Grandma Rosie's Texas Home
• Sun 29 Jun 2008 - America The Beautiful
America The Beautiful
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O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above thy fruited plain
America, America
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
For beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crowned thy good, with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
America, America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
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• Sun 15 Jun 2008 - ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT....From my inbox..Please read
ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT....
This is the scariest election We as Christians have ever faced. From the looks of the polls, the Christians aren't voting Christian values. We all need to be on our knees. Do you believe we can take God at His word? Call upon His name, then stand back and watch His wonders to behold. His scripture gives us, as Christians, ownership of this land and the ability to call upon God to heal it. I challenge you to do so. We have never been more desperate than now for God to heal our land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 : If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
During WWII, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England , its people and peace. This had an amazing effect as bombing stopped.
There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America.The United States of America and our citizens need prayer more than ever !!!
If you would like to participate: each evening at 9:00 PM Eastern Time, 8:00 PM Central , 7:00 PM Mountain, 6:00 PM Pacific, stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, for peace in the world, for wisdom and courage for our leaders, the up-coming election, and that the Bible will remain the basis for the laws governing our land and that Christianity will grow in the U.S.
If you know anyone who would like to participate, please pass this along. Someone said if people really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless. Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Thank You.
Please pass this onto anyone who you think will want to join us. God Bless You!!! |
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• Sun 25 May 2008 - Memorial Day 2008
• Wed 14 May 2008 - Tribute to Dottie Rambo
• Sat 8 Mar 2008 - God was watching over us again...........
Last night my niece let her 4 year old sleep on the couch. He always sleeps in his room, but he was feeling bad and cranky so she let him sleep on the couch closer to her room.
She woke up in the middle of the night and smelled an odd smell. She followed it down the hall and when she opened her sons bedroom door the room was totally engulfed in flames.
She barely had time to get her family out before the mobile they lived in went up in flames. All she had on was her t-shirt and panties. The sat in the car and waited for the fire department to get there. They lost everything except each other. God is good. |
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• Wed 2 Jan 2008 - God was watching over us today........
The Lord was keeping us today, safe and sheltered ,as is His is habit where His children are concerned.
It was fairly warm here today. High around 60 , winds very strong, about 30 mph out of the southwest. It has been very dry and humidity was at o%. Warnings about fire dangers on the news and radio. We live next door to the Lt. Fire Marshall for our county. Comforting, until today. That gentleman , for some reason, saw fit to kindle a small fire in his back yard. He lives on 15 acres we sold him about 13 years ago. He has a nice house and barn, good people, not very friendly, but not any real trouble either. Until he set the pasture on fire and almost burned down the neighborhood today. Seems like he would have been the person that would have known better. Being he is the Lt Fire Marshall!
It got pretty scary. We live way out and when I heard a siren I knew it had to be to close for comfort. I went out the back door and saw my sister and her husband running toward the back yard dragging water hoses. ( They have a mobile home in my back pasture) My step-mom was standing on her porch trying to call me. I was calling to her across the yard , but she was trying to get me on her cell phone. She was very hysterical. ( Her and dad live in a mobile behind my barn.)
My hubby had just left for work about 45 seconds before I ran out side. He came flying back up our long drive way and calling for us to all get out side. I felt pretty silly when I got outside, I had grabbed a fire extinguisher from the kitchen. But I saw a huge black wall of smoke and flame tearing across the back pasture. Needless to say I sat it down.
But soon dozens of emergency vehicles were flying down our dead end street and into the neighbors pasture and yard. They were very efficient. The fire did reach a mans barn on the far side of the pasture, but the trucks were there and kept it from burning the barn. It raced , moving very fast in the high winds, about a mile to the northeast of our place , leaving a path about as wide as a football field. All we could do was watch and pray they would get it out before the wind shifted a bit. It sure would not have taken much of a shift to get my dad's and sisters homes. My BIL stood out at the fence line with a water hose and tried to watch for any sparks or stray hot spots. He sure looked small standing in front of those flames with a little garden hose!
The neighbor ( the one who started the fire) has about six large round bales of hay sitting along our common fence line. They did not catch fire, but the one a bit of to the side he had out for his horses did. It had to be put out over and over again.
But the fires did all get put out and things calmed down again. I still have not found my very adventurous , curious tom who was out in the yard. Sure hope the little guy is hold up in the barn or somewhere safe. It is in the 20's out tonight and the winds are back. He is not used to the cold. But I do have a small nagging fear he might have gotten ran over by so many trucks and emergency personal in and out of the pasture today. But I tend to worry to much about my animals.
Grandma Rosie
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• Wed 19 Dec 2007 - A Chosen Vessel 52 week Devotional
• Wed 12 Dec 2007 - A Christmas prayer from a Military Mom
A Christmas prayer from a Military Mom
At Thanksgiving were prayers
Said across our great land.
For a unique bunch of people,
A small close knit band.
For soldiers now fighting
In Afghanistan or Iraq.
For those in the hospital
Or who never came back.
And for their families and loved ones
Who say those prayers daily.
