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| Morning walk on the beach with Bay |
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Bay and I spent a few hours on the beach this morning. Nobody else was there. The Chesapeake Bay was calm. The water looked like glass. No waves. It was foggy. Cold. Damp. No wind.  Everything was wet and muddy from the storms of the past week. There were a lot of birds on the water. I am not sure what kind they are. They are mostly white with black wings and a black ring around their necks. They fly like ducks, but I have never seen a duck with that color. When Bay would do a retrieve, they would fly low over him. I could hear their wings moving through the air it was so quiet.
 I had actually woken at 5:00 this morning. I didn't fight it. God immediately put people on my heart to pray for. I started going through the list while in bed, as I was getting dressed, and I started through it again at the beach. Bay was very good today. He obeyed all my commands, was patient, and always had his head in the game. We have been working on delayed retrieves where I make him sit, throw the toy out in the water, then tell him to Go! He did ten of those today with perfection. He was worn out. We went for a short hike after we were done with the retrieves.
The song going through my head when I arrived at the beach was Delta Dawn thanks to Soozanne. (Click here for her crazy blog!) However, during our hike I started singing the Newsboys - I am Free. Nobody else in the woods so I started singing loudly. How can one not sing that song loudly? Who the Son sets free is free indeed.
53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 53:5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
I returned home only to find that Tina has posted that very song. I am not going to post it again. I want you to listen to it go to her blog, and give her a star (click here). I think we both heard from the Lord this morning - a celebration of freedom.
 Bay thinks it is strange when I sing out loud - very loud! He will sit and look at me. Then he starts this half-howl-half-bark noise. I find it funny that he seems to want to join in with me.
Today during my time with God I reflected on the richness of today, what He has done for me and the ones I love, and how so very grateful I am. Today is a good day. We will rejoice and be glad in it. A man, his dog, and his God. |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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I'm glad a more edifying song entered your consciousness this morning. By the way, what's that flower you have on?
You're welcome! ;-P |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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| Sooz!!!! Arrgh... |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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I haven't heard Delta Dawn in years.........funny. I long for slower times when I can just walk and talk with God instead of driving to work and talking with Him. The sun rise here in TX this morning was awesome and I am thankful that God shared it with me as I journeyed to work.
Have a Blessed weekend! |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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| Thank you for sharing your special time with us. By the way, I will now be singing "Delta Dawn" all day probably. lol. I'll go now and check out the blogs you suggested. Have a wonderful and blessed weekend. |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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| Lovely, poignant and significant. I adore this side of you, Boss. |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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| Bay and I think you for all of your comments. As with all we do...TGBTG forever and ever! |
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| February 24, 2008 |
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That sounds so wonderful, Voice.
I think God's peace must rest in your heart. |
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| February 24, 2008 |
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| I enjoy the peace that eminates from this post! |
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| April 26, 2008 |
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| Thanks guys. Glad you like it... |
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| October 05, 2008 |
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| Wonderful post, wow I could just picture it all! |
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| October 05, 2008 |
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| Thanks Cindy...walks with Bay are a regular happening at my house... |
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| October 05, 2008 |
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| you need to get into the water |
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| October 05, 2008 |
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| voice: we understand that....it's that way at our house with Tank |
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| October 05, 2008 |
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| Prophet, sometimes the water is low and I do wade out quite a ways into it. Otherwise, I can't throw far enough to get into the deeper water where Bay has to swim. |
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| October 05, 2008 |
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| What a wonderful story. I wish I had the water to walk to for quiet times with God. |
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