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THINGS

I was reading How to be a World Class Christian by Paul Borthwick. He quotes the following written by Scott Wesley Brown. It puts "things" in perspective.

Perhaps you heard Julio Diaz tell his story on National Public Radio (on the feature "Story Corps"). If not, read Matthew 5:38 and following, then click the following link--you will be blessed, challenged and convicted. I promise!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89164759

Labels: Take my Coat, too.

DO DRYER BALLS WORK?

Several months ago we bought two dryer balls at Walmart. The idea was that we would save on the cost and bother of using fabric softener. Just put the balls in the dryer with the wet laundry and the clothes would come out static free.
Well after a couple of months, one of the balls ripped in half. We sent it back to the manufacturer, and they eventually sent us two more (they come in sets of two)--so that is why we have 3. But even with three, certain things like towels are not as soft as with fabric softener. Otherwise, the clothes DO come out static-free (unless a pair or two of pantyhose get included in the dryer, then the is some static!) The balls make a fairly loud noise in the dryer, especially at the start of the dry cycle.
Verdict: The balls do work as advertised--there is no static, thus you can save on fabric softener, and there is therefore a tad less pollution in the waste water stream. If you like soft towels and socks, you will still use softener, but less than normal, if you don't use it in some loads. That, however will lengthen the time for your $9-10 investment in the balls to be paid off. The balls will not last forever. One of ours ripped, and the others are showing signs of wear and they are becoming less supple than when they were new. For sure, the balls are easier to use--but you may lose them temporarily when you remove the clothes from the dryer. I say they are moderately useful.

Labels: Product Review: Dryer Balls

2008 Favorite Ten Hymns of Calvary Baptist Church

#1 Amazing Grace
#2 How Great Thou Art
#3 In Christ Alone--introduced to CBC only within the last year
#4 Complete in Thee--also new, since summer I think
#4 Be thou My Vision--written in the 8th century!
#6 It is Well With MY Soul
#6 The Old Rugged Cross
#6 Victory in Jesus
#9 Holy, Holy, Holy
#9 In the Garden (supported as somewhat of a joke)

Pastor Kris does this survey about every 18 months and we take a Sunday night to sing them, along with some stories and scripture related to them. I really enjoy these. And to see two "new" songs break into the top ten (of 186 that received at least one vote) is very significant, too!

For the FIRST TIME EVER (about 30 years), CBA won the traveling trophy for our division in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Fine Arts Festival. Our Choir and Band each won first place, our Readers Theater and Choric reading groups each were second, plus a number of first, second or third places in art, academic testing, science fair, speech and music areas. We have been host school all that time, but others have their names on the trophy--now it is our turn. WELL DONE students!

Our computer at home is now replaced with a buy from the City of Midland auction. $30 bought a 3 or 4 year old HP that seems to work just fine--it came with the necessary software (including an old Norton spyware disk). Now all I need to do is to load all our bookmarks change all the settings to our normal modes, and bring the external hard drive home from school so we have our old documents, etc. Oh--and I need to find the installation disk for our printer. We need the printer. We have REALLY missed not having a computer at home for the past month!!