occasional!
I stay enormously/relentlessly busy with this Peaceful Assembly Church work.
It is a genuine labor of LOVE to continue answering God's calling. :peace: :peace: :peace: :peace: :peace:
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Been wanting to start this thread for a while.
I'll just stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good and start with today:
Another extremely busy day.
Phone rang after midnight and woke me up. I went back to sleep. Caller (who left a long message) has great big issues with someone I know. Caller somehow (apparently) thought that his waking me after midnight, etc., etc. would win my heart and mind. Not so much. I'm not looking to join their fight to begin with... The fact that the caller seems to likely be conspiring with "Gov-Almighty" in this matter just pushes me away even more. ...
Up at maybe 6:30.
The two most consistent helpers, Tom and James, arrived at 8:00.
We worked together for a couple hours outside. I continued outside for hours after they left.
I interacted with 6 people on the rail trail.
Talked on the phone with someone from the Concord Monitor who is doing a story about another church. Whether he/they choose to do right by me and/or Peaceful Assembly Church is their choice. Either way, I'm sure there is plenty to work with ;D since we talked for about an hour. ...
I shot a few baskets during the day. Others used the ball and hoop later. 8) ... I was too tired to go out and join them.
:) <3 Peace
About:
3 hours on "Art 4 Peace" related activity
1 hour moving brush
1 hour getting stuff ready for dump
3 hours weed whacking, raking, etc.
1 interaction with rail trailer
Bird joins me in yard
Rain has come again for us
Matthew six two five
8)
Your maintenance of the historic church... a public service. From the tax extortionists perspective I guess it would be better vacant and in disrepair.
Quote from: John on July 15, 2015, 05:23 AM NHFT
Bird joins me in yard
Rain has come again for us
Matthew six two five
(http://nhunderground.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=27369.0;attach=9081;image)
Looks like a Phoebe. We have them here. They return every year and re-use the same nest. Good bug-catchers to have around.
Nice note left at front door the other day.
After mom's contact info it is signed "Love & gratitude" and, then boy's name (apparently written by him) followed by the number 4. :)
Today is Sunday... Today was a relatively quiet day - after a busy week.
Been working my tail off:
Gathered up a bunch of wood stuff (and a few other things) (some old signs, etc.) to bring "to the dump" and got rid of it
Tom and James continue to help with that and other related projects...
I spent some hours on each of several days weed whacking, winding new string onto spools, recharging many many batteries...
I cut out the remainder of the birch which had been left from the winter project...
Continuing to move (cluttery looking) stuff toward the southeast corner and making things look (from ALL angles) generally better.
Made some more nice signs ... See some pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/108797145839366/
Spent lots of time making new batches of paint to freshen the 40 X 80 foot PLEASE DON'T TREAD ON OTHERS parking lot banner
Spent many hours repainting same. Pictures later.
Not only am I getting more visitors and interacting with more and more people as I get better at all of this, but visitors are leaving nice notes when I'm not here...
:) <3 Peace,
John
p.s. Very soon I'll need to be putting out a "beg letter" because I'm running out of money.
And as one of my brothers and I talked about:
"Some people might get mad if you tell them you need help, while others will get mad if you don't tell them.
I bet it looks nice. 8)
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on July 26, 2015, 08:55 PM NHFT
I bet it looks nice. 8)
Thanks.
"Face lift" has begun. :)
This visitor may be rough, tough, and gruff, but he shared some - very constructive/helpful - criticisms...
Even though he may have a hard time with the full "Peace through Forgiveness" message, etc.; he enjoyed the Art 4 Peace, and we shared some guitar playing and some singing.
I should mention that many "tough" guys are way too afraid (of themselves?) to be able to enjoy spontaneous things like singing "Yellow Submarine" (which he started) - right out in the open afternoon air in the center of town. :D
Anyone recognize this guy?
