What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

That looks great! I like the color. Will you use a dark shade of grout?

 

I'll use the thinset as grout. A little lighter than the dry slate.

 

Argh, I ate too much for supper, went for a run and could only walk, came back had ice cream and that really didn't help.
Was 90ºF but ripping out/cutting up some 60 year old spreading junipers that have begun growing over the sidewalk along the street commenced this morning.
Got one and a half done of 5. . Not bad considering they are about ten feet tall and about 25 feet wide. Work a little, rest a little.
Hand pruning saw and some giant loppers. No way to get a chain saw in there until I get all the branches cut off the "main part'.
Half a trash bag of dunkin donut cups, plastic bags, energy drink cans and nip bottles.

 

Curbside litter he found in the juniper shrubs.

 

Grouting will take care of the differences and I know it will look fantastic when you are finished with it.

 

I'm looking forward to setting these in place.

 

Oooh, that slate will look nice and you can't beat having a neighbor that supplies wood for future burning

 

And he has a big tractor to hopefully help move the pieces.

 

Roadside trash. These bushes are old and twisted from Winter damage ( broken and healed branches).
You couldn't get in there to pull the trash out and besides, you couldn't see it.

 

4"x4" slate tiles will be unique.

 

Nope!

That's most days for me...most, not all...but you'll have that anywhere so...
I pulled a play from buZZsaw BRAD 's playbook too...I don't want to expand my stacks at home any further so all the wood I have cut this summer at work (a bunch of dead/down Ash trees in the woods at work, and now this boxelder too) I have been just stacking it in the woods on my employers property...I'm sure I have more than a years worth of wood cut already...just needs hauled home and split/stacked...might have to start selling some wood...

 

MATURING SPIRITUALLY

Carpools. Homework. Sports. Dance lessons. Our day is crammed with activities as we strive to meet the demands of parenting. But sometimes in all this activity we lose sight of the most important ingredient for godly parenting — nurturing our relationship with the living God. Are you growing spiritually, or have you let everyday activities crowd out time for God? The greatest gift we can give our kids is the example of a deep relationship with God and a desire to know His truth. The "solid food" of spiritual maturity will overflow into our parenting as we tap into God's wisdom.

Grow in spiritual maturity by making it a priority to spend time with God.

Scripture
In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
Hebrews 5:12‭-‬14 NIV

 

Very very impressive. Love projects like that. I miss doing them. Enjoy the make over.

 

I especially like the grill!

 

Be Wise with Your Words
By Rick Warren — 09/05/2020


“The tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A great forest can be set on fire by one tiny spark. And the tongue . . . can turn our whole lives into a blazing flame of destruction and disaster.”

James 3:5-6 (TLB)

When we lack self-control, we’re vulnerable to all kinds of problems.

Anything out of control in your life can harm other people and damage your close relationships. Uncontrolled anger, lust, addiction, spending, drinking, or ambition can create enormous problems.

But the greatest destroyer of relationships is an uncontrolled tongue.

I read once that the average person has about 30 conversations a day. That was before the pandemic quarantine. But if it’s true, that would mean we spend around one-fifth of our lives talking.

At some point, your mouth will probably get you into trouble. The odds are against you!

James compares the tongue to a tiny spark because that’s all that is needed to create a great forest fire. A careless word can ignite your relationships and make them all go up in smoke.

Have you ever met a verbal arsonist?

Their words are dangerous. They use words of discouragement, disappointment, accusation, criticism, sarcasm, condemnation, or attack—the list is endless.

Gossip is especially destructive because it spreads like an airborne virus. Careless words have destroyed careers, friendships, and families.

Instead of heading in a destructive direction, you can choose to use your words to build others up. Catch people doing something right and tell them about it. Affirm their character when they make difficult decisions. Lift them up with words of encouragement.

Building others up with your words isn’t difficult, but in our world, it is uncommon.

You reflect God’s glory in a dark world when you control your mouth and build others up

 

It actually felt like fall here this morning. Not terribly hot and had a cool breeze. Definitely felt like fall to me. Leaves are starting to change ever so slightly and the first leaves are dropping. It's only 84 right now and forcast to only be in the 80s the next week! A lot better than the high we had Thursday of 97.

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