Blanchie DeGrate

Oh yes,  I  want  smell  it  too  Carmen...   I  post  for  you  my  little  fav. flower...  saw  it  on  the  Maldives !  This  smell  is  simple  phenomenal...  I  had  to  smell  it  daily,  SO  good !  The  blossoms  growing  on  little,  but  also  on  very  big  trees.  I  found  them  daily  on  the  ground. It  does  give  it  in  many  variations,  nice  colors...  but  I  saw  only  the  white - yellows  there ;-)  You  can  find  it  in  the  Carribean  too. The  name  is,  FRANGIPANI  -  I  got  a  little  from  my  Maldivian  Holiday - friends,  but  it  never  showed  me  a  blossom,  only  8 leaves   I  must  buy  a  plant  by  Ebay  or  in  my  town  in  Germany,  seems  so,  sorry...

PS.  On  Hawaii  also  growing  Frangipanies...  I  saw  often  in  TV  -  The  Tourists  get  always  a  Frangipani - chain,  around  their  neck  ;-)
 

Thank  you  so  much  my  dear  Sister   ❤ ❤ ❤ .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.  ❤ ❤ ❤

New  publication  2017  -  whats  that... ?   ( engl. video )
Our  smiling  GB. Brother  Stephen  Lett  will  explain  ;-)
 

Unless Jehovah guards the city, it is in vain that the guard stays awake.—Ps. 127:1.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/12/24
Shortly before the nation of Israel entered the Promised Land, tens of thousands of men committed “sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab.” As a result, 24,000 perished at Jehovah’s hand. Imagine—the Israelites were so close to the realization of their long-awaited inheritance, yet they lost out on wonderful blessings because of succumbing to temptation. (Num. 25:1-5, 9) That disastrous example was recorded “for a warning to us upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come.” (1 Cor. 10:6-11) Now in the final part of “the last days,” God’s servants are on the threshold of a righteous new world. (2 Tim. 3:1; 2 Pet. 3:13) Sadly, though, some of Jehovah’s worshippers have let down their guard. They have been ensnared by immorality and have reaped the bitter consequences of immoral conduct. Such ones run the risk of losing out on eternal blessings. w15 1/15 4:1, 2

My Mother taught me LOGIC..."If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can't go to the store with me." 
My Mother taught me MEDICINE..."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that way." 
My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD..."If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job!" 
My Mother taught me ESP..."Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know when you're cold?" 
My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE..."What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back to me!" 
My Mother taught me HUMOR..."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." 
My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT..."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up. 
My mother taught me about GENETICS..."You are just like your father!" 
My mother taught me about my ROOTS..."Do you think you were born in a barn?" 
My mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE..."When you get to be my age, you will understand." 
My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION..."Just wait until your father gets home." 
My mother taught me about RECEIVING..."You are going to get it when we get home." 
And, my all-time favorite - JUSTICE..."One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU -- then you'll see what it's like!"
 

Sweet! Jehovah's blessing his people! ?????

I praise Jehovah with all that I am for his love and our loving brothers.

M. Stephen Lett smiling in Thailand

Posing with a member of the Governing Body in Thailand. M. Stephen Lett
 

Our  children  are  imitators  of  all  what  we,  do !
Wonderful  preaching  girl ❤

Some  other  very  old  Brothers & Sisters...  still  serving  Jehovah❤  in  different  ways...












We  all  appreciate  the  hard  work  of  our  loving, older  Brothers & Sisters  very  much !

With the burial of a donkey he will be buried.—Jer. 22:19
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/12/23.
We can find Bible accounts of some who received a rich spiritual heritage but failed to appreciate it. That was true in the family of one prophet, Samuel, who served Jehovah from a young age and had a fine record with God. (1 Sam. 12:1-5) Samuel set an example that his sons, Joel and Abijah, would have done well to imitate. However, they did not appreciate this, and they turned out to be bad. The Bible record tells us that unlike their father, they “perverted justice.” (1 Sam. 8:1-5) It was similar with King Josiah’s sons. Josiah set a superb example in worshipping Jehovah. (2 Ki. 22:8; 23:2, 3, 12-15, 24, 25) Yet, when three of his sons and one grandson in time became kings, not one of them showed appreciation for what had been passed on to him. (2 Ki. 23:31-34; 24:8, 9, 18, 19) How sad to see that these men who had such a promising background and the opportunity to do what was right let it go to waste! w14 12/15 4:4-6, 8
 

Interviews  and  Experiences...  ( video )
Alma Miller: Still  Serving  Jehovah  at  107  Years  Old !
May  Jehovah  beyond  bless  you,  dear  Sister ❤
 
 
 

Math. 11 : 28
28 Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you.
A  nice  Bible - picture   ❤ ❤ ❤ .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.  ❤ ❤ ❤

So  cute, our  little  nephew  Caleb  is  ready  for  the  meeting !
Our  kiddies  like  it  to  imitate  all  things...  very  good ;-)
May  Jehovah  bless  you, little  brother❤
 

Yes Blanchie, lets try NEVER GIVE UP ! ???

Don't give up!  Agape ???

Don't give up!  Agape ???

WE  SEND  GREETINGS  FROM  VENEZUELA ❤
A  little, smiling  Brother / Sister  group  by  outdoor - meeting....

My  pleasure,  Sister  Martha ;-)  Yes, I  agree  with  you.  That  was  very  fast  my  idea  too !  We  must  work  it  until  the  end...  over  the  line ❤
I  hope,  we  see  us  there !

Thank  you,  Brother  Naidoo Tennyson...  yes,  we  do !  Agape ❤

Parents  —  Shepherd  Your  Children....
Do not be exasperating your children, so that they do not become downhearted.—Col. 3:21.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/12/20
If your children are to open up to you, they need to view you as available and approachable. When parents always appear to be too busy to talk, youths in the family are likely to keep their problems to themselves. And what about being approachable? More is involved than simply saying the words, “You can come to me anytime.” Your teens need to sense that you will neither discount their problems nor overreact to them. Instead, aim for a balanced approach. A young sister named Emily observes: “When my parents talk to me about dating, they don’t make the subject seem negative. They emphasize the joy of getting to know someone and finding a marriage mate. This has helped me to feel comfortable talking to them about it. In fact, I want to involve them in any relationship I have rather than hide it from them.” You too can show that you are approachable by patiently listening to your children.—Jas. 1:19. w14 9/15 3:6-8

You will be witnesses of me . . . to the most distant part of the earth.—Acts 1:8.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/12/18
Why did Jesus say: “You will be witnesses of me,” not of Jehovah? Jesus could have said the latter, but the ones whom he addressed were Israelites and as such were already witnesses of Jehovah. Now Jesus’ disciples would have to make known a new feature of Jehovah’s purpose—something far grander than Israel’s deliverances from slavery in Egypt and later from captivity in Babylon. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ provided the basis for freedom from the worst form of captivity, namely, slavery to sin and death. At Pentecost 33 C.E., Jesus’ newly anointed disciples made known to the people “the magnificent things of God,” and many who heard responded. Thus, from his Father’s right hand in heaven, Jesus began to see his name take on greater meaning as thousands repented and put faith in him as Jehovah’s means of salvation.—Acts 2:5, 11, 37-41. w14 7/15 4:5, 6
 

Oh  yes  Brother  Barltrop...  that  are  true  words !  Thank  you ;-)

A  BIG  *HALLO*  TO  MY / OUR  GERMAN  BROTHERS & SISTERS !
Happy  kitchen  work  with  many  potatoes  for  the  tasty  LUNCH  ;-)
That  was  in  the  nice  German  Bethel....