Friday, March 07, 2008

The gd book is RED, not BLUE



This book once belonged to our father. Once upon a stressful time, I was looking for the passage in the Bible about David being a man after God's own heart and could not find it. My sister gave me Daddy's book with the above inscription. Today was not the first time I have looked for this book and could not find it because in my mind the book is a big blue book, but on my book shelf it is a normal sized red book. A finding aid is not of much aid when you cannot find the finding aid.

Today, Sister Helen was searching for a passage in the Bible and I told her I could find it in the book Patsy gave me. I found the quote on the web long before I found the book right under my nose on my book shelf.

I am not sending the book to Helen. I am much more selfish than sister Patsy. Or at least more materialistic.

1 Samuel 13:14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

2 Samuel 18:33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

Absalom, Oh Absalom

I have walked the halls of darkness
In the deepest valleys of despair
Where a single ray of sunshine
Can bring joy beyond compare.

For it is only in its absence,
We can appreciate peace of mind.
The simplest little pleasures
are turned to ecstasy by the climb.

For Sister Helen

2 Samuel 12:23

12:1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
12:2 The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:
12:3 But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
12:4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
12:5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, [As] the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die:
12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou [art] the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
12:8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
12:9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
12:11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give [them] unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12:12 For thou didst [it] secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die.
12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
12:17 And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
12:19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
12:21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing [is] this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, [while it was] alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
12:22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
12:24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
12:28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
12:30 And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof [was] a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was [set] on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
12:31 And he brought forth the people that [were] therein, and put [them] under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

But, I still can not find my damn book!!

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Snow Day



It started snowing here about 4 this afternoon and quit by 6:30. We got about an inch on the trees and cars, but it melted on the road as it touched down. It is 32 degrees here at 8 pm. I am thinking the snow is over for the night, and hopefully for the season. I am ready for spring.

Patsy's Story



Sister Patsy wrote a story about her time living in Denver Arkansas during WWII. We published this story in the March issue of our Carroll County Historical Society Quarterly. It was neat that this was a complete surprise to Patsy. I had asked her a few years ago if we could publish the story, but had not gotten it sumitted. I sent it to them in December, and now it is in print.



You can read the full story here Patsy's Story . Patsy has posted part of the story here on her blog


Denver Arkansas, 1930-40 or so

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Home Invasion!!!



It is not safe to leave your home unlocked, even in the Ozark wilderness. When I returned from my walk, Husband had gone somewhere and left the house unlocked. I found this person helping himself to my food and entertainment on my TV. He tried to cover his face so I could not testify against him, but...



I got his hat away and took this picture for evidence.

The Barn the Powells Built



The barn that Floyd, Willis and Melton built.


The road down the hill to the neighbors and George's useless dog.

Who let the cows out??



Cows are out....



Thru the gate...



The two that got away. Two black bulls down by Lois's barn...

A Sunday Stroll



We always called these Easter Lillies. I know that is not the correct name, but I want them to be Easter Lillies. These are behind my house, up against the hill, where I started my walk today. These always bloom long before anyone else's flowers because of being protected by the hill, I guess.


I went to the top of the hill, over into David Combs pasture. That would be about the Denver area in the distance.



This is the old house in the field on David's place. I did not know there was an old house here until just a couple of months ago when I got lost up here.



Down to dry creek, and across the creek from Combs' bottom to the Morris place.


This is the creek where there was once a slab between Floyd's place and the Morris place.