April 23, 2016 Saturday - Passover #Run!#Forgive#remembered#YouTube#seniorliving#thegoodearth!

Get Fit
I'm not a runner but, at this time of year I wish I were.  There are so many marathons for good causes I feel bad for missing out.  Of course there is, if you can't run donate.  Just the exhileration of the run is what I think I have missed out on.  There are other ways of getting your exercise, a walk and the fresh air will have to suffice for some of us.  Keep moving!

Get Faith
Ephesians 4:32  "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."  Forgiveness does not necessarily set the perpetrator free of the guilt they feel, but it does free the heart of the person doing the forgiving.  Let it go!  Let God.

On this day
2005 - it was sleeting and snowing.  It is Michigan, right?  Andy and Alice were down from Roscommon, Nicole was in college at Albion.  In those days when they came down they stayed with Mom and I here, which thrilled Mom.  We had a good time while they visited.  I believe the reason for this visit was Julia, Alice's Mom, was having issues and Alice came down to check on her.  So much has changed in 11 years.  Spend time with the people you love.

2005 - The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com. seems like it has been around forever.

Family
Too often a crisis is the reason for a visit, as our parents get older.  And then, they are all gone and we are the oldest generation.  Our children are busy with their lives, working etc and try to fit us in their schedules.  I appreciate the effort because, I am a busy person, with a lot of social occasions and activities.  It is time for me to consider what the future holds though, and start planning for my years as a senior, so I can enjoy those years and my family without becoming a burden.  But, this year I went back to work.  What are you planning?  Moving into the daughters extra bedroom when the kids go off to college?  Or, one of those great senior living places that make you feel like you are on vacation all the time?  What can you afford?  If you are the offspring in this consideration, you should start thinking about it too, and talking about it.

Prince Albert Canada

Prince Albert National Park encompasses 3,874 square kilometres (1,496 sq mi) in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Saskatoon. Though declared a national park March 24, 1927, it had its official opening ceremonies on August 10, 1928 performed by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.^[1] The park is open all year but the most visited period is from May to September. Although named for the city, the park's main entrance is actually 80 km (50 mi) north of Prince Albert via Highways 2 and 263which enters the park at its southeast corner. Two additional secondary highways enter the park: No. 264, which branches off Hwy. 2 just east of the Waskesiu townside, and No. 240, which enters the park from the south and links with 263 just outside the entry fee-collection gates.

The park ranges in elevation from 488 metres (1,601 ft) on the western side to 724 metres (2,375 ft) on the eastern side.

Good day for a trip to the park!  Let's go!  Looks beautiful!

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  

April 18, 2016 Monday #anywhereworkout#earlybed#UncleMarty#theBritisharecoming#

Get Fit
There are a set of exercises that you can do for strength, agility and stretching.  No equipment needed except maybe a chair.  You can get it at www.mihp.net,  You wont be sorry and you can take the sheet along on vacation or wherever you go.

Get Faith
Proverbs 29:17  Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.  This was the verse and the study writer  said "The persons hardest to convince they are at retirement age are children at bedtime."  Turns out it is bad when kids can kick back Bible verses as well as you can.  Arm yourself with the final word.  Not sure what she meant. Interesting.

On this day
2004  It was a sad day.  After a month in the hospital the brain aneurysms took our friend Marty.  He was the kind of guy that their were so many "Marty stories" out there, we still hear new ones.  Marty had lived here with us for seven years, Uncle Marty to my kids and a dear friend to me.  Someone you never forget.  RIP

1775 - American revolutionaries Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode though the towns of Massachusetts giving the warning that the Regulars were coming out. Later, the phrase "the British are coming" was attributed to Revere even though it is unlikely he used that wording. I'm disappointed I thought that was a lock in history!

Parenting
I failed at putting kids to bed.  I soon realized that my best effort at getting them to go to bed was to absolutely tire them out all day.  If that failed I put the tv on with a video till they fell asleep.
They are ok, they both go to bed on their own now (38 & 30), well Nicole still watches TV till she falls asleep, but then so do I.  What do you wish you had done better raising kids?  

