1 The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalm 24 (KJV)
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Coffee’s up, y’all!
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I’ve got some cinnamon rolls to share.
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Good Sunday morning, Stellars!
Countless numbers of believers in God have used the Psalms as their personal prayers. Indeed, Jesus’s last words on the cross are two Psalm verses…Psalm 22:1a: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” and Psalm 31:5a: “Into thy hand I commit my spirit.”
At early church gatherings the Psalms were sung as they had been for a thousand years in the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem. Most 20th Century American Christian children learned by heart many Psalms and us oldies could probably still quote many, in particular the entire 23rd Psalm.
Thanks, Stella, for the beautiful Psalm 24 quote…a good reminder of how comforting the Psalms are and the importance of their use in our daily lives.
Have a blessed day!
Saguaro Cactus
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I had no idea how pretty cactus blooms are!
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Good day, Czarina! The Saguaro cactus doesn’t produce its beautiful flowers until it is around 35 years old. That particular cactus was found in the Arizona side of the Sonoran Desert.
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Mornin’ kids!
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Pie are round. Pie are not squared. Mornin’, Miss Wee, Miss Stella and all.
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My brother’s favorite pie! If they could just make it that good with fewer calories…
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Mornin’ T!
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Good afternoon, Texan! I heard on good authority that round pies will be used in the discus throw at the next Summer Olympics. Why not, since most sports have become woke jokes.
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Mornin, all ya’all! Cool breezy, lower humidity an excellent morning predicted to become an excellent day. Got he GGS here, and I’m going to get some yard work out of him! He counts on getting the money I pay him for his work, which, at 16 is finally a man’s work.
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Mornin’ Czarina!
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Good morning everybody! Looks like rain this morning.
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According to Mrs. T, we’ve got nearly an inch at el Gordito over the last few days, and we even got we in HOU. We’re only about 20″ short for the year. But it all is welcome.
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Good news! It hasn’t rained yet today, but the weather guessers assure me that it will this afternoon.
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It didn’t.
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Our Favorite Sunday Columnist has some thoughts on the moronic efforts of pols around this Country and that one to the north of us. Along the lines of……….where have we seen this before? Top off your coffee cup and enjoy her read.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/09/to_market_to_market.html
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
National Professional Housecleaners Day and Wife Appreciation Day – I can see how to fit these together very well.
National Apple Dumpling Day
National Monte Christo Day – I tried a Monte Christo Sandwich once, and definitely did not like it. I know I like fried anything, and a fried ham & cheese sandwich seemed like a good idea. But the addition of powdered sugar and raspberry jam?
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French toast with ham’n’cheese! Hearty breakfast!!
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This doesn’t make me very happy. That worthless toady, Adam Kinzinger has apparently moved to the Great State of Texas. He hasn’t changed his stripes one iota. He was all in on getting rid of our AG, Ken Paxton apparently. We should not be surprised. Looks like the Tweeterati busted him so bad that he had to lock down his Tweeter account from responses. hehehehehe!
https://twitchy.com/samj/2023/09/17/kinzinger-moved-to-texas-n2387372
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Another coincidence? Russell Brand, a known liberal, who has recently had the scales fall from his eyes about the perils and evils of BigGov, is all of a sudden being hammered for the D’s standard offering of sexual assault and rape. Not diminishing the acts here, but sure do notice the textbook response to one who turns on the lefty message.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/09/16/actor-russell-brand-accused-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-i-refute-these-criminal-allegations/
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Yeah, it’s all over Twitter, along with the condemnation by “conservatives” of Boebert and Noem. Never knew we had so many scolds. The Brand thing is different, if true, but they never cared as long as he was a lefty.
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Apparently, there is a bit of a stench surrounding Miss Boebert. May have been a political hit job. One of the problems of youth (she’s 33) is that they don’t always think with their brain.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/lauren_boebert_beetlejuice_scandal_starting_to_smell_like_a_political_hit.html
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It is a political hit job. I remember what it was like to be 33, and I agree that my decisions were not always wise.
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You were not an elected representative at the time, Stella.
Conservatives need to be “wake up”, to the reality that they are under siege in a hostile environment.
No quarter will be given.
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That’s true, but I would not personally condemn what Boebert has done; I’m more interested in what she has done for her constituents. It shouldn’t mean the end of her career. That is my opinion, and I still criticize conservatives who take a holier than thou stand. And they are.
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And she did apologize. If I were in her district, I would accept it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/lauren-boebert-apology-removal-denver-buell-theatre-beetlejuice-vaping/
In addition, as one commenter over at the Tree said:
While democrats parade around in the streets naked, bear their boobs at the white house and ride bicycles through the streets showing off their genitalia. Porn, pedos, sex in public, obscenely dressed drag queens wanting to get at your children and teach them all their amoral behavior while the aging idiots in congress take drugs for their dementia, stuff cash in their pockets and ignore the welfare of their constituents……
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Some sensitive “country” singer is having to leave that genre because she doesn’t feel safe anymore with mean people like Jason Aldean singing bad songs. Said she recently appeared on stage with Tay-Tay and it was “…..such a supportive crowd: 90 percent women and 10 percent gays and dads. I’ve never felt so safe at a live show before,” I’ve heard her name, but couldn’t tell you one song she sings. Wonder if she ever heard about the Dixie Chicks and how well things worked out for them. Snowflake.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/09/17/woke-maren-morris-announces-shes-leaving-country-music-misogynistic-racist-homophobic-transphobic/
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Might have to buy this book. Although we’ve all lived through it, not a bad idea to see all the destruction that has been heaped upon us by Teh Won in one place.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/a-compendium-of-everything-wrong-with-barack-obamas-legacy-2/?fbclid=IwAR00UKZowVbu6n61X1PetTq5IcyMUvsyqBohw0j-KM3Dx1dsd-Uoh1tooAM
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Checking my birthday calendar this morning, it says today is auscitizenmom’s day.
So…if that’s correct….
If it’s not, keep the flowers anyway….
Many happy returns of the day, aus!
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Thank you. Haven’t got much time. I have my party to go to. Can’t wait to celebrate with my granddaughters. They love anybody’s party. LOL
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Happy birthday!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Happy Birthday, Aus.
Party on!
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Thank you.
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Happy birthday!
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Beautiful!!
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Family celebrations…there’s nothing like them. Sweet memories of those already departed and great hope for the young ones on their paths to adulthood.
Have a beautiful day!
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Whooeee…go get ’em, Ken….
Texas AG Declares War After Impeachment Fails: ‘Buckle Up’
By C. Douglas Golden – September 17, 2023 at 8:12am
https://www.westernjournal.com/texas-ag-declares-war-impeachment-fails-buckle/
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