.
I have never been very good at cooking pork chops without them being dry, no matter how hard I try. So I decided to go on line and find a recipe.
Here's what I found:
saute chopped onions in butter till clear.
brown/sear chops on one side, turn over. (I piled the onions on top of the chops.)
cover with 1/2 can mushroom soup and 1/2 cup of sour cream.
Simmer 20 minutes.
I didn't have the sour cream so I put the whole can of soup on the meat.
It was absolutely WONDERFUL!!!
It called for one large onion, but I used only a 1/2 onion and it was still fine.
"Try it, You'll like it!" (yeah, I know - I'm telling my age with that line.)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Ted Kennedy's seat
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HALLELUJAH!!!! The republican, Scott Brown, won the election in Mass.!!!!
Watch out, Obama. You haven't pulled off your health care bomb yet.
HALLELUJAH!!!! The republican, Scott Brown, won the election in Mass.!!!!
Watch out, Obama. You haven't pulled off your health care bomb yet.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Putting into remembrance
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I have been intrigued for some time about the topic of "the development and history of knowledge". How, over time, even centuries, did this progress, starting first with early civilization, even before alphabets were created, (much less reading and writing)? These are "technologies" that have been part of the history of man. Adam, especially before the fall, was a very intelligent person. How could he not be? We know he had a language as he fellowshiped with God and he named the animals and woman. Language is a technology, putting thoughts and ideas into words. But the written language was still a long time to come. Adam gives evidence of using the first technology and development of knowledge: speech.
Oral traditions were held high and valuable by many cultures. What enabled these cultures to have oral traditions? The knowledge of these people had to be memorized by new generations in order for it to be preserved.
[As these technologies, (e.g. alphabets and languages), were developed, they were decried as detrimental by others. The more man depended on these technologies, the less the brain was used, so they claimed. This cry has been a re-ocurring theme for centuries. It was posited when the Gutenburg press was created. The concept has been revived again in the last decades as the technologies of the computer have 'exploded'. One recent article asked if the technologies of today made our students any smarter than before? The conclusion was no, it only enabled them to communicate faster than anyone before. The development and use of the brain is one road we could travel. The development of technology and its effects on the brain and on knowledge is another pursuit. The development and history of knowledge is another, seperate road, yet they all run parrallel through out man's history. They go hand in hand, but it is this latter topic my mind dwells on.]
Keeping track and documenting the various tidbits that I come across on this subject have been difficult, at best, with no single means of gathering all these in one place. However, just today in church I was intrigued by a verse in the bible I came across that plays into this thesis. So I made note of it.
Peter was writing to the church, "his children." Given that, we must realize that the NT was not complete at this point, as what he was writing later became part of that holy collection. This is one of the reasons he even wrote them. They needed to be reminded of the the things they had been taught. II Peter 1:12-15 discusses the concept that in their day and culture, they had to "keep in remembrance," i.e. memorize, what they were taught in order to keep track of it, make it a part of their lives, and pass it on to the next generation. Yes, they were holding in their hand something he had committed to writing. But having something in writing was still not yet a common occurance.
So here, even in scripture, we have evidence that knowledge - even as late as the early A.D. centuries the written word was rare and held only by presumably the privledged and the rich. Everyone else even yet, still had to commit to memory whatever they would need to learn. They still actively used and depended upon what they memorized. They didn't 'need' to put into writing what they needed to know because memorizing was such a part of their way of life. It wasn't part of their mindset at this point. It hadn't become a need, yet. On the other hand, the where-with-all to put knowledge into writing is still a long way off, in being part of every man's daily life, and common at the grassroots level of everyday life.
What difference does this make to you??? Maybe nothing. But in this world of secularism, and disciplines taught from a humanistic and secular world view, it is important the Christians maintain a biblical worldview, even in, or especially in, their professions.
Timelines from these opposing "camps" are probably the biggest and most obvious difference, as 'everything' else hangs on when they happened. Consequently along this line, I have been interested in collecting, collating, sifting, composing and in general, mulling over the development and history of knowledge from a biblical worldview and perspective. My profession, being librarianship, deals with records of knowledge and is what librarianship is all about.
