tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92000850262046024862011-10-12T07:19:37.326-06:00Random thoughts and observations from a Jesus-loving woman who has traded big-city life for the hustle and bustle of a town of 1800 people in North Central Montana.Amy M. Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160017018878941693noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200085026204602486.post-66267518183349829552011-01-13T22:59:00.000-07:002011-01-13T22:59:18.285-07:00

I committed to a Blog-Through-The-Bible project; so though I've kept up reading diligently (Michelle), I haven't written anything about what I'm learning thus far. And I'm really loving the reading! (even if I can't pronounce all the names). This is one reason I'm thinking of creating an entirely new blog. This one was created for "this and that". And it was created under my OLD sign-in name;

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For those of you who may have happened on Observations From the Ether in the last 10 weeks or so, I've been a bit busy. Observations From the Ether has temporarily moved to www.caringbridge.org/visit/richardfry My wonderful husband Richard was hit by a car while riding his custom Harley on July 10, 2010 at 4:38pm on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. Last night, September 17th, was the FIRST

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He came on the first day of Spring.  Saturday, March 20, 2010.  He sat up in this tree next door to our house, right in town, for two+ hours that I know of. We spotted him at about 8:30am and I took pictures until 10:45.  I have no idea how long he'd been there before we saw him. He was completely unconcerned with cars driving down the street, dogs barking, or the nutty woman from next door,

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Today, as we celebrate His triumphal entry, we know, as He knew, what lay in store for Him in the coming week. I'd like to say Thank You, Jesus. Thank You for loving Your Father, and me, enough to do His will, and to hang on that cross for me. I am awed. I am humbled. I am undeserving.I look forward to next Sunday when we rise to celebrate Your Victory over the grave. Praise You

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If you're a daughter or a dad with a daughter, you're gonna cry...no matter how old said daughter is.Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com

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As Little League season is getting ready to begin in April here in Montana, I am reminded of the hours (DAYS) I spent at various fields cheering for my oldest son and his team as they became, 'the boys of summer'. Josh began T-Ball the very first year it was possible for him to join. We were living in Flagstaff, AZ at the time, and he was going to turn 5 at the end of April, and he loved nothing

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My Lord. Sunrises. The Love for My Family.Music. Laughter. My Husband. Good Coffee.Books.Mountains Outside My Windows. Birds Singing. Pine Tree Smells. Forgiveness.Fields of Alfalfa Blooming their Beautiful, if brief, Blooms. Open Roads to Travel in My Car, Singing At the Top of My Lungs. Working in my Rather Pathetic West-facing Flower Garden. Smell of Peonies (East side). Good Friends, Old and

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When a loved one dies, we are sad. Whether a sudden death from a stroke, heart attack, aneurysm, car accident, or from a lingering illness, there is sadness. And there is a grieving process: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. FINALLY, there will be Acceptance. Because, when a loved one dies from one of these things, whether sudden or drawn-out, there is a REASON! A reason we

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Twenty Two Days and counting. On Friday, January 22, my daughter-in-law began early labor. She was 7 weeks early but with no neonatal care unit at their hospital, it was crucial she be quiet and rest as much as possible to keep our new granddaughter inside for at least 3 more weeks. My son called that afternoon and asked if I could come. 8 hours east, by train or car; into western North

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"No, we can't watch that show." I said to the 4 yr-old. "It's not for kids.""Why?" she asked me seriously."Because, it's not for KIDS.""But WHY?" a bit more forcefully this time."Because it's NOT for KIDS and YOU are a KID!" - ok, I was a bit more forceful too."Well, then is it for FIVE kids?" she asked me.GOOD GRIEF!

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I've recently discovered something. I mean, I thought I knew it, but I didn't know it down deep until now. God worked it out so younger people should have and take care of babies/toddlers/school-aged children! OK, so I had my second child at age 36. However, his older brother was 7 years older so it was sort of like having two only children. I had a LOT of time with the first one and a

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This is a beautiful song, and a beautiful video.Kudos to Carrie for writing about the Important Things

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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

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I haven't posted anything in a really long time. My brother-in-law Tim, found my blog yesterday and I decided to reread some things I'd written and think about whether or not to continue.I do want to continue, so here I am with a random blog post.Want to wish anyone who is reading this a very Merry, Blessed Christmas. Please remember my favorite line in any Christmas song: "Word of The Father,

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Third Day and Brandon Heath perform Rich Mullins "Creed" in the studio from Garrett Viggers on Vimeo.I wish to thank everyone concerned for this vimeo being on my blog.

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Ok. Follow me here. This is goofy. About 2 weeks ago, my mom went online to a certain well-known store (with a Red Bullseye logo) and purchased ONE Hamilton-Beach Red & Chrome Coffee Maker for me for my birthday. When she got it, there were 2 boxes with THREE HB Red & Chrome Coffee Makers. ONE packing slip/ONE order number. The store had sent her three identical coffee makers. Wanting to

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I've been in much discussion lately with my two boys. Two "boys" who are now young men. And it occurs to me how much different it is parenting young adults vs parenting young children or even teens.The older one is 26 years old. He married a woman with two adorable children a few years ago. They now have a 17 month-old together and another one due in March. This "boy" of mine is a police officer

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Fear is Not of God! Fear is the Opposite of Faith! I must remember these things, now and always. I am in a waiting period. Waiting for another test next Monday the 17th, to determine if a "procedure" will be necessary, which will then determine whether more extensive medical treatment is indicated. This is a time of waiting, of testing my patience. I feel like I'm failing this test! A) I

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Isn't it wonderful when you see old friends that you haven't see in a long time and they look at you and say, "You haven't changed a bit!"? When you know you look older, heavier, and different from the last time they saw you?That's happened to me twice now this summer. Once in Phoenix in June, and once today here in Rochester. Now in June, the woman I had lunch with I hadn't seen in THIRTY FIVE

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I was WRONG! And in this instance I LOVE being wrong! Miss Isabelle has let her very sore and swollen cheek slow her down not one iota. She was drinking juice 3 minutes after she woke up; eating crackers about 5 minutes after that. It is sore, and @ about 3.5 hours, we can tell she's starting to hurt, so every 4 hrs. she's getting the tylenol with codeine. THAT hasn't slowed her down at all

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Isabelle is 15 months old. I've known her since the moment she was born and I love her intensely. When she was 2 months old, her parents noticed a bump in her right cheek. They took her in to their doc and he ordered a CT scan. He said it was a Hemangioma, a tumor consisting of a group of extra blood vessels built up in her cheek. It wasn't immediately obvious (as in discoloration) from the

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Today is my parents 61st wedding anniversary. Is still present tense if one of the partners is deceased? For my mother it is. My father passed away 11 years ago, this October 21st. I miss him. My mother misses him more. He was her partner for 50 years and 4 months when he died. Mom told me this morning she can hardly believe that 61 years ago today they got married. She said she hardly feels

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Our Destiny is to be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference, as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life, mercy, and grace.You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been battered and bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.If we claim to

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8Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for MY strength is made perfect in weakness."2Corinthians 8-9. NKJVThe Lord said "No" to Paul. He did not take 'this thing' away from him. And in the Garden, He said "No" to His Son as well, when He asked His Father to "take this cup from Me."It strongly

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7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.” Titus 2:7-8 NIVThere have been some things going on in my life of late; and people have been surprising me... and letting me down. People I've greatly

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