cute baby Mat 24:4  And  Jesus  answered  and said  unto them, Take heed  that no  man  deceive  you.
Mat 24:5  For  many  shall come in  my  name,  saying,  I  am  Christ;  and  shall deceive  many.
There is a lot to choose from out there, man has made God very complicated as though we are left to figure out God by our own reasoning. After Jesus died on the cross and before he ascended to heaven he said,  I must go away so the comforter can come, that is the Holy spirit. With Christ in us we are given the ability to understand who He is and who we are. We are mighty in Christ, problems accrue when we place our own agendas over the truth of the word of God, when this happens man ends up with a  golden calf and a religious spirit. A religious spirit produces judgment and judgment produces separation. The world tends to judge God by the actions of  “religious” men as though God had anything to do with their foolishness. The lord loves you and wants a relationship with you, a personal relationship. In that relationship He will point out what is sin in your life and guide  you into a more fruitful life. Please remember that it is not your sins that sends you to hell, Christ paid for your sins on the cross, but rather it is ones rejection of the Lord and His grace, God will never send someone to hell, people make that choice for themselves.
     If you have not accepted Christ into your heart please do so, it doesn’t take any special prayer or anyone to lead you just a desire to be with the one who loved you first.

one more view of my parents house, 
laranjeiras, rio
Ginger doing the two step.
Wyoming. The moon setting at sunrise. Wild sage in the foreground.

What's happening, JK? 

For absent friends. Mr. LaValle, beers, and good times at the bar.
scaups A way to save on gas. Chili and Melys' tail wish you all a Happy Furry Friday!
When I think of Wyoming, this image comes to mind. A gigantic sky, miles of open road. We see storms come long before they arrive. So unlike the Midwest. I am not a bird watcher, but this caught my attention.
What I noticed first was the Wyoming phenomenon of the single tree alone surrounded by acres of scrub sage and grass. Then, we saw the large bird's nest halfway up on the right edge. Our host said it was an osprey. It sure looked big. Of course, I walked carefully as close as I dared, looking for rattlesnakes every step, but glancing up in case I faced attack from above, also. Not the Midwest.
Had fun on our ride on Thomas the Tank. In Lancaster, PA. In the Winter I like to sit in front of the stove in my shop and heat some metal cherry red and beat it in to something useful. This series is stuff I did last year. This is the anvil I hammer and bend on.