Testimony
Today I heard the sweet, sincere testimony of a middle-aged women who was baptised for the first time and joined our church. The verse that *spoke* to her was Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
She'd heard the gospel before, she said, since her father was a Baptist minister, and she'd bowed her head and *said the prayer* when she a teen, but at this time in her life, the hearing of the Word was different. And she knew she had to talk about it. She knew she had to open her mouth and be accountable.
That, dear readers, is faith in action. Praise the Lord!
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
Friday Five
Appetizer
Create a new candle scent.
Spice.
Oh, you just have to see my newest candle! And I am not a candle person! This pound cake is really a spice-scented candle and it sits on the butler's tray in my dining room. It makes me feel as if I am ready for company at any minute :)
Soup
Name one way you show affection to others.
I cook/bake for them.
Salad
What is your favorite writing instrument?
Black roller-ball writer
Main Course
If you were given $25 to spend anywhere online, from which site would you buy?
I would head over to some audio site and use the gift to learn how to download books/music like Cindy Rollins.
Dessert
Are you dressing up for Halloween?
No, I am not dressing up for Halloween this year. The last time I did was for a party in college. I had my first date with my now DH. I was a Southern Belle and he was a slave!! Wouldn’t you like to see a picture of that??!! That would have been 1976.
Finally my answers! Better late than never? Perhaps I am just humoring myself. Donna over at Quiet Life has been inviting blogger-friends to get to know one another by answering five questions each week. I find it fun, entertaining, and thought-provoking. I kind of wish I had been saving my answers.
Appetizer
Create a new candle scent.
Spice.
Oh, you just have to see my newest candle! And I am not a candle person! This pound cake is really a spice-scented candle and it sits on the butler's tray in my dining room. It makes me feel as if I am ready for company at any minute :)Soup
Name one way you show affection to others.
I cook/bake for them.
Salad
What is your favorite writing instrument?
Black roller-ball writer
Main Course
If you were given $25 to spend anywhere online, from which site would you buy?
I would head over to some audio site and use the gift to learn how to download books/music like Cindy Rollins.
Dessert
Are you dressing up for Halloween?
No, I am not dressing up for Halloween this year. The last time I did was for a party in college. I had my first date with my now DH. I was a Southern Belle and he was a slave!! Wouldn’t you like to see a picture of that??!! That would have been 1976.
Finally my answers! Better late than never? Perhaps I am just humoring myself. Donna over at Quiet Life has been inviting blogger-friends to get to know one another by answering five questions each week. I find it fun, entertaining, and thought-provoking. I kind of wish I had been saving my answers.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Birthday Girl
Holding her birthday pillow highlighting special places in her *Atlanta*
We celebrated over margharitas at a favorite Mexican restaurant with her DH (my father), my DD#1 and Cousin Becky.
On Saturday we will travel to her parents'(see pic 10/16) hometown in middle GA for a Smith Family celebration on property that has been in the family since the early 1800s.
Holding her birthday pillow highlighting special places in her *Atlanta*We celebrated over margharitas at a favorite Mexican restaurant with her DH (my father), my DD#1 and Cousin Becky.
On Saturday we will travel to her parents'(see pic 10/16) hometown in middle GA for a Smith Family celebration on property that has been in the family since the early 1800s.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Sienna Brown
I picked up these mules at the local Target because I thought they would match a ten-year-old skirt. And they did! Now I have a new outfit just by updating an accessory. With this long, front-buttoned skirt, I wore a cream-colored, sleeveless ribbed turtleneck, and my bluejean jacket. Some small plain earrings (silver), and a wooden necklace dressed me up a little more.
Care to share about an addition to your Fall wardrobe?
I picked up these mules at the local Target because I thought they would match a ten-year-old skirt. And they did! Now I have a new outfit just by updating an accessory. With this long, front-buttoned skirt, I wore a cream-colored, sleeveless ribbed turtleneck, and my bluejean jacket. Some small plain earrings (silver), and a wooden necklace dressed me up a little more.
Care to share about an addition to your Fall wardrobe?
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Valley of Vision
First Day Morning
O Lord,
I commune with thee every day, but week days are worldly days, and secular concerns reduce heavenly impressions.