Here, in this passage in II Peter, we see evidence in scripture, in New Testament times, how knowledge and learning was recorded, so to speak, by committing it to memory. Yes, language was already reduced to alphabets, and there are records of history that were put in writing. But yet at this point, memory was still the more common way of learning the knowledge of the day and passing it on to the next generation. Here in the days of the Romans, memory still played a vital role in the history of knowledge and how it was developed over the centuries. Here we have, in our bibles, a time and place of how knowledge was handled. Here we can peek into a portion of world history and see a portion of the history of knowledge itself, recorded in our very own bible - the "history of knowledge" not only presented from a biblical worldview, but recorded in the bible, itself. This realization was an "Ah-ha" moment for yours truely.
Hopefully as I continue to study and read I will find even more instances that can be culled from the scriptures. I would most gladly be interested in your input and discussion. You may email me directly at swguinn at gmail dot com if you wish to share your thoughts and comments.
I have been intrigued for some time about the topic of "the development and history of knowledge". How, over time, even centuries, did this progress, starting first with early civilization, even before alphabets were created, (much less reading and writing)? These are "technologies" that have been part of the history of man. Adam, especially before the fall, was a very intelligent person. How could he not be? We know he had a language as he fellowshiped with God and he named the animals and woman. Language is a technology, putting thoughts and ideas into words. But the written language was still a long time to come. Adam gives evidence of using the first technology and development of knowledge: speech.
Oral traditions were held high and valuable by many cultures. What enabled these cultures to have oral traditions? The knowledge of these people had to be memorized by new generations in order for it to be preserved.
[As these technologies, (e.g. alphabets and languages), were developed, they were decried as detrimental by others. The more man depended on these technologies, the less the brain was used, so they claimed. This cry has been a re-ocurring theme for centuries. It was posited when the Gutenburg press was created. The concept has been revived again in the last decades as the technologies of the computer have 'exploded'. One recent article asked if the technologies of today made our students any smarter than before? The conclusion was no, it only enabled them to communicate faster than anyone before. The development and use of the brain is one road we could travel. The development of technology and its effects on the brain and on knowledge is another pursuit. The development and history of knowledge is another, seperate road, yet they all run parrallel through out man's history. They go hand in hand, but it is this latter topic my mind dwells on.]
Keeping track and documenting the various tidbits that I come across on this subject have been difficult, at best, with no single means of gathering all these in one place. However, just today in church I was intrigued by a verse in the bible I came across that plays into this thesis. So I made note of it.
Peter was writing to the church, "his children." Given that, we must realize that the NT was not complete at this point, as what he was writing later became part of that holy collection. This is one of the reasons he even wrote them. They needed to be reminded of the the things they had been taught. II Peter 1:12-15 discusses the concept that in their day and culture, they had to "keep in remembrance," i.e. memorize, what they were taught in order to keep track of it, make it a part of their lives, and pass it on to the next generation. Yes, they were holding in their hand something he had committed to writing. But having something in writing was still not yet a common occurance.
So here, even in scripture, we have evidence that knowledge - even as late as the early A.D. centuries the written word was rare and held only by presumably the privledged and the rich. Everyone else even yet, still had to commit to memory whatever they would need to learn. They still actively used and depended upon what they memorized. They didn't 'need' to put into writing what they needed to know because memorizing was such a part of their way of life. It wasn't part of their mindset at this point. It hadn't become a need, yet. On the other hand, the where-with-all to put knowledge into writing is still a long way off, in being part of every man's daily life, and common at the grassroots level of everyday life.
What difference does this make to you??? Maybe nothing. But in this world of secularism, and disciplines taught from a humanistic and secular world view, it is important the Christians maintain a biblical worldview, even in, or especially in, their professions.
Timelines from these opposing "camps" are probably the biggest and most obvious difference, as 'everything' else hangs on when they happened. Consequently along this line, I have been interested in collecting, collating, sifting, composing and in general, mulling over the development and history of knowledge from a biblical worldview and perspective. My profession, being librarianship, deals with records of knowledge and is what librarianship is all about.
Here, in this passage in II Peter, we see evidence in scripture, in New Testament times, how knowledge and learning was recorded, so to speak, by committing it to memory. Yes, language was already reduced to alphabets, and there are records of history that were put in writing. But yet at this point, memory was still the more common way of learning the knowledge of the day and passing it on to the next generation. Here in the days of the Romans, memory still played a vital role in the history of knowledge and how it was developed over the centuries. Here we have, in our bibles, a time and place of how knowledge was handled. Here we can peek into a portion of world history and see a portion of the history of knowledge itself, recorded in our very own bible - the "history of knowledge" not only presented from a biblical worldview, but recorded in the bible, itself. This realization was an "Ah-ha" moment for yours truely.
