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Share Your World June 4. 2018 on June 8, 2018

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I am a few days late this week but still determined to Share My World. My! My! My! It was a busy one!

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You can check out the site of World Sharing Hostess, Cee Neuner by clicking HERE.

Here are the sharing questions for this week and my answers:

A piece of clothing from your younger childhood you still remember?

I had this brown silk shirt with wagon wheels all over it. I thought it was awesome when I was eight. It was the height of 70’s fashion. I think my mother burned all the pictures of me wearing it.

Irregardless of your physical fitness, coordination or agility: If you could be an athlete what would do do?   Remember this is SYW, dreaming is always allowed.

I would be a parkour master

 

In a car would you rather drive or be a passenger?

I think I would rather drive at this point in my life and that is a definite change.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

Here is a quote from one of the books I am reading. That inspired me this week.

“If…we dare to respond as Father God call us out to become His men, if we allow Him to nail our pride and our plans to the cross, we’re eligible at last to receive His Spirit and do our appointed task in restoring His kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven.- From Healing the Masculine Soul

Share Your World May 28, 2018

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I am getting an early jump this week on Sharing My World.

You can find other world sharers by clicking the underlined link above.

Here are the week’s questions and my answers!

If you were to pack a basket for picnic lunch, what would be in your basket?

Oh definitely fried chicken and some buttermilk buiscuits. I would have some fruit, some cake and lemonade.

On a vacation what you would require in any place that you sleep?

A bed, wifi access, breakfast, and a good tub.

If you were to buy a new house/apartment what is the top three items on your wish list?

Ready to move in. Good heat/insulation, nice grounds.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

“If you read (the Bible) quickly it will benefit you little. You will be like a bee that merely skims the surface of the flower. Instead… you must become as the bee who penetrates into the depths of the flower. You must plunge within to remove its deepest nectar.” Madame Guyon

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Share Your World May 21, 2018

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Here I go SHARING MY WORLD again.

Here are the weekly Share Your World questions and my thoughts on them. To see how others answered the same questions click the underlined link.

What household chore do you absolutely enjoy doing? (can be indoor or outdoor)

I really like putting away clean clothes.

Create a sentence with the words “neon green” and train”.

The neon green troll picked up the train and threw it into the ocean. But the Undine came and rescued all the passengers.

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(Sorry I know that was two sentences but I couldn’t let all those poor commuters perish because I lacked the word space to save them.)

Other than your cell phone what can you always be found with?

My glasses. I have seven or eight pairs that I keep strategically placed throughout my life space so even if I forget my main pair I can still see. I may look weird but  at least I am not blind.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.

This video our pastor played regarding the church.

Share Your World April 30, 2018

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What’s that you ask? Don’t I know it’s May? Of course I know it’s May! This is just the first chance I have had to answer Cee’s last questions from the month of April. If you want to see who was more timely in answering her questions you can do that by clicking HERE.

Before you go there though please indulge me and have a look at my answers to her questions.

Do you use paper money? If so is your money organized sequentially according to denomination?  

I do still sometimes use paper money. If I do it is stuffed randomly and usually folded messily among the debit card receipts in my wallet.

You are comfortable doing nothing? For long stretches of time?

I seldom get to do nothing, though I suppose that is what prayer looks like from the outside. So while most everyone else would say I do spend long stretches of time doing nothing I would probably say I seldom get to just do nothing. I don’t think I would like “nothing”.

What is your greatest strength?

I think one of my greatest strengths is my patience.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

This week my daughter Amanda performed her first baptism as a credentialed minister.

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Share Your World April 23, 2018

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It is time to SHARE MY WORLD!

Share Your World is a weekly blog challenge in which out hostess, Cee, asks a few questions and by answering them we all share our worlds with each other!

Here are this week’s sharing questions and my answers. When you have finished reading here click the underlined link above an see how the rest of Cee’s contributors have shared.

If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?

I would have an endless supply of Italian food delivered!

List at least five movies or books that cheer you up.

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Mamma Mia! The Movie (Widescreen) Ok not the best music but a nice feel good movie, and then there is

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And then there are all the Disney musicals

 

and then of course…

 

If you were a mouse in your house in the evening, what would you see your family doing? 

Watching TV or sleeping.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

I really enjoyed having time at home to pray.

Share Your World April 9, 2018

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Glory! Hallelujah! I am sharing my world before Friday this week!!!!!

After you have shared my world HOP OVER TO THE SHARE YOUR WORLD SITE BY CLICKING HERE AND SHARE THE WORLD OF LOTS OF OTHER BLOGGERS!!!

