Happy 16th Birthday Lydia!!!!!!!!

Happy 16th Birthday, Lydia!

Lydia (age 1) and her Dad
Lydia (age 9)
Us a few weeks ago.

Happy 15th Birthday, Grace !!

Grace, just born
Grace (8 months) with Lydia (20 months.)

Grace, age 9, at the U.S.S. Carolina

Our family a few weeks ago.

Karen tagged me for the birthday meme. "Thank you, Karen."

September 29

1) List 3 events

1066-William the Conqueror invades England

1829- The Metropolitan Police of London, also known as the Met is founded.

2003-Hurricane Juan makes landfall at Nova Scotia

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2) List 2 births:

106 B.C.-Pompey the Great, consul of Rome

1853-Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark

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3) List 1 death

1833-King Ferdinand VII of Spain

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Last Friday night, all of Allen's family met at Captain's Galley for his parents' 44th wedding anniversary.

Joy and Paul (Allen's parents)

Paul's uncle Claude and his wife.

Paul's sister Marie, and her husband Max.

The balloons are from their daughter Amanda and her family.

I read this little story today,

Scripture Twist

An art enthusiast in New York had on the walls of his office

an outstanding collection of etchings, including one of the

Leaning Tower of Pisa. For a long time he noticed that it

persisted in hanging crooked, despite the fact that he straightened

it every morning. At last he spoke to the lady who

cleaned up the room each night, asking her if she was responsible

for its lopsided condition. "Why, yes," she said, "I have

to hang it crooked to make the tower hang straight!" In the

same fashion some twist the Scriptures in order to justify their

own opinions or to make their imperfect lives appear right.

Let us beware of thus deceitfully handling the Word of God,

for to distort its meaning in order to fit our preconceived

ideas is a dangerous practice and a terrible sin.

My husband preached a sermon called "Meet God before you meet the devil" at Cherry Grove Baptist during their revival. And I had been thinking about the title since then. And so the Fox family wrote this short poem.

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Meet God First!

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Meet God in the morning,

before you start your day.

Meet Him in the quiet place,

as you kneel and pray.

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Spend time in the Bible,

see what God has to say.

When the devil comes to tempt you,

you can send him on his way.

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by:

Allen, Chyrll, and Lydia Fox

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If the Christ who died had stopped at the cross

His work had been incomplete,

If the Christ who was buried had stayed in the tomb

He had only known defeat;

But the way of the cross never stops at the cross,

and the way of the tomb leads on,

To victorious grace in the heavenly place

Where the risen Lord has gone.

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Annie Johnson Flint