Can We Adapt/Change to Keep up with Planet Changes??!

Our world is changing.
Did you see where a huge fissure is splitting Africa and so part will be drifting away? Remember how we were all one continent before EQs etc split us into what we have now? Our continents are "mobile" so can/will continue drifting as the earth changes.
How wow is that?!!
For the US there is an old Navy map and a new Navy map. Both are well worth studying and cross referencing. In comparing these with IMHO a well researched article on the effects of plate shifting I feel 100% confident with their accuracy.
From there check out the flood maps Thor News produces on YouTube. How are the flooding rivers so consistently concentrated in the new ocean in the middle of the US as seen on the Navy maps?!?!!!?
 Do you live in those areas? What is your plan for the next big overdue 9.0+ EQ at the New Madrid fault?? That EQ is supposed to trigger major changes.
How do you see that all playing out? In looking at that last huge EQ at that site I can say it was a violent EQ in a fairly unpopulated area. The Mississippi ran backwards and changed it's course! As the majority of Illinois and some of Indiana is sitting on limestone, which disintegrates over time to sand, this next Huge New Madrid EQ will in effect finish off the process thereby causing that entire area to become one massive spontaneous sinkhole. Instantly the ocean will rush up from the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Michigan will rush down. A new ocean will be formed. The US will become two (2) continents. Countless lives lives lost in split seconds. Absolutely nowhere to run for safety. Nowhere. If you're there you're dead. I really did sit in Joliet and try to figure out how we could buy a boat and live there . . but it just seems to me that a boat would be tossed, flipped, swallowed up. . . it wouldn't have a chance.
Why isn't our government preparing to move those people? We could make a swap~ turn the area to become sea back over to nature and move all those people to the National Parks out west. Yes, this is huge and radical. So is the coming 50+ years overdue 9.0+ EQ at the New Madrid!! It would be a huge prospect to build so many new homes, relocate major corporations and relocate huge numbers of people and wildlife.
It would both save lives and create such a huge bumper crop of jobs as to completely change the economy!!
Add to all this the sea level rise, which, for now, is worrisome. I say "for now" because this is a cycle and the ice caps will refreeze eventually.
As sea level rises, are people/cities/governments inland ready to evacuate shorelines as needed? Rather I see governments trying to find ways to keep out the inevitably rising waters. Hasn't Hurricane Katrina proven you cannot barricade out the sea??! IMHO this is simply putting lives at risk . . especially since the risk of hurricanes to areas like New York City seem to be rising.

I am way more aware of changes in the US as I live there~ please check out info for your own area so you can also prepare! 

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When You Can't Get a Doctor Appointment . . .

You're sick, really sick this time ..  and your doctor's office has no available appointments . . 

Or your doctor won't listen . . won't acknowledge the symptoms you're describing . . 

Inevitably the ER becomes the only option. 

But, does it have to? 

Isn't it possible for us to keep a stocked medicine cabinet and first aid kit to handle all but major surgery? 

I, myself, would like to have a better first aid kit. We have several we put together while Matt was in scouts. I'd like to see these sorted and recombined/consolidated. . . 

I'd also like to have a way way more extensive set of first aid skills. It seems like I've been taking some sort of classes in this forever . . babysitting class in 1976 . . Girl Scouts . . Then, years and years later, I began prepping and needed to brush up on skills . . Matt joined Cub Scouts then Boy Scouts and I sat through multiple first aid lessons . . Zoom ahead again to my current job with Visiting Angels and so so many classes including first aid, nutrition, etcetera . . 
And I seriously crave more .  . . 
Okay, so I have to admit I LOVE learning .   . . Can't deny that . .  
Don't want to become a nurse . . I don't think so anyways . . Not right now . . Too many hours away from home . . Yeah, okay, maybe I'll just check into that a bit more . .  
But meanwhile . . 
IMHO, we each need to be able to be responsible for the majority of our own healthcare needs. Yes, there will always be some things we'll absolutely have to rely on a doctor for . . 
But . . 
Times are changing. 
This is not the world we grew up in or our parents grew up in. 
🌀Remember Katrina?!?! 🌊 
Remember how badly our government failed us? And what about the most recent failure after Maria hit Puerto Rico?!?! 
As we sit here and now we should not by any means be relying on others for our own survival. 
We need to look back at how self-reliant pioneers were. Take a couple first aid and CPR classes. Restock our first aid kits. Learn some herbal medicine then plant a nice herb garden. 
One step at time . . 
Learn a skill and put it to use . . 
Then learn another. 
Be prepared to be self-sufficient!! 

In a disaster there may not be a doctor nearby for months. 

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A few pics from local urbex courtesy Matthew Joyce. 

All-American Pothole!!

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On February 4th I took this picture (sorry, forgot to post it). I haven't been out this way in a while so I'm not sure if it's still there. It was on Central Ave just south of Galena and the correctional center. I'll all a location link 🇺🇸

🇺🇸American Flag Retirement 🇺🇸

 

American Flags . . 

Items to be honored and respected. . 

And, when worn out . . 

To be retired gently and with honor . . 

A proper retirement ceremony done by Boy Scouts is touching  . . Watching uniformed Scouts and Veterans salute the flags as each are laid on the fire can't help but bring out tears of patriotism and appreciation for service. 

