November 20, 2017 Monday #Countyourblessings!thatyoudon'tliveinCanadianarctic!

Get Fit
Doing some yoga this afternoon!

Get Faith
John 16:33  "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.  In the world you will have tribulations:; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."  This, along with the hymn I sang this morning "Count your blessings", reminds me that I have so much good in my life that I should be and am at peace in the Lord.  Whatever harms or befalls you in this world is only temporary.  Jesus has overcome all of our sorrow.

On this day
2000  Nicole was playing on the Varsity Basketball team at Southlake.  They made it to regionals but on this day they lost to Country Day.  Not to sound like sour grapes but Southlake is a Class C school very small with players made up from the area.  Country Day recruited and gave scholarships, as a private school, to build their athletic teams.   Our team had beat out all the Class A schools to achieve this position but there was no fair competition in this.  Not a fair comparison, but we were proud of how well our girls played.  Not sure if this practice still occurs.

1789 - New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. Jeopardy

Hudson Bay Canada

Canadas most northern settlement?

Canada's most northern permanent settlement is Alert located on Ellesmere Island in the Nunavut Territory. It sits aprox. 817 km's, or 508 miles, from the north pole.

The island, roughly 300 miles wide by 500 miles long (500 km wide by 800 km long) and covering an area of 75,767 square miles (196,236 square km), is the most rugged in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, with towering mountains (especially in the north), vast ice fields, and a deeply indented coastline. Cape Columbia, at latitude 83°07′ N, is the most northerly point of Canada, and Barbeau Peak, at an elevation of 8,583 feet (2,616 metres), is the highest point in Nunavut. Settlements, all quite small, include Eureka, Grise Ford (Aujuittuq), and Alert, a weather station and military outpost that is the northernmost community in North America. Petroleum deposits have been discovered on the island. During the summer of 2008, large portions of the Ayles, Markham, Ward-Hunt, and Serson ice shelves calved into icebergs.  brrrrrr

Enjoy the Day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Mary P!

November 19, 2017 Sunday #God'swingscoverusall#loveGrandma!

Get Faith
I found a hymn this morning titled Under His Wings.  There are many mentions of being under the wings of God, and after all angels are portrayed with wings.  This hymn was popular during WW2 with the soldiers that needed to be under God's wings and feel his protection. Who doesn't know the  hymn On Eagles Wings?  Jesus mentioned wanting to be like a mother hen and gather his chicks under his wings.  Think about whether or not you think God has wings, I don't feel like He needs them.

On this day
Reprint from 1999:
1999 - Nicole had a paper route.  I should say Nicole and Grandma had a paper route.  Times change.  They would go out to Groesbeck and 14, pick up the papers and plastic bags and rubber bands, put them in the back seat and Grandma would bind or stuff bags and Nicole would put them on the porches.  I believe she had a couple of routes, there were a lot of papers.  How did the old boys do it on a bike?  Must have had a closer drop off spot and smaller routes.  Anyway, don't forget to tip your paper carrier (they all drive now a days) and maybe their grandma.

1999 - In Istanbul, Turkey, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) concluded a two-day summit after adopting a new arms accord. During the conference, Russia was criticized for its military campaign against Chechnya's separatist movement. I feel like people that aren't friendly about their neighbors freedoms are questionable good neighbors.

Hudson Bay Canada

The coast of Hudson Bay is extremely sparsely populated; there are only about a dozen communities. Some of these were founded as trading posts in the 17th and 18th centuries by the Hudson's Bay Company, making them some of the oldest settlements in Western Canada. With the closure of the HBC posts and stores, although many are now run by The North West Company,^[27] in the second half of the 20th century, many coastal villages are now almost exclusively populated by Cree and Inuit people. Two main historic sites along the coast were York Factory and Prince of Wales Fort.

Communities along the Hudson Bay coast or on islands in the bay are (all populations are as of 2016):  

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Marylou 

November 18, 2017 Saturday #lazydaygoodforwatchingmoviesanddrinkingtea.

Get Fit
Still thinking of doing AM yoga in front of the fireplace....mmmm.

Get Faith
Isaiah 30:18  "Yet the Lord still waits for you to come to him so he can  show you his love; he will conquer you to bless you, just as he said.  For the Lord is faithful to his promises.  Blessed are all those who wait for Him to help them."  Are you one of my friends that believe God has given up on you?  He has not, he has all the time in the world and then some.  Your blessings are waiting for you.

On this day
1989  It was a Saturday and I took Nicole and Aaron to Skateworld in Troy for Jon Hylands birthday party.  Now, Jon has Emmitt, soon to be 4 and Jacob who is 2 months old.  Blessings!

1477 - William Caxton produced "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres," which was the first book to be printed in England.  Wish I had a copy of that on my bookshelf!