Hopefully as I continue to study and read I will find even more instances that can be culled from the scriptures. I would most gladly be interested in your input and discussion. You may email me directly at swguinn at gmail dot com if you wish to share your thoughts and comments.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Where's the line to see Jesus?
This is an awesome (!!!) song that a man wrote after his grandson asked the question. This man and his daughter then recorded the song. It is beautiful. I "wish" I had written it and I LOVE the music. Go here to see it: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPViKJRHyZo"
Sunday, January 3, 2010
My Master
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When sin is my master, the world’s what I love.
When Christ is my master I’ve life from above.
For life as a sinner comes to a dead end.
No peace in my heart and no vict’ry within.
.....My old ways were filled with sin’s hatred and strife
.....Its wages are final and take away life.
.....When sin had dominion then death reigned in me.
.....But God is my master, yet I’m also free.
His spirit now fills me with his love and peace.
And life with the Savior - it never will cease,
For God’s Holy Spirit is living in me.
I’ll soon live with Jesus for eternity.
.....When led by the spirit, though unworthy of,
.....He fills me with goodness, longsuffering and love.
.....The spirit of God when he’s living in you
.....Will lead you from sin and enable you, too.
When Christ's second coming has all come to past,
Our struggles and tests will be over at last.
Then Satan’s dominion will come to an end.
Our conflict with Satan he cannot defend.
.....This cursed mortal body will someday descend.
.....Yet God’s Holy Spirit will raise it again.
.....And creation’s groanings will no longer be
.....When Jesus returns with complete victory.
Now your mortal body will someday fail you,
And your destination will be final too.
Oh life with the Savior’s, forever my friend
For once he redeems you His life never ends.
.....So who is your master? You must now decide,
.....For Jesus is waiting with arms open wide.
.....Receive his forgiveness he’s offering you.
.....Accept his salvation; his message is true.
-Suzanne Guinn
December, 2009
These thoughts come from Romans 6-8
When sin is my master, the world’s what I love.
When Christ is my master I’ve life from above.
For life as a sinner comes to a dead end.
No peace in my heart and no vict’ry within.
.....My old ways were filled with sin’s hatred and strife
.....Its wages are final and take away life.
.....When sin had dominion then death reigned in me.
.....But God is my master, yet I’m also free.
His spirit now fills me with his love and peace.
And life with the Savior - it never will cease,
For God’s Holy Spirit is living in me.
I’ll soon live with Jesus for eternity.
.....When led by the spirit, though unworthy of,
.....He fills me with goodness, longsuffering and love.
.....The spirit of God when he’s living in you
.....Will lead you from sin and enable you, too.
When Christ's second coming has all come to past,
Our struggles and tests will be over at last.
Then Satan’s dominion will come to an end.
Our conflict with Satan he cannot defend.
.....This cursed mortal body will someday descend.
.....Yet God’s Holy Spirit will raise it again.
.....And creation’s groanings will no longer be
.....When Jesus returns with complete victory.
Now your mortal body will someday fail you,
And your destination will be final too.
Oh life with the Savior’s, forever my friend
For once he redeems you His life never ends.
.....So who is your master? You must now decide,
.....For Jesus is waiting with arms open wide.
.....Receive his forgiveness he’s offering you.
.....Accept his salvation; his message is true.
-Suzanne Guinn
December, 2009
These thoughts come from Romans 6-8
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christmas Greetings to you and yours.
GREETINGS!
Last Sunday the preacher was talking about the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. This was a farming community where people raised sheep. The barns, or stables, were where baby lambs were born during lambing season. What better place for the Lamb of God to be born, but in a lamb's stable? And the Good Shepherd's first visitors were the shepherds that were out in those Bethlehem fields tending their own sheep. Isn't God's attention to detail amazing and inspiring?
Another point the speaker made that I had not thought of before was this: Bethlehem was a village of probably a few hundred. Yet thousands and thousands of people had to travel to Bethlehem for the census count. Maybe this explains why Mary and Joseph were still living there when Jesus was 2 and the Wise Men came for their visit. There's no 'proof' this was the case but it does lend to plausibility.
We pray that this Christmas will be a blessing to you and yours as you are 'pondering' - as Mary did, - on this gift God gave to mankind, that precious baby lamb that came to take away the sins of the world.
