How to Find Your Family.

 How to Find Your Family.

 

Tom Bradford does not give any sources for his information, so we can either take it as he gives it or whatever. Have heard some of this about the races and where they went before while attending the Worldwide Church of God, but he makes it easier to grasp. The fact that they had a tendency to repeat family names makes it a bit harder to search it out in the Bible by name. Even so, the way Bradford lays out the names and the areas where they settled makes me think back to how we were taught about the two sons of Joseph—Ephriam and Manassas. Not sure those are spelled correctly, but whatever. We were taught that Ephriam was to be the beginning of nations from all over the world—like the British Empire. Manassas was to be a great nation—America. Whether or not we can believe those ideas is hardly important, but it certainly is interesting to think about how different people came to be mixed together to become nations. In my work on history and how the American people came from certain backgrounds, the patriarchal system that gave the first born the inheritance of the land meant that America was primarily settled by second and third sons from England. Of course, Ireland and Germany (the mountainous regions beyond France) and those who ended up in the Caribbean was an entirely different circumstance, but Texas history is replete with German, Italian, and Irish names from those who left the “old country” to make a better life for themselves in the “new” country.

 

No matter how we look at the background of our ancestors, we can certainly tell that God has blessed us. One of the things that Bradford talked about concerned those who belonged to Israel who were not of the Jewish people. Those would be folks who were the children of Israel. They feel they can still see the land that Joshua pointed out to them to take from Canaan. As much as we have seen of the warfare between Israel and the surrounding nations, can you imagine what it will sound like if others decide to claim Gaza, the West Bank, and any other stretch of that precious land?! Whatever comes along now, someone is going to get their nose out of joint. For now, lesson eleven is calling to me and will get read—and maybe digested—tonight. Love mysteries and intrigue along these lines.

 

Patty called while gasping for air this afternoon and about scared the pants off of me. She was trying to get enough oxygen to tell me to come find her dog. Seems the lawn guy left the big cinder block away from her back gate and Roxie got out. It took me a couple of minutes to get my happy hobbles down there, but the gate is now shut and Roxie is where she belongs. We talked for a bit until she got pretty calmed down, so she should be good to go for the evening. Maybe tomorrow will just be a nice calm day.

 

Lance said that his new car is a more yellow shade of red since they have floating pollen to the extreme around Ft. Worth. His car is very pretty, but then that blue truck he has driven for so long is also beautiful. Mine is never going to be beautiful again, but at least my legs are long enough to get up on the running board!

 

Will ask you guys to pray for some who matter to me greatly: Michelle Malay goes in for a new knee tomorrow. Let us pray that she will do well and heal quickly. Mariellen Rose is still dealing with the T-cell adaptation and may get to return home on Monday. Meanwhile, my sister-by-another mother has cataract surgeries scheduled and then a study of the “hole” in one lung. It doesn’t take much, it seems, to upset her, so let us hope that she will be able to stay calm and get through these things quietly and without distress. Sharon has not had an easy life compared to mine, but she is one determined lady. She has been the best mother she could be to her boys. May she be blessed by her family in these days.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.