Learning
Been up to reading and studying my Bible more and more each day. Just but the Word of the Promise (NKJV) read aloud which is a great way to supplement learning the Bible.
Hope everyone is doing great. Been working a lot lately and studying. Classes are going to start for me on August 22, 2011. I think. Let’s hope so. Depends on funding from work.
Quote of the Day:
I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
--Voltaire
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John 1:12-13“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
End of an Era
With the launch of the last shuttle today it is an end to an era. I remember when I was a teenager seeing them test the Enterprise and then launching all the shuttles. I never got to go see a shuttle launch in person. However, from Tampa on many occasion I could step outside and it was just a few minutes and I could see the launch from where I lived. I can truly say I lived and witnessed the whole shuttle era. Through all the high points and the two low points. I disagree with the decision to discontinue the shuttle program. But, what is done is done. I look forward to witnessing the birth of the next program.
Quote of the Day:
Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence.
--Hans Christian Andersen
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Psalm 138:2“I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Well it has been a month of Birthday Celebrations
Here are a few pictures from my nephew and niece's Birthday celebrations, I attended this month.
Happy 7th Birthday to Taylor and Landon.
Quote of the Day:
The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong.
--Antiphanes, ancient Greek dramatist
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Jeremiah 23:24“Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Political System
Our political system needs major reform. I can not believe we let these politicians get away with almost literally murder.
Quote of the Day:
To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
--Theodore Roosevelt
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Mark 8:36“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Work, Work and more work
That is all that I seem to do nowadays. I thought when I left one job, via retiring and took another I would be working less. Not so. Only one good thing has happened. Once, I am done for the day. I am done. Don’t have to be worried about being called in or coming in on my day off. Speaking of which, I have a 3 day weekend coming up in the two weeks.
Hope everyone is doing great. Will blog more later in the month.
Quote of the Day:
The depth and the willingness with which we serve is a direct reflection of our gratitude.
--Gordon T. Watts
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Hebrews 6:10“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Hope everyone is well
Hope everyone is well. I have been busy lately. Since, returning from vacation, I have been trying to catch up from work. Plus, I have been busy getting everything ready for me to start back to USF this fall.
Here is a picture with my niece and nephew at Easter Dinner. 
Take care everyone and keep in touch.
Quote of the Day:
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
--Bill William Henry Cosby
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Ephesians 4:15“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Christ Lives
Remember Christ Lives, always has and always will.
Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes
Thanks to everyone for the Birthday wishes! 42 wow what an age. So many memories and so more to see and experience. Thanks Jesus, my Lord, for another year!
Quote of the Day:
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
--Mark Twain
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Ephesians 1:7“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Looking forward to the next two weeks
Looking forward to the next two weeks to be over. Then I start my much need time off. Not going anywhere other than maybe to Inverness to check on that piece of property and put it up for sale.
Other than that nothing new going on. Just trying to get all my ducks in a row so that I may be able to start USF on time and hopefully get my company to pay for it. Hope everyone is doing great!
Quote of the Day:
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.
--Albert Einstein
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1 Peter 2:2-3“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Looking forward to my staycation
Well, it’s almost here. I finally get to take some much needed time off. I am so looking forward to April 1st. But, next week will be trying. I work six days in a row next week. But, at least one will be all much needed overtime.
Quote of the Day:
Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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2 Timothy 1:9“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
This is a great vantage point!
This is a great vantage point to see the last Space Shuttle Discovery launch. I glad this guy recorded it.
Quote of the Day:
I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse. But only pigs were available.
--Anonymous
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1 John 3:18“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Remembering August 31, 2005
This was my first trip and first look at my now owned property in Paris, Tennessee. The video is really about an hour long. However, this is the first 13 minutes. This was also my first time using this video camera. I just learned how to import the video into my computer and was quite amazed how easy it was importing it.
My Paris, Tennessee Property - August 31, 2005
Quote of the Day:
I’ll note you in my book of memory.
--William Shakespeare
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John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C). All Rights Reserved. |
The dogs being lazy video
Here is the video I told about in the last post. I thought it was funny this morning.
Dogs being lazy!
A great day!
Today has been a great day for me. I have gotten a lot done and the weather has been amazing. I even caught the dogs being lazy today. I took a video of them. I will post it up next.
Quote of the Day:
I not only use all the brains I have but all that I can borrow.
--Thomas Woodrow Wilson
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Ephesians 4:2“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Update on 2011
So far 2011 has not been what I expected. It has been very bad financially mostly. I feel the brink my come this year.
On a brighter note for this year, I have cleared a lot of junk out of my life and house.
Quote of the Day:
Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.
--Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Philippians 2:14-16“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Welcome 2011
Well, it is another year. I pray this one is a lot better than last year. I was reflecting last night how if I was still in law enforcement, I would have only 4 years to go to full retirement. However, I don’t know if I would have lived longer than 5 years after that. I would probably be about 250 to 260 pounds. Plus have full blown diabetes and still probably would have had glaucoma in my right eye. On top of that the citizens of Hillsborough County would have drove me nuts.
I am thankful to the Lord for telling me to leave when I did. I have pre-diabetes. Still have glaucoma in my right eye and have lost 26 pounds in the last year. I did it slowly over the course of the year and I am maintaining my weight. I plan on talking to my doctor again and see if I can go back on the Phenteramine. I seem to hold my weight once I lose it thanks to the those pills.
I am hoping to pay down more debt this year. I am hoping. I pray that the Lord will give me enough of a pay raise to help accomplish a 15 percent reduction in my overall debt. I would like to also build up a reserve this year of at least 10 percent of my salary. I would also like to use cash to pay for as much as possible. By the end of the year I hope I can reach these goals along with being at 199 pounds in weight. I would also like to be able to start back to College to head to my goal within the next five years to finally graduate and get a job in the IT industry. My long term goal is to be living in Paris, Tennessee by the time I am 52. Let’s pray all this works out.
That is my short term and long term goals for the years to come. Hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve. I worked but it was an easy night. So, easy I can’t even sleep today.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to everyone. Remember it is Jesus birthday and remember the gift he gave us (eternal life).
Have fun and enjoy yourselves. I will be sleeping after a long night at work.
Quote of the Day:
If you’re looking for friends when you need them…it’s too late.
--Mark Twain
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Luke 2:16-20“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Update on my right eye
I went to the Eye doctor on December 17, 2010 for a follow-up. As I reported on my Twitter account, the Xalatan is working and the pressure in my right is has dropped from 29 to 16.
Merry Christmas Week
It is almost Christmas! That is the good news as we celebrate our Lord, Jesus, birthday. The bad news is a work all the way to Christmas and not off until Christmas day at 7AM.
Quote of the Day:
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
--G.K. Chesterton
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Luke 1:76-78“And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
Website Updated for December 2010
My website has been updated for December 2010. Take a look.
Quote of the Day:
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
--William James
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John 10:7, 9-10“Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |