LOL! We all do need more laughter in our lives, no matter the circumstances.
Prov. 17:22 'A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.'
“The joy of the Lord is your strength?” (Nehemiah 8:10)
I thoroughly enjoy the Gaither music. I tape their show every weekend and often save a show to play in the background when attending to other things. What a blessed ministry they have. I especially enjoy the tremendous voice of David Phelps:
I have some 'news' that I have a need to share. When my son returned home this morning from running errands for me and buying groceries, the 1st thing he said was: ''You have a letter from the White House". I thought he was joking and that it was some scam mail. I did not believe him even though he insisted it was true.
Because the person who killed my son and was deported after serving his time here in prison has been trying to gain reentry for the past few years (after successfully having his charges reduced from Felony Homicide to a 1st degree Misdemeanor), I had written a number of letters to different places/people including Pres. Trump. At 1st, I was hopeful that someone would respond, but after some mos. had passed I gave up that hope.
I was greatly humbled this morning when I read this letter personally signed by Pres. Trump regarding my son, Roddy.
I'm still trying to process it all. It is a beautiful letter and 'coincidentally' it is dated on my birthday and received one week precisely before my son's birthday (he would be turning 47). As Albert Einstein had said: "Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous."
I don't agree with the Prez on a number of issues, but the fact that he would take the time to sign this letter in response to an old woman's plea for justice for my son, when no one else has except one woman from ICE who I remain in contact with... well, I'm just overwhelmed and indeed humbled by it all. I don't know how to thank him so I'm taking this moment to publicly state: "Thank you, Pres. Trump for your kindness and I take back all the mean things I have said about you."
God bless Pres. Trump.
It is a great reminder to me that although there is much evil in this world, much coldness, much violence... there remain people who still 'care'. Having this be a letter signed personally by the Pres. of the great USA... well, I'm speechless and that, for me, is rare.
I am very sorry you were stuck by such a devastating loss. I hope this letter provides at least some kind of comfort.
I'm glad you listen to Gaither!
My late, dear friend Richard Kotlarz, listened to them constantly, using headphones. In the last years of his life, that was almost all he wanted to do.
I am still trying to process...me, little old me, gets a signed letter from the Prez honoring my son. I'm just blown away. I've read it nearly a dozen times and am so humbled by it. Such a kind letter, too.... Not just some 'form' letter. My eldest wants it framed, my youngest son and my daughter both had me email a copy to them. They are so blessed, as well. 'Awesome' was the response from one. To think that this very, very busy man in his position would take the time to display such an act of kindness has my wheels spinning. Puts me to shame for the times I have ignored another's suffering.
Holidays are always 'triggers' for us who grieve as well as Birthdays and 'Angelversaries'. With it being my son's birthday next week, the timing of this could not have been better. And when I saw that the letter was dated on my birthday....
If my eldest plays the Gaither music for me as I'm taking my last breath, I will surely 'fly away' in peace. I so want everyone to have a very Blessed Christmas! There is ALWAYS Hope!
Conversant over weather ,I have never been - with swans ; before today .
Admittedly ,inside -looking 'up' to where sky should be , from my hammock seat, through living room window - swans contentedly pluck the lake bottom .Freshwater green fronds ,2-3 metres deep . Visible topiaried end of swayle ; 0.5m under surface level .
But this was different ,seated on a 'shooting stool ' never utilised for such .An elevated corner of newly shorn reeds ,when the sun unexpectedly made a grand apearance at the end of day .
A hooper swan started vocalising profoundly - 7metres distant ,a low trilling that occasionally rose in pitch - a shared hyperion .
Like a beaver nearby resorting to 16 large willow overhanging branches , fresh long shavings , coppicing watery banks -perhaps just because one branch was tidied away by an aspirant human gardner .
If such frustration is not heaven bound ,nothing is .
I live on the shore of a large river. A few years back, someone had decided to adopt 2 swans somewhere in the neighboring woods. Well, they escaped and for a couple of years I had the pleasure of watching these two very large white swans floating on the river in front of my place. Gone now, but not forgotten. :)
I am responding to your post about Ernesto Jr and Senior on this comment section because the comment section on that story is for subscribers only.
I am responding because you used my comment about the Prasad memo regarding the 10 Childhood deaths from covid shots in the Ernesto article.