Prince Albert Canada
Not sure this is current the cars look old.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  

April 17, 2016 Sunday #God'sday#badcoach#excatholic#faithoptions#CanadianPacificRR

Get Faith

Deuteronomy 5:14   But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God.  This is not popular thinking  today but as a Lutheran, Missouri Synod raised, it was taught to me that this is the Lord's Day.  The purpose of worship is to praise the Lord.  It is not about you.  It isn't even about how much you enjoy it.  Although if pleasing God makes you happy this is your chance!  One hour on Sunday morning is the given in this day and age.  One hour to sit in church to be with others who worship the same God that you do.  One hour of your entire week to make God happy by being there.  I'm sorry if the sermon didn't raise your awareness or give you the warm fuzzies, even Pastors have off days.  But just as elderly parents are thrilled to see their offspring - so is God, he loves your faces and your souls.  Don't tell me about how you love the service because  "the music was great" or the "message really spoke to me" or even the flowers, which are placed on the altar for God's pleasure.  Someone hit a nerve with me this morning on facebook.  PS  I love millennials.  

On this day

2003  Nicole was a senior in high school and had played sports every opportunity.  She played basketball in fall, volleyball in winter and softball in Spring.  Then that changed to  basketball in fall, volleyball in winter and soccer in spring.  She had played softball since she was 5, was a great shortstop, but it was her decision to switch to soccer, as their goalie.  It was her decision, I wasn't happy, but hey,  that's life.  This year she decided that she would play softball and soccer at the same time.  It was ok with everyone except the soccer coach.  Lesson learned, there are rules, albeit stupid, but rules just the same.  On this day her and I had a knockdown  - shout out about it.  Also a learning experience.

1521 - Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Another example of thinking our rules more important than God's love and understanding.

Parenting

The other night I met with a group at church and we discussed certain aspects of our faith.  One of these related to Saul being brought to faith as an adult, very surprisingly, and Timothy who was born and baptized into the faith as an infant.  Is there a better way to be brought to faith?  One or the other?  

Prince Albert Canada

Canadian National and Canadian Pacific[edit]

For years the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway dominated the city of Prince Albert, operating on both sides of 15th Street. The Canadian Pacific Railway branched off at Lanigan moving north up to Hagen, then under trackage rights with CN, and curved towards the northeast end of Prince Albert. This was CPR's principal northern site, with many of the branch lines feeding back to Prince Albert. These branch lines almost entirely served lumber mills and grain elevators as principal commodities.

In 1991 CPR decided to shut down rail line operations in Prince Albert and the surrounding area. CPR sold the Meadow Lake line to CN, and abandoned the Meath Park branch up toChoiceland. Many small CN branch lines extended past Prince Albert hauling primarily grain, but proved ineffective due to larger and more accessible grain elevators. As a result, many were abandoned through the 1990s. Lines that have been abandoned include the Paddockwood Spur (CN), CPR to Meath Park, CPR to Lanigan, CN to Shellbrook, and CN to St. Louis. As grain storage and sorting technology improved over the years, a state of the art Inland elevator was built, located north of Prince Albert. This facility was owned by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, later succeeded by Viterra. The smaller elevator located in the CN yards — owned by United Grain Growers, later acquired by Agricore United which was also succeeded by Viterra — operated in Prince Albert until Viterra announced its cease of operations on April 1, 2008. Today, only the Inland terminal owned by Viterra, located in White Star, continues to operate.

In December 1997, CN announced the branch line was up for sale due to lack of productivity. The engines primarily used by CN at the time were GMD1s for short haul and yard shunting, and EMD SD40-2W/EMD SD40-2s for long-haul trips. CP utilized switchers due in part to the light rail on many of their branch lines. These switchers were manufactured by Montreal Locomotive Works (Bombardier) and were designated as RS-23

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  

April 16, 2016 Saturday #routine#Godcalling#moreroutine#learning#trainride!

Get Fit
Do you have a regular Saturday schedule for work outs or walks or anything?  Besides breakfast?  I'm thinking this AM yoga is my Saturday go to!  Do what works best for you - except the big breakfast.

Get Faith
Luke 18:17 "Verily I say unto you,  Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein."  I will guess that more people have been brought to faith as an adult than as a child.  Whole nations were made Christians depending on the new leader.  I agree that it is a blessing to have been raised in a faithful family, (I was not really) but it is more the exception than the rule these days.  It is never too late to get faith.  Studying God's word is the best way, so just hanging with others won't build your faith,  it isn't contagious, well maybe in some ways it is - what do you think?  God is calling.

On this day
2002  It was 90 degrees this day.  I met my cousins for dinner, back then it was Kay, Nancy Q, Kathy V. Barb and Waynette and myself.  The group has shifted.  Kay and Kathy are in Florida most of the year and Nancy quit coming, but others have taken the places and we still, after 20+ years meet every month.  It is a good way to keep in touch.  The key is to set the meeting the night you meet for the next month, and whoever can make it, does.  If you try to adjust you find that, someone else can't make it another day and you have to start picking - if you are the coordinator.  Just stick to it!  They will catch up next month

2002 - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned major parts of a 1996 child pornography law based on rights to free speech. If you are inclined, might be interesting to look into.

