Sunday Morning Sunshine: In Times of...

In Times of...

Storms. Turn to the scriptures:

Isaiah 23:4:  For you have been a refuge from the storm when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Fear. Turn to the scriptures: 

Psalm 91: 2:  I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God; in his will I trust.

Evilness around us. Turn to the Scriptures:

Psalm 91:10:  There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come night thy dwelling.

Confusion:  Turn to the Scriptures:  

I Corinthians 14:33:  For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.

Doubt. Turn to the Scriptures:

Isaiah 41:10:  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Sickness. Turn to the scriptures:  

Jeremiah 33:6:  Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

Needs. Turn to the Scriptures:

Philippines 4:19:  And my God shall supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory.

Success. Turn to the Scriptures:

Proverbs 16:3:  Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. 

Serious Wednesday: Confusing English

Think About THIS!

UP.  This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.' It is listed in the dictionary as an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun, or verb.

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. 

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. 
We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!
 

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. 

It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. 

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for a while, things dry UP.

One could go on & on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now. My time is UP! 


One more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning & the last thing you do at night? 

U...P! (Get it?)


Quote:  We write to taste life twice; in the moment and in retrospect. --anais nin

Blessings!

More Words to Drive Us Batty


Check out the following sentences. Is it any wonder people from other countries find our language so confusing?

A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into the sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

and . . .

Why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing? Grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, two meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends, but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

and for good measure . . .

Why doesn't Buick rhyme with quick?

Arggh! No wonder "us'ins poor writers" have such a h-a-r-d time. Laugh!



Gardening is so much fun. Here are a few general hints:

• The best materials to use for mulches are clean leaves (oak leaves in particular), salt hay, shredded redwood bark, and peat moss.
• Destroy all corn stalks and hollow stemmed weeds so that borers cannot get into them.
• Weed when the sun is on its way up. Prune when there is no drying wind.
• Water in the morning; spray or dust with rising temperatures but not when temperature goes above 75 degrees.

Trivia about Cindy Woodsmall:
Cindy and her family sponsor a young girl from Bangkok, living at the House of Grace which was founded to protect and care for tribal girls that are at risk of being sold into prostitution.

Interview posted: Friday, July 13th
with a drawing for a free book from Cindy.
How to get your name entered? Post a comment, email me, or phone. Easy!

Quote:
Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success. --William J. H. Boetcker



Rainy Day Blessings!