I bless thee therefore for the day sacred to my soul when I can wait upon thee and be refreshed;
I thank thee for the institutions of religion by use of which I draw near to thee and thou to me;
I rejoice in another Lord's Day when I call off my mind from the cares of the world and attend upon thee without distraction;
Let my retirement be devout, my conversation edifying, my reading pious, my hearing profitable, that my soul may be quickened and elevated.
I am going to the house of prayer, pour upon me the spirit of grace and supplication. I am going to the house of praise, awaken in me every grateful and cheerful emotion, I am going to the house of instruction, give testimony to the Word preached, and glorify it in the hearts of all who hear; may it enlighten the ignorant, awaken the careless, reclaim the wandering, establish the weak, comfort the feeble-minded, and make ready a people for their Lord.
Be a sanctuary to all who cannot come. Forget not those who never come, And do thou bestow upon me benevolence towards my dependents, forgiveness towards my enemies, peaceableness towards my neighbors, openness towards my fellow-Christians.
Amen.
First Day Morning
O Lord,
I commune with thee every day, but week days are worldly days, and secular concerns reduce heavenly impressions.
I bless thee therefore for the day sacred to my soul when I can wait upon thee and be refreshed;
I thank thee for the institutions of religion by use of which I draw near to thee and thou to me;
I rejoice in another Lord's Day when I call off my mind from the cares of the world and attend upon thee without distraction;
Let my retirement be devout, my conversation edifying, my reading pious, my hearing profitable, that my soul may be quickened and elevated.
I am going to the house of prayer, pour upon me the spirit of grace and supplication. I am going to the house of praise, awaken in me every grateful and cheerful emotion, I am going to the house of instruction, give testimony to the Word preached, and glorify it in the hearts of all who hear; may it enlighten the ignorant, awaken the careless, reclaim the wandering, establish the weak, comfort the feeble-minded, and make ready a people for their Lord.
Be a sanctuary to all who cannot come. Forget not those who never come, And do thou bestow upon me benevolence towards my dependents, forgiveness towards my enemies, peaceableness towards my neighbors, openness towards my fellow-Christians.
Amen.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Ted Baehr
In conjunction with Vision Forum's Christian Filmmaker's Academy, I just wanted to add my two cents to the pot when it comes to evaluating the entertainment industry. We have supported MovieGuide for almost twenty years. In Oct 1993, we hosted a table at their annual fundraiser in Atlanta GA. Since then Baehr and his lovely wife, Lili, moved to California, to be more involved in witnessing to Hollywood.
On whose reviews do you rely when evaluating movies/films?
In conjunction with Vision Forum's Christian Filmmaker's Academy, I just wanted to add my two cents to the pot when it comes to evaluating the entertainment industry. We have supported MovieGuide for almost twenty years. In Oct 1993, we hosted a table at their annual fundraiser in Atlanta GA. Since then Baehr and his lovely wife, Lili, moved to California, to be more involved in witnessing to Hollywood.
On whose reviews do you rely when evaluating movies/films?
Monday, October 16, 2006
October 16, 1926
Eighty years ago, October 16th fell on a Saturday and my maternal grandparents *tied the knot* in Lafayette, AL. He was almost 25, she was 24 years old. So even though they married in secret, the event was not sinister. He was an intern residing at Grady Hospital and not *allowed* to be married. Those are all the circumstances I know right now and how I wish I had inquired about the details. Seven years later arrived my mother, their only child.
Eighty years later, we are in the midst of planning a wedding and I wonder about their reception, if they even had one. Was it in a home, the way so many were in the twenties, when Mrs Post first published her volume?
Eighty years ago, October 16th fell on a Saturday and my maternal grandparents *tied the knot* in Lafayette, AL. He was almost 25, she was 24 years old. So even though they married in secret, the event was not sinister. He was an intern residing at Grady Hospital and not *allowed* to be married. Those are all the circumstances I know right now and how I wish I had inquired about the details. Seven years later arrived my mother, their only child.
Eighty years later, we are in the midst of planning a wedding and I wonder about their reception, if they even had one. Was it in a home, the way so many were in the twenties, when Mrs Post first published her volume?
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Psalm 24
Read it. It's one of my favorites. So majestic!
Today's worship service was opened with the words of this regal psalm. I think it's special to me because I was called to read it aloud at the opening of a chapel service in elementary school. I was 10 years old. I took my part seriously, pondering the meaning of the words. They have stuck with me.