Parenting
I'm sorry but I disagree wholeheartedly with the concept of letting a child choose their faith formation for themselves when they are old enough.  How about letting them choose their own food, or when they want to go to school or what they want to learn there?  How about not giving them any boundaries, or set rules, ie; the five year old that got paddled in school the other day.  Now if you don't have those basic knowledge patterns I understand you not teaching them to your child - and the world will have to deal with that.  C'mon let me know your opinion.

Prince Albert Canada

Railways[edit]

Canadian Northern & Grand Trunk Pacific[edit]

Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company (QLSRSC) arrived in Prince Albert in October 1890 as a means to link the three major cities of Saskatchewan through one railroad. For the next few years the line was seldom used, and in order to raise capital, QLSRSC leased the line out to the Canadian Pacific Railway.^[48] Canadian Pacific soon realized the economic uncertainty of the line, and the lease was cancelled after only a few years of service.

By 1906, less than twenty years after the line was completed, it was sold to the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR). Canadian Northern also crossed the North Saskatchewan River, heading west towards Shellbrook. Prince Albert was slated to become a northern hub for rail service into the north, however with little economic activity in the area, no branch lines were ever extended into the north except for the Paddockwood spur, which was subsequently abandoned during the 1990s as a grain-dependent branch line.

Grand Trunk Pacific (GTP) also serviced Prince Albert through a branch line that headed north from Young, through St. Louis and North into Prince Albert. Later both the CNoR and GTP were nationalized, eventually becoming the Canadian National Railway (CN).^{[49]  This is only one report of RR in this area.  Maybe we will take a railroad tour on one of our travels.}

^{Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Ann, Charna, Janet & Rebekka!}

April 15, 2016 Friday #Spring!#heart#Easter#

Get Fit

Going to be a beautiful weekend here in Michigan - get out and walk!

Get Faith

Proverbs 23:7  "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...."  You can generally tell what is in 

a persons heart by the way they conduct themselves, don't you think?  God knows what is 

in our hearts, not in an invasive way, but because he has known you since your creation 

and will till eternity.  You aren't alone and you are loved.

On this day

2001 - It was Easter and I went to church early to help make breakfast.  Mom, Alice, Nicole, 

Lindsey and her friend came to church later.  Andy was missing, I think he must have been 

still working for the Police Dept. He called later in the day.  Uncle Marty came and we all 

had dinner and played Uno.  Every year is different.

1784 - The first balloon was flown in Ireland. How exciting I wonder what the occasion was.

Parenting

Lots of unusual parenting stories lately.  The five year old boy that was spanked with a paddle in 

Georgia was hot news today.  A few states still allow corporal punishment, with Georgia being

one of them.  There was no question his behavior was out of line, the mother had already done

jail time because he wasn't in school enough, more to the story than just the horror of one five year

old boy getting hit once with a paddle.  There is more going on there than one paddle is going

to correct.  The mother and child need counseling.  Whats your take on this?

Prince Albert Canada

Bridges[edit]

The Diefenbaker Bridge at Prince Albert

At present, only a single road bridge, the Diefenbaker Bridge, connects the north and south shore in Prince Albert; this bridge is also the only river crossing connecting southern and northern Saskatchewan in the immediate vicinity (one needs to drive many miles to the east or west to find another).

This has long been a subject of concern in the region, especially in light of a partial closure of the bridge in August 2011 that occurred when cracks were found during an inspection.^[46] Grassroots efforts are under way to lobby for the construction of a second bridge over the North Saskatchewan River within Prince Albert.^[47]  

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday to Carol and Dan!!

April 14, 2016 Thursday #soups#visitHim#crazyclothes#pacts?#St May#museumday!

Get Fit
http://fitbodybuzz.com/how-to-make-healthy-soups/

 #health#food   Soups can be nourishing and a good way to loose weight!

Get Fatih
Hebrews 13:5  ."....for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake, thee."  We very often leave Him though.  Keep your relationship close with God - go visit Him.  

On this day
2014  Nicole and Laura had their last baseball game of the season and then after dinner I took them to the Salvation Army store.  This tells me one thing.  There was something going on at school that they had to "dress up" for.  They were the most entertaining people I have ever seen.  I hope they (all of them) never forget the great times they had in high school and I will do my part to remind them, here.  

