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Blogging Driving History Nature Travel

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Welcome back to #TravelThursday. Earlier this month a small group of us took a bus trip down south by a little over 100 miles to southeastern Hendry County. We visited the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and their annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration on their exterior grounds across the street from the Museum. They are located on the Big Cypress Reservation about 18 miles north of the Alligator Alley portion of I-75 (exit 49). They are owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe Of Florida. It was my first-ever visit to the Museum and local area.

This is one of those hidden gems in South Florida that I really didn’t know anything about until our Sebring Historical Society announced it as an upcoming bus trip that I promoted during the month of October on our Facebook page (which I’m the Administrator of).

There were a lot of singing and dancing performances – and food and merchandise vendors at the Celebration. The Museum (inside) was modern and fascinating. As I slowly walked through it – I was getting educated on the history of the local area and the Seminole Tribe Of Florida. I was also dreaming of how our own Museum (present and potential future location) could incorporate a lot of what I was seeing presented there. I also walked the mile-long elevated boardwalk behind the Museum. It loops around a 60-acre natural cypress dome.

We spent 4½ hours at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki. With the 2-hour bus trip each way – it was a fun 8½-hour day with my museum friends and fellow history fans. Our next fun bus trip is a little over 2 weeks away – to historic downtown Bartow Florida in Polk County (our neighbor to the north).

Next #TravelThursday – I’m in Texas. Let’s keep traveling together.

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Blogging Christian God Ministry Music Radio

My Top 10 Hits – Week 404

Every Monday (this week on a Tuesday) I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back over 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday November 10TH 2024 – the 404TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW LW WKS SONG TITLE ARTIST / SITE
1 1 8 Worship Through It
[3RD week @ # 1]		 Tasha Layton Ft. Chris Brown
2 4 4 Place In This World for King + Country Ft. Michael W. Smith
3 3 13 Do It Again Steven Curtis Chapman
4 5 3 Somebody Prayed Crowder
5 2 12 Up + Up Colton Dixon
6 7 6 Love’s Got A Way Andrew Ripp
7 6 9 That’s Who I Praise Brandon Lake
8 8 4 If I Got Jesus Ben Fuller
9 9 2 Let It Begin Big Daddy Weave
10 – 1 I Got You Danny Gokey

# 1 This Week In:
2023 – “I Thank God” – Housefires Ft. JWLKRS Worship
2022 – “Ain’t Nobody” – Cody Carnes
2021 – “Promised Land” – TobyMac
2020 – “No Hold On Me” – Matty Mullins
2019 – “Fear No More” – Building 429
2018 – “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns
2017 – “Different” – Micah Tyler

FOR KING + COUNTRY – They are 1 of 2 artists (the other is Tauren Wells) who have had more hits on my chart than any other artist without ever reaching # 1. Both artists are tied with 11 hits. But – for King + Country may end that streak very soon (maybe next week ?) with their redux of “Place In This World” with Michael W. Smith. It’s up 2 notches this week to # 2 !

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends !  May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Blogging Career Holidays Military

Honoring My Fellow Veterans

It’s the 11TH day of the 11TH month – Veterans Day here in the U.S.A.

I was employed by the United States Air Force for almost 40 years – going back to when I first signed on the dotted line of the delayed enlistment program near the start of my senior year in high school in 1984. I was hesitant in joining the military way back then, but it all turned out just right, and it became my career – both military and civilian. I’m enjoying retirement now.

To my fellow Veterans – this is our day. From one Veteran to all of you – I thank you for serving your nation, so that we may be free indeed.

Veterans – Get the help that you need at VA.GOV.

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Bible Blogging Christian Church God Ministry Scripture

Sunday Scripture

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday November 10TH 2024, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

This past Tuesday night at our biweekly Men’s Fellowship at my home church we enjoyed great conversation, delicious food, and nourishment for the soul via God’s Word in Titus 3:1-6:

Do What Is Good

Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient – always ready to do what is good. They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead – they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.

Once – we too were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

But – when God our Savior revealed His kindness and love – He saved us – not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins – giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

18 years and 3 months into my fantastic journey – I still need that reminder. Living in this world we must not be of this world – where disobedience, slander, quarrels, harshness, arrogance, foolishness, lust, pleasures, evil, envy, and hate thrives. And in the 3RD paragraph above (Titus 3:4-6) – God’s Word reveals what He did for me on that 3RD week of August of 2006.

My testimony is featured each week here on #SundayScripture – whether it’s part of a sermon, a testimony, or just me writing about the events of the past week. Hopefully it encourages you and inspires you to seek the Lord – and get closer to Him with each new day.

If you wish to learn more about the God I know – then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.

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