“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 44 – Work Ezra 5:1 Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the Elohiym of Israel, who was over them.  2 Then Zerubbabel,… Continue reading

  • Experiences that Helped Me Grow

    One of my many achievements. Motivation for growth can come from odd places. For me, growth happened when someone told me I couldn’t do something. The first motivation took place when I was in fourth grade. I stood in front… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 43 – Barriers Ezra 4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of JEHOVAH Elohiym of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • 1 March – What I’m Thankful for Today

    Good evening from Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It’s been a cold raw day here. Temps didn’t get out of the 20s, so we’re back into winter as we should be. Unfortunately, my snow is gone from my lawn. I don’t… Continue reading

    1 March – What I’m Thankful for Today
  • Do I Believe in Fate/Destiny

    The easy answer is no. Believing in fate or destiny is putting your life in a state of constant chance. Like playing a roulette wheel. Life is not a gamble or chance. Your fate isn’t bound up on omens and… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 42 – Praise Ezra 3:1 When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.  2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • 28 February – What I’m Thankful for Today

    Today was a day for staying indoors. The wind blew at gusts up to 45 mph. The temperature got above freezing, but I don’t remember what Alexa said our high would be for today. At any rate, I didn’t go… Continue reading

    28 February – What I’m Thankful for Today
  • A Time When it was Hard to Say Goodbye

    When I consider my life, I cannot find a time when I wanted to linger longer, enjoy and hold onto the moment, hoping it would never end. Childhood wasn’t the most pleasant time of my life. I wanted to be… Continue reading

    A Time When it was Hard to Say Goodbye
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 41 – Temple Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of JEHOVAH by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, JEHOVAH stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • 27 February – What I’m Thankful for Today

    Welcome to my post. I hope all of you had a wonderful day in your part of the world. Here in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA it was a little cooler than the past few days. We even had a five… Continue reading

    27 February – What I’m Thankful for Today