My friendship calendar said: Happiness is found along the way, not at the end of the road. And I agree, in part, with that. If we gather ourselves into the ‘Pilot’ for a long journey and we think only of the destination and we focus only on ‘getting there’, it’s a long, long journey and not much fun! But if we count the States represented on car tags as they speed by, if we commune with each other and with Father’s Creation just outside the window and we stop for a barbecue sandwich and ice cream and we engage others in our laughter, that’s a sweet journey. And so in that way I agree with my Friendship Calendar but I also differ – when all is said and done there is NO END OF THE ROAD – not really, I thought. And then I read Our Daily Bread and I knew I was right. Today’s ODB is entitled A Sailing Ship and it speaks of the ‘end of the road’ as we usually think of it and it reads, in part, this way (by Henry van Dyke): “I am standing at the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. I stand and watch her until at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud, just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other . . . . And just at the moment when someone at my side says: ‘There, she is gone!’ there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: ‘Here she comes!’ And that is dying.” No, my sisters and my brothers, there is NO END OF THE ROAD for us! Praise to our Savior, Lord and King Jesus, rather than reaching the end of the road, our road ascends and turns to gold! Is our God AWESOME or what?! So, Sweet One, enjoy your Journey all the way to the exuberant shouts: ‘Here she comes!’ Revelation 21: 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. 22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. 25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). 26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. 27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Father, thank You for today’s sweet reminder to ENJOY this journey today and thank You for Your Promise of exuberant shouts of ‘here she (or he) comes!’ Thank You for ones we love who have already made this journey and have heard those exuberant shouts. Thank You for the love they gave us and for the love we will yet share with them. Thank You that there are no ends of the road for Your Children. And Father, we have some folks on our minds this morning: WC – You heard his request Lord and we ask You to cause it to be. And Callie, You know the cry of her heart and Lord we are entrusting her and the desires of her family to You. And then there is the rest of this list; precious people, loved by many, each of them in need of You and we thank You that You are there for them; some of them are not so sure of that, help them believe Lord. And Father, for our IDOK Troops we thank You for what You have already done for them and we thank You for watching over them today to keep them safe in mind, body and spirit. We continue in our prayer for a successful conclusion to this war, for the repentance of the Presidential Candidates, for the election of the One You have chosen for this Nation, for the Peace of Israel, the repentance of America and the revival of Your Church and all this we ask in the Holy Name of Jesus. Amen and amen.W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Oprah. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. The Peace of Israel Revival in America. IDOKs Military Families. IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Bay N. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George. Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector Injured Stateside: Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Civilian in Country – Lee. And we have this report and Father, we thank YOU!! Kathie, I wanted you to know that Hawk & Lyndon have left their FOB (forward operating base) & have begun the first leg of their journey home! They are still in Afghanistan but one step closer! Many, many thanks for your prayers & support. Beverly PS Travis N should be arriving back at Camp Lejune around May 15.
As I post this it is 102°F and partly cloudy in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 3:28 PM AST – on April 24, 2008
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I started at Isaiah 63:7 and read to 66:24 – I just couldn’t stop. And now that it is passed time to put words on this screen I wish I could put them all but we know I cannot. At least let me give you a link in case your Bible is not handy there with you and in case you will invest the time to read http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2063:7%20-%2066:24;&version=50; As you would expect I saw Israel in these chapters; Israel in Her sins and Father as He drew Her back to Himself and Israel in Her Future with Him – I love to read it and seeing it come to be, oh I want to see that! And as I read the cry of Isaiah as he pleaded with God to rend the Heavens and come down to them I thought of America. Oh that He would rend the Heavens and come to us that we would tremble again at His Presence. And then I read a few words that I had to underline. It’s verse 7 of chapter 64: And there is no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself up to take hold of You; … . It’s the Who stirs himself up to take hold of You that I underlined. We know from the Gospels that we must be drawn by The Holy Spirit or we will never seek God but there comes a time when we as Children of the Most High, as we recognize the dryness of our souls are to stir up ourselves to get up out of our ‘lazy boy recliners’ and seek our God. We pray for America, we pray for Her repentance but are we, The Children of the Most High living here in America, ourselves stirred up? Do we tremble in awe and adoration at His Presence? And then next I underlined in chapter 66, verse 20 and in part it reads: as the children of Israel bring an offering in a CLEAN vessel into the house of the Lord. Bring and offering in a clean vessel – oh I love that! To be a clean vessel worthy to bring an offering to our Lord. Could there be anything more wonderful than that today? I am encouraging myself to stir up myself to seek to be a clean vessel worthy of bringing HIM an offering today. He loves us so much, if we only knew and could believe!! Chapter 66: 18 “For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. 22 “ For as the new heavens and the new earth Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the LORD, “ So shall your descendants and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the LORD. Father, Holy Spirit give us wills, give us desires to stir up ourselves to seek You. Give us hearts to pursue You. Give us eyes to see the Joy and Delight on Your Face that our pursuing You would bring to You. Give us that picture of You being Blessed by us stirring up ourselves to adore You and seek You with all our hearts. Lord, it is a beautiful picture but unless You help us Holy Spirit it will fade and we will forget so we pray for Your help. Lord, rend the Heavens and pour out a fresh anointing on us to seek You and cause us to tremble with Awe and Adoration as we see You. This is our prayer this morning and You know the rest, these listed here, our IDOK Troops too – in it all make Your Glory Known to us that we will worship You. Amen and Amen.W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Oprah. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. The Peace of Israel Revival in America. IDOKs Military Families. IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Bay N. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George. Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector Injured Stateside: Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Civilian in Country – Lee. As I post this it is 99°F and partly cloudy in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 3:52 PM AST – on April 23, 2008
We are excited to announce Jennifer Rothschild’s appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America airs TODAY. Jennifer Rothschild segment to air on ABC’s Good Morning America Tuesday, April 22, between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m 2. Can’t watch the show in the morning? Just set your TiVo or VCR to record between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. (your local time) orwatch it online. 3. After the show airs, will you leave a “comment” about the show at Good Morning America’s website. Athttp://abcnews.go.com/gmayou’ll see a link to the segment in Top Stories. At the bottom of the story you should see a place to leave comments. GMA loves to know what shows resonate with people.
