Natural Sleep Remedies

Sleep is imperative,and we are aware of it;but when we think, there it is... it leaves us right where it is.
I think, thinking is not of it(though dreaming is part of it);so, try listening to other thingsand think nothing of the narrative ...
Soon slumber comes, settling.Or, begin a poem like this one is,at four a.m.—too hard to think.Now, here's a remedy! ... riddling.
Or, this is comparative:Sense fingers, toes and eyelashes—one at a time ... and think of it.... When you can't, you'll sleep instead.
But, best of all is when He singswithin your heart a precious hymnor gives a verse on which to thinkand folds His peace beneath your chin.
Copyright (c) 04.16,20.09 - Linda L. Brown
Visit the BIBLE VERSE of the Day; In Touch Daily by Charles Stanley;
Today's Reading in My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers

The Noble-Minded Cross Barriers

Visit the BIBLE VERSE of the Day; In Touch Daily by Charles Stanley;
Today's Reading in My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers
As gleaned from Acts 17:10-12, those who are noble-minded:

• Receive the Word with great eagerness
• Examine the Scriptures daily
• Verify with Scripture what is thought to be true
• As a result, they join in like-faith with other committed believers in Christ, crossing barriers that otherwise may separate people

(To read various translations of the above verses, please visit BibleGateway.com, which provides a Quick Search for many versions.)

Easter Sunrise Service at Mount Rushmore

Click on the Mt. Rushmore plate for an interesting slideshow of the 04.12.09 Easter Sunrise Service held at our great National Memorial.


We attended this beautiful service with a visiting family of four.

The 64th Annual Easter Sunrise Service at Mount Rushmore National Memorial brought a hardy crowd out from cozy homes nestled in the Black Hills. The day being cloudy made the sunrise in visitors' hearts all the more evident, as they helped one another get comfortably settled on blankets spread on cold benches, with umbrellas on standby.

Hymns were sung with contagious enthusiasm by the Sunrise Choir, comprised of volunteers of many area churches. Pastor Chuck Landon presented the sermon, punctuated with his signature gestures and sprinkled with his quick humor, of which the brunt was aimed at himself.
Guest performers, Sheltered Reality, came from 30 plus practice sites in 17 states. Applying their gifted talent to their drums, they provided the prelude, a song from their usual shows, and a special Easter Anthem created for this year's Service.

About Sheltered Reality:
Thirteen years ago, Sheltered Reality began as a project. The Executive Director, Steve Schlosser needed to finish his PhD dissertation, the topic of which was music as a tool for motivational change. Today, through the core beliefs of Sheltered Reality, both members and audiences are reminded that with God, all things are possible. Read more HERE.

Though Choir, Pastors and Sheltered Reality were on stage, the focal point of the Service was the banner, pictured in our slideshow. The Lord Jesus Christ was honored indeed.

The Service closed with the singing of, God Bless America:

God bless America, land that I love!
Stand beside her, and guide her,
through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
to the oceans - white with foam,
God bless America, my home, sweet home!
God bless America, my home, sweet home!