NEWS ON MIKE AND SUZANNE:
If you haven't heard (due to my lack of correspondence,) :-) we moved to Rogers, AR a year ago to help a church that was struggling to stay alive. After working with the folks for a total of 2 years (one year commuting, one year residing) the church has not made any gains. It has been voted to sell the church and Mike has stepped down as pastor. We still attend the church and will for the time being at least till the Lord leads us elsewhere. Services will continue to be held until some finality comes along.
There are some exciting possibilities as to the future of the church, one being maybe merging with another group that is better established but has no church home (building). They have their own pastor and have been conducting 'our' services for the time being.
Mike continues to work in respiratory therapy in a nearby hospital. I, Suzanne, work in the local public library as a cataloger. It has been an interesting year of stretching and adjusting from an academic, Christian library setting to a public, secular one. We are in good health "all things considered." We just have the usual aches and pains and runny noses. The calendar seems to dictate living life at a little slower speed then we used to.
I was able to attend a librarian's conference in June since it was close by. The day after I got home, Mike left for a respiratory conference. (Somebody's got stay home and feed the dogs.) :-) In July we attended a pastor's conference just over in Oklahoma. It was good!! Mike also performed one wedding, and just recently, one funeral.
An ASIDE - Mike needed his ordination certificate for the wedding. We never did find it, but did find his license to preach. Wednesday night, Dec. 23rd, as Suzanne was cleaning the Living Room and her "office area" - she found it in a box with Easter decorations!! Of Course! They had all come out of his office two houses ago!!! (Don't ask...)
NEWS OF OUR KIDS:
Christa (aka Christy) and her family are still serving the Lord in the Philippines. Erin is involved with coaching at Faith Academy as well as outreach projects for the students. Their kids are growing up too fast: Paul, 11, is in 6th grade (middle school), plays soccer and the guitar and clarinet. Samuel, 9 is now in 4th grade, likes and plays soccer, but enjoys other sports as well. Amy, 7, is in 2d grade already, enjoys her dolls and playing house. She plays soccer some as well. (How could they not, if their dad's a soccer coach???)
Michelle has been living in a group home now for 3 years, in Burlington, KS - near where we used to live. She has worked with many of these residents for many years and knew them as friends before she ever moved in. She really loves living there and being in all the activities they have for them. We are, however, looking into moving her closer to us. It will make dealing with little issues or questions from time to time if she's closer.
James lives in our house in Kansas and works at a restaurant in Lawrence, KS. He is doing well and slowing getting back on his feet. He's been at the restaurant for 4 years now - much longer than most employees as this is a college town. His daughter, Aurora, is 8 and in the 3rd grade already.
Jonathan and Jessica still live in KC, MO. He graduated last May from Calvary Bible College with his bachelor's degree in pastoral studies. At the moment they are both working and waiting on the Lord for direction of service.
James, Michelle, Mike and I spent Thanksgiving at Jonathan's and Jessica's house. We had a nice time together celebrating Thanksgiving as well as getting out Christmas decorations and putting them up and driving in a slow moving lane for 2 hours, I think, to see Christmas lights.
FAREWELL
May you have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year, filled with that blessed hope of our Lord's soon return. (How can he not?)
Mike and Suzanne
Last Sunday the preacher was talking about the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. This was a farming community where people raised sheep. The barns, or stables, were where baby lambs were born during lambing season. What better place for the Lamb of God to be born, but in a lamb's stable? And the Good Shepherd's first visitors were the shepherds that were out in those Bethlehem fields tending their own sheep. Isn't God's attention to detail amazing and inspiring?
Another point the speaker made that I had not thought of before was this: Bethlehem was a village of probably a few hundred. Yet thousands and thousands of people had to travel to Bethlehem for the census count. Maybe this explains why Mary and Joseph were still living there when Jesus was 2 and the Wise Men came for their visit. There's no 'proof' this was the case but it does lend to plausibility.
We pray that this Christmas will be a blessing to you and yours as you are 'pondering' - as Mary did, - on this gift God gave to mankind, that precious baby lamb that came to take away the sins of the world.
NEWS ON MIKE AND SUZANNE:
If you haven't heard (due to my lack of correspondence,) :-) we moved to Rogers, AR a year ago to help a church that was struggling to stay alive. After working with the folks for a total of 2 years (one year commuting, one year residing) the church has not made any gains. It has been voted to sell the church and Mike has stepped down as pastor. We still attend the church and will for the time being at least till the Lord leads us elsewhere. Services will continue to be held until some finality comes along.
