Good Things

by Everett Christian, McAlester, OK
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD
8 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. 9 No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, 10 and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. - Isaiah 35:8-10(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD
22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. - Psalm 55:11(New International Version).

A QUOTE
Do you have a friend you can express any honest thought to without fear of appearing foolish? - Patrick M. Morley -

THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER
He is either Lord of all, or He's not Lord at all. - From Reflecting God - It isn't our position but our disposition that makes us happy. - From Reminisce Magazine - Your words are windows to your heart. - From Reminisce Magazine -

NOTES
Had lunch with Charley and then to the post office. A nap in early afternoon. Rascal joined me before I got up. I lay down again at 5:00 p.m. for about 30 minutes and Beau joined me. I put out treats and food for the outside animals at 5:30 p.m. At 6:00 p.m. I watched a Billy Graham Crusade Classic. This one tonight was from Meadowlands, N. J. in 1991. Last week the Classic was from 1961 and tonight from 1991, 30 years between. In 1961 Mr. Graham was 43 and in 1991 he was 73. I thought about the differences in his message. In 1961 he had more energy and moved around on the platform more. In 1991 he stayed at the podium and seemed to speak quieter. The Message certainly had not changed and hundreds of people came forward in both services. The attendance usually overflowed the arena he was speaking in. If anyone else watched the program tonight send me an e-mail and tell me. Many people have already taken their vacations this year. Others have yet to take their vacation. I remember trips with Flonnie and the kids when the kids were very small and other trips as they grew older. I remember the trips with Flonnie after the kids grew up, sometimes a short trip sometimes a long trip. One trip we made to California in 1976, our daughter, June, came with us and Flonnie's mother, Cloie, also was with us. Flonnie and I made a few more trips to California when Ron and family lived there and also Treva and family lived there for a while. Sometimes Flonnie would say, "Lets play hookey today" and we would drive a few miles just to shop, to places like Atoka, or Eufaula, or Holdenville, or Muskogee, or Wilburton, etc. Now my vacation days are over but one of these days I am going to take another vacation with Flonnie. Here is the chrous to the song "When I Take My Vacation In Heaven." Won't you join us on that vacation?
"When I take my vacation in heaven what a wonderful time that will be Hearing concerts by the heavenly chorus and the face of my Saviour I'll see Sitting down on the banks of the river neath the shade of the evergreen tree There I'll rest from my burdens forever won't you take your vacation with me?"
The cats are fine. Little Girl on a blanket on the couch. Rascal has been by a few times. Smokey came by once. Itty Bitty came through a little while ago and Emmy was just here for a bite of food. Today has been a sunny day with a high temperature of 90 degrees. Low temperature this morning was 51 degrees. At 10:25 p.m. skies are mostly clear with a temperature of 66 degrees. I will see you next time,

In Christian Love, Everett.