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Old Timers

Old Timers

            According to ‘Old Timer’s’ you are not an ‘Old Timer’ unless you are their age.  That also means that you do not have bragging rights until you are that magical age.  That age is when you have earned the badge of life the hard way.

            Now this is all relative.  Those that are close to a hundred will say those that are eighty are babies.  Those that are eighty will say the babies are in their fifties. I am fast approaching fifty and think all those under me are kids and babies.  One thing I hear all these groups add is to be careful not to hang with old folks; those that are old in spirit.  The best advice that has been given by all those older than me is to remain young in spirit.

            A lady I was checking out, at my job when I was sixteen, set me straight once.  I told her, “Don’t you think you ought to slow down.”  She had just gotten back from Europe and was going golfing.

            “Honey dear, if I slow down. I just might find something wrong.” replied a spry white haired lady in her late seventies dressed ready to golf.

            That has always made me stop and think.  Now when I feel sad as I approach fifty, I think of her and Lyle.

            Lyle came into the pharmacy and said, “Hurry Sandy! I have to go to work. I mow yards. I work for an old man.”

            I had to ask how old the man was.  Lyle was in his late eighties.  As it turned out the old man was in his late nineties.  So, according to the ‘Old timers’ we are not old unless we are their age, have lived through and shared the ‘Old timer’s’ hardships.

Camp Grey Squirrel

Oklahoma's first camp for kids with autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's. Three types of camps: Resident Camps, Day Camps and weekend family camps. Camp Grey Squirrel is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.

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Resident Camps - archery, equine assisted learning, fishing, swimming,
Home Depot Workshops, other crafts, Squirrel Olympics, great food at Soda Steve's, low ropes and other team building activities, star gazing, bon fire and smores, hay rides, nature hikes, blazing and following a trail, digital photography, special guests, etc.

Weekend camps: Mom & Me in April and Fall Family Camp in September -
Archery, fishing, horseback rides, inflatables, Home Depot Workshops, crafts, hay rides, banana boats, great food, and more.

Day Camps - archery, fishing, swimming, Home Depot Workshops, other crafts, Squirrel Olympics, hay rides, banana boats, hay rides, special guests, and more.
Activities vary from session to sessio

Sister's R Best Friend's! Sandra and Twila!

Dog's @ attention!

E is Effort; blogging the alaphabet.

Miriam-Webster defentions of effort @ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effort

       1.   ":  conscious exertion of power :  hard work <a job requiring time and effort>"                                                                                                      2.   ":  a serious attempt :  try <making an effort to reduce costs>"                                                                                                                              3.   ":  something produced by exertion or trying <the novel was her most ambitious effort>"                                                                                  4.   ":  effective force as distinguished from the possible resistance called into action by such a force"                                                                    5.   ":  the total work done to achieve a particular end <the wareffort>"

What I found the Bible to say about effort.  I am sure there is more but this post will look at these verses using the KJV.

       Col 3: 23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;                                                                                                 Eccl 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in        the grave, whither thou goest.                                                                                                                                                                                       I Cor 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be            tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.                         Rom 14:19Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.                         II Tim 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in            righteousness:

II Tim 3:16 says all scritpure is good for many things; lasty "for instruction in rigtteousnes."  Rom 14: 19 says for us to make peace and edify one another.  The other scriptures talk about doing anything with "might" and "heartily" as we would to the Lord.  I do not think when is says and not to men it means to do less towards men but to do things always as if we are doing them towards or for God and not less as if men are less.  Simply put we are to treat all like we would God in any effort. As God says to the least you do you do the greates as to me. That is a simple paraphrase.

Now put this with the definition of effort.  I say we should not simply try but try with the instructiion God gives us; with all our might.  The results are wonderful when we follow his words.  My stats go high sky when I do as he says and write in a manner of his tone.  

I am trying do his work. I am human and vanity gets in my way.  Writing the alaphabet is helping me remember why I am writing.  Effort by definition may only require a try but God requires our best.  Why not do our best anyway?  If we do and believe in God he will take it to the top.