Even then I knew this King of Glory :)
Do you have a favorite psalm?
Read it. It's one of my favorites. So majestic!
Today's worship service was opened with the words of this regal psalm. I think it's special to me because I was called to read it aloud at the opening of a chapel service in elementary school. I was 10 years old. I took my part seriously, pondering the meaning of the words. They have stuck with me.
Even then I knew this King of Glory :)
Do you have a favorite psalm?
Monday, October 09, 2006
Homecoming at Hillsdale College
A good time was had by all even if we didn't attend the tent part where the music was too loud to keep one from hearing any conversation.
Nope, instead we took this motley group to dinner at the Saucy Dog, where they do BBQ well. And they're not even from the South!!
The weather was gorgeous, giving us a glimpse of the beautiful leaves to come (here in about two weeks). The Chargers triumphed over their opponents in the last minute of the game. And, last but not least, we were able to spend lots of time with DD#3 who was eager for a dose of home.
What did you do this past weekend?
A good time was had by all even if we didn't attend the tent part where the music was too loud to keep one from hearing any conversation.
Nope, instead we took this motley group to dinner at the Saucy Dog, where they do BBQ well. And they're not even from the South!!
The weather was gorgeous, giving us a glimpse of the beautiful leaves to come (here in about two weeks). The Chargers triumphed over their opponents in the last minute of the game. And, last but not least, we were able to spend lots of time with DD#3 who was eager for a dose of home.
What did you do this past weekend?
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Museum Hopping
Or Fine Art Friday entry a day early
It's nice to be thought of. Tulip Girl left a comment wanting to know which museum I visited on the free day. See my blog entry dated September 23, 2006. And I'll post about it when I try your recommendation of Avalanche Rooibos. Thanks for the suggestion. :)
Truth be known....wedding errands took priority over pleasurable ones, and so, I didnt make it, although I plan to :) Based on the posted list of museums, I have determined to visit each over the coming year...or so.
The High has a cool three-year-long collaboration with the Louvre and I WILL go to those exhibits...most likely on days when I hope the attendance is *light* because, as Donna pointed out....the crowds. The last time I visited the High was for Andrew Wyeth, an all-time favorite.
Several of the museums on the list of ten are really close by and I have been before but not recently, i.e. Fernbank and Weinman. I'd love to take a trip to Savannah and visit the Telfair. I recently gave my mother a biography of Mary Telfair, which she has enjoyed, loaned to a friend, and *returned* to me. Do you have friends who give gifts back? Tee hee.
Macon is closer to me than Savannah, and so, I might visit their museum sooner than later because of my interest in Sterling Everett.
Finally, DD#4 enjoys all things Egyptian and I am contemplating a trip to Philadelphia to see King Tut in 2007.
But this Friday I will be viewing the art at Hillsdale College.
Which museum did you visit most recently?
Or Fine Art Friday entry a day early
It's nice to be thought of. Tulip Girl left a comment wanting to know which museum I visited on the free day. See my blog entry dated September 23, 2006. And I'll post about it when I try your recommendation of Avalanche Rooibos. Thanks for the suggestion. :)
Truth be known....wedding errands took priority over pleasurable ones, and so, I didnt make it, although I plan to :) Based on the posted list of museums, I have determined to visit each over the coming year...or so.
The High has a cool three-year-long collaboration with the Louvre and I WILL go to those exhibits...most likely on days when I hope the attendance is *light* because, as Donna pointed out....the crowds. The last time I visited the High was for Andrew Wyeth, an all-time favorite.
Several of the museums on the list of ten are really close by and I have been before but not recently, i.e. Fernbank and Weinman. I'd love to take a trip to Savannah and visit the Telfair. I recently gave my mother a biography of Mary Telfair, which she has enjoyed, loaned to a friend, and *returned* to me. Do you have friends who give gifts back? Tee hee.
Macon is closer to me than Savannah, and so, I might visit their museum sooner than later because of my interest in Sterling Everett.
Finally, DD#4 enjoys all things Egyptian and I am contemplating a trip to Philadelphia to see King Tut in 2007.
But this Friday I will be viewing the art at Hillsdale College.
Which museum did you visit most recently?
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Holy Days or Holidays
Once upon a time someone asked me to share how we handle Halloween and Christmas in our family. So, true to my slow, methodical pace, I will post several entries about this topic.
