Mother of Gooses

John 3: 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." Have you heard that verse before? I have known it from a very young age, along with Genesis 1: 1. More on that later; today, we are talking about John 3: 16 and what it means for us. Okay, first line: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son... Pause. Let's break this down, shall we? In simple words, he loves us. A lot. And he sent his only son down to earth to die for a race of creatures that kill, steal, lie, and commit atrocities I'm not willing to name. He loves us a lot.  And, remember, Jesus came willingly; it wasn't a, "You have to do this or else." Jesus wanted to come down to a manger, live as a man and die for us. Continue. ...that whosoever believes in him shall not perish... Pause.  Jesus came down to us to be beaten, spat upon and then die on a cross, which is one of the

  The violin  The case Hello, hello. It's me, Mother of Gooses, and today we are talking about violins. You know, those instruments that are very, very easy to make horrible noises on? And, if you're any good, beautiful noises? Yeah, those ones.  The violin is is in the stringed instrument family (of course) and, more specifically, the bowed instrument family.  Other instruments in the bowed instrument family are the viola, cello, double bass and octobass. The violin is the most high pitched of these instruments and it's also very easy to break. How do I know? Well, let's see.  If I tune it using the pegs instead of the fine tuners, the strings break.  A short time ago, I opened my case and the E string was broken. Why? I don't know.  So I changed my E string.  As I'm tightening my E string, it breaks. Great. So I figured I'll tune my G, D and A string. And, I'll even be smart and use the fine tuners! So as I'm using my fine tuners, the bridge flies

 Hello, hello, friends. I am a Mother of Gooses, and today we are looking at the hymn, Great Is Thy Faithfulness. Written by Thomas O. Chisholm in 1923, it is one of the most beautiful hymns in the world, and a very good reminder that, even in these war-torn times, God is with us and takes care of our problems, no matter how big they are. If you don't know how the tune goes, find Carrie Underwood's version on YouTube. She sang a duet with CeCe Winans, and she did a good job. Now, on with the show! Verse 1 Great is thy faithfulness, Oh God my father. There is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not,  Thy compassions, they fail not. As thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. Chorus Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning  New mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, onto me. Verse 2 Summer and winter, Springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars, In their courses above, Join with all nature

  Introduction  Do you love chocolate? How about peanut butter?  I love both, so one day, I decided to just make a recipe up and put it on a cake; it was quite tasty, and I enjoyed it a lot. It isn't foolproof, (nothing really is, I can mess up anything) but it is fairly simple, if you follow instructions. Now, as I have nothing else to add, on with the show!     The Recipe 1 cup room temperature butter 1/2 of a cup of cocoa powder 1 tsp of salt  2 cups of sugar 1/2 a cup of milk 1/3 of a cup of peanut butter Melt a 1/2 cup of the butter over medium heat, then add the cocoa powder. Stir occasionally, until there are several bubbles. (This is called blooming. Blooming cocoa powder in a fat gives your food a more chocolatey flavor) After there are bubbles, put aside. It's best to do this at least twenty minutes in advance, so that it can cool before you add it to your butter/sugar mixture. While your bloomed cocoa powder cools, cream the rest of your butter in a

The trees The stream  Introduction Hello, hello. I am Mother of Gooses, and today we are looking at the hymn, He Leadeth Me. Written by Joseph Henry Gilmore, it is one of the most beautiful hymns in the world; if you don't know the tune, I'm afraid I can't recommend a good singer. No one does what I call a good job.* But if you don't care about words, and only want the tune, go find Jonathan Anderson, a violinist. He does a wonderful job.           The Lyrics  Verse 1  He leadeth me, oh blessed thought, Oh words with heavenly comfort fraught. Whatever I do, wherever I be, still 'tis God's hand That leadeth me. Chorus He leadeth me, He leadeth me, By His own hand He leadeth me. His faithful follower I would be, For by His hand He leadeth me. Verse 2 Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes were Eden's flowers bloom, By waters still, o'er troubled sea,  Still 'tis His hand that leadeth me. Chorus He leadeth me, He leadeth me, 

Other Random Chatty Days: Violins Octobass Saxophones Melodicas   Pitbulls Beagles The Solar Eclipse   Hello, hello! Today is a... Random Chatty Day! Today's subject is about accordions.  Accordions are the root of every instrument joke in comics and movies. Their sound is different, strange, and, if you use it the way I'm thinking you would, really, really bad and screechy. That, and most of them are very brightly colored.  I mean, who wants a red, white and blue accordion? Not me. I want a normal looking one.  Pink!!!!!!!!!! I'm kidding. Anyway... Back to the subject at hand. But, if you use it right, it sounds really cool; pretty even.  Today, I'm just going to ramble about accordions and maybe say something smart about them once in a while. The accordion was invented in 1822 by Friedrich Buschmann, who lived in Germany.  I like accordions because they are instruments. If you know me, you know that I love all of the instruments, saxophones and bagpipes included.  Som