Colossians chapter 3 "As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience." This is not what all those wordy postings on Facebook tell us. "Be strong, stand up for yourself, you are smart, and can do all and be all." This world tells us to put ourselves first - totally against what Jesus advises us to do. I always feel like when people post those things they are trying to convince themselves. We don't have to be convinced that God loves us, thinks we are perfect and wants the best for us. God's posts simply say you are loved, now spread that around!
On this day
2007 After work and dinner on a Thursday night it can get boring. Mom and Nicole and I played Skipbo on this day. Anyone remember or still play that card game? Family game nights were big for a while but I haven't heard them mentioned lately. Nicole and I recently found her Battleship game and immediately sat down and played a game. What is your families favorite game?
1519 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan left Spain to find a route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Magellan was killed during the trip, but one of his ships eventually made the journey. He joined forces to fight on an island and was shot with a poison arrow.
Alaska
Apparently thousands of years ago that strip of islands were connected so that you could travel on land between Russia and Alaska. Think about that.
The Aleutian Islands (/əˈluːʃən/;[2][3] Russian: Алеутские острова; Aleut: Tanam Unangaa, literally "Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island"), also called the Aleut Islands[4] or Aleutic Islands[5] and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones belonging to both the U.S. state of Alaska and the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai.[1] They form part of the Aleutian Arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km2) and extending about 1,200 mi (1,900 km) westward from the Alaska Peninsula toward the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, and mark a dividing line between the Bering Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Crossing longitude 180°, at which point east and west longitude end, the archipelago contains both the westernmost part of the United States by longitude (Amatignak Island) and the easternmost by longitude (Semisopochnoi Island). The westernmost U.S. island in real terms, however, is Attu Island, west of which runs the International Date Line. While nearly all the archipelago is part of Alaska and is usually considered as being in the "Alaskan Bush", at the extreme western end, the small, geologically related Commander Islands belong to Russia.
The islands, with their 57 volcanoes, form the northernmost part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Physiographically, they are a distinct section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn is part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division.
These Islands are most known for the battles and skirmishes that occurred there during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II. The Japanese landings and occupations of Kiska and Attu in June 1942 were the only two invasions of the United States during that war. Interesting.
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable! Happy Birthday Liz, Joann and Kristina P!
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