"Thanks 3"

Aunts, Uncles, Neighbors, and other adults we learned from. I will never forget bailing hay and our neighbor smoking a pipe and the wonderful smell wafting back to us on the wagon. He was a hard working farmer and we learned our own work ethics because of adults like him. My Aunt was a working dynamo, she did it all, mow grass, cook, clean, stack firewood, build, plant, harvest and support all of us. Neighbor hood men were ones we looked up to and thought they had it all figured out. We could only hope to be as smart as them someday. A lot of them never even knew us as adults. Their impacts were varied, fishing, hunting, farming, motors ports, etc. I know we all had a chance to fall in love with so many possibilities. Other stuff did stick with us and continues too, bicycles, motorcycles,cars, football, baseball, love for all Gods' beauty the world around us.
       Verses:   1 Th 5: 16-18  2Cor 20: 14-17

"Thanks 2"

I would also say I was most thankful for my Grandparents. They provided family with a strong glue to keep us all together. Holidays we were all expected to be there and there were no exceptions allowed! The food was always awesome and all cousins were in attendance. I don't know if there were other options available because none were ever discussed. We all went to the grandparents house and that was that! Grandpa said grace and all bowed their heads in respect.
    When my grandparents needed help with a project all the family would show up and pitch in. If they had a trip planned often some of us would go and experience something new and exciting. Thanks cousins for protection during hurricane Agnes in State College 1972. All my love and care for yard work came from my Grandparents as a youngster. I am sure brother Jim and I will never forget Grandpa in Erie Pa at

Mc D's insisting we drink milk. Little did he know that a milkshake there was far removed from being milk!! 

"Thanks" 1

We should give thanks for all those we have gained something from in our lives. The list for most of us goes over a long period of time. I would guess most of us would pick our moms as a top pick. Mom was a huge influence in so many areas of our lives. She took us on many a trek or adventure. What was she thinking when we went on a wild strawberry hunt way up in the fields only to net a few of these berries! And what were we doing miles from home back in the woods chopping down a Christmas tree? We had no good way to even get it back to the house.{Thanks Cinder}. And mom did you really think that if we trekked to the top of the hay field on the 4th of July that we would see fireworks 3+ miles away! What I do know is that I remember her for having us do all these things! We may not have thought it was a good idea then but it was. Thank-you Mom for being Mom!!
    Verses:  Prov 1 : 8-9  Deut 4: 9

"Build"

   I have discovered that I always need some kind of project going. I may take a short break but then the wheels in my head start turning and a new project is born. The size or magnitude is not as important as that I have as that I have a new goal and challenge. I tend to like building with wood. Sometimes it is a home improvement, sometimes crafty and maybe even functional use. The options are endless and I like the variety and the thinking that goes into each project.
    God gives us a lot of blessings and skills we should praise him by using them. The mental health we gain from pushing ourselves is priceless. I especially like the ones that encourage me to try and learn new things. Thanks goes to God for our abilities and desires to build!
       Verses  Proverbs 13:4, 20:4, 21:5

  

"Zoom Zoom"

  I believe Mazda used this as an advertisement jingle. I think it defines a lot of different things. I like the idea of a small kid on a riding toy zooming around the house. One of the first places I lived away from home was a large house shared by many. There was this one little boy who used to zoom around the upstairs on a tricycle, "zoom zoom". I guess we can be so caught up in our own lives that we are zooming from one thing to another "zoom zoom".
   Now I commute to work and watch all the other commuters up and down the highway "zoom zoom". We were studying the story of Martha and Mary in the bible at church this week, in Luke 10: 38-41. Martha is to busy to stop and just be with Jesus: "zoom zoom". I suppose there is a time and place for us to go "zoom zoom" and a time to slow down and just walk with Jesus.
   Verse  Micah 6:8

"Job not Job"

 Another area of life that I think I need change is my job. I have a good employer and a good job for sure. My prayer is that God guides me to a new and more preferable job. My present job is a long day and seems to consume most of my weekdays time. Between the commute and hours worked I have very little free time.Maybe God wants me to learn some life lessons where I am and so I need to stay there. Maybe where God  would have me go is in the future and is not to happen now.
    No matter what the case may be I am unsure of the time frame it will be. Once again I am on Gods terms not mine! I have faith God will lead me where I am to go or open my eyes to how to accept what I presently have. My strength will come from knowing God is above all and will take care of my needs, wants and desires. I just have to be patient and accept his time frame.
       Verses: Heb 11: 1-39

"For Sale"

What is happening here? I have this Ford pick-up for sale. I actually think it is a pretty nice truck. My reason for selling it is that I hardly ever use it. It has sat for 6 months with no need for it at all. I have a small Chevy pick-up that fits my needs just fine. The thing that is bizzare to me is that I have actually sold this truck twice. The first buyer backed out after financing issues. The second buyer had already paid me and left when the truck flashed a check engine light and he returned the truck and I returned his money, go figure!! Maybe this truck doesn't want to leave me? I guess I will fix the problem that it has and try and sell it again. It's just like expecting God to answer our prayers or give us a sign of what we should do. Often the answer is different than we want or a long time coming just like selling this truck!!
        Verses  James 5: 13-20  Mark 11:24