20181123 – Friday – Animals in the Bible

20181123 – Friday –  Animals in the Bible.

Today I received notification of the draft program for the Women @ Well once a month (Friday) study at Hyde Park ecclesial hall.

I am to be the first leader of our little group of women’s class members, and my subject is to be “Animals of the Bible.” 

It isn’t going to be hard for me to prepare, because I have been transcribing studies and lectures on all sorts of Bible subjects for years and years now.

I store each study in my Scrivener program and so I am able to “search” on all studies by just a single word.

So if I search “animals” I will come up with everything Jim Dillingham has spoken about on “animals,” but I will probably have to search on other words too.

So by “plagiarising” his immense body of work, I should be able to put together a pretty valuable work on his studies of “animals of the Bible.” 

Also Neville Clark did a series on Job, and of course there are a number of animals contained in his studies.

And about the “plagiarising,” well, no one in Christadelphia has “Copyright” rights over anything at all that emerges from God’s word.

It is freely received and freely given by all members.

I did a talk last year on “The daughters of Zelophehad,” and did the same using Ron Cs study on the subject.

I edited it and reduced it down to a talk of about 1/2 hour’s length.

I asked Ron’s permission and he sent me all his  ppts that he had prepared for when he originally gave the talk.

I love the sharing that goes between us all, and I get so excited every time I learn something new.

I love our little group of women.

There are about 10-12 of us, all very strong and capable women, who have been gathering together at Hyde Park for years and years now.

I don’t think there would be too many groups where such strong bonds are formed between women.

Lainie P and Sue C are the wonderful organisers of the group.

Sue is the wonderful sister who rushes around before a class watering all the plants at the hall and putting out the chairs and organising the food and coffee and organising the washing up of the dishes afterwards.

Then Laine is the one who makes an agenda and asks us for anyone sick or in need for the month so we can all pray for them.

These are all confident women, who come to the group to learn from each other.

Everyone takes a turn.

Some of the talks are brilliant, some are average, but all are well prepared and there is always something to learn.

And I have realised that we are soon to be entering ANOTHER year in our “waiting for the return of our Lord,” and in one more year I will be 80 years of age!

Surely, the return of our Lord and Master must be soon. 

Soon “the trumpet will sound, and the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first and we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep, and those that remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord,” 1 Thess 4 v 15-

Maybe, in my life time! because we are surely “the last generation.”

And now my new way of eating for yesterday to care for my mortal body.

 

Fay: It is a cold, miserable day and I am enjoying being in bed for a while longer and snuggling up in my duna.

10 Lantus

10 Novarapid

Missing Meg today.

8.53 am at 5.4 sugar level

Darren: Why don’t you give her a call and make an appointment to see her?

Fay: Trying.

Lunch at 12.30 pm

Fish, avocado, celery, tomato

I took your advice and drove to Meg’s place. Got a message from her that she was expecting to meet me at Marion.

So, turned car around and “went down the hill” to Marion.

Darren: Good work.

Fay: 10.8 sugar level at 4.46 pm.

10 units Novarapid

Have been out with Meg.

Didn’t eat anything at all after lunch.

Just done some food shopping

Just basics cost about $30! 

Life is so much simpler with this way of eating.

How are u enjoying being back in Darwin?

Darren: So warm!

Fay: Windy, cold morning, warm afternoon in Adelaide.

Dinner, 2 curried eggs, cucumber, portion of avocado, celery at 5.11 pm.

Will measure at 5 pm.

Few nuts.

10 units of Novarapid.

Darren: u will have to visit DARWIN next winter.

Fay: 6.41 pm at 8.3 sugar level.

I reckon I will, but after March and maybe knee replacement.

 

I will be SKINNY bye then!

It is really weird KNOWING that I will be skinny by then, not just WISHING I was!!

Dinner, 1 egg, mushroom, cucumber, tomato, carrot, avocado, few nuts and coconut water.

10.23 pm at 7.6 sugar level.

That is such a good level!

Darren: Yes, good, But 7 is the high end, between 4 and 7 is better.

But good job.

Fay: I guess it will get down to there eventually.

I feel good seeing it under 10.

Darren: Got to get you to start thinking about feeling good at between 4 and 7, a 10 still represents someone who is diabetic which we don’t want you to be.

Fay: 1 eg.

OK.

3.19 am at 9.4 sugar level

20 Lantus

7.48 am at 10.3 sugar level

10 units Novarapid

96.4 kg weight.

Wake up at 7.49 am

Friday 23rd Nov 2018

My sleep has been exceptionally good.

Darren: That’s great to hear. 

Still completing your daily form!

8.45 am at 8.6 sugar level

Just getting out of bed.

Yes, I am but haven’t just yet, God to go to Inc cafe.

Darren: Put this on fb today

Probably one of the most upsetting videos to watch, especially when you see the amount of plastic come out of a shark’s stomach, or a 5cm plastic objects it of a sea turtle’s nose.

This is our generaltion’s challenge and responsibility to. Make things right, and ultimately save our oceans and planet.

The solution.

Use less plastic, recycle, use reusable containers and products. Buy sustainable, think before sending something to land fills.

As CDs you should be caring for the planet, not just waiting for God to come and fix it.

Fay: OK, I will.