First, allow me to commend to your attention, Carmon's excellent essay at Buried Treasure. Then for some in depth research, consider reading the following five points in an effort to solidify in your mind that there is no more important day each week than the Sabbath and that the worship service of the living God is not to be mixed (syncretized) with any man-made celebrations.
1) The Westminster Assembly's Directory of Public Worship (1640s) excerpt:
There is no day commanded in Scripture to be kept holy under the Gospel but the Lord's Day, which is the Christian Sabbath. Festival days, vulgarly called Holy days, having no warrant in the Word of God, are not to be continued.
2) Lectures in Theology by Rev. John Dick (1836):
this (Sunday) is the only day which God claims as His own in a peculiar sense; He has given us the other six days to pursue our secular employments. It follows, that men have no right to institute holidays, which return as regularly at certain intervals as the Sabbath does at the beginning of the week. This is an assumption of authority which God has not delegated to them. Holidays are an encroachment upon the time of which He has made a free gift to men for their worldly affairs; and although enforced by civil and ecclesiastical laws, they are not binding upon conscience. No man sins in not observing them; but he does sin, if he observes them from an opinion of their holiness. Men may set apart particular days for fasting and thanksgiving; but those are only occasionally, and not the days, but the services, are holy.
3) The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (1899):
There is no warrant in Scripture for the observance of Christmas and Easter as holy days, rather the contrary (see Gal 4:9-11; Col 2:16-21), and such observance is contrary to the principles of the Reformed Faith, conducive to will-worship, and not in harmony with the simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
4) How is the Gold Become Dim by Dr. Morton Smith (1973):
It is just this attitude of indifference to the Constitution (Westminster Standards) that has brought us to the state we are in in the PCUS. Whereas, earlier, as is reflected in the 1899 deliverance about Christmas and Easter, there was meticulous concern for staying with the standards, and the strict interpretation of Scripture on even such a matter as these two days. Now there is a complete reversal to the point of adopting the liturgical calendar of past tradition, without any Biblical basis.
5) These statements, which represent the consensus of historical Presbyterianism, are rooted in the 2nd and 4th commandments and the regulative principle of worship (Deut 12:32). They are also rooted in the Westminster Standards, e.g. Larger Catechism questions 108 and 109.
Copied from a handout by my church.
Once upon a time someone asked me to share how we handle Halloween and Christmas in our family. So, true to my slow, methodical pace, I will post several entries about this topic.
First, allow me to commend to your attention, Carmon's excellent essay at Buried Treasure. Then for some in depth research, consider reading the following five points in an effort to solidify in your mind that there is no more important day each week than the Sabbath and that the worship service of the living God is not to be mixed (syncretized) with any man-made celebrations.
1) The Westminster Assembly's Directory of Public Worship (1640s) excerpt:
There is no day commanded in Scripture to be kept holy under the Gospel but the Lord's Day, which is the Christian Sabbath. Festival days, vulgarly called Holy days, having no warrant in the Word of God, are not to be continued.
2) Lectures in Theology by Rev. John Dick (1836):
this (Sunday) is the only day which God claims as His own in a peculiar sense; He has given us the other six days to pursue our secular employments. It follows, that men have no right to institute holidays, which return as regularly at certain intervals as the Sabbath does at the beginning of the week. This is an assumption of authority which God has not delegated to them. Holidays are an encroachment upon the time of which He has made a free gift to men for their worldly affairs; and although enforced by civil and ecclesiastical laws, they are not binding upon conscience. No man sins in not observing them; but he does sin, if he observes them from an opinion of their holiness. Men may set apart particular days for fasting and thanksgiving; but those are only occasionally, and not the days, but the services, are holy.
3) The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (1899):
There is no warrant in Scripture for the observance of Christmas and Easter as holy days, rather the contrary (see Gal 4:9-11; Col 2:16-21), and such observance is contrary to the principles of the Reformed Faith, conducive to will-worship, and not in harmony with the simplicity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
4) How is the Gold Become Dim by Dr. Morton Smith (1973):
It is just this attitude of indifference to the Constitution (Westminster Standards) that has brought us to the state we are in in the PCUS. Whereas, earlier, as is reflected in the 1899 deliverance about Christmas and Easter, there was meticulous concern for staying with the standards, and the strict interpretation of Scripture on even such a matter as these two days. Now there is a complete reversal to the point of adopting the liturgical calendar of past tradition, without any Biblical basis.
