Got my exercise walking to the hospital for a routine check this morning.
Get Faith
Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." God is waiting to hear from you, about your problems and fears, your joy and sorrows and your thankfulness. Don't keep him waiting. He is a great listener.
On this day
1975 - Pete and I went visiting to my Aunt Theresa and Uncle Hanks and then to my cousins Kay and Walts and ended up at Jim and Sharons. It must have been a nice day, we went out for a boat ride. Nice Sunday and it was Orthodox Easter.
1471 - In England, the Yorkists defeated the Landcastrians at the battle of Tewkesbury in the War of the Roses. Didn't they make a movie about this and the couple tore the house down while getting a divorce, am I confused?
Family
Divorce is not about two people. It includes first the children, the extended family and then the friends. The above mentioned movie was about dividing the "stuff". Children are the worst casualties of this, leaving them with feelings of guilt, like they had something to do with it, the separation from one of the parents or the bouncing back and forth between houses and the anger and miscommunication that goes with it. I have seen some well handled and have seen some very close to the reference above. Blessed are they who avoid this mistake at all costs.
Quebec City
French rule[edit]
Quebec City was founded by the French explorer and navigator Samuel de Champlain in 1608, commencing a string of French colonies along the St. Lawrence River, creating a region named "le Canada". Prior to the arrival of the French, the location that would become Quebec City was the home of a small Iroquois village called "Stadacona".[1] Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, was the first European to ascend the St. Lawrence Gulf, claiming "le Canada" for France (and the coming addition of a newly founded "l'Acadie" – known today as the Province of Nova Scotia) to create a dominion known as "New France". Jacques Cartier and his crew spent a harsh winter near Stadacona during his second voyage in 1535.[1] The word "Kebec" is an Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows."[2] By the time Champlain came to this site, the Iroquois population had disappeared and been replaced by Innu and Algonquins. Champlain and his crew built a wooden fort which they called "l'habitation" within only a few days of their arrival.[3] This early fort and trading post exists today as a historic site in Old Quebec. Quebec City's maritime position and the presence of cliffs overlooking the St. Lawrence River made it an important location for economic exchanges between the Amerindians and the French[4] In 1620, Champlain built Fort Saint-Louis on the top of Cape Diamond, near the present location of the Chateau Frontenac in the Upper Town.[4] Quebec City's 400th anniversary was celebrated in 2008 and it is the oldest city in North America that has a French-speaking community.[5] Au Revoir
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable!
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