18th Century Canteen

Hubby bought a new wooden canteen and has turned it into an antique looking item. It arrived lilly white, but as you can see he has worked his magic and turned it into a canteen that looks like it is out of the Revolutionary War battles fought here in Georgia. On the opposite side he carved,

2

CPL. K.... L....

Ga. Bn.

Cont. Line

That is Corporal (CPL.) and his name, 2nd Georgia Battalion, Continental Line. The back side reflects all the battles fought in Georgia (one of the original colonies). Savannah--1778, Kettle Creek--1779, Briar Creek--1779.

This will be added to the collection of accouterments he has already collected, to include all the appropriate clothing. Well, I have the clothing as well and the necessary accouterments necessary to prepare meals.

These items are left over from our days of reenactments (living history). They were fun, but we retired after the surrender at Yorktown of General Cornwallis to General George Washington. That was an event of a lifetime. Over 4,000 reenacters. President Regan attended the event as well as the President of France. For some reason the English weren't too excited about the event and failed to send a representative.

3-D CHURCH

How cool is this? 3-D in church of all places. The kids loved it, so did the big kids. Our pastor was making a life application point in his sermon that required the glasses.

Please Pray

Please pray for two young women, Mish Weiss and Leah Friedman.

Leah had heart valve replacement this week. This is one of several valve replacements she has had during her short life. You see, she is only 19. She is very, very ill and needs our prayers. You can follow her blog, which is being maintained by friends at the moment. This young lady has a lot spunk and flight in her, but she is currently in a coma. PLEASE PRAY!

http://leahmetermaid.blogspot.com

Mish is an American living in Israel serving in the IDF. She is currently on sick leave recovering from a bone marrow transplant because she has leukemia. She is progressing slowly, but she is progressing. Please pray for her recovery and patience. She is chomping at the bits to get out of the hospital--she's been there since last July in isolation because of her compromised immune system. She wants to be with her dear friend Leah, but can't until her blood counts reach a certain point.

http://mishweiss.blogspot.com

These are two precious young ladies and I am asking you to pray for both of them.

BRIEF FACTS ON THE ISRAELI CONFLICT TODAY

This information came to me in the form of an e-mail from a friend at church through another friend that has moved away. How funny is that? These are some fact most people need to know about this conflict. I just did a cut and paste, can you believe I have those computer skills?

Benjamin Netanyahu gave an interview and was asked about Israel 's occupation of Arab lands -- his response was "It's our land." The reporter (CNN or the like) was stunned -- read on.

Here are overlooked facts in the current Middle East situation. These were compiled by a Christian university professor. BRIEF FACTS ON THE ISRAELI CONFLICT TODAY.... (It takes just 1.5 minutes to read!!!!) It makes sense and it's not slanted. Jew and non-Jew--it doesn't matter.

• 1. Nationhood and Jerusalem. Israel became a nation in 1312 B.C.E. Two thousand years before the rise of Islam.
• 2. Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two decades after the establishment of the modern State of Israel .
• 3. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 B.C.E., the Jews have had dominion over the land for one thousand years with a continuous presence in the land for the past 3,300 years.
• 4. The only Arab dominion since the conquest in 635 C.E. Lasted no more than 22 years.
• 5. For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital. Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even when the Jordanians occupied Jerusalem, they never sought to make it their capital, and Arab leaders did not come to visit.
• 6. Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in Tanach, the Jewish Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran.
• 7. King David founded the city of Jerusalem. Mohammed never came to Jerusalem.
• 8. Jews pray facing Jerusalem. Muslims pray with their backs toward Jerusalem.
• 9. Arab and Jewish Refugees: In 1948 the Arab refugees were encouraged to leave Israel by Arab leaders promising to purge the land of Jews. Sixty-ei ght percent left without ever seeing an Israeli soldier.
• 10. The Jewish refugees were forced to flee from Arab lands due to Arab brutality, persecution and pogroms.
• 11. The number of Arab refugees who left Israel in 1948 is estimated to be around 630,000. The number of Jewish refugees from Arab lands is estimated to be the same.
• 12. Arab refugees were INTENTIONALLY not absorbed or integrated into the Arab lands to which they fled, despite the vast Arab territory. Out of the 100,000,000 refugees since World War II, theirs is the only refugee group in the world that has never been absorbed or integrated into their own peoples' lands. Jewish refugees were completely absorbed into Israel, a country no larger than the state of New Jersey.
• 13. The Arab - Israeli Conflict: The Arabs are represented by eight separate nations, not including the Palestinians. There is only one Jewish nation. The Arab nations initiated all five wars and lost. Israel defended itself each time and won.
• 14. The P.L.O.'s Charter still calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. Israel has given the Palestinians most of the West Bank land, autonomy under the Palestinian Authority, and has supplied them.
• 15. Under Jordanian rule, Jewish holy sites were desecrated and the Jews were denied access to pla ces of worship. Under Israeli rule, all Muslim and Christian sites have been preserved and made accessible to people of all faiths.
• 16. The U.N. Record on Israel and the Arabs: of the 175 Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97 were directed against Israel.
• 17. Of the 690 General Assembly resolutions voted on before 1990, 429 were directed against Israel.
• 18. The U.N was silent while 58 Jerusalem Synagogues were destroyed by the Jordanians.
• 19. The U.N. Was silent while the Jordanians systematically desecrated the ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives.
• 20. The U.N. Was silent while the Jordanians enforced an aparthei d-like a policy of preventing Jews from visiting the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.

