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8/15/11 August 15, 2011
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August 15, 2011

On July 26th there was a new Bible study.  I'm not sure if the mailing list went out.  If you missed the welcome message it is here.  The July 26th Bible study link is at the end of the welcome message.

Hello from Missouri!  I'm at my oldest son's house.  We will be here a couple more days.  After that I may or may not have Internet.  We try to find a WI-FI spot every couple of days just to stay connected.

Our vacation has been wonderful.  We moseyed along back roads.  We stayed in a few state parks.  Did a lot of tourist type stuff.  It has been very relaxing!

Yesterday I spent hours mowing part of the ten acres here on a tractor-mower.  It was fun.  It probably wouldn't be all that much fun if I had to do it all the time, but who knows?

I've been taking lots of pictures.  My son has a small pond and I have taken pictures of many interesting animals in and around it as well as in other parts of the yard.
Cicada
Cicada
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
Something swimming in a circle
Mystery amphibians
or reptiles doing
synchronized swimming
Dragonfly
Dragonfly
Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Crawdads
Crawdads
Beaver
Beaver
Snapping turtle
Snapping Turtle

We will be heading back toward Kansas and then into Nebraska on the first part of our trip home.  We are planning on returning here next year.  My son is remodeling his home and we will be able to help more.

We have driven through lots of small, old towns.  Many have 1800's buildings in their city-center.  It has been fun seeing all the different types of architecture and ways people live.

Oftentimes we get trapped in our own world where we are basically only conscious of our own surroundings.  We tend to not think about all the other millions of people in the world who have their own lives, families, and surroundings.  Each and every person is as important to God as we are.

We must keep our minds open to the fact that there are others who are not as well off as we are.  If we can, we should do something to help.  We are all here on Earth together.  As members of the Body of Christ we have work to do.  We mustn't ignore any nudges God is giving us.
This vacation has been so very relaxing on my poor brain that I wonder if I will be able to kick back into high gear when I get home.  I'm so very glad we decided to do it.
I've been able to get all caught up on my Clarion Call emails.  I know that the last time I got behind I tried to not fall behind again, but I did.  I was months behind.  It took longer than I expected to get caught up, but that's OK.  Now I can concentrate to putting in more things that have been old hold.
Link to the 8/15/11 Bible study.

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