5) These statements, which represent the consensus of historical Presbyterianism, are rooted in the 2nd and 4th commandments and the regulative principle of worship (Deut 12:32). They are also rooted in the Westminster Standards, e.g. Larger Catechism questions 108 and 109.
Copied from a handout by my church.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Memory Meme
In one of my 3am brainstorming sessions, I sat up in bed and mentally rattled off the answers to these questions with only a bit of trouble towards the end. Funny, I wonder what that says about the relationship between age and long term versus short term memory loss. TeeHee. At any rate, I meant to post this entry over the summer, so the answers are about two months off give or take. Leave me a link to your blog, if you decide to share some memories. In other words, if you stop by, consider yourself *tagged*
What was I doing?
30 years ago?
I had just finished my first year of college and was working as a lifeguard, teaching swimming lessons, and selling china and crystal at a local department store. I was living at home with my parents in Atlanta, GA.
25 years ago?
After having been married for six months, we were preparing to move from Kalamazoo, MI to Charleston, SC where DH started medical school. I got up at 4am to watch Princess Diana's wedding before the moving van arrived!
20 years ago?
I was great with child (DD#2) and anxious about my maternal grandmother's final illness. We were living in Gadsden, AL.
15 years ago?
The daughters and I had just returned to Canton, GA from a delightful vacation with paternal grandparents in southern Ohio. I started a scrapbook.
10 years ago?
I had just started working full-time for my husband, managing his family practice.
5 years ago?
The Jago side of the family had a family reunion. Unknown was Grandpa's death in four short months :(
1 year ago?
We had a Low Country Boil party, which was so much fun we had another one this year.
1 month ago?
Summer highlight this year? Juggling three cars between six drivers with six different jobs :)
Yesterday?
DH and I took a drive to a lake about 90 miles south of home. We walked, talked, and dined together. It was romantic.
Today?
Slept later than normal; didnt get everything done at the office; left anyway for a 3-mile walk; fixed yummy meatloaf sandwiches for dinner; read til I fell asleep.
Tomorrow?
Saturday errands which I hope to start early in the day in order to avoid the heaviest crowds.
Day after Tomorrow?
Looking forward to worshipping with the saints.
In one of my 3am brainstorming sessions, I sat up in bed and mentally rattled off the answers to these questions with only a bit of trouble towards the end. Funny, I wonder what that says about the relationship between age and long term versus short term memory loss. TeeHee. At any rate, I meant to post this entry over the summer, so the answers are about two months off give or take. Leave me a link to your blog, if you decide to share some memories. In other words, if you stop by, consider yourself *tagged*
What was I doing?
30 years ago?
I had just finished my first year of college and was working as a lifeguard, teaching swimming lessons, and selling china and crystal at a local department store. I was living at home with my parents in Atlanta, GA.
25 years ago?
After having been married for six months, we were preparing to move from Kalamazoo, MI to Charleston, SC where DH started medical school. I got up at 4am to watch Princess Diana's wedding before the moving van arrived!
20 years ago?
I was great with child (DD#2) and anxious about my maternal grandmother's final illness. We were living in Gadsden, AL.
15 years ago?
The daughters and I had just returned to Canton, GA from a delightful vacation with paternal grandparents in southern Ohio. I started a scrapbook.
10 years ago?
I had just started working full-time for my husband, managing his family practice.
5 years ago?
The Jago side of the family had a family reunion. Unknown was Grandpa's death in four short months :(
1 year ago?
We had a Low Country Boil party, which was so much fun we had another one this year.
1 month ago?
Summer highlight this year? Juggling three cars between six drivers with six different jobs :)
Yesterday?
DH and I took a drive to a lake about 90 miles south of home. We walked, talked, and dined together. It was romantic.
Today?
Slept later than normal; didnt get everything done at the office; left anyway for a 3-mile walk; fixed yummy meatloaf sandwiches for dinner; read til I fell asleep.
Tomorrow?
Saturday errands which I hope to start early in the day in order to avoid the heaviest crowds.
Day after Tomorrow?
Looking forward to worshipping with the saints.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tea Heaven
Rooibos Caramel
MateVana
Equal parts of these two special teas make my new favorite warm drink for the Fall.
