Archive for October, 2005
31 October 2005 | 10:48 AM
You Asked For This…
~~~Day’s Verse:The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.Ecclesiastes 9:17-18~~~
Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! OK, I actually hit my October upload limit, and only got a few Vermont pictures up. Thankfully, tomorrow is November [...]
30 October 2005 | 02:50 PM
Vermont = Wow
~~~Day’s Verse:But as many received Him, to them He gave th e right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.John 1:12~~~
I’ll say this for Vermont: it’s gorgeous. [...]
28 October 2005 | 01:17 PM
Off to Vermontland
~~~Day’s Verse:Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.Ecclesiastes 9:7~~~
Ian and I are off on a retreat with CBF this weekend. I’ve gotten all but my Ecology work done ahead, so that huge Ecology textbook’s coming with. This is a new [...]
27 October 2005 | 12:06 PM
Wouldn’t You Just Know It
~~~Day’s Verse:Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.Ecclesiastes 8:12~~~
I have acted normal all day. Normal clothes, normal walk, normal talk, normal backpack and accoutrements. But when I went to get my laundry [...]
26 October 2005 | 05:15 AM
Confused Ramblings of a Depraved Mind
~~~Day’s Verse:Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?Ecclesiastes 7:16-17~~~
In Geology yesterday we started by talking about the universe, how it came into being, how our solar system eventually [...]
25 October 2005 | 04:37 AM
Big News
~~~Day’s Verse:It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise manThan for one to listen to the song of fools.Ecclesiastes 7:5~~~
I’m going to cut to the chase here. Ian and I have decided that he should accept a job at the IDS branch of Raytheon in Sudbury, MA. That means we’ll be staying [...]
24 October 2005 | 04:47 PM
Another Day, Another … Sand Dollar?
~~~Day’s Verse:All a man’s labor is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not satisfied.Ecclesiastes 6:7~~~
Back in Worcester. Oh, yes. No snow has fallen; but though few leaves have turned, they fall in green abundance. No blaze of fall colors yet, just a steady decline from pleasantly cool to nippy to downright cold weather. [...]
23 October 2005 | 08:02 AM
Washington: Day 7 – 8
~~~Day’s Verse:He who loves money wil not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income.This too is vanity. When good things increase, those who consume them increase.Ecclesiastes 5:10-11~~~
Most of Friday I spent working on a Christmas present. It is turning out well, I think, and that’s all I’ll say about that. [...]
20 October 2005 | 04:40 PM
Washington: Day 5 – 6
~~~Day’s Verse:I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.Ecclesiastes 3:10-11~~~
Deborah and I have met a couple times this week to walk/jog our way [...]
18 October 2005 | 02:27 PM
Washington: Day 4
~~~Day’s Verse:A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.A time to search and a time to give up as lost;A time to keep and a time to throw away.Ecclesiastes 3:5-6~~~
A walk with my mother-in-law through the cool morning air. We walked briskly to [...]
