hisdreamer

We get four seasons a year. We have been known to top over a 100 with humidity in the summer - TN's summers aren't for the weak :P. I went to Arizona with Brett one summer where they have a dry heat and I really suffered out there lol I do better with the opressive humidty because I was born and raised here and have adapted to it.

Where I live the high this past summer was 112 PLUS humidity - miserable indeed but like I said I grew up with it and we would go play out in tempetures like that good times

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blankgirl

snow snow snow...

i feel a winter in me... i wish it was outside me and not inside me.. :P

Fluffy

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Bondman

Amanda, okay ya got me, girl! I've now decided against emigrating to Tennessee *broad grin*, and will happily stay where we are in good ole Oz!

Fluffy, the dry heat I love, but that cold would probably do us both in - and that would be that!!

Rebekah, hi sweets! Maybe let the warmth of His love FILL you inside - to push out all that cold (do you like that thought? *smile*)

hisdreamer

I love Tennessee
I am looking forward to starting my life with Brett wherever we go but I am DREADING living my home. I've lived here for 21 years....I'm excited about leaving but terrified just the same

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Bondman

I can understand that. 21 years is a long time - but you'll do fine!

I lived on our sugar-cane farm for my first 18 years, and couldn't wait to leave and come to Brisbane. It's funny that I've ended up back down here after being as far North as the top of Queensland.

I am extremely passionate about my country and particularly my State of Queensland. You Americans feel that you have the But I will NOT mention that I could show you things where ours is better - nope, not gonna mention that at all. No, no, don't even try to get me to mention it cos I WILL NOT MENTION IT, okay? Okay!!) *hehehe*

We both love our bush, the unique plants, trees and flowers, our unique birds and marsupials, the wide open spaces, the eucalyptus smell of the bush, our laid-back lifestyle, and the easy-going attitude of Aussies. Yep, I would hate to ever leave and don't intend to (we very nearly lost Australia to the Japanese near the end of the war, and American servicemen and women helped us to prevent that).

Enough of these emotional reminiscences. Bless you, sweetie!

- BM and Mrs

hisdreamer

YAY! I'm an Angel

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Bondman

Bondman

PRACTICAL NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY

MESSAGE #13


SCRIPTURE (4) - BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING!

PART 1 (Part 2 is HERE)


Philippians 4
6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in every thing, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requirements made known to God.

Umm... seems to me we don't obey THIS this command by God! Don't be anxious about, well... ANYTHING, He says!!! Oops!!

Do you feel like this command is plumb IMPOSSIBLE? Hmm, maybe the rest of the verse will help: "but in every circumstance of life and in every thing in life -- PRAY! Okay, that makes good sense. So it's PROBLEM => PRAY.

Next, notice the two words popped in there that we can so easily miss: 'with thanksgiving'. We don't thank God anywhere NEAR enough, do we? So now it's PROBLEM => PRAY with a THANKFUL HEART.

And finally we're invited - yes, invited by God Himself - to make our requirements known to Him! Wow-ee, to come and tell Him what we're feeling in our life as to our needs. This is CHILD OF GOD coming to FATHER GOD (Abba) and telling Him what we NEED! Not what we WANT - no, no, that can easily be quite selfish and thus is NEVER gonna be answered, ever! - just our REQUIREMENTS, the things we're feeling that we need so we can succeed at living as His man, His woman, living as He wants us to. And remember that this covers EVERYTHING - our physical needs, emotional needs, mental needs, Spiritual needs - THE WHOLE BANG LOT!!! ...And that's it, in its TOTAL SIMPLICITY!!


Oh, nearly forgot the next verse:

7 And God's peace which passes all understanding, shall mount guard over, and keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.

So finally we have:

• PROBLEM => PRAY with a THANKFUL HEART => RECEIVE TOTAL HEART PEACE!

Don't you just love it!!!

- BM and his Lady-love