I DIDN'T DO IT.

I didn't do it.

It just happened.

We stepped out

from eating lunch

and there it was.

Big as day. Right

in the middle of

every thing.

Like a miracle.

It might have been

the "big bang". But

if it had, we would

have heard it.

More than likely it is proof of evolution.

It started off as a truck and evolved into a LPC. (Lady's Personal

Carrier.) No thought. No designer. It just happened. You know,

forces working together indiscriminately producing stuff.

Simple stuff like mankind, birds, trees and snails. All just an accident.

Mam. That's not a slam at you. You put a lot of thought into that

truck and made it something you are proud of. My slam is at those

bloated big heads that don't want to acknowledge God. Just used

your truck as an example. You certainly have one of a kind. Not

another in the world like it. Thanks for letting us see it.

It's O.K guys.

It has a lady's

name on it.

But I still tried

to not get too

close to it.

(I did not want

to pollute it.)

Mam. I hope you

get a lot of enjoyment

out of washing,

polishing, cleaning,

dusting and detailing.

But what can it

haul???

Now here is a man's

truck. One that will

haul something.

Proud of all that

rust under the

doors and else

where. It just

happened with

out any help from

me.

This thing hauls;

• motorcycles
• chicken feed
• motorcycles
• rabbit feed
• motorcycles
• brush
• motorcycles
• rocks
• motorcycles
• plants
• motorcycles
• lumber
• motorcycles
• and much more.

QUESTION.

Which one do you think cost the most?

Which one do you think does the most work?

Which one do you think takes the least of a persons time?

Just a thought.

POOR PROTECTION

Yes. It is a

fake cannon.

This is the one

that a few

weeks ago

I told you we

could not get

to fire. Then

it would not

"boom", just

flame out.

As mentioned

then, the Lord

helped me

correct each

problem.

Here it is about ready to roll out of the shop.

And below, it's final resting place - maybe.

That depends on the wife and her flowers.

A fake cannon to be sure. But, even it were a real cannon,

it is poor protection. It's right out side my bedroom

window. But what about the other side of the house?

Or when I am asleep? Or heart attacks, disease, stuff

falling out of the sky?

A truck load of guns, knives, bombs and other weapons are

no guarantee of protection. True protection comes only

from God himself. We need to be in a personal one to one

relationship with God for true protection.

Is God protecting you? Or are you trying to do it yourself?

???

This shows how quick we are to jump to conclusions.

For the few hours after seeing the above, I was questioning

the intelligence of the rider. But later it dawned on me.

That may be the popular brand of motorcycle that has a

reputation for being "trailered" every where.

That motorcycle may not be parked there. It might just

be at a trailer stop, or loading area waiting for it's ride

back into town. After all, it was two miles or better

out of town.

THE CANNON

This is the

kind of

cannon my

son-in-law

would like.

But if you

ever checked

the price of

one. You know

why he will not

get one. Even

a replica.

He thinks one

would look good

on this retaining wall.

You know what?

I think he is right.

So, grandpa gets

to build one.

This one is coming

from the factory with;

Wheels, hubs and

spindles - courtesy

of a Ford Escort.

Axle and elevation

adjuster from an old

satellite dish. Spade,

from an old truck

trailer hitch. Breech

bolts from an old

Ford recall. Spark

plug from an old 60's

Ford. And the rest

from the scrap metal

pile. That's the way I

do things.

I know, you just

wave a credit card

and get one.

This cannon is not

complete by any

means. But it is at

the stage where we

wanted to test fire

it. Then if changes

are necessary, they

can be made while

it is still under

construction.

You guessed it.

It would not fire.

I was planning on

using the igniter

from a gas grill to

fire the plug. And

the way you see it

in the last photo, on the bench it would fire

every time.

But put that plug in the cannon and

then try to get it to fire. Well, just

forget it. Why, I do not know. It would

work just perfectly on the bench. But

put it in the cannon -even wired like

you see, and it will only fire if it wants

to.

I even tried the firing thing

that came with the igniter.

When I would get the gap right

it would fire every time - on the

bench. But bolt it into the barrel

of the cannon. And it would just

fire once in a while.

After lots of frustration and wasted

time I had to give up in desperation.

For me that means prayer time.

So pray I did. And several hours later

the Lord gave me the answer.

Yes I can make it fire now. It is not a

sonic boom, yet. Just a loud belch. But

that problem is the next step.

(Before I got this published. The Lord

helped us learn how to put the "boom"

in it too.)

The point I want to make is that God

answers prayer. Even on little things.

Some time you are going to be at the

end of yourself on something. Then it's

time to turn to Jesus Christ. He has

the solution to your problem.