A Ruby Tuesday We Did NOT Want To See!

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the little red car decided to give bernie a little trouble, not along the way to my beloved mantioba but right as soon as we entered!



we had treated her to sweet smelling yellow canola fields and the luxury of driving on flat as flat highways to rivers where the goldens had lived for several years and to wheatland where sonny[reg] http://mydunnvillegarden.blogspot.com/ and his sikora sisters and brothers had grown up.
we even let that ungrateful little red car have the comfort of the sisterhood traveling scarf hugging her neck, making her look like a real dude of a car!


oh and how nice was it of me to take this picture of her, bernie and the fire truck that dad golden used to drive..how nice was THAT?


and then take her back to brandon, the city of pretty lights and great baskets of red and pink flowers!


the little red car was even welcomed into this homey campsite,


where bernie washed the prairie dust off of her and...


and satisfied her appetite with delicious cool, clear oil! bernie's skillful fingers checked out the little red car's tonsils....


and pleased that all was well, shut the hood with satisfaction.


and then!
the little red car decided to get very stubborn.
she was stalling at every red light and had to be restarted and so into the clinic we had to take her!
the big Canadian tire clinic,

where poor old bernie fellow[as mrs.mac calls him] was placed into a waiting room to wait for the results..
all i can say is that if it were not for the lord's guiding us to an honest mechanic,
that little red car would surely be turning back home and taking bernie and i, our camping supplies, our computers and our cameras right straight back home ... home and broke!


oh sure little red riding hood[as amrita calls her] glint with pride all you want to because if you don't tow the line the rest of the trip, we will surely be coming back next year using the big blue sunday school van and leave you behind with your cousin rachel babysitting you!...you will not be broke but you will be GROUNDED!
happy ruby tuesday everyone ...love from terry from the golden prairies...my beloved manitoba.

Happy Birthday Pilgrim!

tomorrow it is david fisher's birthday and he will be 65!
oops! a little birdie told me this and i was not suppose to tell!

well i had to put this is a little early as the little red car will be taking bernie and i for a ride at four in the morning..

here below is david's testimony. i have had it in here before but it is well worth the repeating!



david says.

50 Years in God's Family

On April 6th, 2002 I celebrated 50 years as a child of God. A half century in God's family. Five decades of knowing Christ as my Savior and Friend. I'd say "Savior and Lord" but He hasn't always been Lord, in my life, sad to say. I can well remember the Sunday morning as a 6-year-old boy when my mother explained God's love to me. We knelt and prayed at the kitchen table and I became a young follower of Jesus. Did I completely understand the decision I'd made? No, but the Holy Spirit did His work and I realized that God had given His Son as a sacrifice for my sin. The pilgrimage hasn't always been easy. The road has had its bumps and detours along the way. But God has been faithful! He has been there each step of the way!

In the midst of life's storms He has been my anchor, my refuge, my lighthouse. A favorite scripture verse has been, "The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms." (Deuteronomy 33:27) As I look back over 50 years, I'm grateful for the godly influence of Christian parents who led the way.

Even as a boy, the Lord used Christian radio programs like Billy Graham's Hour of Decision and the Back to the Bible Broadcast to encourage me on my journey. Christian visionaries from the past like George Muller and J. Hudson Taylor taught me faith principles that would shape my life. Missionaries like Isobel Kuhn and Jim and Elisabeth Elliot impacted my life through their writings. God has blessed me over the years with faithful Christian friends who stood by me during the good times and the bad.

Looking back, I'm a blessed man. God has lavished His love on me through His Son, Jesus Christ, and allowed me to share His love with a hurting, lost world. Thank you, Father, for reaching down and saving me so many years ago. May my life make a difference in the remaining years that You give me. Thank you! Amen!

you can find david fisher at, http://pilgrimscribblings.blogspot.com/ and also at pilgrim pals, http://pilgrimpals.blogspot.com

Bernie and i hope that you have a happy day and a happy birthday david! We love you!....love bernie and terry