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Whats Going on Cat lovers

admin — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:03:31 +0000

Where are the Dog Lovers? Leave a note

Please leave acomment and funny cat or dog story if you want. And send any photos of dogs and I might draw or paint the pet.

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Mark Bible Study

admin — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:50:58 +0000

From an online bible study of Mark I am doing. I had to do a deeper dive on this the pouring out of perfume oil on Jesus before his death. So I hope it’s okay to post on the prior lesson. Reading about the pouring out of oil made me think I need to slow down a little and just absorb what it means to be poured out.
How time is often more important than money. Jesus’s ministry was only three spectacular years.
It made me think of time I was with some friends at the tulip fields in Skagit Valley. And the tulips had just been cut a few days prior. As we looked out on the fields disappointingly I asked. “What does this mean theologically?” Someone said, “It is like getting to Jerusalem after Jesus is gone.” I had to agree with amazement. It turned the whole disappointing day into a bible lesson.
On a solemn note. I remember one Mother’s Day I was in a park overlooking the ocean. On a bench was a basket of flowers and a ballon that said “Mom” on it. Someone “wasted” a bunch of money on a gift that their mother will never see. (Not wasted) I have been haunted by that ever since.
On being poured out. I slowed down to and listened to a bible scholar friends recommended commentator N.T. Wright speech on “The Christ I Never Knew” and it was stunning. He commented Jesus shows us the “new Exodus”. He wasn’t what the Jews were expecting in a king. And to the effect that “Sports commentators might lament about a game outcome. But they don’t lie about the score.”
He adds “Jesus wounds us and heals us. He warns us. And welcomes us.” So much beauty it made me teary eyed.
Then I went and helped my ” shut in/coccooned” friend with her yard. And invited her to church.
Then an outreach to homeless and while playing guitar with homeless people wrote two new prophetic songs.
The second guy was so talented in or prophetic worship. I him took to my house and gave him a guitar. He said “Its so nice of you to take me into your house” And he started weeping. That happened again later after he played a few songs. I gave him a ride to the bus. He had just gotten housing. Nice way to end the day. Someone weeping over your spending time with them. Tears of joy can be like the perfume oil poured out.

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Hiking. How to find the best hikes in Washington using WTA or All Trails.

admin — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:52:25 +0000

Here are the steps to find the best hikes in Washington state using AllTrails and the Washington Trails Association:

Go to the AllTrails website or app and create an account if you haven’t already.
On the AllTrails homepage, click on the “Explore” button and select “Washington” from the list of states.
You can use the filters on the left-hand side of the screen to narrow down your search by trail difficulty, length, rating, and other criteria.
You can also use the “Map” option to view all the hikes in Washington state, and filter by specific regions or cities.
Click on a hike that interests you to view more details about it, including photos, reviews, and a detailed trail map.
On the hike page, you can also download the trail map and GPS coordinates for offline use, as well as save the hike to your account for future reference.
Once you’ve found a hike that you’re interested in, you can also visit the Washington Trails Association website to learn more about it.
The Washington Trails Association provides detailed information about hiking trails throughout the state, including trail conditions, trip reports, and volunteer opportunities.
You can use the WTA website to research specific hikes, or to browse hiking opportunities by region or difficulty level.
The WTA website also offers resources for planning your hike, including safety tips, gear recommendations, and information about permits and regulations.

By using AllTrails and the Washington Trails Association in tandem, you can easily find the best hikes in Washington state and plan your perfect hiking adventure.

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Staying connected to others who love people and God

admin — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:47:50 +0000

With these crazy covid times people are isolating like crazy survivalist with a gated compound. People walking around with mask on feels isolating by itself. If I’m wearing a mask and I ask a gal for her phone number she looks at me like a kidnapper with a white van. And runs off. And peels out in her car. But seriously though.

It’s important to stay connected to others. It makes me think the campfires we had in Boy Scouts. When we were done with the fire at night we had to put it out so it wouldn’t be a fire hazard.. So we would kick the coals apart to lower the intensity of the coals heat. Often that was all we had to do. If the fire was going to strong we would put some water on it too. But most of the time all that was needed was to separate the coals.

The same principle applies for those on a spiritual seeking quest. If you stay connected with those people who have an intense fire for God, you will stay on fire for God too most likely. But once you become separated from them you risk growing cold in your faith as well. Its worth trying this with an actual campfire. And then let it burn until it goes down to coals. Then separate the coals and watch them lose their intensity.

However, if we keep adding to the fire more wood the coals will keep going. We can also blow on the coals to make them more intense. And we can add fuel to the coals to keep them going intensely. In Matthew 24:12 Jesus said “Because of the increase in wickedness, the love of most will grow cold”

Its true too that some people can be like a wet blanket and try and smother or poor water on your fire or enthusiasm for seeking solutions to problems. Spiritual or otherwise. They like to use the word can’t and it won’t work. Etc. Don’t hang around people like that. It’s better to be around people that support you and your vision.

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Where I have been. Bucket list items done.

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:30:41 +0000

New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Mexico, France, Holland

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Wenatchee River and Leavenworth

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:03:24 +0000

Washington Fall Colors are something to really take in. It was amazing this year. One of the best places to see it is Leavenworth Area.

Wenatchee River

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NW bucket list of hikes

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:43:46 +0000

Every ones Bucket list of hikes

Leavenworth waterfront Park

Skyline Trail Loop. 5.6 miles 1,788 elevation gain

Tolmie Peak 5.6 miles 1,541 elevation gain

Mount Fremont Lookout 5.7 miles 1,118 elevation gain.

Maple Pass

Blue Lake

Pacific Crest Trail Section K and J.

Snow Lake

Rattle Snake Ledge

Comet And Christine Falls

Mytle Falls Via Skyline trail

Panorama point from Paradise Inn

Bench and Snow Lake

Mt Storm King

Narada Falls

Wenatchee River near Leavenworth

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Must see in Europe

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:12:24 +0000

My favorite places

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setting up a schedule

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:05:31 +0000

You need more than a brain dump of a to do list.

You need to make a schedule that you will do the list by such and such time. Like schedule in workout classes and doing them. Schedule times to do stressful things that you procrastinate on.

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How to eat a balanced diet?

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 22:35:50 +0000

A lot of what we eat is loaded with sugar. When sugar is made they process out the alkaline and make it more acidic. So to balance out all the acidic foods we are eating we need to be eating more greens that are alkaline.

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