Hudson Bay Canada

Arctic Bridge[edit]

The Arctic Bridge shipping route(blue line) is hoped to link North America to markets in Europe and Asia using ice-free routes across the Arctic Ocean

The longer periods of ice-free navigation and the reduction of Arctic Ocean ice coverage have led to Russian and Canadian interest in the potential for commercial trade routes across the Arctic and into Hudson Bay. The so-called Arctic Bridge would link Churchill, Manitoba, and the Russian port of Murmansk.^[26]

That is interesting.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!

November 17, 2017 Friday#relearn#Knowthis!#badboatwearpicture#Nastapokaarc!

Get Fit
I have adjusted to playing my exercise DVD's on my laptop so I can still get beat up by Jillian.  See you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Get Faith
Romans 8:28  "And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans."  Do you know this?  I have had many instances when miraculously something happens to get me out of a jam.  I do believe that God does work for our good and I know I can depend on him for help, I hope you know that too.

On this day
1988  After work I ran out to Kathy's to pick up Aaron so we could take the kids for Christmas photos as we started doing when Nicole was born.  They started with just the kids and ended up being family pictures every year.  Now I don't even know where they are.  As with your pictures, some were good and some I put away for good reason.  The kids always looked great!  You are lucky I couldn't find it.

1988 - Benazir Bhutto became the first woman leader of an Islamic country. She was elected in the first democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years.  So what has happened since then?  An Islamic woman?

Hudson Bay Canada

Some geologists disagree about what created the semicircular feature, known as the Nastapoka arc, of the bay. The overwhelming consensus is that it is an arcuate boundary of tectonic origin between the Belcher Fold Belt and undeformed basement of the Superior Craton created during the Trans-Hudson orogen.

Some geologists have argued that Hudson Bay is possibly related to a Precambrian extraterrestrial impact and have compared it to Mare Crisium on the Moon. However, no credible evidence for such an impact crater has been found by regional magnetic, Bouguer gravity, and geologic studies.^[25]

More....

The Nastapoka arc is a geological feature located on the southeastern shore of Hudson Bay, Canada. It is a near-perfect circular arc, covering more than 160° of a 450-km-diameter circle.

Due to its shape, the arc was long suspected as the remnant of an ancient impact crater.^[1] However, studies have cast doubt on this. In August 1972, Robert S. Dietz and J. Paul Barringer conducted an extensive search of much of the Nastapoka arc with First Nations and Inuit canoes and fishing boatsin an investigation of its impact origin. They examined the abundant and extensive rock exposures that occur within the region of the Nastapoka arc and found a complete lack of shatter cones, suevite-type or other unusual melt rocks, pseudotachylite or mylonite, radial faults or fractures, unusual injection breccias, or any other evidence of shock metamorphism.^[2]

Given the lack of evidence for an impact crater, the arc is now commonly regarded to be an arcuate boundary created during the Trans-Hudson orogen, of tectonic origin between the Belcher Fold Belt and granitic rocks of the Superior Craton.^{[3][4]  For the inquiring mind.}

^{Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday to Jeff and Jon!}

November 16, 2017 Thursday#laps#can'tfearifGodisourrefuge#HeyDad!usuallythebigger$earner#Grace!

Get Fit
I walked the gym for about 15 minutes prior to Bible Study.  I forget how many laps equaled a mile or whatever.  I just know I did laps at a good pace for 15 minutes, and it is a standard high school type gym.  Work something into your day!

Get Faith
Psalm 46:1-2 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear."  A family recently had twins that were delivered way to early.  They have been in the hospital ICU Pediatrics for 14 weeks.  Our church and all friends on social media have been diligently praying for those tiny boys.. One boy got home a short time ago and the other came home today.  Happy thanksgiving to Theo and Rory!! And the parents and grandparents! All of of us who prayed so hard.

On this day
1987  I see on social media when kids get sick who stays home with them or who gets to babysit.  I see Mom's that get sick and take the kids to school and go to work anyway.  I see whole families home sick on the couch watching Frozen for the 100th time.  Reading back on my days with the kids, it was the same.  I would note that I had a terrible head cold and a cough and then in the next sentence I would say Linda brought Denise over for me to babysit.  I did laundry and made dinner.  It is ongoing.  We only get a break if Mom or grandma is in the vicinity or grandpa....I'd like to tell you that it gets better ...but.

1885 - Canadian rebel Louis Riel was executed for high treason. Remember this for Jeopardy!

Hudson Bay Canada

Geology[edit]

Map of post-glacial rebound. Hudson Bay is in the region of the most rapid uplift.

