How many time have I
watched my dad read the family bible by the light from kerosene
lamps? Too many to count. I'm living with those days now, and I love
it. Precious memories that will never fade away. As I mentioned
earlier when the wick would get turned too high, in order to give
more light, the globe would smoke up. It was my job to wash the lamp
globes every night before they were lite. I had to listen to caution
every time, “be careful and don't break the globe.” We never had
any extra ones around, and those globes were as fragile as an egg
shell. My hand was small enough to go up in the globe, and my
parent's hands were not. I had to make the globes shine. My
granddaughters gave me these two lamps several years ago for
Christmas. I cherish them just because they loved to hear my stories
about no light at night, but kerosene lamps. The girls were 11, and
13, when they gave these lamps to me. Now they are 44 and 46. Some of
my children gave us the big family bible that is in the picture. When
I pass away it will be at least a year before my children can go
through my house full of treasures. I found a dollar bill inside this
bible when I was going to take a picture of it. It was in good shape,
but old. I finally discovered it is a silver certificate, but I could
not find a date. It has Washington's picture on it, and clearly has
the letter B stamped on it. I have no idea who put it there. After 69
years of marriage, this old pack rat has collected a lot. Only God
knows how much I hate to go off and leave all my treasures to be
taken to the landfill. My children are not collectors of anything but
maybe a few of mothers favorites.
I am still in an enthusiast mood today. I feel like I am living back in the sixties again. I have fought many battles since then, but I actually believe God has given me peace to last me the rest of my life. I may have more battles, but I think God wants me to give them all to Him. I didn't even watch the Super Bowl yesterday, because I had more important things to interest me. I may watch the State Of The Union Address tomorrow night, but I don't feel excited about it. I know what our President has done for our country without watching it all over. He is in my prayers every night. He will not fail. I would rather watch the failures of the Democratic Party as they get more and more disgraceful, and the consequences are not far away for them. I hope no one will let me miss something about this big piece of news. I love victory calls for the fighters who have never let down on their faith. That would be the President, vice President, and all their supporters. “Move on. Christ ambassadors.”
God Bless
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