There are some exciting possibilities as to the future of the church, one being maybe merging with another group that is better established but has no church home (building). They have their own pastor and have been conducting 'our' services for the time being.
Mike continues to work in respiratory therapy in a nearby hospital. I, Suzanne, work in the local public library as a cataloger. It has been an interesting year of stretching and adjusting from an academic, Christian library setting to a public, secular one. We are in good health "all things considered." We just have the usual aches and pains and runny noses. The calendar seems to dictate living life at a little slower speed then we used to.
I was able to attend a librarian's conference in June since it was close by. The day after I got home, Mike left for a respiratory conference. (Somebody's got stay home and feed the dogs.) :-) In July we attended a pastor's conference just over in Oklahoma. It was good!! Mike also performed one wedding, and just recently, one funeral.
An ASIDE - Mike needed his ordination certificate for the wedding. We never did find it, but did find his license to preach. Wednesday night, Dec. 23rd, as Suzanne was cleaning the Living Room and her "office area" - she found it in a box with Easter decorations!! Of Course! They had all come out of his office two houses ago!!! (Don't ask...)
NEWS OF OUR KIDS:
Christa (aka Christy) and her family are still serving the Lord in the Philippines. Erin is involved with coaching at Faith Academy as well as outreach projects for the students. Their kids are growing up too fast: Paul, 11, is in 6th grade (middle school), plays soccer and the guitar and clarinet. Samuel, 9 is now in 4th grade, likes and plays soccer, but enjoys other sports as well. Amy, 7, is in 2d grade already, enjoys her dolls and playing house. She plays soccer some as well. (How could they not, if their dad's a soccer coach???)
Michelle has been living in a group home now for 3 years, in Burlington, KS - near where we used to live. She has worked with many of these residents for many years and knew them as friends before she ever moved in. She really loves living there and being in all the activities they have for them. We are, however, looking into moving her closer to us. It will make dealing with little issues or questions from time to time if she's closer.
James lives in our house in Kansas and works at a restaurant in Lawrence, KS. He is doing well and slowing getting back on his feet. He's been at the restaurant for 4 years now - much longer than most employees as this is a college town. His daughter, Aurora, is 8 and in the 3rd grade already.
Jonathan and Jessica still live in KC, MO. He graduated last May from Calvary Bible College with his bachelor's degree in pastoral studies. At the moment they are both working and waiting on the Lord for direction of service.
James, Michelle, Mike and I spent Thanksgiving at Jonathan's and Jessica's house. We had a nice time together celebrating Thanksgiving as well as getting out Christmas decorations and putting them up and driving in a slow moving lane for 2 hours, I think, to see Christmas lights.
FAREWELL
May you have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year, filled with that blessed hope of our Lord's soon return. (How can he not?)
Mike and Suzanne
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Update on "Congratulations" from Oct 10th.
December 6,2009 -Update
I met J. & A. D. today, and Mackynzie as they were at church today. She's a sweetie. Mom and Dad are nice people. too. It was fun getting acquainted with them at the church dinner afterwards.
I met J. & A. D. today, and Mackynzie as they were at church today. She's a sweetie. Mom and Dad are nice people. too. It was fun getting acquainted with them at the church dinner afterwards.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
"Funny thing happened on the way to the market"
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When we were expecting our first child, my husband was still in college and we lived in the married students apartments. One eve. M. had already gotten ready for bed when a commercial came on the TV talking about apples. A cold, sweet, juicy apple sounded so good that I talked him into changing back into his clothes and going down to the 24 hour grocery store and getting me a few.
When he returned, he had also stopped and bought some donuts. Well, I LOVE donuts, specially those kind!! They are almost a "weakness" for me, even yet. Now I had a dilemma. What was I going to do? He had inconvenienced himself to do something for his pregnant wife, only for her to refuse it for something else when he brought it home to her? How could I???
I looked at the apples, then I looked at the donuts! Apples will keep in the fridge, and even be cold by tomorrow. The donuts are better fresh. They don't keep. So donuts trumped apples and I ate the donut instead.
He changed back into his p.j.'s and went to bed...
