Tuesday 4

   Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 hosted by Annie ♥

♫Summer time and the living is easy says the song.  So how is summer going for you? Let's talk about it.....

1. How has summer been so far?  Has it been easy or hard or are things moving along as usual?  Is the weather getting you down or are you enjoying it so far?

So far it's been HOT!

That's how it is, after all, it's summertime!

It hasn't been hard, and it really hasn't been easy either. The heat keeps me inside, which I enjoy, but I enjoy sitting outside too.  We just have to take what comes our way and deal with it.

2. What have you been doing this summer?   Even the little mundane things count.

Mundane, that made me smile!  Because of health issues most of what I do is mundane.  But you are so right, they do count and they make my life pleasant.

3. What are you going to do?   Any plans? What interests you this summer?

Nothing to speak of on our agenda,

we'll just live day by day as the Lord provides.

4. It's been hot in most of the country How are you weathering the heat ?  What are your ideas for staying cool in the hottest weather of summer.

The heat is keeping me from sitting outside and I hate that.  For me, the best idea to beat the heat is to stay inside under the a/c with a tall glass of ice tea.

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Summertime always brings memories of this funny little song that was popular during my school days! Yep, it's an oldie!♥

It's summertime summertime sum sum summertidme
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime summertime...

Well shut them books and throw 'em away
And say goodbye to dull school days
Look alive and change your ways
It's summertime...

Well no more studying history
And no more reading geography
And no more dull geometry
Because it's summertime

(Chorus)
It's time to head straight for them hills
It's time to live and have some thrills
Come along and have a ball
A regular free-for-all

Well are you comin' or are you ain't
You slow poke are my one complaint
Hurry up before I faint
It's summertime

Well I'm so happy that I could flip
Oh how I'd love to take a trip
I'm sorry teacher but zip your lip
Because it's summertime

(Chorus)
Well we'll go swimmin' every day
No time to work just time to play
If your folks complain just say
"It's summertime"

And every night we'll have a dance
Cause what's a vacation without romance
Oh man this jive gets me in a trance
Because it's summertime

Chorus
It's summertime

It's summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime
Summertime

It's summertime

You can listen to this fun song, just click HERE !

Blessings to All

Until Next Time

 I haven't forgot that it's Monday and time for coffee (or a cup of tea) chatting, instead I'm sharing an article that touched my heart - when we sing the words, "Our God is an awesome God" it's so true.

The name Yahweh comes from the Hebrew word for “I am.” When God met Moses at the burning bush and commanded him to go back to Egypt and lead the people out, Moses asked who he should say has sent him. “God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.’ And he said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “I am has sent me to you.”’ God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “The LORD [YHWH], the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.” This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations’” Exodus 3:14-15.

YHWH

There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH.

Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because we have a preference for vowels.

But scholars and Rabi’s have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds, or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without intervening vowels, it actually sounds like breathing.

YH (inhale): WH (exhale).

So a baby’s first cry, his first breath, speaks the name of God.

A deep sigh calls His name – or a groan or gasp that is too heavy for mere words.

Even an atheist would speak His name, unaware that their very breath is giving constant acknowledgment to God.

Likewise, a person leaves this earth with their last breath, when God’s name is no longer filing their lungs.

So when I can’t utter anything else, is my cry calling out His name?

Being alive means I speak His name constantly.

So, is it heard the loudest when I’m the quietest?

In sadness, we breathe heavy sighs.

In joy, our lungs feel almost like they will burst.

In fear we hold our breath and have to be told to breathe slowly to help us calm down.

When we’re about to do something hard, we take a deep breath to find our courage.

When I think about it, breathing is giving him praise. Even in the hardest moments!

This is so beautiful and fills me with emotion every time I grasp the thought. God chose to give himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment we’re alive.

All of us, always, everywhere.

Waking, sleeping, breathing, with the name of God on our lips.

- Unknown Author

As I was reading this, I was reminded of my time in rehab. They were teaching me how to breathe properly to raise my oxygen levels. The technique was simple yet powerful: “Breathe in deeply—smell the roses. Exhale slowly—blow out the candles.” It’s a well-known breathing exercise that I practice daily.

Smell the roses. Blow out the candles.

Now I'm  led to shift this routine.

As I breathe in, I say "YaH", and as I exhale, I whisper "WeH."

Yahweh—the very breath of life.

In Him, we live and move and have our being.

Blessings to All

Until Next Time

Mary