What can you do? What will you tell your grandchildren what you did when there was a turning point in Jewish destiny, an opportunity to make a difference?

START NOW- Send this to other people you know and ask them to send it to others, Jew and non-Jew--it doesn't really matter.

ISRAEL WE LOVE YOU!

Israel we stand with you. You have a right to defend your land and people. This land was given to Abraham and God told him, "I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you." Paraphrased from Gen. 12:3. Abraham was the beginning of the Jewish nation.

If the people of South Carolina were hurling bombs over on the people of Georgia, I know there would be some type of action taken to stop the bombings. The terrorists have hurled 12,552 bombs on the people of Israel since 911. Or let's say, the people in Fulton County (Atlanta) were hurling bombs and rockets over on the people in DeKalb County (Decatur), action to stop the attacks would be taken in short order! That is exactly what the Israeli people are dealing with as the coward terrorists continue to attack them.

Israel is the only country that calls up the residents of a location they are planning to bomb and tell them, "hey, we are going to bomb your house, you might want to leave." That's what Israel is doing. Israel is the only country that stops the attacks long enough to haul in humanitarian supplies to their enemies.

ISRAEL WE STAND WITH YOU!

Check out this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeVvMJdvEX8

We have RATS!

Christmas Eve was rather calm and quiet. We did attend the Candlelight Service at our church. It was wonderful. We always look forward to this service. There must have been 1,500 people there, the down stairs was packed and almost all the balcony was full. We sang Christmas Carols, had special music and one of the ladies that plays in the orchestra played the harp and her young daughter played the flute. Mrs. Harp played before the service, then during part of the service she accompanied Little Miss Flute and they played "Jesus Did You Know". It was heavenly.

Christmas Day was another calm, quiet day. We built a big fire, had a very untraditional lunch--grilled salmon, fresh steamed asparagus and red potatoes. We just made a point to rest and relax after months of running and working non-stop, we treated outselves to the luxury of being couch potatoes for the day.

Tomorrow our family (my brother and all his kids, which are all adults) are coming. That menu will be a little more traditional--ham on the Big Green Egg, greenbeans (pickled and regular), mashed potatoes with sour cream and other side dishes that will be supplied by the others that are coming to the party. I don't have a clue what else we will have in the way of veggies.

However, I DO KNOW we are having some good desserts. My Mom has bakes pecan and pumpkin pies, I've made a chocolate cake, well the cake is just yellow cake with my grandmother chocolate frosting recipe. I poked holes in the layers of the cake so all that frosting could just settle down in the cake. Last time I made one everyone was fussing making sure they got their share of the cake. It's going to be wonderful. It is cooling on the kitchen counter and I caught the RATS picketing around the cake. Look at those little beady eyes. They just don't realize they are endangered species, just wait until tomorrow.

The Great Gate/Fence Project is DONE!!!!!

After two months of our lives being consumed by this project we have finally finished.

Our next goal is to get through Christmas, then next spring our next project will be to paint the outside of the house.