Tuesday 4

Welcome to Tuesday 4 where we keep alive the weekly meme started by our good friend Toni Taddeo. I think she would be pleased to see people joining in.

Let's talk about all that Glitters!

1. Everyone has a birth stone and a birth flower. What are yours?
My birthday is in August. My stone is the peridot

My flowers are the Gladiolus and the Poppy

2. Gold glitters and California is the Golden State. What is your state called? The Golden State "The official state nickname came to be in 1968, representing the discovery of gold in 1848 and the fields of golden poppies seen each spring."

I live about 26 miles from Disneyland.

3. "All that glitters is not gold' goes the old saying. Do you have a favorite saying or biblical verse you will share with us?

4.Glittery greeting cards or plain? Which is your preference? It depends on the card. A little sparkle does make a card pop!

Sunday Stealing and Family Celebration

Yesterday my family got together to celebrate Eddie's promotion. My daughter got all his favorite foods. It was so nice to have my family all together.

This is scripture verses I wrote in his card:
Colossinas 1:9-10 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

I highlighted my answers.
* Would you rather work in a group or work alone?

* Would you rather be stuck on an island alone or with someone who talks incessantly?

* Would you rather be too hot or too cold?

* When you’re old, would you rather die before or after your spouse?

* Would you rather have a cook or a maid?

* Would you rather be the youngest or the oldest sibling?

* Would you rather get rich through hard work or through winning the lottery?

* Would you rather have a 10-hour dinner with a headstrong politician from an opposing party(Lost of bathroom breaks!), or attend a 10-hour concert for a music group you detest?

* Would you rather be an Olympic gold medalist or a Nobel Peace Prize winner?

* Would you rather have a desk job or an outdoor job?

* Would you rather live at the top of a tall NYC apartment building or at the top of a mountain?

* Would you rather have Rambo or The Terminator on your side?

* Would you rather be proposed to in private or in front of family and friends?

* Would you rather have to sew all your clothes or grow your own food?

* Would you rather hear the good news or the bad news first?

* Would you rather be your own boss or work for someone else?

* Would you rather have nosy neighbors or noisy neighbors?

* Would you rather be on a survival reality show or dating game show?

* Would you rather be too busy or be bored?

* Would you rather watch the big game at home or live at the stadium.

* Would you rather spend the day with your favorite athlete or you favorite movie star?

* Would you rather live where it is constantly winter or where it is constantly summer?

* Would you rather travel the US and see the sights in a motor home or by plane?

* Would you rather be a little late or way too early?

* Would you rather have an unlimited gift certificate to a restaurant or a clothing store?

* Would you rather date someone you met online or go on a blind date?
Vacation pictures at the previous post.

1. What's something you could do today to feel more peaceful?My grandson got his 6th grade diploma and award. Peace is knowing your family is doing well.

2. June 2nd is National Rotisserie Chicken day. Who knew? Are you a fan of rotisserie chicken? Yes, we get 2 every week and make several things with it. today it is chicken soft tacos.

3. I read a list recently (go here to read more) of 20 of the most beautiful places in America. How many of these have you seen up close and in person?

Antelope Canyon Arizona, Kenai Fjords Alaska, White Mountains New Hampshire, Crater Lake Oregon, The Palouse Washington and Idaho, Grand Prismatic Spring Wyoming, Multnomah Falls and Columbia River Gorge Oregon, Horsehoe Bend Arizona, Na Pali Coast Kauai Hawaii, Antelope Valley California, Lake Tahoe California, The Berkshires Massachussets, Maroon Bells Colorado, Angel Oak South Carolina, Acadia National Park Maine, Grand Teton National Park Wyoming, Turnip Rock Michigan, Central Park New York City, Niagara Falls New York, and Skagit Valley Tulip Fields Washington
Crater Lake Oregon Antelope Valley California, Lake Tahoe California, Central Park New York City, Glacier Bay Alaska, Columbia River Gorge Oregon and the Grand Canyon, surprised they did not include it.

Mendenhall Galcier, Juneau Alaska

Hubbard Glacier, Alaska2006

Crater Lake, OR 1978

Carriage Ride, Central Park Ny 2008

Wailua Falls, Maui, 2012, this shows half the falls.

Near Antelop Valley where the high desert and mountains meet.

Emerald Bay State Park Lake Tahoe, Ca 2019

4. What's one pretty spot you'd add to the list in question #3? Are there travel plans of any kind on your calendar right now? Does that make you happy, anxious, excited, sad, or relieved? We are suppose to go back to Lake Tahoe in the fall, but we will see. We are scheduled to go to Maui in 2021. I would like to see the Grand Tetons.

5. Tell us one un-COVID related thing you're looking forward to in the month of June.
My grandsons graduation. Eddie from 6th grade and Elijah from Kindergarten.

6. Insert your own random thought here

Sign of the Times?

This has been one year of turmoil and surprisingly, for the most part, I have felt peace. I am prone to feelings of anxiousness and at times depression. Every year I ask the Lord for my word for the year. I thought that arise was going to be that word but one morning as I prayed, I heard the word peace. I heard it several times during the week in one way or another. Little did I know how much that word was going to come to my mind that past few months!

I was at Annie's blog and her post talked about all the changes happening in the physical world. And everyone knows about the civil unrest happening all over the United States triggered by the horrible killing in front of our eyes. I try not to watch to much news because it is so depressing. I am spending less time on my cell phone too. I just can't stand all the political decisiveness that our nation has been going through.

Abraham Lincoln said "A house divided against itself, cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" But he got it from Jesus who said it from the Bible. Matthew 12:25 New King James Version "But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand." There is a battle raging and it has been building up for years. What we see on the news or hear is just the surface.

As I Christian, I believe in the Word of God.
Ephesians 6:12 New American Standard Bible "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." These evil forces are having a field day pitting everyone against each other. Then add all the physical things that are happening to our earth including Covid 19.

Proverbs 3:5-8 NIV
5.Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

Matthew 24:6-7 New International Version (NIV)
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places."

Yes this has happened for years. But the intensity is increasing. I have been seeing things going down for the past few years, a moral decay that has hurt our great nation. The biggest problem is that the people have take their eyes off of God. Years ago I went to a Bible study and this verse stayed in my mind. "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." Pastor explained that people trust in everything but God." One of the things I have had to work hard in is trusting in God. I have wasted hours trying to figure things out logically with my little brain. But over and over His Word tells me to trust Him.

I am a Christian and I believe in my heart that we are getting closet to when God calls His people home, but only He knows the exact time and we have to be ready. I believe the stage is being set to usher in things that point us in that direction. Years ago at a bible study on the book of Daniel, pastor said something that has stayed in my mind. There will be 10 nations that will rule in the end times- the tribulations and the United States is not going to be one of them. He said that something will happen to the United States that will take our power and status away. I have been praying my Pastor would do an end times study and he started it this Sunday, Pentecost Sunday. Pastor said to be bold, so this is me being bold. You can read about Pentecost here.

One of the last things Jesus told his followers was to go preach the Word to all the nations. That Jesus is the Son of God and he is coming back. We will be ready? Crystal Lewis wrote a song called People Get Ready

If you do not know about knowing Jesus, I did this page.

The signs of the times are warning us to be ready. I will keep my mind on the Lord. I will teach my grands about Jesus.

John 14:27 Jesus said "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Colossians 3:15 "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful."

John 13:35 New Living Translation" Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
They will know we are Christians by our love.

Pray God's will for our nation, and for all people.