Influence...

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

Proverbs 4:18 But - Just men daily grow in knowledge, and grace, and consolation, 'till all be perfected and swallowed up in glory.

Commentary:
Much of Proverbs chapter 4 is a word of caution. We must take heed of falling in with sin and sinners: Enter not into the paths of the wicked. Jesus, our teacher, being like a faithful guide showed us the right paths, warned us of the pathways into which we are in danger of being drawn aside and away from God. It can and sometimes happens even to the best of us. Those that have been well educated, and trained up in the way they should be, let them never turn aside into the way they should never go; let them not so much as enter into it, no, not even just to try it, it is a dangerous experiment and difficult to retreat with safety.

Even tho Jesus said it is the sick that need a doctor.....

There comes a point to where we are obligated to leave & forget the 'sick' or avoid them altogether - Proverbs 4:14-20 basically tells us to venture not into the company of those that are infected with the plague. Not even if we think we are guarded with an antidote.

In these verses, having exhorted us to walk in the paths of wisdom, he cautions us against the path of the wicked.

1. We must take heed of the ways of sin and avoid them, every thing that looks like sin and might also lead to it.

2. In order to accomplish this we must keep out of the ways of sinners, and have no fellowship with them. To keep us from falling into wickedness, we must shun wicked company.

Thru All My Pain.......

.....I have this among other encouraging words from the Lord our God

“Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will
return with joy carrying sheaves with him.” (Psalm 126:5-6)

Hmmm. I guess we'll have to do the best we can and see how it goes.

Some Inspiring Quotes....

From various sources.....

• * When there are two people in business who always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
  
  
• * If we want a thing badly enough we can make it happen. If we let ourselves be discouraged that is proof that our wanting was inadequate.
  
  
• * The strongest words are often used in the weakest arguments.
  
  
• * Chance favors the prepared mind.
  

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I prefer just about anything from the book of Proverbs..... (these are randomly chosen)


* Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself.

* It is better to live in a corner on the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.

* Ch. 2 V. 6-11: For the LORD gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He holds victory in store for the upright. He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless - for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair — every good path.

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.

— King Solomon

Fun With Oranges

Everyone's probably done this at some point.

I just went another step in carving out the squares in the orange peel.

Geez, I look like a bonefide nutcase!

:)

Ninja Secrets

I found this description online just surfing. Cracked me up.
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This e-book contains all the secrets of the ninja that no one else knows but true ninjas. learn these secrets and you can be a ninja, even if you're still in high school.
you can do badass stuff, like climb walls and even crawl on the ceiling and drop down on your victim and cut their throat with a ninja belt buckle knife before they even know what hit them.
you can be invisible and knock out your enemy and even give him a ninja psychic punch. you can knock him out with the secret ninja psychic punch before he can even be close enough to reach you! who cares how much bigger he is! he's on his ass like that and the ninja (you) is already climbing up the walls of a dark alley.
and you get to learn how to kill with ninja stars. ancient ninjas in japan used to buy these in secret markets, actually not much different from the suburban outdoor flea markets where some of the best ninja stars manufactured today can be found. who cares if the other guy has a gun. you can throw a ninja star over a hundred yards away and in less than a second, like when he blinks, you hit him with such force that he doesnt even see as the ninja star kills him because it hits him in his blind spot, right between the eyes. and it's like halfway into his skull, so he can't see it. he wont even know a ninja killed him, it'll have to be someone else to tell him that it was a ninja who killed him because he would never know otherwise.
and the ninja just doesn't care. he's totally psycho. ninja blood runs through his veins. and he dresses all in black.
all the ninja secrets that no one knows are here in this e-book
please do not share this e-book with enemies of ninjas.

about the only thing that sucks is that you have wear those secret ninja shoes with the big toe sticking out. but i think you can hide it with a bigger pair of shoes on top so your ninja secret that you are a secret ninja stays secret.

Happiness is.....

Taking little nature walks witt da Wiff!

I'm still here. It's just that there's more time between posts on this blog.

Got more projects coming up & they'll be posted here - pics & all. You're gonna like them.

I actually set some time aside to go over a few chess games from the 2008 Michigan Open. That's about all I've done regarding chess in the last 6 months! Felt good, too.

Debut