It was the recommendation of the store clerk and I am pleased.
Twinings English Breakfast Tea...move over!
PS I've noticed some fellow bloggers like Portsmouth Tea Company. Any comments about the different suppliers, as I am tickled with my first foray into specialty teas?
Rooibos Caramel
MateVana
Equal parts of these two special teas make my new favorite warm drink for the Fall.
It was the recommendation of the store clerk and I am pleased.
Twinings English Breakfast Tea...move over!
PS I've noticed some fellow bloggers like Portsmouth Tea Company. Any comments about the different suppliers, as I am tickled with my first foray into specialty teas?
Friday, September 22, 2006
Fine Art Friday
From Tulipgirl I learned of Museum Day. On September 30, 2006, for one day only, museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors.
Participating venues in Georgia
1) Bartow History Center
Cartersville
2) Booth Western Art Museum
Cartersville
3) Fernbank Science Center
Atlanta
4) Georgia Museum of Art
Athens
5) High Museum of Art
Atlanta
6) Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Atlanta
7) Michael C. Carlos Museum
Atlanta
8) Morris Museum of Art
Augusta
9) Museum of Arts and Sciences
Macon
10) National Science Center's Fort Discovery
Augusta
11) PUPPETS: The Power of Wonder, at Center for Puppetry Arts
Atlanta
12) Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Kennesaw
13) Telfair Museum of Art
Savannah
14) Weinman Mineral Museum
White
Start planning your field trip now!
From Tulipgirl I learned of Museum Day. On September 30, 2006, for one day only, museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors.
Participating venues in Georgia
1) Bartow History Center
Cartersville
2) Booth Western Art Museum
Cartersville
3) Fernbank Science Center
Atlanta
4) Georgia Museum of Art
Athens
5) High Museum of Art
Atlanta
6) Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Atlanta
7) Michael C. Carlos Museum
Atlanta
8) Morris Museum of Art
Augusta
9) Museum of Arts and Sciences
Macon
10) National Science Center's Fort Discovery
Augusta
11) PUPPETS: The Power of Wonder, at Center for Puppetry Arts
Atlanta
12) Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Kennesaw
13) Telfair Museum of Art
Savannah
14) Weinman Mineral Museum
White
Start planning your field trip now!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Baptismal Gown
After testing the uploading process and successfully posting a picture, I went back and tried to insert these photos in Sunday's entry. It didnt work. So, here they are today. Actually, in 1986, the third Sunday was 9/21.
And since DD#2 is way far away in Cortona, as we speak, I trust she will take comfort in these special memories.
After testing the uploading process and successfully posting a picture, I went back and tried to insert these photos in Sunday's entry. It didnt work. So, here they are today. Actually, in 1986, the third Sunday was 9/21.And since DD#2 is way far away in Cortona, as we speak, I trust she will take comfort in these special memories.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
ABC's
A - Accent: Southern drawl
B - Breakfast Item: Black coffee
C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming/dusting
D - Dad's Name: Dan
E - Essential everyday item: TP
F - Flavor ice cream: Coffee
G - Gold or Silver?: Together: my new fashion statement
H - Happy Place: Home sweet home
I - Insomnia: only when I’m planning a wedding
J - Job – Domestic Engineer
K - Kids: aka billygoats
L - Living arrangements: w/DH of 25 yrs
M - Mom's birthplace: Atlanta GA
N - Name your pets: none at present; previously Minerva then Athena
O - Overnight hospital stays: five-my own and the births of 4 daughters
P - Phobia: claustrophobia
Q - Question: Is this too much information?
R - Religious Affiliation: Reformed Presby
S - Siblings: Bert, Noel, Amanda, Grey, Will
T - Time you wake up: today 4am
U - Unnatural hair colors you've had: natural blond w/hilites
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: cant think of one
W - Worst habit: sharp tongue
X - X-rays you've had: teeth only
Y - Yummy: pimento cheese
Z - Zoo animal: Our Zoo’s panda just had a baby J
A - Accent: Southern drawl
B - Breakfast Item: Black coffee
C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming/dusting
D - Dad's Name: Dan
E - Essential everyday item: TP
F - Flavor ice cream: Coffee
G - Gold or Silver?: Together: my new fashion statement
H - Happy Place: Home sweet home
I - Insomnia: only when I’m planning a wedding
J - Job – Domestic Engineer
K - Kids: aka billygoats
L - Living arrangements: w/DH of 25 yrs
M - Mom's birthplace: Atlanta GA
N - Name your pets: none at present; previously Minerva then Athena
O - Overnight hospital stays: five-my own and the births of 4 daughters
P - Phobia: claustrophobia
Q - Question: Is this too much information?
