All Hallows Eve

What a fun Halloween I had.
My day was busy; but had fun tonight.
It was awesome going through old pictures with my mom today.
Lots of me as a kid growing up.
It brought back many memories.

The Halloween dinner was good.
I made Monster Mash,
Sloppy Goblins,
and Witches Brew.

I did not go out with Ken Trick or Treating.
I stayed and handed out Candy to the Kids.
I had fun playing Freddy vs Jason with Ken.
And taking photos of my lights.

Now I am going to watch the movie;
Freddy vs Jason.

Have a spooky; but fun Halloween night.

 

 Though it is Halloween, I have to write my bible verse of the day from "Inspired Faith" I just went from NIV to KJV.

"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15 KJV

 

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

If you scare someone do it in good fun,
If you get candy make sure it is wrapped,
and please do not vandalize homes (mine was egged last year).

Keep the kids safe and walk with them,
stay on well lit roads,
and beware of strangers.

Blessed Sunday!

 Buenos dias!
Good morning!
Tener un domingo bendito.
Have a blessed Sunday.

What a great Sunday today.
I did the scripture reading today.
And sang in the choir.
I love what the Methodist church does for the community.
The Halloween party for the kids was great yesterday.
I am happy to have joined.

 The scripture today was,

The Widow’s Offering

Mark 12:41-44 NIV

41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.

42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.

44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

 

 The song today was,
"Find us Faithful" by Jon Mohr.

Chorus
Oh may all who come behind us
Find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion
Light their way
May the footprints that we leave
Lead them to believe

And the lives we live
Inspire them to obey
Oh may all who come behind us
Find us faithful

Verse 1
We're pilgrims on the journey
Of the narrow road
And those who've gone before us
Line the way
Cheering on the faithful
Encouraging the weary
Their lives a stirring testament
To God's sustaining grace

Verse 2
Surrounded by so great
A cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race
Not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us
Let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness
Passed on through godly lives

Verse 3
After all our hopes and dreams
Have come and gone
And our children sift thru all
We've left behind
May the clues that they discover
And the mem'ries they uncover
Become the light that leads them
To the road we each must find

Bad moment to a worst moment!

Why is it that when one is having a good day,
it suddenly goes bad?

All I wanted to do was have fun at the parade with my family.
I got stuck at home looking for my camera battery.
I told them I will find my battery and I would meet them there,
so I can take pictures of the parade.
It disappeared somewhere and usually things show up,
but it did not.
I could not find it and the parade already st

arted.
I went to try to buy a battery real quick and could not
at Best Buy, South Park Mall, or Wally World.
Battery Plus was closed,
there I noticed that my car would not turn over,
I got it started made it as far as the Sherman Williams.
My car is stuck in the parking lot.
I walked half way down the avenue of the cities,
but was told the parade was over
by the time I got to my wife and son,
by the Mc Donald's.
I lost my temper by then, not cussing but
throwing my mask down (which I wanted to wear)
upsetting a little girl,
I turned around to say "sorry".
But she was gone.
Now I am stuck with a car that won't turn over,
a kid upset,
and no camera battery.

What a heck of a Sunday afternoon.

 

 The thing is with all the help I give to others, no one stopped to help me. 

This was the most upsetting. 

I restrained myself from smashing my windows of my car with my cane. 

I was that mad, but happy to have stopped myself. 

Now I am stuck with dealing with my car tomorrow.

Good Church Service!

Scripture from church today:

"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse." Proverbs 28:27 (KJV)

My friends the poor need our help. We can help out by soup kitchens, food pantries, care-giving, and monies.

For a rich man who is greedy will not find his place in heaven.

"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the e

ye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." Mathew 19:24 (KJV)

You ask me why I am democrat my friends. This is why. Democrats are known to help the poor, instead of taking from them to subsidize the big oil companies. That makes the middle class poor and the poor poorer. This, to me, is not right.

It also fits in to my believes as a Methodist. All the work my wife and I have been doing for the church and the community. Spread the joy my friends, not the hate.

What I say onto you is let us help one another, let us focus on our country, better education, our infrastructure, phase us off fossil fuels and make us energy independent. By- the- way drilling has went up 10.8 percent while Obama has been in office. If you are for Romney, fine. But do not bash our president and what has has been trying to do. This is all I ask.

Take care and have a blessed Sunday!

The Halloween parade is starting soon.

See some of you there!

Shut down the noise!

We need to try to shut off the noise of our everyday life so we can pray and hear the lord. At night I do not sleep much and, honestly, I have not read lately. I have been watching horror films until Halloween. Which I usually do during the month of October. Now I am thinking I am going to have to balance my night better. I need to finish my Resolutions for Men book. Here is a bible quote from Inspired Faith:

"In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there." Mark 1:35 (NAB)

"Most of mans troubles come from the inability to be still."
Blaise Pascal

Lord help me to shut off the noise of everyday life so I can hear your voice. Lord what you are calling me to do. I am willing. In your name I pray. Amen!