Worn, frayed flags are not to be flown, but instead need to be retired. If you have an American Flag that's worn, frayed or faded please consider replacing it. Your old flag can be dropped off at any VFW or you can call your local Cub or Boy Scout Troop to pick it up. Then, take your family and attend the retirement ceremony. You won't regret it!! 🇺🇸

Spiral Hope Quilt Top

Hi and welcome back!! 😊

The embroidery is done and I've found a nice piece of material for the backing/binding in my stash. 

The back is all tied on and the binding is pinned (at least partially). 

Spiral Hope Quilt Top

I'm hurrying to finish so I can tie on the back and begin adding the binding!! 

🇺🇸 Red Shirt Fridays 🇺🇸

Yup, back to wearing a red shirt every Friday!!

Now, I know it stands for 

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Remember 

Everyone 

Deployed 

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But, I still think all serving and retired deserve our prayers (ya know I gotta be rebellious!!). 

As you plan your Friday wardrobe could you include one (1) red item? 

Then, at some point each Friday, stop, remember their sacrifice and say a prayer for those: 

🇺🇸Serving 

🇺🇸Retired (so many of whom are not receiving adequate services and struggle daily just to survive) 

🇺🇸With PTSD 

🇺🇸Whom have lost a service member from their family 

Should we fit in a Mold, Force Others in Too?

For so many years I tried so hard to be who I was told to be . . Walk, sit, dress, pray, praise as I was told . . Each movement carefully choreographed trying to ensure I wouldn't get in trouble for doing it wrong.
In public I was one person ..  on display . . Stiff . . Scared . . Watching my back and watching every move I made to make sure I was perfect.
The problem is, I'm not perfect. . . I'm not you . . I am the way God made me. He made me this way so that I can reach certain people for Him.
He did not make me to be a clone of any person or group.
He gave me my own style and personality.
He loves me this way.
I love to wear skirts . . Flouncy, fun, flirty . . Oh, yeah!!
But sometimes I want to wear jeans too . .
I love long hair .  It's me!!
I am clumsy . . more so when I am nervous around you . .
I praise best with my shoes off . . so I stay at the back of the church so you won't see . . coming before the Lord humbled without shoes longing for Him above all  .. 
And He uses me in all my imperfections and brokenness. . . He's given me, humble, insignificant me, an amazing outreach to the homeless. He's handed me an opportunity and a responsibility to reach those society would rather not see. To love them, pray for them and provide basic necessities.
All this He's entrusted to me even as messed up as my life can be.
Maybe He's entrusted this to me because I know what it is to be forgotten, judged harshly by those who don't know me and to be waiting for someone to notice me . .
I am honored that He would trust me to love them for Him.

Why I Want to Move "There"

So I'm actively looking for a new place to live. IveI found a place that's literally been calling out to me as I drive by . . This has been going on for a while (since summer). It's a place in need of Jesus in a big way.
I could easily move to a place that's deeply infused with Jesus, but that's the easy way and shurking my duties to God.
Yes, I do crave comfort and peace .  But, way more than that, I crave service to Him. 

Winter City Lights on Maumee Bay

Hey there! Welcome back .   . Matt and I made a quick Pokemon go road trip to Cullen Park in Point Place (lots of Pokemon hang out there!!) and I stopped to take a few quick picks of the lights on the water.

If you have time to stop by on a night when there is some ice on Maumee Bay you can hear the treat that is the ice shifting on the waves and wind. It is at the same time interesting and astoundingly eerie!!

👍Thumbs Up

Have you seen the movie "Eat, Pray, Love"?
Remember the scene where Elizabeth and her friend are drinking a Thumbs Up?
I actually found this beverage by accident!!
I was on my way to a client's house and really really needed a Coke (I allow myself fun periodically). I was sitting in the parking lot by Reddy Food and Spices playing Pokemon go so figured I'd see if they carried Cokes. Well, they don't actually have American Coke, but they have the Indian (as in from India) version Thumbs Up!! It is so yummy!! 😋

Are you a Coca Cola drinker? Have you tried Thumbs Up or the Cokes made in Mexico?
My comparison~
*American Coke~ tastes "chemically"
*Mexican Coke~ tastes natural
*Indian Coke~ tastes natural

Hard to drink the Mexican and Indian Cokes slowly . . I can't explain why. Maybe because both are so refreshing.
They each have a distinct taste/flavor and both are delicious. If I was throwing a party I would prefer to serve these vs American Coke.
~ side note~ I think the Indian Cokes may have more caffeine than the Mexican 

If you're a Coca Cola drinker I'd seriously recommend trying any Cokes made outside the US. The differences are Amazing!!!

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Urbex in Toledo's Pedway

There are lots of quaint shops down here . . It's a fun place to explore and there are spots to buy a lunch or some baked goods.
We didn't explore anywhere not publicly accessable as we want to urbex without getting arrested for trespassing/B&E. I imagine there are quite a few interesting things beyond the locked doors. I heard there are tunnels that have been locked off since Promedica attained property downtown. The tunnels for the pedway supposedly connect to those leading to the Promedica buildings so were locked for security reasons.
It would really neat, and possibly a money-maker, to give tours of all sections of the tunnels. Maybe include a few historical displays also. There could even be school tours so the kids could see the possibilities of what could be done!

  

Matt and I .. 
This is my hiking/exploring buddy supreme!

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Toledo Museum of Art

The museum as I see it . .

Lamplight Cafe and Bakery

Lunch at the  Lamplight Cafe and Bakery   is a special treat!
If you stop in please try the Rueben with homemade chips. Yummy, juicy and fresh!!

Matt and Rachel

They are just too cute!!