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Our Government has been shut down for three weeks. More than 800,000 Federal employees are not getting paid.
Wouldn’t it be nice if our Congressmen could figure out a way to help them?
Just a thought.
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On Sunday we surprised our son Stephen and his wife Christina with a 40th birthday celebration. Stephen turned 40 on January 6 and Christina turned 40 on December 23.
Our sons Eric and Todd came into Richmond to join in the celebration along with my sister Kim, her husband Frank, my brother Tee with his wife Karen, my nephew Chad and my niece Lisa, her husband Clayton and daughter Kaylin.
Christina’s parents Debra and Charlie along with her close friend Joanne and son Ricky, all from Richmond were also here.
It was a full house and an excellent celebration.
Dee and Debra worked together on the party preparing plenty of food and drink.
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| The Birthday Banner |
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I got to thinking about the number 40 and became curious as to how many times it appears in the Bible. I found this information over at Biblestudy.org.
"Mentioning 146 times in Scripture, the number 40 generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial or probation. During Moses' life he lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert before God selected him to lead his people out of slavery.
Moses was also on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights, on two separate occasions (Exodus 24:18, 34:1 - 28), receiving God's laws. He also sent spies, for forty days, to investigate the land God promised the Israelites as an inheritance (Numbers 13:25, 14:34).
The prophet Jonah powerfully warned ancient Nineveh, for forty days, that its destruction would come because of its many sins. The prophet Ezekiel laid on His right side for 40 days to symbolize Judah's sins (Ezekiel 4:6).
Elijah went 40 days without food or water at Mount Horeb. Jesus was tempted by the devil not just three times, but MANY times during the 40 days and nights he fasted just before his ministry began. He also appeared to his disciples and others for 40 days after his resurrection from the dead.
Jesus, just days before his crucifixion, prophesied the total destruction of Jerusalem (Matthew 24:1 - 2, Mark 13:1 - 2). Forty years after his crucifixion in 30 A.D., the mighty Roman Empire destroyed the city and burned its beloved temple to the ground.
The first three human kings over the children of Israel, Saul, David and Solomon, each ruled for forty years (1050 to 930 B.C.). After the united kingdom split into two separate pieces, King Joash served forty years as one of Judah's better kings.
Abraham tried to bargain with God to NOT destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if forty righteous people were found (Genesis 18:29). Both Isaac and Esau were forty years old when they were first married (Genesis 25:20, 26:34).
God flooded the earth by having it rain for forty days and nights (Genesis 7:12). After the patriarch Jacob (Israel) died in Egypt, the Egyptians spent forty days embalming his body (Genesis 50:3)."
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I was unaware of this ….
“2241 The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin. Public authorities should see to it that the natural right is respected that places a guest under the protection of those who receive him.”
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I downloaded and watched Season 6 and Season 7 of "Game of Thrones."
An observation ...... why don't those in the north wear hats? They have huge, heavy animal skin coats, boots and gloves but no fur hats.
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| Yes, I see that someone does have a hood. |
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| Tyrion Lannister, still my favorite ...... |
Season 8 - Maybe April 2019 and I'm ready.
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Alan Jackson - “The Older I Get”
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Go over to "This Ain't the Lyceum," where Kelly is hosting more takes.
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