Divine Appointment

2021-06-06 - Sunday - 10:30 AM - 01:41 PM - Book Report Log - Divine Appointment

Divine Appointment, an autobiography book written by Edna Adam-Simpson (nee Feuerbach), published in 2010 by Gorham Printing, [email protected], printed in Centralia, Washington State, USA. Edna's parents were from Ukraine which reminds me of Andrew Moroz and his family who I met in New York in 2004, they were from Ukraine. Edna grew up in Winnipeg which my dad's dad lived in for a few years in the 1910s and/or it was his dad. But the entire family did pass through as they were going from the Netherlands and eventually making it to California in the United States. Edna went to Bible college just like me. Edna was dating Alfred who was not Batman's butler and was not a cool bodyguard from England; instead, they both were called to India. Originally Alfred wanted to be a missionary in Africa. No dating was allowed. Wait, they were the exception to that rule after asking but only once a month at a good place like The Salvation Army. They lived in Toronto, she was studying to be a nurse. They were part of a missionary group in Chicago. Canada almost didn't allow them to bring in an American car or in other words, private property rights. Edna and Alfred were in India by the 1950s. Over the years, she had seven kids. There was a man walking with no shoes or socks through India and through different countries for many years looking for peace. He went to Muslim and Hindu places. Oh, come to Jesus. Oh no, that is too easy. He walks away never to be seen again. One man had his hands folded for so long his fingernails were growing through his hands or palms. He was deformed. Edna told a story of when she was a kid in school. She hit her teacher with a rubber band. He invited the class to wrestle him. She was the last one standing. She beat him but then had to wash his dishes for a week. Back to the story of Edna and Alfred. She broke up with him and he moved on to date somebody else. One day, she went to his apartment to pretend to check on her bike which was stored in there. She said she was sorry and that they must be destined to be together. He said then let's schedule a date for the wedding. They were in India for years and then returned to Canada and it was tough for her children and one in particular talked about it, she said it was hard as a 14 year old girl to go to high school in Canada. Things were different. She didn't understand things. But things got better and Edna had many children, grand children, great grand children, she dedicated her book to all of them. They moved to California. Vacation in Shelton, Washington where I live now.

Turtles vs Rats

2021-06-06 - Sunday - 10:00 PM - Freedom Log - Hive

I remember getting the movie version of the Power Rangers action figures, it must have been for Christmas or my birthday, they were the action figures that were shiny and sparkling and I might have buried them in the yard or something. Well, all I can say is I've lost them, they're buried treasure you could say.

I think about buying the toys and things I used to have and I still may but my starting point desire is to at least collect photos and such of the things I have so I can at least have that which can be a lot lighter to carry with me if I ever have to pack up everything I own into a single backpack.

On one hand, I'm a pack-rat in collecting things and on the other hand, I like to be light where I could own everything in a backpack like a turtle. I was sort of like that when I was living in Vietnam and at other times in my life as well. I find it a big balancing act between being a pack-rat and being a turtle and I go back and forth between the two. I don't want to be too dependent on my pack-rat things. I want to be flexible enough to be as free as a turtle if need be and whenever I need be and that is always an ongoing goal, that balancing act.

Oh the turtles had a master who was a pack-rat, Splinter as seen in the third movie with all the cool things they had in their new lair. The best of both worlds.