I do.  Thanks, Vickie, although I bet you have some great weather too.

Cecily

-----Original Message-----
From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vicki and The Rors
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:20 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Electrically speaking

Glad for your mild weather Cecily.  Keep enjoying it.  Smile.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecily Ballenger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Electrically speaking


> Our weather on the west side of the cascades is very mild.  We very seldom
> have really cold winters and very rarely have extremely hot summers.
Well,
> our summers are usually a few days of 90-degree weather, but mostly in the
> 80's.  We get rain, but not a lot of thunder.  The east side of the state
> gets more thunder storms.  Take care.
>
> Cecily
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vicki and The Rors
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Electrically speaking
>
> Cecily,
>
> If you know you are not where they can get you, they can be mildly
exciting.
> We've had storms  as long as I can remember.  I don't know what it would
be
> like to be in an area that doesn't have them.  You probably get other
things
> though.  Smile.
>
> Vicki
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cecily Ballenger" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Electrically speaking
>
>
> > Coffee and doughnuts or bagels and cream cheese sounds good to me.  I'm
> not
> > normally an early riser, but today I was.  Glad, Vickie that you obeyed
> God
> > and didn't go out in the storm.  I don't know what I would edo in a
storm
> > like that as I've never lived anywhere where there were storms such as
> what
> > you described.  I hate even a little thunder and lightning.  Don't like
to
> > be out in it at all.  Take care.
> >
> > Cecily
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pat Ferguson
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:09 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Electrically speaking
> >
> > Vicki,
> >
> > I'm ready to have coffee with you and all the other early risers. I'll
> even
> > get up early just to have coffee with you all. lol. I'll bring the
> > pasteries. lol. Woops! The bakery doesn't open until seven. lol.
> >
> > I'll still bring them. lol.
> >
> > I just love my morning coffee and a roll. lol.
> >
> > Many lovings and squeezings for you all.
> >
> > Love and Blessings,
> > Pat Ferguson
> >
> >
> > At 06:53 AM 6/29/04, you wrote:
> > >Thanks Helen.  You know, I don't know if I'd really have had time to
> think
> > >about it, and not obey.  God was just so good as to have taken care of
> me.
> > >Smile.
> > >
> > >Wish you were over here and we could have coffee together this a.m.  We
> > >could include other early risers too, like Charlie, and whoever, and
we'd
> > >have an echurch coffee.  Smile.  Of course we'd serve tea too and maybe
> > some
> > >pastries.
> > >
> > >Blessings,
> > >Vicki
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Helen" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:38 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Electrically speaking
> > >
> > >
> > > > Good morning, Vicki and Everyone,
> > > >
> > > > Vicki, that is a great testimony to obedience.  So glad you and Rory
> are
> > >safe!
> > > > Isn't the Lord wonderful in keeping His promises to us?
> > > >
> > > > Helen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Earlier, Vicki and The Rors wrote:
> > > > >I don't recall having so many night storms as we have had in the
last
> > few
> > > > >years. This particular night, I was jolted awake by a loud clap of
> > >thunder
> > > > >and the ever increasing sound of rain collecting on the roof top.
> > First
> > >it
> > > > >tapped on the roof gently but incessantly.   Then it opened up to a
> > >steady
> > > > >drone, and quickly grew in to a deluge, pounding the roof with a
loud
> > >roar
> > > > >and drenching everything in its path.  I wondered by the size of
the
> > > > >droplets if it was going to turn in to hale and wreak havoc on the
> > >beautiful
> > > > >flowers on my patio and the large produce garden next door.  .
Rory,
> > my
> > > > >5-year-old Yellow Labrador who has taken a sound dislike to the
noisy
> > > > >thunder was restless.  I knew he didn't like the sudden
interruption
> to
> > >his
> > > > >sleep anymore than I did.  I thought, however, that he might really
> > need
> > >to
> > > > >go outside to relieve himself, as he kept insisting on prancing
back
> > and
> > > > >forth to the door.  I didn't relish the thought of going out, but
The
> > >rain
> > > > >began to let up, and I thought we could manage to slip out, take
care
> > of
> > > > >business and get back inside quickly while there appeared to be a
> lull
> > in
> > > > >the action.  So I dressed, after a fashion, and took the leash from
> > it's
> > > > >standard abode, fastened it to Rory's collar and placed my hand on
> the
> > >door
> > > > >knob.  Just that second, the words, "don't go out there," went
> through
> > my
> > > > >mind.  Then,  the next words more powerfully spoken, "do not go out
> > >there."
> > > > >Instantly there was a loud clap of thunder with a crack to it.  I
> knew
> > by
> > > > >that sound that the lightning was close.  and I had that Erie
> physical
> > > > >feeling that happens when an electrical storm has just dumped a
bunch
> > of
> > > > >current in to the air.  I stood there shaking from my sandled feet
to
> > the
> > > > >top of my head, knowing that God in his infinite wisdom had just
> placed
> > >his
> > > > >protective hand over the two of us.  The storm continued to rage,
> > >however, I
> > > > >found myself focusing away from the storm and onto those words
still
> > >ringing
> > > > >in my spirit.  I was afraid.  No longer of the storm, but I feared
> > > > >disobeying that protective covering I was now so keenly aware of.
> > Whether
> > > > >those words were spoken in to my spirit and echoed through my mind,
> or
> > > > >whether there was a real audible voice, I'm not sure.  It really
> > doesn't
> > > > >matter.  The results were the same.  My shaking hand released from
> the
> > >door
> > > > >knob, I put the leash back in its place, and person and beast
> returned
> > to
> > > > >their beds with the continuing steady pitter patter of rain drops
on
> > the
> > > > >roof, and the sound of thunder fading in to the distance..  Both of
> us
> > > > >settled down to finish our rest for the night knowing that the
> Creator
> > >God
> > > > >still cares for his creatures, wondering if a healthy dose of fear
of
> > > > >disobeying the Lord in any way might not be good for all of us .
> >
>