More than once over the years I have heard my Girls say, “Momma do you have to analyze everything?” And I would respond, “Yes, that’s my job.” Today as I was listening to Christian Radio I heard: ‘when it comes to loving children, there are no boundaries”. And I said within the walls of my own mind, no I don’t think that is a proper statement. I think I would say,”When it comes to loving children there are no boundaries and without boundaries there is no real love.” Did I hear you say, ‘huh’? Without a doubt, we are to give our children boundless love. That is we are to love them without the boundary of conditions such as I will love you as long as you conduct yourself as I say or I will love you as long as you become what I want you to become. And yet when they do conduct themselves in ways that are contrary to the moral laws of God or the Laws of the Land, if we love them we will put up boundaries, firm boundaries, age applicable un-movable boundaries. I enjoyed sharing Jolly Ranchers, especially Sour Apple, with a certain ‘young man’ but when enough was enough, no amount of tears or wailing would avail for more candy. Boundless love, loves the wailing child and boundless love holds firm to the boundary of no more candy even with persistent crocodile tears. Now Jolly Ranchers and a crying young-un cannot be compared with a teenager demanding a 1:00 AM curfew but the answer is the same: I love you so much, Kid, the answer is NO, period, the end and that’s a firm boundary. Proverbs 13: 24 He who spares his rod [of discipline] hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines diligently and punishes him early. And when the child is grown and out of the house and you can no longer apply a curfew and other similar boundaries, we must continue to give them boundless love with age-applicable boundaries. And these boundaries may be even more painful for us to apply. Such as no, I will not give you the money; no, I will not co-sign; no, I will not bail you out this time; no, you cannot move back home; or yes, I am committing you to re-hab; and, of course, you and the grand-kids can stay till you can get back on your feet and yes, I do expect you to contribute to the mortgage payment; etc.etc. No children and no grandchildren? That does not let you off the hook – we owe our brothers and sisters in Christ boundless love, within the boundaries of love too. Galatians 6: 1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Romans 13: 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Matthew 18: 15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. There’s a world of people out there for us to give unconditional, boundless love to but unless we abide within God Designed Boundaries in the giving of that love, it’s not love after all. Thank you for your continued prayers for my Mom. We believe her hip is healing; she rarely needs pain mads now. As to her emotional health, she has good days and not so good days. I have not heard from Emma as to Richard’s condition but please keep on praying. Father, I am grateful this morning that You are You; I am grateful what You are doing with Mom and with others in our lives and I am grateful that You will continue to be You, doing all things in Righteousness and Love for us. Thank You that You love us with Boundless Love and with Boundaries of Love; help us be like You. We pray for Richard and Emma and the family this morning, we do not know the exact need of the day but You do and You know just how to supply those needs and we are grateful that You are doing so. And we pray for others listed here, for whatever is needed today and we thank You in advance for supplying those needs to each one of them. Thank You for the protection You have given our IDOK Troops and the protection and security You are giving them today. Thank You for the mercy You have lavished upon America and thank You for the Grace to repent that You are giving us daily. We pray too for the Presidential Candidates that they will repent and that You will inspire holiness in them and we ask that Your Choice for this Nation be elected in November. We pray for the Peace of Israel and the revival of Your Church. And I ask You to give strength and courage to each of our IDOKs today. And Lord, we need You to help us love You and our neighbors more and more. Amen and amen. W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Oprah. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. The Peace of Israel Revival in America. IDOKs Military Families. IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Bay N. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George. Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector Injured Stateside: Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Civilian in Country – Lee. As I post this it is 97°F and haze in Balad, IQ & the time there is 3:21 PM AST – on April 22, 2008
We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?