R - Religious Affiliation: Reformed Presby
S - Siblings: Bert, Noel, Amanda, Grey, Will
T - Time you wake up: today 4am
U - Unnatural hair colors you've had: natural blond w/hilites
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: cant think of one
W - Worst habit: sharp tongue
X - X-rays you've had: teeth only
Y - Yummy: pimento cheese
Z - Zoo animal: Our Zoo’s panda just had a baby J
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Baptism
This third Sunday in September is the anniversary Sunday of DD#2's baptism.
The ceremony was a part of the worship service at Chalcedon Presbyterian Church in Atlanta GA where J C Morecraft III was/is the minister. Although we were living in Gadsden, AL, at the time, we had spent the previous two weeks in Atlanta visiting family, as your maternal great-grandmother had died on September 2, 1986. So, before returning home, we prepared for this special day.
You wore a beautiful white gown handmade by Peggy Schilling.
*I keep trying to upload photo here, but blogger is not cooperating*
I wore a Laura Ashley dress which I now think makes me look frumpy. A family photo was made and used in the 1986 Christmas card.
It would be neat to find a program from the service and figure out which hymns were sung and which Scripture exposited. Edit: I found a tape of the sermon delivered that day and relistened to the *Call to Constancy* based on Heb 6:9-20, part of a series.
Here's what I do know was read: three covenant promises after we had been instructed on the institution, nature, use, and ends of the sacrament of baptism.
1) For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him. Acts 2:39
2) And I will establish my covenant between me and then and thy see after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. Gen 17:7
3) Believe on the Lord Jesus, and though shalt be saved, thou and thy house. Acts 16:31
Here are the questions proposed to your parents, all of which were answered affirmatively:
1) Do you acknowledge your child's need of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ, and the renewing grace of the Holy Spirit?
2) Do you claim God's covenant promises in her behalf, and do you look in faith to the Lord Jesus Christ for her salvation, as you do for your own?
3) Do you now unreservedly dedicate your child to God, and promise, in humble reliance upon divine grace, that you will endeavor to set before her a godly example, that you will pray with and for her, that you will teach her the doctrines of our holy religion, and that you will strive, by all the means of God's appointment, to bring her up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord?
After the service we had a big Sunday dinner at Cochise as was our custom. There were a few extra guests. Grandma and Grandpa Jago had driven over from Charleston, SC for the celebration.
The menu was Baked Pork Chops, Rice, Layered Salad, and Lemon-cheese Cake.
This third Sunday in September is the anniversary Sunday of DD#2's baptism.
The ceremony was a part of the worship service at Chalcedon Presbyterian Church in Atlanta GA where J C Morecraft III was/is the minister. Although we were living in Gadsden, AL, at the time, we had spent the previous two weeks in Atlanta visiting family, as your maternal great-grandmother had died on September 2, 1986. So, before returning home, we prepared for this special day.
You wore a beautiful white gown handmade by Peggy Schilling.
*I keep trying to upload photo here, but blogger is not cooperating*
I wore a Laura Ashley dress which I now think makes me look frumpy. A family photo was made and used in the 1986 Christmas card.
It would be neat to find a program from the service and figure out which hymns were sung and which Scripture exposited. Edit: I found a tape of the sermon delivered that day and relistened to the *Call to Constancy* based on Heb 6:9-20, part of a series.
Here's what I do know was read: three covenant promises after we had been instructed on the institution, nature, use, and ends of the sacrament of baptism.
1) For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him. Acts 2:39
2) And I will establish my covenant between me and then and thy see after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. Gen 17:7
3) Believe on the Lord Jesus, and though shalt be saved, thou and thy house. Acts 16:31
Here are the questions proposed to your parents, all of which were answered affirmatively:
1) Do you acknowledge your child's need of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ, and the renewing grace of the Holy Spirit?
2) Do you claim God's covenant promises in her behalf, and do you look in faith to the Lord Jesus Christ for her salvation, as you do for your own?