When we were expecting our first child, my husband was still in college and we lived in the married students apartments. One eve. M. had already gotten ready for bed when a commercial came on the TV talking about apples. A cold, sweet, juicy apple sounded so good that I talked him into changing back into his clothes and going down to the 24 hour grocery store and getting me a few.
When he returned, he had also stopped and bought some donuts. Well, I LOVE donuts, specially those kind!! They are almost a "weakness" for me, even yet. Now I had a dilemma. What was I going to do? He had inconvenienced himself to do something for his pregnant wife, only for her to refuse it for something else when he brought it home to her? How could I???
I looked at the apples, then I looked at the donuts! Apples will keep in the fridge, and even be cold by tomorrow. The donuts are better fresh. They don't keep. So donuts trumped apples and I ate the donut instead.
He changed back into his p.j.'s and went to bed...
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Little Redhead
"Heaven, beware." The little redhead has arrived!:-) Can't you hear her infectious laugh?
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Dr. Gannett always referred to his wife as his (little) redhead , or his redheaded sweetheart. His love for her beamed from his eyes whenever he spoke of her. She was a people lover and took everyone to heart. She had an impact on thousands and thousands of people. She will be missed. She and her husband, however, left a legacy in their family and in every graduate who has gone out into this world, (from Southeastern Bible College), serving Christ.
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Her funeral will be Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 in Birmingham, AL. If the Lord brings her to your mind pray for the Lord's comfort for her family, and for the service as they celebrate her life, and give praise to the Lord for the blessing He has been through her to so many people.
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Dr. Gannett always referred to his wife as his (little) redhead , or his redheaded sweetheart. His love for her beamed from his eyes whenever he spoke of her. She was a people lover and took everyone to heart. She had an impact on thousands and thousands of people. She will be missed. She and her husband, however, left a legacy in their family and in every graduate who has gone out into this world, (from Southeastern Bible College), serving Christ.
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Her funeral will be Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 in Birmingham, AL. If the Lord brings her to your mind pray for the Lord's comfort for her family, and for the service as they celebrate her life, and give praise to the Lord for the blessing He has been through her to so many people.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Delivered to Heaven
In Memory of Georgetta Gannett, who passed into heaven yesterday.
(President's wife of my alma mater when I attended there.)
Just like a babe, delivered in pain,
Passed thru the waters and given a name
I’m welcomed by family, in Jesus’ name.
My journey to heaven is almost the same.
Death pains are only the labors of birth,
E'en passing through waters when leaving this earth.
My Father will greet me and welcome me there.
He’ll hug me and hold me with warm tender care.
I’ll put Jesus’ face to that wonderful voice.
I’ll breath in new air; I’ll cry and rejoice.
He'll show me my home prepared there for me.
New garments of white, are waiting, spot free.
I’ll drink from the fountain refreshing and clear.
Surrounded by family that I hold so dear.
The saints will rejoice when to heav’n I’m borne.
By angels I’m carried on that wonderful morn.
What a wonderful day when Jesus I’ll see
When to heaven I’m ‘birthed;’ delivered, and free.
Loosed from earth’s bonds, unfettered at last
Eyes looking forward, forgetting the past.
The dark of earth's "womb" aside `twill be cast.
The “Light of the World” I’ll bask in, at last.
For finally I’ve reached my heavenly home
Forever to be and no more to roam.
(President's wife of my alma mater when I attended there.)
Just like a babe, delivered in pain,
Passed thru the waters and given a name
I’m welcomed by family, in Jesus’ name.
My journey to heaven is almost the same.
Death pains are only the labors of birth,
E'en passing through waters when leaving this earth.
My Father will greet me and welcome me there.
He’ll hug me and hold me with warm tender care.
I’ll put Jesus’ face to that wonderful voice.
I’ll breath in new air; I’ll cry and rejoice.
He'll show me my home prepared there for me.
New garments of white, are waiting, spot free.
I’ll drink from the fountain refreshing and clear.
Surrounded by family that I hold so dear.
The saints will rejoice when to heav’n I’m borne.
By angels I’m carried on that wonderful morn.
What a wonderful day when Jesus I’ll see
When to heaven I’m ‘birthed;’ delivered, and free.
Loosed from earth’s bonds, unfettered at last
Eyes looking forward, forgetting the past.
The dark of earth's "womb" aside `twill be cast.
The “Light of the World” I’ll bask in, at last.
For finally I’ve reached my heavenly home
Forever to be and no more to roam.
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