Liberty activists in high court cases say their newly created religions afford them tax exemptions (http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/17846931-95/liberty-activists-in-high-court-cases-say-their-newly-created-religions-afford-them-tax)
Concord Monitor mentions Peaceful Assembly Church and quotes John.
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on July 29, 2015, 08:16 AM NHFT
Liberty activists in high court cases say their newly created religions afford them tax exemptions (http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/17846931-95/liberty-activists-in-high-court-cases-say-their-newly-created-religions-afford-them-tax)
Concord Monitor mentions Peaceful Assembly Church and quotes John.
Just getting back on line...
Thanks. :) <3 Peace
Mitchell is the fellow in the photo... Our favorite Polish-Inuit!
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on July 30, 2015, 10:06 PM NHFT
Mitchell is the fellow in the photo... Our favorite Polish-Inuit!
:) Yup. :)
And so, some of the music we shared was Polish. :)
Relentless...
As another "birthday" nears:
Is it accurate that some lawyer named Ross is representing the church in some court?
I didn't read most of the article, just your part.
Quote from: Russell Kanning on August 03, 2015, 04:41 PM NHFT
Is it accurate that some lawyer named Ross is representing the church in some court?
I didn't read most of the article, just your part.
"representing" ;D
Started on the 6th, I finished freshening up the high-gloss red on the "Torri gate."
Visitors known to be from as close as Bristol and Boston, and as far as Missouri, stopped by today. The folks from Missouri said the "OTHER CHEEK" banner is what convinced them that they just had to stop.
:) <3 Peace
Freshened these up a bit also:
;)
I've been judiciously holding back on sharing ANYTHING (with anyone - including the BOD) about any of my work ministering to individuals and families, etc.
I was taken by surprise (quite a while back) when someone seemed to (maybe) by trying to figure out more details about a person(s) rather than the issue(s)...
AIN'T GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN!
:) <3 Peace
Quote from: John on August 09, 2015, 06:47 PM NHFT
Started on the 6th, I finished freshening up the high-gloss red on the "Torri gate."
I can hear one of those wooden flutes playing while someone rakes a design into the sand.
it's official .... there is no hope for you John .... you are just going to keep painting until you die. :)
Quote from: Russell Kanning on August 10, 2015, 10:21 PM NHFT
it's official .... there is no hope for you John .... you are just going to keep painting until you die. :)
Hey, those are painting words.
:) <3 Peace
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on August 10, 2015, 08:13 AM NHFT
Quote from: John on August 09, 2015, 06:47 PM NHFT
Started on the 6th, I finished freshening up the high-gloss red on the "Torri gate."
I can hear one of those wooden flutes playing while someone rakes a design into the sand.
Only one flute plays
And the rake and the gravel
Morning moon goes home
"dong"
One day I'm going to snatch that pebble from his hand!
5 years ago I thought of posting a laminated Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region Bicycle Route map by the side of the rail trail.
I (again) needed to stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good to make it happen.
Worked on it this week, and today it happened...
Nice, John.
...needs more "YOU ARE HERE" feature.
With an arrow.
Quote from: Jim Johnson on August 14, 2015, 09:14 PM NHFT
...needs more "YOU ARE HERE" feature.
With an arrow.
Thank you. I agree. Was gonna. Didn't. Still definitely should...
In the interest of not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, I'll add red crayon circle around Grafton Center before the sun comes over the hill. :)
yea .... that will be fun for visitors :)
STILL WINNING. smile emoticon Peace heart emoticon = In addition to everything else happening around here these days, I'm keeping the grounds nice enough to keep attracting Peaceful vistors as well... Such as: Two visitors from another country the other day said, "Now, we'll be talking to each other about Forgiveness as we travel." = STILL WINNING. smile emoticon Peace heart emoticon
Towards the end of their visit here fore about an hour, those visitors wanted to take pictures under this. :)
Moe updates soon, but for now:
"Mary Did You Know" was sung at the begining of our regular Sunday service today. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE
We mostly focused on living in Agape, and the (sometimes difficult) blessing of actually following how Jesus Christ teaches us to live.