Sad Saturday

What a sad Saturday!

I found out this morning that my friends wife just passed away. 

Bible verses of the day; Acts 2

42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Acts 2:42-47 King James Bible

 

Quote of the day:

"I had rather stand against the cannons of the wicked, than against the prayers of the righteous." Thomas Lye

 

  Prayer from my heart:

God I pray for Disciple Bob, as his wife had passed away. My condolences to him. Prayers to him and his family. May she be watching over him and our church community from heaven above. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

TGIF

On this TGIF it was fun until we left for home.

Today I got up and did some chores around the house,
then I left to go swimming at the YMCA and then sit in the hot tub.

Tonight my son Ken and I left to go to the artery.
The art at the artery was cool; the music was OK.
I liked the expressionist pieces;
especially the one with the purple, yellow and white.
The beer and wine bar was nice.
I was glad to have gone,
because now I can display my art next time.

We were at the artery from 6 to 8 and then we left for home.
In Rock Island the driving is rough. I hate to drive in that dreaded town.
There is a lot of construction and the detour led us back to the same detour.  
Needless to say I got angry! 
For such a nice day and evening it put a damper on the night. 
We got led to the Centennial Bridge, which led to another detour. 
Finally we just went up to 7th and stopped at the Circle K. 
We bought some Gee-dunk and then finally went back to Moline.
No more detours. 

Happy Explorers Day!

Happy Explorers Day!

This is what I call Columbus Day.
Columbus did find a spice route
and discovered an island off Dominica
in which he named Espanola.
He tried to establish a colony in which he failed to do.
He was a brilliant sailor, but a weak administrator.
He first set sail in 1492 with the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina.
He set sail again in 1493,

which he crashed the Santa Maria off Cuba
and returned to Spain on the Nina.
Then 1498 in which he came back in chains.
Because of his failed colony and warring with the natives.
His final voyage was in 1502.
He never did really establish what he wanted
nor find the gold he was looking for.
He never found China or the Americas,
though he was close to the Americas.
A Viking actually discovered America.
Columbus died a lowly man.

PS Columbus did not sail around the world either.
Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the world.
Magellan was killed in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippine Islands.

That is why we should call Columbus Day; Explorers Day.
For the Viking, for Magellan, and for Columbus.

Thought of the Moment!

I am happy that I made it to church today!
I was the only man in the choir.
They needed me.

Thought of the moment:

If we all prayed for one another; would not the world be a better place. 
If we all give to those in need; would not everyone be fulfilled. 
If we all said a kind word to each other; would not everyone be happier.

Shift in weather!

Winter is coming soon.
I hate this shift in the weather.
It causes all of my joints to be sore and stiff.
And it causes my head to rush.
I missed the Democrat meeting today.
I was stuck at home.
I got no art work done, nor did I get very far on my writings.
I took my pills and had a beer.
I crashed for a bit.
I hope not to be like this in the morning. 
I do not want to miss church.
Lord give me the strength to make it through the night.
Amen!

My view on the debates!

"The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry."
Psalm 34:15 King James Bible

 My friends even though Romney might have made a strong impression last night; does not mean I am voting for him. For one as an Environmentalist with 350ORG we have been fighting to stop the pipeline and so far we have succeeded. If Romney g

ets in the pipeline will get built and hurt the environment. Two he will give subsidies back to the rich oil companies, hurting the middle class budget. Three he does not have a cohesive plan like Obama has. Four he is for green jobs and is phasing us off of fossil fuels, if Romney gets in everything we at 350 have been fighting for has been lost. And five Obama has a great plan on education reform; and Michelle Obama has a great campaign to end bullying and is reforming the school lunch program. Obama has been doing a lot of good and he has my vote. GO OBAMA!

PS Check out the Obama plan!

http://www.barackobama.com/plans

Bible Verse and Prayer this Day!

Bible verse of the day:

"Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." James 4:2-3 (KJV)

"You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you d

o not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." James 4:2-3 (NIV)

Quote of the day:

"Prayer is the way and means God has appointed for the communications of the blessings of his goodness to his people." Arthur W. Pink

Prayer of the day:

Lord I pray to lust not and sin not, so I can ask with a pure heart for an absolution for my family and my home. Lord I go to church and I am involved with the community, but full short of you. Lord I desire for my son Ken to be more mature and not as childish, I pray for him father. I desire for my wife to make it through college an find her way in life. I desire for my son Tim to come back to church. And I desire to be a good tutor and mentor to others. Lord, I know you do not work in our life's through money, but I ask to find a way to pay the back payment of my property taxes. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Lord on this day I pray for the church community and especially Missy Case for the loss of her mom and her family. May she be watching over them from heaven above. Amen!