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                           HE IS ABLE 645

    "If a care is too small to be turned into a prayer,"
    writes Corrie ten Boom, "It is too small to be made into
    a burden."

    When shall we who profess a dynamic Christian life
    ever stop brooding and worrying over the day to day
    problems that are continuously sent into our lives?

    When shall we learn that our most gigantic,
    serious problems as well as our smallest, bothersome 
    irritations are known by God.

    And, large or small...He is able to handle them all.

    Resist evil with good...Turn you burdens into prayers...
    Release your faith in the Lord...And He shall lift you up.

 
​    NAME PLEASE! 
    Good friends of our family recently had a new
    born baby girl. Mother and child got along fine but
    they ran into a slight problem...The hospital said they
    could not leave until they had named the babe.

     (We can just imagine what went on...The names have
     been changed to protect the guilty.)

    Mary: "This is terrible, John, maybe we could
    sneak out around midnight."

    John: "Sorry, I've been told they double the 
    security force after visiting hours."

    Mary: "John you're the president of a bank, you're
    intelligent, think of something!"

    John: "Well, she was a couple of days late, we could
    always name her "Over Due."

    Mary: "Very funny. I think I will cry. I want to
    go home to mother. You stay here with the baby."

    John: "I know, why don't you name her 6-9-79 for
    the day she was born?"

    Mary: "They want a name, not a number."

    John: "How about 'Spring Delight' for 'Daylight
    Savings Time.'"

    Mary: "A first and middle name, that's all we need."
 
    John: "Why don't we let her last name be used also
    for her first and middle names. That way, she'll never
    have to worry about whether her first or last name comes
    first when filling out a job application of loan format?"

    (The last time we talked with Mary on the phone, no
    name had been decided upon, but a Coleman stove had been
    smuggled into Mary's hospital room and light housekeeping was underway.)

  
                                       The Third Amendment to the Constitution
                             of the United states of America
     
​                           No soldier shall, in time of peace
                           be quartered in any house,
                           without the consent of the owner,
                           nor in time of war, but in a manner
                           to be prescribed by law.


                       Ratified in 1791, the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
              sets forth two basic requirements.
              During times of peace, the military may not house its troops
              in private residences without the consent of the owners.
 
             During times of war, the military may not house its troops
             in private residences except in accordance
             with established legal procedure.

            By placing these limitations on the private quartering of combatants,
​            the Third Amendment subordinates military authority to civilian control
            and safeguards against abuses that can be perpetrated
            by standing armies and professional soldiers. (Legal Information Institute)

              Described by some as “a preference for the Civilian over the Military,”
           the Third Amendment forbids the forcible housing of military personnel
           in a citizen’s home during peacetime and requires the process
           to be “prescribed by law” in times of war. (Cornell Law School) 
         
             This Amendment is not considered controversial and has 
           never been litigated before the United States Supreme Court.
           (Cornell Law School)

​           (However, many of us on the right could certainly argue that the
           socialists are presently (2021) using the military to over-reach
           and abuse this amendment, causing litigation to occur. (bm)
           
   
         



                                  

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                                                                        SPRING IS COMING (1977)

                                         Has the winter been a hard one for you?
                                         It has been for us. But with every passing
                                         week now, we see signs that spring is coming.

                                         Yes, Winter hates to give up and let go.
                                         It's almost as though with every last gasp of cold
                                         breath she breathes, Winter seeks to hold on to
                                         her frozen ground and bare trees,

                                         If you are struggling with the cross-eyed winds
                                         of Winter, take heart...

                                          Spring is coming. The Lord is going to break
                                          up our fallow ground. He's going to rid our land
                                          of weeds.

                                          The Lord is going to prosper our land and our
                                          lives.

                                          You can get through this harsh Winter. Again,
                                          take heart... Spring is coming.

                                          (This article was probably published during 
                                          the winter of 1977, but, obviously was a little
                                          late publishing this year, 2016.)

                                THE SECOND AMENDMENT to the CONSTITUTION
                         of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                             
​                                      "A well regulated militia, being necessary
                            to the security of a free state,
​                            the right of the people
                            to keep and bear arms,
                            shall not be infringed.*

                          *INFRINGED" --“to encroach upon in a way 
                                                    that violates law
​                                                   or the rights of another”  (Merriam Webster)

                          "INCROACH" ---"To enter by gradual steps
                                                     or by stealth
                                                     into the possessions
​                                                     or rights of others"   (Merriam Webster)

                                "In the 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller,
                              the Supreme Court held that the "Second Amendment   
                             protects an individual right to possess a firearm
                             unconnected with service in a militia,
                             and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes,
                             such as self-defense within the home."   
                               (*Legal Information Institute)

                             ​The second amendment grants all law abiding
                           citizens the right to own, keep, and bare arms.
                           Today, there are many socialists in the United States,
                           and even several roaming the halls of Congress who would
                           love to confiscate your guns. Please be aware and alert
                           to what is going on. (bm)
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                                                     THE DAYDAWN IS BREAKING

                                        The day dawn is breaking                           
                                        So be of good cheer
                                        With the Savior nearby us
                                        We have nothing to fear
                                        
                                        Tho’ the journey seems arduous
                                        And the hours seem long                                               
                                        We shall keep going forward
                                        While singing this song

                                        The night time is ending
                                        Our struggles are o’re
                                        Sunbeams are now shining    
                                        With glad tidings once more
        
                                        Oh, the day dawn is breaking                                      
                                        So be of good cheer
                                        With the Savior nearby us
                                        We have nothing to fear

                                        (The first three verses were written
                                         on October 11, 2013. The reprieve
                                         was added  three days later.)

                                       

 
                 
                                                        AMONG THE DANDELIONS

                               In an 1898 issue of "Harper's Weekly."
                               Williston Fish wrote "I leave to children
                               exclusively, but only for the life of their
                               childhood, all and ever, the dandelions
                               of the fields and the daisies thereof, with
                               the right to play among them freely."

                               With Mr. Fish, we too, would leave...
                               The beauty of the butterfly
                               The lowing of cattle
                               The coolness of a shade tree
                               The feather of the baby owl
                               The morning glories and tulip trees
                               Honey suckle and acres of thistles
                               to be picked and blown at will
                            
                               We would go for as long as possible and
                               as far afield as possible among the daises
                               and the dandelions of the world and we
                               would see and be seen...as little children. 

                               (First published on April  13, 2013 with
                               revisions made on March 20, 2020

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                  
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