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Share Your World 2014 Week 22

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Week 22????? Do you know what this means?!? We are almost half way through the year 2014!!! Folks it’s almost Christmas!!! share-your-world2 Today’s post is brought to you by Cee at

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/06/02/share-your-world-2014-week-22/

I am quite sure she has already finished her Christmas shopping. Meanwhile here I am just getting started (late as usual) with week 22 of sharing my world and I think I might have totally missed week twenty-one and several of the teen weeks. My tardiness lately is giving me serious  doubts that I am going to be ready for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza or any other holiday before February of 2015. Can I have a little more time please?

So Cee asks…

Regarding animals would you prefer not having them around or having domestics pets, farm animals, or seeing them in nature or the zoo?

I love my little white dogs. They are great company  but I have often wondered what it would be like to keep chickens or goats. Everyone says I am crazy to even think it. And I probably don’t have time for them anyway. I certainly would never have time to get them Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanza gifts;  So I guess my little dogs will just have to do.Christmas presents]tmas-tree Are you a collector of anything? 

Books! Books! And more books! I use to collect rocks. That doesn’t take as much time but rocks are not as much fun to read. And few people like to get rocks for Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanza so having a book collection can be advantageous if you are pressed for time.

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If you could know the answer to any question, besides “What is the meaning of life?”, what would it be?

Why is it the older you get the faster time seems to go? I mean, it seems like it should work the other way around. When I was a kid I just wanted things to go slower and Christmas always seemed years away (we didn’t celebrate Chanukah and Kwanza hadn’t even been invented). Now it seems I don’t even have time to lose the Christmas decorations in the attic before it’s time to find them again.

If you were to treat yourself to the “finer things” what would you treat yourself to?

A Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanza shopping spree is the only thing that comes to mind this week. 

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 it wasn’t Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanza. And apparently I am looking forward to starting my holiday shopping. It is rather odd where these questions take me sometimes! 🙂

Share Your World With Cee 2014 Week 21

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I am so glad to be making the time to share a corner of my world this week! When you have finished here pop on over to Cee’s place and see how her other contributors have answered the questions.

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/05/26/share-your-world-2014-week-21/

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Here are Cee’s great questions of the week:

If you could make a 15 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?

Don’t forget about Jesus. He has never forgotten about you. Oh and eat your broccoli,  unless of course you have hematomacrosis in which case avoid broccoli (I had to add that last sentence in order for my speech to be long enough).

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If you could take a photograph, paint a picture or write a story of any place in the world, what and where would it be?

I think I would choose the New England countryside. Oh wait I am already doing that…

If you had to spend one weekend alone in a single store but could remove nothing, which store would you pick?

Why Barnes & Noble of course. You don’t have to remove the product to read it!

If you were given a boat or yacht today, what would you name it?  (You an always sell the yacht later)

Tomorrow’s Nest Egg (Since I am selling it much to my daughter’s chagrin)

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 thankful for the folks who came out to the class on love last week and I am thankful to have the opportunity to teach the next class in the series tonight!

Share Your World With Cee Cee 2014 Week 19

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This post is written in response to Cee Neuner’s blog series Share Your World. It has been a few days since I have written anything so I thought this would be a good exercise to warm up my “write” brain.

When you have finished with me here go on over to Cee’s forum to see what her other contributors have said. You can find those posts here:

http://ceenphotography.com/2014/05/12/share-your-world-2014-week-19/

Here are Cee’s questions for the week:

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

I just had to answer this before I began the questions proper. The reason I could not write this weekend was because I was attending my daughter and future son-in-law’s graduation.

Amanda Lillie, graduate Northpoint Bible College

Amanda Lillie, graduate Northpoint Bible College

 

James Franklin graduate Northpoint Bible College and his future wife Melanie Lillie

James Franklin graduate Northpoint Bible College and his future wife Melanie Lillie

Now all of my kids are college grads. It was so nice to have them all together for the graduation. We made a pretty splendid party when all was said and done.

 

 

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Note how happy Amanda is to be photographed

This week I am looking forward to meeting with the Winchendon Garden Club to discuss the Ingleside project and our community garden project.

Do you prefer shopping or going to a park?

I much prefer going to the park. I was just telling my life coach the other day that I needed more time to just sit and watch the world go by. I don’t need to buy it. I just need to see it.

What is the highest score you’ve ever made in bowling?  Actual or virtually played.

Oh this is embarrassing. I think my highest score was between 60 and 70.

Name the foreign countries you’ve been to.

I have been to Mexico, England, Iceland, Ireland and Holland. I am going to tour Ireland with Amanda in the fall.

Describe your own outlook on life in seven words or less.

Follow Christ. Love others.  Live your passion.

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!