Family

 

This is the last picture I have of my younger brother John (I'm the fat guy in the DP t-shirt).  He passed quite too young a few years back.  Miss ya John.  Happy Birthday.

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stand fast

 ^{II Chronicles 20:15}  And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

 Not original to me.  Pastor Matt came up with this as his morning devotional.  Thought it was a powerful reminder during these interesting times.

Lamentations of Jeremiah 3:22 & 23 "It is of the LORD"s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassion's fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."

The verses behind the song "Great Is Thy Faithfulness".  A great song (I know....LOL).  I can hear it in my head.  

You all have a good day, On Purpose!  

Betrayal

 https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2021/08/president-biden-owns-afghanistan.html

I cannot say that I feel betrayed by the fiasco this last weekend.  I do, to a minor degree understand the feelings of those who served and who now have to wonder what it was all for.

I served in the early years of the 'United Nations Protection Force'.  We gave all kinds of promises (while removing defensive minefields, for 'peace' don't ya know).  Then when the 'chosen' side had enough arms and ammo we (Canadians, I wasn't there by that point in the tours) hid in our bunkers while the chosen side rolled through, to finish up their ethnic cleansing and population relocation.  A few years later we participated in bombing a country that we weren't at war with for, at best, dubious reasons.

All of the soldiers in my two platoons and tours came back alive, some missing parts, some with nightmares that crossed decades.

You could say I was bitter.

By Gods grace I am saved and can now look at it differently.  Praise God.

Doesn't take away from the fact that I feel for those who are in despair for their years of life and the lives of friends changed or ended by what at best was an holding action.

Stay safe today.  

Internment tomorrow

As a family we are holding off on the funeral until all of the travel restrictions are lifted.  My mom is being interned tomorrow with my dad.  My sister who lives there, and another sister not hindered by the restrictions will be there also.

I cannot be there.  My brother and I tried but equipment shortfalls combined with the restrictions hindered us.  It is too bad.

My father-in-law passed 3 years ago today, same year my other brother passed, this same month.  

So.  Sad day remembering.  Was a bit melancholy.  Watered the lawn.  Went to Church (livestream), hung out with Barb.

It is good.  We always have today.  And today is the day of salvation.

Time to go to bed.   Night.

Dark Humour

 Dark humour is like food (in the old days of the Soviet Union in the Ukraine).  Not everybody gets it.  Funny right?  Well, not to everybody.

Saw this on a Facebook 'humour' site.  Seems some folks were extremely offended.  Other's felt, justifiably so, that it struck far to close to home in our current society.

That was my thoughts.  Of course when reading some of the more sanctimonious comments the statement by Sgt Hulka(?) came to mind.  "lighten up Francis".  

Cruel?  Heartless?  Absolutely.  Someone posted on the link "My wife and I have decided to not have children...  we're going to tell them tonight after supper".

No taste?  To close to home?

My Birthday Poem

 Another year have passed and gone.

Which makes this Birthday ninety one.

Many things have happened this past year.

And it's a miracle I am still here.

I often wonder hwy I am left here longer than others.

Mother, father, husband, sisters and brothers.

But this is according to God's plan.

He makes no mistakes.

We just don't understand.

Now when I reach the Throne of Grace.

I hope to meet my saviour face to face.

By Jewel C. Adair

"My 90th Birthday"

 "In all these ninety years I have been around.

Many kinds of changes I have found.

Some for the better and some, not so good.

I've tried to accept them the best I could.

I have had many blessings which have kept my faith strong.

With my trust in my saviour to guide me along.

Now when He calls me and says, Well done.

May I enter in Peace in my heavenly Home."

By Jewel C. Adair

Emma Jewelle Adair (nee. Curtis) 1884-1976, faithful wife of Jeffie (Jefferson) Sheilds Adair 1883-1970

 I have very few memories of these two.  All I remember is that they lived around the corner from my grandparents home in West Palm Beach.  She always (at least in front of company) addressed her husband as "Mr. Adair" and he addressed her as "Miss Jewelle".  The memory I do have is him saying "now Miss Jewelle..."  Whenever we (the grandkids) wanted something.  Fond memories but very brief.

My mom passed not to long back, and among her things were some writings:

"These poems and letters were handwritten by Jewel C. Adair"

"My Birthday

It was a beautiful spring day April 25th 1884.

Whenh I arrived here, which made me number four.

Our family kept increasing until there were eleven of us.

But we knew to come quickly when our name was called.

we had a long table and each one knew his place.

We all sat very quietly while papa said Grace.

My parents were very industrious and raise most evertying we ate.

For they went to work early and worked very late.

We lived pretty well, we didn';t need much money.

For the cow's gave us milk and the bee's made the honey.

By Jewel C. Adair"