

Celebrity Birthdays

                  HAPPY BIRTHDAY
ON TODAY'S DATE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WERE BORN INTO THIS WORLD:  FRANCIS  BACON, LEVI COFFIN, JONAS SALK, CHARLIE DANIELS, BRUCE JENNER, ANNIE POTTS, BILL GATES, MAHMOUD AHMADINE-JAD, JULIA ROBERTS, BRAD PAISLEY, JOAQUIN PHOENIX, AND TO ROUND OUT TODAY'S LIST LET US HEAR A DRUM ROLL 
              JOSH -SWEET SIXTEEN

Form

"All pulchritude is relative.... We ought not...to believe that the banks of the ocean are really deformed, because they have not the form of a regular bulwark; nor that the mountains are out of shape, because they are not exact pyramids or cones; nor that the stars are unskillfully placed, because they are not all situated at uniform distance.  These are not natural irregularities, but with respect to our fancies only; nor are they incommodious to the true uses of life and the designs of man's being on earth."Richard Bentley

"I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness..."Isaiah 45:6-7

"And now, saith the LORD that formed me from  the womb to be his servant...and my God shall be my strength."Isaiah 49:5

"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their  names .  Great is our LORD, and of great power: his understanding is infinite."Psalms147: 4-5

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Falling Leaves

Thursday October 21, 2010

It was a very nice and busy day, today.  Four weeks ago my Mom moved to Tupelo to live with us.  Today she had her first visit with her new Internal Medicine doctor who will be following her health care.          

He was very nice and went out of his way to see her.  His compassion was evident, praise God for those who look after the care of others!

Today on another blog we read a quote from a book called Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning.

"To be grateful for the good things that happen in lives is easy, but to be grateful for all of our lives- the good as well as the bad, the moments of joy as well as the moments of sorrow, the successes as well as the failures, the rewards as well as the rejections- that require hard spiritual work. Still, we are only grateful people when we can say thank you to all that has brought us to the present moment.  As long as we keep dividing our lives between events and people we would like to remember and those we would rather forget we cannot claim the fullness of our beings as a gift of God to be grateful for.  Let's not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see it in the guiding hand of a loving God."

     This afternoon Josh got to go to the Spartan Shaving Cream practice, which has happened the last several years at the end of the Cross Country season.  He said he had a very good time.  They ran for about 20 minutes then got to play a game of tag with an added dash of shaving cream.

Running Quote of the Week

      Quote comes from Ammar Moussa ranked #1 U.S. High School runner at this time(4:10, 8:57, 66th at World JR XC).  He runs for Arcada High School ranked #2 in the U.S. High School Boy's Cross Country.
On October 9, 2010 Arcadia High School C.C. ran a course record time of 77:09(15:25 avg for 5k) at the Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park,  Fresno.
      "I thrive on higher expectations, that's how I am.  I try not to let pressure get to me, that's how I am and expectations to me are , the only expectations that matter to me are expectations that I have for myself and expectations that I know God expects from me and that's all that really matters to me....", Ammar Moussa.

Running with Christ

Nick Willis 1500m runner from New Zealand

             For a look at a professional runner who has chosen The Way go to the Nick Willis web site:willisrunning.com

The Lost

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19:10

Fall Colors

Royal splendor radiates from him, A powerful beauty sets him apart.  Bravo, God, Bravo!  Everyone join in the great shout: Encore!  In awe before the beauty, in awe before the might.  Bring gifts and celebrate,  Bow before the beauty of God, Then to your knees--everyone worship!

Psalm 96:6-9MSG

October Youth Calendar

Corinth Rotary 5k

Running for Shoes
     This 5k is neat because the top runners get a shoe award from a local shoe store.
Josh and David both got to run.  They said that all the Spartan runners got awards and did real well.

David said, Josh realized the pace was slow and led the first three-fourths of a mile keeping his own pace.  He is proud that he is developing as a runner.
     Josh finished with a time of 21 min and 52 sec to get third in the 13-15 age group.

    David got a shoe award for 2nd in his age division 50-54.

       Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Psalm 103: 1-2

Instant Vocabulary

As a spelling and vocabulary supplement to the Exploring World History course we have been using the book, Instant Vocabulary by Ida Ehrlich.

Spartan Running

Sherman Day 5k

      Josh ran with Spartan Varsity team for this race.  It was a nice, sunny day and lots of youthful faces ready to run.

            Starting by the Sherman firehouse.

 

       Josh, Danielle, Jesse, and Landers coming into last turn to        finish.

            They flew by me as I tried to get their picture.

      Logan(3rd), Jesse(1st), Landers(2nd) in male 15-19, Josh(3rd overall). Yeah Spartans! Josh had PR at 21'04" for 5k.

            David was promoted to 'Grand Master' with his award.

Saltillo High School  Invitational

     What a very beautiful day, dry conditions on the course, and lots of runners.

           Me and Noelle ready to cheer on the team.

         Josh staying cool and out of the sun before his 11:00 a.m. race.

           What everyone enjoys-talking and catching up on life.

           Richard coming around for the finish.  What running is about and the Christian walk of life: staying the course, keeping your pace and never quiting. Way to go Richard!

           Varsity boys getting instruction from Bro. Jimmy at starting line.

         Ready to go. 

            Coming out of the wood's loop: Josh, Landers, and looks like Jesse(?).

          Josh in Spartan green and blue coming around for final wood's loop.

            Josh and Landers coming up for final run to finish. Kick it boy's! Josh ran the 5k in 22'15.87"

            Time to rest the feet in the shade.

Kevin and Josh who have grown up together and are both in WJS Baptist Church Youth group.

Kevin plays guitar and sings in the Youth Praise Band.

Exercise the body: exercise the mind.

The George family at Cracker Barrel

Time to go home now.