Merry Christmas Hopper and Family. You inspire me in so many ways. I too have been having health related issues and have for quite some time. Covid nearly wiped me out for good recently. I need to get back out in the shop and work on some saws. Youve inspired me to drag my carcass out there and get some things done. I got me a nice stool / chair to plop onto while im doin bench work. I need to address the you tube world about where i been and what projects I am going to be doing in the near future. Get well and have a marry christmas
Hi Hopper! just bought a 621 jonsered, good runner with minimal wear and tear ,can't wait to give it a run ! By the way the 444 had no compression so took barrel of and there was no ring on piston so if you send me your mailing address I can send it over ! Dono what it will cost but hopefully you can fix 👍
Quote from New Life newsletter: Attention He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good, and blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord. Proverbs 16:20 Think for a few moments about all the things that are right with your life. Rather than complaining so much about the problems and difficulties, spend some time appreciating all those things for which you can be thankful. Whatever you focus your attention upon will grow and become more influential. Focus that attention on the good and valuable and positive aspects of your life. Rather than defining yourself and coloring your perspective based on what’s going wrong in your life, think in terms of what’s going right. Instead of keeping your thoughts buried in your limitations, allow those thoughts to soar into your best possibilities. Instead of worrying about the worst that could happen, put your attention and your efforts into creating the best that is possible. The place where your attention is most often focused is the place you’re surely and steadily moving toward. Focus your attention, as often as you can, on the best you can imagine. Keep looking in that direction, keep heading in that direction, and you’ll most certainly get there. Father in heaven, there is no shortage for options to place our focus on. The question remains what should we focus on? Help us to see the many blessings we have, the things that are going right, instead of focusing on the negative. To choose to give our attention to what we want to grow in our lives instead of ruminating on what we wish was different. In Jesus name, AMEN! Attention is a limited resource, so pay attention to where you pay attention.
Quote from New Life newsletter: Leave it Better But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13 Leave each place you go better than you found it. Leave each person you encounter better off for having seen you. Leave each circumstance you experience better as a result of your involvement. Make each day better because of how you’ve lived it. Tread lovingly, considerately and gratefully along the path of your life, and you’ll find that path leading continually upward as a result. Give of yourself at every opportunity, and those opportunities will become increasingly meaningful. Every self-centered pursuit will eventually grow tiresome and empty. The more you expand your thoughts, your efforts and your focus beyond yourself, the more fulfilling each moment will be. Spend time and energy in the service of things bigger than yourself. Father in heaven, as we go from place to place and interact with person after person, help us to leave them better than before. Help our words to be seasoned with salt. We want to be encouragers and to shine the hope that comes from You to all we come into contact with, no matter how brief it may be. We want to make a lasting difference in people’s lives today. In Jesus name, AMEN! Always leave things better than you found them…especially people.
Quote from New Life newsletter: Even If …Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5 Even if the previous five thousand days have pushed you backwards, you can still move forward today. Even when your resources have been depleted and your options have been exhausted, there is still a way to move ahead. Never, ever give up, for even in the darkest night there is always, somewhere, a source of light. Even in the most difficult situation there is always, somehow, a way to triumph. Though troubles come rolling in unexpectedly on a regular basis, life is, unquestionably, very much worth living. Amid the pain, the frustration, the disappointment, there is yet something of unfathomable value and beauty in the experience. Live every day in awe of the fact that you’re alive. Never forget what a priceless, miraculous gift you’ve been given. The ups and downs of life pale in comparison to the magnitude of the blessing that is life itself. Remember who you are, and who’s you are, and why you are. Even though the going sometimes gets rough, it is a blessed experience which has no equal. Father in heaven, we thank You today that You are the God of even if! Even if things aren’t going our way. Even if things are hard at work or at home. Even if we are walking through the valley of the shadow of death. You are with us! Help us through whatever ups or downs we may be experiencing today, to live grateful that You are with us and are greater than anything we face. In Jesus name, AMEN! Without dark clouds in our lives, we would never know the joy of sunshine.