While I appreciate all of your work, in general and in the aforementioned article, I still do not agree that Prasads memo is a watershed moment or a bombshell.
I still hold the opinion that it is insulting (to me) and despicable.
I knew about Ernesto, father and son, the day that it happened. Many of us did. And the countless other injuries and deaths in the immediate aftermath of the shots, and still now five years later.
So where was Prasad and the FDA and the CDC and Pfizer and Moderna and all the rest back then and over the past 5 years?
I take umbridge at separating "children" and "elderly" from the rest of humanity.
Let's call it HUMANITY. Let's say that 10 HUMANS died from the shots. This is just my opinion, but I believe EVERYONE's life is precious. Not just children. I have friends that have died from the effects of the shots. I know people being treated for 3, yes, 3 cancers. I feel for them as much as I would feel for a child. It is all horrible.
And for God's sake let's stop saying the shots are needed by the vulnerable!!
I consider this emphasis on shots for the elderly - even from the Medical Freedom Movement (see Barrington Declaration) a very not so subtle form of eldercide.
If the shots are poison (which I believe they are) then NO ONE should take them, but particularly anyone with a vulnerable immune system.
Also, my comment is my own. I am not arguing any points, or disparaging anyone else's opinion. I am only stating how I feel. I thought that that is what comment boards were about. I am not attacking anyone personally. I agree as much as I disagree in my comments.
I am not aligned with any "side" in the health freedom movement. I read and listen to several doctors, scientists, activists, journalists, and I form my own opinion.
If folks think that the Prasad memo is a crack in the dam - Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
But I think the whole thing was/is murder most foul.
Thank you, dear Celia, for these advent calendar posts. They are SUCH a blessing. Light and joy in a dark world. "Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am."'
LOL! We all do need more laughter in our lives, no matter the circumstances.
Prov. 17:22 'A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.'
“The joy of the Lord is your strength?” (Nehemiah 8:10)
I thoroughly enjoy the Gaither music. I tape their show every weekend and often save a show to play in the background when attending to other things. What a blessed ministry they have. I especially enjoy the tremendous voice of David Phelps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M5-zcCAdp8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJ0fiD0lkc&list=PLbJ2NNqPTeAqB3HT5dCfEGObJexdFq3e3
I have some 'news' that I have a need to share. When my son returned home this morning from running errands for me and buying groceries, the 1st thing he said was: ''You have a letter from the White House". I thought he was joking and that it was some scam mail. I did not believe him even though he insisted it was true.
Because the person who killed my son and was deported after serving his time here in prison has been trying to gain reentry for the past few years (after successfully having his charges reduced from Felony Homicide to a 1st degree Misdemeanor), I had written a number of letters to different places/people including Pres. Trump. At 1st, I was hopeful that someone would respond, but after some mos. had passed I gave up that hope.
I was greatly humbled this morning when I read this letter personally signed by Pres. Trump regarding my son, Roddy.
I'm still trying to process it all. It is a beautiful letter and 'coincidentally' it is dated on my birthday and received one week precisely before my son's birthday (he would be turning 47). As Albert Einstein had said: "Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous."
I don't agree with the Prez on a number of issues, but the fact that he would take the time to sign this letter in response to an old woman's plea for justice for my son, when no one else has except one woman from ICE who I remain in contact with... well, I'm just overwhelmed and indeed humbled by it all. I don't know how to thank him so I'm taking this moment to publicly state: "Thank you, Pres. Trump for your kindness and I take back all the mean things I have said about you."
God bless Pres. Trump.
It is a great reminder to me that although there is much evil in this world, much coldness, much violence... there remain people who still 'care'. Having this be a letter signed personally by the Pres. of the great USA... well, I'm speechless and that, for me, is rare.
Jude,
this is absolutely incredible.
"You have a letter from The White House..."
!!!
I am very sorry you were stuck by such a devastating loss. I hope this letter provides at least some kind of comfort.
I'm glad you listen to Gaither!
My late, dear friend Richard Kotlarz, listened to them constantly, using headphones. In the last years of his life, that was almost all he wanted to do.
TY, Hon.
