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i am starting to wonder

 wonderment - please define that for yourself

mostly a positive quality and also universal, we wonder at what we do not know: the cosmos

we wonder at a butterfly wing, or the speed of a falcon, perhaps the blue of a lake

sad times we can wonder, "what went wrong?, what did I do? How can people be like that?

March came in like a lamb and in just a day the lion showed its teeth

I pray today for broken men, lonely boys and families that can not properly connect.

The Most Startling Claim Ever Made, Part 2 (John 5:21–24) This is my first Pastor

Beware of Good Liars by Francis Chan

women in my history

 real, imaginary... biological and otherwise related

women have profoundly affected my life thus far

thanks MOM for wanting a brown eyed boy, here I am and the eyes that saw so clearly for 64+years have cataracts and through surgeries, new lenses, Yay

Mom was a superb example to me of Faith and works, of Grace and mercy, of being strict, but understanding the boy in me that took so long to grow up.

Heaven (did) help the women I dated in High School and college, I was a fun fool, and a clueless clown.  Hope I did not ruin anyone permanently. I may have been ruined, but not by any ONE woman, nor permanently, but every encounter led to  

strange dreams, and weird movie

 I can't control my dreams

I should control the TV Remote

We watched the movie "Bliss" and it blew my mind

good acting, wandering plot, that I can't fully explain here

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My mind went back to my darker days , post divorce

when I could NOT get my act together, and people had to step in and help: am I responsible to apologize to them, now, for the costs of my care? for the costs of my negligence, I must make amends with those who were closestd and may have suffered ( silently) as I went through my depressed days and lonely winters. 

I only take credit for this, the life I entrusted to God has been lived with trust in Him, and grace from both Him and my family.

Others were with me on my crazy journey and some just watched as I wandered about, not always having anything (nice) to say 

To all I owe a debt, and a responsibility to do better, and walk in the wisdom and stability I now have.

to God be all the glory

friends help the children from the reservation

 https://www.aicm.org/child-sponsorship.html

so sad that we waste food, while others hunger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcVNFJn7NgI

longing to be free

 I want freedom...   who doesn't?

I long for the freedom that only Christ can give.

to take my first big step in that direction I deleted my major  social media account

I feel better already.  now to fill that mental space and time with higher thoughts

there are some I will miss and of course a time of adjustment

yet, i will be healthier, and I have plenty of other places to express that:

Joe Biden is a cheat and a liar

His son is guilty,  Jeffry Epstein did not kill himself

BHO Barry Soetero  Obama was the worst president since Billary

worship as a spectrum

 our lives can be graphed as a spectrum of highs and lows, our bright moments and dark.

our meals range from frugal to suptuous

Our conversations can be short and sweet or long and luxuriously intimate

why not so with God?

what if worship had as many facets as your human relationships?

start with a stretching as you wake ( it is good to feel my body rising)

as lots of random thought cram into your brain, ask God, What is important to HIM

when you see the sun, KNOW it is for your benefit, your life depends on that glowing orb

society exists to make your life possible ( we could NOT live alone) 

so we celebrate neighbors and friends and family in light of Him who created them

our momentary breath is from Him, so exhale His praises. Our hands should be doing His works

the Joy of the Lord is strength so Let your JOY be plentiful

in Him we live and move and have our being

Just bring Him into every corner of your existence 

and so give Him the worship due His holy goodness

trailers and luggage

 we carry stuff thru life 

we add on as we go 

then we marry, more baggage

divorce, shed some shtuff, add more complex

kids gget a load of baggage

remarry your baggage and hers overload the truck, so you hitch up a trailer

its not to bad .. except uphill.

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a worthy cause, supporting veterans 

Mobbed by Raccoons (25) Tuesday Night 03 Nov 2020

You are deeply loved!

Deep love is not temporary or fading. deep love is not pretend or wishful                           Deep love is abiding and substantial, you can count on it.

Deep love comes from a higher place, and will go to any depths to find its recipient. 

Deep means it soaks into and permeates the relationship, Not like a paint job or some make up that washes off, or fades, it is a stain that lasts, a tattoo that says you are mine, forever.

There are some things you need for life, for success, for healthy and joyful existence:

    One will always be there, Others may disappoint or fail you. Only one will not.                  There are "Other Ones" appointed by the One to be an earthly representation of his deep love.  We are grateful for the Other Ones, and we thank the One who gave them such deep love for us. 

When you come to the end of your self; When there is not much fun is running so hard; when the road gets rough, and the hard times have worn you beyond your years: Turn back.

Turn back to the One and to your mother and I where deep love lives.  It will be hard but not as hard as being alone, scared and without direction.                                                                            When you are ready, we are here, arms open

DIY Wood Truck Bed

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZcGaixMhg  

why we pray, why we witness, and why we live holy lives

writing each day

it is one of the things that may make me a better Leader.

from John Maxwell  21 laws of leadership
every day: Read  
    write
    think
    Ask Questions 

    File


I hope to explore thi smore in future posts, but for now I am reading and writing,
reading two good books of my MANY

and writing a few thoughts HERE

blessed

you know its Good, and then it gets better
but it is not perfect, do not expect perfect.

best to have low expectations
or, if you can swing it, NO expectations al all
particularly when it comes to other people.

I don't expect you to show up
i don't expect you to be on time,
So if you ARE on time  I get a double surprise! 

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new acquaintance does yard work,
so I ask him to call me, handing him my card.
he says its better if I call him,
OK, so I do, as soon as He gives me his #

now, he has my card, my address, and knows what I am asking about..... will he follow up? 
I have plenty to do while I wait.

speaking of wait we are WAITING for the summer monsoon 
rains to fall on our mountains. 
soon, we pray. with reasonable expectations

There is so much to think about 
and very much work to do
and most important is taking care of the spiritual person inside me, and the spirit of my dear wife, Sharon

i also  ( as chaplain) care for and pray for my community and my country 

blessed be the one whose trust is in the Lord
who NEVER fails

would you believe... Arizona?


yes we
 i am remarried
 are moving to a small town in the white mountains of Arizona