tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post3897476004441813624..comments2023-10-11T07:24:02.683-07:00Comments on BUMMER-FREE ZONE: IT'S TIME TO PLAY ILLUSTRATION!!!barefootkangaroohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920073542185372478noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-34758887413088430422009-08-09T19:29:05.486-07:002009-08-09T19:29:05.486-07:00...Ah shucks, you're all winners!...Ah shucks, you're all winners!barefootkangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920073542185372478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-706261543567545652009-08-09T19:28:26.875-07:002009-08-09T19:28:26.875-07:00And the winner is...And the winner is...barefootkangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920073542185372478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-60272367267199810872009-08-07T11:55:04.994-07:002009-08-07T11:55:04.994-07:00Job - that was awesome - the force is with you! V...Job - that was awesome - the force is with you! Very good illustrationjohn tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019132838626604075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-22016196038957378962009-08-07T03:15:53.273-07:002009-08-07T03:15:53.273-07:00Wonderfully helpful, Annie! I think it does have ...Wonderfully helpful, Annie! I think it does have much to do with the focus of our gaze. Good reminder for me on this day.MomZuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940294030854166617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-33433960000819005102009-08-06T21:27:54.142-07:002009-08-06T21:27:54.142-07:00" I lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence..." I lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."<br />NO, I'm not competing with Tricia, whose response was wonderful.<br />I'm just thinking of scriptures, and marveling at the fact that 3 Tates have all harbored this fear that had never occured to me.<br />Either ignorance is bliss, or the terrain, to a native, isn't as daunting. Interesting.<br /> Scattered scriptural thoughts without addresses:<br />"He is my rock, my fortress, my strong tower. I will trust and not be afraid. He who keeps me neither slumbers or sleeps."<br />"For this momentary light affliction is producing in us a far greater weight of glory while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen. For the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal."<br />It seems to me, off the top of my tired head- as it's late and I'm fading, that this might be like the fear of flying. Statistically and on practical safety levels, all reasonable precautions have been made. But if you look out the window and think about what could happen......<br />So the question might be, where is our gaze to be fixed?Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584422091703860191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-20981999056865261982009-08-05T19:58:09.343-07:002009-08-05T19:58:09.343-07:00"narrow way" - my closest calls, ever, b..."narrow way" - my closest calls, ever, behind the wheel have been driving down to Banning when in fear of those overhangs i've cheated and used the other lane too - in which case the danger of an immobile rock was replaced with the greater danger of a hurtling automobile...and despite the discomfort and care needed to stay in my lane I know it is safer still.Rocket Surgeon, Phdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460228829181474336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-55125402048235221702009-08-05T08:54:22.016-07:002009-08-05T08:54:22.016-07:00That's great stuff, Tricia! Anybody else?That's great stuff, Tricia! Anybody else?barefootkangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920073542185372478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-14410217026065869092009-08-05T03:13:21.852-07:002009-08-05T03:13:21.852-07:00Thank you for my morning devotions, Tricia. Beaut...Thank you for my morning devotions, Tricia. Beautifully said and such a truthful reminder.<br /><br />I remember asking Annie as we careened down the mountain for Miles' birth just what kept those big boulders in place. I was sure there would be one in the middle of the road each time we rounded a bend.MomZuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940294030854166617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656058.post-18648241570355408122009-08-04T23:02:36.709-07:002009-08-04T23:02:36.709-07:00We are surely protected from an avalanche of catas...We are surely protected from an avalanche of catastrophe each day as the Spirit intercedes on our behalf before the Father, our invisible advocate beseeching the Father to do for us those things we don't deserve. Because of His love, He is surely glad to hold out a merciful hand, keeping those crushing blows from destroying us both in body and spirit. Much like you have been spared from an unplanned trip off the side of the cliff or a crushing blow, I am sure we are sheltered from those things that would surely destroy us. We are loved by a merciful Father. -- Is this what you had in mind Josh?Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008100019810634627noreply@blogger.com