2000 - After five years of deadlock, Russia approved the START II treaty that calls for the scrapping of U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads. The Russian government warned it would abandon all arms-control pacts if Washington continued with an anti-missile system.   16 years later.....

Parenting
The study writer for the above Get Faith today mentioned a woman who was a nursemaid to a family that had a child born without eyes, mentally impaired and with cerebral palsy.  She told the family she would take the infant home and care for it as it wasn't supposed to live long.  There was little change in his behavior but she continued to nurture, sing and care for the child.  At 16 he began to walk and years later played the piano and talked.  Her name was May Lemke.  I think it should be Saint May Lemke.

Prince Albert Canada

Attractions[edit]

Prince Albert Historical Museum

Prince Albert Arts Centre (photo by Carolyn Carleton)

See also: List of historic places in Prince Albert

There are three historical museums in Prince Albert. The combined The Evolution of Education Museum and Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections are located at the tourist information centre just off of Highway #2 South. The second museum, the Historical Society Museum, is located in an old Fire Hall at the north end of Central Avenue on River Street. The John G. Diefenbaker House is a historic site open to the public and is found on 249 19th Street West. The Prince Albert Heritage Museum (c. 1911) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.^[39]

Across from the Historical Society Museum, is the site of Diefenbaker's constituency office that is not open to the public. Among the other heritage, historic and protected sites of Prince Albert are the Blockhouse from the 1885 Rebellion & First Presbyterian Church/School, Historic St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Honeywood (Dr. A.J. Porter) Heritage Nursery, Keyhole Castle, LaColle Falls Hydroelectric Dam, Oldest Downtown Store, Prince Albert Arts Centre and The Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr (Anglican).^[40] Sacred Heart Cathedral (Roman Catholic) near the downtown area was built in 1914 in the Romanesque style. It contains paintings by Berthold Imhoff.^[41] The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the stained glass of six buildings in Prince Albert.^{[42]  Let's visit these today!!!}

^{Enjoy the Day!  Make it Memorable!  Happy Birthday Joe K and Nancy W!}

April 12, 2016 Tuesday #Badhabits#firstmom#warmEaster#healthychoices#shutthegate

Get Fit

Bad habits are our enemies because they hinder us from being the person we want to be. Joyce Meyer http://fitbodybuzz.com/this-stopping-you-losing-weight/  We all have these -- the first step is to get started fighting back!  eat right, get enough sleep and exercise!!  You can do it!

Get Faith

Genesis 4:1 "...and she conceived....and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord."  This was about Eve, the first mother, the first woman to go through child birth.  Can you imagine in that primitive time what she must have wondered and feared?  There was no one for her to ask "how"?  She was the first and we all know how much help men are at that time. (jk)

On this day

1998 - This day was Easter and Nicole had to acolyte at the 7AM service.  We had breakfast at church after that, Andy and Alice and Mom were with us too.  Nicole and I went over to Grandma and Grandpa McCarthy's for a while and then came home and made dinner.  The most remarkable thing is that it was 70 degrees and beautiful.  All the kids were here, Aaron, Merri, Lindsey and Nicole, a great day for driveway basketball.

1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople. Was this a war or a football game?

Parenting

The four kids mentioned above were all very fit, thin and active.  They loved to be outside and whatever game they could come up with.  Now they are all young adults.  Merri and Lindsey run marathons, Aaron has 3 children which I'm sure keep him pretty active and Nicole runs a summer camp for kids and activities all year.  Start your children off on good healthy choices and chances are they will stay that way through their lives.

Prince Albert Canada

Prince Albert is situated on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, with rich agricultural land to the south and the boreal forest to the north. Although Prince Albert is centrally located in Saskatchewan, it is the second most northerly city in the province after Meadow Lake. This physical location has led to the creation of the slogan "Gateway to the North".

After being established as a mission centre, the main impetus for growth was speculation that the Transcontinental Railway would travel north from the Red River Valley along Hind's fertile belt through to Edmonton.^[31] When the Canadian Pacific Railway chose a more southerly route, Prince Albert's growth collapsed:^[32]

By 1914, Prince Albert had become the terminus of four railway branch lines. However, neither the Hudson Bay and Pacific or the Canadian Northern had started any line to the north. In all, the city had not become the great gateway to north as it had planned.

— City of Prince Albert Website^{[16]   Follow this story it goes on from here, interesting.}

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!