The Bay is near the centre of a major gravity anomaly which has been mapped in some detail by the GRACE satellites. Current theory suggests that about two-thirds of this effect is due to downwards mantle convection under the bay area, while one-third is due to post-glacial rebound since the Laurentide Ice Sheet melted. Lands to the west of the Bay are rising as much as 17 mm (0.67 in) per year.^[24]

did you get that?

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!!  Happy Birthday Cholo and Sheldon!!

November 15, 2017 Wednesday #Shegotlegs!#towalkHispath#inHiscare#NunavutandCree

Get Fit
Worked out the legs today and now going to walk the aisles of Kmart.  Hey!  It counts!

Get Faith
Psalm 84:11  "He gives us grace and glory.  No good thing will he withhold from those who walk along his paths"  What struck me with this verse was the "paths", plural.  We always think of the straight and narrow being one path, only one right way to go.  This says paths.  What is your understanding of this?  I think we (all people) travel different paths, in different places, cultures and times.  God appears to acknowledge this here and let's us know that whatever path we are on, He is with us.  Love the Lord! Always ahead of us isn't He?

On this day
1984  Just to let Christine know -  you were in Las Vegas this week.  Which meant I must have had to work real hard.  Lol.  I wonder if this was the time you thought you were going to die on the plane when it dropped quite far in the air?  It was also the day I got a call from my Obstetrician that I needed to have an amniocentesis to make sure the baby was ok.  Both events cause for alarm.

1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution. I'm thinking not as many men, no pay - got this done in a hurry!

Hudson Bay Canada
There are many islands in Hudson Bay, mostly near the eastern coast. All, as are the islands in James Bay, are part of the territory Nunavut and several are disputed by the Cree.^[23] 

One group of islands is On April 1, 1999, Akimiski Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, became part of the newly created Inuit-dominated territory of Nunavut, even though the Inuit never asserted Aboriginal title to this island. This is why the Omushkegowuk Cree of the western James Bay region of Ontario, Canada, assert Aboriginal title over this island. Essentially, the Government of Canada has reversed the onus of responsibility for proving Aboriginal title from the Inuit to the Cree. In this paper, we examined whether the Omushkegowuk Cree fulfill all the criteria of the common law test of Aboriginal title with respect to Akimiski Island, utilizing all available printed and online material. All criteria of the common law test of Aboriginal title were met; however, the written record only alludes to the Cree using Akimiski Island at the time of first contact and prior, Cree oral history was consulted to illuminate upon this matter. Thought you would like to know.  Indian rights.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday to Megan V

November 14, 2017 Tuesday #lazy#myFather'sworld#rewards#Polarbears!

Get Fit
Did some weight lifting this morning.  I'm beginning to realize I need a trainer to push me, I stop way before I get over tired or sweaty.  I am pretty sure you are supposed to get to that point.  Right?

Get Faith
Psalm 104:24 Inspired this poem by Maltbie Babcock:
This my Father's world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas: His hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father"s world, the bird their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world: He shines in all that's fair:
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass: He speaks to me everywhere.

On this day
1983  I was being wooed by my second husband that I had recently met.  He sent me roses very often at work - he was determined.  Considering my roommates - my brother and Alice and one of the guys I worked with, Rocco, we had an interesting life.  Rocco and I drove to work most days together and this day he drove me to racquetball in the evening.  Most guys would have been deterred by my busy lifestyle, but not Mark.  Sure glad he hung in there because I got Nicole out of the deal.

1983 - The British government announced that U.S.-made cruise missiles had arrived at the Greenham Common air base amid protests. 
  Britain's Defense Secretary, Michael Heseltine, told a deeply divided House of Commons that the shipment, delivered to Greenham Common air base by a United States plane, meant that an unspecified number of cruise missiles would be operational on schedule by the end of the year.  And we blame the current politics?

Hudson Bay Canada

Polar Bear Provincial Park is an isolated wilderness park in the far north of Ontario, Canada. It lies on the western shore where James Bay joins Hudson Bay. The terrain is part of the Hudson Bay Lowlands and features unspoiled low-lying tundra^[1] in the Hudson Plains ecozone.

Administered by Ontario Parks, the 23,552 square kilometres (9,093 sq mi) Polar Bear Provincial Park is the largest park in Ontario. It has no visitor facilities, is reachable only by air, and special permission is required before visiting it. Its primary purpose is the preservation of habitat for wildlife, especially the several hundred polar bears that migrate through the area.

Visitors to Polar Bear should be prepared for any eventuality. They should bring at least one week's extra supplies in case their departure is delayed due to bad weather. Tents should not rise any higher than necessary, due to the possibility of strong winds. Polar Bear Provincial Park has been designated as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention since May 1987.  Sounds like a great place for polar bears or the strong of heart!

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Diana D and William S!