I am still trying to process...me, little old me, gets a signed letter from the Prez honoring my son. I'm just blown away. I've read it nearly a dozen times and am so humbled by it. Such a kind letter, too.... Not just some 'form' letter. My eldest wants it framed, my youngest son and my daughter both had me email a copy to them. They are so blessed, as well. 'Awesome' was the response from one. To think that this very, very busy man in his position would take the time to display such an act of kindness has my wheels spinning. Puts me to shame for the times I have ignored another's suffering.
Holidays are always 'triggers' for us who grieve as well as Birthdays and 'Angelversaries'. With it being my son's birthday next week, the timing of this could not have been better. And when I saw that the letter was dated on my birthday....
If my eldest plays the Gaither music for me as I'm taking my last breath, I will surely 'fly away' in peace. I so want everyone to have a very Blessed Christmas! There is ALWAYS Hope!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvWhq4q4Ns&list=RDILvWhq4q4Ns&start_radio=1
So ,your still living son runs errands ?
While the one who would be 47 years old watches from above ?
YES! I am smiling through my tears. This is a very good Christmas for me after having spent many curled up in bed just waiting for the day to pass.
Conversant over weather ,I have never been - with swans ; before today .
Admittedly ,inside -looking 'up' to where sky should be , from my hammock seat, through living room window - swans contentedly pluck the lake bottom .Freshwater green fronds ,2-3 metres deep . Visible topiaried end of swayle ; 0.5m under surface level .
But this was different ,seated on a 'shooting stool ' never utilised for such .An elevated corner of newly shorn reeds ,when the sun unexpectedly made a grand apearance at the end of day .
A hooper swan started vocalising profoundly - 7metres distant ,a low trilling that occasionally rose in pitch - a shared hyperion .
Like a beaver nearby resorting to 16 large willow overhanging branches , fresh long shavings , coppicing watery banks -perhaps just because one branch was tidied away by an aspirant human gardner .
If such frustration is not heaven bound ,nothing is .
Beautiful!
I live on the shore of a large river. A few years back, someone had decided to adopt 2 swans somewhere in the neighboring woods. Well, they escaped and for a couple of years I had the pleasure of watching these two very large white swans floating on the river in front of my place. Gone now, but not forgotten. :)
That's a level of insanity-free comedy style that Owen Benjamin can never reach to.
Haha. So true! Insanity free.
Lowry seems guileless, and exudes so much light.
Imagine how hard a beat, to mint comedy from Evangelical Christianity!
😂
Hi Celia
I am responding to your post about Ernesto Jr and Senior on this comment section because the comment section on that story is for subscribers only.
I am responding because you used my comment about the Prasad memo regarding the 10 Childhood deaths from covid shots in the Ernesto article.
While I appreciate all of your work, in general and in the aforementioned article, I still do not agree that Prasads memo is a watershed moment or a bombshell.
I still hold the opinion that it is insulting (to me) and despicable.
I knew about Ernesto, father and son, the day that it happened. Many of us did. And the countless other injuries and deaths in the immediate aftermath of the shots, and still now five years later.
So where was Prasad and the FDA and the CDC and Pfizer and Moderna and all the rest back then and over the past 5 years?
I take umbridge at separating "children" and "elderly" from the rest of humanity.
Let's call it HUMANITY. Let's say that 10 HUMANS died from the shots. This is just my opinion, but I believe EVERYONE's life is precious. Not just children. I have friends that have died from the effects of the shots. I know people being treated for 3, yes, 3 cancers. I feel for them as much as I would feel for a child. It is all horrible.
And for God's sake let's stop saying the shots are needed by the vulnerable!!
I consider this emphasis on shots for the elderly - even from the Medical Freedom Movement (see Barrington Declaration) a very not so subtle form of eldercide.
If the shots are poison (which I believe they are) then NO ONE should take them, but particularly anyone with a vulnerable immune system.
Also, my comment is my own. I am not arguing any points, or disparaging anyone else's opinion. I am only stating how I feel. I thought that that is what comment boards were about. I am not attacking anyone personally. I agree as much as I disagree in my comments.
I am not aligned with any "side" in the health freedom movement. I read and listen to several doctors, scientists, activists, journalists, and I form my own opinion.
If folks think that the Prasad memo is a crack in the dam - Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
But I think the whole thing was/is murder most foul.
Thank you, dear Celia, for these advent calendar posts. They are SUCH a blessing. Light and joy in a dark world. "Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am."'