Birthday Time Out

Thursday the 26th was Miss Schmidt's birthday and although we don't put a lot of celebration energy into birthdays, she decided to take off this coming week as she has vacation time building up and this was as good a reason as any to burn some. So posting will be hit and miss this weekend and the coming week because I have promised to carry her to the beach and spend some time riding around visiting some places and things and people we haven't seen in a while due to our health situation. There are also some restaurants we love that we haven't been to in a while. So bear with me as I try to spend some quality time with her and less time and effort blogging. I will be here, just less posting energy. The traveling is very hard on us and I want to make sure we both rest and recuperate and that overrides sitting in front of this computer.

Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood

 American Hero and Icon. 95 years old and still kicking ass.

The Star Of Bethlehem

Although I get a kick out of posting Christmas memes and cartoons … I have to say that the scientific proof disproves any connection between the birth of Jesus and the December celebration of Christmas. (But like I said, that doesn't stop me from posting copious amounts of Christmas memes and cartoons because ... people look at you strange if you post them in September, lol.)
I don’t celebrate Christmas in December but before anyone rebukes me … that doesn’t mean I’m telling anyone what they can or should do. I do me, you do you.
The preponderance of biblical and scientific evidence tells us that Jesus wasn’t born on December 25th, not even in the month of December. Research of the Bible has shown that the stars prove that it was September the 11th, 3 BC that was the birth date of Jesus. More and more Biblical scholars have done elaborate studies of the movement and placement of the stars and the Biblical records and the only date that works is September 11th. The Bible also makes specific mentions regarding the conception of John the Baptist and that date has a direct relation to the date of the birth of Jesus in the months of September or October.
The days immediately preceding December 25 were when the Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a festival for the Roman titan Saturn. Many believe that December 25 was selected as the day of Jesus’ birth so that Christmas would replace Saturnalia. Some Christmas traditions are at least similar to aspects of the ancient Saturnalia celebration.
I’m not condemning anyone who celebrates Christmas on December 25th but don’t let it cloud your ability to make informed decisions and to know the truth.
And celebrating or not celebrating Christmas on the 25th doesn’t make you ignorant or evil. It’s just very enlightening to know what the Bible says and be able to justify your actions and beliefs.
About 10-15 years ago I came across an article and then I bought the documentary that explains the main reason that I came to the truth. You can read about the date of Jesus’s birth in many articles online these days because more and more churches and scholars are putting it out there now.
If you want to check out where I first started my journey to the Biblical truth of Jesus’s birth, go to:

The Star Of Bethlehem
https://bethlehemstar.com/

IT'S AN ASTRONOMICAL MYSTERY. A strange star is claimed to have appeared at the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. This site is an investigation of the story found in the Biblical Gospel of Matthew, a story often called the 'Star of Bethlehem.' It brings the words of Roman and Jewish historians alongside the visions of ancient prophets. It mixes "modern" mathematicians with murderous turmoil in the Roman imperial court. It combines all these with astronomical facts which no one disputes. And it concludes that the star was a real event. Come solve this age-old mystery for yourself ...

I recommend that you purchase the DVD as it makes the learning experience even clearer. A lot of information for $15.00. Full disclosure. I have not been given any compensation whatsoever for the endorsement of this product. I only share this information in the hopes that it may enlighten at least one person.

One Of The Most Regretted Tweets In History

What kind of massive ego do you have to possess to send this out ahead of the election.

 Happy Birthday, United States Air Force. 

September 18th, 1947.

 

 

December 13th 1636 is recognized as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. 

Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of these first regiments, the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, share the distinction of being the oldest units in the U.S. military. The Militia Act of May 8, 1792, permitted militia units organized before the May 8, 1792, to retain their "customary privileges." This provision of the militia act was perpetuated by the Militia Act of 1903, the National Defense Act of 1916, and by subsequent law.

December 13, 1636, thus marks the beginning of the organized militia, and the birth of the National Guard's oldest organized units is symbolic of the founding of all the state, territory, and District of Columbia militias that collectively make up today's National Guard.

 

Happy Birthday to my best friend, my wife, Debra. When I boil my life down to the best things that have ever happened to me, Jesus Christ and Debra hold the top 2 spots.

 

Happy Birthday First Lady Casey DeSantis

6.26.1980