Affection

Affection is a word that is hard to pin down.  A good example is our house cat  or any animal.  They like to be petted.  But I guess people are alot like that too.  We need affection because if we don't get it things just don't go right.  But what does affection do?  And without it how does it affect us and why.  Can we lose affection and jwhy.  Does anybody have the answers.

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Sunday June 8, 2008

The hot weather has arrived.  Went to church in the little town of Fairview.  There were about 30 or so people there.  The visiting preacher was from Corning New York.  His wife was there also and he said a neat thing about her.  He said she was his best friend and you could tell he really meant it.  Who is a best friend?  We have probably had best friends all of our lives but is it your spouse.  I think that is very special.  We can probably think of married couples who are not friends with each other.  How can we call Jesus out friend and not  be friendly with our spouse.  Of course how can you be friends with some one you don't like.  We have found out recently that politics makes strange bed fellows but that is politics.  Just get out and vote.

June 4

 

I was told today that I haven't blogged lately.  Well I broke my hand and it hurts.  I listened to a radio perogre this morning on God's promises.  You know that all his promises have come true.  Boy I sure can't say that about my promises.  You know it would be better if we never made any promises.  But we couldn't do that. 

Today I got 100 feet of 4 inch drain hose for my  back yard project.  I can't install it until my hand gets better.  It 's part of the same project that broke my hand. 

Sunday May 1, 2008

Today we went to a church in a small rural town in rural western Pennsylvania.  We drove 30 miles and did not encounter another vehicle.  Flowers, newly plowed farm land, and cows were pleantiful and inspiring.  It is good to attend small country churches.  Some times we find ourselves in situations where others think you are not handling the situation as you should, but you know differently.  In times like that you can experence lonelyness that is hard to handle.  Then we are comferted by the Lord.  He can and will give us the hug when we need it.  We can always count on his promises.  Don't see how people who don't know the Lord survive.  It is good to visit a small country church where people welcome you without knowing you.

 

It's Broke

That's right its broke.  The 5th meta carpal of the left hand.  Was using hand operated  mower on a steep slope and it got away and in the effort rescue it my hand twisted.  When I told the x-ray guy he said the same thing hasppended to him.  I now have a strapon   imobilizer.  I have been told      that it is the Lord's way of telling me to slow down,  I don't think so.  Later. 

 

Relationships

Thursday May 29, 2008

Yesterday we had visitors who were friends I thought did not know where we lived since we had sold the house.  They went out of their way to make the effort to find us.  It got me thinking on how we relare to the people we know.  Do we forget  them? Do we make an extra effort to keep in touch?  How are we at keeping in touch with God?  Or the people in our family.  Do we take those who are close to us too  casually.    

Well today I worked outside mowing and shoveling.  Can't seem to get away with  doing liter jobs or fishing.  Maybe tomorrow I can  concentrate on promises.

                                                       

Memorial Day

We have alot of memories but the most important are those who gave their lives .  This Memorial day is different from those in the past.  Right now I am bloging in mud in our back yard.  The    mobile home that we bought has a serous water problem in our back yard.  Last summer I corrected some of it but now I am trying to get it all fixed.  My biggest problem is the rain, and a lot of it so there is never time for the ground to dry out.  Our lot is in a corner with a hill on the north side amd a hill on the west side.  There is water seeping out of both hills.  The hills are more like steep banks that are hard to work on without fallling.  I have done that a few times.  When I get done I want to plant some flowers and make it look nice.  I thought when we sold our house I would be done with this kind of work but you never know. 

 

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Earl D. Fleming
www.ThousandsOfCards.com
www.KeptPromises.blogspot.com

Sunday May 25

I didn't think anyone would see my blogs but I see that Susan has let you in on my address.  My adventure into this new field very new to me.  Susan dropped into my life very uniquely and wonderfully.  GOD did a wonderful thing in our lives and someday we may let you in on it.  When it comes to keeping promises, Susan is way ahead of anyone I know.

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Earl D. Fleming
www.ThousandsOfCards.com
www.KeptPromises.blogspot.com

Another Day

Have you  made another promise today?    My wife made me promise not to try using the clothes washer myself.  While she was out I worked at digging a drainage ditch and as a result I and my closes got filthy dirty so I put them in the washer and made a mess of things.  There are many times we try to do right but some thing goes wrong and we invetably end up making a promise. 

But there is a serious side two.  When we promise to commit our lives in a way that involves others such as allegancre to a government , marriage vows and many more.  Mostly our promises are small and are never written down or recorded.  Not so with GOD.  His promises are written down and never changes.  I don't know how many he has but there are many.  The 10 commandments have one promise that effects us all.  Is there any areas of our life that GOD has not promised us something special.  If there is I would like for someone to point it out to me.

Another Day

I have no way of knowing how promises have effected my lfe.  I know I have not kept my promises like GOD has.  I suspect that promises are like a covenant and thinking abougt that is serious.  I don't think they are the same, I hope.  I don't think they are legally binding in a court of law.  We make promises all of the time and forget them al the time.  What if GOD were the same way.  That would be terrible.

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Earl D. Fleming
www.ThousandsOfCards.com
www.KeptPromises.blogspot.com

Blogging

I hope you are ready for this. Blogging is not something I had even heard of five years ago or less. Can;t be sure how it will come out because my fingers don;t always hit the right keys. In fact I am not sure I should be doing this, My wife is helping me so I am hoping for the best. I selected the topic of promises because that is where I fail a lot. I guess if you think about it our whole lives are based on promises. People have been conducting legal business based on nothing more tha n a promise. I am not sure where swearing or making promikses on the bible came from but we are going to see that again when we vote another man or woman into office. I mght think about this more and do some more blogging later.