The View Outside the Window
Just wandering about …
The Liberty Ship Cruise
So a friend and I went to a very nice ship from the WWII era USS John W Brown docked in Baltimore Maryland. We sailed down the the Baltimore Harbor and under the bridge. We stopped to see an old time aerial display with Japanese fighters and an American Bomber.
We went from the top to the engine room.
It was a fun trip because the all volunteer crew and re-enactors took us back to WWII. I recommend the cruise to anyone to Project Liberty Ship
A Sign of the Times

A few belongings strewn about … a baby’s crib … a worn table. A TV of another time and place. Carelessly thrown … left behind after a summers rain.
It is sad when an eviction comes and no dignity is left but these remnants of a home.
The Earthquake
So it seems we have the earth move under our feet. It was an interesting sensation. Unlike many I didn’t experience it as shaking more like an undulating, rolling wave. I was in a meeting at the time. At first, we all look across each other and thought it was rather a heavy cart or something. When it happen again, we all got up calmly and walked out of the building and into the parking lot to wait. People came out calmly and somewhat at ease.
We were told to go home and of course it was an adventure to get home. First getting off the premises and then driving the highway. I manage although I realized my car doesn’t like the air conditioning on for long period of time while the engine is idling. I decided to shut the AC off and it was not to terrible. Car responded well.
While I was waiting, I sang and whistled old hymns.
Funny, I was never really scared.
Home was fine with just a few paperbacks and an Eeyore Piggy Bank on the floor. And power was still available. This was good since the complex has a tendency to lose power.
Friends were good and safe.
Which is what matters.
Supplies for the Forgotten

In these economic times there is a great need for those who are perceived by others living at the margins of society. We pass them by and avert our eyes because we don’t really want to see them. We don’t want to pity them and then shame comes over us. Then the shame turns to anger not at us but to those people for making us feel ashamed.
Yet we should that our shame and guilt and convert it to action. What action when even we may not have the resources to help? Prayer. If you ask the Lord for help to help the helpless and forgotten you’ve done a great deal. The Lord hears the most truly prayerful and understands the petitioner as well as the focus of the petition.
So please pray for those forgotten people in a matter appropriate to you.
Thanks!!!
Trying out the WordPress
Just bought the WordPress editor.
So I’m just testing the WordPress with the iPad
So I’m just testing this piece of software to see if this would work for reportage.
Report from the Homeless Ministry
First I have survived although what all of you were worried about? I
can rise to the ocassion. I’m now in the land of plenty @ Panera. I
was hungry and has not eaten sine the night before. I was too nervous
to eat.
So I didn’t get much sleep, but rose early. Left the house by 0630.
Was doing well, but got confused because the maps were wrong! So there
was a time that if the road cops were around I would have clocked 90
miles per hour got there on time. Todd was waiting for the rest of
the volunteers and by eight we were on the road. The weather was cool
but dry a blessing. Todd wanted to make two stops prior to the
Lexington market . The first stop was a man feature in the local
paper. He wanted two volunteers. A very pious woman said she would
go. No one else step forward so yes I went. The gentleman in question
live under a small walk bridge in a very nice part of town. Yes right
under the noses of the better off. Todd had shown us the wooded
footpath and off we went. Now we got to the part were the gentleman
was living and it was kind of steep he help me good thing to might
have fallen. He was very kind, gracious and had a troubled life he
was worried with the publicity he might be chased. But he had a
generosity of spirit that was touching. He liken us to the two women
who found the empty tomb of Jesus. I was deeply touched. My companion
was more expressive of faith than I was but we prayed for him. We then
left and he escorted out good thing I might have fallen. We were met
by 3 other volunteers apparently people were concern we were taking to
long. Time flew for us. Go figure!
Next stop another place but that wad a bust the people had moved on
Next Lexington Market by alley way. The volunteers scampered out table
went up, food bagged, and Todd went to the streets. And we remained
bagging and helping the homeless customers get their food,
toiletries, and socks. So much need the food ran out in an hour; then
the socks; the snacks; and the water and clothing was also handed
out. There were children too! At times it was chaotic butgood chaos!
Once the supplies were done I walked over to were Todd was and a man
was given some bible study. Very ineresting! And then we headed to
the church. And I’m now here munching on a sandwich.
I want to say it was a blessing to do this thing! And if I can do it
so can you. Also I think I’m going to do it again, but at the very
least I’m going to help get more supplies like socks, better bags etc.
There is a lot of need!
Coffee table
Hi there. Here is a new interior decoration idea for the new year. It consists of 4 tires, bamboo table and lamp.
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