Now here are this week’s sharing questions from our hostess, Cee, and my answers.

Been anywhere recently for the first time?

I have not been anywhere new lately! I think I shall have to remedy that soon. Pastor Dan. If your reading maybe you have some suggestions.

List three favorite book characters.

Favorite characters in a book…. Ok I am going to split this up into three non fiction characters and three fictional characters:

Non-fiction characters I admire:

Jesus of Nazareth (that’s a no-brainer)

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Rock of ages

Corrie Ten Boom:

Cornelia Ten Boom (www.rejesus.co.uk ())

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John the Revelator:

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Fictional characters:

Gandalf the Grey/White:

Still on top! The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, featuring Ian McKellen as Gandalf, is clinging on to the top spot with a $33million haul this week

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The Baudelaire Orphans From A Series of Unfortunate Events

And Reepicheep  From Prince Caspian and Voyage of the DawnTreader

 

 

 

What is your favorite non alcololic drink: hot or cold?

A toffee nut soy latte from StarBucks

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.

This quote has kept me all week.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

 

Share Your World April 2, 2018 On April 7, 2018

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Yes. It is April 7th. But Cee has assured me it is never too late to SHARE MY WORLD.

So here I am sharing my world through questions Cee posted 5 days ago. Today, shoot on over to Cee’s place to see how the rest of the world shared.

Here are the questions and my answers

What was or is your favorite cartoon?

I was a cartoon junky as a kid. Saturday mornings, if left up to me were cartoons straight from 6 A.M. to 12 noon. Here are a few I used to watch.

Which cooking utensil (other than the usual pots and pans etc) would you miss the most? 

I would miss my coffee maker.

Would you dare to sleep in haunted house overnight?

Sure. I am sure praying in tongues would scare the ghosts.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.

I got my copy of Hallowed: New and Selected Poems by Patricia Fargnoli  and started reading. I really loved the poem “Dream Sequence”. Here is Patricia reading her poem, “Wherever You Are Going”.

Share Your World March 12, 2018

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It’s that wonderful time of week again where I SHARE THE WORLD with other bloggers and cyberspace travelers. The four sharing questions are below and when you have read my answers pop opn over to the Share Your World Main Site, hosted by Cee Neuner,  and check out how everyone else shared their worlds.

Questions of the week:

If a distant uncle dies and you were always his favorite and leaves you $50,000 (any currency) in his will, what would you do?

I would use some of it towards my kids tuition bills for school and then do some projects around the house. I couldn’t get all of any of it paid, but I could get a little bit of a lot done.

What sound or sounds do you love?

Right now I am really loving the sound stylings of Ben Platt

What’s your middle name?  Why?

My middle name is Elon which means “Oak tree”. It has been a middle name for many Lillie’s back at least 8 generations.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

This  partial verse really grabbed me on Sunday morning.

 …And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.  Ro. 2:29

Share Your World March 5, 2018

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It’s time to share our worlds again. Here are Cee’s questions for the sharing challenge and my answers. When you have finished CLICK HERE TO GO TO CEE’S SITE AND EXPERIENCE THE FULL EFFECT OF SHARE YOUR WORLD.

What did you or did not like about the first place you lived without your parents?

The first place I lived apart from my parents was a tiny little apartment in Bible college. It was the first apartment my wife and I lived in. The living room had an orange rug with sky blue walls. The bedroom rug was brown and the walls were pink.The kitchenette only had a two burner stove and no oven. The refrigerator was one of those small college refriges with a 1’x1′ box freezer you could fit individual ice cream bars in.  You could shower and go to the bathroom at the same time because the bathroom was so small and we didn’t control the heat. I loved it.

What is your most favorite smell/scent?

I love lavender and cilantro.

Would you prefer snowy winters, or not, and why?

Well today we are slated for another 12- 18 inches of the white stuff. I love snow for about the first two weeks of the winter and then I am ready for spring. By March snow just makes me a little nuts.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

I am stuck once again in the book of Hebrews. I am loving chapter 4-9. Here are some of my favorite verses

Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. 20 Jesus has already gone in there for us.  Hebrews 6:18-20

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Structure

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This week Cee has asked us to share in her Black & White Challenge by displaying PHOTOS OF STRUCTURE

Here are my Black & White Structures

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All of the above are concrete structures. Now here are some structures that aren’t quite so concrete. The foundation of each of these is the strongest foundation of all…love.

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Brothers and sisters

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The structure of prayer

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Built around a song

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The structure of pride in a job well done.