October 3, 2015 Saturday #old#wrongpath#rightpath#help

Get Fit
Resting up for round two of 50 year reunion tonight.  Note to self, only wear high heels if you are planning on sitting all night.


Get Faith
Matthew 7:13 - "Enter through the narrow gate.  For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it."  Who builds this gate? that is easily passed through and how do we slow those that choose that path?  Like the young man that (once again) killed all the people in Oregon.  He identified with Satan and welcomed the gates of Hell.  How does  that happen?


On this day
1997  - It was Sunday and Nicole was taking her friend Joe to church with her.  He was one of 4 kids in the family and we remember the parents coming and bringing maybe three of the children and having them baptized at St Paul's. It was a blessing for those kids.
1863 - U.S. President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be recognized as Thanksgiving Day. Get that turkey day plans made.


Parenting
Joe was the responsible one in the family and always had the two younger children with him.  He brought them along to our house quite often.  His mom and dad were not your typical parents but the kids were, well three of them, were well mannered and nice children.  The oldest boy followed his fathers footsteps, but I hope not to the untimely death his dad found.  If you can intercept a child or family of children in troublesome situations you might in the long run alter a path that goes through the wide gate.


Book Club The Other Irish by Karen McCarthy
Lots of leadership in this heritage.


Jekabpils Latvia

History

A stone cross-castle — Cruczeborch (German: Kreutzburg) – was built in 1237 by the bishop of Rīga. Archeological excavations on the nearby Asote mound indicate that this place was a busy trading centre for the Latgalians, one of the Latvian tribes, and had been inhabited since 1,000 BC. An adjoining settlement already existed when Krustpils Castle was first built; it grew up around the castle as the village of Krustpils. The village was often destroyed during local wars, such as Polish-Swedish battles, but was always rebuilt afterward.
During the 17th century persecuted Old Believers from Russia settled along the Daugava river. In 1670 this settlement gradually growing around the Salas tavern became known as Jēkabpils (Jakobstadt in German) in honor of the Duke of Courland, Jacob Kettler, who granted it its city charter.
A local legend about the town's origin states that the duke was hunting one day but became lost. At the Daugava River he simultaneously spotted a lynx underneath a fir tree as well as a town at the same time. This image of the lynx underneath a fir tree is the town's coat of arms.
Jēkabpils and Krustpils merged in 1962. 


Enjoy the day!  Make it Memorable!  Happy Birthday Danny, Jong and Peter!