Whose Thanksgiving was quiet........
We don't celebrate gaily.
And some people forget that
We all can pray.
Because of the soldier
Standing guard far away.
He gives us our freedoms
Of speech, all our rights.
As he stands at an outpost,
On cold lonely nights.
So as we enter the Season
Of God's Love on our land.
Please remember, pray daily
For this small close knit band.
They are our sons and our daughters,
Our husbands and wives
Who give you your freedoms
At the cost of their lives.
Written by Danni Wyatt
November 23, 2007
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• Tue 11 Dec 2007 - Update on Betsy Stout and Family from Dianne McLean
I saw the girls this morning - they seem to be getting everything
they need as far as making a new and comfortable home. As I said,
they are going to be living in someone's home that was sitting empty
and for sale. I don't know how long they will be there, probably at
least a year (or unless the house sells and they have to vacate
earlier). The homeowner went over yesterday and put air mattresses
up, got the utilities turned on, put up their stockings (these
managed to get thrown out on to the lawn during the fire), and
bought linens for them and even washed them all!
The girls went to WalMart last night and bought the toiletries that
they needed. Betsy is just keeping all the receipts for the
insurance. There is a refrigerator coming, a washer and a dryer,
and I don't know what else. I will be speaking to her today about
her school room needs, and anything else they may need.
I know the prayers are helping to comfort the family - so please
keep them coming - I'm printing all of the messages out for her :)
Dianne McLean
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• Mon 10 Dec 2007 - More on Betsy Stout
Ok, I just got back from Betsy's house - she made me a moderator so
that I can help out with this group - it's going to be at least a
week or so before she is available - but I can hopefully coordinate
back and forth for her.
Their home is a total complete loss. Apparently, a plumber had been
soldering a pipe and using a blow torch - their house is a straw
bale house so blow torches are a no-no. Anyways, some time after
the plumber or handyman had finished his work, the kids were in the
kitchen making lunch and smelled the straw burning and smoldering.
Betsy was in Las Vegas at the time, and when she heard she rushed
back (it's about 100 miles away) with her mom and her sisters as
quick as they could.
Everyone is safe and ok. The kids all got out quick and were able
to save the Christmas tree and the stockings, a few clothes, and
scarce belongings, but for the most part they have lost everything.
They have no pajamas, no warm jackets, no shoes, no toiletries,
nothing. One of the women from church grabbed the two younger kids -
Melanie and Christian - and took them right out of the situation
rather quickly. When we got there about 4:30pm, and the older kids
were all still there and Betsy had just got there not long before we
did. Ali and Cassie are spending the night with a friend from
church, and I helped them make a shopping list for their immediate
toiletry needs. One family offered up their empty home that is for
sale - they have already blown up air mattresses and are stocking it
as fast as they can with supplies, there is even a refrigerator on
the way. Allen has spent most of the evening on the backhoe
crushing down the straw so the firemen can saturate it with the foam
(there are about 4 fire trucks at their house still).
There were a lot of people there helping out - the bishop and his
wife, a few other church members besides us, and they had family
there. Betsy's mom and sisters, Allen's dad, etc. Shortly after we
arrived, Brandon had some trouble breathing (he has a rare heart
condition) and he turned white then blue. The paramedics took good
care of him, and the bishop, my husband, and another elder tended to
his spiritual needs. Within minutes of that prayer, he got all his
color back and was asking for a double cheeseburger! Jonathan (the
boy from Austria) was in shock, so I'm a little worried about him,
but he is staying pretty close to Betsy and trying to help out to
keep himself busy. We tried to pull he and Brandon over to our
house, but they wanted to stay with mom. I spoke to Betsy a few
minutes ago, and the fire department finally told them all to just
go and get some rest. The firemen will be there into most of the
night tearing down the rest of the house and taking care of the
smoldering straw.
Betsy seems to be holding up - but she is not typically a panicky
person. I imagine it might affect her by the end of the day
tomorrow, or maybe not even for a couple of days. It may just be a
bit numb until they get settled in the new location - then it will
probably all hit her.
This is very hard - she has lost all of her beautiful school room,
her materials, her sewing machine (she made gorgeous quilts), all of
their family heirlooms, photos, everything. Tonight, the one friend
from church who has the older girls is sitting down with them and
making a list of sizes for everyone in the family so that we can
send out clothing needs lists. Food is being brought in every night
this week, and we are gathering up homemaking lists as well of
things they will need. I will post it here as soon as we get it put
together.
Please pray for the Stout family - they need all the spiritual
uplifting they can get!
Dianne McLean
Bullhead City
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• Mon 10 Dec 2007 - PRAYERS FOR BETSY!!!..Please read
This came in today on a homeschhol list I am on.
PRAYERS FOR BETSY!!!
Betsy Stout (the creator of this group and Notebooking Nook) and her family need everyone's prayers!!!
I just got a call from my husband, all the elders in the church are
being called - the Stout's home burned today. I do not know to what
extent, he said it's being told as a total loss. He's on his way home
to pick me up and we are going over there to help any way we can.
