Black Canyon of the Gunnison has been known as one of the United States’ monuments. In 1999 it became the 55th national park. This newly named national park is in Colorado. When I saw it on the Google maps arial view photo I thought its name describes it just right. It is a deep black from the satellite view.

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Who hath woe?
who hath sorrow?
who hath contentions?
who hath babbling?
who hath wounds without cause?
who hath redness of eyes?
They that tarry long at the wine;
they that go to seek mixed wine.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
when it giveth his colour in the cup,
when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent,
and stingeth like an adder.
Thine eyes shall behold strange women,
and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,
or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
They have stricken me,
shalt thou say,
and I was not sick;
they have beaten me,
and I felt it not:
when shall I awake?
I will seek it yet again.
–Proverbs 23:29-35
A laughable idiot, babbling and stumbling over his own two legs. . .

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I checked out a big, thick, heavy book from the library the other day. It was filled with full- spread glossy photos of the amazing beauty found in America’s National Parks. I wrote down all 50 parks represented in the book. I want to use this to have fun with my children. We can do internet geography with these names. And they will be exposed to the natural treasures America possesses.
At the top of the list is Acadia National Park found in Maine.

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Did you know you and your family can receive an award from the office of the U.S. president for volunteering!? There are four different awards. It starts at 50 hours per year! It is possible that one could be achieved by the end of the year! This would instill in your children Godly integrity and would lay a foundation to encourage them in giving unselfishly, just as the Bible verse says, “It is better to give than to receive.” Here’s the website, PVSA.

Would you like your children to have a safe way to learn about current events in the world around us? It’s a Christian website that also sends out a newsletter. There are also other interesting things to read and do. It’s called God’s World News.

I’m not gonna be available to write blogs for a few days. But please check back in in about a week. I’m honored that people from all over the world come visit my blog. 🙂

This blog entry is for my father-in-law. He’ll probably never know I wrote it but I may tell him some time.
My husband and I used to live in an apartment on Brookside in Tulsa, Oklahoma when our boys were small. We only had one car and Danny would take it when he went to work at the Optical shop. We were in the beginning years of starting our family.

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Today I learned of an interesting person in history whose name was William Lewis Herndon. He lived from 1813 to 1857 to the age of 44.

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May the God of Heaven and Earth completely fill your soul with His great peace.
Ginny and I can have fun singing this song. It’s God of Wonders by Third Day/Caedmon’s Call. The video is peaceful to look at because it shows alot of beauty and majesty of the earth and outerspace.

Charles Spurgeon is one of the most trusted modern preachers of the Bible. God has used him to inspire many different Christians in all walks of life. Here is a devotion I found on the Back to the Bible website today. God Is For Us:

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