Yep. I had a lot of ideas for the letter "D". I had planned to share a recipe for donuts, but since I'm trying to diet, I decided the delete the temptation!
Have you ever grabbed a dictionary and just started to read it? It sounds rather geeky and lame, but I have done this once in a while.
I'll start by looking up a word to find the spelling -- actually, I'll start by searching the house for my reading glasses, then an hour later, if I can still remember the word, I'll look it up. Yeah, yeah, I know that can be done on the computer, but I can look it up so much faster the old fashioned way.
The next thing I know, another word will catch my eye, and before I know it, I will have read the entire page. That's how I stumbled on this word:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (My spell check is saying this is misspelled! Ha! Actually, I did misspell it- don't have my glasses on. Mistook an "l" for an "i".)
Here, I'll break it up for you: pneu-mo-no-ul-tra-mi-cro-scop-ic-sil-i-co-vol-ca-no-co-ni-o-sis. It's 45 letters, in case you're wondering. Here's the definition: a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust.
I don't know if there is any word longer than this one, but this is the longest word I've ever seen. I keep it marked in my dictionary, so I'll always know where it is. You just never know when you'll need to reference a word that is 45 letters long. (It is definitely too long for Scrabble!)
Also, one of my Project 52 projects has been finding "Do not fear" verses. So far, I've found 76.
Here are 10. If you want to read 10 more, go here.
11. Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
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Deuteronomy 31:7 - Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their forefathers to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.
13. Deuteronomy 31:8 - The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
14. Deuteronomy 31:23 - The Lord gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: "Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you."
15. Joshua 1:6 - Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them.
16. Joshua 1:7 - Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
17. Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
18. Joshua 1:18 - Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey your words, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!
19. Joshua 10:8 - The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to with stand you."
20. Joshua 10:25 - Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight."
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This post has been pre-scheduled. I am currently spending time with my granddaughter, and spoiling her as much as I can. If I am slow in responding to your kind comments, that is why!)
As I look out my window, I'm happy to report that it does look like Spring might actually arrive. I have a purple crocus in my possession, the sun is shining, at least right now, and I can see the grass. On Friday, we had rain. All. Day. Long. Saturday morning, we awoke to several inches of snow covering everything. It was kind of a pretty snow, but after admiring it for five seconds, I was done with it! What a crazy spring we've had. Hopefully, our March snow storm is over, and every day will get warmer and warmer.
I've been working on several of my projects. I'm close to finishing my jeans blanket. I have to decided on the backing. I kind of like it without the backing, but decided, it wasn't warm enough. So, now I have to decide on a red and white checked flannel for about $6/yard, or plain red flannel for about $3/yard. Since I'm basically cheap, and unemployed, I'm leaning towards the plain red.
One of my other projects is finding "Do not fear" verses in the Bible. I had heard someone say there were 365. I thought it was interesting - a verse for every day of the year. I'm not trying to prove a "do not fear theology", because I came across a lot of "fear the Lord" verses. But, here are the first ten "Do not fear" verses.
1. Genesis 15:1 - After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."
2. Genesis 21:17 - God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying.
3. Genesis 26:24 - That night the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."
4. Numbers 21:34a - The Lord said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, with his whole army and his land."
5. Deuteronomy 1:17 - Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of any man, for judgement belongs to God.
6. Deuteronomy 1:21 - See, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of our fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
7. Deuteronomy 1:29 - Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them.
8. Deuteronomy 3:2a - The Lord said to me, "Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you with his whole army and his land.
9. Deuteronomy 3:22 - Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.
10. Deuteronomy 7:21 - Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
I hope you are still working on your goals.
Today is Project 52 report day.
I've said before that I'm not very goal-oriented, but Project 52 is really keeping me on track. I guess it's a process. Last year, I participated in "Face it Friday", which was the brain child of Jennee at Cheap Therapy and Karen at A Peek at Karen's world. I could barely keep track of my goal list. This year, Jennee and Karen came up with Project 52, and it's on my mind all the time. Maybe it has helped having my list posted on my blog--I can't lose it and I'm more aware of it.
So, how am I doing? I'm making progress on my jeans blanket. The squares are cut out and sewn together in rows. I hope to have it all in one piece sometime this week.
I gave blood today (#48). I used to give blood on a regular basis, but it's been several years since the last time I gave. Maybe I can get back in the groove again. There's always an urgent need, it seems.
But, a few things have changed since my last time. Either I've lost my female identifying marks, or the nurses have lost their eye sight, or possibly their common sense.
I sat down, and gave her the papers. She looked at them and said, this has you listed as a female. I sat there, and she waited for my response. I'm not one to flaunt, but I wanted to say, "Hello! I'm not exactly flat-chested. Do I look like a man to you?" But, instead I said, "Yep, last time I checked". (These people also have no sense of humor.) So, after we established the fact that I am, indeed a female, it was time to take a little blood to check for iron. I'm expecting that very soon, these people will be wearing the white hazardous materials uniform. They already wear latex up to their elbows for a tiny pin-prick. Now, they actually use a plastic shield, to keep one drop of blood from spraying all over them. It makes me feel like I'm some kind of freak, but I do have something they want, and they will risk their lives to get it. Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but, seriously, doesn't this seem like a bit much?
I also fully completed another book (actually 7, but they are children's books, so I'll only count it as one.) The Chronicles of Narnia series. I really enjoyed reading every book. As I read each book, I couldn't help but see Aslan the Lion, as a picture of Christ. I believe that is what C. S. Lewis intended, because the references were too obvious to be anything else. I have a hard time picking a favorite, because as soon as I say "this one is my favorite", I immediately think of something else in another book that I really loved... That being said, I think my favorite is "The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe, and maybe seeing the movie has a lot to do with making that one my favorite.
I'm working on finding 365 "Do not fear" verses in the Bible. I've gone through the entire Old Testament (that speed reading book helped), and have only found 76. I'm pretty confident that there are not 289 more verses in the New Testament. I will share more on that later.
I'm trying to become more informed on politics, but sometimes, the more I learn, the less I can sleep. So, I have to get information in small doses.
We live in scarry times.
Well, that is how my list is coming along. Can't wait to hear about your list.
