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Caddo’s Seven Word Sundays 5-11-14

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No matter what comes, Jesus strengthens me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

2. Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, darkness be over me, my rest a stone; yet in my dreams I’d be nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

3. There let the way appear, steps unto heaven; all that thou sendest me, in mercy given; angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

4. Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise, out of my stony griefs Bethel I’ll raise; so by my woes to be nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

5. Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky, sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

Of Funny Words and Monkeys

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This post was created in response to Cee’s weekly questions at

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/04/28/share-your-world-2014-week-17-2/

Stop on by Cee’s blog to see how others have seen things 🙂

What are some words that just make you smile?

There are so many words that tickle my fancy but for sheer sound pleasure I love the words: syllogism, lullaby, misanthropic, palindrome, and verisimilitude

When you lose electricity in a storm, do you light the candles or turn on the flashlight? How many of each do you own?

We light both plus an oil lamp or two. We own more candles than we can count but only one or two flashlights.

What is the longest book you ever read?

The Bible

So you win a pet monkey at a fair, but this isn’t just any old monkey. It can do one trick for you whenever you want from getting a pop out of the fridge to washing your hair. What would be the trick?

My monkey is an expert at shiatsu massage.

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I am grateful God gave me health for the days I needed it to accomplish His tasks. I am looking forward to a week without any more illness!

Share Your World 2014 Week 16

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share-your-world2 So here we are again sharing our worlds,  allowing them to collide gently into each other. It is an awesome privilege to be able to know people half way across the globe through Cee’s weekly questions. When you have finished learning a little bit more about me hop on over to Cee’s place and learn more about her and those who join in the “SYW” fun.

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/04/21/share-your-world-2014-week-16/

Here are this week’s questions:

 

How many places have you lived? You can share the number of physical residences and/or the number of cities. I grew up in Winchendon MA. Shortly after I married my wife and I moved to Phoenixville PA (home of the cult classic “The Blob”) and then back to Winchendon. We spent twenty years in Gardner MA and now I live back in the house I grew up in.house What type of music relaxes you the most? I love instrumental piano and strings.

 

 

 

If you could instantly become fluent in another language, what would that language be and why? Oh gosh! I love languages. This is a hard one but I think maybe one of the tonal languages like Mandarin would be fun as long as I didn’t have to work at it.

 

If you could fly or breathe under water what would you prefer? I choose breathe underwater. How fun would that be to be able to explore the ocean depths without ever having to come up for air!

 

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up? I am grateful for our Good Friday and Easter services this last weekend and that I finally got over my post Easter bout with the flu (explaining why I haven’t posted in two days). I am really looking forward to our meeting with C.cada this weekend. I hope to have a good chunk of my painting done by then!

Windows On My World

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As I race through Holy Week I wanted to take a few moments and give you a glimpse through the window into my world using Cee’s Share Your World forum.

Lots of bloggers go to “Cee-Land” to share bits and pieces of their lives through Share Your World; So if you want to grab a hold of the tail of the blogosphere and discover tons of other fun bloggers pop on over to Cee’s blog when you are done here.

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/04/14/share-your-world-2014-week-15/

 

Here are this week’s questions to self-discovery:

For your blog do you basically use Windows or Mac, laptop, desktop, pad, or phone?

For writing my blog I use my desk top Windows almost exclusively. when reading and commenting I am generally on my Kindle.

 

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

As a boy I wanted to be a naturalist. But from eighth grade on I was pretty certain I wanted to be a pastor and a writer. I am one of those few fortunate given the privilege to realize his dreams. I love my life.

Did you grow up in a small or big town? Did you like it?

I grew up in a small town called Winchendon. My Grandad, my Dad and my Mom were all involved heavily in civic organizations and town politics. My folks owned a restaurant that was sort of the hub for local gossip and I started working there when I was fourteen. My graduating class was 72 kids. I absolutely loved the small town experience  and wouldn’t have traded it for the world.

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 

About 80. I’ve been called an old soul, but I think I’m pretty spry for an eighty year old.

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach our church’s membership class and to host our town’s community garden planning meeting. I am so looking forward to Good friday,  Easter and to celebrating my daughter’s 24th birthday! Oh and I am looking forward to the spring snow melting away. Here is what I woke up to this morning.

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Beautiful but soooooo wrong!

 

 

The Great Convergence OR Share Your World With Cee 2014 Week 14

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This week  “SYWWC” is all about the traffic patterns. At least for me. It has been a week of “You never know who you are going to run into.”

To bump into some other fine bloggers here in the blogosphere take a hop on over to Cee’s page and read some of her other subscriber’s answers to this week’s questions.

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/04/07/share-your-world-2014-week-14/

BUT FIRST:

If you had to describe your day as a traffic sign, what would it be?

If my life were a traffic sign today it might read “LANES MERGE UP AHEAD” or maybe it would just say this.

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It feels like so many things are coming together right now in some sort of great convergence: home and family life, ministry, artwork. It’s a little disconcerting to see myself hurtling from what appears to be six lanes of life traffic down to two. I am on heightened alert and I see the potentials for trouble and yet I see the great adventure that lies before me as well. I am speeding on!

Is your hair short (total neck and ear showing), medium (covering ears and neck), long (below shoulders), extra long (at least halfway down your back) or bald?

My hair is short and thinning near the top. Wrinkles is not just going grey (and there is a lot more grey than there used to be). He is going bald-ish.

When you are with your friends, do your interactions include much touching—for example, hugging, kissing, rough housing, rubbing backs? Would you like to have more of this? (Note: the answers may vary depending on where you live on this wonderful planet.)

The word is New England. Not an extraordinarily touchy group of people are we. We love deeply but usually from a distance. 🙂

What do you feel is the most enjoyable way to spend $100? 

I love to go out to dinner with friends and then maybe a movie as long as it involves superheroes! The movie that is, I have never had dinner with a superhero. Though, how cool would that be?

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Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I am grateful that the good Lord helped me to keep up my exercise regimen everyday last week! I am looking forward to finishing at least 5,000 more words of my new novel.

Crayons and Crocodiles

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share-your-world2 My answers to Cee’s questions this week are brought to you by the color Green.

 

To read other colorful posts go to: http://ceenphotography.com/2014/03/31/share-your-world-2014-week-13/

 

Here are the questions and my answers:

 

Do you believe in extraterrestrials or life on other planets?  

 

I’m with Larry Norman on this one.  “And if there’s life on other planets, then I’m sure that he must know. And he’s been there once already, and has died to save their souls.” Now if you asked “do you believe in little green men?” I would simply reply “But of course I am one.” 100_3052 What type of pet or pets do not want to have?

I think a crocodile or a green alligator would be not nice.

 

 

The song is a tribute to the new movie Noah (which is just fun if you accept that this newest Hollywood version is the total SCYFY version and undeniably non-biblical)

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Green of course.

What type of transportation would you be? Why? I think I would really like a green (meaning eco-friendly) car.

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up? I am thankful for all the friends who showed up this weekend to help an elderly couple in our church move. I am looking forward to all those who will show up this week to help us move another elderly lady (how’s that for faith?).