UPDATED: I posted the following below a few minutes ago, went over to WP ... and wow! That was QUICK! My blog at WordPress is now deerlifetrumpet.wordpress.com. Please change your bookmarks, etc. accordingly. I'll need to go through and fix some non-working links, etc., so please bear with me once more! ~ Karen
FYI: The following is a slightly edited form of a post from my WordPress blog...
When I was moving my deerlife.xanga.com blog from Xanga to WordPress, I chose deerlifexanga, because the name deerlife was taken. And I chose that name because I figured people who had were already familiar with my Xanga blog deerlife.xanga.com, would be able to find that one fairly easily via internet search.
Well, after having chosen that name, it didn’t even occur to me until a few days ago that it would be illegal for me to use the Xanga name, so I’m needing to change the name.
The new (and hopefully final!) name will be is now:
That is, deerlife (as in the original name) plus trumpet (as in the reference to the trumpet we find Nehemiah 4 as the walls and gates of Jerusalem were being rebuilt but opposition was arising (I’d encourage you to read the first part of the chapter):
10 In Judah it was said, “The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.” 11 And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, “You must return to us.” 13 So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. 16 From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, 17 who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. 18 And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. 19 And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. 20 In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
21 So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. 22 I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.” 23 So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon at his right hand.
Lord willing, I’m hoping to further flesh out my thoughts on the word trumpet in a new page or post on the WordPress blog.
I’m planning to change over the name of my WordPress blog sometime later today, but I wanted you to know, so you can adjust your bookmarks, etc. accordingly. I’ll also come back and edit this post with the updated information.
Yours in Christ,
Karen
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