3) Do you now unreservedly dedicate your child to God, and promise, in humble reliance upon divine grace, that you will endeavor to set before her a godly example, that you will pray with and for her, that you will teach her the doctrines of our holy religion, and that you will strive, by all the means of God's appointment, to bring her up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord?
After the service we had a big Sunday dinner at Cochise as was our custom. There were a few extra guests. Grandma and Grandpa Jago had driven over from Charleston, SC for the celebration.
The menu was Baked Pork Chops, Rice, Layered Salad, and Lemon-cheese Cake.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Summer Salad Suggestion
Earlier this summer I was in the habit of posting salad recipes over on my xanga site. Lately I haven't spent a lot of time of the kitchen, but I continue to enjoy salads in my diet.
Here are the ingredients to one I plan to prepare at home soon. I've only eaten it out...at Red Lobster of all places!! And even though I think it's a little silly to order chicken at a seafood restaurant, from time to time I treat myself to this one.
Green leaf lettuce, Granny Smith apple slices, grilled chicken strips, thinly sliced red pepper, roasted walnuts, feta cheese, just a few pieces of sundried tomato, croutons, and vinaigrette dressing.
Pretty colors and very tasty!
What's your favorite dinner salad?
Earlier this summer I was in the habit of posting salad recipes over on my xanga site. Lately I haven't spent a lot of time of the kitchen, but I continue to enjoy salads in my diet.
Here are the ingredients to one I plan to prepare at home soon. I've only eaten it out...at Red Lobster of all places!! And even though I think it's a little silly to order chicken at a seafood restaurant, from time to time I treat myself to this one.
Green leaf lettuce, Granny Smith apple slices, grilled chicken strips, thinly sliced red pepper, roasted walnuts, feta cheese, just a few pieces of sundried tomato, croutons, and vinaigrette dressing.
Pretty colors and very tasty!
What's your favorite dinner salad?
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Summer Reading Recap
In response to a blogger's reading challenge, on June 1st, I posted a list books I thought I might read over a period of three months. Just for recording-keeping purposes I am listing the books here as well. And in the spirit of homeschooling, I am categorizing my choices as if I were signing up for classes. It has been a good exercise to classify my reading. It keeps me from feeling so scatter-brained. Furthermore, this end-of-the-season synopsis is contributing to my feelings of accomplishment, since no one will be mailing out a report card in my life-long learning program, aka *school* :) See my reviews over on my xanga site.
PhysEd
The Complete Guide to Walking by Michael Fenton
History
Rival Lovers by Williams Ferguson Smith
My Flovilla by Eugenia Talitha Linch
English
Reference: Emily Post's Wedding Planner
Fiction: Light from Heaven by Jan Karon
Fine Arts
Visual
Fine Art Fridays participation (see weekly xanga posts)
Music
Spirituals: Promised Land CD (see blog archive 6/19/06)
Science
Home Comforts: Art & Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson
Biography
Ruth Bell Graham (see xanga entry 9/13/06)
Math
Budgeting
After a couple more reviews, I plan to post my Autumn Challenge by 9/23, the official autumnal equinox for this year.
In response to a blogger's reading challenge, on June 1st, I posted a list books I thought I might read over a period of three months. Just for recording-keeping purposes I am listing the books here as well. And in the spirit of homeschooling, I am categorizing my choices as if I were signing up for classes. It has been a good exercise to classify my reading. It keeps me from feeling so scatter-brained. Furthermore, this end-of-the-season synopsis is contributing to my feelings of accomplishment, since no one will be mailing out a report card in my life-long learning program, aka *school* :) See my reviews over on my xanga site.
PhysEd
The Complete Guide to Walking by Michael Fenton
History
Rival Lovers by Williams Ferguson Smith
My Flovilla by Eugenia Talitha Linch
English
Reference: Emily Post's Wedding Planner
Fiction: Light from Heaven by Jan Karon
Fine Arts
Visual
Fine Art Fridays participation (see weekly xanga posts)
Music
Spirituals: Promised Land CD (see blog archive 6/19/06)
Science
Home Comforts: Art & Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson
Biography
Ruth Bell Graham (see xanga entry 9/13/06)
Math
Budgeting
After a couple more reviews, I plan to post my Autumn Challenge by 9/23, the official autumnal equinox for this year.
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