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I turn 50 tomorrow. I'm not upset about it. ^_^It's a nice round number and I am at a good place in life. It has been one of the toughest winters I've ever been through, and none of it was weather related. God is good in spite of the ups and downs, life and death. There is no way I would be in this place, with this peace, at this moment were it not for the faith I share with y'all. This I know.

ETA: If you don't share my faith, I still think you're awesome and should blow up a black balloon in honor of me tomorrow. ;)

Happy Birthday :cheer:
 
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What are everyone's thoughts on The Handmaid's Tale ? I am interested in reading the book and watching the series. Is that unChristian? I've probably seen and read enough garbage for several lifetimes. shrug
I don't really know anything about it, but if it's to help learn what the fuss is about, I don't see the harm in that. Just b/c you see or read something, that doesn't mean you have to like it.
 
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Well, that was quite a problematic and expensive last 24 hours. First no air in my car, then no air in my apartment (leading to a fitful night - it's hard to sleep comfortably while stuck at 82 degrees F :p), then my car's alternator fizzles out on my way to work this morning and only by the Lord's protection despite my headlights going out in the so-doing did I find a safe place to pull over soon enough. But, somehow, all of these problems have been fixed by the time of this post. Cost me 540 bucks, but, hey, now the things that broke beforehand sort of feel brand new. ^_^ It could be a lot worse. Unlike some unfortunate people, I may not have had the money to pay for all this on the spot were it not for the Lord's grace in financial matters ever since I graduated college and struck out on my own. A lot of people struggle to make ends meet even without sudden expenses like the one I suffered today.
 
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Just listening to this, @Multifavs , a beloved song of mine that I discovered as a teen and will keep listening to proudly until the day I die. ^-^ If you were ever thinking of cementing your lady knight status further by acquiring a heroine's theme song, then please consider this one.:D

 
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Well, that was quite a problematic and expensive last 24 hours. First no air in my car, then no air in my apartment (leading to a fitful night - it's hard to sleep comfortably while stuck at 82 degrees F :p), then my car's alternator fizzles out on my way to work this morning and only by the Lord's protection despite my headlights going out in the so-doing did I find a safe place to pull over soon enough. But, somehow, all of these problems have been fixed by the time of this post. Cost me 540 bucks, but, hey, now the things that broke beforehand sort of feel brand new. ^_^ It could be a lot worse. Unlike some unfortunate people, I may not have had the money to pay for all this on the spot were it not for the Lord's grace in financial matters ever since I graduated college and struck out on my own. A lot of people struggle to make ends meet even without sudden expenses like the one I suffered today.
I guess I'm sort of lucky as I replaced my alternator awhile back and it had a lifetime warranty on it so it only cost me some time and labor (mine). I also almost completely replaced my entire AC system as I couldn't find the leak and now I think it was in the compressor itself I probably saved about $500 doing it myself which is something very few people can do these days. The biggest problem is when on older AC systems they don't find the leak. We had a leak in the AC at the house here and it was bad enough that you could put freon in it and a month later it was freezing up and 95 outside. As I've gotten older I don't handle the heat as well as I did in my younger years so having working AC is at times almost a life saver in the climate here when temps can hit 110 on occasion.
 
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I turn 50 tomorrow. I'm not upset about it. ^_^It's a nice round number and I am at a good place in life. It has been one of the toughest winters I've ever been through, and none of it was weather related. God is good in spite of the ups and downs, life and death. There is no way I would be in this place, with this peace, at this moment were it not for the faith I share with y'all. This I know.

ETA: If you don't share my faith, I still think you're awesome and should blow up a black balloon in honor of me tomorrow. ;)

Happy belated birthday.

 
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Sermon I listened to notes:
Abraham & Sarah leave legacy of faith
Sarah’s death shows nothing can defeat the promises of God.
She dies w/out seeing God’s promise fulfilled, but dies in faith, knowing true home is w/ God & he can provide
Abraham overpays for burial plot b/c that’s where his family will live
For unbelievers trials destroy them, for believers God takes care of it & makes us like Christ
Abraham’s death shows us nothing can defeat the goodness of God
We choose to find what good God has every day
Instead we fight & lose the peace
 
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I need to pray and read the Bible more. My attention span is too finite.
 
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