August 12, 2021

Posted on August 12, 2021 by

Deb and I headed to Albion about 8am, with a cooler of water, zucchini bread, and a list of items people wanted us to look for. Dottie and Steve were there from Virginia, and Barb and Whitey. We got to cleaning out cupboards and drawers and closets and trying to put things in boxes so as to see what they are. We all had a few things that we found – Deb liked the bread machine, which she hopes to use to make some healthy breads. I found almost everything on the list that everyone asked me to look for – but walked out this afternoon without a few things from the bedroom upstairs. They will be there next time. I’ve already started a new list!

Some of my finds – deer, bread pans, donut cutter, needle threader – mostly ‘old stuff!’

It was a long day, but with only a small amount of irritating storms on the drive home. We accomplished a lot and felt good about the day. (And we stopped for a reward of a chocolate milkshake on the way home!)

Paul’s message was good from Sunday, but there was so much information that I’m going to condense it a bit. It was NOT GUILTY. Our declaration of Freedom as Christians. Satan is the spiritual father of unbelievers. Sin means NO HOPE. Sin blinds the sinner to life-giving promises of God. 1) reality of freedom is no condemnation, no penalty for Christians. We are made right in God’s eyes. 2) Jesus is our advocate – the LAW can’t save us; Jesus can, and intercedes for us – he took our place. 3) Our righteousness is Jesus – the key to salvation. No penalty! We have all sinned, and our battle with sin won’t end until we die. We have to live a faithful life, because Jesus will step in our place if we keep growing every day. We are part of the family of God!

On this day in 30 BC Cleopatra committed suicide by clutching an asp to her breast. In 1852 Isaac Singer received a patent for his continuous stitch sewing machine. In1901 Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened; in 1908 Henry Ford’s company made the first Model T Ford; in 1930 Clarence Birdseye was granted a patent for his method of quick freezing food. In 1990 the largest and most complete T Rex skeleton was discovered. Birthdays: Katharine Lee Bates (wrote the words to America the Beautiful) was born in 1859; Cecil B DeMille (filmmaker) in 1881. In 1927 Porter Wagner (MR. Grand Ole Opry) was born, and my dad’s FAVORITE, Buck Owens – who is really high on my list too! – was born in 1929. Ian Fleming – creator of James bond – died in 1964 at age 56; Henry Fonda, actor, died at age 77 in 1982; Merv Griffin – creator of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune – died in 2007 at age 82; in 2009 Les Paul – Father of the Electric Guitar – died at age 94.