Another homeschooler just called me and said the house is still
smoldering and there are a zillion people over there. Someone has
already offered an extra home for them to stay in, it's a house that
is empty and is not selling. I think it may even be furnished, but
I'm not sure.
Will check back later to report details and any needs the family may
have - pray!
Dianne McLean
Bullhead City, Arizona
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• Sun 9 Dec 2007 - Battle Hymn of the Republic
• Tue 4 Dec 2007 - Pray For Our Troops, our Leaders and our Allies
Our brave young men and women are standing between us and a deadly force bent on the destruction of all we know and love. Pray for a decisive victory and end to our struggle.
Bring Us Home Again
He slowly came awake today
and he lumbered to his feet,
for it was just two hours
before that he faded off to sleep.
He donned the day's attire and
grabbed his M-16.
He headed off to breakfast to keep
him strong and lean.
As he walked down to the chow line
he kept a watchful eye.
He didn't want the enemy
to take him by surprise.
As the chaplin said a special prayer
on this very special day,
he kept thinking of his family
that is oh so far away.
He rubbed his left breast pocket
where he keeps a picture of his wife
and a letter from his daughter that
he reads most every night.
He fought back a single tear
as he stared out at the sand,
wishing he could be back home
with his family close at hand.
He shook his head to clear his thoughts
and then be on his way.
He's defending our great country
and has little time to play.
When he got out to the fence line,
his buddy by his side,
he exchanged a "Merry Christmas"
followed by a tired sigh.
He climbed upon the watchtower,
his mouth a tiny grin.
He said, "Merry Christmas to the world"
and "God, please, bring us home again".
~Bradley A. Peraino~
God bless our troops
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• Sun 4 Nov 2007 - FORGOTTEN HEROES
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FORGOTTEN HEROES
They return from every war
Thanking God to be alive
They meld into society,
Feeling blessed that they survived.
Some, with daily nightmares
And memories hard to bear,
Some, with physical reminders,
Of limbs no longer there.
Some, with great hopes for the future,
Discover jobs hard to find
And they feel that this country
Is neither loyal or kind.
Some of them return,
To be confined to bed and chair
And never have a visitor
To offer thanks or a word of cheer.
They are the forgotten heroes,
Who answered this nation's call,
Our brave, American Veterans...
Who were willing to give their all.
This Veteran's Day - Thank a Veteran for their service! |
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• Sat 13 Oct 2007 - Much Prayer Needed Here.......
My mother's youngest sister, ( she is my same age) is very ill. She has PHT and must have a double lung transplant. She also needs a kidney transplant. Her heart is trying to give out on her also. She is in ICU right noe fighting for her life. She is 57 years old. Her blood pressure has been down around 48 over 32, She has lost down to barely a 100 pounds. My heart and mind are in such turmoil. I love her so dearly. We grew up as sisters instead of aunt and niece. Please help me prayer for Susie. She is a wonderful Godly women. Pray for those of us trying to deal with this tragedy. She has three daughters and son-in-laws, a loving husband and 4 beautiful grandchildren. Not to mention the rest of us who love and need her so dearly.
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• Thu 30 Aug 2007 - Prayer For our Pastor
| Our dear pastor of 22 years is having a part of his lung removed Tuesday. He has cancer. He has never smoked and yet he has lung cancer. Please put him on your prayer list. |
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• Fri 20 Jul 2007 - My Dear old Grandpa Needs Your Prayers......
Pa was a WWII Veteran , just home from the war when he meet my grandmother. She had five young children and no one to care for her. She and Pa had five more children. He is a dear man and I love him very much. He is dying of liver cancer. please pray for him. i am ready to lose him, he is 86. But I am not ready for him to suffer the awful pain of cancer.  |
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• Thu 19 Jul 2007 - An answer to my prayers!
Remember me telling you all about the farm across the street being up for sale to be developed with houses? Well, it sold, all 62 acres, $675,000.oo dollors worth. The couple that bought it are going to FARM it!! What an answer to prayer. I am so thrilled.
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• Sat 16 Jun 2007 - Helen Steiner Rice's 10 Commandments
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Helen Steiner Rice's
10 Commandments
The personal commandments of Helen Steiner Rice emphasized optimism:
1. Thou shalt be happy
2. Thou shalt use thy talents to make others glad.
3. Thou shalt rise above defeat and trouble.
4. Thou shalt look upon each day as a new day.
5. Thou shalt always do thy best and leave the rest to God.
6. Thou shalt not waste thy time and energy in useless worry.
7. Thou shalt look only on the bright side of life.
8. Thou shalt not be afraid of tomorrow.
9. Thou shalt have a kind word and a kind deed for everyone.
10. Thou shalt say each morning -- I am a child of God and nothing can hurt me. |
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• Fri 1 Jun 2007 - Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection ?
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection ?
The Gospel of John (20: 7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin. Is that important? You'd better believe it! Is that significant? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do w/ the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished.
Now if the master was done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm done". But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because the servant knew that the folded napkin meant, "I'm not finished yet." The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!"
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