Friday, October 20, 2006 at 07:49AM 
Armed with the proper tool this time, (a tissue) he didn't stand a chance.
Now the only question that remains is this: How long will it take for me to stop looking for his brothers and sisters?
(For all of you who are thinking about dear Charlotte about now, I assure you that spiders who live outside my house are not a threat to me, nor am I a threat to them. But inside the house? They are fair game.)
Friday, October 20, 2006 at 07:21AM I was sitting in front of my computer screen this morning, sipping coffee, cruising through my bloglines when all of a sudden, I had a little visitor lowering himself down in front of the screen. He wasn't a very big spider, but he was a spider, nonetheless. A light colored, smallish, bulbous variety known in our house as a "booger" spider. I don't like spiders.
I grabbed the closest thing--a post it note--and tried to "capture" him. He escaped and is now lurking somewhere amidst my books; hiding out, waiting to catch me by surprise again.
He doesn't know who he's up against.
Friday, October 20, 2006 at 06:38AM 
ב BETH
9 How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD!
Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Related Tags: Psalm 119, Your Word is Truth
Friday, October 20, 2006 at 06:22AM 
October 20
Believe ye that I am able to do this? -- Matthew 9:28
O GOD, our Heavenly Father, we give Thee thanks for all that makes Thee known to us, and for all the good things that Thou hast given us. We praise Thee that our household has once more been preserved to meet in health and to join in common thanksgiving unto Thee, the Most Holy God, the Eternal Providence.
We pray Thee to forgive all our sins, and to cleanse our hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit. Accompany us into the duties of each day, and give us strength for every need.
Preserve us from all danger, defend us from all error of heart, deliver us out of every temptation, save us from murmuring against our lot or grieving over our losses, save us from envy and pride, from hate and untruth, from waste of time and excessive pleasure, and from all worldliness. May we be diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving Thee, our Lord. We pray Thee in behalf of our neighbors and friends. May both we and they be blest in our mutual intercourse. Bless the poor and needy, the sick and desolate and defenseless, and bring back the lost ones to Thy home and heart.
We ask it all in the name of Thy dear Son, our Saviour and Lord.
Amen.
W. T. G. Brown, B.A., B.D.,
Toronto, Canada
